Episode 2896: Southgate To Manchester, Haaland’s Norwegian Would, Sugarless Jake O’Brien, No Carsley, Ireland’s Fab Four

It’s international week which means it’s time to celebrate the rise of Sugarless Jake O’Brien, the latest addition to Ireland’s group of strapping young centre-backs. We speculate on how best to marshal this fine collection of the muscly young men of Ireland.

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We also discuss the Southgate to Man United rumours and hear what guys like Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland have been saying to their respective national audiences.

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Dion Fanning and David Sneyd join us to look ahead to the Ireland games. What do they think the team should look like? Since Lee Carsley has definitively ruled himself out, who is the next manager likely to be? Why did Jonathan Hill seem reluctant to take a victory lap for the announcement of the long-awaited new sponsorship deal? Should Ireland pick their fab four? And who is the REAL John O’Shea?

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