OTB's Team 33

Raf Diallo, Jonathan Higgins, Stephen Bradley and Colm Boohig discuss the case of club captains in the wake of Arsenal appointing Granit Xhaka and the case of Derby County and Ireland defender Richard Keogh during the week.

Plus, the lads also discuss Gary Doherty, who Team 33 interviewed in 2016 and the culture of third kits. Check out @teamthirtythree on Twitter to see Stephen donning the Lyon third kit from a decade ago.

Raf Diallo, Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins and Kenneth Fox are in studio this week.

The lads discuss the debate around Bohemians fielding 14-year-old striker Evan Ferguson, while Kenneth talks about being a rare breed: an Irish Bayern Munich fan.

Plus the lads touch on The Best Awards and a bizarre interview Jose Mourinho was subjected to on stage.

 

 

 

Raf Diallo is joined by Derek Ryan, Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins and Stephen Bradley to discuss the merit (or pointlessness) of football listicles as well as the latest results from the Premier League.

If you're looking for our short chat with Emile Heskey, you can find it here or on iTunes.

 

 

 

Raf Diallo and Enda Coll chat to former Liverpool and England striker Emile Heskey.

 

Wes Brown, Emile Heskey, Jack Byrne and Shane Supple were at the Sport Ireland Campus today to help launch a new season of action on the eir sport pack. eir sport viewers can watch every game in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League plus UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers on Virgin Media Sport, which is now part of the eir sport pack, as well as live FA Cup games, SSE Airtricity League games & the Republic of Ireland’s U21 Home Qualifiers.

Pictured is Emile Heskey ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Raf Diallo is joined by Enda Coll, Cian Roche, Jonathan Higgins and Stephen Bradley to discuss Ireland's last two matches, Jack Byrne and also move onto other tangents.

You can also listen to this week's feature interview with ex-Blackburn Rovers striker Matt Jansen here.

Next week, we'll bring you a short chat Raf and Enda recorded with ex-Liverpool and England striker Emile Heskey.

Former Blackburn Rovers striker Matt Jansen chats to Raf Diallo about his autobiography Matt Jansen: The Autobiography: What Was, What Is and What Might Have Been.

He discusses the accident in Rome which impacted his life irrevocably on and off the pitch and the difficult aftermath, just missing out on England's 2002 World Cup and his memories of Blackburn team-mates like Damien Duff and Andy Cole

The podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify and the GoLoud app.

Raf Diallo, Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins and Stephen Bradley talk player ratings after Enda's ones got quite the reaction after Ireland's 1-1 draw with Switzerland.

We also play out the full interview with ex-Ireland goalkeeper David Forde and Colm Boohig discusses football feuds after some high profile examples cropped up far and close to home.

You can also watch the entire on YouTube too for once on the Off The Ball channel.

Former Ireland goalkeeper David Forde chats to Raf Diallo and Jonathan Higgins at the Aviva Stadium.

 

You can also watch the full interview on YouTube:

Raf Diallo chats to The Frying Pan of Spain author Colin Millar about the Seville derby between Sevilla and Real Betis.

Enda Coll and Jonathan Higgins discuss what it's like living or visiting a "football town" here in Ireland or further afield, as well as what's happening to clubs like Bury and Bolton.

Plus, we also discuss Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool's results over the weekend

You can also watch the full interview with Colin on YouTube:

Raf Diallo speaks to Bottled: English Football's Boozy Story author Benjamin Roberts about football's long relationship with the drinks industry.

Plus Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins, Colm Boohig and Stephen Bradley are in studio to discuss the stories from the week. Colm also raises the intriguing story of ex-Merseyside Derby Man of the Match Billy Kenny.