Episode 1597: Ireland 90 Minutes From Glory In Geneva, Shane Horgan On The All-Blacks, US Murph On The Slow Death Of Sports Illustrated
Ireland are 90 minutes from glorious Euro 2020 qualification, so where’s the positivity? That’s the question Mick McCarthy is asking as we prepare for tonight’s qualifier against Switzerland – Ken reports live from Geneva (5.20).
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©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Johnny Sexton has given us a bullish start to Ireland’s media duties this week – Shane Horgan and Mattie Williams tell us what Ireland need to focus on between now and Saturday morning, and why Jordan Larmour should start at full-back (52.20).
‘We feel that’s pretty strange’ – Johnny Sexton hits out at ‘negativity’ around Ireland’s World Cup campaign https://t.co/ed0wRe15aS pic.twitter.com/mhBmn1uQmc
— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) October 14, 2019
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US Murph has loved Sports Illustrated for as long as he can remember, so he’s devastated by the news last week that they’ve laid off 40% or more of their staff. He gives the magazine that heart-felt obituary he feels it deserves (28.30).
Plus there’s some begorrah, cigarette ads, Ken’s McDonald’s blunder, and ‘The Boxer And The Blonde’.
Call me a sucker, call me a romantic, but I always thought The Boxer and the Blonde was Frank Deford at his finest: https://t.co/5c7pNa2hlu
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 29, 2017
Inside TheMaven’s plan to turn Sports Illustrated into a rickety content mill: https://t.co/Sw8eIYsTBN pic.twitter.com/CbsXldCAs5
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 7, 2019
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We’re joined by @sumostevenson to chat about the amazing game that Japan-Scotland turned out to be, and one that brought with it one of the best atmospheres Scotty has experienced
We also chat about Ireland, yes, Ireland being the team NZ wanted to avoid:https://t.co/64lWN1S2UO pic.twitter.com/QHvlcolVs0
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) October 14, 2019
In a 12-minute cameo, Aaron Connolly showed more than the rest of his teammates had in the previous 78 minutes. Will Mick now start him, or would that amount to bowing down to his critics?*
*(Critics Mick is keen to point out were never pro players)https://t.co/554y3qWFS2 pic.twitter.com/F6s9RVSq06
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They believe we could do something at this W.Cup, because Irel can still produce one-off performances, but all logic says QF defeathttps://t.co/6UO32U29f4 pic.twitter.com/DsYz04f6Q0— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) September 30, 2019