Second Captains

buyer95

Still Ill wrote: »

Enjoyed the Owen interview too.. He's a lot more interesting than the image portrayed of him. He got a lot of stick for his commentary on BT, but he was pretty brutal tbf. I find he's decent enough at studio analysis though.

On the topic of contributors' pay, I saw Ewan MacKenna tweeting that he invoiced the BBC for €40 for 20 mins airtime and they wouldn't pay him, so that might be an insight as to what's the going rate.

Ah Ewan is a wingebag. I would be absolutely shocked if they aren't getting 100 euro at the very least for contributions.

Brock Turnpike

I do enjoy the disdain that Ken and Murph show for Grunge week

deisedude

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

I do enjoy the disdain that Ken and Murph show for Grunge week

Best week of the year!

Say Your Number

Not familiar with the song they played, even though it was more folk than grunge, I liked it

Arghus

deisedude wrote: »

Best week of the year!

Grunge week is great. Ken and Murph don't know what they're talking about. They probably listened to totally bland britpop shite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N49kYRC_EhQ

redbuck

Does anyone find the sound quality of the podcasts poor at times?

When I play it in my car I find that sometimes it's very hard to hear everyone other than Eoin and Murf and Ken sound quite low or distorted.

deisedude

Arghus wrote: »

Grunge week is great. Ken and Murph don't know what they're talking about. They probably listened to totally bland britpop shite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N49kYRC_EhQ

*Moshes office appropriate short hair wearing chinos and a shirt

The Davestator

Ken trolling murph on the GAA pod this Monday was gas, especially his mention of the 'Kerry Ultras' on the hill!!

Hotblack Desiato

redbuck wrote: »

Does anyone find the sound quality of the podcasts poor at times?

When I play it in my car I find that sometimes it's very hard to hear everyone other than Eoin and Murf and Ken sound quite low or distorted.

Yeah level could be a lot higher, I'm often at max volume on my phone and BT headphones, other podcasts are at least "one louder"

At least in the car you can turn it up as much as you like, stupid volume limiters.

Ken has such a low-pitched voice you might need to turn the bass up a bit he sounded a lot worse on the little wired earphones I used to use.

Brock Turnpike

redbuck wrote: »

Does anyone find the sound quality of the podcasts poor at times?

When I play it in my car I find that sometimes it's very hard to hear everyone other than Eoin and Murf and Ken sound quite low or distorted.

Yes, in comparison to Totally Football Show it's a lot lower

Beersmith

Few of us should email the lads and ask for higher volume.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Beersmith wrote: »

Few of us should email the lads and ask for higher volume.

Eleven.

redbuck

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

redbuck wrote: »

Does anyone find the sound quality of the podcasts poor at times?

When I play it in my car I find that sometimes it's very hard to hear everyone other than Eoin and Murf and Ken sound quite low or distorted.

Yeah level could be a lot higher, I'm often at max volume on my phone and BT headphones, other podcasts are at least "one louder"

At least in the car you can turn it up as much as you like, stupid volume limiters.

Ken has such a low-pitched voice you might need to turn the bass up a bit he sounded a lot worse on the little wired earphones I used to use.

Glad its not just me!!

I'll mess with the settings on the way home later.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

A P wrote: »

Hunky Monster - if you want I can email you an MP3 of the Owen interview. Fire me a PM if so

I got to hear it via dodgy means! Thank you and thanks to the few lads who even offered to pay for my sub! Legends all of ye. Hopefully I’ll be sorted by next month.

lawred2

Between Reddan and Ryan; some of the rugby pods have been terribly dull

Arghus

God there's going to be so much rugby talk for the next few weeks. It's going to be hard to cope.

Say Your Number

I'd love to see someone on here complain about too much soccer coverage, the sport that they spend the most time covering.

Still Ill

Maybe I'm completely biased because I like football more than rugby, but I'd imagine the football talk is more entertaining to the casual viewer of both sports. The rugby analysis is just so... technical. Haven't got a clue what they're talking about most of the time.

Arghus

Say Your Number wrote: »

I'd love to see someone on here complain about too much soccer coverage, the sport that they spend the most time covering.

That's because 90% of their audience are there for the soccer coverage.

EltonJohn69

Soccer..... is...... popular.

Ol' Donie

Arghus wrote: »

God there's going to be so much rugby talk for the next few weeks. It's going to be hard to cope.

I tried to listen to the bumper WC preview today. I hear there's a bandwagon, and in the style of the rugby fan, I want on board.

Listened to the intro bit, someone phoned me and interrupted and I forgot to put it back on.

I'll try again tomorrow. Maybe. Rugby is a great game to watch (when there's something at stake), but rugby discussion is phenomenally dull.

There's only so many times you can pretend our big blokes trying to run past their big blokes is a nuanced and strategic affair.

Ol' Donie

Do they still have Gerry Thornley on?

lawred2

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Do they still have Gerry Thornley on?

At least he's somewhat charismatic but some of the SC rugby contributors are dull as dishwater..

And it's not a case of too much technical detail either - a lot of it just dull delivered in a monotone..

Eire-Dearg

I give most of their rugby shows a miss but with the RWC coming I gave them a few whirls and they're really not that great. Definitely not as good as their Gaelic Football offering, but probably slightly better than their hurling shows (they really need new hurling contributors).

The rugby shows would fall flat completely if the producer didn't chime in, his questions are usually better than Eoin's.

lawred2

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

I give most of their rugby shows a miss but with the RWC coming I gave them a few whirls and they're really not that great. Definitely not as good as their Gaelic Football offering, but probably slightly better than their hurling shows (they really need new hurling contributors).

The rugby shows would fall flat completely if the producer didn't chime in, his questions are usually better than Eoin's.

Off the Ball's rugby coverage is definitely better

Eire-Dearg

lawred2 wrote: »

Off the Ball's rugby coverage is definitely better

It is, the contributors are certainly better and it's helped by Joe who knows his rugby. Thing I find about OTB at times is it's nearly too much of a rugby love in, blinkered almost, and being in bed with Heineken for the roadshows and other such events means there's an overload of the 2000s rugby generation and their stories. It gets old quick.

radharc

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I tried to listen to the bumper WC preview today. I hear there's a bandwagon, and in the style of the rugby fan, I want on board.

Listened to the intro bit, someone phoned me and interrupted and I forgot to put it back on.

I'll try again tomorrow. Maybe. Rugby is a great game to watch (when there's something at stake), but rugby discussion is phenomenally dull.

There's only so many times you can pretend our big blokes trying to run past their big blokes is a nuanced and strategic affair.

I would consider myself a rugby fan but it took three attempts to get through that podcast, slow going alright.

tomwaits48

Rugby is the one item I will always skip on SC

Beersmith

There are many sports i dont particularly like but they actually have some very interesting characters and stories involved. Rugby seems to have the most boring people involved in seemingly every aspect of it.

Beersmith

Probably add golf to that also

lawred2

Beersmith wrote: »

Probably add golf to that also

Ah I don't mind Clerkin and Donnegan at all.

Brock Turnpike

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

Off the Ball's rugby coverage is definitely better

It is, the contributors are certainly better and it's helped by Joe who knows his rugby. Thing I find about OTB at times is it's nearly too much of a rugby love in, blinkered almost, and being in bed with Heineken for the roadshows and other such events means there's an overload of the 2000s rugby generation and their stories. It gets old quick.

I find OTB incredibly difficult to listen to but I do agree that the likes of Keith Wood and BOD are better contributors than the like of Reddan and Ryan.

I actually think Simon really knows his rugby, but again I think he's also guilty of becoming blinkered when it comes to Irish rugby. At the beginning of the 6N he tried to get Matt Williams to admit that the Henshaw at FB against England was a masterstroke, by asking him the same question in about 5 different ways when Matt wouldn't answer it the way Simon wanted.

It does seem to be a rugby thing though. They get very giddy over Ireland and are inevitably brought back down to earth. The one thing I've liked about the build up to this world cup is the fact there's no massive hype around Ireland this time, due to the poor 6N and the drubbing by England a few weeks ago. I've not heard a single mention of potential semi final opponents once in the build up this year, whereas previous years was all about that.

Salvation Tambourine

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Do they still have Gerry Thornley on?

He's on today. I'm not big into rugby but find him entertaining because of how rugby he is. The voice is asking to be done by Conor Moore, the impersonator, if he decided to branch out into rugby.

Cienciano

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I tried to listen to the bumper WC preview today. I hear there's a bandwagon, and in the style of the rugby fan, I want on board.

Listened to the intro bit, someone phoned me and interrupted and I forgot to put it back on.

I'll try again tomorrow. Maybe. Rugby is a great game to watch (when there's something at stake), but rugby discussion is phenomenally dull.

There's only so many times you can pretend our big blokes trying to run past their big blokes is a nuanced and strategic affair.

I agree. I watch the matches, but there's only so much I can listen to of Gerry Thornley talking about our lineout and who's playing at full back.

Utopia Parkway

radharc wrote: »

I would consider myself a rugby fan but it took three attempts to get through that podcast, slow going alright.

In fairness it wasn't all rugby. There was a lengthy enough football bit then a Johnny Cooper interview followed by the rugby preview.

Dante

If I hear the phrase 'add another string to his bow' one more time....

thenightman

Chat about the atmosphere in Naples before between Ken and Miguel was interesting. Always loved the slight roughness of the city meself, good to hear it hasn't changed much in the uber corporate Champions League era.

That's not an endorsement of Miguel, by the way!

Cienciano

"Zidane is like a magpie on a tractor..."

And that's why it's worth a fiver a month folks.

Raoul

thenightman wrote: »

Chat about the atmosphere in Naples before between Ken and Miguel was interesting. Always loved the slight roughness of the city meself, good to hear it hasn't changed much in the uber corporate Champions League era.

That's not an endorsement of Miguel, by the way!

....blocks user endorsing Miguel.... :pac:

EltonJohn69

The sooner Miguel Delaney is made an official second captain the better.

jones

I actually think he (MD) knows what he's talking about but its his stuttery slightly aloof manner that turns people off. I don't actually mind him that much but he can go on a bit

Eire-Dearg

He's Ewan MacKenna-ified his image with his Twitter nonsense and that scars his work, for me. There's so many journalists that are doing good work and have a more premium reputation because they don't muddy their boots in petty Twitter over and backs and have to tweet 24/7 for the sake of it.

Still Ill

Give me Miguel Delaney over Marcotti any day of the week. Insufferable!

Battery Kinzie

Still Ill wrote: »

Give me Miguel Delaney over Marcotti any day of the week. Insufferable!

Him talking about VAR was him at his worst. Condescending and completely dismissive of any alternative view.

Dots1982

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

Him talking about VAR was him at his worst. Condescending and completely dismissive of any alternative view.

He said simply if you don’t like the offside rule then suggest alternatives. That’s the best way to treat the issue.

Think Marcotti is fine as long as he doesn’t try to be funny.

He was thrown a very odd curveball by Ken with linking Chelsea’s new fangled promote from within policy to Britain’s ability to rely on their resources to grow their own tobacco and something else. A very very odd and pointless tangent from Ken. He also shutdown Ken’s straining to put out the idea that Chelsea fans are deluded for supporting Lampard after mixed results. They outperformed a Liverpool team that is on roll of 15 wins. It would be extremely odd if Chelsea fans or any fans turned on a very young team after a performance like that.

EltonJohn69

Mad dog Marcotti !!!

Arghus

Marcotti is terrible, his attitude stinks and I've never heard a journalist so completely lacking in a sense of humour - they've had him on a few live shows and his attempts at "jokes" were car-crash stuff. I can't listen to him for longer than two minutes without wanting to power wash my ear canals - and that's even if he's right.

Miguel Delaney is as sound as a pound compared to him, though that isn't saying much.

Ol' Donie

Arghus wrote: »

Marcotti is terrible, his attitude stinks and I've never heard a journalist so completely lacking in a sense of humour - they've had him on a few live shows and his attempts at "jokes" were car-crash stuff. I can't listen to him for longer than two minutes without wanting to power wash my ear canals - and that's even if he's right.

Miguel Delaney is as sound as a pound compared to him, though that isn't saying much.

It makes me so sad that Marcotti is on James Richardson's Golazzo show. So sad.

Brock Turnpike

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Arghus wrote: »

Marcotti is terrible, his attitude stinks and I've never heard a journalist so completely lacking in a sense of humour - they've had him on a few live shows and his attempts at "jokes" were car-crash stuff. I can't listen to him for longer than two minutes without wanting to power wash my ear canals - and that's even if he's right.

Miguel Delaney is as sound as a pound compared to him, though that isn't saying much.

It makes me so sad that Marcotti is on James Richardson's Golazzo show. So sad.

Agreed. If it was just Jimbo and Horncastle it would be great.

Arghus

Ol' Donie wrote: »

It makes me so sad that Marcotti is on James Richardson's Golazzo show. So sad.

You just know if you ever had lunch with Marcotti he'd be the type to liberally spray you with tiny bits of spit and half chewed food as he bellowed at you.