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One of the best 0-0 draws in a cup final seen Liverpool FC win the Carabao Cup on Penalties 11-10. Host Roy Shanahan, Neal Dobbs and David Buggle look through all the stories of the week including.... - Liverpool beat Chelsea in Carabao Cup Final - Marcelo Bielsa parts company with Leeds United - Teams pull out of playing Russia in World Cup Qualifiers - Super Eddie Howe And a little bit more!

The season is underway and Host Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle take a look at the weeks League of Ireland news and stories including... - The 2022 Season is here finally! - The LOI Highlights Show, Do we like it? - The Pricing Structure on LOITV - Tolka Park is here to stay! Plus a little more.........

The season is upon us and host Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle have a lot to discuss including... - A look at the weekends games and how the teams are shaping up - League of Ireland players leaving the country - Bohemians Daniel Lambert has called for clubs work together and not let players leave on the cheap - Shane Keegan to Treaty United - The much needed Sports Capital Grants

We're back!!! It's Season 3 and this year we can not only be found on all the major podcast providers but we are now on Youtube as well. Host Roy Shanahan is joined by Nathan Doyle to discuss the key stories in the League of Ireland including... - How does the FAI strategy plan benefit the League of Ireland? - Ireland look to co-host Euro 2028, is it realistic? - Drogheda United continue to suppor...

Host Roy Shanahan was joined by David Buggle and Neal Dobbs from thebigkickoff.com to discuss the weeks talking points in the football world including.... - Is Declan Rice worth £100 million? - Roy Keane back to Sunderland? - Are Barcelona back? - Dele Alli getting stick already at Everton! And a whole lot more....

Host Peter Moore is joined by Debbie Knight, Joe Harvey and Sean Phelan to look ahead to Six Nations, the Gallagher Premiership and how the club sides are shaping up in Europe.

Host Peter Moore was joined by Paul Newman, Mark Smith and Jon Batham to review The Ashes and where it all went wrong for England. Topics discussed.. - England's disappointing Ashes series. - What should happen next? - Look ahead to England's white ball series in West Indies - The release of the county cricket fixtures for the season ahead.

Host Roy Shanahan is joined by David Buggle and Neal Dobbs for the last Football Show of 2021... - Is Tuchel feeling the pressure? - Are Man City just too good to stop? - Pep says Van Dijk is overrated and not as good as Vidic - Who makes the Top 4? West Ham, Arsenal, Manchester United or Spurs?...... - The best 11 of the season so far, De Bruyne, Kane and Grealish will no be in it! - We try to pr...

Host Roy Shanahan discusses all the weeks football news and stories with David Buggle and Neal Dobbs from thebigkickoff.com including.. - Fifa's World Cup Plan - Shocking Decisions from Referee's... again! - Is Klopp a Bully? - Has Conte Changed Anything at Spurs? - New Players who have or have not impressed so far..

Host Peter Moore is joined by Debbie Knight, Nathan Jones and Elizabeth Cartwright to discuss all the weeks Rugby action.... Topics discussed: -European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, - England women's rugby - Allianz Premiership 15's, - Ellis Genge and George Ford leaving Leicester,

Host Peter Moore is joined on The Big Kick Off Cricket Podcast by guests Ben Kosky, Annie Chave and Wes Spearman. The topic of conversation is of course The Ashes.

Host Roy Shanahan was joined by David Buggle and Neal Dobbs to discuss all the weeks football stories including..... - UEFA make a mess of the Champions League draw - Aubameyang's future at Arsenal - Are Stephen Gerrard and Ralf Rangnick making an impression? - Do referees have an unconscious bias towards the top teams when it comes to penalties? - Aguero, where does he rank in the all time Premie...

1. Waterford make the crazy decision to sack Marc Bircham days before the biggest game of the season. 2. PFAI announce award nominees. 3. Lot of talk about Roy Keane and is future. Does he go back into management or continue as a pundit. 4. Wexford won the women's FAI Cup give them a shout-out. Shels fantastic in defeat, declining to make any complaints following an investigation for the FAI, rega...

Host Roy Shanahan and Sports Writer Nathan Doyle discuss all the weeks League of Ireland stories..... It's been a week of rumours and transfer activity... Jack Byrne returns to Shamrock Rovers. - Danny Mandroiu on the move? - The clear-out continues at Dundalk with Jim Magilton leaving the club. - A quick mention to Ollie Horgan. Recently became the longest serving manager in one spell in Finn Har...

Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com discuss all the changes in the League of Ireland this week.... - Dundalk Takeover - Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely about to merger? The Pros and Cons - Martin Russell named new Athlone Town manager. Is it a good appointment? - Could we see a third tier added to the LOI in the near future? And, would it be a welcome addition? - Info on First Divis...

Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com go through all the weeks League of Ireland stories..... - Damien Duff as new Shels manager. - Paul Doolin leaves Athlone and Daire Doyle leaving Longford. - FAI Cup tickets went on sale yesterday, and on the Pats side it was a bloody disaster. Can nothing ever be simple in the league? - First Division play-offs 4. Republic of Ireland U21 squad r...

Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle discuss the weeks League of Ireland stories.... - News came through this week that lan Morris is set to leave Shels at the end of the season.. What's next for Morris? Who'll replace him? - Manager of the Year? : Marc Bircham? - We now know it'll be an all Dublin FAI Cup final. Do we think it could break the attendance record for FAI Cup finals at the Aviva? - Mick McC...

Join Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com as they discuss all the latest League of Ireland news and stories including.... 1. The big news of the week which was the announcement of a return to full capacity crowds. 2. Fallout from an entertaining Dublin Derby on Monday and the ticket rivalry undergoing between the two clubs. 3. Breakdown the info regarding the Unite the Union Cup. 4...

Roy Shanahan, David Buggle and Neal Dobbs discuss the weeks Football news and stories.... - Who will go to Newcastle United? - The Ballon D'or is ridiculous but we still discuss it - We are not robots : Neymar & Courtois - Ireland's decent International break - Ranieri back in the Premier League

Host Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com had alot to discusss on this weeks LOI Podcast.... 1. Shelbourne could win the First Division title with a win on Friday. What are the contributing factors to their success this season? 2. Have we been given a reason why RTE won't cover LOI games? 3. Lot of controversy surrounding away ticket allocations. 4. Pat's U19's representing LOI in...

Maynooth University Town Manager Shane Harte joined Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle to discuss their big Quarter Final tie against Bohemians. Also where he see's the club progressing and the road to the Quarter Finals. Shane stuck around to discuss all the weeks LOI stories including... - All the Quarter Final ties in the FAI Cup - Another poor result for Dundalk! The relegation battle is real, even...

Host Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle are back with another episode which is jam packed with LOI topics and discussions.... 1. After the 0-0 draw with Sligo Rovers Drogheda manager Tim Clancy gave a scathing interview regarding referees in this country. Great to here a manager being so honest, but it's a damming statement regarding the stress of the LOI. 2. Vinny Perth staying on as Dundalk manager?...

Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com chat about this weeks League of Ireland Stories - Dalymount Park Capacity - We take a look at the 2nd round of the FAI Cup which kicks off this weekend - Jack Byrne on the move from APOEL? Surely a LOI return is off the table? - Wigan remind other EFL clubs against sectarian chants aimed at McClean. - Fan Question - What do we think about the ne...

Host Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle from www.thebigkickoff.com discuss the weeks LOI news and stories.... - Athlone Town part ways with Adrian Carberry, and swiftly replace him with Paul Doolin. What do we make of all this? - Growing concern around Liam Buckley's tenor as Sligo boss. Would it be right to let him go? Is the arrival of Andre Wright the missing piece of the puzzle? . - NIFL officially...

Roy Shanahan and Nathan Doyle discuss all he weekly LOI topics including : - The standard of Irish Football improving steadily - Jim Magilton on the move? -Keith Long believes no reason why Georgie Kelly couldn't get into Ireland squad - Fan Questions : 1. Any football pet peeves? 2. Best badge in the league?