Why The Israel Games Are Going Ahead According To The FAI, JJ Gabriel Wants Out at Man Utd, Ken's Height Humility
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What is the opening discussion about sport’s role in society?
The second captain's world service.
It is not war and death and famine, it's not that at all. It's the opposite of that, it's the persuasion of the world outside of that. That's why sport's important.
What height would you say Ken early is? It's a question that came up in the World Service this week. Welcome, hey Murph. Uh hey Owen, how are you? Do you want me to answer or Well, people will hear speculation this question emerges. Ken praise the physical stature of Arsenal's wonder kid, Max Down. The
other thing about him is physically He's like a huge, huge guy for his age.
Mm.
Yeah, I certainly are I mean, I think he's like s nearly six feet tall. I certainly wasn't anything I mean, I s I'm six foot three. I wasn't anything like that when I was sixteen. You know what I mean? So I don't know how how much bigger this guy's gonna get. Well you oh oh. Oh sorry, Karen. Oh
no Brado hold on a second. No no no. Braddo looked at me with a very quizzical look in his eye and I looked back at Braddo. That's all. Why what was it? Bravo
well had something to do with that.
How tall is Ken and why does his height matter to the hosts?
What, you don't you don't believe that I am? Well, he doesn't believe that. I'd say I'd say, yeah, yeah. Yeah. I'm actually a little a little over it. We've
been we've been through this before. I'm a little I'm actually
I'm actually a little over, but I think you six three and a quarter? You don't say six three and a half 'cause it's like what are you what you know, what what's wrong with you? You do if you're five ten. You know, I'm I'm six foot three and a half and it's like, Well, who hurt you? Yeah. Why are you saying that? Yeah, yeah,
yeah.
Yeah. You know, so but so I just leave it at six three. Uh you know, I round down actually. Not a lot of guys are are in that position, but uh I I round down.
Yeah. Sorry, you've turned into Donald Trump. Not a lot of guys are in that position. Yeah. That line down your delivery out was so drumpy and honestly it was amazing. I'm actually
I'm actually seven foot, but I round down. You don't get that a lot. No, I you don't get that a lot.
I ro I round down to six three. There's no need to to gild a little bit. Uh but it's it's s surprising that he he he thinks I'm exaggerating even at that. Maybe it's the posture thing, you know. I don't mean I don't I I'm not like Lyndon Johnson, you know, looming over people. Maybe I should start doing that in this
office. Now Ken was at the Artem press conference today. All six foot three inches of 'em. Where would that rank him in the Irish football journalist firmament? Ooh boo. He'd be up there, wouldn't he?
Well, Column Keyes in the GA press pack would be looking down and be pushing him around the place. But other than that, who uh like Who are the the the bigyans of the Irish soccer press pack? I don't know that there are. Dion Fanning's tall, but he's not as tall as Ken. Gavin Cooney, not small, but smaller than Ken. Will we rank everyone else? Neil O'Reardin? No. Um Daniel McDonald. No, we probably don't
have to
go through it. Gavin
Comuske, no. Well, I
think he might be the tallest.
Yeah, well. Yeah, all the big questions answered on the World Services Week. Hamir Hill Grimson was naming his squad for the international window that includes two matches against Israel. Hamir was He wasn't overly forthcoming on that topic, but John Martin, the FAI's director of football, came into studio at length. And spoke to us about this on Tuesday. You gave a press briefing yesterday, John, on the Israel Games, amongst other things. We all agree and the association's been on the record to say that we don't want to be playing these games. That is the reality. I don't want to play the games. Before explaining why we are playing them, why do you not want to be playing these games?
I I see the atrocities that have been committed and I I I don't believe they should be uh they should be playing as part of uh part of a UA for tournament at the moment. So I don't believe there's a huge disagreement with that. I don't I don't I don't think anyone would say, you know, would would pull me up and and disagree on that view.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the opening discussion about sport’s role in society?
0:13–1:13
2
How tall is Ken and why does his height matter to the hosts?
1:13–9:41
3
Why has the FAI decided to play Nations League games against Israel?
9:41–12:23
4
What financial and sporting consequences could the Israel games bring?
12:23–28:33
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