Diaspora

Join Matthew Brennan, David Wilson and this week’s roving reporter Ben Symes on this week’s episode of the Green Scene, your one-stop shop for all things Irish football. Ben reports from an airport somewhere in Europe as he starts his long journey back from Poland after Ireland’s huge win in Gdansk in their World Cup Qualifier. There is a new game, courtesy of Matthew, who asks who from the Irish diaspora is likely to don the green shirt at senior level? The trio get into a debate about what it means to be Irish, where people grow up and how that affects how people feel about their national identity and why, perhaps, we shouldn’t be so hard on Declan Rice. And with the EFL coming to the boil, as well as the Premier League, the lads dissect the biggest Irish football stories from across the water. And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so by emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join The Green Scene on Off The Ball is brought to you by Cadbury, proud sponsor of the Republic of Ireland football teams. To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here:http://offtheball.com/join All the perks right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGDs3EEl0RHUwgdEGeCL_A/join Have you downloaded the Off The Ball app? - Search for Off The Ball app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... - Search for Off The Ball app in the app store if you're on iOs: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/otb-spo... SUBSCRIBE to the Off The Ball channels: - YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/offtheball... - TWITTER | https://www.facebook.com/offtheball... - INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/offtheball... - FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/offtheball... - WEBSITE | https://www.otbsports.com/radio... - We are live on the Off The Ball app 24/7 - or if you don't have the app listen on desktop: https://www.otbsports.com/radio... PODCAST the show too - we'll timestamp it for you as well - iTunes: search for Off The Ball Breakfast in your app! - Spotify: search for Off The Ball Breakfast in your app! - We are wherever you get your podcast GET IN TOUCH WITH OFF THE BALL - WhatsApp: get in touch on 0879180180 - Snapchat: add us and message the show @offtheball1 - Twitter: follow and tweet us @offtheball and @offtheballam