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Episode 3342: Heimir Picks Up The Drill, Paddy Embargo, Ken The Explorer, Online Mo

Thu 4th Sep 2025
Eoin, Ken, Murph, David Sneyd, Conor O'Neill

On Saturday night, Hungary return to the scene of their brutal, morale-crushing pre-Euro 2024 friendly defeat in their ongoing quest to destroy the football dreams of the Irish people. Will they succeed any better than last time?

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David Sneyd and Conor O’Neill join us to look ahead to the game. David explains how, based on vibes, energy and some incredible-though-still-embargoed Paddy McCarthy quotes, he feels this is promising to be one of the great nights.

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We look at whether, a year on from Hallgrimsson’s first game in charge, there is any evidence that the team has started to reflect his stated principles of play. We also examine potential Hungarian weakness and try to figure out the likely Ireland XI.

The special guest at our live show in London on Wednesday September 24th will be Arsenal legend and one of our favourite people in football, Ian Wright. Last batch of tickets available at https://www.secondcaptains.com/live-events/

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