Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Wilson, Nedum Onuoha and Will Unwin, featuring very sad voice notes from Barry Glendenning and Elis James, looking back on disappointments for the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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On the podcast today: Wales and the Republic of Ireland took penalties at exactly the same time, both going ahead but missing at crucial moments … and with it having their World Cup dreams dashed.
Northern Ireland looked good against Italy, but there was just no cutting edge. In the end, two bits of real quality from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean took the Azzurri one win away from their first World Cup in 12 years.
The panel run through the other qualifiers and discuss Mo Salah’s Liverpool legacy. Plus, there’s the vasectomy to end all vasectomies, and your questions are answered.
Chapters:
00:00 – Coming up…
00:43 – Ireland and Wales out on pens
25:54 – Italy knock NI out
32:38 – Play-offs round up
47:38 – Mo Salah to leave Liverpool
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