Episode 1378: Luke Kelly And Irish Football, Hugh McIlvanney’s World, Ole Gunnar Sunshine, Germans Import English Flair, Franno On Football
It was another FA Cup weekend, so today’s football show is mainly about Luke Kelly.
David Sneyd wrote about Kelly’s links to Irish football in yesterday’s Mail on Sunday and he joins us to discuss it further in studio today.
In tomorrow’s @IrishMailSunday, a feature on one of these former @Homefarm_FC schoolboys. The Dubliner will be celebrated next week in the town he loved so well. pic.twitter.com/9kvyuTFExK
— David Sneyd (@DavidSneydIDM) January 26, 2019
We also talk about the former Ireland coaching dream team reuniting at Nottingham Forest.
The #COYS #NFFC League Cup S/F from 1992. A bomb scare, 3hr delay, torrential rain, and this Roy Keane winner. #Limbs pic.twitter.com/dwTtKbJAYl
— Archive_NFFC (@Archive_NFFC) January 27, 2019
It was a particularly big weekend for journalism, with Hugh McIlvanney’s death reminding us of an old world that is vanishing, and Jesse Lingard’s triumphant few days showing us the way ahead. We talk about other pundits including Neil Francis, Ruud Gullit and the email marketing consultant who annoyed Andros Townsend.
Try 93 games and being there for 16 years from the age of 8 till 24…. it’s called a bit of respect to the club that made me mate ? https://t.co/JkVQsPv93m
— Andros Townsend (@andros_townsend) January 27, 2019
Plus there’s McViolence, village elders, Germans importing English flair, Ole Gunnar Sunshine and imposter syndrome.
Try 93 games and being there for 16 years from the age of 8 till 24…. it’s called a bit of respect to the club that made me mate ? https://t.co/JkVQsPv93m
— Andros Townsend (@andros_townsend) January 27, 2019
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