The Football Pod

We were delighted to welcome Andy Moran back to The Football Pod as Mayo’s All-Ireland winning coach returns to his co-host seat for one night only alongside Tommy, Paddy and James - as they pick through Mayo’s incredible summer of 2026, and look ahead to next year. We also get stuck into the proposed new rules, and why we should wait before making further changes.
Chapters:
(00:20) - Welcome back, Andy Moran.
(08:00) - Key moments on Mayo’s journey to Sam Maguire.
(17:00) - Coaching corner, improving individuals.
(28:00) - Ardagh, Davitts and Castlebar claim the club championships.
(33:00) - Getting greedy and looking ahead to 2027.
(43:00) - Press pause on the proposed new rules…
(55:00) - All-Ireland contenders; how many are there?
(01:00:00) - The AFL conundrum; Kobe, Roarty and losing Hanley.
(01:10:00) - All-Stars and flipping from the player to the coach.
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The Football Pod gets stuck into the weekend of club action.
Chapters:
(00:20) - Tommy tries to talk Football.
(06:00) - Salthill and Tomo take Galway
(14:00) - Edendork's sensational end-game.
(20:00) - Leads evaporate in Louth and Kerry but Nemo Rangers hold on
We have a second episode on the way this Wednesday with Mayo's All-Ireland winning manager, and our former co-host, Andy Moran, you will get that here in your Football Pod feed, enjoy.
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The Football Pod is back. James and Paddy want to cut all ties with the Aussies as yet another superstar departs. There’s a clatter of club finals, coaching moves and so much more to get stuck into too.
Chapters:
(00:20) - Monday clubs in full flow.
(12:00) - Roarty snared by the AFL - what can the GAA do?
(25:00) - Club finals round-up continues
(35:00) - The Football Pod x Wandsworth Kingdom Gaels - London show.
(40:00) - Fitzmaurice’s backroom team and Around the Grounds.
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The Football Pod is back with Paddy, James and Tommy catching up on the Gaelic Football stories of the week - One Mayo great calls it a day after winning his All-Ireland medal as four more from Armagh bow out, James talks about his former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice taking charge of Galway - we’re talking club stories too and all that’s happening around the country.
Chapters:
(00:20) - The Football Pod are off to London…
(07:00) - Cillian O’Connor retires after an epic journey in football.
(18:00) - Armagh’s retirement and Kieran McGeeney’s 40th season with Armagh.
(27:00) - What will Éamonn Fitzmaurice bring to Galway?
(43:00) - Around the Grounds: club stories as champions bow out.
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The Football Pod returns after our short break for a run of episodes across the club season with thanks to Movember. We’re looking at the club winners (and losers), the proposed new rules, big managerial vacancies in Monaghan and Galway and the All-Star nominations. We'll be back in two weeks with more!
Chapters:
(00:20) - Relegation trouble, Kerry finals, Lowry, Rory, Trump; the pod catch-up
(20:00) - Around the Country: stories in Mayo, Armagh, Tyrone, Dublin, Clare.
(27:00) - How the 2026 Football All-Stars were decided…
(35:00) - Manager vacancies, Gleeson regrets, Listener questions, new rules…
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