We are quite used to seeing Jurgen Klopp losing his shit, but not quite so to him losing his number 2. Keith Andrews joined Ger in studio this morning to discuss the impacts of coaching departures on dressing rooms, with the back pages plastered with that and similar stories this morning.
Far from ideal preparation for Klopp and Liverpool in the run-up to their Champions League semi-final second-leg dominates this morning's headlines, with concerns over whether the loss of the man nicknamed 'The Brain' will lobotomise the Reds tomorrow night. Everton and Manchester United fans worldwide will be praying over their cornflakes this Mayday morn that it is so.
Connacht Rugby suffered a blow of similar proportions after the departure of head coach Kieran Keane. The Kiwi will leave his post just one year into a three-year contract. Keith and Ger talked over the possible reasons behind his departure, and whether tearing up an agreement so soon can ever be justified if a club wants to maintain stability.
Below are a selection of articles from offtheball.com that you may have missed in the last 24 hours, as well as this morning's headlines. You can tune into OTB AM every weekday from 7:45 on YouTube, Facebook and Periscope.
In case you missed it:
Sambo: Brexit would be a 'disaster' for the GAA
Pat Nevin "amazed" Steven Gerrard is going to take the Rangers job
Alan Quinlan believes IRFU did u-turn on decision to sign Gerbrandt Grobler
"Beyond all reasonable expectations" - Willie Mullins on 18 Punchestown wins
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