Episode 2004: Steo Comes Out Swinging, Finding Middle Ground In The Kenny Culture Wars, The Haaland Hypothesis
Another international window is over – for Ireland, at least – and Stephen Kenny is now eleven matches without a win. Was the silver lining from last night’s 1-1 draw with Qatar that things at least didn’t get appreciably worse?
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Miguel Delaney and Gavin Cooney join us to discuss the ongoing Stephen Kenny culture war, and if there is a middle ground between “Kenny out” and “Kenny the saviour”. We also examine his media relations, if he is in a position to come out fighting and why he seemed so much more lucid when detailing his achievements as a manager.
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piece on Anthony Barry, the architect of Ireland’s opening goal, from a couple of weeks back if of interest https://t.co/TUx6AzQaJh
— Gavin Cooney (@gcooney93) March 30, 2021
Plus there’s Richard Keys stark warning to all, whataboutery, Ireland taking a knee and how Qatar’s infrastructure touches all our lives.
The Road to Qatar, and ‘Qatar 2022’, being talked about as if this is some normal tournament is wrong
It shouldn’t be allowed to be normalised without significant changes – that Fifa has the power to leveragehttps://t.co/ngO4WzoN2B
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 27, 2021
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For anyone who needs to be reminded how good the Irish team can be. https://t.co/Y7rD1Y0J1e
— Eoghan Frain (@eoghanfrain) March 30, 2021
Go to PatreonTo quote James McCarthy, Ken got into a ‘war of words’ with Chris Sutton on BBC 5 Live last night.
The point of contention? Martin O’Neill. https://t.co/ABw8CIhl6H pic.twitter.com/nnZsiLedSv
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