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On Friday's Football Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the League of Ireland, the Irish international side and the Premier League. Preview of tonight’s League of Ireland Premier Division action, including the live commentary game between St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United. Stephen Kenny’s St Pat’s look to continue their strong start after last week’s late win away to Shelbourne FC. Midfielder Barry Baggley discusses his recent form and his partnership with Jamie Lennon in the Pats midfield. Drogheda United attempt to end a difficult run and break their recent scoring drought against St Pat’s under manager Kevin Doherty. Live commentary details from Richmond Park with Phil Egan and Richie Towell. Derry City and Shelbourne FC both aim to improve inconsistent starts to the season. Tiernan Lynch reacts to criticism following Derry’s defeat to champions Shamrock Rovers. Tactical debate on the LOI Pod as former midfielder Gareth McGlynn questions Derry’s defensive setup. League leaders Bohemian FC look to continue their winning run against Galway United at Dalymount Park. John Caulfield’s Galway side continue their battle for points, with Patrick Hickey set to face his former club. Winless sides Dundalk FC and Waterford FC meet at Oriel Park in search of their first victory of the season. Troy Parrott scores twice for AZ Alkmaar against Sparta Prague in the UEFA Europa Conference League. European round-up including a win for Robbie Keane’s Ferencvárosi TC and Aston Villa’s advantage over Lille OSC. Reece James signs a new long-term contract with Chelsea FC. David McGoldrick discusses the possibility of a return to the Republic of Ireland national football team ahead of the upcoming international break. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football. On this week's episode, the trio chat about a potential World Cup playoff squad, who could be the bolters, and should we be worried about our attacking options? Heimir Hallgrimsson meets with Sammie Szmodics ahead of a potential recall and what is the latest on Chiedozie Ogbene. There is the great left-wing debate, Robbie Brady or Ryan Manning? And should Alex Murphy be in with a shout? David McGoldrick rolls back the years with a hat-trick and Johnny Kenny also puts in a positive showing. Irish players again on the move to the continent, this time Trent Kone Doherty who has gone to Molde in Norway. And the lads get into what are the things they are most looking forward to ahead of this summer's World Cup. 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

Welcome to Episode 31 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife are still unbeaten in 2021! In both league and cup! A 5-1 Scottish Cup victory over Tranent on Saturday was a comfortable outing in the end after an early scare. We look back on the game, share some of our favourite East Fife Scottish Cup memories, look ahead to the cup draw, and talk about what we can take from the match into our tough league campaign.A campaign made all the tougher with leading scorer Jack Hamilton returning to Livingston after being recalled from his loan spell. A temporary move and he'll be back in a few weeks or do the Fife need to find a replacement asap? Can they afford to wait and see if they have enough firepower in their ranks to carry them over the next couple of games.Will there even be games now that Covid is hitting teams in England hard? We discuss all of that and a lot more. Plus Werd (SOS) is in this week's Have You Heard? and Dive In The Box feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:05.26: Jack Hamilton goes back to Livingston22.20: Have You Heard? - Werd (SOS) featuring Kirsty Innes - On The Rocks28.39: Scottish Cup memories36.43: Fife Fanzone: East Fife 5 Tranent 171.37: Is another Covid postponement looming?87.34: Wavelength - Dive In The Box - Away Match Rules89.15: What happened to exciting cup draws?91.45: Scotland's most deluded fans

Fire up the bat signal as Vancouver Whitecaps are going to need the help of a superhero or two if they want to get into the MLS playoffs. Or at least that's how it's looking after the 'Caps big 2-1 loss to Cascadian rivals Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. Joe Deasy joins us to look back on the game, all the big talking points to come out of it, and we hear from both head coaches. We also sit down with Whitecaps midfielder Aly Ghazal to talk about his, and the 'Caps', season so far and his recent recall to the Egyptian national team after a four year absence. Our main interview segment this week is with MLS commissioner Don Garber. We bring you the full, unedited 18 minute audio from his chat with ourselves and some other Vancouver media on Friday, as we talk about the league's growth, the schedule and playoff structure, DP's not playing on turf, how the CPL might impact the league in Canada, why Vancouver haven't hosted an All-Star game, and lots more. All this, plus we look at the weekend's action the MLS West and Los Campesinos feature in this week's Wavelength. Here's the full episode rundown of the main segments from the show:04.18: Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders match analysis38.12: Coaches audio - Carl Robinson and Brian Schmetzer46.30: Aly Ghazal interview and chat58.55: Don Garber interview and discussion91.57: MLS West Week In Review106.58: Wavelength - Los Campesinos - Plan A111.10: BC Soccerweb headlines - a look at some stories from around the football world