The Second Captains Podcast

Today's show is coming at you live and dangerous from Foley's Bar in San Francisco, featuring more sporting misery, a live PBESO and a USA V Ireland quiz.Brian Murphy details San Francisco's incredible run of sporting success, the joys of little league and serving pints to Hurricane Higgins. We ask Richie Sadlier if Raheem Sterling should go to Man United and author Lawrence Donegan tells us about the time he interviewed Newt Gingrich for a newspaper in rural Donegal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin, Ken and Murph talk Mr Pushek's diet, surf in Santa Cruz boredom in Las Vegas, Louis van Gaal's public speaking, and the sleeping habits of successful people.Tony Barrett joins us to talk about Raheem Sterling's experience of awards night. And James Young analyses the recent revelations about the Brazilian national team selling the right to pick who plays for the team in friendly matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're in San Francisco, the tech capital of the world, and Ken is fretting about the rise of the machines and what it means for humans....and footballers.We ask Sid Lowe how 2015 Barca compare to the club's previous great sides. Jonathan Wilson considers the future for post-Gerrard Liverpool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 10 years of phone chats and emails, we finally met our beloved Brian Murphy in person. We talk about long distance relationships, his years in Ireland and San Francisco's rich sporting pedigree.Seamus McDonagh was an English literature student from Meath who didn't like boxing, and ended up fighting Evander Holyfield. San Francisco is now his home town and Seamus joins us in KNBR's studios to tell us his story.All this plus Jack Nicholson's Irish blarney, Ken beats nature and Murph's escape from Alcatraz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The GAA football championship starts this weekend - Anthony Moyles and Oisin McConville join us in studio to look ahead to the whole jamboree.As the countdown to our trip to San Francisco continues, US Murph tells us Deflategate could be Tom Brady's Waterloo.Plus there's WRWC2017, the earliest GAA song ever released, NBA buzzer-beater madness, and emasculated managers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Champions League final will be between Barcelona and Juventus - and quite a few people seem relieved it's not going to be a Clasico final. We get the reaction from Italy and Spain.Emmet Malone joins us in studio to try and help us understand why people have started to turn on Jack Grealish. Plus there's an update on Thai Premier League relegation fodder, Madrid's 'Disaster of the Century' and poor ol' Gareth Bale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Monaghan GAA player has been found guilty of a doping violation - Malachy Clerkin joins us to talk about whether it's unfair to ask amateur players to submit to regular drug-testing, and if stories like this are always good news for a sport, no matter what soul-searching is done.In 'rival-sports-podcasts' news, Bill Simmons has been booted out by the crusty old deans at ESPN; there's Roy Keane's latest thoughts on punditry, Aston Villa and multi-tasking; the secret of Kerry's success; and Ken's Lock of the Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With relegation looming for Hull's Irish contingent, we thank Everton for getting their act together in time to ensure at least a few Irish players have PL football to look forward to. John Brewin watched Liverpool's slim chances of a CL place evaporate after their draw against Chelsea. We ask him if Rodgers will get the boot. Jonathan Wilson looks ahead to Bayern Munich V Barcelona PtII. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran discuss Messi's destruction of Bayern Munich. Guardiola has the highest win percentage of any Bayern coach in history yet it seems many of their supporters might be happy to see him go.Richie Sadlier joins us in studio to talk about Memphis Depay and whether he's got the right kind of personality for Manchester United. And Tim Vickery tells us why he thinks Barcelona's all South American front line is working so well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ulster and Munster face a defining couple of weeks in the Pro12, and after early European exits for both teams, Alan Quinlan tells us the margin for error is wafer-thin. Kerry Howley, author of "Thrown" tells us about the lure of MMA and the UFC and why trash talking isn't what the purists want. We also discuss the whodunit plot twist behind American anti-hero Bill Belichick, a Roscommon footballer's journey to enlightenment and Toulon's football transfer technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.