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Ep 160: Steven Gerrard Villa | James Maddison England | Arsenal v Liverpool | Everton v Man Utd

October 05, 2022 21:37 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

Football pod this week as Daniel and Seán discuss Steven Gerrard's Villa future and James Maddison making the England squad. Plus there's a Premier League preview this weekend with Arsenal v Liverpoop and Everton v Manchester United. Time Stamps: - Steven Gerrard Aston Villa (00:54) - James Maddison England (15:10) - Arsenal v Liverpool (23:51) - Everton v Manchester United (43:15)  Subscribe for free to our YouTube channel Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: In...

Ep 159: Stephen Kenny | Gareth Southgate | Premier League Derby Weekend

September 28, 2022 20:21 - 1 hour - 99.5 MB

Bumper show today with plenty covered including: - Paul O'Donovan (00:55) - Women's Irish Open (03:50) - Presidents Cup (07:26) - Stephen Kenny's Ireland (14:35) - Ireland U21s v Israel (30:30) - Gareth Southgate's England (39:28) - Arsenal v Tottenham (53:00) - Man City v Man Utd (56:33) - Crystal Palace v Chelsea (63:25) ————————————————————— Subscribe for free to our YouTube channel Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Faceb...

Ep 158: Scotland vs Ireland Preview | U21 Euros Playoff | Frank Lampard at Everton

September 23, 2022 05:22 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MB

A lot covered on the show today as we discuss Frank Lampard at Everton - is he harshly criticised by those outside the club? We preview Ireland's crucial Under 21 Euro 2023 Playoff against Israel, discussing the key players. And finally, the small matter of Scotland looking for revenge after losing 3-0 at the Aviva in June. Plus, we briefly touch on Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey being back in the Dublin fold ahead of the 2023 season. Time Stamps: Frank Lampard at Everton (01:35) ...

Ep 157: Andrew Blair White - Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa Reaction | Shamrock Rovers | League Of Ireland

September 01, 2022 05:36 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

An old favourite of the podcast is back with as Andrew Blair White joins the lads. We give our post-match reaction to Arsenal vs Aston Villa, discuss Shamrock Rovers' European journey and we ask Andrew about his upcoming plans for the new jumps season with Let's Talk Racing. Time Stamps: Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa (01:30) Premier League (16:00) Shamrock Rovers (23:00) Keith Long (51:00) ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media ...

Ep 156: UCL Draw | Kenny's Kids | Rory & Tiger Fight Back

August 26, 2022 05:55 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB

Covering a wide variety of topics this week from the Champions League draw and latest in the Premier League ahead of this weekend, to the PGA Tour's response to LIV Golf. Time Stamps: Champions League Draw (00:30) Premier League Title Race (16:37) Shamrock Rovers (31:20) Evan Ferguson (35:30) LIV Golf latest (41:20) ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook & Linked...

Ep 155: Irish Take Over European Athletics | Premier League | LIV Golf Saga

August 19, 2022 05:37 - 51 minutes - 71 MB

Busy week of sport with the Irish taking over the sprints at the European Athletics Championships. Plus there's the ongoing soap opera that is the Premier League and where exactly are we with LIV golf. Time Stamps: Irish Athletics 00:28 LIV Golf 06:35 League of Ireland 15:05 Premier League 20:50 ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook & LinkedIn  Music - 'Sleep Of...

Ep 154: LOI in Europe | Premier League GW 2 | All or Nothing Arsenal | Haaland

August 12, 2022 05:04 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MB

As one of our own hit the Amazon Prime big time this week, we discuss GW2 of the Premier League season. We open the show with a review of the League of Ireland clubs in Europe so far this season. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook & LinkedIn  Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 153: 'The band is back baby' - Bumper Premier League Preview & FPL with Ciarán McDermott

August 03, 2022 22:53 - 1 hour - 107 MB

We're back. Bumper Premier League special for you as we take a look at the Top 6, do our infamous 1-20 and Ciarán McDermott joins us for a special FPL preview. Premier League Preview (01:25) 1-20 Predictions (39:00) FPL Preview with Ciarán (55:04) ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook & LinkedIn  Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 152: 'All 28 races covered' | Ultimate Cheltenham Preview - Brian Dowling | Daniel Hussey

March 13, 2022 20:48 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

We try and run through our fancies across all four days as quickly as possible ahead of Cheltenham week. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

'All 28 races covered' | Ultimate Cheltenham Preview - Brian Dowling | Daniel Hussey

March 13, 2022 20:48 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

We try and run through our fancies across all four days as quickly as possible ahead of Cheltenham week. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 151: Cheltenham Novice Hurdles (Supreme, Ballymore, Mares Novice & Albert Bartlett)

February 28, 2022 15:37 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MB

Daniel Hussey and Brian Dowling join host Sean Hussey for a look at the three Cheltenham Novice Hurdles. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 150: Cheltenham 2022 Arkle, Turners and Brown Advisory Ante-Post Preview

February 21, 2022 15:43 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

We're back with another Cheltenham preview, this time looking at the three main novice chases (Arkle, Turners and Brown Advisory). Joining us is regular Cheltenham contributor Brian Dowling and the Irish Field's Ronan Groome. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Cheltenham Championship Races Ante-Post Preview

January 31, 2022 15:37 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MB

Week 1 of our Cheltenham Countdown starts with the five Championship races - Champion Hurdle (Tuesday), Champion Chase (Wednesday), Ryanair Chase and Stayers Hurdle (Thursday) and Gold Cup (Friday). Every Monday, our resident Cheltenham expert Brian Dowling will be joining us to preview the Festival. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - ...

Ep 149: Cheltenham Championship Races Ante-Post Preview

January 31, 2022 15:37 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MB

Week 1 of our Cheltenham Countdown starts with the five Championship races - Champion Hurdle (Tuesday), Champion Chase (Wednesday), Ryanair Chase and Stayers Hurdle (Thursday) and Gold Cup (Friday). Every Monday, our resident Cheltenham expert Brian Dowling will be joining us to preview the Festival. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'S...

Ep 148: NFL Playoffs | Everton | Shishkin vs Energumene |

January 24, 2022 20:32 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

We're back with a weekend review of some incredible sport. The NFL Divisional Round produced four incredible games, culminating in a Quarterback battle for the ages between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. Technical difficulties meant we could only briefly cover Everton and whether they can be dragged into a relegation battle. Shishkin pipped Energumene in the final half furlong to seal an epic victory in the Clarence House. Is there any chance the tables will be turned in March? Brian ...

Ep 147: Weekend Review - Seven (7!!) sports covered in bumper hour long podcast

December 13, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 90.2 MB

Busy weekend of sport and we review it all including Katie Taylor, European Cross Country, F1 final lap drama and Premier League roundup. We also summarise our first trip in the Arsenal away end - a 2-1 defeat to Everton (which is their only win in their last nine matches!) - GAA refs, Heineken Champions Cup and 40/1 tip for the darts!! Time Stamps: Abu Dhabi GP (01:48) Katie Taylor (10:04) European Cross Country (14:25) Heineken Champions Cup (17:15) Premier League Roundup (21:...

Ep 146: 'Pride of Dublin' - FAI Cup Final & Premier League Chat with Luke Delaney

November 29, 2021 22:33 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB

Sports journalist Luke Delaney joins us to review the FAI Cup final, as well as the latest on the Premier League title race. 00:20 FAI Cup Final 30:35 Premier League talk ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 145: 'Give Stephen Kenny a new contract' - Gavin Bazunu | Jeff Hendrick | San Marino

November 16, 2021 06:38 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

Luxembourg 0-3 Ireland Review We talked Stephen Kenny’s contract situation, Gavin Bazunu, San Marino and the continued Middle Eastern takeover of world sport. We also finished talking about Ireland's over the All Blacks  ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 144: 'Go out and smash them' - Ireland vs Portugal: Stephen Kenny | Ronaldo | Full Aviva

November 09, 2021 22:44 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

We preview Ireland vs Portugal as Stephen Kenny's team play in front of a full Aviva Stadium for the first time.  ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 143: Conte to Spurs | Ole's big week | Arsenal Revival | When Eagles Dare

November 01, 2021 20:15 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

We discuss Antonio Conte's expected arrival at Tottenham, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's big week and Arsenal's revival. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 142: 'Ole's at the wheel': Mo Salah | Gary Neville | United future

October 25, 2021 20:58 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MB

Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool There's a certain game we need to talk about. We discuss the best player in the world right now in Mohamed Salah, OIe Gunnar Solskjaer's future at United and we review Sky Sports' chat before and after the game where Gary Neville seemed reluctant to put any of the blame on the manager's door. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook Linke...

Ep 141: Stats & VEO for your local GAA club - Aidan Savage

October 18, 2021 05:47 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

In another topic episode, we chat to Aidan Savage who does stats and VEO for his local GAA club Ballymacelligott (Ballymac) in Kerry.  ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 140: 'We have a basis of a team' - Azerbaijan 0-3 Ireland Review

October 11, 2021 20:15 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MB

We look back on a good night for Stephen Kenny and Ireland against Azerbaijan and whether there has been a significant change of style from this Irish side. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 139: Aoife Wade - 'We can't be in two places at once' | Fixture Clash | Player Welfare | LGFA & Camogie Association

October 08, 2021 05:38 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MB

In a bitesize episode, we chat with Aoife Wade of Whitehall Colmcille GAA Club about the latest LGFA and Camogie fixture clash.  Here is Aoife's tweet: "Can't wait to play a camogie champo final at 2.30pm on Sunday as well as a league football game at 3pm the same day. The complete disregard of dual players by the LGFA and Camogie Association continues." We discuss how this was allowed to happen, already having to play matches on back-to-back nights in the summer and player welfare. ...

Ep 138: Azerbaijan v Ireland Preview | Liverpool 2-2 Man City | Claudio Ranieri at Watford

October 04, 2021 21:23 - 47 minutes - 66 MB

00:30 - After Liverpool and Manchester City played out a sensational second half at Anfield, we discuss where these two sides fit in the Premier League title race. 15:10 The latest Watford sacking is with Xisco Munoz - we discuss whether Claudio Ranieri is the right man to keep them in the Premier League. 27:30 And finally, we'll take a look at Stephen Kenny's latest Ireland squad ahead of a crucial qualifier away to Azerbaijan in Baku on Saturday evening. Oisin McQueirns joins us! W...

Ep 137: 'Ole out' - Premier League Gameweek 7 | Manchester United problems | Liverpool v Manchester City | Chelsea system

September 30, 2021 23:15 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MB

Tim Stokes and Cian O'Hannigan join us to preview the Premier League this weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was looking at another defeat before United fought back, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring in injury time to beat Villareal 2-1. He continues to face questions over his future but - given he got his substitutions correct - is this fair? Liverpool host Manchester City in the big game this week - who will come out on top between Klopp and Guardiola? And finally, Chelsea have now lost two ...

Ep 136: 'Padraig Harrington mismanaged Shane Lowry' - Ryder Cup Review

September 28, 2021 05:37 - 58 minutes - 81.6 MB

What a disappointing weekend for Team Europe and Padraig Harrington. We look at what went wrong, how strong Team USA were and what we can learn for the next Ryder Cup. Mark Fox and Conor Nolan join us once again! Interesting stat - this was the first Ryder Cup without Phil or Tiger since 1993... ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sl...

Ep 135: 'The United Rugby Championship could work' - Preview | Format | Calendar

September 23, 2021 21:13 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MB

With the United Rugby Championship kicking off on Friday, we discuss the new format, preview the league and take a look at the changes to the European rugby calendar for 2021/22. 2001-2006 Celtic League 2006-2011 Magners League 2011-2014 RaboDirect Pro 12 2014-2017 Guinness Pro12 2017-2021 Guinness PRO14 2021 Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup With names like the above in the past, can the new branding and format attract more TV viewers and matchday-going supporters? ——————————————————...

Ep 134: Ryder Cup Preview – Rory & Shane | Bryson & Brooks | Europe underdogs

September 20, 2021 22:58 - 1 hour - 115 MB

We have a bumper Ryder Cup Preview with Conor Nolan and Mark Fox (The Plugged Lie). We discuss Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry and whether they will be paired together. It’s Padraig Harrington v Steve Stricker on the captaincy side of things with one spending the week before the Ryder Cup playing the Champions Tour while the other was giving lifts to and from Old Conna! And why do Europe always seem to be underdogs? It is justified this year? We also mention the Brooks Koepka interview ...

Ep 133: 'Liverpool my pick for the title' - Premier League club 5-minute review

September 17, 2021 12:29 - 44 minutes - 62 MB

Seán gives us his 5-minute review of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal and the best of the rest of the Premier League. 01:30 Manchester United 07:02 Chelsea 12:41 Liverpool 18:10 Manchester City 23:43 Tottenham 28:43 Arsenal 33:00 Best of the rest 39:05 Gameweek 5 fixtures Brooks Koepka interview ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitte...

Ep 132: All-Ireland Final Review – Joe Brolly | Mayo in finals | Ruthless Tyrone

September 13, 2021 21:55 - 50 minutes - 70.5 MB

We chatted aboutTyrone’s key players, Mayo losing a final again and Joe Brolly’s article. Joining us to talk about the game are Aaron Prendergast from GAA Fan TV and John McMahon from The JMac Podcast. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 131: All-Ireland Final Mayo v Tyrone Preview - Matchups | Key Players | Bench

September 10, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MB

Bumper All-Ireland Final preview as we look ahead to Saturday evening's big game. Joining us to talk about the game are Aaron Prendergast from GAA Fan TV and John McMahon from The JMac Podcast. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 130: Emma Duggan's goal | Leona Maguire | Katie Taylor 19-0 | Stephen Kenny future

September 06, 2021 22:27 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

We discuss Meath’s sensational win over five-in-a-row chasing Dublin, Leona Maguire guiding Europe to Solheim Cup success, Katie Taylor going 19-0 and whether we should stick at it with Stephen Kenny. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sleep Off' - Madison Front

Ep 129: 'Robbed' - Portugal 2-1 Ireland Reaction | Gavin Bazunu | Stephen Kenny | Back 4 or 5?

September 02, 2021 23:47 - 49 minutes - 69.2 MB

We have our usual international team back with Oisin McQueirns joining us at 9.30pm to review Ireland's heartbreaking defeat to Portugal. We'll focus on the positives and what the goal should be in our next two home games against Azerbaijan and Serbia. - Gavin Bazunu - Stephen Kenny's project - Adam Idah ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport below: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sl...

Ep 128: Viva Ronaldo | AFTV Negatives | Kerry v Tyrone Reaction

August 31, 2021 05:43 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

With Cristiano Ronaldo set to start Manchester United's next game, are we looking at a title challenge? How long should Arsenal keep trusting Mikel Arteta's process? We'll also give our reaction to Kerry - Tyrone - did Kerry leave it after them? ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Music - 'Sl...

Ep 127: 'Is Pep Guardiola that good?' - Transfer Talk | Premier League Eyecatchers | Kerry v Tyrone

August 26, 2021 11:49 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB

We're back and are not being left short of sport to talk about. We look at the latest transfer news including Harry Kane staying, Cristiano Ronaldo potentially leaving Juventus and Real Madrid's bid for Kylian Mbappe. There's also Premier League chat, Shamrock Rovers in Europe and a look ahead to Kerry against Tyrone this Saturday. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – l...

Ep 126: ‘I think Dessie Farrell has to go’ – Red Cards | Mayo’s comeback | Paul Pogba

August 17, 2021 06:06 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

We’re back. Think we all need to calm down. We will be discussing a Dublin-Mayo game with so many talking points including Conor Lane’s decisions, Mayo’s comeback and Dessie Farrell’s future. There was also the return of the Premier League this weekend so we will discuss the title contenders. That’s before getting into Meath’s incredible comeback over Cork to get them into the LGFA All-Ireland football final and Offaly beating Roscommon in the Under-20 All-Ireland final. ————————————...

Ep 125: 'We'll finish in Europe' | Aston Villa 'Fan Stories' - Andrew Blair White

August 12, 2021 22:59 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Podcast regular Andrew Blair White joins us on the latest episode of 'Fan Stories' as we discuss the Jack Grealish transfer and Aston Villa cult heroes down through the years. Some of the cult heroes we chat about during the hour:   - John Carew - Juan Pablo Ángel - Olof Melberg - Peter Enckelmen - Dion Dublin - Gabby Agbonlahor - Gareth Barry - Ashley Young - Stiliyan Petrov - Liam Ridgewell - Martin Laursen ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channe...

Ep 124: Premier League Season Preview – Predictions | Transfers | Positions 1-20

August 10, 2021 05:55 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

Join us as we preview the upcoming Premier League season which kicks off on Friday. – Jack Grealish’s transfer to Manchester City leaves the defending champions surely as the team to beat. – Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane leave Manchester United with a team capable of challenging for the title. – Chelsea are in talks to re-sign Romelu Lukaku as they continue to strenghten their attacking options. – Liverpool are still waiting for a marquee signing this summer. – And Tottenham and ...

Ep 123: The lack of League of Ireland and Athletics TV coverage

August 05, 2021 23:55 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MB

Bohemians, Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers were all in European action this week yet none of the games were show live on any TV station in Ireland. We discuss whether we have given the League of Ireland a fair chance in this country. There’s also Olympics talk as we discuss the lack of Athletics and other Olympic sports on TV outside of the Games every four years. Cawley's Call - Will Clarke chat ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media...

Ep 122: Arsenal Fan Stories - Cian O'Hannigan on the Invincibles, Arsene Wenger and 'Trusting the Process'

July 30, 2021 05:37 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

Arsenal Fan TV as podcast favourite Cian O’Hannigan joins us to discuss supporting Arsenal down through the years, his favourite memories and why he’s 100% backing Mikel Arteta to bring the good times back. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Ep 121: Kerry All-Ireland favourites, never write off Mayo and what’s wrong with Galway?

July 27, 2021 05:36 - 43 minutes - 60.8 MB

Kerry avenged last year’s Munster defeat to Cork, can they now go on to win Sam Maguire for the first time since 2014? Mayo’s second-half comeback showed they will still be contenders and could trouble the Dubs, provided they beat Kildare this weekend of course. A terrible weekend for the Galway footballers and hurlers, as both teams went crashing out of the championship. Why can’t they convert their underage success to senior? ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel f...

Ep 120: Fan Stories - James Moffatt on Leeds United selling Alan Smith, League One heartbreak and Bielsa haters

July 23, 2021 05:36 - 51 minutes - 71.5 MB

We chat to podcast favourite James Moffatt about all things Leeds United. Alan Smith leaving We discuss the majority of managers Leeds have had over the last decade Premier League promotion Marcelo Bielsa haters ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Ep 120: Fan Stories - James Moffat on Leeds United selling Alan Smith, League One heartbreak and Bielsa haters

July 23, 2021 05:36 - 51 minutes - 71.5 MB

We chat to podcast favourite James Moffat about all things Leeds United. Alan Smith leaving We discuss the majority of managers Leeds have had over the last decade Premier League promotion Marcelo Bielsa haters ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Ep 119: Mixed weekend for Dublin, Limerick comeback; Major machine Morikawa

July 19, 2021 23:24 - 54 minutes - 76 MB

GAA and golf took center-stage this weekend and we reviewed it all. Mixed weekend for Dublin all round given their Leinster hurling final defeat and unconvincing Leinster football semi-final win. Limerick produced a scintillating comeback against Munster rivals Tipperary, is there any team that can stop John Kiely’s side? We say this after every Major but can Morikawa keep winning more and more. Two down so far in eight Major starts for the 24-year-old. We also discuss Rory McIlroy...

Ep 118: Fan Stories – Tim Stokes on his Manchester United hopes, Ole out and memories

July 16, 2021 12:28 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MB

We have a special episode of the podcast coming up tomorrow morning as we start our ‘Fan Stories’ series with Manchester United fan Tim Stokes. ‘Fan Stories’ pilot show was with Celtic fan Luke O’Connor and in each episode we will interview a fan who shares their own personal journey with their club. Tim will give us his hopes for the new season, favourite memories and the highs and lows of supporting United through the years. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel ...

Ep 117: Football's coming [to] Rome - England fall short but who's to blame?

July 12, 2021 23:10 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Oisin McQueirns joins us to discuss the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Did Southgate get his substitutions wrong? Should the senior players have stepped up to take a penalty? What on earth happened outside the ground before the game? ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Ep 116: Euro 2020 Final - Italy v England (Oisin McQueirns)

July 09, 2021 05:38 - 1 hour - 88.6 MB

It's time to get real, football is 90 minutes away from coming home. We give the Irish perspective to it all and preview the final tactically between Italy and England with Oisin McQueirns. Oisin discusses Gareth Southgate, Jack Grealish and Italy shithousery. There's also talk of the RTÉ panel, the BBC v ITV battle and just how unbearable it will be if England do indeed go on to win their first major international tournament since 1966.  ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouT...

Ep 115: Euro 2020 Semi-Final Predictions with Conor Swords & Tim Stokes

July 06, 2021 06:17 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MB

It's semi-final time as the England juggernaut rolls on to Wembley and a semi-final meeting with Denmark on Wednesday night. Tuesday night sees Roberto Mancini's Italy take on Spain in what should be a tense and a tight affair. Conor Swords and Mike Herlihy have made it through to the final of our Euro 2020 predictions but with Monday night GAA training getting in the way for Mike, he has sent an adequate replacement in Tim Stokes to represent him. ————————————————————— Subscribe to ...

Ep 114: Euro 2020 Quarter-Finals Predictions

July 01, 2021 23:11 - 49 minutes - 69.1 MB

We welcome back our four winners James Mouatt, Morgan Ryan, Mike Herlihy and Conor Swords to predict the quarter-finals. ————————————————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free! Follow us on social media @tacklingsport and message us with any ideas for the show – links below. YouTube Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

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