Episode 3536: Ifs, Buts, and LBJ’s Nuts
What if Robert Sanchez hadn’t been able to buy Chelsea some breathing space with a possibly-imaginary injury? What if the ref last week had sent off Khusanov for fouling Havertz? What if Mikel Arteta and Daniel Farke weren’t both believers in the philosophy of “you only complain when you’re winning”?
Pep Guardiola was buzzing throughout Manchester City’s victory at Wembley though at times appeared to be struggling with his trousers: friend of the show Lyndon Johnson shows how it’s done.
There’s news from Scotland, from Turkey and Murph transcending ancient value systems. Summer is here and everyone is getting involved.
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Dave Hannigan grew up playing against Roy Keane’s legendary Rockmount team.
He joins us today to talk about how the man once not allowed into a Cork nightclub after scoring for his country has gone on to define a nation
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