The Boys We've Seen

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 From Arsenal to Italia '90! Join us this week as Conor and Johnny look back on the career of one of Ireland's classiest ever defenders David O'Leary. Beginning his career in the mid-70s, O'Leary's career ran for twenty years, where he amassed over 700 appearances for Arsenal, over 60 caps for the Republic and was widely regarded as one of Europe's bes...

Send us Fan Mail From Kerr's Kids to Kenny's Town! This week the Boys interview League of Ireland legend Alan Kirby.  Listeners will no doubt remember Alan as the hardworking and creative midfielder who played for Waterford, Longford, Pat's, Sporting Fingal and Sligo Rovers. He was also a pivotal part of the Brian Kerr u20 side which finished third in the 1997 Youth World Cup in Mal...

Send us Fan Mail From water rants to Tranmere Rovers! Join us this week as Conor and Johnny look back on the career of Irish striking legend, John Aldridge. Aldo didn't technically play in the Premier League [although he was once linked with Man United] but he was a tour de force for the Irish international team in World Cup 90 and 94. 19 international goals in total and a heap of appearances...

Send us Fan Mail Back by popular demand! This week our boys talk about Mick McCarthy and the Republic's failed efforts to qualify for the 1998 World Cup. Listen as we discuss the FAI's refusal to back McCarthy's appointment, learn why Ireland fans booed Roy Keane and discover the Irish players that time has forgotten. Was this a glorious period? Not at all. Was it exciting? You can...

Send us Fan Mail The first Premier League of the Mick McCarthy era and the year of the great Superspenders Middlesborough! This week our Boys talk about another (double sigh ...) Man United win in the Premier League. We also see Middlesborough manage to sign a striker from Juventus, get deducted three points, and be relegated with one of the best teams in Prem history. We're not here for that...

Send us Fan Mail Six Republic of Ireland Caps, spells with Villa, Bolton and Everton and an absolute corker of a goal which saved Everton from relegation in the 1997/1998 season! Here the Boys interview Gareth Farrelly about his career in England and Ireland. Listen as we talk about his early upbringing in the 1990s Villa team before solidifying his cult status at Everton and Bolton.  Here we lear...

Send us Fan Mail A secret Greek ticket tout, £300,000 goes missing, and a 'Night of the Long Knives.' No this isn't Conor's Game of Thrones fan fiction, but the Merriongate scandal which rocked the FAI in 1996. This was the beginning of the Mick McCarthy era of Irish football and a sign of things to come in later FAI corruption charges. Join Conor and Johnny this week as they d...

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...

Send us Fan Mail Like the Ireland team ... but not! In today's episode, Conor and Johnny look at the history of the Ireland B team under Jack Charlton. Best known for an international match against an England B team in 1994 which featured Robbie Fowler, Andy Cole and Chris Sutton among others, the Ireland B served as a pathway from u21 to the full international team. Learn all about Ireland B...

Send us Fan Mail In 1995 Tony Sheridan signed with Shelbourne and, to the delight of Shels fans, quickly set about establishing his legend. 2 FAI Cups, 1 LOI Cup and 1 Player of the Season Award built his reputation as did a certain wonder goal against Sligo. Before this time, however, Sheridan played for Coventry City in the early years of the Premier League. In the interview, the Boys and Tony t...

Send us Fan Mail In 1997 the Irish u20s finished third in the youth World Cup. This was the beginning of the fabled golden generation of Irish soccer... the birth of 'Kerr's Kids'. How often do Ireland finish third in a World Cup? Never is your answer! Join Conor and Johnny as they examine the beginnings of something special in Irish football. Who made the team? Why were they so suc...

Send us Fan Mail Is Terry Phelan Ireland's most underrated fullback? Join Conor and Johnny as they discuss the career of Irish stalwart Terry Phelan. Born in Salford, Phelan was part of the great Jackie Charlton teams of the early 1990s. Plagued by injury in the latter half of his career, Phelan's early career was full of promises and successes. Here we discuss his greatest moments, grea...

Send us Fan Mail In 1994 Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear rang friend Eamon Dunphy with an exciting proposal. Could Wimbledon move from London to Dublin? The next two years saw frantic efforts made to bring 'the Crazy Gang' to Dublin. Today Conor and Johnny discuss one of the strangest moments in recent Irish football. Where would the stadium be built? Who would pay for it and who, ultimate...

Send us Fan Mail Keano, Keano, Keano! Join us this week as Conor and Johnny discuss one of the greatest (and most controversial) Irish footballers of all time, Roy Keane. As Ireland's most decorated ever player, Keane was known for his aggression and ambition. Today our boys discuss the early stages of Keane's career from his move to Nottingham Forest in 1990 to his first big injury in 1...

Send us Fan Mail The last Premier League of the Jackie Charlton era and the year of the famous 'I would love it' rant from Keggie Keegan. This week our Boys talk about another (sigh ...) Man United win in the Premier League. More than that... United managed to win the double. Was this the beginning of the United 1999 treble team? Who cares! What we want to know is which Irish players wer...

Send us Fan Mail Captained Ireland to a World Cup? Won multiple trophies? Coveted by Sir Alex? Opened his own soccer academy? Andy Townsend did it all during his illustrious career. Still sombre from last week's episode on the end of the Jack Charlton era, our boys took to the career of Andy Townsend this week as a much needed pick me up. Now better now for his commentary, Townsend was an eng...

Send us Fan Mail No more water for the lads? To quote Nelly Furtado, why do all good things come to an end? In today's episode Conor and Johnny talk about the dying days of the Jackie Charlton regime. We had incredible Euro and World Cup memories but, by 1995, it was clear the international team was in disarray. Ireland failed to qualify for the 1996 Euros and Big Jack resigned with his head...

Send us Fan Mail Goals, medals and bribes? Blackburn win the Premier League in one of the most controversial Premier League seasons ever and the Boys in Green become some of the hottest players in the transfer market. Join Conor and Johnny as they discuss the aftermath of the 1994 World Cup in Ireland, the big name players from Ireland who move clubs in Britain and the Irish players who made an im...

Send us Fan Mail I've got to get the water to the lads! Join Conor and Johnny as they discuss the Boys in Green at the 1994 World Cup in the United States of America (USA, USA, USA!). Was this a stellar performance from our boys? Yes and no. We got some great moments, and even better stories but, being honest, this was very much a last hurrah for Charlton's army. Here our boys discuss th...

Send us Fan Mail Man United win the Premier League, Andy Cole bangs in 34 goals and the Boys in Green don't do half bad either. This is the year that the Republic of Ireland qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the USA. Join Conor and Johnny as they explore the weird and wonderful of the 29 Irish players to grace the League. There's goals, disco pants and the slow emergence of the next gene...

Send us Fan Mail "Oh Ah Paul McGrath I said Oh Ah Paul McGrath" Join Johnny and Conor as they delve into Paul McGrath's colossal 1992/1993 Premier League season. Here our co-hosts marvel over McGrath's playing time, his best moments and his struggles off the pitch. As fans of Ireland's greatest center half (bar none), the two are brimming with praise! Have a suggestion for...

Send us Fan Mail Join Conor and Johnny for a conversation about greed, disco pants and the best full back in Premier League history. Today our boys discuss the inaugural Premier League season and the Irish players who played within it! Learn how the Premier League was created, where the Irish players were situated, the top Irish goal scorer and much more. Follows us on those socials boysweveseen o...

Send us Fan Mail Tie Games! Join Conor and Johnny for the inaugural Boys We've Seen Podcast. In this episode our co-hosts set out the basic premise of the show before diving right into the inaugural 1992 USA Cup which saw the Boys in Green finish third in a group featuring the United States, Italy and Portugal. Listen as they uncover the origins of the Saipan fiasco, how Ireland avoid becomin...

Send us Fan Mail Tie Games! Join Conor and Johnny for the inaugural Boys We've Seen Podcast. In this episode our co-hosts set out the basic premise of the show before diving right into the inaugural 1992 USA Cup which saw the Boys in Green finish third in a group featuring the United States, Italy and Portugal. Listen as they uncover the origins of the Saipan fiasco, how Ireland avoid becomin...