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The Second Captains Podcast

Second Captains

Listen to the award winning Second Captains free to air podcasts featuring The Second Captains Podcast and Second Captains Football. Join The Second Captains World Service and get access to our daily shows and much more. Become a Second Captains member at secondcaptains.com. - iTunes Podcast of the Year - iTunes Essentials Top 10 Podcasts of All-Time - The Guardian"s 50 Podcasts You Need To Hear - Ireland"s Most-Downloaded Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:34

The Rashford Discourse, LOI Legend Sean Gannon In...

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2025/02/06

'All THIS?! FOR ONLY FIVE EURO A MONTH PLUS VAT?!', is what you'll be saying after listening to this week's World Service taster menu.Come see if our selection of tantalising hors d'oeuvres don't tempt you to try our whole member-led, ad-free buffet?Just go to secondcaptains.com/join now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:49

All Apologies, Negative Nellies, Lock Of The Week,...

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2025/01/30

Welcome to our weekly world service best of show which this week includes Ken eating humble Arsenal pie and then hitting his apology quota for the year, a monster 6N preview, US Murph's lock of the week, Villa's victory and volatility, and a whole load of permutations.Join the party for just a fiver a month—no contracts, no sign-up fee, no minimum stay, no hidden charges, and no ads. Head to secondcaptains.com/join for more details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:45

Getting Existential About Declan Rice, It's US Murph...

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2025/01/16

On today's World Service pod two of the finest footballing minds in our stable, Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson, tried to answer an existential question: just who or what is Declan Rice as a footballer? And who should he be aiming to be?Earlierin the week, serial All Ireland club title winner Oisín McConville joined us to chat about how brilliant Peter Canavan's sons Ruairí and Darragh have been for Errigal Ciarán ahead of their club decider against Cuala this weekend.And a determined Brian Murphy

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38:42

Ep 3146: Leinster Party, ROG's War, Munster's Gut...

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2025/01/13

Not even the La Rogellefans waving half Munster / half La Rochelle flags could stop Leinster on Sunday afternoon, as a world class defensive effort led by Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flier soaked up the pressure to secure a third win in a row over their old rivals. That's the battle won, but ROG wasn't long reminding us all that the war happens in May.It was an enthralling European Cup encounter in keeping with the previous evening's fare in Thomond Park; do we have our Champions Cup back? We chat

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1:04:34

Ep 3145: Analysing Arsenal, with Dignity - 11/01/25

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2025/01/13

"I think the Arsenal team felt that maybe today is not their day." Ruben Amorim's newlyresilient Manchester United had their best day so far, knocking Arsenal out of the Cup with ten men. The next question: can they do it in front of their own fans?Miguel Delaney joins us to discuss the situation at Arsenal with appropriate understanding and compassion. As it enters the sixth year, is this Arteta project still on track? Are Arsenal going to do anything in what remains of this transfer window?And who

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43:26

Ep 3140: Littler's Path To Greatness, Pubs And...

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2025/01/06

On Friday night at the Ally Pally 17 year old Luke Littler became the youngest world champion in darts history, and he made it look easy. Given his youth, popularity and alcohol-free path to greatness, has he changed the sport forever?We chat to long time darts fan and darts journalist for The Guardian, Jonathan Liew, about the sport's moment in the sun, darts parents, Littler's talent, the historical link between pubs and darts, the "no excuses" sport, and what's with all the double 10's?We

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1:28:44

Ep 3139: Trent's Descent, Lowe Rides High - 06/01/25

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2025/01/06

Three weeks ago we hailed the Amad-inspired win at Manchester City as the moment when Ruben Amorim truly became the manager of Manchester United. United promptly lost the next four games in a row. Today we hail another new dawn. Amorim really is getting his feet under the table now...We also talk about the meteoric rise of a Premier League chairman of days gone by, sifting through current social media posts, AI slop and legacy media lies in search of a clear picture of the elusive Rupert Lowe.Dion

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32:23

Arsenal Fan Feedback, City Of Guillotines, Rhys' Risk...

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2025/01/03

Welcome to a taster of the world service which this week included Arsenal fan feedback, Rhys McClenaghan's risk reward ratio, Leinster being fully Bokked, and the legendary Timmy McCarthy on his philosophy on life and basketball. Join the party for just a fiver a month—no contracts, no sign-up fee, no minimum stay, no hidden charges, and no ads. Head tosecondcaptains.com/joinfor more details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:24

Ep 3132: Best Of 2024 - A Second Captains Sit-Down...

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2024/12/26

Back in September, the Second Captains crew flewto London for a live show at the EartH Theatre Hackney. But, as a very special added bonus, we also got to sit down with Pogues legend Spider Stacy at his very own kitchen table which, unsurprisingly, was one of our favourite episodes of the year. With that in mind, today we're making it free for everyone to listen to. Merry Christmas!--With the North London derby just a couple of days away, we decided to take the temperature on the ground with a local

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1:11:04

Ep 3130: Another L for The Pepman - 23/12/24

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2024/12/23

Before our final pre-Christmas football show, Ken bought himself an early Christmas present which reveals the unsuspected parallels between Pep Guardiola and another dark brooding superhero.We discuss the continuing leakiness at Manchester United and whether Trent Alexander-Arnold should make a multimillion pound donation to the billionaire John Henry in order to make Liverpool feel better about not renewing his contract a couple of years ago.Rich Jolly joins us after covering the two biggest games

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25:19

US Murph's Memories, Quiz Trauma, Stephen Kenny's...

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2024/12/20

This week on the Second Captains World Service we had Stephen Kenny in studio for his first major broadcast interview about his time with Ireland, we had an emotional chat with US Murph about his 2024 highlights, we spoke to Gav Cooney about Spurs' madness and Rovers in Europe, we discussed Mudryk's positive test and we hosted a quiz that was both a massive success and a massive failure.Join the party for just a fiver a month—no contracts, no sign-up fee, no minimum stay, no hidden charges, and no

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46:32

Ep 3125: The Superstar And The Fifth Star, Lineout...

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2024/12/16

New coach, new environment, new tactics, new hemisphere, but no problems for Jordie Barrett who has started like a train for Leinster.We chat to Gerry Thornley and Chris Jones of the BBC about Leinster's drive for five, the lineout virus infecting the country, Munster's blunderfest in Castres, the rich getting richer in Europe and the lack of fan/player/media/South African engagement with the Champions Cup.Plus there's Carbery turning heel and a reluctant MOTM winner. Hosted on Acast. See

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1:28:41

Ep 3124: All That Is City Melts Into Air - 16/12/24

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2024/12/16

Empires: large, unwieldy structures. We’ve seen them crumble, topple and collapse. But have we ever seen one just… evaporate?The latest phase of Manchester City’s shocking dematerialisation was another night of glory for Ruben Amorim, whose brave decisions paid off as Amad seized the day.We also talk about the departures, for now, of Russell Martin and Gary O’Neil from the Premier League stage.Then we’re joined by Mark Critchley and Jamie Hamilton for the What’s The Matter With City section. Are we

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52:05

Ep 3119: The RG And Jordie Show, Munster Win...

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2024/12/09

Leinster were in a knife fight in Bristol, then took out their rocket launchers, RG and Jordie. Is it fair that a team already this good gets to sign two of the best players in the world?We talk to Ruaidhri O'Connor of the Irish Independent about the launch of Leinster's Galacticos era, JVDF's beatific smile, the eternal Peter O'Mahony, Stade's insanity, and the status of the Champions Cup in 2024.Plus there's Brian Fenton on retirement and culture vulture Ciarán "Murph" Murphy. Hosted on Acast. See

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1:13:42

Ep 3118: Jim Gets It, Ange's Agony - 09/12/24

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2024/12/09

Manchester United's exciting defeat to Nottingham Forest was followed the next morning by the news that star sporting director Dan Ashworth had walked the plank after five months in the job.We reminisce about a spectacular weekend for Sir Big Jim, who got the ball rolling with a "let them eat cake" interview with United We Stand. Who's the Dumb Money now?Barney Ronay and Miguel Delaney join us to talk about the weekend's football. Can Chelsea win the title? Has Ange run out of road at Spurs?Now that

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1:01:43

Ep 3109: Stakeknife With Mark Horgan

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2024/11/27

After the "Where Is George Gibney?" podcast was released three years ago, people couldn't help asking Mark Horgan what was next. What's next is "Stakeknife", his new BBC Sounds podcast series withCiarán Cassidy, the first two episodes of which were released last week - and Mark is in studio with us today.In his role for the IRA, Freddie Scappaticci was a notorious enforcer for an internal securityunit called the 'nutting squad', where torture and the summary executions of informers were

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37:30

Ep 3107: The Nikita Hand Conor McGregor Assault Case...

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2024/11/25

Last Friday, after eight days of evidence and three days listening to closing speeches,a jury of eight women and four men found Nikita Hand had been assaulted by Conor McGregor in a hotel room back in December 2018,awarding her almost €250,000 in damages.We talk to Sinead O'Carroll ofthe42.ie, who we spoke to after the Paddy Jackson Belfast Rape Trial, about the verdict, the evidence given during the case, and the relevance of the size of the damages awarded to Nikita Hand.We also discuss McGregor's

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Ep 3106: Salah’s Arrows, Spurs Surge, City's Drive...

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2024/11/25

City are sinking, Spurs are surging, Salah is scoring and unsigned, Man Utd have their saviour and Liverpool are now 8 points clear at the top, but first we have McDevitt's "Five Takeaways From My Premier League Weekend".The biggest game boiled down to a debate over whether Kyle Walker is finished? We look at the evidence for and against.We also discuss Southampton's samurai-like dedication to their self-destructive principles, and why Ruben Amorim has a better chance of taking Manchester United

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55:08

Ep 3101: Ireland Win And Learn, Farrell Philosophy,...

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2024/11/18

Ireland were ahead22-9 at half time, at home, with three tries banked and the fans fully behind them - but instead of a comfortable win, they survived a last minute Argentinian onslaught to scrape home by 3 points. It was a win, against a good team, but the coaches didn't look too happy afterwards.We chat to Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley about the 13 penalties conceded, Ireland's issues with phase play and kick chase, the good form of both 10s, and the big decisions Farrell will have to make for

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47:26

Ep 3100: First Half Good. Second Half Not So Good -...

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2024/11/18

Richie Sadlier joins us to talk aboutIreland's... memorable trip to Wembley.We talk about the first half and how we all felt at half-time. We talk about the unpleasant turn things took in the second half and how by the end we felt nothing at all.It's humiliating to talk about positives but maybe we can compare degrees of negativity. For example, it's officially Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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