Episode 3643: The Ceadach O’Neill Question, Rovers Out, Cricket Under The Taliban, Belichick Falls

Shamrock Rovers’ European season has resembled the opening credits of Mad Men. Yesterday evening in eastern Finland they crashed to earth, failing to get into the group stages of the third of three European competition they entered this month.

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The42’s David Sneyd joins us in studio to chat European wipe-out, a potential league of Ireland title race, the north-south ear whispering for the services of Ceadach O’Neill and Troy’s Champions League draw.

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We get an email about Afghan cricket and the impact a sporting boycott would have on the Taliban regime compared to apartheid era South Africa or the current Israeli government.

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