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OTB AM Sports Round-Up: OBrien's injury woes, to Lowe or not to Lowe, and Pogba is back...again

It's that the time of the day again, the morning, so what better time to run through the best off...



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OTB AM Sports Round-Up: OBrien's injury woes, to Lowe or not to Lowe, and Pogba is back...again

It's that the time of the day again, the morning, so what better time to run through the best offerings that newspaper backpages can serve us up.

With Eoin Sheahan still on his holidays, we drafted in Alan Quinlan to co-host for today's show, and the former Munster and Ireland winger sat in with Ger as the pair talked:

Sean O'Brien's injury problems as the Tullow Tank has been ruled out another shoulder problem, one which will see the Leinster back-row miss not just this weekend's clash with Scarlets this weekend, but also the summer tour of Australia if he goes under the knife to fix the issue. 

Luke McGrath will also miss this weekend's Champions Cup semi-final against Scarlets after failing a late fitness test, which shakes up Leinster's plans and could potentially have a knock-on effect on James Lowe's inclusion in the squad this week.

There's your morning fix of Man United, Jose Mourinho, and Paul Pogba talk, because how could a day of sports journalism go by without it? Conte's Mourinho-like second season and Sean Dyche's easy job at Burnley make the backpages today as well as reporters go hunting for talking points to keep us interested in the end of the Premier League season.

We also talk the relationship between the media and the personal life of sports stars as the lads touch on Andy Moran, Conor McGregor, and Diarmuid Connolly, a discussion about the pros and cons of amateur and professional sport, and a whole lot more on this morning's Paper Review.

In case you missed it:

Andy Lee - "It was either tree surgeon or boxer"

Mike Carlson says potential Super Bowl will will trump Tom Brady retirement talk

How Susan Carty secured retrospective recognition caps for more than 100 female rugby players

"Hats off the Oliver" - Joy Neville's perspective on the Buffon incident 

Andy Lee - "For a single man, he's had the biggest impact on Irish boxing ever

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