Episode 1380: Super Bowl Preview With The Predictions King US Murph, Donnacha Ryan On “Boring” Ireland And English Power, Coutinho Hibernates, 6N Crunchdown
As the Six Nations starts this weekend we welcome Tipperary, Ireland, Munster, Racing 92 second row, and friend of the show, Donnacha Ryan, into studio (28 mins).
Donnacha Ryan on life in Paris, people skills, why he moved away from Munster, plans for life after rugby, how Schmidt helps eliminate player’s nerves before games……… and the fascinating topography in wexford ???????????????https://t.co/q7VN8yvl6X pic.twitter.com/79R6dXTlwz
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We discuss how ‘boring’ or otherwise this Irish team is, the power of concentration, turning your opponent’s passion into a weakness, Parisian smiles, and what England player would make the Irish team on current form.
John Mitchell: “Ireland, for me, are a side that, through their process of being a well-coached side, are resilient and will try and bore the shit out of us, basically.” https://t.co/UsX4UkmGcA via @IrishTimesSport
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) January 28, 2019
This Sunday night’s Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots against the LA Rams – US Murph (6.30 mins) breaks it down for us – and we investigate the long-held, much-cherished place of the Super Bowl in the Irish sporting pantheon.
Still the strangest bit of television sports analysis I’ve come across..
“What are you doing these days yourself Dickie?” (1986) pic.twitter.com/3JNUDN5YMq— KillianM2 TV Archive (@KillianM2) January 26, 2019
Plus there’s Dickie Rock, Brendan Mullin running the 110m hurdles, and Coutinho’s hibernation (1hr 05).
Barcelona schedule crunch talks with under-performing Philippe Coutinho, according to reports in Spain.https://t.co/m8wr6bjuly pic.twitter.com/8a7PjaTHSh
— TEAMtalk (@TEAMtalk) January 29, 2019
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It was a big weekend for journalism, with McIlvanney’s death reminding us of an old world that is vanishing, and Jesse Lingard’s triumphant few days showing us the way ahead. We talk about other pundits including “Franno” and Gullithttps://t.co/XnQkvpENwL pic.twitter.com/TljPYkY6hl
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20 year old @RichieSadlier V 41 year old Nigel Spink
Ken tells us what footballer, in his pomp, he most resembled
And he explains why neither carrot nor stick approach motivated young Ken Early
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In spite of flouting the Mick MCarthy rule, @RichieSadlier got it done this week on his trip to London to speak with his old friend and Millwall teammate @stevenreid12 https://t.co/HtClW8rd7f pic.twitter.com/8TjZ3jGiKI
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Dublin Jenga
Why variety beats dominancehttps://t.co/LtRmV4xZ8b pic.twitter.com/zBwTHHUWiq
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