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OTB Football

OTB Sportswww.offtheball.com

Welcome to OTB Football. It's where you'll get the finest football analysis with some of the sharpest minds in the game, we'll throw in some nostalgia, transfer nonsense and legends interviews too. Graham Hunter, Brian Kerr, Eoin Doyle, Keith Treacy, David Connolly, Jonathan Wilson, Miguel Delaney and much more too! 

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Episodes

Andrew Mangan: Ben White the best English RB? Focus on Premier League glory

Arseblog's Andrew Mangan was on OTB AM to look back on Arsenal's win over Crystal Palace which put them eight points clear at the top of the table and gave the feeling on the ground after they crashed out of the Europa League to Sporting Lisbon. Catch Off The Ball’s breakfast show LIVE on weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for ‘OTB AM’ and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to your podcasts. SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday morn...

Mar 21, 202314 min

Martin Lipton: Conte's Excuses, Spurs' potential manager options

Martin Lipton joined Ger & Shane to discuss Spurs' managerial troubles. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Mar 20, 202314 min

FOOTBALL SATURDAY – Pep v Kompany, Ireland's academy system and Bohs stay top

OTB’s Johnny Ward is joined by former Republic of Ireland international Damien Delaney, Dan McDonnell of the Irish Independent and Bohemians assistant manager Gary Cronin to look at the biggest stories in the world of football. Including Manchester City v Burnley in the FA Cup,how to make the most of the academy system in the LOI and why Evan Ferguson is ready to shine against France. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.

Mar 18, 20231 hr 43 min

LOI Matchday with Devine, Keegan, Mata & Hiemer

Welcome to the first edition of LOI Matchday. Off The Ball's new magazine-style podcast covering all of the results and fixtures in both divisions of the SSE Airtricity League. Host Stephen Doyle is joined by Bohemians manager Declan Devine, Cobh Ramblers boss Shane Keegan, Sligo Rovers striker Max Mata and Finn Harps goalkeeper Tim Hiemer for a lookahead to this weekend's action.

Mar 16, 202318 min

Evan Ferguson's rise, LOI preview | Vinny Perth

Off the Ball's resident League of Ireland expert Vinny Perth was on OTB AM to preview this week's League of Ireland action and to chat about watching Evan Ferguson develop over the years. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #Effor...

Mar 16, 202324 min

Graham Hunter: El Classico, Barcelona scandal explained

Football writer Graham Hunter was on OTB AM to discuss last night's match between Real Madrid and Liverpool as well as all the happenings in La Liga. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Mar 16, 202319 min

Messi and the Narco War in Rosario | 'We're waiting for you'

Argentinian football expert Marcela Mora y Araujo joined Joe Molloy on The Football Show to discuss why a Narco War in his home city of Rosario is a major hindrance to the World Cup-winning captain ending his career at Newell’s Old Boys.

Mar 15, 202311 min

Haaland's high 5, supersized World Cup | Jonathan Wilson

Football writer Jonathan Wilson joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM after Erling Haaland's five-star performance helped Man City ease past RB Leipzig into the Champions League quarter finals. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #Effor...

Mar 15, 202321 min

The COYGIG Pod Ep.62 | Chelsea climb to the top, Columnist Captain Karen & the WSL TOTW!

We've no Emma Byrne this week, but fear not, we do have our WSL team of the week with Emma Carroll, Karen dissects Vera Pauw's recent beef with her and we pick through all the fixtures from last weekend as Chelsea returned to the top spot in the league! Got a question for the pod? Email TheCOYGIGPod@OffTheBall.com! The COYGIG Pod on OTB Sports is in association with Cadbury FC, official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland's Women's National Team.

Mar 14, 202340 min

Simon Kuper: What the Gary Lineker fiasco tells us about modern Britain

Joe Molloy was joined by Simon Kuper on Monday's Off The Ball, the author of "Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK". Following reports that Gary Lineker would be reinstated to his role within the BBC, Simon explored what happened over the previous few days and why it matters. In association with Sky

Mar 13, 202329 min

Phil Thompson: Liverpool's drop off, Jude Bellingham's future

Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson joined OTB AM after Jurgen Klopp's side sunk to a 1-0 loss against Bournemouth at the weekend. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Mar 13, 202314 min

FOOTBALL SATURDAY: Lineker takes on the BBC, the Kelleher-Bazunu debate is over & Liverpool's inconsistency

OTB’s John Duggan is joined by Cobh Ramblers boss Shane Keegan, the Irish Independent’s Dan McDonnell and the broadcaster Johnny Ward look at the latest news from the Premier League including the war over Match of the Day. Dan has issues with the obsession with the new Ireland Football crest, while Shane has more issues with the FAI's app, particularly how early he needs to submit his starting XI. Is the debate over Gavin Bazunu or Caoimhin Kelleher to start officially over? Mickey Johnson star ...

Mar 11, 20231 hr 34 min
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