The Second Captains Podcast

Eoin and Ken reflect on Leicester's title win. Amazing as it now seems, all of this was foretold. Richard III, pizza, dilly-ding dilly-dong. Jonathan Wilson and Gabriele Marcotti try to explain the inexplicable. Plus there's eye gouges, our friendly phone chats with Ranieri, Bayern V Mad Dogs and Ardiles hurtin'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Walsh arrived home from Australia in late 2014 with the prospect of a long and fruitful Gaelic football career ahead of him. But today he’s walked away from the Kerry panel, and we talk to his club-man and former Kerry All-Ireland winner Micheal Quirke. Stephen Ferris and Shane Horgan talk to us about the Ulster-Leinster game, and the current shambles with Munster, and there’s also the Hurli...

Eoin has got another one of his crackpot theories. He thinks Leicester are the best team in the Premier League. He and Ken talk about that, and the impossibly tight trousers middle-aged football managers are forcing themselves into in an effort to appear young. Jonathan Wilson talks to us about Atletico's defeat of Bayern in the Champions League semis, and barrister James Mehigan, who represented...

Dublin won their fourth League title in a row, at a canter against Kerry in front of almost 80,000 people in Croke Park yesterday - Oisin McConville and Karol Mannion paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the country as we look ahead to the summer. Who is Rassie Erasmus, the man set to become Munster's first Director of Rugby, and what does his arrival mean for the province's home-grown coaching...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Leicester's sweep at the PFA awards and Mamadou Sakho's little fat-burner problem. Tony Barrett joins us to talk about Liverpool's likely handling of the Sakho situationAnd John Brewin was at Wembley for both FA Cup semi-finals as Manchester United and Crystal Palace booked their places for the rematch of the classic final of 1990 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Leicester's run-in and Roy Hodgson's runaway sentences. Dion Fanning joins us in studio to talk about the Merseyside Derby. And Terry Daley reports from Rome on a glory night for Francesco Totti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken has just about managed to get over his shock and dismay, and give us his considered opinion on Conor McGregor's 'retirement'. We talk about the fascinating differences of opinion in recent weeks between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic on the issue of doping in tennis. Plus we have US Murph on Kobe Bryant's retirement, and there's Acadian driftwood, Ivy League colleges and circadian rhythms. Hos...

The hurling world has been waiting for a really big Clare-Kilkenny match-up for three years, and when it finally came, Clare emerged convincing winners. Malachy Clerkin and Eoin Kelly give us their verdicts. Gerry Thornley was in the Sportsground to see Munster being out-gunned in every facet by Connacht on Saturday night. And there's teenage Murph's worst nightmare, Acadian driftwood, and Galway...

The Leicester City bandwagon lurched a little yesterday but a controversial last-minute penalty against West Ham ensured that they stay on track for their miracle league win. We discuss the continuing growth of soccer in the US with Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers podcast in New York, and there's birch trees, birdsong... and Tom Selleck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

It's the last show of our week in New York, and we sent our ace reporter (and past-and-future-middleweight champ) Andy Lee to talk to Patrick Hyland, who fights Gary Russell Jnr for the WBC featherweight title tomorrow night in Connecticut. Plus there's our anti-Trump rally bloodlust, an update on ken's sunburn woes and Eoin's earnest attempts to impress Henry Shefflin with his running prowess......

It's a very special show from the rooftop terrace of Brass Monkey in New York as we talk to Henry Shefflin about the Sunday Game, Kilkenny's chances of a three in a row, and playing Junior B football. Andy Lee and John Duddy talk about the fight that never happened between them, the buzz of working with Robert De Niro and home town decisions. Plus there's sporting failure, points and pints, and Ke...

We made our way to the rooftop of the Brass Monkey bar in Manhattan where we were joined by ace comedian Des Bishop, American soccer supremo Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated and a crowd of mostly legal Irish emigrants. We discuss Des' Italia 90 experience, Ronaldo's majestic hat trick, the disappearance of Barcelona's magic dust and Ken's sunburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran are absorbing New York City. They talk about Trump's likely conquest of his home state and what inspired McDevitt the cub reporter. Legendary New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey talks to us about his eight World Cups and why Italian Americans originally chose baseball over soccer. And Kevin Grogan joins us in the Brass Monkey to talk to us about his career, Fergie, a...

It's our first show from New York City, and it's already been eventful. Murph tells us of his calamitous family history in the greater New York area, while Ken relates his failed time as Henry Shefflin's movie reviewer. We hear from Galway hurler Johnny Glynn on why he's staying in New York this summer and forsaking a shot at the Liam McCarthy Cup, and author of "Win At Losing" Sam Weinman of Golf...

Eoin Ken and Murph present a body shaming special featuring the physiques of Rory McIlory, Tiger Woods and Anthony Joshua. Do muscles make medals, and is it ok to punch a 75 year old in the stomach? We ask Brian Murphy if the combined marketing power of Rory, Jason Day and Jordan Spieth can fill the Tiger Woods shaped hole in our lives. Plus there's acclaimed author Donald McRae on Anthony Joshua'...

Eoin and Ken discuss some allegations regarding Zlatan and the impressive musculature he acquired in a few short months at Juventus. Meanwhile Claudio Ranieri and Thomas Tuchel offer contrasting approaches to management at the top levelMiguel Delaney joins us from La Ville Lumière to hail another wonderful performance by David Luiz. And Sid Lowe analyses Real Madrid's disastrous performance at Wol...

After another weekend of doping allegations, we explain to listeners why it makes sense that everyone is taking drugs in sport except footballers. Richie Sadlier joins us in studio. Shane Horgan talks about the indiscipline that plagued both Leinster and Munster's performances in the Aviva on Saturday. Plus Murph is high on life after sampling the final day of the Allianz Football Leagues, and we...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Real Madrid's classic team photo, Messi's Panama problem, and the doping allegations that are not really rocking football just yet. Jonathan Wilson joins us to talk more about the magical Leicester fairytale. And Dermot Corrigan reports on Real Madrid's superb win at Camp Nou. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor McGregor is going back to fight Nate Diaz, at the same weight class, at UFC 200 in July - is this ballsy, or bonkers? Leinster and Munster face off at the Aviva on Saturday, and Liam Toland and Shane Horgan are on hand to look at the games that could decide Munster's medium-term future. Plus there's Tony Robbins, Jimmy Nesbitt, the black death, and an equality storm brewing in US women's foo...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Gary Neville and Trump, how failure brings empathy, Ken's trip to Windsor Park, murals and metaphors, and what we learned about Ireland over the international friendly week. Ed Malyon joins us to reflect on Gary Neville's brief, bitter career as Valencia coach. And Philippe Auclair is excited by what he sees from Didier Deschamps' developing French team. Hosted on A...

Connacht grappled with wind, rain, injuries and their history to record a dramatic win over Leinster on Saturday. Gerry Thornley examines their commitment to skill and grace under pressure and why they are the best story in European rugby at the moment. It was a dark night for boxing as Nick Blackwell was left in an induced coma following his title fight with Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday. We ask Do...

Eoin and Ken discuss Ireland's victory over Switzerland, Roy Hodgson's gloom free England and the schism between Cruyff and van Gaal. Emmet Malone joins us in studio to analyse Martin O'Neill's squad options. Plus there's fake Shay Given's missed opportunity, the Good Friday sports event booze loophole and how to insult a goalie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Johan Cruyff, the football genius who reinvented the Netherlands' image of itself. Richard Sadlier discusses the Ireland situation ahead of the upcoming friendlies, and looks at comparisons made between Roy Keane and Jack Byrne. And we talk to David Winner about the influence Cruyff has had on football worldwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Ken and Murph duke it out over how 1916 should be remembered, there's great news for our New York listeners, Eoin blows up a few myths and we discuss a huge weekend for Connacht sports fans. The GAA's influence on the 1916 Rising is the topic of conversation with Michael Foley, the author of one of our favourite sports books of all time "The Bloodied Field". And we talk about America's relationshi...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about Alan Pardew's happiness for Claudio Ranieri, Big Sam's football face, Jurgen Klopp's lack of chemistry with Christian Benteke, and another unexpected, timely triumph for Louis van Gaal. Jack Pitt-Brooke compares Spurs' prospects over the next few weeks with those of Leicester. And John Brewin joins us to discuss the huge job confronting Pep Guardiola at Manchester C...