Episode 3116: Can’t See the Wood For The Silvas

“Let them think it’s over”, says Jeremy Doku. He was talking about the title race rather than Manchester City’s winless streak, which is definitely over after the Pep team’s 3-0 home win thick with Joycean layering.

We discuss the fallout from the week’s Rainbow Laces abstentions and brainstorm possible future strategies for how football authorities can navigate the increasingly difficult terrain of political and religious messaging.

Dion Fanning and John Brewin join us to talk through the midweek Premier League round. How important is comic timing to managerial success in the PL? How is the Kelleher hype-o-meter doing after last night’s late flub? Do the authorities need to step up and defend the soul of football from what Arsenal FC is doing to it? And what does Dion make of Marc Canham’s big football plan that will be voted on by FAI delegates tonight?

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