Smart, more romantic, gamblers than those at OTB AM would have put a couple of Euro on six of Willie Mullins' horses winning at the races yesterday. Coming in at a cool 9,802-1, there are likely a few people scrambling through their wallets this morning after a few pints at Punchestown today.
John Duggan was in presidential form when he came in to join Ger and Alan Quinlan this morning. He talked about Mullins and Gordon Elliott's face-off being similar to Bush v Gore in 2001 - we look forward to a horse they name Hanging Chad. President Duggan gave us his thoughts on tips for day three of the festival, including an interesting breakdown of why he thinks Footpad is a sure thing.
John Hartson spoke to us about Arsene Wenger's legacy, and whether he is likely to be coming up against his replacement in Diego Simeone this evening as Arsenal face Atletico Madrid. We talked about what Le Professeur has to do to overtake El Cholo's men to set up a showpiece European finale, that they will go on and lose against RB Salzburg.
Alan Quinlan spoke to us about the tug-of-war between Leinster and Ulster for Ross Byrne and Joey Carbery's affections. We also tried to get to the bottom of what - if anything - is currently wrong with Ulster Rugby. Listen to the podcast below, or subscribe where you get your pods.
Michael Carlson was in to discuss the NFL draft, which we were surprise to learn attracts a bigger TV audience than the final day of the Masters. Michael told us where he think first pick Lamar Jackson will end up, as well as how NFL sees itself as a very different beast to a brand like the Premier League.
Below are some of the articles that you may have missed on offtheball.com over the last 24 hours, as well as today's papers. You can tune into OTB AM live every weekday from 7:45am, on Facebook, YouTube or Periscope.
In case you missed it:
Liam Toland shares his "primary concern" if Joey Carbery accepts Ulster move
"Unless you are one of the very top players in the world, you struggle to make a living" - Sean Ingle on tennis' most pressing issue
Would you pay for a subscription service if the GAA offered one?
Off The Ball's League Of Ireland Podcast - Episode 11
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