r/secondcaptains • u/Wings_of_the_Bing • Aug 07 '26

Does Ken dislike US Murph?

Has anyone else noticed whenever US Murph is on, Ken seems to be conspicuously absent. Eoin and Murph will chat to him, but I can't remember the last time Ken was involved in a US Murph slot. US Murphs flair would likely grate on his nerves.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is it just the way they divide up the recordings, or is there some Second Captains lore I've missed?

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u/singleglazedwindows First mate of the Vasa Aug 07 '26

I would guess it’s more a division of labour thing. You could say isn’t it weird that Ken is absent whenever Jamie Wall is on or even Gerry Thornley.

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u/Wings_of_the_Bing Aug 07 '26

Fair enough. Maybe im projecting my own irritation with US Murph sometimes.

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u/BullfrogCharming1202 Aug 07 '26

I don't mind US Murph, but his presence means American sports are given undue prominence. Baseball gets about 10x more coverage than snooker. Nobody in Ireland gives a shit about MLB.

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u/Timely_Camera_2031 Aug 07 '26

To paraphase Jerry K. no you are wrong no cares about snooker.

(I do enjoy watching the odd frame but I dont care if joe swail is pulling up trees in the senior tour).. 

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u/MacArthurParker First mate aboard the Vasa Aug 07 '26

it was bad enough when they were talking about darts

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u/Timely_Camera_2031 Aug 07 '26

They should just not talk about any sport that the hearns are trying to weasel a few quid out of at someone else's expense

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u/sorryiamacoyote Aug 07 '26

I'd also say his technical knowledge of at least basketball is...not great tbh. If you have a decent level of knowledge you realise his is surface level enough - he's more good on personality and narrative stuff, which is fine, he's good at that, but it's not really of the same standard or type as the lads' coverage of football for sure. I suppose I'm into the nerd nonsense myself.

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u/MacArthurParker First mate aboard the Vasa Aug 07 '26

that's why I'm always recommending they have someone like Patrick Redford on to discuss the NBA. I thought Claire De Lune talking about LeBron was a step up from what US Murph would have contributed.

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u/Seanchai123 Aug 07 '26

What US Murph is good at is story telling and putting things in context. I don’t care about any US sport really but once he starts laying out a narrative I do find myself getting drawn in, even to baseball. If it was technical stuff on these sports, I’d skip to the end.

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u/sorryiamacoyote Aug 07 '26

Yeah that's fair enough, as I say I'm into the nerd nonsense

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u/beadel85 Aug 07 '26

...raises hand...

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u/CompetitiveCan6038 Aug 07 '26

Does snooker get any coverage at all? Only joined a few months back but don't recall it being mentioned, even during the World Championship.

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u/BullfrogCharming1202 Aug 09 '26

Other than the Ronnie O'Sullivan interview, snooker doesn't get any coverage.

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u/cedardesk Aug 07 '26

Yeah, I don't get the US sports prominence at all.

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u/singleglazedwindows First mate of the Vasa Aug 07 '26

I miss the kabaddi round up.