LOI Launch Roundup | Can McClean help bring a title home to Derry?
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What was discussed at the LOI 2026 Launch event?
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Now, you're very welcome back. 33 live games coming up on Off the Ball this season, which is going to be the most we've ever broadcast from the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. We're also going to be bringing you games from the Women's FA Cup a little bit later on this season as well. Ben is with me. We were both there at the launch yesterday in Whelans. Exciting times. People can see the videos on our social media already. I do love launch day because everyone is optimistic of what's going to happen for the season.
everyone's optimistic and it helps when you're in a venue that you kind of associate usually, maybe you'd be in there in the nighttime, point in hand, listen to a bit of music. So everyone's a little bit more relaxed when they're sitting in wheelings rather than entering into their own territory.
The conversation for most people, you know, where you're filling that time between bringing the people up to the studio where you're recording was, What's the last gig you were here for?
I had a lot of that. And I had a lot of people, specifically Alan Reynolds, who said, well, I've never been here, but if I'm sitting in the corner of a pub, I'm happy.
I had no idea about Alan Reynolds' Gaelic Games background as well. He was very keen. People will see the quizzes that are doing the rounds on the off-the-ball socials as well. It's not just John Caulfield who's got a bit of a Gaelic football background.
Reynolds does too. I was a little bit shocked by this. It's obviously the people at Cork like to scream from the rooftops when they've won a trophy. And Reynolds, people at Waterford, a little bit more relaxed. He won it in 1999. I had no idea this. Absolutely no idea. Was it a junior championship? Junior championship at Waterford in 1999. They all count. They all count. Of course they all count. John Caulfield's counted anyway. That's all that mattered to him.
I did love it, yeah. And to be fair to Reynolds as well, he did it in such good nature as well. He goes, you've got to do your research. I'm not that easily Google-able, basically. But yeah, you'll get to see that across our social channels as well. We played some of the interviews last night. So we heard from Stephen Kenny, who was talking about past. They've had just this incredible summer of change where nine new players have come in. And he was saying they may well have to dip in the market more because some of the injuries they have currently. We also heard from Stephen Bradley. We'll talk a bit more about Rovers later. I also got the President's Cup coming up this weekend with themselves and Derry.
That looks like it's going to be an intriguing title race, doesn't it? We kind of, I think, put those as the top two at the moment, don't we?
I do think the league is going to be a little bit more open in general. I don't think it's going to be the case as it was last season when... I can remember being there in May and Shamrock Rovers beating Shelburne and Talca and everyone said, that's it now. The league's done. It's in May. I do think we'll have more of a title race. I think Derry are the ones. I really think this is the year. If Derry are going to do it, it is this season.
This is where we go and bring it to them. We heard from you at Lone Town Camp last night as well.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What was discussed at the LOI 2026 Launch event?
0:00–18:49
2
How are the new players impacting Derry City FC's strategy?
18:49–20:56
3
What challenges does Shelbourne FC face this season?
20:56–21:11
4
What insights did Pearl Slattery share about her career?
21:11–29:11
5
How does the new coaching staff influence team dynamics?
29:11–33:03
Speakers
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