Episode 35 - The Proverbial Cup Final

Before Stephen Kenny's Ireland team face Portugal and Luxembourg in their final qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, myself and Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick run the rule over the 26 man squad selected by the manager, we take a look at the first two games for the U21 team at a capacity Tallaght Stadium, discuss the announcement by Ruud Dokter that he's leaving the association, and give our thoughts on the new away kit

Episode 34 - There's only one CR7!

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan to review the wins over Azerbaijan and Qatar, and take a brief look at the qualifyig results for the U21 and U17 sides

Episode 33 - The River Valley Ronaldo

Ahead of the Republic of Ireland's qualifier against Azerbaijan in Baku, and friendly against Qatar in Dublin, we're joined by Stockholm-based Reuters journalist Philip O'Connor to discuss the two games, how Zach Elbouzedi's career has progressed in the short time since his move to Sweden to play for AIK, and we remember Jimmy Greaves

Episode 32 - Three games in September

I'm joined once more by Mark Kennedy from Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, along with guest Jimmy Carew of pogmogoal to discuss the three qualifiers played by the Republic of Ireland national team in September - what went right, what went wrong, what we learned, and what we want to see in the games in October

Episode 27 - Not As Bad As Cyprus

Eleven games into Stephen Kenny's reign as Ireland manager and not only are still waiting the first win, 98th ranked Luxembourg have become the lowest ranked side to defeat the Boys in Green at home, in either a competitive or friendly international. I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan to discuss the second worst loss in Irish football in our lifetimes, the loss in Belgrade, the draw with Qatar and where we can go from here

Episode 23 - We Didn't Get Wales!

The draw for the UEFA qualification groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has taken place, and Stephen Kenny now knows his Republic of Ireland side will face Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan as they bid to qualify for the biggest football tournament in the world for the first time since 2002. I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the group, Caoimhin Kelleher's Liverpool debut, and John Joe Patrick Finn, a 17 year old who made his first appearance for Getafe at the weekend, who qualifies to play for the Boys In Green.