Episode 1199 – Messi And Argentina Survive In A Thriller, Maradona Mania, France Are Now Sven-Era England, Kildare Beat GAA
In a tournament of high drama, last night took the excitement to a whole new level. Faced with elimination, and suffering (even as they qualified) what looked like a national nervous breakdown, Argentina and Lionel Messi did what was required and beat Nigeria 2-1.
Ken calls Lionel Messi’s goal the best of the tournament so far, tells us why Sampaoli is now King Lear raging on the heath, and is mesmerised/confused by Mascherano. The brilliant Marcela Mora Y Araujo is back on to talk about Maradona’s magnetic appeal, and has a stab at telling us what exactly the managerial hierarchy flow-chart now looks like in the Argentina dressing room.
i can’t decide if mascherano had a terrible game or one of the most inspirational games of all time. summed up in that moment where he gave it away then tackled back to save his own ass.
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) June 26, 2018
jorge valdano en el guardian de hoy – un placer de lectura! (in inglish) https://t.co/Xf7QiECWOe
— ????marcela mora y araujo???? (@marc_cart) June 25, 2018
There’s also the insipid French, who Ken had the dubious honour of watching in the flesh yesterday, and why they’re a disgrace to Victor Hugo, Napoleon, Cambron and the memory of how the brave stylists ‘won’ the Battle of Waterloo.
can’t help feeling that trudging off to boos and whistles at the luzhniki was not the best way for france to gear up for the whirlwind of hysteria they face in the second round https://t.co/tXYtGuCQ2m
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) June 27, 2018
We report on the breaking news that the “Newbridge or Nowhere” campaign has been successful, and Mayo will travel to St. Conleth’s Park in Newbridge to play Cian O’Neill’s Kildare. Murph explains why the issue has become the GAA’s version of Brexit, representing every gripe anyone has with the organisation. Also, Murph predicts the winner, by how much, and how it’ll play out.
All-Ireland SFC Round 3 Football Qualifier fixture update: The meeting of @KildareGAA and @MayoGAA will take place in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge this Saturday at 7pm, while @CavanCoBoardGaa and @TyroneGAALive play in Brewster Park, Enniskillen at 5pm.
— The GAA (@officialgaa) June 27, 2018
Plus there’s Second Captains moments, Murph beating technology, Marcos Rojo’s right boot, and Didier Deschamps the bean-counter.
World Service members are calling for a new SC t-shirt, on which we will print the words:
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) June 26, 2018
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