Episode 2744: Souness Live From The Olympia, Vera War Rumbles On, Mack Origin Story, Louth Get Last Laugh…Kinda

Just when you thought the Vera Pauw stories were over…  along comes Diane Caldwell. Facing the media at Monday’s press  conference – as the team build up for this Saturday’s Nations League  encounter with Northern Ireland – Diane was forthcoming with her views  on the failings of the Pauw era, and also revealed how some players had  recommended to the FAI that Pauw’s contract not be renewed after the  European Campaign. They weren’t listened to then. They’re being listened  to now.

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Did  you hear the one about the Aussie winger who walks into a bar in  Canberra and comes out a World Cup hero for Ireland? The Mack Hansen  origin story may not be exactly that but it’s not too far off it either.  We hunt for truth in the archives.

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Last  week we spoke to Graeme Souness at our 10th anniversary show at The  Olympia about why Sky let him go, fan treatment of Harry Maguire, being  right about Paul Pogba, Jordan Henderson’s money move and why Graeme  thinks “there’s no new way to play football”.

And Murph updates us on the Mickey Harte managerial move to Derry. And how Louth got the last laugh…kinda.

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“There’s no new way to play football,” Graeme Souness told us at the Olympia on Thursday night.

But has anyone mentioned this to Roberto de Zerbi?https://t.co/V9514o80aD pic.twitter.com/tHpFSJelB3

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