Episode 1148: Derek McGrath On Preparing Waterford For A Whole New Championship Ball-Game, The John Muldoon Club, Cocky Young QB’s

We’re two weeks away from the start of the GAA championship, and it’s all change – with 2 round-robin groups replacing the old knock-out system in the Munster and Leinster hurling championships.

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Derek McGrath has long been one of the most cerebral, thoughtful managers in the game, and he joins us to talk about preparing teams for a brand new challenge, ceding home advantage, and staying positive.

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And as John Muldoon prepares for his last ever game with Connacht, we speak to Connacht Tribune sports editor, and former Galway and Offaly hurling manager, John McIntyre, about the impact this most beloved of home town heroes has had on rugby in the west.

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The NFL will have a fresh wave of cocky young QB’s next season: One of them has reconstructed an iconic Brett Favre photo, one of them has done his best to make his new fans hate him, and one of them is a direct descendant of the Marlboro Man.

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