The Second Captains Podcast
Episodes
Duffer The Gaffer, Conte The Confused, Our Winter Olympics Special
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The return of the League of Ireland, a look back at the Super Bowl, Champions League last 16 analysis, a Winter Olympics special - the World Service ...
Ep 2257: Ken Is Back, Kurt Zouma Continued, World Champs Chelsea - 14/02/22
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is back today and bringing you the first of three football shows this week. In keeping with the immutable laws of nature, a big story broke while ...
Ep 2257: Ireland Fail Stress Test, Kick For Corner Game Theory, Super Bowl Hot Takes - 14/02/22
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland got a losing bonus point against France but besides their guts and ability to come back from the dead, were there many positives for Andy Farr...
Sonny Bill On Boxing, Paul Flynn's Melee Memories, Prince Of Paris
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the world service we spoke to Paul Flynn about his melee memories, Sonny Bill Williams about why he's in Ireland training with Andy Lee a...
Ep 2252: The FAI Decides Euros > World Cups; Senegal > Egypt - 07/02/22
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The FAI, in its prudence, has abandoned its joint bid with the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to host the 2030...
Ep 2251: Ireland Do It In Style & Scotland Do It Again; Big Live Show News - 07/02/22
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Winning in style with a bonus point in front of a full house in the Aviva and Scotland coming through in a nerve-biter in Murrayfield: this was a gran...
How Football Can Take A Stand On Violence Against Women; Six Nations Begins, Lampard Returns
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week on the World Service, we spoke to Richie Sadlier about Mason Greenwood's initial arrest on suspicion of rape and assault, the massiv...
Ep 2246: National Football Leagues Of All Stripes, The Flynn & McConville Show, Choke Ahoy - 31/1/22
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The National Football Leagues of America and Ireland are the main focus today, with Oisin McConville and Paul Flynn on hand to pore over Armagh's thum...
Isolating With David O'Doherty: Episode 103 - Packie Boner - 24/01/22
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David begins the final-ever week of The Isolating Podcast (yes, he has said this twice before) with trapped wind from drinking stout in a pub. Hosted ...
Ep 2241: Tinfoil Hats And Tactistocrats - 24/01/22
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, scrawling their own lines on a photograph to prove Cavani was o...
Bonus Episode 2238: Violence Against Women And Girls, And What Society Can Do About It - 19/01/22
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The murder of the 23-year-old teacher, musician & camogie player Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last week has opened up a national conversation around th...
Isolating with David O’Doherty: Episode 100 - The World Celebrates Ep (We Think) 100 - 17/01/22
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David celebrates the 100th Isolating podcast with sinister news of the fake David O’Doherty and a beef for the ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Ep 2236: City - For Me, Or Not For Me?; Everton Squanderfest - 17/01/22
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Pep team streaks towards a fourth title in five, we talk about the emotions they stir up compared to the dominant sides of the past. Dion Fann...
The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery And Its Echoes Today
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There was only one story that we wanted to focus on in today’s promo for the Second Captains World Service. We talked to Pulitzer Prize-winning writ...
Isolating with David O’Doherty: Episode 98 - Babe Still In The City - 10/01/22
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David is back for season three of the Isolating podcast. Is this good news or bad news? Probably both. Isolators gather once more for tales of solo ca...
Ep 2231: McDevitt's Cup Magic, Ireland Represented At AFCON, Novak's In - 10/01/22
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The FA Cup - still magical? Not magical? Who even cares, when there is so much more to life! Serie A for instance, where Roma and Juventus played out ...
Djokovic v Australia, Ken Goes Vegan, The Life & Times of John Madden, Murder... She Wrote
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the fact it's dreary January and Omicron is omnipresent, we've had one of the funnest weeks on the World Service we've had in a while. From th...
Ep 2226: Blue Moon Blue Planet, Tuchel v Lukaku, VARsenal, Kelleher Fan Club - 03/01/22
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We begin 2022 by admiring a succession of incredible goals scored in recent Premier League matches. A wonderful, positive start to the year. There wer...
Ep 2222: Scrooge Football 2021
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Monday after Christmas and while most people are resting up, footballers are playing their hearts out and Ken is podcasting football shows.He...
Ep 2217: Spurs-Liverpool: Full Of Sound And Fury - 20/12/21
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Premier League refereeing is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get. Although you can be reasonably sure that whatever the rul...
Ep 2216: Audio Beds Of The Year, Rachael Raises The Bar Still Higher, McDevitt On Darts - 20/12/21
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas week on Second Captains, and that can mean only one thing - it's almost time for us to announce our audio bed of the year live from the...
Ken's Pens, Administrators Gone Wild, Chris Sutton Never Backs Down
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brand new slots, old slots brought back to life, and audio-beds fresh from the Mark Horgan audio-bed oven - your World Service taster menu has got it ...
Ep 2211: Welcome Back To The Home Of Formula 1, Second Captains - 13/12/21
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The unique charms of Formula One have largely been lost on our presenting corps over the last 25 years or so, but it came roaring back into our collec...
Ep 2210: Barclays Penalty League, UEFA Screw Florentino - 13/12/21
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We chat about some of the weekend’s penalties before buckling up to talk, yes that’s right, COVID vaccines. Then Neil Atkinson and John Brewin joi...
Neville's Career Change, Kenz Kidz, Before The Troubles
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this week's world service taster which includes Ken speculating on a big career change for Gary Neville, Ken on Kids and former Ireland a...
Ep 2205: Chelsea's Blip, Bellingham Shoots from the Lip - 06/12/21
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A little stutter over the past few days and Chelsea have slipped to third, such is the pace of this season's title race.We discuss the early signs of ...
NSFW Week With Richie And US Murph, The Players Chair With Keith Earls
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's World Service appetiser is dedicated to one Richie Sadlier, who not only did an amazing interview with Keith Earls for the Player's Chair...
Ep 2200: Ulster Trump Leinster, Munster Stranded, The John McGrath Miracle, Effin' Eddie - 29/11/21
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a massive weekend for Ulster in the URC as they got a rare win over Leinster, while things couldn't have gone worse for Munster who find themse...
Ep 2199: Ken Returns, St Pat's Are Cup Champions, Don't Mention United - 29/11/21
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken is back, having rediscovered over the weekend how much more enjoyable it is to go to football matches than it is to work at them. Big questions ar...
Ep 2194: Ireland Dream Big, Lavanini At Large, MOTM Carbery, French Class - 22/11/21
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland weren't quite as good as they were against NZ but it was another impressive display from a team hit by a number of injuries. We discuss the co...
Ep 2193: Solskjaer Out - 22/11/21
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What would it take for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to lose his job? Not a 0-5 loss at home to Liverpool, not a 0-2 loss a week later to Man City... but the f...
Pat Kenny, Ken, Stan, A Van
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our weekly world service taster which involves Pat Kenny, Ken, Stan, and a Van. Join for a fiver a month - there's no sign up fee, no minim...
Ep 2188: Ireland Beat New Zealand, Again - 15/11/21
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another epic game against the All Blacks, another brilliant Irish win, and a full crowd back in the Aviva - this was one of the special days in Irish ...
Ep 2187: Revenge Is Best Served In A British Style, Request For A Ken Apology - 15/11/21
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For more than sixty minutes last night, it looked like Ireland could be facing into another pretty embarrassing result against Luxembourg but by the e...
To Contract Or Not To Contract, Kenny Context, Ireland-All Blacks A-Go
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were joined on the World Service today by the crack punditry team of Richie Sadlier and Damien Delaney to talk about Ireland's performance against ...
Ep 2182: Ireland Play Total Rugby, Samurai Sexton, Sweet N' Lowe - 08/11/21
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This was one of the most aesthetically pleasing Ireland performances of all time, and even allowing for the horrendous performance by Japan, Ireland l...
Ep 2181: The Moyesy Reprise Surprise, Liverpool Fragility, Man Utd Control The Narrative - 8/11/21
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Premier League signed off for the international break with a bang, or in West Ham’s case a series of shattering hammer blows that smashed Liverp...
Morbid Man Utd Analogies, Hockey Legend Ayeisha McFerran On A Legacy Outside Sport, Beer + Running
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken sums up Man United's current form with analogies most gruesome, Cathal Dennehy lets Eoin and Murph in on the secret of the sport of kings: the bee...
Ep 2176: Nuno Out, Conte Hovers, Ole Clips Wings, Mighty Rovers, Pat Kenny Meets Mary Jane
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Goodbye Nuno Espirito Santo, hello Antonio Conte? That seems to be Daniel Levy's agenda this Monday, but as we have seen, Levy doesn't always get what...
Ep 2171: Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool, Neville's Defence, Conte's Candidacy - 25/10/21
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fergie's puffed cheeks, Dalglish's giant grin, Maguire's hapless defending, Salah's hat trick, Pogba's red card, Sancho on the sidelines, United fans ...
Peter Schmeichel And A Fergie Double-Cross, Man United Groundhog Day, US Murph On Game 5 Heartbreak
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was Man United past and present on the World Service this week as we spoke to club legend Peter Schmeichel about his new book, 'One', and not-cl...
Synth Week 2021 Winning Tracks
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We had the time of our lives doing synth week and had so many floor fillers sent in by our ultra talented listeners that we've decided to put the top ...
Ep 2166: Saudi Newcastle, Coach Rodgers' Clinic - 18/10/21
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The era of Saudi Newcastle began with scenes of rejoicing at St James' Park, as Newcastle fans rapturously greeted their trillionaire saviours. Newcas...
Ep 2165: URC Big On TV, Ireland's Form 9 and 10, Berlin Memories - 18/10/21
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The United Rugby Championship is up and running, and judging by some press releases Eoin has seen, it's off to a flyer. We note the increased prof...
Ep 2160: A Competitive Win For Kenny, Goals For CR7, Synth Week LIVE From Berlin - 11/10/21
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is officially back together again as Eoin, Ken and Murph gather around a big ol' Berlin kitchen table and record live in person like those pr...
The Captain Of The Afghan Women’s Football Team On How She Rescued Her Team-Mates From The Taliban
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we spoke with the amazing Khalida Popal, founder & former captain of the Afghan women's football team, and human rights lawyer Kat Craig, ab...
Ep 2155: El Clasico Uprooted To England, Super Salah, City And Strikers - 04/10/21
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Salah's goal was so good even Mane looked impressed. We try to unweave the rainbow of Liverpool 2-2 Man City.Miguel Delaney and Gavin Cooney join us t...
Fleeing The Taliban, Top Red, Football Isn't About Fun
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the start of the month so the perfect time to sample the World Service. Join for a fiver a month, with no minimum sign up, no contract, no ads ju...
Ep 2150: Ryder Cup Tears, Ken's New Favourite Trump Quote, Apologising For F-Bombs - 27/09/21
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ep 2150: Ryder Cup Tears, Ken's New Favourite Trump Quote, Apologising For F-Bombs - 27/09/21 by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Ep 2149: Penaldo v Penandes, Don't Sleep On City, The 'Give Him Time' Doctrine - 27/09/21
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a week of forgetfulness and brutal reminders. Bruno forgot to keep it down. Spurs players forgot their game plan. We all collectively forgot th...
US Murph Running Scared, Twat Stats, Rugby's Deliberate Demographic
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the world service we discussed Jadon Sancho's lack of impact at Man Utd, Barca's delusions, strikers in their 30's and the race to be Ker...
Ep 2144: Lame Kane, Emptihad, Chelsea Power, Let Ricey Take It - 20/09/21
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today kicks off with an explosive allegation: a Manchester United fan believes the media are biased against his club. We delve into this scandal to se...
Ken Triggered, The Man United Diet, Bob Mortimer Made It
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken gets triggered, then gets happy and comedy legend Bob Mortimer tells us the time his mum finally believed he had made the right choice in leaving ...
Ep 2139: Tyrone Stealth, Mayo Heartbreak, Public Sympathy Curdles - 13/9/21
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tyrone are the All-Ireland football champions... so why is everyone still banging on about Mayo? We bang on about Mayo for a little while, before Ois...
Ep 2138: Harvey Elliott's Injury, Ronaldo Hysteria As Kathryn Mayorga Banner Hovers Above - 13/09/21
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken pitches a concept for new Premier League branding. The "mercury effect lion wearing a crown" is a non-symbol, it doesn't transmit anything. It's t...
Murph And Ken Hug It Out, All Ireland Final Preview With Flynn And McConville, Bazunu To Centre-Mid
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So far on the World Service this week, we've had one hell of an All Ireland final preview with Paul Flynn and Oisin McConville, we've basked in the wa...
Ep 2133: The Return of Meathness, Dublin Dethroned, Leona Maguire Lights Up The Solheim Cup - 6/9/21
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a classic All-Ireland women's football final in Croke Park yesterday, which saw Meath stun the four-in-a-row champions Dublin in a major shock....
Ep 2132: Ireland 1-1 Azerbaijan - How Are We Supposed To Feel? - 06/09/21
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland were behind to Azerbaijan with 4 minutes to go at home to Azerbaijan. A Shane Duffy equaliser spared Ireland's blushes somewhat, but some peop...
The Nation Dries Its Eyes
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The main event on the World Service so far this week was Ireland's visit to Faro to play Portugal where a record-chasing Ronaldo lay in wait. Today, w...
Ep 2127: Tyrone Ambush Kerry, Meath Mettle, County Bias, Nicole's Heroics - 30/8/21
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another dramatic weekend of GAA action will be picked apart in full by Oisin McConville and Paul Flynn tomorrow - they did see this Tyrone ambush comi...
Ep 2126: The Second Coming - 30/08/21
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He’s back baby and the global Manchester United family is celebrating harder than ever.But if United signing a 36 year old Ronaldo and making him th...
Ep 2121: Pep Praises Jesus, Rafa's High Standards, Marseille Malice - 23/08/21
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pep Guardiola is heaping over-the-top praise on Gabriel Jesus, which means he’s probably gonna get rid of him at the end of the season. Ken also tak...
Ep 2120: Limerick's Perfect Plan Executed To Perfection, What's Next For The Rest? 23/08/21
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Was this the greatest ever performance in an All Ireland hurling final? Maybe. Did we see the greatest half of hurling ever? Possibly. Are Limerick th...
World Service Taster: El Chiringuito Sez Relax, Kane Spec, Dubs, Dung And Donnybrooks - 19/08/21
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hola! On this week’s World Service Ken speaks Spanish, speculates about Kane transfer speculation and admires the unique El Chiringuito formula for ...
Ep 2115: GAA Taster Menu As Mayo Win At Last, Eoin Eats Humble Pie, Ken Cries Foul - 16/08/21
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've assembled a crack punditry outfit for our analysis of Dublin/Mayo tomorrow, but there's no doubt this was the sporting event of the weekend. Ken...
Ep 2114: Welcome Back Premier League, Welcome Back Fans - 16/08/21
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Premier League is back and so are Richie Sadlier and John Brewin to talk through the opening weekend. Do City need Harry Kane more than Spurs do? ...
World Service Taster - Barca Blunders, Tyrone Kerry Postponed, Messi The Wrecking Ball/Handbrake
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy podcasters! This week's World Service was all about Messi, Neymar, PSG, Barca, the return of the premier league, the Dublin Mayo rivalry and The ...
Ep 2109: Kellie Harrington, Olympic Champion - 09/08/21
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kellie Harrington is an Olympic champion, after what must have been one of the most emotionally draining Sunday mornings of all of our lives. We spea...
Ep 2108: Messi's Tears, PSG Power, Grealo Too Sexy? 09/08/21
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's football minipod takes on the big issues in a short time. Was it OK for Lionel Messi to cry? Should he play for free? And why do managers thin...
Ep 2103: Not-So-Super Sunday For Ireland In Tokyo - 02/08/21
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were all so full of hope on Saturday night - we could go to bed, and when we awoke, maybe Kurt Walker would have won a bronze medal at least, Aidan...
Ep 2098: Mona's Mind And Body, Emmet Brennan Charms The Nation, Lions Comeback - 26/07/21
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first weekend of the Olympics has had it's usual mix of brilliant Irish displays, disappointment, ecstasy, beautifully upbeat post-race interviews...
Ep 2093: Limerick Blow Tipp Away, Clinical Kilkenny, Wexford Bow Out, Davy's Problems - 19/7/21
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We saw 'the greatest half of hurling ever played by any team', with a goal that 'no other player in the history of the game could have scored' yesterd...
World Service Taster: Messi The Winner, Messi The Master Negotiator
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy Monday only listeners! Today's World Service show was all about Messi, Neymar and Argentina - available now IF you’re willing to part with just...
Ep 2089: McGregor's Latest Highly Profitable Crushing Defeat, Hurling's Hottest Rivalry - 12/07/21
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conor McGregor was fighting again at the weekend, breaking his ankle in gruesome circumstances against Dustin Poirier, and accepting defeat in his usu...
Ep 2088: Notti Magiche - 12/07/21
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Italy are the European champions after beating England on penalties at Wembley. Jonathan Wilson, Jack Pitt Brooke and Miguel Delaney join us to talk a...
Football's Coming Home Or To Rome
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been an amazing week at the Euros, which means it's been a pretty darn good week on the World Service, too. We're a couple of days away from th...
Ep 2083: GAA Summer Takes Off - Clare Fume, Tipp March On, Dublin Hurlers Beat Galway - 05/07/21
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The GAA summer really caught fire this weekend, with four brilliant hurling games - the most dramatic moment of all though was a refereeing decision w...
Ep 2082: Ruthlessly Efficient England Take Aim At Danish Dream - 05/07/21
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
England have hammered Ukraine and now storm remorselessly towards the title. Next up they face Denmark - who have a story of their own to tell.Meanwhi...
The Greatest International Football Tournament Ever?
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The comebacks, the late goals, the attacking football, the blunders, the hubris, the pathos, the fans - we are watching maybe the greatest football to...
Ep 2077: Poc Fada, Club Cluxton, Cap'n Murray, Shithouse Sticks - 28/06/21
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The All-Ireland championships began this weekend, but there weren't exactly a surfeit of headlines... although 98 shots at goal in one hurling game is...
Ep 2076: Danish Hug, Young Chiesa, Pepe's Elbow, Shaw's Schlap - 28/06/21
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Half the teams that started the finals of Euro 2020/1 have been knocked out, and now the big teams are starting to fall. We talk about where it went w...
Taster - European Championship's Sweet 16
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The group stages have been brilliant and going into the last 16 the tournament is wide open. Ken can't make his mind up on Germany, Rio Ferdinand doub...
Ep 2071: Rahm Wins Snakes & Ladders US Open, Ireland Men's 7s Qualify For The Olympics - 21/06/2021
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It takes something pretty special to wrestle some attention away from the Euros these days, but the US Open last night was a hilarious snakes & ladde...
Ep 2070: Super Saturday, Scots Surprise, Germany Germinate - 21/06/21
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Murph returns as we talk about an epic weekend of European Championship football. Remember how Germany weren't that good? Well that was last week. To...
England V Scotland, Gareth Fail, Rio's Hostage to Fortune
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's taster includes Rio Ferdinand's bullish prediction for England V Scotland, Gazza 96 and a controversial Gareth Bale pun-a-thon.Sign up at seco...
Schick Strikes, Stephen A Soccers, Scots Steal, Mbappé Goes Supersonique
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Football tournament pods are undoubtedly the funnest pods on the World Service and our daily Euro 2020 shows are officially full steam ahead. While S...
Ep 2065: Nineteen for Novak, Stephen A's Soccer Beat, Kerry Heir - 14/06/21
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry made sweet sweet love with Gaelic football on Saturday night and Oisin McConville was in Killarney to witness it all. What did the locals make o...
Ep 2064: Concern For Christian Eriksen Dominates The Euros, Three Points For Three Lions - 14/6/21
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Sadlier and Jonathan Wilson join us to talk about the Euro 2020 opening weekend, which was overshadowed by the collapse of Christian Eriksen a...
The Euros Are Here At Long Last
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've been waiting and waiting, and for a whole 25% longer than we usually are, but Euro 2020 is now but a couple of hours away. There's going to be ...
Ep 2059: Booing England, Copa Omnishambles, Mediocre Magyars - 07/06/21
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland are on a winning streak and its the poor miserable mediocre Magyars next on the chopping block. Ken shows Murph Hungary's recent record.....En...
Ep 2054: Naomi Osaka Rages Against The Roland Garros Machine - 31/05/21
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Osaka won her first round match at the French Open yesterday, but it was a statement she released in the days leading up to her appearance at t...
Ep 2053: Blue Is The Colour - 31/05/21
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a concrete defence and clockwork attack, Chelsea are champions of Europe for a second time. For Man City, the wait goes on.Miguel Delaney and Jon...
Ep 2048: Mickelson Takes Another Major At The Fine Age of 50, A Betrayal Of Madridismo - 24/05/21
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ep 2048: Mickelson Takes Another Major At The Fine Age of 50, A Betrayal Of Madridismo - 24/05/21 by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Ep 2047: Pep Cries, Gini Flies, Leicester's Top Four Encore - 24/05/21
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City spent 92% of the last two seasons in the top 4, yet twice missed out on Champions League football. Is Rodgers official...
Kane Wants Out, Liam Hayes On One Of The Great Editions Of The Player's Chair, US Murph The Hypeman
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Variety, they say, is the spice of life and there's been plenty of it on the World Service this week: from Ken on whether Harry Kane will get the Spur...
Ep 2042: David Clifford Masterclass, John Kiely Declares The Game Officially Gone - 17/05/21
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gaelic football arrived back into our lives this weekend, and with it came the return of the phenom that is David Clifford. Although his beloved Galwa...
Ep 2041: Alisson Scores, Fergie Remembers, Brendan Does The Business - 17/05/21
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ep 2041: Alisson Scores, Fergie Remembers, Brendan Does The Business - 17/05/21 by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Never-Ending Housing Crisis, White Water Ahoy, Marcus O'Sullivan On The Race That Changed His Life
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a massive week on the World Service so far, and that's before we've even gotten around to this Friday's post-Liverpool-United Football Show...
Ep 2036: McIlroy's Mentality, Canelo's Crowd, Saunders' Stool - 10/05/21
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rory McIlroy ended an 18 month dry spell to land the Wells Fargo Championship last night, but not without all the usual Rory tropes - a nervy finish, ...
Ep 2035: Sergio's Sorrow, Blame Game at Juve - 10/05/21
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manchester City still can't quite seal the deal, and now a listener is on claiming that Kevin de Bruyne is actually overrated. We don't usually read o...