The Second Captains Podcast
Episodes
Messi Delivers, The England Plan, Ken Early's America
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is having a great time at this World Cup and has chosen wisely so far, catching Messi's hat trick, The Azteca on opening night and England putting...
Ep 3576: All-Ireland Championship Insanity, Delicious Draws, Kerry Host Armagh, Donegal Beaten, The Pixies > RHCP - 15/06/2026
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The All-Ireland football championship knew it had to produce something to grab some eye-balls on this World Cup weekend, and boy did it deliver. ...
Ep 3575: World Cup Whistle Stop, Brazil Must Change, Happy Curacao, Houston's Got Problems - 14/06/24
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend gave us our first glimpses of Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti, Switzerland, Qatar, Germany and Curacao, and we manage to call in on quit...
World Cup 2026 Takes Off, Banos Hermanos, Trump's One Way Street, Predicting The Winner
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re just hours away from the big kick-off at World Cup 2026, Ken is at the Azteca and we are having a blast on the World Service this week. ...
Ep 3570: Israel Game Set For Neutral Venue, Ireland's World Cup Dream - 08/06/26
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland are preparing for one of the biggest nights in the history of women’s football in this country… but yet again, off-field issues threaten t...
Ep 3569: Limerick Delight, Galway For The Double, Katie Balboa, Farrell Forever - 08/06/26
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Munster and Leinster hurling finals didn’t eliminate anyone from this year’s All-Ireland championships, but judging by the on-pitch celebratio...
World Cup Week, KenCall, Neymar's Cankles, Why Norway?
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're just one week out from the World Cup and we're starting to feel it. First stop for Ken is Mexico City early next week, but before he went he gav...
Ep 3564: PSG Triumphant, Don Revie's Arsenal, Slot Departs, Cultural Repository Players
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arsenal went to Budapest surfing a tidal wave of hope and joy, and finished losing on penalties after one shot on target in more than two hours of pla...
World Cup Wonder, The McGuinness Melee, The Value Of Assists
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to fight week on the Second Captains world service! There was a Donnybrook in Dalyer, the McGuinness melee in Kerry and Keano and Bruno fighti...
Ep 3559: Leinster Get Dismantled, Move Fast And Win Things, Jim McGuinness Throws His Weight Around - 25/05/26
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The other four Champions Cup finals Leinster lost were all close, winnable and heartbreaking for fans; this defeat to Bordeaux however was over after ...
Ep 3558: Good-Bye To All That
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A day of goodbyes - Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Seamus Coleman, West Ham United.Ken gives his Premier L...
Arsenal Celebrate, The Choker Fallacy, SpyFall
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to winners week on the Second Captains world service! Arsenal are Premier League champions again after 22 long years, and Villa ended a 30 yea...
Ep 3553: Westmeath Dismantle Dubs, Armagh Take Ulster, Working Class Golf Hero - 18/05/26
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After last Sunday's heroics Roscommon may have thought they had the 2026 Cinderella Team mantle all to themselves, but yesterday in Croke Park We...
Ep 3552: Ken The Tim, Alonso Calling, The Four Mysteries, Ireland In Shadow, Salah Uprising, Yeats Fisherman - 18/05/26
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the world wanted Hearts to win on Saturday but this little corner of it was an exception. Eoin swoons at the romance of his close personal fri...
Cheat Week, Madrid Meltdown, Why Not Alonso?
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to cheat week on the Second Captains world service! It all started with the Arsenal West Ham VAR fallout and got progressively murkier as the ...
Ep 3548: The Rossies Take Connacht, Murph As Condom, 'Egomaniacs' Returns - 11/05/26
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The newest member of our championship punditry team, Dara Ó Cinnéide - already getting rave reviews - was at Dr Hyde Park to see Roscommon pip Murph...
Ep 3547: Arsenal So Close, Starlizard FC, Anger Farmers, Southampton Spy Ring, Madrid Psychodrama
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arsenal are nearly there. As the manager flailed wildly with random substitutions, David Raya and Martin Ødegaard stood up to make sure that when the...
Arsenal Double Or Quits, Guehi's Blunder, Seve Special, Mbappe On His Holidays
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week was dominated by Arsenal Football Club, who could now win it all, or nothing, but either way shoul...
Ep 3452: Leinster Wobble And Win, Leo's Lecture, Porter Power, Happy Ulster, Randle Reverse - 04/05/26
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Leinster eased into an 18 point lead with 12 minutes remaining in their Champions Cup semi final, everyone in the stadium could finally put that No...
What Makes Football Great?
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week was all about PSG Bayern and what makes for a great game of football. We interviewed Harvey Vale a...
Ep 3537: Wall & Canning On A Wild Hurling Weekend, Marathon Goes Sub-Two, Ulster's Lambing Championship - 27/04/26
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the Jamie and Joe Show today, as Messrs Wall and Canning are together for the first time this summer to react to Cork’s thrilling 2-point win...
Ep 3536: Ifs, Buts, and LBJ's Nuts- 27/04/26
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if Robert Sanchez hadn't been able to buy Chelsea some breathing space with a possibly-imaginary injury? What if the ref last week had sent...
Why Arsenal, Chelsea Age Rosenior, Spain Show The Way - 23/04/26
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week we covered Rosenior's Waterloo, Cucurella’s mouthy barber, why the haters hate on Arsenal, Spain...
Ep 3531: Superpundit Joe Canning Joins The Pod, Championship Hurling Is Back, What About Westmeath - 20/04/26
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The hurling championship has begun and we have a brand new pundit for the summer, as Galway's greatest-ever hurler Joe Canning joins us. He ...
Ep 3530: It's Happening Again...? - 20/04/26
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's done. Or is it? Is it done? It was hard to know how to feel at the end of that, as Arsenal played one of their best games in many weeks but still...
Science Slot, Arteta On Fire, Orban Lit, McClean Media, Dub Doubt - 16/04/26
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week we went deep on Liverpool's problems on and off the pitch, and in the medical room; we rejoiced in...
Ep 3525: McIlroy The Master All Over Again - 13/04/26
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why, asked Rory McIlroy these past few days, have one Masters title when you can have two? And why win smoothly when you can terrorise your home count...
Ep 3524: Arsenal in the Underworld - 13/04/26
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're into what looks like the defining week of the Premier League season, as nine months of Mikel Arteta's careful order, structure and planning...
McIlroy's Masters?, Liverpool Choose Bravery In Paris, A New Politics Pod - 09/04/26
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Champions League quarter-finals, The Masters teeing off with Rory McIlroy looking to do an exceedingly rare two-in-a-row, a Ken Early politics podcast...
Ep 3519: City Burn Liverpool, Chelsea Hammer Enzo - 06/04/26
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Champions League quarter-finals is usually one of the most exciting weeks of the football calendar and an entertaining bunch of FA Cup quarter-fin...
Prague Comedown, Italian Football Surrenders, Tiger Tanks, Writing Rory
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show and this week it's all about the Prague come-down and the build-up to the Masters.As we watched on with horro...
Ep 3514: We Can't Go On, We Must Go On, ScapeGoat Hunt, The Keys Of Navarone
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Passing through the latter stages of grief today. Eoin, on the hunt for victims, puts Ken in the dock, accusing him of blaming the Ireland fans for ou...
Ep 3513: Donegal In Different League, Michael Murphy's Red Mist, Kick Out Central, The Wicklow Way - 30/03/26
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The pain of Thursday night will last a long time in all our hearts, so let's hold hands and podcast together.Oisin McConville joins us to discuss Done...
The World Cup Dream is Dead, Prague Week Ends
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup Dream is Dead, Prague Week EndsIt’s goodbye to Prague, farewell Denmark, so long Azteca Stadium. Over and out from Czechia. We reflect...
Ep 3506: Prague Week Beginneth, In The Studio With Kenneth, Man City Cup Winneth - 23/03/26
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prague Week starts with Kenny Cunningham joining us in studio to talk about how he wants to see Ireland approach the World Cup playoff on Tuesday nigh...
Ep 3505: National Football League Drama, Michael Lyster Memories - 23/03/26
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry and Donegal are in the Division 1 final, Cork and Meath have won promotion, Armagh and Galway survive, Dublin are relegated, and even that fails...
Prague Week, Heimir Seeks Calm, Retro Mo, Pep's Legacy
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster show and this week it's all about the build-up to the World Cup Playoff against Czechia. We will be in Prague next...
Ep 3500: Ireland's Crown, Rugby Fun, Murph's Sixth Nation Sense - 16/03/26
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Ramos' kick in the 83rd minute of the last game decided the championship, broke Irish hearts, and was one of hundreds of epic moments that...
Ep 3499: Chelsea Respect The Ball, Pep's Annus Mirabilis, Max Power, Anfield Slot Changed, Save Us Didzy
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is the future like a black highway at night? What does it really mean to 'respect the ball'? And is there anything in the game with such universal app...
Spurs Spiral, ROG's Advice, Panenka Kick, The Trip To Prague
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our world service taster show.To become a member and hear our shows all week it costs 5 euro a month and there’s no ads, no sign up fee, ...
Ep 3494: Old School Old Firm, Hell Ball, Brother Turns Against Brother - 09/03/26
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rangers and Celtic timed their run well, staging a chaotic Scottish Cup quarter-final heightened by some old-school “disgraceful scenes” on an FA ...
Ep 3493: Swashbuckling Scots Set Sail For Dublin, Making History In Rome, Perms-a-Plenty, Plans For Prague - 09/03/26
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland defeated France 50 points to 40 on Saturday in one of the greatest northern hemisphere performances of the professional era, and are now in t...
Bonus Episode: Phantom Publics and the Reality of the Edogbo Racist Abuse
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We have a special bonus World Service podcast for you all today. The show you’re about to hear caused quite a stir amongst our members over the past...
Ep 3488: Kobe’s Star Rises, Lowry’s Latest Collapse, Allianz Sponsorship Protests - 02/03/26
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The GAA weekend saw games in both the hurling and football leagues, but looming over all that was the protest at Congress in Croke Park that saw Jarla...
Ep 3487: Slot Tunes Out, Mile High Irish, IFAB Conflab, Boehly's Minerals, Domestic Banners - 02/03/26
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea’s record 24-25 loss impressed a lot of people, but today we hear from Todd Boehly’s appearance at a conference in Miami where it became cl...
Gianni And Friends, Posting On X, Canada And USA
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Edogbo made his debut for Ireland against Italy earlier this month. The experience was marred by online racist abuse he suffered on Irish R...
Ep 3481: Spurs Go Arse Up, The Melancholy Of Private Rice, Skinny Legs In Libreville, Bored Of FIFA
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Wilson join us to talk through the North London derby - a near-historic margin of victory for Arsenal, yet a victory that ...
Ep 3482: Ireland Hammer England, Gibson Park's 10, Rugby Makes No Sense - 23/02/26
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Italy beat Scotland. Scotland destroy England. Ireland hammer England; the rugby punditry predictions flag is flying at half mast today.Shane Horgan, ...
Ep 3481: Spurs Go Arse Up, The Melancholy Of Private Rice, Skinny Legs In Libreville, Bored Of FIFA
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Wilson join us to talk through the North London derby - a near-historic margin of victory for Arsenal, yet a victory that ...
Packers' Irish Punter, NFL Kickouts, Arsenal's Title Talk, Jose's Blame
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show!This week we spoke to Green Bay Packers punter Daniel Whelan in studio about his journey from Greyston...
Ep 3476: Ireland v Israel, Baden-Baden 20 Years On - 16/02/2026
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, while the rest of the team worked desperately to cover a series of world-shattering football stories, Ken was peacefully wintering at Baden...
Ep 3475: Ireland Survive, 10 Debate Turns Ugly, McCloskey Magic, England Think Again - 16/02/26
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland have their first win of the Six Nations, but form and confidence are still eluding Andy Farrell's team. as the out-half debate rages on and th...
Rainy Night In Sunderland, Czechia's Change Of Fortune, Frank Failed, Korean Memories
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed the sacking of Frank and Dyche, Liverpool's rainy night in Sunderland, Ratclif...
Ep 3470: Bad Bunny's America, Seahawks Destroy Patriots, Melee By The Lee, Hurling Manliness - 09/02/26
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Seattle Seahawks were heavy favourites to win Super Bowl 60 last night, and that's exactly what they did - absolutely dominating the New Engl...
Ep 3469: City Reignite Title Race, VARCE, Keith Andrews' Origin Story, McClean In Midfield - 09/02/26
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With two late goals at Anfield the Premier League title race went from stone cold, to flaming hot.To pick through the Manchester football revival, the...
Saudi Money, Howe Low, Jamestown Analytics, Epstein Economics
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed Ronaldo's value to the Saudis, Eddie Howe's rep, Shels using Jamestown Analyti...
Ep 3466: Forget it Pep, It's Artetatown - 02/02/26
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just one week after wondering if the run-in pressure might get to Arsenal we are - once again - handing them the Premier League trophy after they exte...
Jose Forever, Arteta's Antics, Madrid Rot, Penrose On Heated Rivalry
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed an epic end to the Champions League league phase, Arsenal's Premier Leagu...
Ep 2461: Shackle-less Gaelic Football As The League Returns, Mayo's Andy Moran Impact, Hooter Hijinks - 26/01/26
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Gaelic football season is back, and after a winter spent poring over stats sheets and risk-reward scenarios, it looks like the coaching class of 2...
Ep 3460: Has The Arsenaling Begun? - 26/01/26
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last night at the Emirates we saw the Premier League game of the season - but will it prove a pivotal moment? That's up to Arsenal and how they react....
Slot's Block, Steve G On TV, The Great Injury Mystery, Brooklyn Burns
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed Davos, Greenland, World Cup boycotts, the Beckhams, LIV V PGA, Arne Slot's low...
Ep 3455: AFCON Chaos Final, MCMUFC, Great Man Theory, Rice.gif, (More) Post Human Football, Marty Whelan <3's Ken - 19/01/26
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
People were calling this AFCON predictable but in the end, it showed us something we've never seen before in a major final - a walk-off that initially...
Ep 3454: Munster Down And Out, Leinster's Sweet Draw, Dingle Drama, "Disaster" In Dubai - 19/01/26
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dingle are the undisputed kings of heroic comebacks with late wins in the Munster final, the All-Ireland semi and now the final. We chat about a ...
Rosenior Speak, Steven Flowe, A Good Manager These Days Is Hard To Find
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show which covers LinkedIn and Rosenior-speak, Madrid sacking Alonso, why there are so few good managers fo...
Ep 3449: Leinster's Great Escape, Munster Lose And Learn, The Walls Win - 12/01/26
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Four tries, two comebacks, a last second kick to win it against their fiercest rivals and elation in the stands - and yet Leinster were cut open and e...
Ep 3448: Macc Lads, Theatre Of Screams, Lumumba Falls, Mané v Mo, Mbappé No Honour, Chelsea Heritage, Limp Dutch
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
FA Cup third round weekend brings the usual desperate scrabbling around for stuff to talk about. Can we really call Macclesfield-Palace the greatest u...
Arsenal V Minnows Liverpool, Keith's Feats, The West Kerry Life, How To Be Irish - 08/01/26
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The reigning champions V the champions-in-waiting... Slot's defence of the PL title, and maybe his job, could end tonight and we will, of course,...
Ep 3443: Littler Turns Heel, Ulster Show The Way, Frawley Goes West, Escort Love - 05/01/25
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At 18 years of age two time world darts champ Luke Littler has no more worlds to conquer, so now gets his kicks from turning heel. Eoin goes through h...
Ep 3442: Goodnight Sweet Prince - 05/01/26
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Goodbye Ruben. We are sorry to see you go. You were good to us. We wish you well.We discuss why so many fanbases currently seem to hate their manager/...
Ep 3440: Charlie O’Leary Irish Football Legend - 30/12/25
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie O’Leary, a former Republic Of Ireland kit-man under big Jack and all round Irish football legend, was our Second Captains Hero of 2025; he w...
Ep 3438: A Christmas Love Fest With Ken And Wilson - 29/12/25
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An annual Second Captains tradition continues today under new branding (RIP Scrooge Cast), as Jonathan Wilson joins Ken to discuss the post-Christmas ...
Ep 3434: Can Villa Keep This Up, The Critchmas Awards, Amorim Is For Turning, Pep Is Not Eternal, Rogers better than 'Moments' Bellingham, Jake Paul Nonsense - 22/12/25
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inside us all are two Wolves, unfortunately for Wolves the football team despite Matt Doherty's reverse Churchill, it's the Wolf that is currently the...
Salah's AFCON, A Country For Old Men, Fat Quiz, Ribald KENCALL
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was “Super-Friends Of The Show” week this week, between Killian Sundermann coming in for the Second Captains FAT quiz of the year, a chat with ...
Ep 3249: Send In The Second Rows, The Munster Project, Clutch Charlie Smyth - 15/12/25
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Munster and Leinster both won their Champions Cup games over the weekend, both came through sticky situations against English opposition, but overall ...
Episode 3428: Evan Hype Re-Up, Ruben's High Horse, Anfield Ceasefire, Xhaka Best Mackem, Uefa Cup Robbie
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It looks like Celtic arrived at a good time for Evan Ferguson, while Robbie Keane seems to be having so much fun in Europe the question is how he will...
Salah Week, Ken Called It, Chess Cult
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’d another barn-storming week this week, with the main story being Mo Salah’s rapidly-deteriorating relationship with Liverpool Football Club, w...
Ep 3423: Rio's World Cup Jitters, Munster Take A Bath, Rieko Arrives, Dingle At The Death - 08/12/25
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Permutations Man had a rough week last week and he is back on air today to explain what happened.Ken asks if Rio Ferdinand was the worst possible choi...
Ep 3422: Villa's Glory, Ken Weeps for Europe, Mixed Zone Mo - 08/12/25
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The memory of Friday's FIFA draw continues to linger like the smell of a dead rat under the floorboards. As he whines about middle-of-the-night kick o...
Jimmy Dunne On The Miracle Of Budapest, A Szoboszlai Never Forgets, Hasan Piker On The American Berserk
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've seen it all this week on Second Captains, from ultrarunning with 100 mile world record holder Caitriona Jennings to 'American ultraviolence' wit...
Ep 3417: Caitriona Jennings On Her 100 Mile World Record, Saint Charlie, Rugby Loses Its Marbles - 01/12/25
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caitriona Jennings is the proud World Record holder over the terrifying distance of 100 miles and she spoke to us in studio about how and why she was ...
Ep 3416: Watching Pots Boil, Premier League Mad Men, Caicedo Erupts, The Como-verse - 01/12/25
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just as a watched pot never boils, an obsessively tracked Irish striker in Europe does not deliver goals under the desperate hungry eyes of the nation...
Liverpool Lack Anger, The Dutch Perspective On Slot, Tantalising World Cup
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our world service e taster show! To access all our shows go to secondcaptains.com/joinThere’s no contracts, no hidden fees and shows can ...
Ep 3411: Lest We Forget Evan, Trophies In November, Spreadsheet Early, Glasgow Kiss- 24/11/25
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GOOOOOLAZZOOOO... OK Evan Ferguson's first goal for Roma was not quite in that category but we can say now that the Eternal City has officially e...
Ep 3410: Back In Your Boks, Scrumpocalypse, Chasing James Ryan - 24/11/25
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Africa beat Ireland 24-13 but in reality it was a demolition by Rassie's men. Did the whole game hang on James Ryan's deserved red card, or coul...
The Post-Hungary Glow, Next Up Czechia, Branno Comes For Ken's Throne, The Ashes Is Underway
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a beautiful, podcast-packed week on the World Service since Troy Parrott stole the nation's heart on Sunday afternoon in Budapest. Seven sho...
Ep 3404: Ireland Hammer Australia, Mack Is A Catch, Which 10 For SA, The Red Boks - 17/11/25
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish lineout was near perfect, their kicking game was on point, a few key players are back in form, they have a new fullback option in Mack Hanse...
Ep 3403: Parrott Meets The Moment, Good Times Return For Irish Football - 16/11/25
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skill, heroics, late late glory... things like this don't happen to us, until now. Ken, Eoin and Murph record today's show in a state of joyous disbel...
Ireland 2-0 Portugal, Tantalising Football, Isak And Zlatan
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've recorded a lot of podcasts.... but the one we just posted today about all the great moments, all the heroes, all the Ronaldo comedy and all the ...
Ep 3398: Ireland's Quick Fix, Farrell's Few Words, Boks Are The Best - 10/11/25
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland eventually got the win over Japan on Saturday but all the same doubts remain about a team that has had very few good performances since the su...
Episode 3397: Shamrock Rovers Eat World, FAI EGM Draws US Attention, Man City The Peoples' Underdogs, Icicle Kick
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a surprise to wake up on Saturday morning and find that US Senator Lindsey Graham had been putting the boot into the FAI. https://x.com/Li...
Infantino's Award, Why Bellingham, DJ' Carey's Motive - 06/11/25
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a heck of a spread put out for our world service members this week with Infantino announcing the creation of a new FIFA peace prize and appeari...
Ep 3392: Ireland Fade To Black, Clown Show In Chicago, Almighty Dollar, Sacha So FineBerg - 03/11/25
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For an hour on Saturday Ireland looked comfortable, if not quite in control, against NZ, and then came a sliding doors moment as Jamie Osborne dropped...
Ep 3391: Frank Tanks, Techno Fascism, Rice/Caicedo GOAT Battle, XG O'Neill, Sado-Brannochism - 03/11/25
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Players despise fans, we know that, but should they nevertheless feel compelled to salute them at the end of every game or can we all do without this ...
The Week That Was; Conor Murray's Chicago Memories, Shooting Hoops With The Mob, Leopold Bloom's League Of Ireland
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week winter announced its arrival with rain that was general all over Ireland, nonetheless we've been having a fun week here at Second Captains T...
Ep 3386: Madrid Back On Top, Slot’s Doom Spiral - 27/10/25
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Keith Andrews the new Mikel Arteta? Hard to say for sure, as it suddenly seems as though everybody wants to be the new version of the Arsenal coach...
Believe The Hype, Orla's Year, Parker And Lee, Ruthless Giants
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Orla Comerford has just come off a sensational year, one which started in Paris in September 2024 when she took a Paralympic bronze medal in the 100m ...
Ep 3381: Munster Monster Leinster, Jack Of Heart, NZ Clouds Gather - 20/10/25
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Munster had 35% possession, 31% territory, had to make 270 tackles to Leinster's 117, had the inferior scrum, went down to an early try, and we're pla...
Ep 3380: The Old Premier League World Is Dying, And The New World Struggles To Be Born - 20/10/25
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is on holiday!! Come back, please keep reading, there is a but coming.. Ken is on holiday BUT given the enormity of the football weekend we have a...
Dunphy At The Gaiety, Martin O'Neill On XG, Kuper's World Cup Fever
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What an Incredible week we’ve had in Second Captains, and thanks again to our guests and those who came to the Gaiety both nights. Eamon Dunphy got ...
Ep 3375: Andy Farrell On His Life And Career - 13/10/25
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s live show day in the Second Captains offices, but we still found time to send our best and brightest (and oldest), Simon Hick off to talk to An...