Episode 3565: “Ken Early Slams Arsenal Time Wasting”, Southampton Back Eckert, Stars Melt In Paris, Nienaber’s Value

“Ken Early Slams Arsenal Time Wasting” has gone viral on the world’s 15th-biggest social media website, with the responses breaking down into 4 main categories. He answers all queries promptly and respectfully.

Southampton owner Dragan Solak says he will not sack Tonda Eckert, despite Eckert authorising a spying campaign. Is striving for excellence a crime?

Conor Niland is in studio to talk to us about a wild French Open, which had Carlos Alcaraz pull out before the start, and which has seen Sinner and Djokovic wilt in the desperately hot Parisian conditions. And we ponder just how surprised we should be at 44 year old Serena Williams’ come-back.

And we all have a go at deciphering Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber’s latest media appearance, as he declares “people don’t value me here”.

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