Episode 1632: Cork Football Is Back On The Charge, Says Paul Kerrigan; Rugby League’s History Of Political Rebellion In The Era Of Brexit, Ken’s Cat O’ Nine Tails

Cork football began this decade as All-Ireland champions, but it’s been rough pretty much ever since. Paul Kerrigan won his first and so far only All-Ireland title in 2010, and he might have been Cork’s best footballer in the years since, but positivity has been hard to come by.

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As he prepares for the AIB Munster GAA club football final against Clonmel Commercials this Sunday, he’s feeling good about his club, and feeling good about Cork, for the first time in a while. In a wide-ranging chat, we cover plenty more besides, including redressing the club-county balance, and winter football.

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We also speak to Tony Collins, emeritus professor of history at De Montfort University, about rugby league’s history of political rebellion, which should leave it impervious to recent Tory plans to target rugby league strongholds to win marginal seats in the upcoming UK General Election.

Here’s my take on ‘Workington Man’ and rugby league’s radical traditions: https://t.co/Zy0qZJsd3O

— Tony Collins (@collinstony) November 1, 2019

A few weeks ago, I wrote for @NewStatesman pointing out that the Tories are targeting rugby league towns. Lots of coverage of @ukonward focus on that strategy last week. But much less on how class, deindustrialisation, austerity shape rugby league today. https://t.co/PmOegSs3GF

— John Morgan (@johncmorgan3) November 4, 2019

Plus there’s Tory canvas bungling, cat o’ nine tails, medieval torture and bottleless gets.

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We’re joined by @jonawils and @RorySmith on today’s Football Show to chat about why Jonathan can’t muster up any belief in Ole’s abilities, Jose’s return to the Premier League and last night’s Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and River Platehttps://t.co/AlfoWsAxUy pic.twitter.com/7PbLmp8SEH

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Every day is a great day to be @knbrmurph but today is particularly lovely – he’s talking to us from Hawaii, as Lamar Jackson lights up the NFL, Kaepernick and the NFL go to war again, and a Steeler gets whacked across the head with his own helmethttps://t.co/T5XZuhFa5x pic.twitter.com/Ak4ZwF0X3M

— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) November 22, 2019

Ken dove deep into the waters of Jose Mourinho’s press conference on today’s pod, and it’s OUT NOWhttps://t.co/rsIPBHLrYb pic.twitter.com/jRz1QEAm1o

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