Ep 3616: How Did Mayo Do It, Better Than The World Cup, Cubs Caps And Curses, Ken Called It - 27/07/26
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How did Mayo finally break a 75-year All‑Ireland drought?
and i said i want to win the league but i want to win it better you can understand that can't you yes good luck
So he's almost like having a second captain in the team. Second captain, first captain, whatever.
And the male players go down in front of Hill 16 to see their heroes and their fans. And we're going to pause and we're going to listen... to the green and red of Mayo, sung by the jubilant Mayo supporters. 1.20 to Mayo, 1.17 to Kerry, and for just the fourth time in their history, Mayo are all-Ireland football champions.
to every young boy and girl across Mayo and her diaspora across the world. Never stop dreaming. Shake your chest out and be proud to be from Mayo.
I can see it still.
It's soft and cranny of hands. It's tall and just like hills. But the ocean is as high.
There it is. The whole of Mayo erupts in celebration. A 75-year gap is bridged. Mayo with the All-Ireland Football Championship. It is after many years.
The green and red of Mayo, coupled with some brilliant commentary from Pork Lodge and RT Radio. And the surprisingly guttural voice of Mayo captain Jack Coyne to kick off the second of our Mayo All-Ireland podcast today. Hey Murph, hey Ken. Hey, how's it going? Do you get what I mean? He doesn't have a voice that matches how he looks. Yeah. He sounds a lot, he just has the perfect voice for an All-Ireland victory speech.
Yeah, and do you know what? Many times over the years I'm like, God, I've read so much today. Is it Malachy or is it Dennis Walsh or something? Yeah. in the Times today but someone wrote about how they really hoped that when the time came the Mayo captain was going to be able to try and sum it all up you know and like oh man he started big he started with the guttural roars and just kept it up kept it at that level all the way even the most banal logistics man it's like logistics logistics
Amazing stuff.
But no, he nailed it. He absolutely nailed it. He spoke for the whole county.
You've been out to the Team Hotel today to interview some of Mayo's heroes. Andy Morin, Colby MacDonald, Jordan Flynn. That one is already available, I should say, for everyone right now. And it's a really beautiful, emotive episode complete with Murph's experience of the greatest ever day at Croke Park. So that's podcast number one about Mayo's victory already done and dusted and ready to listen to. The one you're listening to right now is just going to be cold, hard football analysis with Flynn and Okanaja. No more emotion. just non-stop detail tactical analysis I'd say there might be a little bit of a mix and I feel like this Mayo story has more miles to run so to hear even more coverage during the week World Service members can do that but you have to sign up on secondcaptains.com for five a month plus VAT if you're not already a member I mean if you're from Mayo or have any connections whatsoever now might be the week to do it is what I would say where are you off to after the show Murph?
this might tantalise some Mayo this night I'm going to Castle Bear and I've got some precious cargo go on who's your precious cargo?
Who is exactly the question? Ken Early is coming to Castlebar with me this evening.
Well, no better man. He's taking his victory lap. The cause celebre in Mayo today. The only man in Ireland to stick his neck on the line before the game. You reckon they're going to do it? I think the Jew won't. Yeah, there followed some bizarre talk of barbecues.
A lot of Asado talk.
Something about the Argentinian football team.
I met a Mayo listener at the hotel this morning. He was like, you know, you got to hand it to Ken Early. He did call it. And he mentioned the Asado. And he was like, he went on a bit then about the barbecue.
Yeah, nobody was quite sure where it was going. I'd say Murph was having none of it.
Your arguments are unconvincing. Your analogies are flimsy. And quite frankly, Eoghan, I've had enough.
Well, you know, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, as my granddad always used to say.
Just enough knowledge, Ken.
Sometimes you just got to feel, you just got to have a sense for the feeling in the group.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did Mayo finally break a 75-year All‑Ireland drought?
0:02–9:29
2
How did the Mayo celebration and captain’s speech capture the county’s emotion?
9:29–27:02
3
What evidence did Ken use to predict a Mayo victory before the final?
27:02–30:04
4
Why do the hosts compare this final to the World Cup in significance?
30:04–47:49
5
How did Mayo’s high press and energy give them an edge over Kerry?
47:49–48:37
Speakers
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