A Nations League Once Again: Recent Episodes
Gavin Bergin
Rep. of Ireland travel to Athens to take on Greece in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier. Ahead of the game we were joined by Greek football correspondent Stephen Kountourou to take a look at how things are shaping up on the Greek side. We discuss Gus Poyet's time in charge, some controversial squad selections, George Baldock, and the potential lineup Ireland might expect to face on June 16th. All that plus Ange Postecoglu, and more on the latest episode of A Nations League Once Again!
Euro 2024 qualification kicks off Monday night and, ahead of the game, we look to capture the mood of the nation...
It's now 2 defeats from 2 for Stephen Kenny's boys. A one-nil home defeat to what was essentially Ukraine's "B" team adding more pressure to the manager. But we won't dwell on the Armenia game and instead we're looking forward to our match with Scotland this Saturday. We were joined by Gordon Sheach from The Tartan Scarf and Adam Miller from Old Firm Facts to discuss Scotland's WC play-off defeat, their Nations League aspirations, "classic" Ireland vs Scotland moments from the past, Stephen Kenny's time in charge at Dunfermline, 3 degrees of separation, and more.
Songs used in this episode:
A Nation Once Again by the Dubliners
The Oil Slick by Frightened Rabbit
After the disappointment of Saturday, we caught up with David Sneyd from the 42.ie to look back on what went wrong, and how we might address the shortcomings against Ukraine. We also spoke to Andrew Todos last Friday to discuss how the Ukraine squad is shaping up for the Nations League and their WC play-off games against Scotland and Wales.
Songs used in this episode include:
A Nation Once Again by the Dubliners
Returner by Gang of Youths
It's finally here! The Nations League has arrived and our first episode is in the bag. Ireland's first match sees them head to Yerevan to take on Armenia, and I caught up with Armen from the Football Kentron podcast on Thursday to get an Armenian view. We'll also hear some of what Stephen Kenny had to say ahead of the opening Group B1 match.
Songs used in this episode include:
A Nation Once Again by the Dubliners
Put Em Under Pressure by Republic of Ireland WC90 Squad
Today we caught up with @scott_coyne from @BelgianPodcast to discuss the @FAIreland vs @BelRedDevils friendly international. We're calling this one Episode 0.5 as we see this as a taster of what's to come when the Nations League starts in June.
Songs used in this episode include:
A Nation Once Again by the Dubliners
Changes by David Bowie
Whisper in My Ear by Shine