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Second Captains Football 06/05 - Rodgers, Suarez, Pool future, Man City slap
May 06, 2014 12:26 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBMurph and Ken discuss Liverpool's agony, and UEFA's not-especially-hardline approach to Manchester City's breaches of the Financial Fair Play rules. Miguel Delaney and Dion Fanning join us to discuss the incredible game at Selhurst Park. And Kieran Canning explains how the big three in Spain each threw away the league in turn last weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains Football 01/05 - Simeone charisma and the quiet brilliance of Carlo Ancelotti
May 01, 2014 13:51 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBEoin, Ken and Ciaran ask what we have learned from the Champions League semi-finals. Is tiki-taka dead? Is anti-football dead? Is running around a lot the key to success in football? Miguel Delaney reflects on Atletico's glory night at Stamford Bridge.Gabriele Marcotti talks to us about the quiet brilliance of Carlo Ancelotti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 01/05 - Jose quits on his stool, racist billionaire, Tipp V Kilkenny
May 01, 2014 11:50 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBDonald Sterling was up until this week the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team - before a taped conversation showed him to be the racist many had long suspected him to be. Barack Obama, Magic Johnson and Lebron James have all had their say - and US Murph tells us why he reckons it belongs on the Mount Rushmore of US sports scandals. The National Hurling League Final is the sixth national final since 2009 to pit Kilkenny against Tipperary - we speak to former Tipperary captain B...
Second Captains Football 28/04 - Chelsea cunning, essence of man, Fergie and Giggs
April 28, 2014 15:02 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBEoin and Ken discuss the essence of human nature. Are human beings the beauty of the world? The paragon of animals? Or a quintessence of dust, who, when they play football, had better make sure there are men behind the ball in the incredibly likely event of one of them making a mistake?Tony Barrett and Dion Fanning dissect Chelsea's cunning win at Anfield. And Jonathan Wilson tries to explain the miracle of Sunderland's resurrection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Second Captains 28/04 - Munster V money, Jose's error plan, Dub future
April 28, 2014 12:02 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBSporting emotions ran high this weekend - and we're on to dress the wounds of the Munster and Liverpool fans out there. Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley were watching Toulon put another Irish province to the sword in the Heineken Cup yesterday, and we give credit where it is due to Jose Mourinho, whose Chelsea team did exactly what everyone expected them to do. And Dublin picked up the first honours of the GAA season with a thumping win over Derry in the National Football League final - Ant...
Second Captains Football 24/04 - Champions League semis, Van Gaal's historic failings, Keano
April 24, 2014 14:24 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBEoin and Ken discuss the primacy of counter-attacking football in this season's Champions League.Sid Lowe joins us from Madrid to talk about the two very different European semi-finals the city has just hosted. And Raphael Honigstein assesses Louis van Gaal's suitability for the vacancy at Manchester United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 24/04 - Munster's Leinster lesson, Ryan Giggs landlord, new Golden Boy
April 24, 2014 12:42 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBMunster face one of their biggest ever challenges this weekend, so we welcome Leinster and Ireland's Shane Jennings into studio to explain what exactly its like to tackle Mathieu Bastareaud, and what Munster can learn from Leinster's mistakes.European and World medalist Jason Quigley is the latest Irish amateur superstar to join the pro ranks. We ask Johnny Watterson about the advantages of joining Golden Boy, Quigley's potential in pro game and why he was so sought after.All this plus Ryan G...
Second Captains Football 22/04 - Scheming Giggs, Glazer cash, Man U ex player power, Liverpool devil
April 22, 2014 14:13 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBEoin and Ken reflect on the end of the David Moyes era at Manchester United, scheming Giggs, the systems failure plaguing Jose Mourinho, and the distinctively Mephistophelian arc of Raheem Sterling's second goal last weekend.Richie Sadlier joins us in studio to reflect on the fateful moments of Moyes' tortured reign and just why Giggs isn't suited to the job. And John Brewin tries to anticipate the Glazer family's next move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 22/04 - Moyes bumped, Giggs the politician, Fergie's Catch 22, Munster hope
April 22, 2014 12:13 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBMoyes gone, Giggs in for remainder of the season and the media are having a ball. Could Man United classiness, Old Trafford leak, political manoeuvrings behind the scenes, Fergie's Catch 22 and Giggs as a long term option. Ken, Eoin and Gabriele Marcotti discuss. Munster know what style Toulon will play on Sunday, but does that make the task any easier. Gerry Thornley and Liam Toland on the mood in Munster, and what options they have against the biggest team ever assembled,All this plus twitt...
Second Captains Football 17/04 - Gareth Bale's magnificence, Jose profile, old days
April 17, 2014 15:08 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBEoin and Ken discuss Gareth Bale's magnificence and wonder whether Tony Pulis does friendlies.Diego Torres talks to us about his compelling character study of Jose Mourinho.And Scott Murray reflects on whether football really was better in the old days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 17/04 - European rugby landscape, Ireland's new 13, Andy Lee
April 17, 2014 13:53 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAndy Lee was back in the ring last weekend, and Ireland's most charismatic boxer joins us in studio to talk about changing weight divisions, staying busy and Floyd Mayweather.After two years of internal wrangling, the European Champions Cup is coming, but Connacht look set to be on the outside looking in. Former Connacht hooker, now Grenoble coach Bernard Jackman looks at the new European landscape.And we talk about Murph's middle-age spread, Man City's balls and the battle of Bayonne. Host...
Second Captains Football 14/04 - Brendan Rodgers' party, Steve G dessert, Jose silence
April 14, 2014 14:32 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBKen and Eoin imagine the Premier League as an elaborate dinner party where Brendan Rodgers has gone from being an unwanted guest to the belle of the ball. We ask Jonathon Wilson if Steve Gerrard deserves to win the league, and Miguel Delaney explains Jose's silence.Also on the menu are drug metaphors, radio phone in frenzies, Jose in no country for old men and tee-totallers Man United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 14/04 - Wild Steve G, Dub's onslaught, mean streaks, Bubba golf
April 14, 2014 11:42 - 50 minutes - 46 MBEoin Ken and Murph discuss digest an incredible weekend of sport that included Steve Gerrard's wild eyed call for calm, Raheem Sterling's bird like foot speed and Bubba golf. Dublin face Derry in the league final, and we welcome Oisin McConville and Malachy Clerkin into studio to discuss second half comebacks, MDMA, shabby Mayo and Cork's need for a mean streak.Jordan Spieth's sulk, Noel O'Leary up a tree, Premier League Lord of the Rings comparisons and McDevitt's All Ireland theory also fe...
Second Captains Football 10/04 - Fergie fade, short term Moyes, weepy Jose, bleak Barca
April 10, 2014 15:49 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBEoin and Ken discuss some of the tearful episodes described in an exciting new book about Jose Mourinho.John Brewin and Daniel Harris reflect on fading Fergie, short term Moyes and the effective end of Manchester United's season.And Sid Lowe joins us to talk about Atletico's victory last night and the uncertain times ahead for Barcelona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 10/04 - Cork regeneration, Munster's new generation, Dub flow, confidence man
April 10, 2014 14:32 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBCork have been the story of the National Football League so far - with a new manager, and a stable full of brilliant young footballers we weren't sure would ever fulfil their potential. Karol Mannion and Malachy Clerkin are in studio to look at their match-up with Dublin, Diarmuid Connolly, and the other league semi-final between Mayo and Derry.Munster's Damien Varley joins us for a chat about Rob Penney's departure, new Munster, fear, positivity and facing Toulon.All this plus Ken's poor son...
Second Captains Football 07/04 - Colemania, Roberto's big plan, Irish Brendan Rodgers, Jose poison
April 07, 2014 13:51 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBEoin and Ken discuss Colemania, Irish Brendan Rodgers, Roberto Martinez's big dream, Torres 360, Chris Hughton's sacking, and the problem of always wanting more. Jonathan Wilson joins us to discuss how Roberto Martinez has built on the legacy of David Moyes. And Miguel Delaney thinks Fulham are going to pull off an unlikely escape from relegation, but at whose expense? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 07/04 - Clutch Munster, porous Leinster, Augusta dream
April 07, 2014 11:07 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBMunster once again prove they're the best clutch team in Europe, while Leinster continue to struggle against more powerful opponents. We ask Bernard Jackman and Gerry Thornley if Munster have the squad depth to go all the way, if Ulster have been mortally wounded and whether Leinster need to re appraise their strategy.The Eisenhower tree is gone from Augusta, but all the other traditions remain, for better or worse. We ask Brian Murphy to wrestle with his capitalist side, and explain what its...
Second Captains Football 03/04 - Man United's low expectations, Pep's flaws, Parisian monster
April 03, 2014 16:01 - 55 minutes - 51 MBEoin and Ken discuss further developments in Mourinho's management-by-sarcasm, and why Bayern Munich were like a thumbless man trying to solve a Rubik's cube.Simon Kuper describes the reaction in Paris to the home team's glorious win over Chelsea.And Raphael Honigstein on the Bavarian disappointment with Manchester United's handball-style defensive tactics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Second Captains 03/04 - The GAA Sky RTE bushfire, Rob Penney V refs, Toulon
April 03, 2014 14:19 - 48 minutes - 44 MBThe deal which will see Sky broadcast 14 GAA championship games exclusively live this season has prompted a huge reaction - and the less people know about it, the more outraged they appear to be. We pick through the more reasonable arguments with Karol Mannion and Anthony Moyles. With a big Heineken Cup weekend coming up, we speak to bona fide Munster legend David Wallace on Rob Penney's recent comments on Northern Hemisphere refereeing, and their major show-down with Toulouse. Joe Duffy, ...
Second Captains 31/03 - Leinster Munster H Cup, Tiger Woods, Kevin McManamon
March 31, 2014 10:07 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThere was an interesting build up to Leinster Munster, but did Rob Penney's statements affect his own team more than the opposition? Denis Hickie and Shane Horgan look at the performances and how the game will impact on both teams' preparations for the Heineken Cup.Tiger Woods' body is letting him down once again - we ask Brian Murphy if his swing coach Sean Foley is to blame, and will Tiger ever win another major.All this plus Lawro's Harry Hill shirt, the eternal duality of Maverick and Ice...
Second Captains 27/03 - boys in blue, Dublin Mayo rivalry, head games, Suarez
March 27, 2014 14:56 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBEoin McDevitt has a dilemma – his beloved boys in blue are playing on Saturday evening, against their premier rivals. That’s right, Leinster… and Dublin. Should he travel to the Aviva, or Croke Park? Karol Mannion and Oisin McConville are on hand to try and convince him of the merits of the burgeoning Dublin Mayo rivalry. Steve James is one of the truly great sports movie directors. Hoop Dreams is a classic of the genre, and his new film “Head Games – the global concussion crisis” is a...
Second Captains 24/03 - Munster gripe, Leinster back 3, Dubs forget, Tipp survive, Clare entertain
March 24, 2014 13:26 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn the face of it Leinster V Munster doesn't have a lot riding on it but its a sellout, its a top of the table clash and there a few Munster players stewing over missing out on a 6N winners medal. We ask Alan Quinlan and Gerry Thornley about Rob Penney's statements, and if there is any takent gap between the two.The final weekend of the hurling league was made all the more dramatic by Niall McMorrow, who didn't know what score his Dublin side needed against Tipp in order to avoid a relegation...
Second Captains 20/03 - Moyes hope, Schmidt stats, rise of the machines, club V county
March 20, 2014 14:38 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIreland are the Six Nations champions, and although it was tight, the statistics released in the last few days brook no argument - we were first in scrum, lineout, ruck, and tackle success. But are we becoming slaves to stats? And is this good or bad news for the modern-day sportsperson? And a cursory glance at this year's Allianz Football League tables reveals that Ulster football could be back on a charge - we talk to the top scorer in the history of the Ulster championship Oisin McConvi...
Second Captains 17/03 - St Patrick's Day special - BOD, Joe's learning curve, luck, retire
March 17, 2014 12:42 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIts a special St Patrick's day episode of Second Captains, as we celebrate all thats good about being Irish, including sporting prowess, luck and the smell of fried concession stand burger meat at 9am.We talk to Denis Hickie and Eddie O'Sullivan about the difference between luck and being lucky, coming close and winning and if this is just the end of the beginning for the Joe Schmidt era.Brian O'Driscoll's retirement was like a fairytale, but we talk to US Murph about 40 year old NBA star Ste...
Second Captains 13/03 - Confident Ireland, Sexton's Parisian point, tax evasion, Arkle
March 13, 2014 14:48 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBEoin is very anxious to tell people that Ireland are going to win handsomely in France this weekend… but he’s having trouble finding anyone with an alternative view to try and convince. All this confidence is good, right? Former Ireland players Reggie Corrigan and Victor Costello are in studio to tell us if we’ve anything to worry about. And in a week where ‘sure things’ are always at a premium, we talk about the greatest racehorse of them all, Arkle, who won his first Gold Cup 50 years ago...
Second Captains 10/03 - Recovering from O'Driscoll Day, France, GAA generation gap
March 10, 2014 12:36 - 48 minutes - 44 MBEoin McDevitt has had a few sleepless nights since O'Driscoll Day, and the only cure is a Six Nations Championship. He talks to Gerry Thornley and Matt Williams about the emotional recovery, creative development under Schmidt, and why France's performances up to now can be ignored.Keith Duggan met and interviewed one of the most interesting men in football, Kerry manager Eamon Fitzmaurice. We talk to Keith about the man, the county and the generation gap thats developed in the game. Using m...
Second Captains 06/03 - Schmidt selection, sexton form, points bonanza, office politics
March 06, 2014 17:03 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBJoe Schmidt has only made one change to his starting XV. We ask Shane Horgan and Bernard Jackman about conservatism, Sexton's form, and what is an acceptable result for Ireland.Managers not having any say over what players their club signs is a growing issue in English football. We talk to Brian Murphy about what has long been an accepted practice in American sport.Office politics, cheap pants, Leinster bias and boastful predictions also feature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Second Captains 03/03 - GAA's black card points party, McIlroy meltdown, Lee V Macklin on twitter
March 03, 2014 13:05 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIt’s a points party and everyone’s invited in the National Football League so far this year, with scoring totals up and open football the order of the day. Is this all the black card’s doing? We ask Anthony Moyles for the defender’s take. Rory McIlroy is back competing for tournaments, but the manner of his meltdown at the Honda Classic last night raises questions about his winning temperament. And Andy Lee has called out Matthew Macklin for a fight all of Ireland would love to see – we s...
Second Captains 27/02 - Keane Giles Moyes and time, French mutiny, NFL combine, F1 sexism
February 27, 2014 12:01 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThe NFL Combine is a little like the old TV show ‘Superstars’, where young college American football players perform a series of rigorous calisthenics for the benefit of professional teams seeking to draft them – US Murph tells us about one of the dafter parts of American sporting life. Formula One is an almost exclusively male environment, and author and former ITV pitlane reporter Beverly Turner says the possible introduction of one female driver for next year isn’t going to change a whole ...
Second Captains 24/02 - Six Nations league, the Sexton issue, Zebo plan, Euro 2016
February 24, 2014 13:21 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIreland are still alive, and we’re still fightin’ for this title, as Kevin Keegan would say. We accentuate the positives from our heart-breaking 3 point loss to England with Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley. Malachy Clerkin was at the Sochi Winter Olympics, and his walk to the Irish Times this morning was the coldest he’s been since he left Dublin. We ask him if it should ever have been given to Sochi, and if any of the sport took his mind off the hilariously temperate climate. We ask the ...
Second Captains 20/02 - March to heart of English empire, scheming Schmidt, Foley's Munster
February 20, 2014 15:48 - 55 minutes - 51 MBEoin, Ken and Murph discuss sycophantic rugby players, the misery of being a sub in bad weather, the death of the granny rule and yokelish Irish fans.We ask Bernard Jackman and Trevor Hogan if England's plan for a long march to Twickenham could backfire, and ask them exactly what Joe Schmidt is scheming up for what the Irish coach describes as his greatest challenge yet.We also have Martin O'Neill's underwhelming squad announcement, tension between Murph and Pierse Brosnan, the Hick from Fren...
Second Captains 17/02 - English humility, Dallaglio game plan, Kilkenny return
February 17, 2014 13:45 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBThe world of hurling celebrated Kilkenny’s demise last summer as the end of an era – so why are they favourites for this year’s All-Ireland title? Their 1 point defeat to Clare in the opening round of the league gave us some indication of where they are for 2014. England tight-head prop Dan Cole has been ruled out through injury – former England out-half Paul Grayson surveys the damage that could cause. And Shane Horgan tells us about the newly humble English rugby player. All this plus a...
Second Captains 13/02 - Arsenal boo, homophobia in sport, Sochi, women's rugby
February 13, 2014 15:17 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIreland are the reigning Women's Six Nations Grand Slam champions, and they realise the time is now if they want to grow the popularity of their sport. Their most capped player, Lynne Cantwell talks to us about success on and off the field of play. US Murph on the first gay player to declare himself for the NFL draft, and Malachy Clerkin is in Sochi, for the warmest Winter Olympics in history. Ken asks if it's ever a good idea to beat up your dad (it's not), grits, Arsenal fans and packin...
Second Captains 10/02 - Twickenham calling, Schmidt expectations, Colin Jackson
February 10, 2014 12:30 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBOn Second Captains this week – Gerry Thornley, Malcolm O’Kelly and Liam Toland on Ireland’s 26-3 win over Wales and managing expectations before Twickenham in 2 weeks time. Colin Jackson held a world record for 13 years but never won Olympic gold – he tells us about the pressure of delivering at an Olympics, winter or summer. And we have the solid work of Peter O’Mahony’s PR entourage, the second-row’s understanding of beauty on a rugby field, and Rene Meulensteen’s towering intellect. Ho...
Second Captains 06/02 - Welsh strut, Darcy and BOD, Penney, Sochi politics
February 06, 2014 16:27 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThe Welsh players have been told by Gatland this week to strut around Europe like the champions they are. We ask Welsh legend Jonathan Davies if this suits the Welsh psyche, and we talk to former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan about the D'arcy O'Driscoll axis, and the departure of Rob Penney.The Irish Times' Malachy Clerkin is in Sochi for the Winter Olympics so we talk to our journalistic comrade about the long list of political and social issues associated with Putin's Games.We also have US...
Second Captains 03/02 - Horgan and Hickie on Ireland, Paul Galvin retires, Super Bowl slapstick
February 03, 2014 11:51 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBAfter assessing whether we're tougher than Paul O'Connell we launch straight into Six Nations chat with Shane Horgan and Denis Hickie, asking them if the Scottish game was any sort of a barometer for the Wales game.Paul Galvin has retired from inter-county football, and with him goes another link to the great Kerry team of the last decade. Darragh O Se tells us about his former team-mate, and passenger on countless trips to training. And we closely evaluate the singing talents of Peter O’Mah...
Second Captains 30/01 - Ronan O'Gara, Superbowl preview, the legend of Lombardi
January 30, 2014 16:25 - 1 hour - 55 MBOn the eve of the Six Nations, we speak to Ronan O'Gara, the top points-scorer in the tournament's history about documentaries, life in Paris, and a first Spring without international rugby. The Superbowl is a ridiculous affair, but we love it. US Murph is covering it from the madness of 'Radio Row' in NYC, while Jerry Izenberg, 14-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and a giant in American sportswriting, is yet to miss a Superbowl, one of only 2 writers with that unblemished record. B-Hop gets t...
Second Captains 28/01 - Six Nations preview, Donnacha Ryan, the return of B-Hop
January 28, 2014 14:34 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBThe week before the 6 Nations might be the most enjoyable week of the entire tournament – before your team starts losing, and before you remember that for all the pageantry, and all the brilliant occasions, the rugby can sometimes be pretty soporific. Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley are optimistic about Ireland’s chances of sustaining our interest right to the end, and injured lock Donnacha Ryan talks to us about getting back in time to take part in the drama this year.Bernard Hopkins is 49 ...
Second Captains 23/01 - Moyes' penalty clinic, Dublin's image, legion of boom
January 23, 2014 13:45 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBManchester United fans have had to experience some pretty low moments this season – we discuss where Phil Jones' purposeful stride towards the penalty spot ranks in the pantheon. After two biting incidents in a year, have Dublin now got an image problem, and with their big sponsorship deals, is there now more pressure on them to keep high standards.Another fan-base discovering that sport can be a cruel and unforgiving mistress this week were US Murph and his fellow San Francisco 49ers fans ...
Second Captains 21/01 - Cheating at life, Rory McIlroy, the Ulster project, Sherman
January 21, 2014 14:43 - 51 minutes - 47 MBCheating in real life really pays off – so why are we so hard on golfers who step on the wrong side of a totally pointless white line? Rory McIlroy saw red last weekend, fouling foul of one of the sport’s more technical rules – Malachy Clerkin of the Irish Times joins us. It could be argued that the relative strengths of Munster, Ulster and Leinster have never been more closely matched – and the impact of their director of rugby David Humphreys is a major factor in Ulster’s recent renaissanc...
Second Captains 16/01 - West Coast jawin', Jesse Owens' life after Berlin, heat
January 16, 2014 13:02 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA very cosmopolitan edition of Second Captains today – as we traverse the globe from San Francisco, to Sydney and back to New York in search of sporting drama. Is the Australian Open, at the height of the Antipodean summer, now almost an unplayable event? Tennis players have been suffering in the Melbourne heat, our man in Oz Matt Williams tells us how extreme temperatures are a part of Aussie life. There is trouble in the house of US Murph – he is the West Coast’s most avowed San Francis...
Second Captains 14/01 - Heineken Cup glory, heavyweight president, platinum package
January 14, 2014 14:45 - 45 minutes - 42 MBLeinster, Munster and Ulster are all shaping up well in the Heineken Cup, but have they progressed, and which one of the three is best equipped to go the whole way from here? The Irish Times’ Gerry Thornley and 2-time Heineken Cup winner Shane Horgan cast an optimistic look ahead to Round 6 of the pool stages… and the quarter-finals. Vitali Klitschko was one of the most dominant world heavyweight champions of the last 20 years… and now he’s running for the Presidency of Ukraine, which stands...
Second Captains 09/01 - Number 10 personality, H Cup, NFL Playoffs, TV
January 09, 2014 13:58 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBShould your out-half be the first name on your team-sheet, or does healthy competition in the most important position on the field actually help your team? Shane Horgan and Neil Francis tell us who they think will be first choice in the long term, and why so many outhalves are obsessives. US Murph joins us to talk about the NFL playoffs, the lonely life of a kicker, and we outline how you can watch 26 hours of sport this weekend, if that’s your thing. And we find time to talk about Ric Flair...
Second Captains 07/01 - The dream job episode starring Oisin McConville and Bernard Jackman
January 07, 2014 13:01 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWe refuse to be affected by the January blues, so it’s the Love Edition of Second Captains @ The Irish Times as we speak to two young men embarking on their dream coaching jobs.Oisin McConville is now joint-manager of the Crossmaglen team he starred in for 20 years, and Bernard Jackman’s meteoric rise through the ranks of French Top 14 rugby continues, with his appointment from the start of next season as Grenoble head coach. In the interests of journalistic balance, we also discuss David Moy...
Second Captains 02/01 - Welsh regions create more headaches for Irish rugby, Ole for Cardiff
January 02, 2014 14:29 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBIn the first Second Captains of 2014, Eoin and Ken react to the news that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been confirmed as Cardiff City manager. Will he and Vincent Tan form an unlikely dream team and was he the Smithers to Alex Ferguson's Monty Burns?Shane Horgan and Eddie O'Sullivan believe we need to prepare ourselves for more transfers out of Ireland and that the IRFU should have a plan B in place with the future of Celtic League currently on unsteady ground.Plus tributes to Uncle Phil, Murph's...
Second Captains 2013 Hogmanay Hootenanny Auld Lang Syne End of Year Review Special
December 31, 2013 09:28 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBEoin and Murph perform a small fireworks show in studio and share an emotional embrace before wading in to their favourite moments of the year with Derval O'Rourke and Malachy Clerkin.Derval experienced the European indoors as an enthused athlete and a member of a fickle media pack, and explains the difference between male and female attitudes to mental preparation. Malachy Clerkin talks about small county celebrations, and the joy of watching Colm Cooper take on the Dublin football team. Al...
SECOND CAPTAINS CHRISTMAS SPORTS PUDDING 23/12
December 23, 2013 09:04 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBWe've headed off together on our clydesdales to our Second Captains rural retreat, as we do every year. Normally its just the five of us, but this year Mariah Carey joins the gang around an open fire to discuss Vincent Browne, Pierse Brosnan, Kevin Pietersen and our favourite Lansdowne Road moments. We also have one of our best interviews of the year, Eamon Dunphy on the history of Ireland-England games, and we end the sports pudding with a very special Second Captains audio gift - Ken Early ...
Second Captains 20/12 - Sports Woman of the Year Special - Rosemary Smith and Melissa Ludtke
December 20, 2013 15:40 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBTo tie in with today's Irish Times Sports Woman of the Year awards we're releasing a special edition of the show, which includes an interview with the legendary Rosemary Smith, winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, and Melissa Ludtke, an American journalist who changed things for all that followed in her path.Rosemary joins Eoin and Murph in studio to discuss how she went from being a dress designer in Ireland to competing with and beating the world's best male rally drivers, what...
Second Captains 17/12 - Rugby fluctuations, new Munster, the Flu Game, SPOTY
December 17, 2013 14:03 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIreland in the November Series, Ireland in RWC 2011, Leinster and Northampton and Toulouse in recent weeks - how can teams' performances fluctuate so much from week to week - we try and figure out if rugby is more susceptible than most sports to ridiculous turnarounds with Eddie O'Sullivan and Emmett Byrne... and whether Munster showed us something new this weekend. Last week a pair of Michael Jordan's basekball shoes sold for over 100,000 dollars. We ask Brian Murphy about the US phenomenon ...
Second Captains 12/12 - Ireland V Europe, Heineken Cup, The Ice Bowl
December 12, 2013 13:58 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBTwo clean sweeps in a row for the Irish provinces in the Heineken Cup - can we take all the credit or have the English clubs sub-consciously filed out of this year’s competition already… Shane Horgan, Trevor Hogan and an England Grand Slam winner tell us what we can expect this weekend. Thermo-nuclear war appears to be the only thing that will stop an NFL match – as a couple of snow-addled games on the East Coast showed last week. We go back to the NFL championship game played in wind chill ...