The Bit O'Red Podcast

It's a very similar start to this campaign as that of last season but something feels different. Gerry, Shaun, Magoo and Conor discuss how Liam Buckley's recruitment in the close season might just pave the way for continued progression. The pod looks back on 6 points, 6 goals and 2 very strong performances against Drogheda & Finn Harps. We're joined by special guest Jordan Hamilton who explains wh...

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4 points from two games is a decent return for the Bit O'Red. This week's podcast looks back on the win in Richmond Pk and the scoreless draw in Derry. Shaun, Gerry and Conor asses how the team has gelled together with a number of new faces making a mark for themselves in the starting XI. The lads look ahead to the first home game of the season against Dundalk on Saturday and Sean from America giv...

AND THEY'RE OFF!!!!! Well most of them are off but Rovers are left in the starter's blocks and will be hoping to get up to speed in Richmond Park against St Pats on Friday night. Gerry, Shaune, Magoo and Conor look ahead to the fixture in the company of Pat's fan Fynch. Shaun and Conor catch up with Steve Feeney ahead of the kick-off to the Women's National League that's just around the corner. We...

Episode 50 ushers in season 2022 in the Showgrounds. Shaun, Magoo, Gerry and Conor run the rule of the new faces in the squad and ask which of the academy graduates can step up and claim a starting berth in Liam Buckley's plans. The lads look ahead to the opener against Bohs and we get predictions for the season.

We're signing off for the season in style with Mark Byrne. The winger has just signed a two year extension with the Bit O'Red and tells the pod about his desire to build upon his performances to date. Mark discusses the goal that was stolen from him in the opener of the season against Dundalk and his belief in the quality of the team to push on next season. Shaun, Magoo, Gerry and Conor look back...

Greg Bolger back, more inspired performances from John Mahon and our #KeepKennyOnThePitch campaign has paid off in spades! Are the Bit O'Red back on track? It doesn't matter about the performances at this stage, it's all about the points and we've come up trumps in our two recent and massively important home games against Drogheda and Longford. Magoo, Gerry and Conor assess the lay of the land as...

The Airtricity Premier League point Gods are teasing Sligo Rovers - making us suffer in Ballybofey but offering hope by condemning Derry in Drogheda but we're running out of road. Over the 31 games played this season to date, the Bit O'Red have been in third position for 23 of them No one does third place like Rovers. But with 1st and 2nd wrapped up, can we take the title of undisputed champions o...

There's no doubt about it - the Bit O'Red are displaying relegation form. With each game that passes more questions than answers come to the fore. That the club continues to hold on to 3rd position in the Leauge table says a lot about the standard of the teams. Yet, since the middle of July, the club has only recorded two wins in 14 games. With six games left the team seems listless the management...

They're saying nobody wants 3rd place in the League... We bloody do! Another underwhelming performance from the Bit O' Red, this time at home to Waterford FC, yet a gap [4 points] remains between our nearest rivals Derry City for 3rd spot. With no game to look forward to this weekend [Longford at home has been postponed] all focus for Shaun, Gerry, Magoo and Conor are on the events the unfolded on...

A disappointing performance away to Dundalk means there's growing pressure on Rovers maintaining their European spot as we move into the final stages of the season. Shaun, Gerry, Magoo and Conor look back on an underwhelming performance in Oriel. Derry City's new found riches sparks an in-depth debate on what it means for the League and the Bit O'Red. And the pod is tentative ahead of the must-win...

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Pats - defeated Dundalk - defeated Shams - in our sights!!!! It's a marathon, not a sprint and any good jockey will say winning is about coming good at the right time. With the season's final furlong is in sight, are Rovers coming good at the right time? With two consecutive wins in the bag and Shams arriving into town on Saturday can Rovers making things interesting at the top of the table and cl...

Episode 41 is packed! We're still warm from the glow of our visit to The Whtie Hiag in Ballymote on Saturday. The big news from the #BitORed this week is the intention to enter a senior women's team in the Women's National League. Head of Academy at the club Conor O'Grady is driving this project and joins the pod to discuss what's involved and how IT Sligo will play a role. Gerry, Shaun and Conor...

Despite no fixture last week, there has been news a-plenty around the Showgrounds with the departure of leading goal-scorer Jordan Gibson. Gerry, Magoo, Shaun and Conor discuss what this will mean for the shape of the team going forward and how the new recruits might impact the starting XI. Shaun has been busy again. This week he sat down with former Rovers and St. Pats striker Marcus Hallows to d...

Sure, if you won every week it'd be boring! The pod goes deep on the latest Rovers set-back, this time against Derry City.... but it's not all bad. We saw a greater effort, a goal, outstanding performances from centre-halves our centre-halves and there's a new signing in the shape of former SV Werder Bremen attacker Melvyn Lorenzen. And tickets for The Trust's visit to the White Hag have gone on s...

So it's 6 defeats on the trot, a 3rd league defeat in a row for the Bit O'Red and the goals are few and far between, the lads look back on the loss in Dailymount, what's gone wrong over the last month or so with particular focus on Sunday's loss to Bohs. The lads discuss how Rovers can set things right on Saturday in the Showgrounds against a rejuvenated Derry City under Ruairi Higgins and Raff Cr...

After a week's hiatus [podcast-wise] Gerry, Magoo, Shaun and Conor return to record episode 37 in person, in the flesh, in a single space! This has lead to a reduction in audio quality but has no effect on the quality of shite talked 😁. Since the loss to Harps, our 5th on the trot, the lads attempt a measured approach in their appraisal of recent results. With results going our way elsewhere in t...

What can you say....... There's an hour's therapy here following the Cup exit to Cork. We speak to Ken Sloan from the Men Who Saved Football Podcast ahead of Dundalk's return to the Showgrounds on Monday - should Dundalk fail to progress in the Europa League on Thursday. Thanks as always to our sponsors The White Hag and Barry Creed Solicitors of Dublin and Sligo.

There's not too many around West Dublin who refer to Shamrock Rovers as Shams but Bit O'Red cult hero Keith Foy is one and he's our feature interview on this week's podcast. On the pitch, it was a challenging week with the return to League action in Waterford seeing Rovers record their 3rd consecutive loss however, Cork in the Cup on Sunday is a chance to get back on track. Magoo, Gerry, Shaun & C...

With Rovers latest European campaign underway, Gerry, Magoo, Shuan and Conor dissect the performance in Iceland and look ahead to what needs to happen to progress on Thursday in the Showgrounds. In 2014 Adam McDonnell was signed as a 17-year-old by then Ipswich manager, Mick McCarthy. He has gone on to clock up close to 100 professional appearances in the UK. Despite options to stay 'across the wa...

It's finally here, European football is back for the Bit O'Red. The events of the next two weeks will determine so much for the season ahead. It will likely decide the quantity and quality of new players that arrive at the Showgrounds to strengthen Liam's squad for the remainder of the campaign. In episode 33, Shaune, Gerry and Magoo analyse the performance in Longford and look ahead to the away g...

Following a convincing performance against Bohs at home, Shuan, Magoo, Gerry and Conor discuss where it all went so right for the Bit O'Red. They look ahead of Longford on Saturday and chat about the upcoming European fixture on Thursday next. Greg Bolger is this week's feature interview and he discusses his time at the Showgrounds to date. Thanks as always to The White Hag Brewing Company and Bar...

On the back of 1 point from two games in quick succession, the lads discuss what changes to the starting XI can spark and improvement in the squad. Cawley into the number 10 position, Gibson out wide, Kenny up top? Jordo from the Bohs fan podcast One Up Top drops by to give us his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s massive game in the Showgrounds. We’re grateful for the support we receive from The White...

A loss to Drogheda United is not the end of the world but it presents a chance for the lads to discuss what's required by the Bit O'Red to produce greater on-field consistency. The big news of the weeks surrounds the UEFA Conference League qualifying round 1 draw with Icelandic opposition Hafnarfjörður. The mid-2000s was a turning point for the club as Sean O'Connor's squad climbed out of the Firs...