Episode 1589: Happy Shamrocks, Unhappy Families
Irish football has been free of John Delaney for just over a week now – and already a great green wave of Gaelic genius threatens to engulf the Premier League.
Is it fair that Mauricio Pochettino’s position at Tottenham should be questioned simply because his team were blown away by the most talented human being ever to emerge from the city of Galway?
“I was watching Premier League Years all the time, to be playing it in and scoring, it’s a dream come true.”
October 5th, 2019 – A day Aaron Connolly will never forget.
His first goals in the top flight ??
????? @DesKellyBTS pic.twitter.com/2Lz3MaTKRM
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 5, 2019
After we have surveyed the happiness and unhappiness of various Premier League families, Miguel Delaney and Simon Hughes join us to analyse the weekend’s football. How are Liverpool keeping their heads while all around are losing theirs? And what are Manchester United and Tottenham going to do about their embattled managers?
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The Champions League group stages have been nothing if not exciting so far, with Spurs somehow conceding seven at home to Bayern Munich, and Salzburg giving Liverpool one hell of a fright after a three-goal comeback
Thursday’s Football Show is out NOW????https://t.co/ILzEPbP5Yb pic.twitter.com/PY3aAjgm6e
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) October 3, 2019
Matt Doherty explains to @RichieSadlier why he’s incapable of lying and how his self-confidence can sometimes be misinterpreted by other players and the media as cockiness https://t.co/lP6wwsjOHM pic.twitter.com/GKaaD2yfyg
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) October 2, 2019
Thanks for all your messages on Richie’s Player’s Chair with @mattdoherty20. We’re launching our beautiful boy’s incredible book (already nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year) next Monday evening in Dublin & there’s about 10 ticks left!????https://t.co/aqpdwTuBFg pic.twitter.com/fsQECSGzl8
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) October 3, 2019