Episode 3641: Troy’s La Liga Odyssey Begins, Celtics Annual Flame Out, RIP Dolly
Glasgow Celtic will not be in the hat when the draw is made tomorrow for this season’s Champions League proper as another spectacular play-off round doom spiral unfolded, this time LASK of Austria were the latest to add their name to a long list of victors. We talk to Kieran Canning.
But fear not Irish football fans – while Liam Scales may not be hearing the strains of Zadok the Priest in the flesh this season, Troy Parrot most certainly will. We welcome Gavin Cooney to the studio after a night spent Parrot Watching as Troy made his La Liga bow in Valencia.
And we pay tribute to one of the greats as Dolly Parton passes while leaving behind a legacy of helping others.
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Go to PatreonThe Sydney Swans have suspended five players for the rest of the Aussie Rules season as police investigate an alleged sexual assault at a hotel in Melbourne. Veteran AFL journalist and broadcaster Rohan Connolly is with us on the show today.
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