Episode 37 - 2021: A Year In Football

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, in one of our longest episodes to date, to review the highs and lows of Irish international football in 2021, including the worst home result of our lifetimes, the worst moment of Stephen Kenny's reign, and how, in the final seven games of the year, the manager has gotten the team to play the football he wants them to play, and we want to see.

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 18th December 2021

Saturday, 18th December 2021

Championship

Blackburn 4-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan assisted a goal for the first time since November 2020

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last booking in November 2020

League 1

Oxford United 2-3 Wigan

Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season
James McClean scored his first goal in seven weeks
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season

League 2

Rochdale 3-0 Newport County

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Hearts

Aaron McEneff made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 3-0 Ayr

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 6 November

Scottish League One

Montrose 1-1 Queen's Park

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance since coming off the bench on Saturday, 9 October

Sunday, 19 December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 0-4 Manchester City

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 2 October

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Episode 36 - 2022-23 UEFA Nations League Group B-1

Following the draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to discuss the Republic of Ireland's group, and the fixtures next year against Ukraine, Scotland, and Armenia. 

Note: this episode was recorded after the draw was made, but before the fixtures were announced.