OTB's Team 33

Former Liverpool, Germany and Bayern Munich defender Markus Babbel chats to Raf Diallo and Jonathan Higgins about the highs and lows of his career, as well as managing Western Sydney Wanderers

Joe Coffey, Derek Ryan and Killian Woods talk Chelsea, Manchester United and also Simon Jordan's comments on TalkSport about the Premier League becoming the Netflix of Football

 

02:00 Chelsea discussion

 

24:10 The Simon Jordan discussion

 

 

Raf Diallo and Ciaran Bradley chat to Erik van Rijthoven who played in the NAC Breda youth teams in the Netherlands and now works for Google in Dublin.

 

Raf, Joe Coffey, Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins and football writer Edd Norval talk Liverpool's title challenge faltering, famous cases of clubs bottling titles and Red Bull's involvement in football across the world from Leipzig to Salzburg and New York.

 

Timings

03:00 Liverpool title chase discussion

 

20:30 Past Bottle Jobs

 

37:05 Interview with Erik van Rijthoven

 

57:40 Red Bull's football involvement

 

 

Raf and Ciaran chat to Erik van Rijthoven who played in the NAC Breda youth teams. Joe, Enda, Jonathan and Edd Norval talk Liverpool and the Red Bull football story

Former Drogheda United and Monaghan United manager Mick Cooke returns to the show. He talks about visiting Borussia Dortmund and his view on the way the FAI appointed Stephen Kenny.

Mick also previews the 2019 League of Ireland Premier and First Division.

 

03:36 Dortmund stadium chat.

 

08:50 Mick's opinion on the end of the Martin O'Neill reign.

 

15:50 Mick shares his criticism of the way the FAI handled the McCarthy-Kenny appointment.

 

24:30 Mick calls for reserve team football within the league structure.

 

43:30 Mick's preview of the 2019 League of Ireland Premier and First Divisions.

 

 

Former Drogheda United manager Mick Cooke joins Raf Diallo, Joe Coffey, Derek Ryan and Enda Coll on the show to talk about Stephen Kenny, a Dortmund trip and LOI 2019

Raf Diallo chats to 'Trailing George Best' authors Paul Collier and Stuart Bolton. Joe Coffey and Jonathan Higgins discuss Chelsea's problems and Liverpool and refereeing

Raf Diallo chats to the authors of 'Trailing George Best', Paul Collier and Stuart Bolton about the Man United legend. They take a unique route into Best's life and career. Joe Coffey and Jonathan Higgins also discuss Chelsea's sense of ennui and officiating after Liverpool's win over Crystal Palace.

Timings

1:45 The Chelsea chat

21:20 A Premier League without Roman Abramovich

27:20 The Trailing George Best Interview

1:03:00 Liverpool and officiating

Raf Diallo, Joe Coffey, Derek Ryan, Killian Woods, Cian Roche, Enda Coll and Conor Neville talk Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United Spygate, transfer gossip columns, Manchester United and Arsenal on this week's show. Plus Raf's interview with Declan Varley, the Irishman behind the famous Masal Bugduv hoax of 2009. That's also been podcasted separately here.

 

Timings:

2:00 The Bielsa chat

 

18:50 Declan Varley Interview

 

36:00 Transfer Gossip Columns

 

43:00 Rice Watch

 

47:00 Martin O'Neill Argument

 

 

Raf Diallo, Joe Coffey, Derek Ryan, Killian Woods, Cian Roche, Enda Coll and Conor Neville talk Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United Spygate, transfer gossip columns and more