Send us a text 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... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text A community-centred Club whose 3 year existence was truly remarkable. For anyone interested in the League's co-op model in the modern age check out the free to access paper Kearney, Barry, and Olive McCarthy. "Ownership in the League of Ireland: why Irish professional football clubs are transitioning to the co-operative model." Socce…

Send us a text 531 appearances for Leeds United, 52 Ireland Caps, 1994 Premier League team of the season and uncle to one Ian Harte. This week the Boys discuss Leeds United legend Gary Kelly! Debuting under Howard Wilkinson, Kelly became a mainstay in both the Leeds and Ireland teams of the mid to late 1990s. The Boys run through the peak of Kelly'…

Send us a text Out in Cinemas Now! When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager, Fran, finds himself way out of his league. In this week's Episode Johnny and Conor sit down with actor Darragh Humphreys about his role as football coach Fran. We discuss his original role as Fr…

Send us a text Futsal? In Ireland? Join Conor and Adam Kavanagh from Futsal Ireland as they discuss the history and future of futsal in Ireland. More associated with the skilful one-touch passes of South America, futsal had a brief push in Ireland during the 2000s before a more recent revival. Here we examine the game itself, what skills it brings …

Send us a text Yes, John Delaney really made a whole documentary about himself Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Ireland's player of the year for 1998, Captain for Brian Kerr's Ireland and even crowned Birmingham's player of the decade! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Chris Lee is a writer, podcaster and lecturer on the history of football across multiple continents. Chris has written three books, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World (2021), The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism (2022), and, more recently, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football(2025). In…

Send us a text Where do we begin? Along with Roy Keane and Steve Heighway, Denis Irwin is Ireland's most successful ever player. Synonymous with Manchester United, Denis Irwin is widely regardedManchester United's best ever fullback For Sir Alex Ferguson, Irwin is the only player guaranteed a spot in his all-time United XI. Join us this week as Con…

Send us a text A more nuanced situation than you think... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text Lets 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 those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text 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 Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]…

Send us a text Is that hope I am feeling? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text 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. This week our boys discuss the history of the penalty, the creation of the penalty shootou…

Send us a text 6 Caps and 2 goals but, more importantly, a character case in why Irish players should go abroad. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text 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. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boyswevesee…

Send us a text 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 Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Who had the best calendar year for club and country? And who had a year to forget? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text 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 Rovers in the west of Ireland - a spell that would leave an indelible mark on the player, the club an…

Send us a text 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. Beginning his career in the non-league, Cass worked his way to top clubs in England, Scotland and F…

Send us a text We actually have some prospects. Is that hope I feel? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text 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. Paperback: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Dont-Cry-Next-Door-Neighbour/dp/1906796882/ref=tmm_pap_sw…

Send us a text Do we have reason to hope? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Sometimes you have to look back to look forward... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text 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. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gm…

Send us a text 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! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]…

Send us a text Scotsmen, and Limerick and Ghosts... oh my! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text 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. Defintely one for the Christmas wishlist! Link to Book: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sho…

Send us a text 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 Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@g…

Send us a text 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 Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text All hail Kevin Doyle... goal machine! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text 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. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text In light of Heimir Hallgrímsson's first two matches we do a historical deep dive to show yes...sadly... it has always been this awful Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text Or Golden Oldies versus the Millennium bunch Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text The great career renaissance since Paul McGrath? Captained Spurs, Newcastle and Birmingham, won two League Cups, two team of the year inclusions and forty plus Ireland caps. Are you not entertained?! Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Stephen Carr Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at …

Send us a text Welcome to Movie Corner/Casting Couch as we discuss the upcoming film about the 2002 Saipan controversy Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Given the news that the infamous Saipan incident will be the subject of the film, we decided to revisit what happened immediately after Roy Keane walked out of the 2002 World Cup. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]…

Send us a text From the dawn to the 2010 season. Who were the impactful signings? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Tis the season for silly predictions. Tra la la la la... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Were you a Lounge player? Or a Pro-Evo head? What about the all-hallowed but rarely discussed This is Football Franchise? Join Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the FIFA videogame franchise, how it changed football and not always, as we show, for the better. See Conor's longer form article for further reading 'It’s in the ga…

Send us a text 9 goals in 26 games for the Republic of Ireland excluding 'THAT' goal against England in the infamous Lansdowne Riot match. This week Conor redeems himself as the Boys do a deep dive on striker David Kelly. Learn about his late start in football, opportunity to play for Bayern Munich (yes really) and his career ups and downs. Follows…

Send us a text Join Conor and Johnny this week as they provide a deep dive on new Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. We explore the rise of the Icelandic National Team under his tenure, his so-so time at Al-Arabi and of course, his most recent job with the Reggae Boyz. We talk about his coaching philosophy, playing pragmatism, and his…

Send us a text Join Conor on a solo episode as we explore the first-ever League of Ireland season ... 1921/1922! This story has it all... nationalism... the War of Independence ... high-scoring games and terrible teams! Huzzah Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]…

Send us a text A late career surge with a big man/little man combo. We are in heaven Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text A Manchester City disco pant-wearing legend when they didn't have a pot to piss it. Fancy that... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected]

Send us a text 13 Games, One Goal, a League Title and a Scottish Cup. Not a bad return for Roy Keane's last season! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic. What fun! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper

Send us a text Here come the good times! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at [email protected] Conor Heffernan & Jonathan Cooper