LOI Central

There’s a lot to digest this week, as we reflect on Monday night’s drama in Tallaght and the implications for the title race, with Stephen Bradley now in pole position to both win the league and outlast our podcast as we reveal the news that we are not #SignedFor2027. Johnny isn’t feeling too sentimental, though, as he reflects on more weekend pain for Galway United and a cup final pairing that could both annoy and attract the LOI neutral. Beyond that, there’s a packed mailbag built around Bohs anger, the impact of THAT wedding, a hypothetical managerial royal rumble and a combination of lobster and Simpson’s anecdotes that some of you may miss in an LOI Central free future. Join us on the final stretch with the help of the Countdown clock AND our friends at Rascals, Future Ticketing, Planify & Colllar and Cuff. Live show coming to you in Rascals on Monday November 2.

The boys are (remotely) back in town with Dan recovering from a long, winding and paranoid international window while Johnny digested it all from Kerry while the Galway Aul Lads Whatsapp group begins preparation for their big FAI Cup semi final with Derry City (and not Dungiven). We talk title races, Stephen Bradley speculation, cup predictions, Down Under trips to Dalymount and the book that Dan technically isn't allowed to discuss for another two weeks in a show powered by your mailbag questions and brought to you in association with Collar & Cuff, Planify, Future Ticketing and Rascals, the host of Rocktoberfest this Saturday

It's the last pod before the end of the world, sorry the international break, and we’ve been relegated to a watercooler conversation in the kitchen of Oliver Marketing. After a week where the top three won the big games against the lesser names, Johnny reveals the angst ridden nickname he shares with a Bohemians talisman who only needs a one word introduction. Meanwhile, Dan prepares to head off into the Matrix where AI have conspired to turn us all into batteries to fuel the machines to power an Ed Sheeran concert; although Johnny might be turning the power off to save his Rovers bet. In a mailbag so full it threatens to overspill into the whole show, we field questions from a pork based Roscommon delicacy, introduce the 'shummy' to football lexicon and ponder who actually was the player of the season so far. There’s a whole lot more to episode 32 to keep you half awake whilst putting your kids to bed and you can blame Future Ticketing, Collar & Cuff, Planify and Rocktoberfest, a Saturday October 10 gathering free of Galway madness.

The lads are back in Oliver for a hectic show that might just be as breathless as the remainder of the League of Ireland season. Aside from fiscal and physical fears, Johnny is on board with the apparent Pat’s rebirth and Bohs momentum while Rovers questions persist. Johnny McDonnell dials in to discuss a Saints prediction turned premonition while we also hear from Stephen Kenny and Darren Purse who were in contrasting form when speaking to Dan. There’s a bit of Shels hell in a crowded mailbag where Dan is put back in his box with a few Simpsons references and a Zapruder shout tossed into the mix. All of this and more with the support of Future Ticketing, Planify, Collar and Cuff and Rascals, the hosts of Rocktoberfest on Saturday October 10

Dan is back in Oliver this week but with a twist as Paul O’Hehir joins us with Johnny off in London, searching for a town centre he can eventually take over with his aul lads WhatsApp group. With the help of some Alan Reynolds audio, the lads pick over the cup weekend, the Shelbourne dramas and title race optimism. There’s also Belgrade memories, Kazan tales, Dublin pubs, unlikely Celbridge venues and more in a crowded mailbag that will hopefully keep you conscious even if you have a bias. All of this and more in association with our friends at Planify, Future Ticketing, Collar & Cuff and Rascals, the host of Rocktoberfest on Saturday October 10