Episode 1684: The Farrell Way – More Aggression, More Fun, More Lil Nas x, Galthie’s French Renaissance, Gregor’s Civil War
The message from the new Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is more fun, more aggression, less worrying about the opposition and Lil Nas x pumping out at training. Can we have fun, and win?
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Shane Horgan is on the line to kick off our bumper tournament preview and we discuss whether we can read much into Andy Farrell’s quotes and actions over the last few days, and what genuine improvement on Schmidt’s final 12 months would look like.
Before today’s press conference in
Quinta do Lago, Andy Farrell came into the press room around 15 mins early and just sat down among journalists and chatted about normal stuff. Then the presser started and he went and sat at the top table. First week and all that!— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) January 28, 2020
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Matt Williams joins us to chat about a France side bursting with youth, if not Test caps, and if under 20 World Cups, a smart head coach and Shaun Edwards barking at training will be enough to win the 6n title.
A new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite the rhetoric
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— The Rugby Paper (@TheRugbyPaper) January 23, 2020
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Plus, it’s been a testing lead-in to the 6 Nations for Scotland and Gregor Townsend, following an even more testing World Cup campaign. BBC Scotland’s Tom English, who broke the story about Finn Russell’s late night drinking and subsequent withdrawal from the Scotland camp, is on the show today to discuss how they’ll cope without Russell and if Gregor Townsend has the support of his players going into the game against Ireland.
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Plus there’s Mister Mayo Caelan Doris, 25 years since Cantona’s Kung Fu kick and Ed Woodward V Man Utd fans.
On this day in 1995… Eric Cantona did this.pic.twitter.com/GewhglAPWp
— 90s Football (@90sfootball) January 25, 2020
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Davy Fitz harbouring a grudge – what is the world coming to?!
Peter O'Connell tells us about the bad blood between Davy and Clare manager Brian Lohan ahead of the meeting of their sides this weekend@Westclarepage https://t.co/KDSTSWuvyM pic.twitter.com/AdSGSWSPkd
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A bespectacled ???????? intellectual has thrown down the gauntlet to ???????????????????????????? football. Best of luck with your little competition, but I’m away that week.
Nobody has ever disrespected the FA Cup like this before. Will Rees-Mogg allow him to get away with this?https://t.co/D3IkJaaLJR pic.twitter.com/kypqrgeDnU
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Richie is in studio to chat about Niall Quinn's appointment as FAI Interim Deputy CEO. Is this an appointment that should be welcomed? And how clear an idea do we have of what his priorities may be, going off past statements on the FAI and Irish football? https://t.co/D3IkJaaLJR pic.twitter.com/ES8iC3eGUJ
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