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Ep 1885: United/Chelsea Bor...

10.26.2020

After the fireworks of recent weeks, this was an altogether more sedate weekend in the Premier League. In fact the most blood-curdling battle of the entire round of fixtures was in the Sky Sports studio as Patrice Evra and Jimmy ...

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10.26.2020 Ep 1885: United/Chelsea Bore Draw, Shamrock Rovers Are Champs, The Enemy of Pundits - 26/10/20 After the fireworks of recent weeks, this was an altogether more sedate weekend in the Premier League. In fact the most blood-curdling battle of the entire round of fixtures was in the Sky Sports studio as Patrice Evra and Jimmy ...
10.22.2020 Ken Meets Tim Robbins, GAA Green Light, Ole's Week Welcome to your weekly sample of the Second Captains World Service which included the surreal but brilliant chat between Ken and Tim Robbins, Champions League, and Oisin and Andy Moran on the GAA getting the green light. Go to secondcaptains.com/join ...
10.19.2020 Ep 1880: This Is Your Brain On Pickford - 19/10/20 Ep 1880: This Is Your Brain On Pickford - 19/10/20 by Second Captains
10.12.2020 Ep 1875: Stephen Kenny's Crazy Week, Goalless Again, Mick's Shtick - 12/10/20 Ireland were goalless again against Wales, but with half a team out due to Covid complications, with a bombshell false positive from Slovakia leaving a bitter taste in the mouth, and with a new manager left bearing the brunt of ...
10.05.2020 Ep 1870: Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Guuuhls - 05/10/20 Manchester United losing 1-6 to Spurs is the sort of result you could just about imagine happening in real life, if things ever went as badly off the rails for United as early in the game as they did yesterday. ...
10.01.2020 Klopp Feasts On Keane, Kobe's Mean Days, You'll Never Break The Irish This week's look around the Second Captain show house includes Ken's theory on Klopp's Sky savagery, the truth about young Kobe Bryant and ex Connacht coach Pat Lam on the game that changed his life and the unbreakable Irish spirit. ...
09.28.2020 Ep 1865: Careless Hands, Crusty Haunches - 28/09/20 It was a weekend that reminded you of what we treasure about the game of football - the chance for everybody to absolutely lose their minds over something that really does not matter at all. We talk about why almost ...
09.24.2020 Nice Guys Come First, Sugrue At Us Open, Forgive Frank On this week's taster we chat to green jersey winner Sam Bennett about imposter syndrome, Ireland's next golf superstar James Sugrue about playing alongside Bubba Watson and Lee Westwood at the US Open and Ken about forgiving Frank Lampard - ...
09.21.2020 Ep 1860: Hard Choices Ahead At Chelsea - 21/09/20 Was that the end of Chelsea's title challenge? Two games in it's too soon to say, but they'll need to play a lot better if they want to cut down last season's 33-point gap to Liverpool, who have added a ...
09.17.2020 Ep 1858: Champagne Football With Mark Tighe And Paul Rowan - 17/09/20 Champagne Football is out today. It’s the definitive history of John Delaney’s rise, reign and spectacular fall at the FAI, by the journalists who brought him down. Eoin and Ken interviewed authors Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan at the book's ...
09.14.2020 Ep 1855: The Risen Leeds, Right Back Wars - 14/09/20 Better to live one day as a Lion than a thousand years as a Sheep. Such is the Leeds United philosophy under Marcelo Bielsa... the downside of course is that you only get to live one day. Though if Leeds ...
09.11.2020 Put A Little English On It Sir Bradley Wiggins, Boris Johnson, Declan Rice, Jack Grealish, the return of the English Premier League….. we’ve been covering a wild week for the people of England on the world service and you can access our daily shows for a ...
09.07.2020 Ep 1850: Ireland 0 - Finland 1, Messi Dupes Us All - 07/09/20 Stephen Kenny is now winless in two as Ireland manager. It is time to admit it just hasn't worked, and retreat to the safety of the old ways? Or after four training days and two matches, might it still be ...
09.04.2020 Irish Football Culture War Looms, Mick Hovers, Premier League Is Coming It's been a big week for Irish football as the FAI's succession plan is finally complete and Stephen Kenny holds the reins, which means it's also been a big week on the World Service. Richie Sadlier and David Sneyd joined ...
08.31.2020 Ep 1845: Kenny's Fresh Start, FAI's Old Problems, Messi's Move, The Lampard Effect - 31/08/20 Stephen Kenny will play his first game as Ireland manager this week, and he's outlined his modest plans for Ireland - just a complete reconstruction of how the world views Irish football AND qualification for major tournaments. Richie Sadlier is ...
08.28.2020 Messi Jeopardy, Ashen Faced Choker, The Greek, Player Walkouts We had a lot of fun talking about Messi and Maguire this week, and if you want to join in go to secondcaptains.com/join. Its a fiver a month, with no contracts and no obligations, so give it a whirl. This ...
08.24.2020 Ep 1840: Bayern Risk It All to Win It All - 24/08/20 Bayern Munich have won their sixth Champions League, becoming the first team to win every game on the way to becoming champions of Europe. Hansi Flick took risks, got lucky, and won the treble. For Thomas Tuchel there can only ...
08.17.2020 Ep 1835: Barca's Mess, Raheem's Miss - 17/08/20 Barcelona have been in slow decline since 2017, but the annual Champions League knockout reminders get more traumatic every year. What needs to happen now? Where can they go from here? And can anyone stop the march to the final ...
08.12.2020 In Pursuit Of Happiness, That Morikawa Moment, Tasty Champions League Second Captains Snifter Time! We chat to former GAA dual star Jamie Wall about sliding doors moments, a life changing diagnosis and why the constant pursuit of happiness is sure to lead to misery. Brian Murphy was the perfect man ...
08.10.2020 Ep 1830: It's Champions League Time - 10/08/20 The time horizons of the final stages of the 2020 Champions League have been compressed from six weeks down to 12 days. The competition has to make up for lost time. Meanwhile for a generation of stars, time is running ...
08.03.2020 Ep 1825: The Player's Chair With Danny Rose - 03/08/20 Danny Rose has been one of the most outspoken and arresting voices in English football for the last number of years, and he’s our guest today on The Players Chair - as Richie Sadlier and Ken Early present a change ...
07.27.2020 Ep 1820: Vindicated Managers, Lampard's Littl'uns, Grealish Goodness, Unadorned Silva - 27/07/20 The Premier League is over, and with Man United and Chelsea securing Champions League football it’s time for some seriously vindicated managers to remind the critics that they don’t get everything right either. We try to understand why a zippy ...
07.20.2020 Ep 1815: Luiz & The Losers, Big Time Bielsa, Pearson's Passengers, O'Shea's Surprise - 20/07/20 David Luiz had a busy weekend with his last ditch tackles, accurate passes, aerial dominance, classy interviews and of course silencing all the losers and the haters out there. The debate is over, surely? Richie Sadlier wades into the deep ...
07.14.2020 Ep 1811: Our Tribute To Jack Charlton (1935-2020) - 14/07/20 Jack Charlton was the most popular Englishman in Irish history, and the news of his death on Saturday morning came as a huge blow to so many people. Today we look back at his career as Irish manager, his upbringing ...
07.13.2020 Ep 1810: City Fought The Law, The Law Takes The L - 13/07/20 Manchester City breathe the sweet air of freedom after UEFA's FFP case against them collapsed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In the short term, the race for the top four suddenly got a lot more exciting. In the ...
07.10.2020 A Fox's Tale, The VAR Zone, Stephen Kenny's Ambition, Pierce Brosnan Gives His All Buckle up non members, its time for your weekly World Service test drive. Ken on Vardy's heel, Stephen Kenny's ambition, Man United's (he believes well founded) hope of overtaking Man City next year, and being up at the crack of ...
07.06.2020 Ep 1805: The Listener Hour, Bruno The Catalyst - 06/07/20 Today the Second Captains listeners take centre stage, whether in the form of original music, outstanding Rory Best impersonations or the bumper mailbag on last week's racial-bias-in-commentary discussion that prompts a struggle session for Ken. Fortunately for him, the conscientious ...
07.02.2020 Anger Rules, Hurlers And The Hydrogen Cycle, Fernandes Love, Finding Family Welcome to our weekly Second Captains World Service taster menu: Ken covers Frank Lampard's magnificent leadership, Keir Starmer's defund the police stance and on Friday will discuss Man City Liverpool and Bruno Fernandes' impact at Man Utd. All-Ireland winning Clare ...
06.29.2020 Ep 1800: The Glory Of Frank, LFC Celebrations, Richie On Player Activism - 26/06/20 In 1956 a young Senator named John F Kennedy wrote a bestselling book, Profiles In Courage, about eight times American political leaders had demonstrated outstanding courage, leadership and integrity in the line of duty. The collection of inspirational stories about ...
06.26.2020 Klopp's Charisma, Brains And Determination - Can One Man Turn A Club Around? Ahoy Liverpool fans and haters, we have so much to discuss and learn together. After all, its not that long ago that Liverpool were a rabble, and now they are the most dominant Premier League winners English football has ever ...
06.25.2020 EPISODE 72: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - GOODBYE TO TOPS OFF THURSDAY - 25/06/20 David turns the polytunnel into a musical recording studio for an emotional final Tops Off Thursday. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
06.22.2020 EPISODE 69: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - RANDALL THE STARLING - 22/06/20 The solstice has passed and David begins the slow trudge into Winter’s loveless arms. Contains the inspirational story of Randall the Starling and the truth about David's listener emails. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a ...
06.22.2020 Ep 1795: Keane Spleen, Trenchant Trent - 22/06/20 We can bet that Roy Keane might not be waiting too long to sign a contract for his TV punditry services next season, the legendary former United captain having worked out that when analysing goalkeeping errors, "I'd be throwing punches ...
06.18.2020 Luiz V Bald-Headed Gammons, Premier League For Real, The Voice Of Ireland-Romania Ken makes surely his last ever defence of David Luiz's defending by attacking the people who attack Luiz. Plus the Premier League starts for real this weekend and the voice of the greatest moment in Irish sport, George Hamilton, tells ...
06.18.2020 EPISODE 67: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - TOPS OFF SUSAN - 18/06/20 It’s Tops Off Thursday and Susan The Satanic Hare has tried to murder David. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
06.15.2020 EPISODE 64: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - CHAILA - 15/06/20 David is heartbroken. He cycled all the way to Grace O’Malley’s pirate castle to tell her that he loved her only to find that she died in 1604. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: ...
06.15.2020 Ep 1790: Premier League Returns, 2020 Season Is Real, Football Lads Face New Climate - 15/06/20 Ireland should have been playing Poland in the Euros today. Instead it's Project Restart Matchday One Minus 2. Rory Smith and Miguel Delaney join us to talk about the return of the Premier League - and also the very patriotic ...
06.11.2020 Premier League Is Back, Ken-spiracy Theories, Kinahan's Role, Derval's Lane Premier League football is back next week, and Ken is chomping at the bit. But will it mean less of his conspiracy theories? His latest centred on England's 1966 World Cup win. Tyson Fury. the heavyweight champion of the world. ...
06.11.2020 EPISODE 62: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - NO UNDERWEAR THURSDAY - 11/06/20 It’s Tops-Off-Thursday and a frighteningly fit David accuses the listeners of underwear pilfering. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
06.08.2020 EPISODE 59: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - LIFTING OF LOCKDOWN PHASE 2 EXCITEMENT MONDAY - 8/6/20 David and Susan the Satanic Hare are excited as lockdown restrictions start to lift in Ireland. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
06.08.2020 Ep 1785: Liverpool Hedge On Timo, Britain's No Win Race, Colston's Gone, Churchill Next? - 08/06/20 England is coming out of lockdown but Liverpool and Klopp are not feeling so bullish about football’s future profitability, and have turned down the chance to sign German sensation Timo Werner. If Chelsea sign him will it be seen as ...
06.04.2020 America's Collapse, Football's War On Joy, Luke Chadwick, Lance Love, Everyone's Favourite David Ahoy podcasters! Its the start of the month which means its the best time to sign up to the World Service. Its 5 Euro a month which gives you instant access to all our archives, as well as all our ...
06.04.2020 EPISODE 57: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - NIP TOPS - 04/06/20 It’s the coldest ever Tops Off Thursday, but that won’t put David off tripodding with his guns blazing. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
06.01.2020 EPISODE 54: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY - KILLIAN IN THE NAME OF - 01/06/20 David has avoided being struck by the fuselage of Elon Musk's rocket and is delighted to tell you about the time a Beatle visited Achill Island.
06.01.2020 Ep 1780: Dara Ó Cinnéide On The Game That Changed My Life, Bye Matt Damon, Mescal Hurls - 01/06/20 "You only have three All-Irelands? Jesus, I thought you had more" - this is the sort of thing a footballer of Dara Ó Cinnéide's quality gets met with from time to time. Along with those three All-Ireland medals, he has ...
05.28.2020 EPISODE 52: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - TOPS OFF BEAUTY - 28/05/20 It's Thursday so David has taken his top off and is fantasizing about having feet like a lobster. A huge day on Achill Island. Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
05.25.2020 Ep 1775: Smallfolk And Sovereigns, "On This Day" Week - 25/05/20 Another pandemic football pod - the Bundesliga continues, American sports media turns its attention to Saipan, for the most part we keep going in search of lost time. As Spain continues its staged lifting of lockdown, we discuss Pepe Reina's ...
05.25.2020 EPISODE 49: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - PARSNIP TRANSFER - 25/05/20 David attempts to podcast during an Atlantic storm and reveals he spent some of the weekend kissing a cliff. #CovidHorn
05.21.2020 EPISODE 47: ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - JE T'AIME TOPS OFF THURSDAY - 21/05/20 The tops of the world are being removed around you which can only mean one thing...it's Tops Off Thursday on Achill Island! Today's show is packed full of Jigsaw News, celebrity emails and of course nudity. Lord Doddlesworth reveals how ...
05.20.2020 Ep 1772: Let Us Be Your Apollo Creed, The Second Captains Running Playlist - 20/05/20 Today's free-to-air bonus podcast features your new fitness best friend. But it can also be your gardening/cooking/cleaning/resting best friend and it'll be right here for you whenever you need it. Many of our listeners around the world have started training ...

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