Welcome to Ep. 36 of The Football Pod 2.0 - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews are back talking Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney. This is the Ray Connellan hour, where we hear from the Westmeath star about their Tailteann Cup success, what life is really like in Australia and the realities of Football today. We also discuss the prospect of 14 new management teams in the 2023 Gaelic Football season.

(00:30) – 2023 ushering in a new era of Football Managers.
(23:00) – The Ray Connellan Hour: Westmeath, AFL, Recovery.
(45:00) – Tailteann Cup reaction, Team Holidays, Dessie Dolan.

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TFP - Ep. 36: the manager bounce, Ray Connellan hour, Tailteann Cup vs. AFL appeal

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Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney for Monday’s episode of The Football Pod - we get stuck into our weekend in Donegal and chat about the latest action.  (01:00) - McGee, Mugsy, and the Donegal aura.
(15:00) - Donegal-Tyrone fallout and analysis
(29:00) - Louth take Meath apart - finding your steel.
(36:00) - Dublin go through the gears with Roscommon.
(40:00) - All-Ireland contenders and bumper weekend ahead. We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Wednesday. Monday's are free to everyone, and the later show during the week is for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more. There are plenty of ways to listen in. The Football Pod is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Donegal’s aura and evolution, Tyrone trouble, Louth smash Meath, Dublin asked questions

As part of the first live The Football Pod of the year, Tyrone's Owen Mulligan and Donegal's Eamon McGee join us to talk Tyrone-Donegal, Football this season, and their relationships with their managers over the years! We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Wednesday.  Monday's are free to everyone, and the later show during the week is for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more.  There are plenty of ways to listen in. The Football Pod is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more.

TFP LIVE: Manager relationships and Tyrone-Donegal build-up with Owen Mulligan and Eamon McGee

Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue were joined by two illustrious guests in Tyrone's Owen Mulligan and Donegal's Eamon McGee their first live show of the year. The lads talk All Ireland hopes, McGee's hatred of forwards and there's a special surprise for Mulligan. We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Wednesday.  Monday's are free to everyone, and the later show during the week is for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more.  There are plenty of ways to listen in. The Football Pod is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more.

TFP LIVE: Owen Mulligan & Eamon McGee on hating forwards, Adidas photoshoots & All Ireland hopes

Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney for Monday’s episode of The Football Pod available for free across the Off The Ball podcast network, our members podcast is out tomorrow. We’ve also just announced our first Roadshow of 2024, in the home of the Ulster Champions - limited tickets available to buy now! (01:00) - The Boys at Bruce and feeling the noise in Croker.
(05:30) - Cruciate curse hits Mayo Football
(08:30) - False form and dodgy predictions - Kerry, Galway, Mayo.
(26:00) - Tailteann Cup killings and impressive Tyrone u20s
(30:00) - Derry-Galway fallout - McKinless stamp, calling teammates out, Tierney stars We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Wednesday. Monday's are free to everyone, and the later show during the week is for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more. There are plenty of ways to listen in. The Football Pod is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more.

False form, Galway rise, Derry dent, dealing with the stamp, Cruciate curse hits Mayo

Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney for Monday’s episode of The Football Pod available for free across the Off The Ball podcast network, our members podcast is out tomorrow. We’ve also just announced our first Roadshow of 2024, in the home of the Ulster Champions - tickets available to buy now!

(01:00) - Revealed: The Pod are off to Donegal for a Roadshow
(04:00) - How Donegal dug it out, Armagh respect, regret, blame
(20:00) - McGuinness magic, penalty changes, shades of Mayo 2010s?
(30:00) - How did Louth close the gap to Dublin, teams ditching the duvet? 
(50:00) - Tailteann shocks and comebacks, u20s fallout, Paul Mannion

We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Wednesday.

Monday's are free to everyone, and the later show during the week is for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more. There are plenty of ways to listen in.

The Football Pod is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more.

TFP - Ep. 36: the manager bounce, Ray Connellan hour, Tailteann Cup vs. AFL appeal

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