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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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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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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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1:05:11

Ep 3099: Ev's Head, CK1, The Lucky General, Now For...

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2024/11/15

Are You Sick Of Winning Yet?Sure, Finland could have scored several goals and were desperately unfortunate to lose by a goal to nil - but as the Scoreboard Captains podcast has always insisted, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.We talk about how high the standard of expectation needs to be set for Evan Ferguson and gush about how Ireland are enchanting a new generation of young fans.Damien Delaney joins us to analyse the game: what was the system anyway? why did we look defensively

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37:33

A New Investigative Series, Wiffen Meets Early,...

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2024/11/14

A brand new trailer for a brand new BBC Sounds series from the production team who brought you Where Is George Gibney?, Ken chatting to Daniel Wiffen, Ken chatting about David Coote, and a conversation with Gavan Casey, who's on the ground in Dallas ahead of Taylor-Serrano II and Mike Tyson-Jake Paul this Friday. It's been a helluva week on the World Service so far, and we're bringing you a taste of it today. If you like what you hear and you want more independent, member-led broadcasting, you can

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1:28:31

Ep 3095: City Combust, Amsterdam Violence, Why Scout...

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2024/11/11

Branno was among the 38000 at the Aviva to see Drogheda win the FAI Cup final against Derry City - but the 2024season isn't quite over yet.We talk about the violence in Amsterdam around last Thursday's match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, which drew the attention of world leaders in a manner unlike any Europa League game before.Dion Fanning and Gavin Cooney join us in studio to talk about the weekend's Premier League. Why have Manchester City lost four in a row and what are the chances of them

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Ep 3094: Ireland Drop The Ball, Lowe Energy, Aussies...

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2024/11/11

Ireland made 21 handling errors and conceded 13 penalties in an error-strewn 10-point loss to NZ on Friday night. But was it all James Lowe's fault for geeing up the crowd while celebrating a kick!!?We chat to Gerry Thornley and Shane Horgan about this performance in isolation, and in the context of this Ireland team's form over the last few years, about Farrell's spiky post-match press conference, about what happened the attack, if both outhalves are damaged by what happened, what changes are

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38:04

Rocky Elsom In Hiding, Shels Storm The Gaiety,...

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2024/11/08

It's been a brilliant and very, very varied week on the Second Captains World Service. On Tuesday, we spoke to former Leinster and Australia star Rocky Elsom, who's currently in hiding having been foundguilty of financial crimes and sentenced in absentia to five years in prison in a French court last month. He says he was never made aware of the trial, and insists he's innocent.On Wednesday night, we took to the Gaiety theatre for a jam-packed show which included a brilliant chat with two of

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43:27

Episode 3089: Winds Of Change, James McCarthyism, NZ...

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2024/11/04

The mighty (?) All Blacks are in town this week, fresh from a narrow, opportunistic win over England. They weren't outstanding.... besides the three incredible tries they scored. Post-peak NZ are not great, but still very good, and will take some beating on Friday night in Lansdowne Road.Jamie Wall is in studio to talk about Ballygunner's path to All-Ireland club glory, the breath of fresh air provided by new champions and new names at the top table... and the legacyof James McCarthy, the Dublin

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1:11:49

Ep 3088: Duff's Guts, Shels Triumph, Liverpool's...

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2024/11/04

They've only gone and done it... we talk about Shelbourne's title win and how Damien Duff has succeeded where some illustrious predecessors failed.The season keeps getting better and better for Liverpool as Arne Slot keeps winning matches and rivals keep having problems.Mark Critchley and John Brewin join us to talk over some more of the weekend's football. How did Manchester United's thinking evolve since last month, when Mark felt sackingErik ten Hag would be too embarrassing for the club's

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37:55

Stupid Sexy Amorim, Duffer's Everest, Lawrence...

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2024/10/31

On this week's edition of our World Service tasting platter; we look forward to the grand finale of the League of Ireland which sees Damien Duff's Shels needing a win to ensure their first league title in 18 years, Ken hones in on what exactly makes Ruben Amorim an exciting prospect for Man United and Lawrence Donegan fills us in on his cross-country expedition ahead of November's US Presidential Election. Plus, we pay audio bed tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle. Join the

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