Second Captains Part II

bren2001 · 06-07-2021 12:04pm

siblers wrote: »

Pity we don't see more of the likes of Jonathan Wilson and James Horncastle on more mainstream British media. They're so much better informed, entertaining and unbiased compared to the likes of Rio Ferdinand or Steve McClaren, Shearer etc.

I would pay for a podcast that heavily featured Johnathan Wilson. For me, he is easily the best regular(ish) contributor they have on.

Arghus · 06-07-2021 12:27pm

Cienciano wrote: »

1 in 10 can be funny. But Christ, the other 9 are painful.

The odd one here and there can be perfectly placed and hilarious, but some days it can just be total overkill.

Salvation Tambourine · 06-07-2021 1:11pm

bren2001 wrote: »

I would pay for a podcast that heavily featured Johnathan Wilson. For me, he is easily the best regular(ish) contributor they have on.

Only if Rory Smith isn't on enough to be considered regular(ish)

yermandan · 06-07-2021 1:19pm

https://twitter.com/iamgavthorn/status/1412352622460342274?s=20

Raisins · 06-07-2021 2:52pm

Evil_g wrote: »

Please stop with the hotkeys!

It's painful at this stage.

Totally disagree. Delighted they’ve brought them into it more.

Say Your Number · 06-07-2021 7:18pm

I did laugh at the 'It's a dump' they threw in when they were talking about Roscommon.

Cienciano · 06-07-2021 10:05pm

I think Hugh Grant could be Southgate. James Nesbit has to have a part in there somewhere

thenightman · 06-07-2021 10:14pm

The constant hotkeys, lets do that soccer and hearing Steve McClaren and the rubbish Euro intro (not a patch on WC 2018 one with the pharcyde & soccer is popular!) have been really getting on my wick lately, ditto for Gibney, but at least thats not been too heavily featured of late.

I'm actually going to go back into scumbag mode til October-ish once the euros is done. Hopefully a break will make me appreciate the better parts of the lads (like the England squad film casting chat) a bit more!

sheroman01 · 06-07-2021 11:28pm

bren2001 wrote: »

I would pay for a podcast that heavily featured Johnathan Wilson. For me, he is easily the best regular(ish) contributor they have on.

Between Football Weekly and SC, you'll get more than your fair share of Wilson! I love him too, his encyclopedic mind (sorry Grealish) is genuinely astonishing. Through no fault of his own, I'm "almost" getting a little tired of him, just because I hear him so much between the two pods!

Lucas Hood · 06-07-2021 11:42pm

Wilson has his own podcast. Greatest games

https://theblizzard.co.uk/podcasts/

Arghus · 07-07-2021 12:11am

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Wilson has his own podcast. Greatest games

https://theblizzard.co.uk/podcasts/

Plus one on this. This is a great podcast.

Edit: Latest one of them is an interview with Tim Vickery talking about the 92 European Cup final.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 15-07-2021 1:13pm

this new boards.ie is a balls

did ya hear the whatsapp notification at 01:31:52 of the Notti Magiche episdoe when they were playing out the song? i'm cancelling my subscription with that amateur crap. i've been waiting all week for boards to back so i could vent

off topic, it's a pity boards was down over the weekend with both the final and mcgregor. you only miss it when it's gone

Say Your Number · 15-07-2021 1:41pm

Was going to say this last week, I think the first ten minutes of every show from now on should be Ken describing the Liveline discussion from the day before.

Raoul · 16-07-2021 9:39am

The Copa America pod was excellent. Tim is one of the best contributors they have.

Dick Turnip · 16-07-2021 12:23pm

I see they're returning to RTE Radio 1 on Saturdays for the summer. Show at 1pm tomorrow.

buyer95 · 16-07-2021 12:46pm

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Christ you have little to be complaining about.

Arghus · 16-07-2021 12:59pm

Good to be back, even if the site is currently a complete ballache.

That e-mail from yesterday had Ken on the back foot.

buyer95 · 16-07-2021 1:18pm

Back on track, and leaving aside a slight ping of a whatsapp app notification I have to say the content has been excellent over the last few days.. I echo the love in for Tim Vickery, he really is the gold standard of football journalism.

Ken was absolutely hilarious skirting around Chiesa being off his tree. 'Blinking wide eyed Chiesa, seems surprised by everything, including the front of his shirt. The world must look just incredible up there from his position way at the very top... So high, so high up there at the top.'

Reminds me of when the media in England got wind of Ryan Giggs sleeping with his brothers wife scandal. The papers would print a picture of Giggs at some banquet with the tag something like 'Proud family man and all round gentleman Ryan Giggs attending X' then the article beside it would be of some love rat story.

Show me don't tell me

mcgucc22 · 17-07-2021 12:05am

Christ, listening to US Murph talking about football and Euro 2020 was painful.

Arghus · 17-07-2021 12:07am

Everytime he said "PK's" I died inside a little.

mcgucc22 · 17-07-2021 12:09am

Raoul · 17-07-2021 9:08am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622581#Comment_117622581

I listened to Bill Simmons and they were talking about PKs too. It really grates on me ha.

Still Ill · 17-07-2021 12:20pm

And pool play! Or whatever it was he was calling the group stages!

sheroman01 · 20-07-2021 12:38am

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That was such a tough listen. He does not know when to stop talking. The forced, weak "laughter" from Irish Murph and Eoin was akin to laughing at your bosses jokes at the Christmas party. Was delighted that Ken called out his Italian links. "Yeah, just, never heard him mentioning those links before". He's some man for the bandwagons, US Murph.

EltonJohn69 · 20-07-2021 10:23am

I wonder if that will be the end of the Steve McClaren sound bite…..

dulpit · 20-07-2021 10:27am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117636048#Comment_117636048

🙃

Best not discuss further...

humberklog · 20-07-2021 10:42am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117636048#Comment_117636048

I can hear McClaren now ala Partridge... "needless to say, I had the last laugh".

Brock Turnpike · 20-07-2021 11:54am

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Why so?

Arghus · 20-07-2021 1:18pm

Murph with the casual flex yesterday:

When's the last time you were out with a hurl.... Well me and a few mates have been out pucking about like true Gaels recently...

Beersmith · 20-07-2021 9:15pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635281#Comment_117635281

Heard him say it at every major tournament. He always said he has Italian heritage

Ol' Donie · 20-07-2021 9:37pm

Good news, I was just looking up the RTE Olympics coverage and Timmy "Downtown" McCarthy is, thankfully, listed as being part of it.

deisedude · 20-07-2021 10:02pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117639009#Comment_117639009

Timmy McCarthy drinking game

Take a shot of your tipple of choice anytime Timmy says one of the following:

Downtown

Boomshakalka

Coast to Coast

Nothing but Net

Xavi6 · 22-07-2021 2:27am

It's hard enough with Ken being off for the week but we then have Paul Flynn and his regular use of "de-habilitating" 😭

bamayang · 22-07-2021 7:22am

Paul Flynn is prob a very nice lad, but he’s too corporate for this slot. Even the question on whether the match Monaghan should have gone ahead, it was if Flynn was personally responsible for the decision and had to justify it. His answer was exactly what I would expect to hear from a GAA/GPA press person.

Arghus · 22-07-2021 1:08pm

This week has not been the greatest in the annals of SC.

No Ken, no Euros chat - and GAA and Lions chat. Quite the brutal comedown.

Hopefully the Olympics will perk it up a bit from next week onwards.

Brendan Filone · 22-07-2021 6:23pm

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Was thinking the same but I normally listen to it on a run and that was impossible this week!

padd b1975 · 23-07-2021 12:30am

Any love for "Checs" and "Shaggy"?

Me neither.

Beersmith · 23-07-2021 2:48pm

But of LOI chat was welcome.

Brock Turnpike · 23-07-2021 4:45pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117652197#Comment_117652197

I'll be honest... I found the banter at the end about "Branno" cheering a Rovers goal very cringey.

Dick Turnip · 23-07-2021 4:53pm

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Yeah, was a bit of a slow week in fairness.

I love both GAA & rugby. Was happy with GAA chat as I always enjoy Murph chatting about it, plus Oisín McConville is great I think, even if his voice is a bit dour at first!

However, much and all as I love rugby, I have very little anticipation for this Lions tour....I just find the whole buildup and the event a bit limp given the way the tour is faring out - no fans, reduced buildup, games cancelled etc.

Say Your Number · 23-07-2021 5:25pm

It's going to be wall to wall Premier League chat for the next 9 months, nice to have at least one week where it doesn't get mentioned at all.

elefant · 24-07-2021 10:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117652803#Comment_117652803

I thought McConville was superb this week. He spoke very eloquently about the tragedy in Monaghan - really impressive.

EltonJohn69 · 24-07-2021 4:22pm

Shocking week !!! Shows without football the show would be sunk.

Did you smash it · 24-07-2021 5:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117656222#Comment_117656222

Shows without *English or international* football.....

jones · 25-07-2021 8:17am

Yes unfortunately the last week was one of the worst in listening to second captains since the start. I suppose a hangover from an amazing euros and Ken on leave just meant it was missing something.

dulpit · 25-07-2021 8:23am

Soccer isn't the only sport lads. Plus there was soccer coverage one day with LOI...

jones · 25-07-2021 8:31am

I've a lot of sport interests not just football but it just wasn't a good week in my opinion

Raoul · 25-07-2021 8:32am

I thought the LOI slot was ok. The guys talk about needing to talk about the narrative and some of the stories but yet again go on to have the same conversation as usual about RTE and TV coverage. As was mentioned, there were plenty of stories this year, Richie Towell, Dundalk legend, snubbing Dundalk to play for Rovers. That story alone has loads of interesting facets. So why not talk about some of these stories.

I often skip the GAA pods but I do think Oisin McConville is excellent. When I do listen to that slot it is mainly because he is worth listening to.

Loafing Oaf · 26-07-2021 11:48pm

Have cancelled my sub. Feel a bit of a cheapskate but I have too much other stuff to listen to. You still get one football podcast per week free, no? That would be enough for me...

Say Your Number · 27-07-2021 2:50am

Murph is burning the midnight oil, we'll see how he functions tomorrow

https://twitter.com/saveciaranmurph/status/1419833373862899733

Second Captains Part II

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