Episode 1583: Delaney Departs, Vardy the Velociraptor, Mahrez Magic
It’s all over between John Delaney and the FAI. We reminisce about the bad times, and the crazy times.
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Leicester’s 5-0 demolition job on Newcastle posed a couple of questions. Is Jamie Vardy the most underrated player of his generation? And how has Coach Rodgers gone so quickly from being a bright young manager learning his trade, to a grandee of the game?
We also talk about Manchester City’s victory at Everton, which featured a stellar performance from Riyad Mahrez, and more slightly confused soundbites from Pep.
Then Mark Tighe of the Sunday Times joins us to reflect on the last six months in the story of John Delaney and the FAI.
The big read: How Delaney lost the FAI dressing roomhttps://t.co/4uGCFwIRhz
— Mark Tighe (@marktigheST) July 20, 2019
Ken Early (@kenearlys): John Delaney inflicted a decade of austerity on everyone in Irish football except himself https://t.co/uTxieyT64Z
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) September 30, 2019
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We’re joined today by @Tobias_Italia to discuss his fascinating new book, ‘Ultra: The Underworld of Italian Football’ which traces the Italian ultra subculture from its beginnings in the ’60s through to its present day far-right incarnationhttps://t.co/qeaZMM4YPS pic.twitter.com/XyOWM9uTAH
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) September 25, 2019
.@shoshanazuboff joins the pod to discuss surveillance capitalism, a tech industry business model built around collecting and analysing people’s data to try and successfully predict their behaviour
Is it too late to now regulate the giants of tech?
https://t.co/SzZqKKRFYd pic.twitter.com/5HrOpsW932— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) September 27, 2019
US Murph joins us after the latest development in the ongoing Antonio Brown saga
After allegations of sexual assault, an unwanted sexual advance and intimidation emerged, the Patriots released Brown – is his career in the NFL now over as Brown claims? https://t.co/tclVaWb5C9 pic.twitter.com/VHdlkZfXP1
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) September 24, 2019