Episode 3195: Make Manchester Utd Great Again, Sir Jim’s Circus, Ireland’s Medal Haul

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Manchester United have run out of money and can’t afford to hand out anymore free lunches; in other news, the club today announced plans for a new 100,000 seater stadium.

What makes Sir Jim tick? Has he really never had a “free lunch”? Is he being penny wise and pound foolish? And what’s wrong with saying “awesome”? Ken goes through Gary Neville’s interview with Sir Jim and takes a look at the Ineos compass for some insights into the man that simply wants to make Manchester Utd great again.

For 36 minutes on Sunday afternoon in Holland/Netherlands, Ireland dominated the athletics world! We look back on an epic weekend, with Cathal Dennehy and Derval O’Rourke.

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And if you thought the anal beads chess cheating story was shocking, well, Eoin has news for you today on another sporting scandal.

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