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Send us Fan Mail Portugal away and Armenia at home... 6 points in the bag? A tonking on the way? Let us know what you think Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail This week we sit down with Philip O’Rourke, the man behind Forgotten Football Clubs . Philip’s project shines a light on the lost, disbanded, and overlooked teams of the beautiful game. We talk to him about his brand-new second book, Forgotten Football Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland: Gone But Never Forgotten. We look at the stories that fascinate him most, and why remembering...

Send us Fan Mail 6% of all Premier League footballers were Irish. 6%! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Okay... cards on the table. Maybe Conor has unwarranted optimism  Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail An apt repeat given the Saipan movie has been released in festivals... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Discussing the upcoming WC Qualifiers and why there is reason to be optimistic  Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Join Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the most tumultuous episode in Irish sport history - Roy Keane storming out of the Irish set up on the eve of the 2002 World Cup. Here we talk about dodgy training facilities, journalists swooping each other's stories, dressing downs from player to manager and oh so much more. It's all one great big shame really isn't...

Send us Fan Mail Premiership isn't looking great folks... but Europe is a different matter Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Championship, League One and League Two... proper football innit? Which Irish players, and proxy Irish teams, should we be checking out this year? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Join Conor and Johnny this week as they discuss the long history of the 2002 Saipan saga. Unlike other outlets (cough cough) we begin with Keane's early career with the Republic of Ireland and show just how bloody troublesome his interactions with the FAI had been. Insult your captain in 1992? Check! Blamed for a training ground spat? Check! Playing under a Manager you fundam...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Staunton left before the final game, Joe Lapira got a cap and a family wedding got in the way... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail There's been six Irish managers in the Premier League before Keith Andrews...Whose left the biggest legacy? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Yes its true. It's damn true. Conor's doing victory laps.... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Kevin Moran won two All-Irelands with Dublin and two FA Cups with Manchester United. Not bad eh? Today's episode sees Conor and Johnny discuss one of Ireland's most talented, and fascinating players, Kevin Moran. Initially a GAA star with Kevin Heffernan (no relation)'s Dublin team, Moran signed for Man U while still a young man. There he played over two hundred gam...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Stokes is a former Republic of Ireland international who scored 160 goals across 400 odd appearances and earned nine caps for the Republic. From Arsenal’s academy to starring roles at Falkirk, Hibs, and Celtic, he became one of Ireland’s most talked-about strikers of his generation. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Conor sits down with Paul to discuss his new book, Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors, The Republic of Ireland's 1982 World Cup Qualifying Campaign Link: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/shattered-dreams-sliding-doors See Paul's previous book with Pitch Publishing about Dixie Dean's remarkable time in the League of Ireland Link:  https://www.pitch...

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Send us Fan Mail Which top flight players had a breakout season and who had a season to forget? More importantly, who needs to kick on next year? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Shamrock Rovers meet Samba football Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Played during the Halycon Days of Middlesbrough's South American influx. Has anyone played with a better team? 10 Caps for Ireland and always gave his all.  Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Is that hope I'm feeling? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Forget your Premier Leagues or La Ligas. This week we talk about the Irish players who lit it up this season from Championship to League Two. Real footballing men Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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." Soccer & Society (2025): 1-16. Fo...

Send us Fan Mail 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's career, his competition for an Ireland an...