Episode 2170: King Henry’s New Rivalry With Cody, Are Irish Women’s Team Moving In The Right Direction, Eoin’s Marathon Excuses
King Henry Shefflin was this week announced as Galway manager and his loyal subject Ciaran Murphy is relieved it’s not Davy Fitz and explains why there are many reasons to be excited about Shefflin’s potential including his (short) CV, his hunger, his rivalry with Cody and the focus he showed to become the player he became.
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Sweden are the second best team in the world, so not many people were holding out hope of a positive result in our first world cup qualifier in Tallaght Stadium last night, but a 1-0 loss for Vera Pauw’s team, with the sort of performance she says ‘will be enough to get us to a World Cup’, offered plenty to be upbeat about.
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I think if you asked anyone would they take a 1-0 defeat the answer would have been YES but it is so painful considering the goal that we did let in.
However, probably the most positive Ireland performance we’ve seen #IRESWE
— Kathleen McNamee (@kathleen_mcn) October 21, 2021
Record Irish caps holder Emma Byrne and ESPN’s Kathleen McNamee join us to talk about the pressure that’s building on this team, why results need to improve at the same rate performances are, and why the culture of bullying and sexual coercion uncovered in US soccer circles might be more prevalent than we feared.
Amid institutional failure, former #NWSL players accuse a prominent coach of sexual coercion.
An investigation at @TheAthletic, with @KatieJStrang: https://t.co/0ul4IhZxyr pic.twitter.com/A6psqAWAq1
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) September 30, 2021
There’s also manic intros, Eoin’s marathon excuses, and a very excited Frances Murphy’s TV Guide to the sporting weekend.
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