About this episode

The episode previews a significant weekend of Gaelic Football, discussing injuries, match predictions, and key matchups.

Welcome back to The Football Pod with Paddy, James and Tommy - we’re building up to a huge weekend of Gaelic Football. There’s so much to discuss, and we get stuck into plenty of it. (00.10) - Pod catch-up; New friends, Fitzy on Love Island, Ger Brennan v Burns. (20:00) - Stars struck down by the Cruciate curse; Kinsella and McGinnis ruled out. (25:00) - Derry-Meath breakdown, with so much on the line… (39:00) - Shootout expected in Clones; Monaghan v Roscommon. (45:00) - Kerry and Donegal off Broadway, can Kildare or Cork cause bother? (59:30) - Sunday’s Knockout ball; Cavan hope cools, Dublin to bounce back? (01:10:00) -  ‘Oil’ Clasico, Westmeath giddiness, Calling Mayo-Tyrone  The Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it. Thanks for tuning in, we'll be back next week with two shows. Chat then.

People in this episode

Hosts: Paddy, James, Tommy

Topics covered

• Gaelic Football
• Predictions
• Injuries
• Match Previews
• Knockout Rounds

Keywords

• Gaelic Football
• Predictions
• Injuries
• Knockout
• Match Previews
• Cruciate curse

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ahead of the Game

Places: Derry, Meath, Clones, Monaghan, Roscommon, Kerry, Donegal, Kildare, Cork, Cavan

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