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The Football Family
The Explainer
4 Mar 2025
The LOI's answer to Hugo Sánchez and Carlo Ancelotti
00:00

Gavin Cooney and Shane Keegan reflect on Monday night's League of Ireland Premier Division action.


The lads talk Tim Clancy's controversial red card following an exchange with Damien McGrath (2:48), and discuss a wild early league table with Waterford in first and Shamrock Rovers rock bottom (19:30).


Shane draws parallels between Damien Duff and Carlo Ancelotti (25:28), before he and Gav weigh in on those Ian Harte quotes (31:00).


Finally, Gavin tells us about comments made by the ministers for sport doesn't spell good news for LOI academies. (50:12)