The Second Captains Podcast

Eoin and Ken discuss Ireland's mauling of USA, discontent on the stands of the Aviva, and Van Gaal's need for precision. John Brewin fills us in on the adventures of the English travelling fans at Celtic Park. Jonathan Wilson looks ahead to Saturday's match between Arsenal and Man United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wallabies are in town with Michael Cheika and his wayward stars - we hear the Australian viewpoint. It turns out Tiger Woods does care about what is written about him - we speak to Dave Hannigan in America. Plus there's Darren O'Neill on Katie's grudge match, bad tippers, Tommy Timber, and Henning Berg's autobiography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Ken talk about Martin O'Neill's exasperated attempts to address issues raised in Roy Keane's press conference. Tom English explains how the Scots have turned things around. Grant Wahl explains why team USA are a bit like team Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland are third in the world rankings, so why not scrap the World Cup and we'll take our bronze medals now? Gerry Thornley and Matt Williams on long term consistency and Australia. Emmet Malone on Roy Keane's latest media outburst, Ken stands up for his colleagues in the gutter journalism game and Scottish weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk Roy's scrabble move, Murph's Milltown misery, George Galloway, getting stuck in the rugby mud and the cautionary tale of Ireland's meeting with Georgia in the 2007 World Cup. Ken Early reports live from Glasgow ahead of Ireland V Scotland on Friday night, and we profile the man with the biggest ego in US sports, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

We discuss latest Roy Keane adventure-farce, and the Celtic Twilight that will imminently descend on the dreams of either Scotland or Ireland. Ray Houghton reminisces about 40-a-side street football in Glasgow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Ken talk about the rights and wrongs of booing McGeady and McCarthy, and just what it was that made Field Marshal Kitchener such a big deal. Tony Barrett joins us to talk about Brendan Rodgers' week from hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland may now have the best coach in the world - Gerry Thornley and Mattie Williams tell us how Schmidt outsmarted the Springboks. We speak to Lisa Fallon, Ireland's foremost female coach working in a male environment. Plus there's invasive dressing-room cameras, and another league title for Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Henshaw or Payne' was the question all week - but when Joe Schmidt doesn't know the answer, he changes the question. Shane Horgan talks to us about our new centre partnership and how daunting a challenge South Africa is for Ireland. The San Francisco Giants are World Series champions for the third time in five years - and US Murph's happiness levels just went to 11. He tells us about the thrillin...

Fresh from the Web Summit, Eoin, Ken and Ciaran peer into the future and they aren't sure they like what they see. Augmented reality, accelerated obsolescence, consumable chunks of content, and lots of filling in of forms. Jonathan Wilson tries to explain Manchester City's European malaise. And Damien Comolli talks to us about his life in football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Eoin and Ken talk about Oscar's masterpiece, Mourinho's misdirection and Marco Reus' melancholia. Emmet Malone joins us in studio to talk about St Pats' FAI Cup win, and if the concept of 'lifetime fans' still exists in Ireland. And John Brewin analyses the Manchester derby and the apparent moratorium on criticism of Louis van Gaal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are the Six Nations champions, and it's probably no harm to remind ourselves of that fact, because we're in a spot of bother ahead of this November series. First up are South Africa this weekend, Gerry Thornley and Grenoble Top 14 head coach Bernard Jackman assess our chances against a side that have changed the blueprint .Sport is littered with managerial number 2's faltering when they make th...

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran talk about John Delaney's criticism of the Scottish FA, Daniel Sturridge's injury fatalism and Roy Keane's review of Gone Girl. Featuring King Of The Golf, and I Sing For Nobody. Kevin McDaid of You Boys In Green joins us to discuss the Scotland match ticketing issues. And Don Givens is on the show to reminisce about his hat-trick against the Soviet Union - today is the 40th a...

The Dublin marathon was won last Monday by Kenyan athlete Eliud Too, and he joins us in studio to talk about his upbringing, the Irishman aiding his athletic career, and the difference a win like this can make to his family. Ben Te'o will take the number 13 jersey for Leinster on Friday evening, and he has quite a bit on his mind - filling Brian O'Driscoll's shoes, and adjusting quickly to a new s...

Eoin and Ken discuss reptilian Chelsea, Van Gaal - Mourinho love, Fergie's obsession with Fergie, Scotland Ireland ticket issues and watching TV with Roy Keane. Jonathan Wilson is very confident Chelsea will run away with the league. Ken suggests they have a few fatal flaws, and asks if Man United have turned a corner. Miguel Delaney analyses Pardew, poorly Spurs, Big Sam and the Roy n Fergie merr...

Three games, two wins and only two tries tells some of the story for the Irish provinces in the European Cup this weekend - Denis Hickie and Gerry Thornley are on hand to tell us how much Munster and Leinster have learned from their opening two wins, and what it will take for someone to beat Toulon. The Airtricity League finished in fairytale style for Dundalk at the weekend. Goalscorer, MOTM and...

Eoin and Ken discuss the scandal of The Shirt, and wonder who's inside the Mickey Mouse outfit at Man United. Tony Barrett joins us to analyse Liverpool's battering at the hands of Real Madrid. And Sid Lowe previews the likely return of Luis Suarez in this weekend's El Clasico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Munster lock Dave Foley is 26 years old, and in the last week he has won a Champions Cup match courtesy of a last-second drop goal, got called up to the Irish squad, and will play in front of a sold-out Thomond tomorrow night. During the most exciting week of his career he reflects on how a lunch with Paul O'Connell helped turn his career around. US Murph tells us about his beloved San Francisco G...

Eoin and Ken wonder about the element of surprise in football, we hear from some angry managers, and discuss Jose Mourinho's new idea for Chelsea's skull n bones club crest. John Brewin joins us to talk about what has Arsene Wenger so irritated. And Raphael Honigstein analyses the early-season struggles of Borussia Dortmund and if Germans have recovered from their 1-1 draw with Ireland. Hosted on...

The first week of the new European cup featured some hardy perennials - including a last-minute Munster drop goal, a patchy early-season Leinster win, and yet another game between Ulster and Leicester. Gerry Thornley and Shane Horgan examine the three Irish recoveries and deeper issues at play. The best game of the weekend was between Australia and New Zealand, with the Wallabies losing first the...

Todays' show features one of the heroes of Ireland's draw with Germany - David Forde talks to us about being too knackered to sprint the length of the field to celebrate with John O'Shea, the return of Shay Given and looking ahead to a momentous night in Glasgow next month. With the start of the European Rugby Champions Cup this weekend, Stephen Ferris joins us to discuss retirement, his Ulster pa...

Eoin, Ken and Murph talk about John O'Shea's moment of glory, why it is that coaches often seem to prefer less talented players for more difficult games, and the new book on Pep Guardiola. Emmet Malone and Dion Fanning were in Gelsenkirchen for Ireland's 1-1 draw and they join us with their reaction and what O'Neill should do now that its raining Irish midfielders. And we hear from Jonathan Wilson...

Ken and Eoin discuss the Robbie Keane/Wes Hoolahan/Shane Long dilemma, the shrinking home advantage, Roy Keane's expectations of telepath, and Roy Hodgson stepping on another rake. Emmet Malone takes the pulse of the Irish squad before they take on the world champs. German analyst Stephan Uersfeld tells us they remain super confident in spite of shaky recent form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Ken, Eoin and Murph discuss monkey attacks, the pebble of Cashel, short kick outs, memorable goalies and if life would be better with a name like Jordan Perez. We welcome Gerry Thornley and Denis Hickie into studio to discuss the start of the European season, which Irish team will go furthest and if 'Toulon the unstoppable money machine' are bad for the game. On Saturday Poland secured their first...

Eoin and Ken talk about Roy Keane's new book and wonder do we know the man any better after reading this latest autobiography. Emmet Malone was at today's launch of Roy's book and we hear his reaction to what has been a bizarre week overall. And Sid Lowe joins us to talk about FC Barcelona's part in the Catalan independence debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.