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The Boys We've Seen
This is a journey through Irish footballing history. Every week Conor and Johnny discuss a player or moment from the Republic of Ireland's history. Beginning with the 1992/1993 Premier League season, these two diehard fans have a simple purpose - to talk about every Irishman to grace the Premier League!
Episodes
168 episodes
The Euro 2008 Qualification Campaign
Lets see, 5-2 loss to Cyprus, narrow victories over San Marino and Stan the Man put under pressure. What could be wrong?
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The Magic of the FA Youth Cup: The 90s Edition
Join the Boys this week as they examine every FA Youth Cup final from the 1990s and, more importantly, the Irish representatives during the 1990s. Some big names and bigger stories in them hills
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1:13:36
The Irishman Who Invented Penalty Kicks
Recap Ep. Join Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the history of penalty kicks and then Irishman who invented them! Willie McCrum from Milford Armagh proposed a penalty kick in 1890 to the English FA and, from there... history was made....
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1:05:57
The Dominic Foley Episode
6 Caps and 2 goals but, more importantly, a character case in why Irish players should go abroad.
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58:26
The Boys Interview Lee Trundle
The Boys interview Swansea Legend, Soccer AM hero and one of our favorite ever footballers Lee Trundle. In this episode, Lee discusses his rise through the ranks, navigating fame and his years-long flirtation with an Ireland cap.
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1:08:13
The Stephen McPhail Episode
The Young Liam Brady according to George Graham. It was an incredible start and a wonderful resurrection for one of the classiest midfielders of his generation
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1:09:45
Best & Worst 2024 for Irish Players
Who had the best calendar year for club and country? And who had a year to forget?
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Paul Little on Dixie Dean's Time with Sligo Rovers
In the Shadow of Benbulben: Dixie Dean at Sligo Rovers is a romantic tale of divine intervention, uncanny timing and drama on and off the pitch. It's the tale of former Everton and England legend 'Dixie' Dean's four months with Sligo R...
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Christmas Bumper Episode: Tony Cascarino
Initially bought for a bag of of footballs and appeared 88 times for a country he believed he didn't qualify for... Ladies and Gentlemen this week we discuss the hardworking, mercurial, and at times deeply controversial Tony Cascarino. Beginnin...
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1:09:21
The Boys Interview Michael Fahey
Michael is the author of a wonderful book on 90s football, Don't Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour: Five Nations, One Decade: A Nineties Football Journey. It gets two thumbs up from the pod! Please do buy Michael's book and give it a review.<...
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The Infamous Ireland-Northern Ireland 1993 Match
Somehow even worse than the 1995 Lansdowne Riot. Sectarian abuse, away fans told to stay at home and Jack Charlton giving it big licks against Billy Bingham...
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The Most Controversial Match in Irish History
In 1955 the Catholic Church attempted to cancel a Republic of Ireland friendly against Yugoslavia. This is a story about the Church's power, government overreach and, ultimately, ordinary people's defiance towards the Church.
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The Young Damien Duff
From the archive as Johnny and Conor continue to celebrate Duffer's successes at Shels the Boys discuss the early career of one of Ireland's best, and most exciting, players. Enjoy!
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The Boys Interview John Williams
John Williams is the author of the upcoming history of British football, Football in Wind and Rain: The British Game, published by Pitch Publishing. This is an all-encompassing and fascinating history of the Beautiful Game and its evolution. De...
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The Worst Irish Transfers of All Time
International break brings out the best, and worst of us. On Jake O'Brien's exclusion from the squad, many fans have blamed his move to Everton. Cutting Jake some slack, we look at some of the worst Irish transfers of all time
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48:57
The Clinton Morrison Episode
9 goals for the Republic and Crystal Palace's 4th highest goalscorer. More importantly, he once turned Steven Gerrard into a furious ball of rage
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1:07:53
How Many Great Players Have Ireland Produced?
Replay: As Johnny is away and Conor is snowed under with the return to University we go bac into the archive to discuss how many great footballers Ireland has produced.
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