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What is the latest news on FIFA and Gianni Infantino’s controversy?
This is an Irish Independent Podcast. Hello everyone, bits and bobs. We are coming at you on Thursday today. Will Slattery here in studio and Ronan Mullen here in studio, the producers. Nice to spend time with you guys. Great job. We haven't done it enough lately. No, it hasn't been a while, has it? People have been away, you've been away, Will was away. Indosport podcast at independent.ie. Quite a few things to get into. Gianni Infantino, today I feel sorry, but I'm not quitting. We have interesting transfer news. Troy Parrott at West Ham. How does that sound? We have European action. That's a thumbs down, running physically, thumbing down there. European action, the Irish club's Shamrock Rovers. The Revolution, not really televised, but they were very comfortable winners this week in Ignatia.
Tiernan Lynch sacked by Derry. Sorry, they parted ways. Parted ways. Hot on the heels of James McLean's intervention. We have Eddie Hearn. I'm going to make Henry Pollock a gazillionaire. There are emails to get to and a few other pieces, I think. A few other bits and bobs, you could say. Oh, sorry. Yeah, there's that piece on the new set piece goes to Chelsea, which is just too good. Give us the headline. It says, Chelsea's most important signing of the season is not a player. It must be Xabi Alonso then. It's not talking in an ironic fashion. Oh, and Liv Golf survives against all odds.
If I may commend you on how you started that podcast, every story you mentioned there was a perfect little story, a little taster. Don't bring this up again. I'm just saying, I think you did a great job there and all the stories were commensurate with the news value of the day, I think. It's a slow-ish period, I would say, in sports news.
Last month was bumper.
It's kind of nice, you know, it's a little bit of a foot off the accelerator for a week or two is no harm, I don't think. A regrouping? Yeah, I think so. It has been a very hectic summer. Yeah.
Very hot outside today as well. Sorry, it's not that quiet. Is it? We don't dwell on this. Muggy. Muggy. More than hot. Muggy. What are you guys doing without sport on every evening?
I watched the Celtic-Dundee game on Monday night. Same. That was a nice little fix, I thought. A little gateway drug.
Yeah. I'll have a look at Shell's Ajax this evening. It's on Premiere. Unlike the Shamrock Rovers game, not on TV, which is not ideal. Yeah. You know, when you're trying to... Just a little gateway for the floating voter. A little gateway drug just to suck them in a bit. A win in Europe would have sat very nicely on free dare television, but no.
Well, there's enough going on in an August Bank holiday weekend that I didn't feel a gaping hole necessarily on the Saturday.
You were in Cork.
I was, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
How's Cork doing?
It's doing well. I was at the Cork Mark Sherry Festival where the marquee sporting event of the day is called the Greasy Pole, where they cut down a telephone pole, they suspend it off a pier, they nail a flag to the base of the pole, and they cover the pole in butter, with blocks of butter. And the object is to get out on the pole and snatch the flag to win the Greasy Pole. And you obviously fall into the water. You fall into the water. Either champion, if you've grabbed the pole, or... In despair.
And potentially wounded. Somebody must have seen you there. Because now that you're saying this, I didn't really know. I didn't bring in the email with me because I just thought, well, I don't even know what this is. They said, ask for Will's verdict on the... What did you say the festival was? The Cormac Sherry Festival. Should I know this? No. It's a small place.
Do you think it was more or less difficult challenge than the bow and arrow competition that Penelope had for her hand?
the suitors in the Odyssey well much like Odysseus I nailed the greasy pole back in 2007 so I did win it you were a former winner I was a former champion we met at half one in the local hotel for our meal 19 years on the eve of the competition wow they call out the champions and we clap and we wave to the crowd you are getting old yeah I know 2007 I was probably a 15 year old but still I was like the Freddy you do of the greasy pole is that right
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the latest news on FIFA and Gianni Infantino’s controversy?
0:01–8:32
2
How might Troy Parrott’s potential move to West Ham affect his career?
8:32–20:28
3
Why did Mo Salah choose a move to Turkey over other options?
20:28–30:59
4
What is the current state and future of Live Golf after its financial changes?
30:59–37:07
5
Who is Austin McPhee and why is he considered a set‑piece “rock star” at Chelsea?
37:07–48:53
6
How is Eddie Hearn influencing rugby through Henry Pollock’s contract?
48:53–1:00:23
7
Do our phones really listen to us and how does data tracking work?
1:00:23–1:05:07
8
What are the upcoming rugby tests and the hosts’ final thoughts?
1:05:07–1:06:46
Speakers
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