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Send us Fan Mail 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 Fran the Male in the television series on Se...

Send us Fan Mail 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 - that an Irish team might want! - and the futsa...

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 this Episode we ask Chris about his latest boo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Conor and Johnny explore the highs, and a...

Send us Fan Mail A more nuanced situation than you think... Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 shootout and Ireland's luck in shootouts. We also...

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 and the town. Paul Little is a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 France. More importantly, he set a then reco...

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr...

Send us Fan Mail Do we have reason to hope? Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes you have to look back to look forward... 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 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@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail 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 boysweveseen@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Scotsmen, and Limerick and Ghosts... oh my! Follows us on those socials boysweveseen on Instagram @boysweveseen on Twitter Or email us at boysweveseen@gmail.com