Episode 946: All-Ireland Hurling Final Preview, Hype and History, Alexis Sanchez The Diva

It’s All-Ireland hurling final week, and even in the pantheon of pre-match build-up, livestock-painting, and silage-bale decorating years, the 2017 edition has the potential to be a big one.

I put the call out on the show today – need some more of this kind of nonsense please #AllIrelandWeek #JustABitOfCraic #SadnessInHerEyes pic.twitter.com/nVWBssIcAR

— Ciaran Murphy (@saveciaranmurph) August 29, 2017

Michael Duignan and Malachy Clerkin are in studio to preview Galway-Waterford, and, with Paul Flynn on the line too, we go in-depth on the areas most likely to swing the game. We may have seen the end of ‘which Galway will show up?’ this year, but we can’t answer that definitively until 5pm Sunday.

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Everyone knows Waterford’s plan, so what will Waterford do to keep us guessing? Do Galway have more to lose? And who will end up winning the game for their team – will Austin Gleeson be that man?

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We lament poor John Mullane’s horse, and we talk about Arsenal’s transfer deadline meltdown, The Ox to Liverpool, and Alexis ‘the diva’ Sanchez.

Man City now pursue cash only offer for Alexis Sanchez. Suspect £70m might get Arsenal tempted…. https://t.co/eFcM2DGsym

— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) August 30, 2017

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