Podcast Episodes

Ep 2767: Black Monday For Ireland, Box Office Boks, Ken Burley’s Back - 16/10/23

As much of a spectacle as this weekend’s quarter finals were, going out in a classic will be of little consolation to Irish players, coaches and supp…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2766: A High Priest Of Irish Football Turns To Face the Setting Sun - 16/10/23

A Irish sporting weekend that will echo in eternity began with a dismal 2-0 defeat to Greece on Friday night. New tactics, same old outcome. 

"I'm goi…

2 years, 6 months ago

David Beckham And The Tissue Of Lies, Downbeat All Blacks, Swifty Season

The World Service is a fairly broad church and this week was no different. Ken got around to watching the David Beckham Netflix documentary and was s…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2761: Rolls Royce Rice, Crisis City, Time Travelling Noughties Coach, Freedom Football - 09/10/2023

At least there was one Scot who turned up on Saturday. We savour the anguish in the voice of our Stretford End correspondent, who sent a message of h…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2760: Scotland Garroted, NZ In The QF, The Joe Factor, Injury Issues - 09/10/23

Ireland put in one of the best performances of the Farrell era to beat Scotland out the gate by halftime, at which stage everyone's thoughts turned t…

2 years, 6 months ago

Just Stop Onana, RWC Nerves Must End, Rock 'N' Roll with Eamon Carr

This week on the Second Captains World Service we discussed André Onana's transformation into a Just Stop Oil protestor, Shane Horgan pleaded with ou…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2755: Ryder Cup Comes Rome, Rory Aurelius, Cantlay's Cap, Scottish Permutations - 02/09/2023

All we ask of the Ryder Cup is that it be close… and if it’s not close, can we at least make sure that Rory McIlroy is picking fights in the car-park…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2754: VAR... What Is It Good For? (a recurring series) - 02/10/2023

The fastest current player in the Premier League, De Zerbi De Stroyed at Villa, and the psychology of charity penalties... just some of the things we…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ryder Wars, Kimmage Speaks Truth To Podcasters, Permutations Man Says Wake Up!

This week on the Second Captains World Service we discussed the joys and high farce of the Ryder Cup, Kimmage told us some home truths, we look at so…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ep 2747: This Is The Life, The Third Place, Emotional Blackmail Rules

Thursday 21st September 2023 was Murph Day, as friends, family, colleagues and Fíor-Ghaels assembled in the Sugar Club in Dublin to celebrate the lau…

2 years, 7 months ago