Squad Numbers

OTB's John Duggan is joined by former Republic of Ireland players Kevin Doyle and David Connolly along with the Irish independent football writer Dan McDonnell and the broadcaster Johnny Ward to chat all things football as the Premier League returns this weekend. The panel will discuss an unusually low key battle between former rivals, where Stephen Kenny takes his Ireland team after Monday's mixed loss to France and why the Number 9 shirt still holds so much of a grip on the mind of strikers. Football w/ @SkyIreland

Adrian, Shane & (caffeine-less) Colm chew over Shane Long's revelation about having to hand over the Ireland No. 9 jersey to Adam Idah, and query why footballers seem so precious over their squad numbers. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow