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TEAM 33 | Farewell Enda Coll | Atletico's 'dirty tactics' | Take your seat Erik Ten Hag
On this very special episode of Team 33, we bid farewell to our very own Enda Coll. Will O'Callaghan & Colm Boohig are on hand to wish him their very best, as they discuss the chaos that ensued between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, and the imminent arrival of Erik Ten Hag to Manchester United.
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4/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
Benzema reborn | Pep's overthinking of overthinking | Is ten Hag the right man for United? | Team 33
Enda Coll, Will O'Callaghan and Shane Hannon look back on the Champions League week, Erik ten Hag to Manchester United and Frank Lampard's struggles.
4/8/2022 • 48 minutes, 17 seconds
The Oscars of Premier League 2022 | Best Player, Best Manager and lifetime achievement award
With Oscar season around the corner, Enda Coll, Will O'Callaghan and Ronan Mullen imagine a world where the Premier League host the awards.
3/25/2022 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Cork's Caoimhín, Lukaku's future and have Tottenham broken Conte?
Enda Coll, Colm Boohig and Will O'Callaghan talk Caoimhin Kelleher, Lukaku and the biggest 'that guy' in football.
2/25/2022 • 48 minutes, 38 seconds
Death, Taxes and Charlatans.. 10 Years on from the collapse of Rangers FC
Enda Coll is joined on the line by Tom English as they look back on the administration and liquidation of Rangers FC in 2012.
2/16/2022 • 38 minutes, 42 seconds
The LOI Season Preview
Enda Coll and Richie McCormack look ahead to the year's League of Ireland season that kicks off next week.
2/10/2022 • 48 minutes, 31 seconds
Celtic's demolition derby, Roy Keane is back and more Barca messing
Enda Coll and Will O'Callaghan look back on the Glasgow derby, Roy Keane's re-step into management and the weirdness of the January transfer window.
2/3/2022 • 46 minutes, 14 seconds
Everton's manager farce, British manager obsession & LOI TV
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Will O'Callaghan look at the Everton manager search, why there is an obsession with British managers in the Premier League and the changes to the LOI TV package.
1/27/2022 • 45 minutes, 29 seconds
Move the Ball | Getting underage players passing
Enda Coll chats with Larry Mahony, author of Let the Players play about his second book, which looks help coaches develop the passing and teamwork element of underage players'
1/21/2022 • 44 minutes, 41 seconds
January transfers ranked, Marcus Rashford's attitude and Tuchel's impact
Enda Coll and Colm Boohig discuss the January transfer market, the Chris Wood transfer, Marcus Rashford's attitude and Chiedozie Ogbene.
1/14/2022 • 47 minutes, 57 seconds
Man United's battle of credentials, egos and project reset
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Ronan Mullen pick through the bones of the Man United situation, the leaks and the issues at the club.
1/6/2022 • 47 minutes, 17 seconds
The Football Year in review | TEAM 33
Enda Coll is joined by Arthur O'Dea and Colm Boohig for the last episode of Team 33 in the year 2021. The gang spend the episode reviewing the top stories of the sporting year and look forward to 2022.
1/1/2022 • 51 minutes, 45 seconds
Rule Britannia, Britannia rules Europe? Barca's demise and Bielsa ball struggles
Enda Coll and Arthur O'Dea chat through the week's Champions League, the dominance of English sides and Barcelona's demise. Adam Pope joins to discuss Leeds United's struggles this year and the potential 49ers takeover.
12/10/2021 • 51 minutes, 37 seconds
Rangnick the recruiter, Merseyside domination and the rise of Sorare
Arthur O'Dea joins Enda Coll as they discuss Ralf Rangnick appointing himself in his first press conference as United boss plus Joey D'Urso from The Athletic explains the rise and potential danger of Sorare, a new fantasy football game using NFT's..
12/3/2021 • 45 minutes, 47 seconds
Ralf Rangnick's new gig, Celtic fans protest and the World Cup bid
Enda Coll chats Ralf Rangnick with Colm Boohig as the former RB Leipzig man takes charges of Manchester United in the interim, Ruairi Carberry chats Celtic fans and why they're protesting and Phil Egan gives his thoughts on the World Cup bid.
11/26/2021 • 42 minutes, 15 seconds
The Kerr Kenny connection, Little Donegal and how Boca got their shirt
Enda Coll is joined by James Carew from Póg Mo Goal magazine as we chat through a new issue of the magazine and some of the stories in it. Football with @SkyIreland
11/12/2021 • 46 minutes
Conte the calm, Rafa's stuck in toffee and doomsday for Liverpool
Enda Coll, Phil Egan and Shane Hannon chat Manchester United and what Antonio Conte might do if he was made manager, they look at Rafa Benetiz' sluggish Everton and what is a doomsday scenario at Liverpool this year?
10/28/2021 • 41 minutes, 9 seconds
Bruce's final goodbye, sacking your mates and a rivalry turned sour
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea, Colm Boohig and Ruairi Carberry chat Steve Bruce, Gary Neville, the power of social media and the Dublin derby.
10/20/2021 • 44 minutes, 31 seconds
Ireland climb world rankings to #1, RIP Newcastle United and do you remember the name?
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Colm Boohig look at Ireland's wins against Azerbaijan and Qatar, the Newcastle United takeover and the new Wayne Rooney documentary coming on Amazon prime.
10/14/2021 • 46 minutes, 29 seconds
Salah's alien moment, an English Clasico and footballer's vaccines
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Colm Boohig chat Liverpool vs Man City, Mo Salah's rankings amongst the best and Callum Robinson's vaccination revelation.
10/6/2021 • 48 minutes, 36 seconds
How to treat a superstar, Jose at 1000 and Julian Nagelsmann's football revolution
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Shane Hannon discuss the ongoing issues with Ronaldo and Messi, Jose Mourinho's legacy after 1000 game and Julian Nagelsmann's football revolution.
9/23/2021 • 53 minutes, 58 seconds
Ole's house of cards, Pep's fan plea and starting from scratch
Enda Coll, Oisin McQuierns and Jack O'Toole look back on the Champions League week, Man United's loss and discuss what clubs they would support if they could start all over.
9/17/2021 • 53 minutes, 20 seconds
Kenny's mission impossible, Ronaldo's image and WSL's fight for VAR
Enda Coll, Arthur O'Dea and Emma Carroll look back on Ireland's draw with Serbia, chat Ronaldo's return to Manchester United and the WSL's battle for technology.
9/9/2021 • 54 minutes, 27 seconds
Dear Lord, what a sad little life Ronaldo
Enda is joined by Oisin McQuierns and Jack O'Toole as they look back on a disappointing night for Ireland against Portugal and imagine an alternate universe where Ronaldo is sent off.
9/3/2021 • 50 minutes, 55 seconds
Not Citizen Kane, our Canaries in the league and Arteta's future
Enda Coll, Oisin McQuierns and Kathleen McNamee look at the biggest talking points from the week of Premier League, discuss Harry Kane's decision to stay at Man City and pick the three teams they would watch in the Premier League, if they could only watch three.
8/27/2021 • 47 minutes, 54 seconds
Manchester's soul and same old Arsenal
Enda Coll, ESPN's Kathleen McNamee and Oisin McQueirns chat through the week that was for Harry Kane, lament the lack of soul at Manchester City and are Arsenal a midtable side now?
8/20/2021 • 45 minutes, 16 seconds
The transfer market frenzy | Has it become too much?
Enda and Ciaran chat through Man United's big signings in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane. Sam Lee from the Athletic joins to discuss what it's like being a journalist in the middle of a transfer window.
7/28/2021 • 54 minutes, 50 seconds
Is the Europa Conference good or bad for League of Ireland?
Enda Coll is joined by former Dundalk manager and UEFA Pro Licence coach Shane Keegan and OTB's Richie McCormack as we chat through the League of Ireland teams in Europe and the new Europa Conference League.
7/23/2021 • 44 minutes, 16 seconds
Home or to Rome?
Enda Coll is joined by Oisin McQueirns and Jack O'Toole as they look ahead to the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England. Where is it going?
7/8/2021 • 54 minutes, 16 seconds
"We lose every week" | Where football chants come from
Enda Coll chats with Andrew Lawn - author of 'We Lose Every Week' a book which looks at the history of football chants and how they mirror what's happening in society.
7/1/2021 • 47 minutes, 2 seconds
Ireland's underage leagues | Are we getting the best out of our talent?
This week's show is a panel discussion with Derry City technical director and former Celtic footballer Paddy McCourt will be with me, along with Shamrock Rovers academy director Shane Robinson and League of Ireland Academy development manager Will Clarke as we chat through the underage leagues in Ireland.
6/24/2021 • 50 minutes, 9 seconds
Ireland's underage leagues | Are we getting the best out of our talent?
This week's show is a panel discussion with Derry City technical director and former Celtic footballer Paddy McCourt will be with me, along with Shamrock Rovers academy director Shane Robinson and League of Ireland Academy development manager Will Clarke as we chat through the underage leagues in Ireland.
6/24/2021 • 50 minutes, 44 seconds
Save Tolka Park and Perth returns to Dundalk
Enda chats with John Mernock from the Save Tolka Park campaign about the movement and why we should save one of Dublin's crown jewels. Johnny Ward discusses the dramatic return of Vinny Perth to Dundalk.
6/17/2021 • 48 minutes, 15 seconds
Euro 2020 Preview | Why England aren't favourites | Netherlands to flop? | Italy dark horse?
Enda Coll, Will O'Callaghan and Colm Boohig look ahead to this year's #Euro2020 tournament, choose their favourites, their dark horse and the best dressed.
6/9/2021 • 50 minutes, 18 seconds
Pep's overthinking, Ole's under-thinking and who should Southgate start?
Enda, Colm and Ciaran chat European football as we recap the European finals, why Pep does this to himself and why Ole refuses to make changes. We also look at England's squad for the Euros and pick the best starting XI.
6/2/2021 • 49 minutes, 41 seconds
Let the players play and can Jimmy win football matches?
Enda chats with Larry Mahony about his book 'Let the Players Play', grassroots coaching and a young Roy Keane. Stephen Finn joins to chat Jim McGuinness, his links with Dundalk and what his gameplan as a soccer coach actually is.
5/27/2021 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 7 seconds
How do you define success in football?
Enda, Colm, Will and Ciaran look at the best players who should have won more trophies and why Harry Kane should learn from their careers.
5/20/2021 • 45 minutes, 8 seconds
The history that shaped Irish football
Enda takes a walking football history tour with Labour TD Aodhan O'Riordan and Actor and comedian Gary Cooke as they navigate their way from Clonliffe Road to Dalymount Park capturing the history, politics and characters of area that shaped Irish football.
5/13/2021 • 1 hour, 7 seconds
The Premier League cult hero hall of fame
Enda Coll is joined by Oisin McQueirns and Jack O'Toole as we scrap the Premier League Hall Of Fame and replace it with the cult hero hall of fame.
4/28/2021 • 49 minutes, 44 seconds
This week should've been about you, Jose
Enda Coll, Colm Boohig and Will O'Callaghan try to process the week that was with the rise and fall of the Super League, and we talk about the man who this week should've really been about.
4/21/2021 • 52 minutes, 43 seconds
The Greatest women to play the game
Enda chats with Kathleen McNamee from ESPN as we look at some of the best women to have played the game of football, the legends of the game and current crop of pros dominating.
4/14/2021 • 42 minutes, 47 seconds
Haaland's future, Mbappe's hype and Aguero's legacy
Enda Coll is joined by Oisin McQueirns from the Home End Podcast and by Jack O'Toole as we look back on the Champions League week that was. We chat Erling Haaland and his future, Mbappe's hype and where Sergio Aguero ranks in all time Premier League history.
4/8/2021 • 43 minutes, 48 seconds
What Ireland could learn from Iceland and Tifo Football
Enda chats with Head of Football development at HK, Dadi Rafnsson about what Iceland did to revive football in their country and what lessons Ireland could take. We also chat with Joe Devine from Tifo Football.
4/1/2021 • 47 minutes, 16 seconds
Football vs the far-right in Georgia and Pure Fitbaw in Scotland
Enda chats with Michael Cole, a PHD student in the University of Tartu about the relationship football has with the right-wing in Georgia, and why one footballer took it upon himself to fight against it. Plus, we chat with Owen J Brown from Pure Fitbaw about the wildness of football in Scotland and the importance of Data analytics.
3/4/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 57 seconds
Lennon gone, McCarthy's Cardiff revival and the Italian Ultra scene explained
Enda Coll rambles about the biggest football news of the week including Neil Lennon's resignation, Mick McCarthy's revival at Cardiff City and Richie Towell's return to League of Ireland. Plus, Wayne Girard joins Enda as we chat society and football, and the rise of the Italian Ultras.
2/25/2021 • 39 minutes, 15 seconds
Football against all evil | Yugoslavia, football and the far-right
Enda Coll chats with Jelena Dureinovic to discuss football in the former Yugoslavia, how it developed in the region, the impact of WWII and how politics and society was mirrored in football during the hostile period in the 1990's.
2/18/2021 • 40 minutes, 27 seconds
Tears at La Bombonera
Enda chats with Christopher Hyland about his book 'Tears at la Bombonera' - the story of a six-year journey through South America.
2/12/2021 • 41 minutes, 10 seconds
The decline of South American Football and support of right-wing from Brazilian footballers
Enda Coll chats with South American football expert Tim Vickery about the decline of the national teams in South America and why they are now struggling to compete with Europe for trophies. We also chat the rise of the right-wing in Brazil and why Jair Bolsonaro was backed by some of Brazil's best ever footballers.
2/5/2021 • 47 minutes, 23 seconds
The DNA of a Merry-Go-Round Manager
Enda Coll, Ciaran Bradley and Ronan Mullen look at the sacking of Frank Lampard and what that means for his career; does he become a merry-go-round manager and if so, what makes up the DNA of a merry-go-round manager?
1/29/2021 • 42 minutes, 23 seconds
Yves Jean-Bart Scandal and the cult of Robin Friday
Enda Coll chats with Deputy News Editor of the Guardian Ed Aarons about Yves Jean-Bart and the reasons he has been banned for life from football. Author of 'Man Friday' Stuart Kane joins Enda to discuss the life and short-lived career of Robin Friday.
1/21/2021 • 49 minutes, 10 seconds
Ricardo Zamora | The Spanish Goalkeeper arrested and awarded by both sides
Enda Coll chats with Dermot Corrigan about Ricardo Zamora; the legendary goalkeeper who played for Espanol, Barcelona and Real Madrid, and who was arrested and awarded by both sides during the Spanish Civil War.