Episode 2746: Defusing The Bomb Squad, The Man With No Suit, Arsenal Glory United Worry
The hour Approaches. Crows disperse. Cattle head for higher ground. Years of talk rendered meaningless as the stage lights pop. Yes, it’s Murphs book launch day.
In other (lesser) news we talk to former Connacht Coach Andy Friend (currently traversing France in a camper-van) about this weekend’s crunch encounter with South Africa.

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We also talk about last night in the Champions League, which saw half an hour of good work by Manchester United in Munich unravel with one Andre Onana mistake, and Arsenal limber up for the North London derby in the best possible way with an Emirates glory show against PSV.
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— Andy Friend (@andyfriend2011) September 18, 2023