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Qualification Recap and Thoughts on a Nothing Friendly
30 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailIt was supposed to be so easyFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweveseen@gm...
Predictions for Ireland-Czech Republic
23 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailShould we dare to dream?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]...
Paul Little on Dixie Dean's Time with Sligo Rovers
16 Mar 2026
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Send a textIn the Shadow of Benbulben: Dixie Dean at Sligo Rovers is a romantic tale of divine intervention, uncanny timing and drama on and off the p...
The Mark Kinsella Episode
09 Mar 2026
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Send a textUnderrated and then someFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]
The Keith O'Neill Episode
02 Mar 2026
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Send a textOne of Ireland's most exciting players of the 1990s. Got off to a blistering start with the Republic before injuries and ill luck curt...
How Bohs Made Jersey History
23 Feb 2026
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Send a textAnd not in the way you think...Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweveseen@gmail...
Why the FAI should boycott the Israel Matches
16 Feb 2026
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Send a textRemember, you can contact the FAI directly about this issue, as well as your local TD.https://www.fai.ie/about/contact/ Expert Sources on ...
The Phil Babb Episode
09 Feb 2026
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Send us a textInsert a witty joke about testicles and goalposts here.Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr em...
The Boys Review Saipan the Movie
02 Feb 2026
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Send us a textOasis or Blur? No... sorry... Roy or Mick?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboys...
Eamon Dunphy and the Greatest Football Biography Ever Written
26 Jan 2026
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Send us a textOnly a Game? The Diary of a Professional Footballer. 50 years and countingFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweves...
The Ill Fated Bertie Bowl
14 Jan 2026
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Send us a textSpending 43 million on reports. My my my. Join Conor and Jonny this week as they discuss the ill-fated 'Bertie Bowl'. In 1999 ...
Our Mid Season Check In
12 Jan 2026
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Send us a textWhose been loudly brilliant and quietly overlooked?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email ...
One Cap Wonders of the 1990s!
05 Jan 2026
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Send us a textFrom 1990 to 2000, the Republic of Ireland featured five one cap wonders which, if we do say so ourselves, make up quite the decent 5-a-...
The 1995 Lansdowne Road Riots
29 Dec 2025
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Send us a textFar-right agitators, insufficient police numbers and a failure to respond to security intelligence. What could possibly go wrong?!Follow...
Saipan: The Immediate Aftermath
22 Dec 2025
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Send us a textJoin Conor and Johnny as they discuss the immediate aftermath of the Saipan saga. Daddy Roy has gone home to Ireland and the country is ...
Inside the FAI Redundancy Battle with SIPTU's Adrian Kane
15 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Boys We've Seen, we dive deep into the heated FAI redundancy dispute with SIPTU's Adrian Kane, exploring ho...
What Would World Cup 2026 Look Like?
08 Dec 2025
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Send us a textLet us dreamFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]
The Clinton Morrison Episode
01 Dec 2025
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Send us a text9 goals for the Republic and Crystal Palace's 4th highest goalscorer. More importantly, he once turned Steven Gerrard into a furiou...
Interview with Paul Joannou on Bill McCracken, the Offside King
24 Nov 2025
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Send us a textThis week we chatted with Paul Joannou about his new book Bill McCracken: The Offside King. Paul walks us through McCracken’s career a...
Reflecting on Ireland's Qualification Campaign
17 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIrish Eyes Are SmilingFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]
Ireland's Squad for Portugal and Hungary
10 Nov 2025
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Send us a textHave we found the next Gary Doherty?!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweves...
Interview with Newcastle Legend Liam O'Brien
03 Nov 2025
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Send us a textLiam O'Brien played under Jack Charlton, Alex Fergusan, Kevin Keegan, Jim McLaughlin and several other legendary managers during a ...
Irish Players Playing European Football
27 Oct 2025
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Send us a textTurns out the Europa Conference was a brilliant idea and we loved it all along. No more questions thank you. Follows us on those soci...
What's Next For Ireland?
20 Oct 2025
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Send us a text1-0 loss to Portugal but a 1-0 win over Armenia. Are we seeing progress or is it just more of the same? Next week we're back to his...
Tony Goal? The Amazing Story of Tony Cascarino
13 Oct 2025
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Send us a textInitially bought for a bag of of footballs and appeared 88 times for a country he believed he didn't qualify for... Ladies and Gent...
What to Expect From the Upcoming Qualifiers
06 Oct 2025
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Send us a textPortugal away and Armenia at home... 6 points in the bag? A tonking on the way? Let us know what you thinkFollows us on those socialsboy...
The Boys interview Philip O'Rourke of Forgotten Football Clubs Fame
29 Sep 2025
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Send us a textThis week we sit down with Philip O’Rourke, the man behind Forgotten Football Clubs. Philip’s project shines a light on the lost, di...
Season Review 2007/2008
22 Sep 2025
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Send us a text6% of all Premier League footballers were Irish. 6%!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email...
Where Do Ireland Go From Here?
15 Sep 2025
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Send us a textOkay... cards on the table. Maybe Conor has unwarranted optimism Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on T...
Roy Keane Storms Out of Saipan Part Two
08 Sep 2025
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Send us a textAn apt repeat given the Saipan movie has been released in festivals...Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen ...
Are We Going to Win a World Cup?
01 Sep 2025
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Send us a textDiscussing the upcoming WC Qualifiers and why there is reason to be optimistic Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boy...
Roy Keane Storms Out of Saipan! Part One
25 Aug 2025
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Send us a textJoin Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the most tumultuous episode in Irish sport history - Roy Keane storming out of the Irish...
Players to Watch This Season in the Top Flight
18 Aug 2025
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Send us a textPremiership isn't looking great folks... but Europe is a different matterFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysw...
Who to Watch in the Lower Leagues this Season?
11 Aug 2025
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Send us a textChampionship, League One and League Two... proper football innit? Which Irish players, and proxy Irish teams, should we be checking out ...
Roy Keane and Saipan: The Build Up
04 Aug 2025
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Send us a textJoin Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the long history of the 2002 Saipan saga. Unlike other outlets (cough cough) we begin wi...
Ireland's Infamous 2007 USA Tour
28 Jul 2025
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Send us a textSteve Staunton left before the final game, Joe Lapira got a cap and a family wedding got in the way...Follows us on those socialsboyswev...
Irish Managers in the Premier League
21 Jul 2025
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Send us a textThere's been six Irish managers in the Premier League before Keith Andrews...Whose left the biggest legacy?Follows us on those soci...
The Gary Doherty Episode
14 Jul 2025
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Send us a textYes its true. It's damn true. Conor's doing victory laps....Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen ...
Ireland's Dual Sport Wonder: Kevin Moran
07 Jul 2025
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Send us a textKevin Moran won two All-Irelands with Dublin and two FA Cups with Manchester United. Not bad eh? Today's episode sees Conor and Joh...
The Boys Interview Anthony Stokes
30 Jun 2025
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Send us a textAnthony Stokes is a former Republic of Ireland international who scored 160 goals across 400 odd appearances and earned nine caps for th...
The Boys Interview Paul Little on Eoin Hand, Tactical Systems & World Cup 1982
23 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode Conor sits down with Paul to discuss his new book, Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors, The Republic of Ireland's 1982 ...
The Phil Babb Episode
16 Jun 2025
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Send us a textInsert a witty joke about testicles and goalposts here.Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr em...
End of Season Review 2024/2025
09 Jun 2025
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Send us a textWhich top flight players had a breakout season and who had a season to forget? More importantly, who needs to kick on next year?Follows ...
When Shamrock Rovers Played Brazil
02 Jun 2025
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Send us a textShamrock Rovers meet Samba footballFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboyswevesee...
The Curtis Fleming Episode
26 May 2025
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Send us a textPlayed during the Halycon Days of Middlesbrough's South American influx. Has anyone played with a better team? 10 Caps for Ireland ...
Reactions to the Latest Ireland Squad
19 May 2025
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Send us a textIs that hope I'm feeling?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweveseen@gma...
Lower League Lowdown: Irish Edition
12 May 2025
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Send us a textForget your Premier Leagues or La Ligas. This week we talk about the Irish players who lit it up this season from Championship to League...
The Infamous Ireland-Northern Ireland 1993 Match
05 May 2025
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Send us a textSomehow even worse than the 1995 Lansdowne Riot. Sectarian abuse, away fans told to stay at home and Jack Charlton giving it big licks a...
The Rise and Fall of Sporting Fingal
28 Apr 2025
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Send us a textA community-centred Club whose 3 year existence was truly remarkable. For anyone interested in the League's co-op model in the mod...
Ireland's Unsung Right Back? Gary Kelly
21 Apr 2025
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Send us a text531 appearances for Leeds United, 52 Ireland Caps, 1994 Premier League team of the season and uncle to one Ian Harte. This week the Boys...
The Boys Interview Fran Actor Darragh Humphreys about Fran the Man
14 Apr 2025
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Send us a textOut in Cinemas Now! When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant man...
The Boys Interview Adam Kavanagh from Diaeuro Futsal Ireland
07 Apr 2025
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Send us a textFutsal? In Ireland?Join Conor and Adam Kavanagh from Futsal Ireland as they discuss the history and future of futsal in Ireland. More as...
The John the Baptist Documentary
31 Mar 2025
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Send us a textYes, John Delaney really made a whole documentary about himselfFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on Twit...
The Kenny Cunningham Episode
24 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIreland's player of the year for 1998, Captain for Brian Kerr's Ireland and even crowned Birmingham's player of the decad...
The Boys Interview Chris Lee
17 Mar 2025
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Send us a textChris Lee is a writer, podcaster and lecturer on the history of football across multiple continents. Chris has written three books, Orig...
The Denis Irwin Episode
10 Mar 2025
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Send us a textWhere do we begin? Along with Roy Keane and Steve Heighway, Denis Irwin is Ireland's most successful ever player. Synonymous with M...
Stephen Ireland and Grannygate
03 Mar 2025
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Send us a textA more nuanced situation than you think...Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboys...
The Euro 2008 Qualification Campaign
23 Feb 2025
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Send us a textLets see, 5-2 loss to Cyprus, narrow victories over San Marino and Stan the Man put under pressure. What could be wrong?Follows us on th...
The Magic of the FA Youth Cup: The 90s Edition
17 Feb 2025
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Send us a textJoin the Boys this week as they examine every FA Youth Cup final from the 1990s and, more importantly, the Irish representatives during ...
January Transfer Round Up
10 Feb 2025
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Send us a textIs that hope I am feeling?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]...
The Irishman Who Invented Penalty Kicks
03 Feb 2025
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Send us a textRecap Ep. Join Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the history of penalty kicks and then Irishman who invented them! Willie McCru...
The Dominic Foley Episode
27 Jan 2025
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Send us a text6 Caps and 2 goals but, more importantly, a character case in why Irish players should go abroad. Follows us on those socialsboysweves...
The Boys Interview Lee Trundle
20 Jan 2025
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Send us a textThe Boys interview Swansea Legend, Soccer AM hero and one of our favorite ever footballers Lee Trundle. In this episode, Lee discusses h...
The Stephen McPhail Episode
13 Jan 2025
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Send us a textThe Young Liam Brady according to George Graham. It was an incredible start and a wonderful resurrection for one of the classiest midfie...
Best & Worst 2024 for Irish Players
06 Jan 2025
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Send us a textWho had the best calendar year for club and country? And who had a year to forget?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@b...
Paul Little on Dixie Dean's Time with Sligo Rovers
30 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn the Shadow of Benbulben: Dixie Dean at Sligo Rovers is a romantic tale of divine intervention, uncanny timing and drama on and off th...
Christmas Bumper Episode: Tony Cascarino
23 Dec 2024
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Send us a textInitially bought for a bag of of footballs and appeared 88 times for a country he believed he didn't qualify for... Ladies and Gent...
We Predict the 2028 Euro Squad
16 Dec 2024
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Send us a textWe actually have some prospects. Is that hope I feel?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr emai...
The Boys Interview Michael Fahey
09 Dec 2024
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Send us a textMichael is the author of a wonderful book on 90s football, Don't Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour: Five Nations, One Decade: A Ninet...
Promising Young Irish Players
02 Dec 2024
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Send us a textDo we have reason to hope?Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us [email protected]...
Qualifying for Italia '90
25 Nov 2024
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Send us a textSometimes you have to look back to look forward...Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email u...
The Infamous Ireland-Northern Ireland 1993 Match
18 Nov 2024
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Send us a textSomehow even worse than the 1995 Lansdowne Riot. Sectarian abuse, away fans told to stay at home and Jack Charlton giving it big licks a...
The Most Controversial Match in Irish History
11 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn 1955 the Catholic Church attempted to cancel a Republic of Ireland friendly against Yugoslavia. This is a story about the Church&apos...
The Young Damien Duff
04 Nov 2024
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Send us a textFrom the archive as Johnny and Conor continue to celebrate Duffer's successes at Shels the Boys discuss the early career of one of ...
An Irish Footballing Ghost Story
28 Oct 2024
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Send us a textScotsmen, and Limerick and Ghosts... oh my!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboy...
The Boys Interview John Williams
21 Oct 2024
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Send us a textJohn Williams is the author of the upcoming history of British football, Football in Wind and Rain: The British Game, published by Pitch...
The Worst Irish Transfers of All Time
14 Oct 2024
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Send us a textInternational break brings out the best, and worst of us. On Jake O'Brien's exclusion from the squad, many fans have blamed hi...
The Clinton Morrison Episode
07 Oct 2024
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Send us a text9 goals for the Republic and Crystal Palace's 4th highest goalscorer. More importantly, he once turned Steven Gerrard into a furiou...
The 2006/2007 Season Review
30 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAll hail Kevin Doyle... goal machine!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweves...
How Many Great Players Have Ireland Produced?
23 Sep 2024
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Send us a textReplay: 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 f...
Worst Irish Managerial Starts?
16 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn light of Heimir Hallgrímsson's first two matches we do a historical deep dive to show yes...sadly... it has always been this aw...
Best Premiership XI v. Non-Premiership XI
09 Sep 2024
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Send us a textOr Golden Oldies versus the Millennium bunch Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us at...
The Stephen Carr Episode
02 Sep 2024
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Send us a textThe great career renaissance since Paul McGrath? Captained Spurs, Newcastle and Birmingham, won two League Cups, two team of the year in...
The Saipan Movie and Best Irish Football Films
26 Aug 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to Movie Corner/Casting Couch as we discuss the upcoming film about the 2002 Saipan controversyFollows us on those socialsboyswe...
What Happened After Saipan?
19 Aug 2024
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Send us a textGiven the news that the infamous Saipan incident will be the subject of the film, we decided to revisit what happened immediately after ...
A History of Irish Premiership Transfers
12 Aug 2024
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Send us a textFrom the dawn to the 2010 season. Who were the impactful signings? Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on...
2024/2025 Season Predictions
05 Aug 2024
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Send us a textTis the season for silly predictions. Tra la la la la...Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr e...
How the FIFA Video Game Changed Football
29 Jul 2024
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Send us a textWere you a Lounge player? Or a Pro-Evo head? What about the all-hallowed but rarely discussed This is Football Franchise? Join Conor and...
The David Kelly Episode
22 Jul 2024
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Send us a text9 goals in 26 games for the Republic of Ireland excluding 'THAT' goal against England in the infamous Lansdowne Riot match. Th...
Who is Heimir Hallgrímsson?
15 Jul 2024
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Send us a textJoin Conor and Johnny this week as they provide a deep dive on new Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. We explore the rise...
The First Ever League of Ireland Season
08 Jul 2024
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Send us a textJoin Conor on a solo episode as we explore the first-ever League of Ireland season ... 1921/1922! This story has it all... nationalism.....
The Young Damien Duff
01 Jul 2024
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Send us a textFrom the archive as Johnny recovers from a stag and Conor recovers from life. In light of Duffer's current successes at Shels the B...
Niall Quinn's Sunderland Fairy Tale Story
24 Jun 2024
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Send us a textA late career surge with a big man/little man combo. We are in heavenFollows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen o...
Blue Moon: Niall Quinn's Chaotic Time at Man City
17 Jun 2024
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Send us a textA Manchester City disco pant-wearing legend when they didn't have a pot to piss it. Fancy that...Follows us on those socialsboyswev...
Roy Keane's Final Season
10 Jun 2024
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Send us a text13 Games, One Goal, a League Title and a Scottish Cup. Not a bad return for Roy Keane's last season!Follows us on those socialsboys...
23/24 Season Review
02 Jun 2024
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Send us a textThere are a lot of reasons to be optimistic. What fun!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr ema...
Ireland and Euro 88
27 May 2024
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Send us a textHere come the good times! Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Instagram@boysweveseen on TwitterOr email us atboysweveseen@gmail....
The Build Up to Euro 88
20 May 2024
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Send us a textSafe to say the country well and truly lost the run of itself. Here come the good times!Follows us on those socialsboysweveseen on Insta...
Euro '88 Qualification
13 May 2024
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Send us a textLong balls and lovely Scotsmen...Ireland finally qualifies for a major international tournament! Follows us on those socialsboyswevesee...
The Boys Interview Roddy Collins Part Two
06 May 2024
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Send us a textThis week with sat down with footballer, manager and pundit Roddy Collins. With a playing and managerial career that spans the Republic ...