Podcast appearances and mentions of Ken Early

Manchester United used to dominate the Premier League.During Alex Ferguson's reign as manager, the team won 13 league titles – a record that's unlikely to be beaten.Since he stepped down in the 2012-2013 season it's been a trying time for Man U's loyal fans who have looked on as successive managers made poor choices and owners wasted eye-watering sums.To understand just why the team's glory days are a distant memory look beyond what happens on the pitch and take a closer look at how the owners – the American Glazer family who are the majority shareholders, and Jim Ratcliffe who bought 25 per cent of the club – are doing their business.Irish Times sports columnist Ken Early lays out the club's problems.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken Early, broadcaster with Second Captains

In December the Inside Politics team discussed the year in politics and the aftermath of the general election in front of an audience at the Laughter Lounge in Dublin city centre. Joining Hugh, Pat, Jen and Harry for part of the show was Irish Times soccer columnist and Second Captains podcaster Ken Early, who gave his take on the election, what motivates people to vote the way they do, why Sinn Féin's support declined relative to 2020 and what he learned when a pollster called to his door. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's host Pat Leahy is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· The fallout from Apple's tax case continues with what to with decision on what to do with the €13bn plus interest expected within three weeks. The windfall won't be available to the State until next March, but some sources in Government are saying there is already a consensus among Coalition parties that pressing infrastructure requirements and housing are at the top of the shopping list. · Speaking at Fine Gael's think-in in Tullamore Taoiseach Simon Harris backed a public childcare model, moving away from a reliance on private sector care. But would this potential restructuring result in a raft of new State employees? Sinn Féin stopped short of a public childcare model, instead pledging to reduce the financial burden on parents with the introduction of €10-a-day childcare from 2025 if it is in power after general election.· And Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald reflected this week on a trauma-filled year for her and her family, a year in which she and her husband Martin Lanigan dealt with serious issues.Plus, the panellists pick their favourite IT reads of the week:· Corinna Hardgrave pulled no punches with her one-star review of a new eatery in Donnybrook.· Ken Early on the gulf in class as Ireland were dismissed by England in a one-sided game at the Aviva stadium last Saturday.· Harry McGee picked his own article looking at the farcical infighting at the National Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken Early, Presenter, Second Captains

There's no Musa today, so Ryan is joined by Ken Early from Second Captains to chat about Tuesday and Wednesday's Premier League games. They begin with Everton's win over Liverpool and whether that ends Jürgen Klopp's hope of another Premier League title (01:46), before heading to Arsenal's 5-0 over Chelsea (20:00), take aways from Manchester United 4-2 Sheffield United (39:13), rounding up the other games from midweek (48:08) and finishing on some chat about Xavi decided to remain at Barcelona (53:23). Also, Musa and Ryan will join Ian and Flo Lloyd-Hughes for the Wrighty's House live show next week in London. You can buy tickets here: https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30450/30451 Host: Ryan Hunn Guest: Ken Early Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I'm joined by Ken Early of Second Captains for a mid-season (more or less) look at what's going on in the Premier League? Is it important for someone other than Man City to win the title? We chat about some surprises, Jurgen Klopp and his departure announcement, Ken's assessment of Arsenal at this point, as well as discussing punditry that more and more comes with a specific club favour, the IFAB proposal regarding sin-bins and blue cards, and lots more.Follow Ken @kenearlysGet extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer both paused their respective games last Saturday after they were subjected to racist gestures and shouts from the stands. Maignan and his team walked off the pitched before coming back and resuming the match. Football's racism problem was again in the headlines.In what seemed like a hardline solution, Gianni Infantino, the head of Fifa, the sports governing body, called for match forfeits after racist incidents.Sports writer and Second Captains podcaster and Irish Times soccer columnist Ken Early explains why this idea is simply unworkable, for reasons that extend beyond the stands. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken Early, Co-Host of the Second Captains Podcast & Irish Times columnist

Ken Early, Co-Host of the Second Captains Podcast and Irish Times columnist

In this episode I'm joined by Ken Early of Second Captains for a broad look at the season ahead. We talk about the new rules with regards added time, scrutiny on managers in their technical areas, and leniency on 'fouls' that are bound to have an impact on all involved. There's also discussion about the importance of someone else winning the Premier League next season, as well as chat about Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa (!), and more.Follow Ken @kenearlysGet extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Qatar 2022 wraps up this weekend, Ken Early of Second Captains and the Irish Times reflects on the one-city World Cup. "If Capitalism was a country, Doha would be its capital," he says.

Ken Early updates Brendan on the latest from Qatar as the competition enters the knockout stages.

After a 12 year lead-in time dogged by corruption scandal, human rights abuses and subversion of the football calendar, World Cup 2022 is finally about to get underway in Qatar. But can the Persian Gulf state overcome its critics and pull off a controversy-free tournament? How will authorities in the conservative muslim country react to boozy football fans and LGBTQ+ supporters? And the big question; who should Ireland support in the absence of cheering on the boys in green? Conor Pope is joined by football writer and broadcaster Ken Early, who is covering the World Cup for The Irish Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this pre-season Premier League episode I'm joined by Ken Early of Second Captains to look ahead to the new season. We discuss the winter World Cup, how Erling Haaland might (or might not) fit in at Man City, Liverpool's 'net spend', Chelsea's transfer strategy, Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo issue, as well as some Arsenal chat and a very disturbing prediction from Ken which I hope does not come to pass.Follow Ken @kenearlysGet extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblog See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ken Early, Co-Host of the Second Captains Podcast

20 years ago this week, Irish football fans were in a state of giddy excitement about the World Cup, which was about to begin in South Korea and Japan. But then something went terribly wrong. In the first of three episodes looking back at the controversial events of 2002, Conor Pope talks to Mary Hannigan, Ken Early, and Eamon Dunphy about the events that preceded Ireland's departure for its infamous training camp on the island of Saipan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As COVID-19 postponements rampage through the Premier League, Charlie Eccleshare joins us to make sense of the league's willingness to include injuries and AFCON departures in their numbers, why they haven't aligned with other big European leagues in forcing through academy talent, why the rules mightn't change anytime soon, plus the sporting integrity going forward as teams face a packed schedule for the rest of the season. (40:00mins)Elsewhere, we chat about Rafa Benitez's departure at Everton as he takes down the house along with him, why Everton won't find themselves out of dysfunction anytime soon and what makes Manchester City so...meh? We discuss Ken Early's piece that talks about City's perfection that has removed any jeopardy from their seasons.And we lax lyrical on Adam Idah following his first Premier League goal this past weekend.Please subscribe, review and support the show!Contact: editor@backpagefootball / Twitter @bpfootball / Host: Kevin Coleman (@kvn_clmn) with Phil Greene (@iampgreene) and Enda Higgins (@endahiggins88). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Ken Early, Co-Host of the Second Captains Podcast

For our maiden voyage, we are honoured to be captained by Ciaran Murphy, ironically of the good ship Second Captains. He is tackling the 2009 billion dollar blockbuster Avatar. We are granted entry into the extended Murphy Cinematic Universe where we discuss how Ciaran's family shaped his early cinematic tastes, his journey through one extremely specific edition of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the creation of everyone's favourite Second Captain's pandemic spin off series, the Murph'N'Mal's Movie Club and the joys of a brisk 90-minute film (note: this definitely does not apply to Avatar).  Over on Pandora, we chat about the mystery of Avatar's box office success and subsequent cultural disappearance, Cameron's casting choices, the non-appeal of 3D and beyond, how the sequels will cope with problematic racist overtones in a post- Get Out world, the film's contradictory positions when it comes to environmentalism, potential plagiarism in the Star Wars universe, why you really shouldn't smoke in science lab and of course our perennial fave -  it was capitalism all along! Ciaran's choice of movie that not enough people have seen is a little Easter egg for any World Service subscribers, what's the one film he and Ken Early have ever agreed on? Answers on a postcard to The Last One To See Films mentioned throughout the episode: https://letterboxd.com/thelastonetosee/list/the-last-one-to-see-ep1-avatar-with-ciaran/ ~ To see what David was talking about during What's In The Box, follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter. Also, just follow us. Ah go on. Let's be internet friends. We're also on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/thelastonetosee/ ~ Use our promo code RAF-87MP-76AC-32WR-17EJ when signing up for an Unlimited card at Cineworld UK or Cineworld Ireland to get an extra month's membership for free! ~ Follow David on Letterboxd and Twitter. Follow Kate on Twitter. Follow Christine on Twitter. ~ Email: thelastonetosee@theshift.ie ~ Our theme music is “80's And Chill” by Empyreal Glow ~ Background image courtesy of Mars Plex at unsplash.com Ticket images courtesy of KStudio at freepik.com ~ The Last One To See is part of The Shift Podcast Network. Check out https://theshift.ie/

We had the time of our lives doing synth week and had so many floor fillers sent in by our ultra talented listeners that we've decided to put the top three into one podcast. The Winning Tracks Are: 1. The Ballad of Jurgen Klopp and Union Berlin by Colin Ratcliffe 2. Pet Shop Boos by Dan Mullen 3. Balls by Patrick Stefan Groenland If you want to join the Football Synth Revolution then please become a member for a fiver a month. There's no minimum sign up, no contracts, and no ads. Go to secondcaptains.com/join for details. Special thanks too to our judges The Synth Lord, aka Ken Early, and Sir Marks A Lot, aka Mark Horgan.

The Republic of Ireland senior men's football team has brought joy and heartbreak to fans over the years. But now, after a disappointing run of resultsa third successive failure to qualify for a major tournament looks likely. Should fans permanently lower their expectations? Have we been unlucky, badly managed, or is there more to it than that? Football man Ken Early talks to Conor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ken Early, Co-host of the Second Captains Podcast

In this bonus episode, we carry on our tradition of chatting to Ken Early of Second Captains on the eve of a new season. We discuss Lionel Messi's move to PSG, the financial disaster that is going on at Barcelona, the relentless influence of the wealthiest clubs on football, before turning our attention to the Premier League. We wonder how Jack Grealish will get on with Pep Guardiola, is there something English going on at Man City, there's Arsenal/Arteta chat, Rafa Benitez at Everton and more.Follow Ken @kenearlysIf you want to become an Arseblog Member on Patreon, you can sign up at patreon.com/arseblog for just €5 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Football writer and broadcaster Ken Early speaks to Sorcha Pollak about why football players are "taking the knee", why some fans are choosing to boo them for doing so, what the dynamic means for the European Championships and whether it will continue beyond the Euros. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Sunday, twelve of Europe's biggest football clubs announced plans to form a breakaway Super League, drawing an onslaught of criticism from fans, players and regulators alike. Less than seventy two hours later, their grand plan had collapsed, with six English clubs bowing out of the proposal. So what are the core problems at the heart of European football which led to this shock move and how can the model be adjusted to better serve the sport? Ken Early of The Irish Times and Second Captains and Andrew Doyle, owner of Shelbourne Football Club, join Ciaran Hancock to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Sunday, twelve of Europe’s biggest football clubs announced plans to form a breakaway Super League, drawing an onslaught of criticism from fans, players and regulators alike. Less than seventy two hours later, their grand plan had collapsed, with six English clubs bowing out of the proposal. So what are the core problems at the heart of European football which led to this shock move and how can the model be adjusted to better serve the sport? Ken Early of The Irish Times and Second Captains and Andrew Doyle, owner of Shelbourne Football Club, join Ciaran Hancock to discuss.

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Ken Early of the Irish Times to talk about European soccer’s proposed Super League. They also discuss the NFL’s top quarterback prospects and they debate whether Triller Fight Club is the future of boxing.   Super League (2:10): What is this new soccer proposal? Why is it making everyone so mad? Is there any way to stop it?   Quarterbacks (21:40): What we know about Trevor Lawrence and crew, and why so many QBs will likely get picked at the top of the first round.   Boxing (38:52): Are Jake Paul, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Evander Holyfield the salvation for a dying sport?   Afterball (52:19): Stefan on the San Diego Sockers music video “One for the Thumb.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Ken Early of the Irish Times to talk about European soccer’s proposed Super League. They also discuss the NFL’s top quarterback prospects and they debate whether Triller Fight Club is the future of boxing.   Super League (2:10): What is this new soccer proposal? Why is it making everyone so mad? Is there any way to stop it?   Quarterbacks (21:40): What we know about Trevor Lawrence and crew, and why so many QBs will likely get picked at the top of the first round.   Boxing (38:52): Are Jake Paul, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Evander Holyfield the salvation for a dying sport?   Afterball (52:19): Stefan on the San Diego Sockers music video “One for the Thumb.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod after another epic international weekend.The headlines are dominated by Republic of Ireland's shock defeat at home to Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying. Ken Early tells us why it's delusional for the Irish to believe this is their worst ever result.10 marks out of 10 for England so far as they swat aside San Marino and Albania. Should England build the team around Harry Kane when it comes to constructing their midfield? And who's been the big winner of Euro 2020 being delayed by a year?Meanwhile Aidy Boothroyd's Under 21s would settle for a shot on target. Why do so many big nations not have a style or system at Under 21 level?And Daniel takes on Sasha in another intriguing encounter in the Inter Totally Cup.Plus Dzyuba, Derby and football's finest statues.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg with Ken Early (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Worst moment following your nation? (11m 30s) • PART 1c: Elsewhere in Europe – Dzyuba goals and Swiss goals (15m 00s)• PART 2a: Albania 0-2 England (28m 00s)• PART 2b: England v Poland preview with Ryan Hubbard (35m 30s)• PART 2c: England Under 21s lose again (42m 00s)• PART 3: On This Day – footballing statues and Derby 07/08 (50m 30s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Goryunov v Storey (56m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we're sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod after another epic international weekend. The headlines are dominated by Republic of Ireland’s shock defeat at home to Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying. Ken Early tells us why it’s delusional for the Irish to believe this is their worst ever result. 10 marks out of 10 for England so far as they swat aside San Marino and Albania. Should England build the team around Harry Kane when it comes to constructing their midfield? And who’s been the big winner of Euro 2020 being delayed by a year? Meanwhile Aidy Boothroyd’s Under 21s would settle for a shot on target. Why do so many big nations not have a style or system at Under 21 level? And Daniel takes on Sasha in another intriguing encounter in the Inter Totally Cup. Plus Dzyuba, Derby and football’s finest statues. RUNNING ORDER:    • PART 1a: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg with Ken Early (03m 30s) • PART 1b: Worst moment following your nation? (11m 30s)  • PART 1c: Elsewhere in Europe – Dzyuba goals and Swiss goals (15m 00s) • PART 2a: Albania 0-2 England (28m 00s) • PART 2b: England v Poland preview with Ryan Hubbard (35m 30s) • PART 2c: England Under 21s lose again (42m 00s) • PART 3: On This Day – footballing statues and Derby 07/08 (50m 30s) • PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Goryunov v Storey (56m 00s)    SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH: • theathletic.com/totally   GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow   PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special   READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slightly later than usual on a Monday, check back in at lunchtime when Jimbo will be joined by Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare to digest the Republic of Ireland's shock defeat to Luxembourg with Ken Early, preview England's clash with Poland and gaze upon football's finest statues. Plus we'll watch Daniel and Sasha go head to head in the Inter Totally Cup! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slightly later than usual on a Monday, check back in at lunchtime when Jimbo will be joined by Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare to digest the Republic of Ireland's shock defeat to Luxembourg with Ken Early, preview England's clash with Poland and gaze upon football's finest statues. Plus we'll watch Daniel and Sasha go head to head in the Inter Totally Cup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Second Captains podcaster and Irish Times columnist Ken Early joins Josh and Lachie to expand on his recent piece comparing the two emerging superstars of world football – Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Haaland is a bizarre outlier, barely involved in the game except for his prolific goalscoring. Can he possibly keep up with the more obviously talented Frenchman? Plus, there’s a raft of Champions League knockout ties to sort through, including Barcelona’s capitulation, Chelsea’s resurgence under Thomas Tuchel, and Bayern’s defensive frailties.

Join Josh Parish and Lachie Flannigan for a jam-packed instalment of The Full 90! In the Australian half, Josh caught up with NPL commentator & The Corner Flag editor Chris Gleeson to preview what looms as a headline-packed year of NPL football. The European half saw Second Captains podcaster and Irish Times columnist Ken Early join Josh and Lachie to expand on his recent piece comparing the two emerging superstars of world football – Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Haaland is a bizarre outlier, barely involved in the game except for his prolific goalscoring. Can he possibly keep up with the more obviously talented Frenchman? Plus, there’s a raft of Champions League knockout ties to sort through, including Barcelona’s capitulation, Chelsea’s resurgence under Thomas Tuchel, and Bayern’s defensive frailties.

Have a whiff of this week's shows on the Second Captains World Service. To access daily shows go to secondcaptains.com/join. Its 5 euro a month for independently produced advert free daily shows including Isolating with David O'Doherty, twice weekly football shows with Ken Early, the Book Club with Murph, The Player's Chair with Richie Sadlier, all anchored by television star and marathon bore Mr. Eoin McDevitt.

It's the traditional pre-season conversation with Ken Early of Second Captains. We chat about the impact of Covid-19 on football and life, how Chelsea have spent big while others are still waiting to see how the market transpires, the pressure on Frank Lampard, signs of the financial bubble around the Premier League beginning to burst with the loss of the Chinese TV rights income, City without Messi, Arsenal chat, and lots more as we ramble our way through an hour or so.Follow Ken @kenearlys - and visit secondcaptains.com for more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ken Early from Second Captains and The Irish Times, joins the Front Three to discuss the futures of both Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after Barcelona and Juventus were both knocked out of the Champions League in disappointing fashion. 

Covid has played havoc with the work of journalists, especially those of us involved in sports. I talked to Second Captains football kingpin Ken Early about nostalgia, crowd noise and having your calendar Tipp-Exed out of existence by the pandemic.

On this bonus episode, Ryan is joined by Ken Early from Second Captains and the Irish Times to look back at Liverpool's incredible 4-0 win against Barcelona that took them to a second Champions League final in a row. They also discuss Liverpool's progression under Jürgen Klopp, Philippe Coutinho, Barcelona's transitioning identity and more.Follow us on Twitter:@okwonga@badgoalryry@mjdasilva@rabonamagMusic: Dabrye - 'Bloop'. Used with permission from Dabrye and Ghostly International.Available to buy at dabrye.bandcamp.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back with another packed show, Neil Atkinson hosts this week's Weekender and is joined by Dan Morgan, Leanne Prescott and Damian Kavanagh to reflect on the Barcelona defeat and look ahead to Liverpool's penultimate game of the season. Also in the show, Neil Atkinson chats to Liverpool Sound City CEO Becky Ayres about the upcoming festival, author Ken Early about his latest piece and Jason Murugesu about the lack of Asian footballers in the English league.

Neil Atkinson is joined for this week's Weekender by Emilia Bona, Dan Austin and Micheal Welch and Ben Sharples of MiC Lowry to chat all things Liverpool and for a little chat about the pair have been up to on the road in Europe. Also in the show Neil Atkinson talks to Ken Early about Manchester United and Jose Mourinho and John Gibbons talks to Andy Cheshire of Curzon Ashton to talk about the clubs community work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this bonus podcast, Musa and Ryan are joined by Ken Early to discuss Mourinho's sacking and what the future holds for the Portuguese manager and Manchester United.Follow us on Twitter:@rabonamag@mjdasilva@okwonga@badgoalryryMusic: Dabrye - 'Bloop'. Used with permission from Dabrye and Ghostly International.Available to buy at dabrye.bandcamp.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Weekender gets stuck into: Transfer Structure Marko Grujic Amortization Manchester City Football Documentaries The Liverpool Bank Holiday Weekend Kick Off Times Naby Keita Brighton And Hove Albion It's absolutely everything you need for a weekend's excitement. Bank Holiday approaching. Sit back and get excited with us. We have Ken Early having a big chat about All Or Nothing, Jack Pitt-Brooke on Liverpool's number 8 and Rob Gutmann, Paul Cope and Dan Austin in the studio. It's star quality all the way. The Big Hitters hit big with an extra day off... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we approach the business end of the World Cup, Musa Okwonga and Michael Da Silva look at the remaining candidates in our latest podcast, ‘The Unfinished'. Belgium, Brazil and France all on the menu and Irish Times writer Ken Early speaks to us about England's wild ride to the quarter finals. We also discuss Germany's shock exit with German football writer Uli Hesse.Music: Dabrye - 'Bloop'Used with permission from Dabrye and Ghostly International. Available to purchase at https://dabrye.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast returns before the holiday season kicks in discussing the world of futbol and more with Ken Early (@kenearlys) from the Irish Times and the Second Captains podcast (@secondcaptains).  We start with how Ireland is dealing with their elimination from the World Cup and what the future holds for coaches Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane. That segues into a discussion about why they and the Irish national team have such a poor relationship in recent years with Everton. Then, it's onto a chat about the Champions League, which resumed with Match Day Five when this episode debuted. From there, we talk about two of Ken's favorite subjects: Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.  We examine the relationship between the two in Spain and now in the Premier League. To which historical rivals does Ken compare the two managers? And just how of The Special One's wrestling heel persona is a work? Lastly, we talk about the Second Captains World Service podcast network, their move to becoming a paid subscription model earlier this year and the decision for Ken to a political podcast as one of their shows and the whole "stick to sports" opinion held by a segment of the sports fans around the world. Note: The political chat starts around 34:30 and includes a number of current events.  If that's not your cup of tea, please feel free to give that section a pass. No offense taken.

My guest on the show today is the third member of the Second Captains crew to drop into studio. After Eoin McDevitt (ep 11) and Ken Early (ep 15), Ciaran 'Murph' Murphy is next to chat about his rise to internet broadcasting based stardom. We talk about how he got started in the media as family connections inspired and then employed him. A stint in DCU proved important as he met one of the current Second Captains crew, and then got a placement in Newstalk which led to him becoming part of the Off The Ball team. Since then much has happened, from the departure from Newstalk to the Irish Times, TV shows, posting books to Kalamazoo and much more. We may even get an auto-tuned insight into the next big thing, listen to find out more. Follow Ciaran on Twitter @saveciaranmurph or visit secondcaptains.com for all your Second Captains needs.

Ken Early, the flame-haired flame-thrower of truth, sat down for an old chin wag on The HeadStuff Podcast, and, unsurprisingly we ended up talking about sport a lot. I like talking about sport, and Ken Early is my favourite voice in sport journalism, so, logically, it was fun. We also talk about literature, and how […] La entrada Episode 17 – Ken Early se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Ken Early is my second guest from the Second Captains stable (following Eoin McDevitt in Episode 11), and he joins me this week to talk about growing up on the mean streets of Templeogue, and how his avoidance of pain meant one of Ireland's most promising swimming talents never reached his potential.We discuss how he got started in the broadcasting industry, moving on from radio to podcasting and TV with Second Captains Live and, as you would expect, we talk quite a bit about football. From playing to commentating, punditry to writing and loads more besides, so check it out, it's a great chat. Follow Ken on Twitter @kenearlys - Follow the show @738ampod