I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, and James Carew of pogmogoal to discuss the two Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and the Netherlands, and what the results mean for the manager Stephen Kenny - how close are we now to the end of his reign, and who will take over after him? Also, James learns the forfeit he has to pay after guaranteeing that Josh Cullen would be sold by Burnley in the summer
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Thursday, 14 September 2023
Monday, 4 September 2023
Episode 61 - Two Top Ten Teams
I'm joined by Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the senior mens squad announced by Stephen Kenny to face France and the Netherlands, both ranked in the top ten in the world by FIFA, and the U21 squad announced by Jim Crawford to face Turkiye and San Marino
And we haven't forgotten what James Carew said when he joined us in June...
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Episode 58 - Hanging By A Thread
Myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football are joined by James Carew of pogmogoal to discuss the loss in Greece and victory against Gibraltar. After the discussion in our previous episode on what a draw would mean for our qualification hopes, not to mind Stephen Kenny's time in charge of the national side, what does the result in Athens mean for the manager, and did the response against Gibraltar change anything?
Monday, 12 June 2023
Episode 56 - Is A Draw A Bad Result?
I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of the Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the 25 players called up by Stephen Kenny to face Greece and Gibraltar in two Euro 2024 qualifier. The squad is settled, but can the team find consistency between performances, and what lessons have been learned from the four games in June 2022? The Ireland Men's U17 2023 European Championship campaign came to an end in the quarter finals against Spain, we look at the players who impressed us, and what the future holds for Irish football at this level.
Monday, 17 October 2022
Episode 47 - The Low of a Draw to the High of a Win
I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to review the Republic of Ireland's Women's team's qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after defeating Scotland in a play off, and also the Men's team's qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2024 to be held in Germany