The Second Captains Podcast
Episodes
Man United Make History, Liverpool Down Toon - 28/08/25
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We had more midweek football excitement than we had any reason to expect this week, given we're still in August. Welcome to our "best of" show which f...
Ep 3333: Rugby World Cup 2025 Hits Different, Ireland Win In Style, Red Roses Bloom, Becky Lynch In Dublin - 25/08/25
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The women's Rugby World Cup has come a long way in a short space of time. The opening game of the 2025 World Cup between England and USA had a higher ...
Ep 3332: The King Of Rome - 25/08/25
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Napoleon II to Evan I. A new star blazes in the sky of Rome. Did Evan Ferguson score? No - but that, initial reviews maintain, is a mere detail. ...
Jack Of Clubs, Wholesomeness-O-Meter, Football in a State of Emergency, The Golf Community
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we went from zero to 100 on the wholesome-o-meter, from the local kid that taught his town to love again, to the bitter Newcastle - Isak war...
Ep 3327: Oasis Backlash, The Miracle Of Ellis Park, Now Who's Being Condescending? 18/08/25
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
''The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function...
Ep 3326: Viktor Gyökeres, Welcome To The Premier League - 18/08/25
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not for the first time this weekend, Ken wonders if he is going insane, as English football shows once again that it can never forgive a goalkeeper fo...
Premier League Preview, Kencall, Oasis Take Over, All Wright On The Night
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hold onto your britches folks, cos things went a little wild on the world service this week what with the Premier League hype machine in full flow, da...
Ep 3321: Galway Deliver, GAA Gets Spite, Shoulders, Strikes And Shorts - 11/08/25
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a month of All-Ireland finals, we finally got a close one - and in the end, we got a surprise winner, too. Cork were going for three-in-a-...
Ep 3320: Balancing Grealish and Pep, Summer Soccer Scuppered - 11/08/25
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Grealish has gone to Everton on loan. We hope he finds meaning there. We try to understand why it never worked for him, with reference to some of...
No Prem Ken, High On X, Regulators!
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The momentum behind "No Prem Ken" is building as our football correspondent put in another stonking performance this week on the world service. Welcom...
Ep 3315: Lions Win Series But Search For Soul, Lightning Illuminates, Woakes Heroics In Vain - 04/08/25
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Lions return triumphant from the 2025 tour of Australia with a 2-1 series victory... but was that the bare minimum? Shane Horgan and Gareth ...
Jimmy Is Rising, Keith Is The Chief, Day Of The Jackal
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our world service best of show, and what a humdinger of a week it was with Tom Brady and Keith Andrews getting the reality tv treatment at ...
Ep 3310: Tibia Schmibia, Queen Boudica, Thank You Mr Marinakis
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
England have won their second consecutive Euros, a Lionesses XI built out of different types of rocks and hard places ultimately proving too tough for...
Ep 3309: Kerry Destroy Donegal, Clutch Cliffords, Fulsome Praise, Eoin Hulks Up - 28/07/25
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 All-Ireland senior football championship is finished and Kerry are worthy champions, again. Two of the great GAA pundits, Paul Flynn an...
Dunphy And The Football Men, Kerry V Donegal, Ken In The Gym, Scheffler's Satisfaction
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our world service best of show, and what a romper stomper its been this week with the Premier League transfer market getting red hot, Ken's...
Ep 3304: Tipp Top, Cork Crumble, Maher's Arms - 21/07/25
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tipperary are the 2025 All-Ireland hurling champions, and their victory was as dominant and deserved as it was unexpected. As they’ve done all summe...
Ep 3303: Ecco Evan, Respecting Isak, Ratcliffe’s Fishing Trip - 21/07/25
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Ferguson has joined the flood of under appreciated young Premier League players seeking to transform their careers in Serie A. James Horncas...
What Makes You So Special?, Lions White-Wash Nerves, Nicky English Soccer Style - 18/07/25
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our World Service taster which this week included Ken and Scottie Scheffler on the meaning of life, Patrice Evra brings you inside the dark...
Ep 3298: Chelsea, The Undisputed...- 14/07/25
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea are the new FIFA world champions after destroying PSG in another one-sided CWC knockout game. Johnny Infantino's long servile campaign paid di...
Ep 3297: Gaelic Gods And Goats, Return Of The Mc, Taylor Trilogises, Sailor Ken - 14/07/25
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If the price of one absolutely mega All-Ireland football final showdown is two pretty pedestrian semi-finals, then that’s a price we’re happy enou...
Ep 3292: There Goes That Dream, Musiala Injury, Arsenal's Transfers - 07/07/25
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a period of a few hours over the weekend when it looked as though Mikey Johnston might be going to Brazil to teach them how to dribble. Even...
Ep 3291: Hot Cork Summer, Scoreboard Mayhem, Stop The World, They Paved Paradise - 07/07/25
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cork hurlers have built up a following which some commentators are comparing with Heffo’s Army or, say, the Pope's visit to Ireland. They travel...
Ep 3286: The Meath Miracle, Kerry Class It Out, Kick Out Strategy, Losers Assemble - 30/06/25
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Murph and Mark headed off to Croke Park together yesterday for the MARPH derby. Murph's initial arrogance slowly curdled into horror as he and everyon...
Ep 3285: The Worst Idea ever Implemented In Football, Poch Flirts, FIFA's NFTs - 30/06/25
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the show David Sneyd sent US Soccer into a tailspin over the weekend with his exclusive report that Brentford interviewed Mauricio Pochettin...
Sin And Win, Italian V American Cuisine, Messi Longevity, Lions Roar
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes the voice of Saipan (trailer), the Joe Duffy era coming to a close and a new ...
Ep 3280: Dublin Beat Goliath In An All-Time Shock, Galway Give Up, Kilkenny For The Win? - 23/06/25
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
14-man Dublin's win over Limerick on Saturday has been described as the greatest upset in championship history - is that hyperbolic or on the money? I...
Ep 3279: Duff Departs, Energy Vampires, League's Needs, Eoin's Goals - 23/06/25
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is back from holidays and so is Branno. Did they... go on vacation together?Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened... is what Bran...
Ep 3274: McConville's Men Get It Done, Mayo Go Lose By One, And Lots Of Other Football Fun - 16/06/25
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another insane weekend of Gaelic football, and finally we have some teams departing the scene - including, most chaotically of all, Mayo. They co...
Ep 3273: Duffer's Stance On Trance, Komodo And Kalimotxos, ICE And Infantino's Club World Cup - 16/06/25
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's football show contains all the meats of the football stew, from local LOI beefs to the state of the world game.First we chat to David Sneyd ab...
Ep 3267: Cork Take Limerick In Epic, Lilies In Bloom, TV Killed The Podcast Star - 09/06/25
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cork won a Munster final that "began at tea-time and didn't finish until bed-time", as Denis Walsh put it on Saturday night - a win on penalties over ...
Ep 3267: Nations League Finale, The Ronaldo Reign, Lux Redux, Godwin Author Joseph O'Neill In Studio - 09/06/25
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Nations League final four turned out to be pretty good but it's clear that what international football needs right now is to reverse the FIFA dikt...
Dublin Wit, Dublin Miss, Munster Hurling Final Preview
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu!For access to all our shows go to secondcaptains.com/join – its 5 euro a month with no sign-up fee, ...
Ep 3262: Paris Reach Holy Grail, Just Doué It, Luis Love, Ken V German Police - 01/06/25
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PSG are the champions of Europe after crushing Inter 5-0 in the most one-sided final in European Cup history. The night was a complicated mix of ...
Bernie Sanders In Studio, John Egan Live In Cork, Champions League Final, Wedding Plans
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Sanders has been one of the most electrifying figures in American life for half a century, and is one of the most high-profile global political...
Ep 3257: Parade Season - 26/05/25
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're into the time of celebrations, drifting clouds of flare smoke, players grabbing mics and managers maybe dropping them. Palace, Liverpool and Tot...
Ep 3256: Clare Bow Out, Lines On A Map, Allez Les Verts, Bernie Chats Muhammad Ali - 26/05/25
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have our provincial hurling final pairings, but Cork didn't exactly roar into the Munster final, enduring a nervy second half before finally puttin...
Ange Delivers, Amorim Sticks, Pope University, Chalamet Sings, Colin Healy Exclusive
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes an in-depth look at a Europa League final result that's produced so many talk...
Ep 3250: Palace Make Wembley Shake, Peno Game Theory, Amorim V Glasner - 19/05/25
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The FA Cup: good when the underdogs actually win. We look at some key moments of Palace's epic and emotional victory. Why didn't the VAR send Dea...
Ep 3250: Limerick Quell Rebels, Naked Mountaineering, Maestro Lynch
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Limerick and Cork has been the marquee hurling rivalry of the recent past - but yesterday in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick sent out a fa...
Brazil And Argentina's Football Cultures, Glorious GAA, The Great Kate, Ken's War - 15/05/25
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes the mighty Kate O'Connor live in Belfast on her incredible year of success, K...
Ep 3245: Can Clare Beat The Odds?, Skorts Saga Rumbles On, Cork & Limerick Go Again, Louth Take Leinster - 12/05/25
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The All-Ireland champions Clare are on the precipice after their defeat at home to Tipperary in a packed Cusack Park in Ennis on Saturday - but our an...
Ep 3244: Trent's Bernaboo, Ruben Amorim Pundit Of The Season, The Moose Is Loose, Classic Classico
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The spectrum of football emotion runs wide. At one end, Trent Alexander-Arnold, once beloved and now accursed by his own people. At the other the Moos...
Second Captains Live at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us live from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Dublin City, with Gary Breen and Damien Delaney for a very special Second Captains footb...
Ep 3239: Leinster Lose Their Minds And Lose The Game, The Galactico Model, Nienaber's Defence, Jordie Benched - 05/05/25
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment we saw the team-sheets, right through to the final moments when they chose not to kick at goal, this was a baffling display by the coa...
Arteta's Psychobabble, Life In Gaza, Don Diego On Decay
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes Ken on Arteta's psycho babble and Lamine Yamal's greatness, Diego Torres on A...
Ep 3234: Liverpool Champions, Slots Right In, Copa del Rüdiger - 28/04/25
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liverpool are the 24-25 Premier League champions. We talk about their victorious campaign, why this should be regarded as one of the great coaching ac...
Ep 3233: Meath Storm The Capital, An Lu Abu, Armagh Take Tyrone In Thriller - 28/04/25
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
15 years of hurt are over - the Royals have stormed the capital and are back in power, and back in a Leinster final.Some saw this coming, most didn't....
Canham's Final Deadline, Lovin' Football, Lovely Hurling
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week included Ken on Canham, making football great again. Bohs beating Rovers, Paul Flynn o...
Ep 3228: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi - 21/04/25
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ope Francis, who died today aged 88, once told the players of Celtic FC that the essence of sport lay in 'gratuitousness', to give of yourself without...
World Service Rory Mania (And Other Less Important Sporting Events)
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that was something. Rory McIlroy's Masters win rightly managed to make it into most of our conversations this week, and we're not even done...
Ep 3223: The Anti-McIlroy, Football: Better Than Ever (But Here are Some Suggestions Anyway) - 14/04/25
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After Rory McIlroy’s open heart captivated the world last night, we identify the anti-McIlroy who has become the symbol of the Premier League 24-25....
Ep 3222: The Drought Is Over, The Grand Slam Secured, Long Live Rory McIlroy - 14/04/25
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After what must surely have been one of the most amazing days of sport any of us has ever seen, Rory McIlroy did what it often seemed he never would: ...
Ken's Prem, Prince William's Tactics Truck, Bottle Cork, Responsibility For Rory
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes Ken on his all-time Prem XI, Prince William's tactics masterclass before the ...
Ep 3217: A Red Weekend, Crowley Does A ROG, The Coombes Block, Bonkers In Bordeaux - 07/04/25
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you felt some almost imperceptible shift in the world this weekend, the minutest tilting of the Earth on its axis, perhaps, there can only be one c...
Ep 3216: Damp Manchester, Kevin de Baller, Reynolds Is Cooking - 07/04/25
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken, Branno and Mark went to Dalymount Park in search of vitriol - and they found it - but also nearly all of the other emotions on an evening that ve...
Ref Squid Games, Making Art, GAA Football Championship Preview
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu.Join in the fun for just a fiver a month – no contracts, no sign-up fee, no minimum stay, no hidden ...
Ep 3211: Geordie JFK, Stadium Perverts, Dark Dalyer, Anna Livia - 31/03/25
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most cinematic moment in world football this weekend happened at Dalymount Park as Moses Dyer hammered in a killer second goal for Galway United t...
Ep 3210: Crowley's Class, Connacht In Castlebar, Leinster Bite Sharks, Ireland Hammer Italy - 31/03/25
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a positive weekend for Irish rugby with the women's team getting a near flawless 8 try victory in Italy, Leinster's B / C team taking down Siya...
David And Chantal Sneyd On The Failure Of The Irish Healthcare System To Provide For Their Son - 26/03/25
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have a special edition of the show for you today; we’re putting yesterday’s conversation with David and Chantal Sneyd about their son Dylan, ou...
Ep 3205: The National Fun League, Faltering Dubs, Flynn's Shins, Meeting George Foreman - 24/03/25
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mayo and Kerry both spent time yesterday in the relegation zone, but they’ll spend this week looking ahead to a Division 1 final in Croke Park after...
Ep 3204: Ireland Are Back - 24/03/25
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two comeback wins in four days, new options announcing themselves all over the pitch - just a couple of months on from getting wiped out 5-0 by Englan...
Heimir Can't Stop Winning, 5,000 Throw-ins And The Truth, Moose's Caboose, The Nienaber Variable - 21/03/25
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let us take you by the hand and guide you through another week of independent, member-led broadcasting on the Second Captains World Service.This week ...
Ep 3199: Carabaoway The Lads - 17/03/25
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Burn, Eddie Howe, Yasir Al-Rumayyan: they dream the same dream, they want the same thing. At least they all did at Wembley Stadium yesterday eveni...
Atleti And Liverpool Sink, Madrid And PSG Swim; Don McRae Writes Another Boxing All-Timer - 13/03/25
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let us take you by the hand and guide you through another week of independent, member-led broadcasting on the Second Captains World Service. Our ...
Ep 3194: Ireland Caught In Speed Trap, Feeling Bleu, King Louis, Young Sam - 10/03/25
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland only had to make four tackles in the opening 18 minutes of this game, and they were ahead against a Dupont-less France early in the second hal...
Ep 3193: Let Them Eat Fruit - 10/03/25
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anger stalks the land, as discontented fans rebel against owners, against prices, against the way the game is going - but is anybody listening?To answ...
Alisson The Prince Of Paris, Ireland Need Sangfroid Against France, Murph Says Oui To The FRC, Guelphmania
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland approach a grandchildren to tell time moment in the 6 Nations, Alisson Becker puts in a lifetimer of a performance against PSG in the Champion...
Ep 3188: Inter Fort Lauderdale, Messi: Still Good - 03/03/25
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe he picked the wrong week to be away. Last week brought probably the decisive matches of the Premier League and a fight pitting Ian Harte ag...
Ep 3187: Ireland V France Preview, Munster's New Chief, Felix Returns To SA - 03/03/25
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eoin McDevitt has been covering every corner of the island in the last couple of weeks, including a trip to Belfast on Saturday night for what turned ...
Liverpool's To Lose, Andy Lee On Dubois Withdrawal, Down By The Lee, Save The Shot Stoppers
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly world service best of show which this week includes Rory Smith and Wilson on Liverpool's seemingly unstoppable title march, Andy...
Ep 31802: Ireland Win In Wales, Ringrose's Red, Gibson Perks, Fenton Factor, Clifford's Celebration - 24/02/25
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At 18-10 down and a man down, against a transformed Welsh team, Ireland were heading for one of the great 6N shock losses; but thanks to some pragmati...
Ep 3181: Slots Machines, Chasing The GOAT In Vice City, United Take The Soup - 24/02/25
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While our Chief Soccer Correspondent is chasing the GOAT in Miami, the rest of the football world continues to roll on, or in the case of the English ...
Meeting The Pope, Bradley Takes On The FAI, Sharlene's Final Leg
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly world service best of show which this week includes Charlie O'Leary meeting The Pope, Dion on Stephen Bradley taking on the FAI,...
Ep 3176: Michael Murphy Is Back For Donegal, Zidane Reborn In Ballybofey, Dublin Get Their Second Wind - 17/02/25
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Ciarán Murphy (zero All-Irelands, zero All Stars) sidelined, Paul Flynn (six All-Irelands, four All Stars) joins us in the studio to look back a...
Ep 3175: SC's Dublin Derby Day Out, Bradley v Heimir, Amorim Bend Or Break, Moose On The Loose? - 17/02/25
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look back on yesterday's supersized Dublin derby: was it a great success, did Bohemians sell out their values, and does anyone care with ...
Blue Pod, Fair Means Or Foul, Moyenne Mbappe, Gatland's Legacy, Bad Sisters Big Break
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘All THIS?! FOR ONLY FIVE EURO A MONTH?!’, is what you’ll be saying after listening to this week’s World Service taster menu. Come see if our ...
Ep 3169: Magic Of The Cup?, Injury And Ange, Fatigue As Fuel For Arne - 10/02/25
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The magic of the FA Cup cast its spell as Plymouth slew the giants of Liverpool - but is it really still magic if the giants don't care?Ange Postecogl...
Ep 3168: Slam Prendergast, Tartan Wilt, England's Glorious Fin, 6N Permutations - 10/02/25
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
10 points from 10, two of our three 6N rivals beaten, the three in a row still on, the slam still alive, and a young outhalf improving by the week - t...
The Rashford Discourse, LOI Legend Sean Gannon In Studio, Murph Yells at Lewis-Skelly Shaped Cloud - 06/02/25
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'All THIS?! FOR ONLY FIVE EURO A MONTH PLUS VAT?!', is what you'll be saying after listening to this week's World Service taster menu. Come see i...
Ep 3163: Ireland Work Out England, Crowley Carries It Home, Dan Knee, Maniac On The Floor - 03/02/25
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At half time on Saturday a lot was on the line for Ireland as they trailed England 10-5; there was the 2025 6N, the shot at winning an historic three ...
All Apologies, Negative Nellies, Lock Of The Week, Day Of The Jackals - 30/01/25
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly world service best of show which this week includes Ken eating humble Arsenal pie and then hitting his apology quota for the yea...
Ep 3158: GAA 2.0, Tap And Go, 2 Point Arcs, Ciaran Whelan's Gloves, Conor McManus On Retirement - 27/01/25
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the dawn of a new era for Gaelic football we’ve got one of the greats of the last two decades, Conor McManus, on the show to talk about retiremen...
Episode 3157: Oliver - Evil, Or? Bournemouth Burn Forest, Grenadier Jim - 27/01/25
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Oliver tried to plunge another dagger into the heart of Arsenal but his wicked plan backfired as the substitute he caused to be introduced, Ri...
Man City Eulogy, Lovin' Dublin Superclubs, The Rookie And The Drop
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly world service best of show which this week includes Ken's Man City eulogy, hatin' on Dublin superclubs and US Murph on "the drop...
Ep 3152: Leinster's Cold Bath, Jack CrWOWley, Munster V ROG, Novak's Gripe - 20/01/25
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Crowley gave two brilliant try assists, kicked a touchline conversion, made big tackles, launched counter attacks, caught high kicks, geed up the...
Ep 3151: Forget it Jake, it's Darwintown
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes as a manager you have to take the opportunity to do a quick victory lap. On Saturday evening at the G-Tech, Arne Slot felt the time was righ...
Getting Existential About Declan Rice, It's US Murph Season, And Oisín McConville On The Brothers Canavan - 16/01/25
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's World Service pod two of the finest footballing minds in our stable, Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson, tried to answer an existential questio...
Ep 3146: Leinster Party, "Defence" ROG's War, Munster's Gut Rugby, Permutations-a-plenty - 13/01/25
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not even the La Rogelle fans waving half Munster / half La Rochelle flags could stop Leinster on Sunday afternoon, as a world class defensive eff...
Ep 3145: Analysing Arsenal, with Dignity - 11/01/25
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I think the Arsenal team felt that maybe today is not their day." Ruben Amorim's newly resilient Manchester United had their best day so far, kn...
The Fairways Are Lava, Go Bills, Hungary For Success, Spurs' Ange, City's Angel, Arsenhilism - 09/01/25
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly taster of the world service which this week included TGL golf, the Buffalo Bills, Robbie's move to Hungary, Arsenal's self image...
Ep 3140: Littler's Path To Greatness, Pubs And Doubles, Murph In NZ - 06/01/25
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday night at the Ally Pally 17 year old Luke Littler became the youngest world champion in darts history, and he made it look easy. Given his yo...
Ep 3139: Trent's Descent, Lowe Rides High - 06/01/25
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three weeks ago we hailed the Amad-inspired win at Manchester City as the moment when Ruben Amorim truly became the manager of Manchester United. Unit...
Arsenal Fan Feedback, City Of Guillotines, Rhys' Risk Reward Ratio
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a taster of the world service which this week included Arsenal fan feedback, Rhys McClenaghan's risk reward ratio, Leinster being fully Bok...
Ep 3134: Salah Goes Next Level, Free Pints For Trent, Dyche Goals - 30/12/24
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Atkinson and John Brewin join us to talk about the weekend's football. How has Mohamed Salah unlocked his current level? What specifically do Liv...
Ep 3132: Best Of 2024 - A Second Captains Sit-Down With Spider Stacy Of The Pogues - 26/12/24
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in September, the Second Captains crew flew to London for a live show at the EartH Theatre Hackney. But, as a very special added bonus, we a...
Ep 3130: Another L for The Pepman - 23/12/24
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before our final pre-Christmas football show, Ken bought himself an early Christmas present which reveals the unsuspected parallels between Pep Guardi...
US Murph's Memories, Quiz Trauma, Stephen Kenny's Time With Ireland
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Second Captains World Service we had Stephen Kenny in studio for his first major broadcast interview about his time with Ireland, we ...
Ep 3125: The Superstar And The Fifth Star, Lineout Pandemic, Carbery Cups, Eurosceptics - 16/12/14
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New coach, new environment, new tactics, new hemisphere, but no problems for Jordie Barrett who has started like a train for Leinster.We chat to Gerry...
Ep 3124: All That Is City Melts Into Air - 16/12/24
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Empires: large, unwieldy structures. We’ve seen them crumble, topple and collapse. But have we ever seen one just… evaporate?The latest phase of M...
FIFAdom, Larry David’s Baby, Fenton And Rian O’Neill On New Rules
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Second Captains World Service, Ken brings us up to speed on FIFAs decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia and the frankl...