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Daily Manchester United - Episode 131 - Dalot has been signed!!!
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Niall is joined by Kieran to have a random chat during International Break
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Introduction and Hosts
00:00:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the daily Manchester United podcast. My name is Niall Hannigan and I'm delighted to be joined by Kieran McGinley. Kieran, how are you getting on?
00:00:19
Kieran McGinley
Not too bad, not too bad at
Impact of International Break on Clubs
00:00:21
Kieran McGinley
all. It's, um yeah, sort of international break now, so it's almost like a little bit of relaxing time.
00:00:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:27
Kieran McGinley
But maybe we didn't need it because we've we've actually hit some form.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. You can always look at these things two ways. Like, you know, do you want to kind of keep that momentum going or are we are we happy enough to just kind of relish in this winning mentality that we have over the last couple of weeks?
Ireland's Performance and Key Players
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, it could always go either way. But as you mentioned, international break. I'd say we're like a lot of fans around the country, probably wishing it never came. You know, you always feel like there's something kind of missing in the weekend when you're and you're not getting to watch your club play at the weekend. But yeah, I'm sure we'll we'll find something to chat about today.
00:01:04
Kieran McGinley
I'm sure we will. I'm sure we will. And maybe even the UEFA Nations League could rear ahead. It's happening right now as we speak. Full-time results are coming in.
00:01:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:01:12
Kieran McGinley
So Ireland's got one eye on the Ireland game.
00:01:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do. I was in shock myself. was just meeting a couple of friends there earlier and I don't remember the last time we scored two goals. like So I can't believe we're two and up.
00:01:25
Kieran McGinley
And come from behind.
00:01:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
like I need to refresh to make sure that is actually going to be the case when everyone listens to this tomorrow. But um yeah, really well-worked goal apparently of just ah a couple of loopy crosses into the box.
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, we'll take it. We'll take it. But Yeah, Darren Gibson's not playing, so that's going to be a bit of a bit of a letdown from me and a United perspective.
00:01:44
Kieran McGinley
yeah
00:01:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But um a certain Robbie Brady, former United player, still a producing for the country. So, um yeah, we love to see it.
00:01:55
Kieran McGinley
We do indeed. I mean, i mean do you? you know but But fair play to Robbie.
00:01:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:03
Kieran McGinley
Still going strong. Still a national hero. So why not?
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. I mean, yeah, the the academy in Ireland isn't really picking up that much that we're still kind of relying on on Robbie Brady. But anyway, other news in terms of United players that are currently playing for United.
International Highlights: Cameroon and Denmark
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Onana kept a clean sheet.
00:02:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is huge. this is um This is big news.
00:02:22
Kieran McGinley
Huge.
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, there's he did keep one last week for Leicester, but it's nice see him getting a bit of a run of form.
00:02:30
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, and it was a 0-0 draw against Eswatini, according to Adam Marshall on the official Manchester United page. Inanna wasn't troubled too much, um with ah but Brian Mbema coming closest to any sort of winner.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:45
Kieran McGinley
So it sounds like it wasn't the greatest game, but Inanna could have done with a quiet game, I'll be completely honest with you. I think he could have done with one. But still, Cameroon ah still lead Group D in the World Cup qualifiers by two points.
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, and yeah as you mentioned, he's probably well-deserved of a day off in the office there, so can i I'm kind of glad he's got a clean sheet. But looking back in Europe, I see Rasmus Hoyland after getting a goal as well for for Denmark, and actually that was a well-worked goal, um and it was also finished off with a Sioux celebration.
00:03:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
um which is an interesting one. I mean, you know, read into that what you will. Is is this the Ronaldo mentality coming back into Rasmus Hojland? Who knows? But as we mentioned off there, he's back.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's back here.
00:03:31
Kieran McGinley
He's back.
00:03:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:03:32
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, he's back. where He is so back. that That phrase has never backfired when we've said it on this podcast once.
00:03:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
He
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never. No.
00:03:39
Kieran McGinley
So you heard it here first.
00:03:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, it's great to see. And to be fair on on on Highland, like I've always been a big fan. I actually felt sorry for a lot of the time because a lot of the service that's been coming into him has ah been quite poor.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
um He's been getting a lot of backlash as well about his holdup play. But a lot of the balls that is coming up to him is is kind of wishful wishful balls and kind of bouncing off his chest, I suppose. So, look, he's he's got ah he's got a couple of goals now over the last few weeks.
00:04:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And hopefully he can kind of take that into the end of the season and then our Europa League campaign, which um which could save our season, but not according to Amram.
Manchester United's Financial and Structural Changes
00:04:20
Kieran McGinley
No, Amberham's saying nothing could save our season, not even winning the Europa League. It's not enough to save this season, which, yeah you know, but maybe the the prospect of getting one trophy might be better than none. But I see where i see where Ruben's coming from. you know It's been a terrible season and we just want to look forward to the next one and see yeah how much money, if there is any, is available in the transfer window.
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, off the back of those interviews with Sir Jim Radcliffe there last week, I think you came out with a bit of a but of a one-liner there, Ciarán, about the new stadium announcement. But yeah, I mean, crazy stuff listening to that interview about you know the club potentially going bankrupt and in the Christmas. are you Are you buying that? Or do you think that's kind of to to buy himself a bit of a bit of time and a bit of peace from the from the media?
00:05:11
Kieran McGinley
Well, the problem is you can't really tell at this stage because on the one hand, apparently this club's running out of money and we need to make 2,000 more redundancies, not just 2,000 redundancies, 2,000 more that they're planning. Man.
00:05:24
Kieran McGinley
two thousand more the planning
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we have 2000 people to fire? That's my question.
00:05:29
Kieran McGinley
my
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like how big is this staff? Like.
00:05:31
Kieran McGinley
Well, considering it's a global club, I would have thought you would have quite a few staff on the books.
00:05:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:38
Kieran McGinley
um You think how many coaches are there. Then you've got the youth staff. You've got scouts. You must have quite a few scouts on there.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:46
Kieran McGinley
you've Not only that, but you'll probably have some former United players. I mean, we've already heard that the sort of the payments for ex-players has now stopped, which... goes in like go hand in hand with cutting back the concessions from, I think it was 50% to 25%, the Manchester United Support Trust was saying.
00:06:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:06
Kieran McGinley
So you're really not treating your senior citizens well. And the rule number one for a top football club is you look after your former players and you look after your elders. And yeah, that it's not going to, if you pardon the pun, it's not going to age well, that.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ciarán, come on. It had to be said. It had to be said. But it is true. And, you know, to be fair to to Gary Neville, he did kind of nail that point home within the interview. And it's such a small amount of money in the grand scheme of things as well. Like even those suggestions he was making about having a a dinner with Bruno and Maguire and raising that money.
00:06:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Radcliffe saying, oh, no one actually came up with that idea in in our meeting. It's just like, even if that's the truth, don't say it. don't say
00:06:51
Kieran McGinley
and
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't say it out loud and live on air, not live, but in an interview. and And, you know, even, you know, players deducting a tiny percentage of their weekly wage maybe just to kind of keep that ticking over for the year um but yeah a couple of strange decisions and then you kind of have that big announcement the following day of the um the circus like stadium that's going to be built over the over the next few years with with the help of the government money as well so Yeah, it's it's interesting times, Kieran. It kind of reminds me a bit of of Spurs in a way where the, which is never a good thing.
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, exactly.
00:07:31
Kieran McGinley
You've been there too many times, Niall.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Starting to question myself. um But in terms of how that club is looked at and how it's run, it's more run as like an entertainment business rather than ah football club and in terms of priorities anyway. And, you know, even what Radcliffe mentioned in those interviews about we could have the world cup there you know we could have different events there as well that's not really something as a united fan that you really care about you know but from a commercial perspective and from bringing more revenue into the club and making it even a bigger brand than what it is that's obviously the goals of of the owners um and of the the the shareholders i suppose within the business do you kind of share that sentiment would you like to see it into this kind of
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
more of an entertainment company rather than kind of losing in it itself as a bit of ah a global football club.
00:08:24
Kieran McGinley
I think you tread a fine line when it when it comes to a global football club. You've got to consider the fact that you've got so many fans with so many representations of interests. And Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a go-kart track underneath it. you know That's you know got the sponsorship from Formula One themselves. It's called F1 Drive. So you know that sort of money is coming in. So I think in terms of... you know The money coming in to pay back the stadium, if you like, the the amount of cost it would have taken to build this new stadium.
00:08:55
Kieran McGinley
ah you know they're They're making the right things about actually making that money back. They just want to make it back quicker.
00:09:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:02
Kieran McGinley
um And we've heard as well that this new complex that you know Manchester United want to build will have sort of a shopping complex there as well. So it won't just be the stadium, but it will be an entire complex you know rt yeah for for retail and commercial.
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:17
Kieran McGinley
So you've got that side of it as well. So the rent money from there would be coming in. So I'm not against it, but you know you you look at stadiums and... I get Everton, for example, moving away from Goodison Park. it is It's an old school stadium.
00:09:33
Kieran McGinley
ah we're're Looking back at it now, it's a very 90s and mid-2000s stadium. It doesn't seem dated, but the problem is that you've got these great stadia that are falling into disrepair. And ah you could even use Highbury as another example that had the character. And when it moved to the Emirates, was it the same atmosphere? atmosphere atmosphere And, you know, did it feel the same? But
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:09:55
Kieran McGinley
Nowadays, you can't imagine Arsenal not playing at the Emirates Stadium. So if you make the transition well, then hopefully you know everything goes without a hitch. But it hurts when some somewhere like Old Trafford is not even considered for a Euro bid.
00:10:13
Kieran McGinley
you know It's completely excluded. That's a massive red flag as to how this stadium is is perceived, not only in this country, but across Europe and across the world.
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, um it is an interesting one because, you know, you you'd kind of assume that it would be included in that, but it comes a time when it does need rejuvenation or doesn't need, you know, a brand new stadium for the club.
00:10:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It's interesting as well when you speak about Spurs, like it's, it's It's all the clubs, but it's also on on all the kind of partnerships that they have, like the NFL as well. They have an NFL pitch underneath the stadium too.
00:10:48
Kieran McGinley
Mm-hmm.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
like it's just It's a proper, you know they have concerts all summer as well from all big global superstars. um The other thing about the United Stadium, I suppose, and the proposed plans is that it's kind of an early rejuvenation project of Manchester is really what they're selling it as, where similar to what, as as Radcliffe mentioned in the interview around the the Olympic Park and in London,
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And that kind of area being, I suppose, under invested in. And then now it's kind of in this... brilliant kind of space i suppose for for sports across all sports um but yeah it's it's difficult because you know you want to keep that atmosphere within a stadium you know west ham's probably a decent example where you go from like a really old school tight park of upton park and then you know you go to olympic stadium where there's a running track around the pitch and you feel like you're miles away from it so um
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously in the in the designs, they're they're looking to kind of keep that, I suppose, atmosphere within the stadium. and But yeah, it's going to be a transition. It's going to be difficult, but it's, um yeah, it's it's all grandiose, I suppose. And um I suppose for from a United perspective, you're just looking for the performances to to have a bit of an uptake on the pitch. It doesn't really matter where they're playing, but it ah it is a step in the right direction.
00:12:09
Kieran McGinley
Let's hope so. Let's hope so.
00:12:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Okay, we'll take a quick break here we'll be back with a bit more randomness in the the second half of the episode.
Sponsorships and Player Performances
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ciarán, I was scrolling through our social media this week and our beloved sponsors, Bionique, guess who they've just signed?
00:13:25
Kieran McGinley
Oh, go on.
00:13:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
United player. and And our player of the season last year.
00:13:32
Kieran McGinley
Yes! I knew it! I knew they'd see sense. Well done. Well done, Bionique.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I couldn't believe it. I was like, either either he was taking it last year and now he's not taking it because you know that's the benefit of Bionic.
00:13:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, his his body is definitely unique. So it's it's I'm just delighted that that he's on board.
00:13:54
Kieran McGinley
Yeah.
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I was thrilled to be fair. I actually replied to the tweet from our our account, but... the The admin just mustn't have seen it yet. I think that's why that's why it just hasn't been engaged with.
00:14:05
Kieran McGinley
yeah
00:14:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, looking forward to response on that one.
00:14:11
Kieran McGinley
It's weird that the admin and Tiogo Dalo missed your message there because I think you know it would have popped off.
00:14:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yeah.
00:14:17
Kieran McGinley
But yeah, look, Tiogo's getting what his body needs and right now and you can get it too. But no, it's good. It's good. A proper signing for a proper sponsor.
00:14:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is. And not even in a transfer window either. Like it was, you know, it was an unusual timing of it because, you know, you normally think that those big transfers or partnerships would come kind of in the summer, getting ready for the new season.
00:14:32
Kieran McGinley
I know.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, he's had a bit of run of form now. He's back into right wing back. He's done with all that left wing back stuff. Like, um I think it's a great move.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's ah actually a fantastic move for both parties.
00:14:55
Kieran McGinley
It's a wonderful move. Can't wait to see how it all blossoms and develops onto the pitch. And as you say, Diogo Dalo's picking up some form, so, you know, you know.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. He just made a goal line clearance as well for Portugal tonight. So, um
00:15:08
Kieran McGinley
it's all in the It's all adding up, you see.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah. And he was great because he let Rasmus get a goal, which is great.
00:15:11
Kieran McGinley
Also,
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah.
00:15:14
Kieran McGinley
ah so yeah he finally found Rasmus, eh? Finally found him.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:18
Kieran McGinley
Finally found him. out ah Guess what as well? Ireland finally found your a victory, by the way, too one so...
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's full time, is it?
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy days.
00:15:24
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, it is full-time.
00:15:25
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, happy days. But it's only one leg. You've got the second leg.
00:15:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we've got to go back to Dublin.
00:15:31
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, that is unfortunate.
00:15:35
Kieran McGinley
I hear ah Republic of Ireland football team and Manchester United suffer the same thing. he yeah They sort of recess at home. They're bit scared. They let yeah the opposition just play their own football.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:46
Kieran McGinley
But there you go.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's um it's it's a bit dodgy. I'm just actually looking at the full-time scores here. So Denmark have actually come away with a 1-0 win against Portugal. um We had Dalo and Bruno Fernandes playing that game.
00:16:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, um Hoyland actually came on and scored.
Speculation on Player Futures
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's big momentum for him and when he returns to United, which is great.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Some of the other games, who else we have? Was Eriksen playing for Denmark? He was. He was playing. But yeah, you got a bit of criticism on... um on social media actually with your with your c clip around Christian Eriksen, someone wasn't happy that they thought that
00:16:30
Kieran McGinley
I did.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, you were making the point that Christian Eriksen, which is totally fair point, that there was articles coming out over the last couple of days saying, look, Eriksen more than likely isn't going to be signing for United again. He's going take his talents back to his former club, maybe back in Denmark.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he can't see himself. There's been no more contact. And then, you know, you have these people out there that are just, you know, complaining, saying that we knew this a year ago. Maybe we did.
00:16:56
Kieran McGinley
i didn't
00:16:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe we did.
00:16:57
Kieran McGinley
I didn't. and I thought Eriksen was going to be here until his 50s. I thought, you know, settle down, build the team around him. No, well, it might have been. Maybe it was a year too late, but Eriksen running the contract down. He's exploring other options in Europe. of course, he can't go to the syria he can't go to Italy and I believe because of the pacemaker he has, is illegal in Italian sports, or at least in Italian league football.
00:17:24
Kieran McGinley
It is. It's outlawed. So he can't go back to the Serie A.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK.
00:17:28
Kieran McGinley
So that opens up other opportunities elsewhere. But he did interestingly say that he's not ready to go home. and He says there's possibilities out in Europe that he's exploring. Toluwa mentioned Spain. You never know.
00:17:38
Kieran McGinley
You never know where he will go. But ah yeah, he's been solid, I think. I think we saw his best football when he was in a Tottenham shirt. I hate to say it, but... I mean, he was phenomenal for Spurs.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, it's true. And definitely a player that, you know, you would have liked to see when he was playing like that for United in that number 10 position. But to be fair, like even playing in those deeper line midfield positions at the start of the season, like there was a couple of games where he couldn't stop
Surprising Performances and Opportunities
00:18:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
scoring. I think he got a couple in the...
00:18:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
in the cup and then he got one in Europa League as well and and then yeah like it's it's clear that that his talent is still there it was just I suppose it was always going to catch up with him in terms of his age as well and kind of playing at that level I'm also looking at Scotland are after winning and guess who scored McSauce yeah yeah honestly
00:18:28
Kieran McGinley
It's McSauce, it's got be. Why did we let him go? I know PSR. I know PSR, but seriously, you know, he's helping Napoli with their title charge. And honestly, you know, he's just showing us kind of what we're missing. We needed that engine in the midfield. And he's proving us all along that he developed through the United Academy as a striker.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:51
Kieran McGinley
He was dropped back. You know, he had that similar similar story to Paul Scholes. know, started up top, brought into the midfield because, you know, his passing was so good. And look what happened, you know, and he's flourishing in Italy.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:04
Kieran McGinley
And all I can say is wish him all the best. And hopefully he gets that Serie A title and gets a a top honours like he deserves.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And he's playing like off the striker as well. Like he's playing early as ah as a second number nine. I mean, would he fit into the the number 10 system that Amarim's trying to play?
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah don't know, depending the actual personnel, but I think he'd definitely fit into the two in midfield in terms of we need we need runners in there. If we're we're going to be kind of overloaded with playing against three in midfield in most games, you want someone who has that athleticism, can actually put their foot in the ball as well in midfield. So,
00:19:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, he's flying it over there in Italy.
00:19:42
Kieran McGinley
Yeah.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's um It is great to see. you
00:19:45
Kieran McGinley
Yeah, Napoli are three points off the top against Inter and they have, I believe, nine games to go. So still up for grabs, still going and pretty much in a go to the wire. um You've got three teams really involved in it. Atalanta, 58 points. Bologna might have the outside chance on 53. But yeah, it's it's good. And hopefully Scott can get it over the line. McSauce, let them know what we're missing.
00:20:07
Kieran McGinley
Let us know what we're missing.
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And just to to finish up for for today, Ciarán, you said you came across a little Harry Amass article, another fan zone, another someone that's also a fan of Harry Amass.
00:20:16
Kieran McGinley
I did.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:19
Kieran McGinley
ah did, yeah. This is a Give Me Sport exclusive who say that Harry Amass may have changed head coach Ruben Amrim's mind and convinced the Portuguese tactician that he deserves more opportunities to break into the forefront of his plans. And that is a sword according to Give Me Sport's sources ah that have revealed that. So, see, Niall, you should be a United Scout. you You should be head of youth development. You saw this coming.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
tell you i need to survive those 2000 job cuts because I would be absolutely thriving in there and make way i mean look I said this forefront of his thoughts did you hear that like I'm telling you there's a future there for Harry Amass he's got his foot in the door there now that's all we needed from the Amass camp you know that we as representatives of Harry Amass that's just what we needed just to kind of get in the door prove our value and
00:20:55
Kieran McGinley
Mm-hmm.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's only up from here.
00:21:13
Kieran McGinley
ah It's got to be. It's got to be.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:15
Kieran McGinley
And, you know, we've got a bit of a, we have our Danish revolution as well. We've got Patrick Dorgue, who did actually make an appearance for Denmark tonight as a, you know, 87th minute substitute on the pitch.
00:21:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do.
00:21:26
Kieran McGinley
ah But we've also got Cido Obi-Marten. would like to see more of him. Obviously, I thought he was getting into the right positions, but now that Hoyland's coming into form, I sort of think that Cido Obi-Marten, his opportunity's passed for now.
00:21:39
Kieran McGinley
But we'll see. You never know. We've got two Danish strikers who'll be fighting it out now.
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's an interesting dynamic as well, isn't it? You know, Hoyland can't escape him now, you know. You know, like, you have a little club rivalry and then you're like, oh, I'll go back to Copenhagen now.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then you're like, oh, he's in the dressing room still. So he's still there.
00:21:56
Kieran McGinley
He's still there.
00:21:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's following me about. But that's healthy competition. It's good. um But yeah, and Xerxes didn't get called up. I saw some comments from the from the Dutch manager last week, which is saying just not at the level yet. So, I mean, he was in the the Euro squad. made it made think he came on against England for the for the dying dying minutes in that game. But yeah, I suppose from, from a striker perspective, you know, you'd want your strikers in the national team.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
So hopefully you can kind of get back into a bit of running form and, and get back into that Dutch squad. But, um, yes, Ciarán, I think we'll leave it there for this evening.
00:22:35
Kieran McGinley
yeah absolutely
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, thank you very much for joining to me We thought we'd, uh, take off about 10 to 12 random topics there and just see, just see what came, what came to mind. i think we achieved that.
00:22:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So,
00:22:48
Kieran McGinley
out in in abundance now it can
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely. and And can it go on like this? It can. It can. But anyway, Ciarán, thank you for joining me. And yeah, we'll see you in the next one.