Episode 1012: Devastating Danes Do Ireland, Gruesome Autopsy, Guilty Feet, A Modest Proposal
Ireland talked big before the game but it was Denmark who did the business. Maybe David Meyler was right that the Danes can’t compare to us in character and desire, but it turns out that World Cup playoffs aren’t a personality contest.
meyler channels mcgregor and it doesn’t go well https://t.co/XtWJo7Sjl4
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) November 15, 2017
We pick over the carcass of Ireland’s World Cup dream and try to figure out how it all went so horribly wrong.
Russia is too big, over-priced and I heard there are bears#Irlden #rtesoccerhttps://t.co/QGTmsrECQz pic.twitter.com/Wgm6ML4hXv
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) November 14, 2017
Richie Sadlier joins us in studio to analyse the match and where we go from here.
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We also check back in with Jacob Staehelin of Danish podcast Mediano Fotbold. Maybe Jacob can tell us how we can get a team like Denmark, a similarly sized country that manages to qualify for every other World Cup.
Our ignominy is complete#Irlden #rtesoccerhttps://t.co/QGTmsrECQz pic.twitter.com/cRtEkcQMs4
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) November 14, 2017
But maybe the solution has been under our nose all along? GAA correspondent Ciaran Murphy has a modest proposal.
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