Episode 1427: US Murph On Gronk, The Irishwoman In The AFLW Grand Final, John Delaney’s Gilly, Proper GoodBye, This Is England
It’s game-day for the Irish football team, and it would be a fine start indeed to Mick McCarthy’s time in charge if we could have 6 points on the board after the first round of matches. The shadow of off-field events still hovers over everything though, with Niall Quinn the latest to have his say on the FAI “charade”.
“Under absolutely no circumstances will I be applying for the job.”
“Anybody going in there will have a shadow over them because the departing CEO hasn’t departed at all”
Niall Quinn pulls no punches on the FAI’s decision.#MONENG #Euro2020 #VMSport pic.twitter.com/39T3vqYfIH
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) March 25, 2019
The AFLW is one of the most successful professional sports leagues for women in the world, and it’s third season comes to a climax this Sunday morning – there will be an Irish player on the field as it all kicks off, and we speak to Clare’s Ailish Considine about an amazing few months for her, why Irish players are so well suited to it, what it’s like to be a professional athlete, and what the AFL’s plans for the league could mean for Irish players.
See you at Adelaide Oval next Sunday! ???????? https://t.co/O1ohXf7FoV #weflyasone #crowsaflw pic.twitter.com/pIIo3arQH4
— Adelaide Crows AFLW (@CrowsAFLW) March 24, 2019
I pledge to bring back the skills I’ve learned from the AFLW to the young girls in my community so they too can pursue a career as a professional athlete. #IWD19 #ShowYourStripes #20×20 @20x20_ie pic.twitter.com/zYSdXf9fKj
— Ailish Considine (@Duckyc7) March 8, 2019
US Murph tells us about the retirement of Rob Gronkowski, loveable meat-head of the New England Patriots, and we offer our career obituaries to the definitely-also-retired former UFC fighter Conor McGregor, who we say again IS NOW RETIRED.
“I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!”
Conor McGregor has announced his retirement.
More: https://t.co/Be9LedZt0P pic.twitter.com/8NBjWysihT
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 26, 2019
Plus there’s tennis balls, racial abuse, Gareth Southgate, and… a Notorious move into FAI sports administration?
Raheem Sterling calls for stadium bans after racist abuse last night. Well said. pic.twitter.com/Q4uhi9RqIl
— Alan White (@aljwhite) March 26, 2019
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As John Delaney retires from his role as Chief Executive we ponder what this all means for the balance of power in the association. Is this tantamount to a demotion for Delaney, or will he continue to be the main power-broker?https://t.co/oc0Rc5ot7Y pic.twitter.com/ErauVnQDpK
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We chat to former Ireland international Damien Delaney on Ireland’s short-comings on the field on Saturday night, and what specific fixes are there for Mick ahead of the Georgia gamehttps://t.co/oc0Rc5ot7Y pic.twitter.com/OgAjc7Nwy3
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Floyd Landis is back in??????? and it seems his return has been broadly welcomed. How are these rehabilitations into the sport handled – what makes Floyd an ideal candidate to own a team, while Lance is still banned for life?
We discuss with @irishpelotonhttps://t.co/kgnoFJefXp pic.twitter.com/06ZcLS2duk
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) March 22, 2019
Go to PatreonAre any of Dublin’s rivals progressing quickly enough to be considered contenders for the 2019 Championship?
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— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) March 20, 2019