Tales From The East Stand: Recent Episodes
Gary Parsons & Karl Reilly
Stephen Bradley, Glenn Cronin and Stephen McPhail are our special guests on the last ever episode of the podcast. 'The Holy Trinity' look back on the greatest season in the club's history (from 28 minutes), recorded last month in front of a crowd of well over a hundred people at the Four Provinces pub in Crumlin and/or Kimmage. Then, after a chat about Hamrun Spartans' brass band, it's a fond farewell from your hosts as we answer fans' questions and reflect on nine years of TFTES being on the air and all the incredible people Gary P and Prof met along the way. Merry Christmas and Keep On Hoopin'.
Stephen Bradley, Glenn Cronin and Stephen McPhail are our special guests on the last ever episode of the podcast. 'The Holy Trinity' look back on the greatest season in the club's history (from 28 minutes), recorded last month in front of a crowd of well over a hundred people at the Four Provinces pub in Crumlin and/or Kimmage. Then, after a chat about Hamrun Spartans' brass band, it's a fond farewell from your hosts as we answer fans' questions and reflect on nine years of TFTES being on the air and all the incredible people Gary P and Prof met along the way. Merry Christmas and Keep On Hoopin'.
[23/2/23 re-uploaded] There's Saturday's league opener in Sligo to review, Ronan Finn vs Leon Pohls vs Sean Hoare in the quiz and the "Members Only Corner" as Winston Meets The Gaffneys - the return of 70s player Robbie to the podcast along with his son Jason.
[30/10/19 re-uploaded] Hoops legends Mick Leech and Paddy Mulligan drop by to talk the six in a row, playing and scoring in FAI Cup finals, the summer of '67 in Boston, making their debuts for Ireland together and what they hope Rovers will do in Sunday's final. Continuing into the 1970s, Paddy also discusses his time at Chelsea and Panathinaikos and coming within a thrown bun of becoming Ireland manager while Mick recalls three replays in three days against Athlone, his winner in the League Cup final and he explains how he's definitely not a winger. The last 40 minutes of the show is our usual reviews and news ahead of the big day.
[15/4/19 re-uploaded] We talk the FAI fiasco and the Waterford game with 'LOI-Curious' and Martin Genockey interviews. Sean Feighery joins us to do the Ultras raffle draw for Gavin Bazunu's jersey and provide some tips on getting across the border on Friday.
[10/8/17 re-uploaded] We have interviews with James Doona, after his late winner against Cork, Robert Goggins, Tim Coakley from FAI Cup opponents Glenville and THE PRESIDENT.
[27/6/17 re-uploaded] We read out all your European stories and chat to John Byrne, Aaron Bolger and Brynjar Gunnarsson ahead of Iceland. There's also an interview with Nolan Devlin.
Our penultimate episode contains the longest and last ever TFTES Hotline with 15 people calling in - Bill Gleeson with Siobhán Keane, Adam Worth, Nick Clarke, Conor Kelly, James Lowe, Sean Condron and Jim Conroy...followed by Emma Wheatley, Niall Foley, Derek Fields, Ed Saul, Ethan Rooney, Pat Flynn and Harry Moore answer a load of questions, some about the show coming to an end. Before all that there's a Shakhtar review and the two remaining Euro experts, Breidablik fan Hafsteinn Arnason and Maltese journalist Gianluca Lia making their return.
Brian McKenna and John Byrne are back for the conclusion of our 2000s series and to relive an incredible few days between Athens and the Cup final at Lansdowne Road. Con Murphy narrates the first game in Tallaght in 2009, and there's interviews with Pico Lopes, our first double winning captain since 1987, and Andy Brassell, author of 'We Play On' ahead of next week's Conference League game against Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine. This show is dedicated to our good friend David King.
It's our big FAI Cup final show as three-time author and former Cork City player Neal Horgan talks his time with the club and looks ahead to Sunday at Lansdowne Road. Then Robert Goggins and Eoghan Rice, with no less than 10 books between them - including ones about Walkinstown and murder - have plenty of stories of tell in what is the last ever League of Ireland segment of this long-running series. We begin with Greek football expert Alec McQuarrie who has the lowdown on tonight's opponents AEK Athens and recap the league and European games from the last couple of weeks as the Hoops chase a first double in 38 years.
4 games, 3 authors, 2 Rovers podcasts and 1 point still needed. We talk Prague, Kerry, Shels and Pat's during our hiatus as well as Pico making it to the World Cup. Things get super spooky wooky ahead of Halloween with Rovers fan and horror writer Seán O'Connor, and then emotional as Bartley Ramsay and Gary Ferry remember Ollie Horgan and Mark Farren through their own Finn Harps and Derry City books. Slovenian football journalist Jakob Batic returns to warn us that Celje are much better this time around.
We reveal our announcement on the future of TFTES before enjoying the win over Bohs and looking ahead to Prague on Thursday, with the help of Sparta podcaster Michael Durčák. In Memoriam: My Dad Part 2 features Conor Leeson, Kieran Glennon, the Wilkes brothers, Trevor Dunne and Hannah Dunne.
Jason Gaffney fills in for Gar this week to review the Cork and Waterford away games, and give his thoughts on writing for Hoops Scene, the Japan 1975 tour, attendance figures, Matt Healy and Dublin Derbies this season. Alan Campbell, a former teammate of Jason's dad Robbie in the early 80s, guest stars on a new edition of the TFTES Hotline with topics for our 10 callers ranging from Europe, birthdays and injuries to best pints, podcasts and Irish TV series.
Ed McGinty was the hero as Rovers won their FAI Cup quarter-final in Drogheda on penalties. But what about teams and cup competitions that no longer exist? Because that's the theme of our author series this week - purely a coincidence that Rovers travel to Turner's Cross on Friday - featuring Philip O'Rourke's 'Forgotten Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland', and Simon Turner's book called 'Tinpot', with Jim Conroy pitching in with his own memories from Rovers' games against Cork Celtic and Cork Hibs back in the day, and in defunct Irish tournaments like the Shield and Texaco Cup.
We've got thoughts on the Pat Scully show, the Santa Clara and Drogheda wins and the European draw with Prof's birthday in Prague ahead of Friday's Cup quarter-final. And in an international week where Pico looks set to become the only Irish representation at next year's World Cup, relive the infamous 1982 campaign with Paul Little's 'Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors', before another author, Barry Flynn joins us to talk 'The Little Book of Irish Football',
It's our 2006 season special, with then-manager Pat Scully making a guest appearance in the Four Provinces in front of a live audience. Pat remembers assembling a young team from scratch to take Rovers up from the First Division at the first attempt, training at Stanaway Park up the road in Crumlin, the importance of the opening day win over Dundalk, his speech in Cobh after winning the title, Cup final suits and the Arsenal influence, getting a Bohs and Sunderland B team manager sacked, the Waterford bus story and more, Rovers fans in his taxi over the years and more.
Our fourth author in a row is Brian MacConville with his children's book 'Hoopbee and the Hoops' and his experience in the Azores to see a famous Rovers result in Europe. We remember the great Tommy Hamilton and look ahead to a huge night in Tallaght on Thursday.
We talk getting through to the next round of Europe and the Cup. Miguel L. Pereira, with his book 'Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football', and Larne marketing officer Christopher Liddle give their expertise on Conference League play-off opponents Santa Clara. Plus: the first of a two-part 'In Memoriam: My Dad' with five sons paying tribute to their late fathers - Nathan Johnston, Ryan McDyer, Peter Keane, Niall Keenan and Mick McCarthy.
No Rovers goals to talk about in Kosovo or Galway but you'll get a live report from Gerry Matthews in Pristina, and hear from Barry McCarthy (O'Neill family, Templeogue United donations) and Seamus Leavy (History of Longford Town book) before Graham Merrigan (Shamrock Rovers DAO) talks his new role and the 336th episode of 'What's The Story? Podcast'. Rookie numbers.
This week's special guest host is a club legend, four-in-a-row and FAI Cup winning captain Ronan Finn, who is in his second season at UCD to pursue a Master's Degree in Sports Management. Finner helps review a boring St Joseph's game, which his daughter enjoyed at least, and a big win over Derry in Tallaght on Sunday that put Rovers 10 points clear. We look ahead to Thursday's tie with Kosovo Football expert Eljon, and potentially a trip to Portugal where Ronan made his European debut with Sporting Fingal in 2010, and also nearly cost Rovers the title that season. We reminisce about Belgrade and White Hart Lane, his League of Ireland debut for the college in 2005 and scoring against the Hoops as a teenager. Ronan talks his long wait for a first European goal, Pico taking the armband and equalling his European appearance record, Rory Gaffney's greatness, Burkey's fitness, the gaffer's half-time team talks and "the turn" when results haven't yet come. We discuss his relationship with Stephen Bradley and the senior leadership group within the squad, winning the Cup and lifting the league trophy with young Josh, and making the move from centre-mid to right-wing back, all the way up to his last goal for Rovers against Bohs in front of the south stand and the difficult decision to leave the club. There's also a chat about the dip in crowds this summer, extending the league season, doing punditry for our Conference League Phase games on TV last season, his ambitions in football after he retires, and, of course, fishing.
A bonus episode with Con Murphy reading a piece on Kosovan football during the Yugoslav war, James Moor talking about his book 'Grobar', in which he spent the 2011/12 season following FK Partizan home and away, including Rovers' famous night in Belgrade, and a re-airing of our Mick Kearin interview from 2021, after Jim Conroy pays tribute to 'Tiger', his favourite player growing up.
This week's guest co-hosts are the Staffords, Ciarán and his dad Ben to talk a club record away win in Gibraltar, which we all barstooled at the Irishtown House, favourite European memories together, the Pride of Ringsend and more. Tommy Tormey files his live report from The Rock, there's Conor Foley on Glenmalure Rovers' new season, and on the 20th anniversary of when the members took ownership of the club for the first time, examiner Neil Hughes and former player Keith Doyle take us back to the drama of the 2005 season and the High Court.
Gary P's last show for a few weeks is a packed one, with the Wexford tonking in the Cup to talk about, and three interviews. Dan Griffin from Gibraltar has all you need to know on Thursday's European opponents St Joseph's, we hear from Head of Girls Academy, Tommy Carberry before the return of both Harry Moore and Alan Mannus, as 'Harry meets Big Al' for an in depth chat on life after Rovers, working with Larne, Leon's departure and the highlights from his hugely successful spells as Hoops No.1.
We have two Honohans and two authors for our FAI Cup preview show, with journalist Sean Ryan and former referee Liam Gavin talking their books, 'The Official Book of the FAI Cup', and 'My Little Wooden Whistle: 100 years of FAI Cup referees and other stories'.
We talk the Cork, Bohs, Waterford and Sligo games in recent weeks and there's a new TFTES Hotline where 10 callers tackle our questions on exams, hat-tricks, Europe, derbies and merch.
It's the 4th of July, so instead of three match reports we have three American themed interviews. Former Rovers midfielder Jamie Duffy, born in Texas, raised in Tallaght and living in Hollywood, talks the 2006 First Division win, a life-threatening illness, his boy band and appearance on X-Factor. Then, another remarkable story in Cincinnati, Orlando and Nashville where Dylan Connolly, another Dubliner and Rovers supporter, was Ireland's only representative at the Club World Cup in the States this summer with Auckland City. Dylan tells us about life in New Zealand and swapping the Leinster Senior League for games with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Boca Juniors on the world stage. The last segment is Brendan Crowley from 'Sports Books Reviews', a Limerick native who gives his personal take on the sports books he's read and written about in his newsletter all the way from his new home in the U.S. capitol, Washington D.C.
There's six points on the road against Shelbourne and Drogheda to talk about, with the help of journalist Barry Landy to cover Drogheda's European expulsion. Plus: Duffer's meltdown, the demise of Soccerway.com and the Club World Cup, and the greatest voice note of all time by Eoghan Rice.
Two shows this week. Here we've got some reaction to the European draw, and a double author feature ahead of Dalymount Park - although neither man has been to a derby in decades. Paul Howard recalls the smell of Milltown, and writing two of his books, "Gaffers", about Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane, and "The Rodfather", on Roddy Collins and his time at both Dublin clubs, while Donal Cullen tells us about following Bohemians from Canada, and the five new Irish football books he's just released on Bohs, Shels and the first three League of Ireland seasons.
It's part two of our 2000s series. Brian McKenna and John Byrne, who was part of the takeover of the club by the fans and media officer for five years, talk 2004 and 2005, with stadium skullduggery, unpaid wages, examinership and the High Court, survival, Roddy's reign, relegation heartbreak and a new dawn under Pat Scully.
Barry Murphy fills in for Gar this week where the only goal in Tallaght he got to commentate on was the Walking Football. Baz gives his mid-season report and talks all sorts of topics such as signing for Roddy in 2005 and cheques starting to bounce, a friendly win at Sunderland in 2007 under Pat Scully, Josh Honohan, Don Patricio, and all our potential European opponents in the Conference League draw with the help of Shane Kavanagh and Ryan McDyer.
We have Aaron McEneff's late winner in Derry and Irish managers winning league titles across the continent to talk about. No, not Robbie Keane - our author series continues with Sue O'Connell and 'The Man Who Saved Barcelona FC': The Extraordinary Life of Patrick O'Connell', the Dubliner who led Real Betis, in search of their first European trophy on Wednesday night, to their only La Liga in 1935.
We've got IKEA, haircuts, tonks and three wins out of three to talk about (first hour) before the conclusion of our Goodbye Goodison series with Robert Goggins, Robbie Gaffney, and Rovers and Everton fans Paul Clayton, Anto Matthews & Craig Mahon (Members Corner) and Dean O'Reilly.
No match reports in this one as we've got the Juz-Line, Christine Allen's women's team update and a double author feature, starting with Cian Manning's "I Love Me County: Waterford Sporting Stories", ahead of Friday's trip to the RSC. Then, for our Goodbye Goodison series, you'll hear from Steve Zocek on his book 'Goodison Memories: Looking Back Before Looking Forward', before another Everton fan, Ben Winstanley (A View From The Bullens) talks Sunday's emotional farewell to the famous ground. PS: all recorded before Tuesday's news. PPS: Happy Birthday Shannon~!
We're back to winning ways against Sligo, with Greener's 100th LEAGUE goal and a new TFTES Hotline. Paul Hayes, Nathan Johnston, Eric Brennan, Tony Grant, Damian Brennan, Greg Donaghy, Darren Gillen, Tommy Tormey and Dan Fulham are our nine callers with topics ranging from strike partnerships, 90s bands and Asian holidays to bad driving habits.
We talk the 2-2's, the Pope and Gar's phone battery dying along with everything else happening at the club.
We see how long we can go without talking about the games as two former Hoops are interviewed - Santry era winger Brian Byrne, and first, Karl Sheppard, a league winner at both Rovers and Cork, who meet at Turner's Cross on Friday.
A short, special episode this week, with Bobby Best: In Memoriam. Eight good friends of Bobby - Giggsy Hand, Mark Butler, Mark Turner, Mick Byrne, George Kelly, Robert Goggins, Jim Conroy and Mick McCarthy share their memories of the great man.
There's a recap of the home wins over Waterford and Cork, Pico's fatherhood and Greener's 100 Club, and the Members Corner with Rovers website and internet pioneers Paul Thomas and Gerry Matthews, and a cameo from Forkie on the SRFC Ultras forum (2018 replay). Christine Allen reports on the women's team, including another Ruesha Littlejohn free kick.
We got the Galway trip from the perspective of two different buses, and an inevitable 14th consecutive win out west, and a new edition of the TFTES Hotline with Jimmy Maguire, Dunster, Aidan O'Reilly, Dean Creevey, Eoghan Rice, Macdara, The Gent and The Hogg.
We talk the Shels and Sligo games, Rory, Roddy and Ian Harte. There's an interview with St Pat's fan 'Dodge' as Rovers look for their first league win of the season on Friday night.
We've got one of the worst games of all time against Derry and one of the most interesting editions of the Members Corner ever with Lighting Designer Steven Douglas joining us in the Lair. Steven has toured with the Killers, Hozier and The Corrs for many years and worked with a number of famous performers all over the world.
It's the beginning of the 2000s series with Brian McKenna and Tony O'Dowd, who was a goalkeeper at the club for the five seasons covered in another special show recorded at the Four Provinces Pub. From Santry to Bertie turning the sod to Odra and a dry cleaners' bill, we've got it all in this deep dive into Hoops history.
We talk the win in Drogheda with Ed McGinty's injury-time penalty save, and, in an international week there's another double author feature with "Shades of Green" by Chris Lee, and "Lansdowne Road", co-written by Gerrard Siggins. The 30th anniversary of the Lansdowne Road Riot passed by recently, so Ger, along with four Rovers fans - Bill Gleeson, Phelim Warren, Graham Merrigan and Con Murphy - recall the events of that day against England.
We talk our first league win of the season against St Pat's, and although we're a week late for International Women's Day and World Book Day, Hannah Dunne interviews Rovers players Melissa O'Kane and Fiona Owens ahead of the women's team's first home game in Tallaght on Saturday, and there's a double author feature with two Rovers fans who have written non-football books. With Friday's trip to top of the table Drogheda, Dr Thomas Tormey, who has been Historian in Residence with Louth Library Service since 2021, tells us about "War and Peace in the Wee County", his year-long 90s series with Juz on the podcast, ranking our best ever European results and more. First, Karl catches up with his old primary school classmate Aaron Rogan, author of "Punters", a book about the rise of Paddy Power and the online gambling industry.
We've a lot to catch up on but the first hour and a half relates to tonight's game against Shelbourne at Tolka Park, with some chit chat about recent podcasts, the LIST OF HATRED, starting XI and predictions and an interview with League of Ireland legend Mark Rutherford, who played for both clubs. There's penalty shootout heartbreak in our Conference League knockout tie with Molde, a Dublin Derby loss at Lansdowne Road and then a home game against Cork that was rained off. Our other interview is the curious case of the Scandinavian Hoops, a Rovers supporters' club based in Norway.
It's the fifth and final part of our 1990s series with Justin Mason and Tommy Tormey. We relive the 1998/99 season, with a guest appearance from Jim Conroy about being in Turkey in the summer of '98. We talk the FAI Super Cup, Jason Sherlock's helicopter, the hole in the net at Oriel Park and more, before a new era under Damien Richardson in Santry begins. On the topic of programme notes...Con Murphy reads a sample from Rico.
There's a preview of the Molde tie with Norwegian sports reporter Vegard Flemmen Vaagbø, a round up of all the news since Christmas and a Chelsea, theatre, quiz and car themed TFTES Hotline, with Gary O'Neill among the 10 callers.
It's our first podcast in two months and we've got Stephen Jones' review of our Civic Theatre Show, and a double author feature. Eamonn Donohue (Cabra Cadabra, 2015) becomes our first novelist to be interviewed, and we round off our look back at Stamford Bridge with Nik Yeomans, whose new book is called Blue is the Colour: The Complete History of the Chelsea Shirt.
Our Christmas Show special guest is Dunster, just days after his 50th birthday and seeing his brother elected to the Members Board, joining us in the Lair to look back at the Rapid Vienna and Borac games and plan our trip to Stamford Bridge on Thursday. We announce our three Rovers players/staff for the TFTES Live Show at the Civic on January 11th, there's a replay of a Leo O'Reilly interview about him scoring twice for Rovers against Chelsea in 1955, and a chat with George Cronin, Glenn's dad, a supporter of both the Hoops and the Blues since the 70s.
We've got news on our return to the Civic Theatre on January 11th, Phelim Warren's report on the Rovers in the Community Project (from 49 mins), Goran Arbutina on everything you need to know about Thursday's opponents Borac Banja Luka (1 hour 33 mins), and two TFTES Hotlines ahead of Saturday's Member's Club AGM, with four of the six candidates up for election - Ciaran Kane, Colm Nolan, Sean Blake and Denis Donohue - calling in (the hour mark). Later, eight fans share their Vienna experience: Brian & Liz McKenna, Anto Proctor, Albert McCready, John "Dikie" Doyle, Aidan Maher, Eamonn MacConville and John Byrne (2 hours 37 mins).
We've got a round up of the news the last couple of weeks and journalist Anna Konovalova has everything you need to know about Rapid Vienna ahead of Rovers' trip to the Austrian capital.
We talk Rovers getting 7 points in group stage football after the win over Welsh champions TNS, and Mark Langshaw, author of 'A League of Our Own: The Cymru Premier Story', tells us about the only book written about domestic football over there. Plus: the karma of Derry losing the FAI Cup final to Drogheda, with Dave Webster returning to the podcast for a chat about a fairytale end to his 17-year career.
We reflect on the last day of the league season which saw the title go to Shelbourne, and we're joined by John Lumley from TNS ahead of Thursday's Conference League group stage game in Tallaght.
We're Zoomin' on Halloween to talk the wins in Belfast, with the Graham Burke Show, and Dundalk, which takes the title race down to the last day. Harry Moore hosts the quiz final between Gary O'Neill and Conan Noonan in front of the players and staff at Roadstone.
We're back with a stuffy Drogheda recap with a Dylan Watts thunderbolt, Sean Hoare vs Conan Noonan and Gary O'Neill vs Pico Lopes in the quiz semi-finals, and Larne marketing officer Chris Liddle helps us look ahead to Thursday's European trip to Belfast.
We have 300th episode reaction and three match reviews, against Pat's, APOEL and Shelbourne, with the Jack Byrne mic drop, pro wrasslin' and an unpredictable title race.
To celebrate 300 episodes of TFTES, we do things a little differently in part four of a long-running 1990s series with Justin Mason and Tommy Tormey, as we invite lots of guests up on stage at the Four Provinces. Brian McKenna has the honour of being substituted for Pat Byrne, general manager in that 1996/97 season, and they're followed by former teammates Tony Cousins, Derek Tracey and Tony O'Dowd. Hoops fans Mick Kearns, Bill Gleeson, Mick McCarthy, Eoghan Rice and Paul Donohoe round out our guest list to chat about Europe, podcast and 90s highlights.
We talk that penalty in Derry and the wand in Tallaght, before the September edition of the TFTES Hotline with nine callers and ten topics. Plus there's news on our upcoming 300th episode, and an APOEL preview with the help of John Leonidou and 'This Is Mappa' podcast.
There's back-to-back wins over Sligo and Galway, Dundalk nearly going out of business, Aaron Greene vs Conan Noonan and Sean Hoare vs Johnny Kenny in the quiz quarter-finals and the return of 'In Memoriam', as we pay tribute to Maureen Connolly and Anthony McDonald once again and hear touching memories from eight new sons and daughters.
We talk the PAOK and Bohs defeats, there's reaction to the Conference Group Stage draw, Dr Glenn Doyle and Anna Maria Mullally on their Rovers in the Community Research Project, two quarter final quizzes with Gary O'Neill vs Aaron McEneff and Pico Lopes vs Rory Gaffney and another author feature, Trevor Keane on his books 'Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers' and 'Dave Langan: Running Through Walls'. Plus, hear from Rovers' Walking Football players ahead of the festival in Abbotstown on Saturday the 14th.
Emma Wheatley fills in for Gary this week with her thoughts on the Celje, PAOK and Galway games, the RTE debate, her board role, following the club since the 90s and more. Our last round of 16 quiz game is between Conan Noonan and Lee Steacy, with the quarter-final lineup finally revealed by Harry, and there's another edition of the Members Corner with Ger Fitzgerald.
Juz and Tommy are back for part 3 of our 90s series (1995-97). The first 47 minutes of the show has thoughts on the Celje win which secured group stage football, and an interview with Thessaloniki based journalist Petros Charizaklis ahead of the PAOK tie before we get into the Dublin Dons, Trainspotting, the end of Ray Treacy's reign and the beginning of the Tallaght project, Tony Cousins and the St Valentine's Day Massacre.
We have Celje first leg and Drogheda recaps, an interview with Kevin Burke on his book 'One Night in Dudelange', about UCD's 2015 Europa League adventure which featured Collie O'Neill, Gary O'Neill and Dylan Watts, before Macdara Ferris chats to Rovers striker Stephanie Zambra ahead of Saturday's All-Island Cup Final against Galway in Tallaght.
The TFTES Hotline makes its return, the Prague edition with 11 first-time callers. Sean Hoare and Darragh Burns' history knowledge is put to the test in the quiz, there's our Waterford review, and Jakob Batic, a Slovenian football journalist helps us look ahead to Celje away tonight in the Europa League.
Gary is back in the host chair and Karl returns from Prague with thoughts on the FAI Cup and two Champions League games with Sparta. Richie Towell and Dan Cleary tackle the quiz qualifiers.
Tony O'Dowd and Dutch Jerry are this week's guest co-hosts to talk an incredible Champions League night and look ahead to Friday's FAI Cup tie at Dalymount. Both former goalkeepers, Tony was Jerry's favourite player, so the lads recall classic derby games he played in during the early 00s. Markus Poom and Sean Hoare take the quiz, plus there's an interview with Czech football reporter Ondřej Zlámal on next week's game with Sparta Prague.
David King and Wooly fill in for Gary this week to take us through that scoreless draw in the Champions League first leg in Iceland. There's also a new edition of the Members Corner with Gary Keane in Berlin ahead of Sunday's Euro 2024 final.
A year after his last appearance in the Lair, Con Murphy is back to once again turn the microphone on your hosts. But first, Josh Honohan faces Conan Noonan in the quiz, the three of us talk a bad night in Sligo and look ahead to next week's Champions League tie in Iceland, with Vikingur Reykjavik marketing manager Hoddi Agustsson. We have author Dave Harry on travelling to all 55 UEFA nations for his new pictorial book 'Football Landscapes of Europe', before Con reads a piece on Rovers' 1961 USA tour in honour of Independance Day, in which Tommy Hamilton, Rovers' sole survivor from their first ever European game against Manchester United in 1957, is interviewed.
Tommy Tormey and Justin Mason are back in the Four Provinces to take us through the 1993/94 title winning season under Ray Treacy, Rovers' only major trophy in the 22 years between Milltown and Tallaght, and 1994/95 with the fallout of the departures of Geoghegan, Byrne and Eccles.
There's a horrendous Richmond repeat, Gary O'Neill begins his defence of his Questions From The East Stand trophy against Graham Burke, and Hannah Dunne interviews Athlone Town women's manager Ciarán Kilduff on memorable European nights with Rovers and Dundalk, as the Champions League draw sends us to Iceland again. Meanwhile, we go from Cologne to Frankfurt as Alan O'Neill, Eoghan Rice (Noel Campbell in the Bundesliga) and three Hoops Scene contributors, Ciarán Gentleman, Macdara Ferris and Fiachra Ó Brolacháin, continue our German football series.
We round up the last fortnight of news with two postponed games and two great goals in Drogheda, pit and look ahead to next week's Champions League draw with the help of Ryan McDyer. It's 36 years to the day of the win over England in Stuttgart, so a trio of Rovers fans, Mick Kearns, Jim Conroy and Phelim Warren provide a first hand account of Ireland's first ever tournament in Germany. There's interviews with former Hoops captain Paul Whelan, whose brother Ronnie scored that amazing volley in the next game against USSR in Hanover, and Steven Scragg, author of a new book, "Euro 88: The Football Purists' European Championship".
An obscenely long show because of our ongoing German series, but with two weeks to digest it. This time we feature Bayern Munich, as Macdara Ferris reads his article on Rovers' Cup Winners' Cup tussle with Beckenbauer and co. in 1966, and John 'Dikie' Doyle, a club member of Bayern and a fan of the German national team since the 1970s, tells his story. All that plus Lee Grace and Trevor Clarke in the quiz qualifiers, and May's TFTES Hotline with a Tallaght, Germany, elections, ice-cream and haircuts theme, and the vast majority of our XI hail from D24.
We have Dundalk and Derry recaps (the latter is much longer), and Aaron Greene vs Neil Farrugia in the quiz, before the second week of 'Tales From Deutschland'. There's another edition of the Members Corner with Sam Leadbeater, who for the past seven years has lived in Hamburg, our featured team. Con Murphy tells the story of Hamburg and West German legend Uwe Seeler coming out of retirement to score two goals for Cork Celtic against Shamrock Rovers in 1978. Seeler spent nearly all of his life in a town called Norderstedt, the birthplace of Leon Pohls, who tells us about growing up there and supporting HSV and Germany in the World Cup.
We talk the Pat's game, and Harry's quiz is back with Pico Lopes vs Sean Kavanagh before our German football series gets underway. Eoghan Rice has a piece on Rovers' win over Schalke in the 1969 Cup Winners' Cup, and there's the Members Corner with Mick Brazil, a Cork-based supporter who started following Rovers in the same year and was at that European first leg at a foggy Dalymount Park, and couldn't see a thing. Plus, looking ahead to Oriel Park tomorrow, Winston meets the founder of Ireland’s only Schalke supporters club, Kevin Orzesek, who lives in Dundalk.
We have the derby and Waterford recaps and a double author feature with a 1924 theme. In their books, David Needham (Ireland's First Real World Cup) and Athlone historian Tadhg Carey (When We Were Kings) tell the largely unknown story of Ireland's original Olympians, who travelled to Paris a hundred years ago this month.
We talk the ROADSTONE PROJECT with four league debuts in the Galway and Drogheda games and celebrate 30 years since the league title win at the RDS, interviewing assistant manager Tony Macken and and top goalscorer Stephen Geoghegan from that season.
We talk a brilliant win in Derry with Greener on the double again and Monday's scoreless draw at sandy Shels. The TFTES Hotline for April has topics ranging from late winners to true crime, from favourite biscuits to favourite captains, with one former Hoops skipper, John Toal among a dozen callers.
We talk Graham Burke's return to goalscoring ways on his 200th appearance for the club, and look ahead to the trip to the Ryan McBride Brandywell with the help of Derry author Kevin Harkin, who wrote "A Game of Two Halves". Harry is back for a new season of the quiz with goalkeepers Leon Pohls and Lee Steacy, plus there's an interview with former Clondalkin Direct Provision Centre Committee Chairman Brian Muchena.
We talk the Pat's game and lots of news around the league before an interview with Tallaght actor and Rovers supporter Stephen Jones about his career so far.
We talk the Hoops' Easter Rising with big wins over Bohs and Waterford last weekend, breaking the 10k mark at Tallaght and Robbie Gaffney's antics in Knocktopher. You'll also hear from Gary O'Neill (quiz draw), Dan Fulham (SRFC Ticketing App) and Hannah Dunne (on Inchicore icon Anne O'Brien) ahead of Friday's game with St Pat's.
Our 1990s series gets underway with the first three seasons at the RDS. We relive the John McNamara era and the move back to the south side at Ballsbridge, huge crowds, horse injections, FAI Cup final heartbreak, the top six/bottom six and Rob Jones' debut with Justin Mason and Tommy Tormey, recorded at the Four Provinces.
We've got the big Galway review, with the inevitable win and craic, and 'Members Corner with the MacConvilles', as Eamonn and his dad Brian stop by the Lair to talk all things Rovers...and resurrect Conor's Corner while they're at it.
Ahead of Rovers' first trip to Galway in five years, there's interviews with Dublin-based Galwegian Julian Canny, and their captain Conor McCormack, a former Hoops midfielder, along with a Galway and German themed TFTES Hotline as 11 people, including SRFC TV commentators Con Murphy and Barry Murphy, call in to answer all our questions in under seven minutes somehow.
We talk the 2-2 draw with Derry on Monday night, Hannah Dunne interviews Rovers women's goalkeeper Amanda Budden and goalkeeping coach Karl Coleman, with their new season kicking off tomorrow, and there's a double author feature - David Proudlove concludes our Milltown series with his highly regarded book "When The Circus Leaves Town", about football clubs leaving their traditional homes, and, as we head to the Showgrounds on Saturday, the other one is Paul Little's "In the Shadow of Benbulben: Dixie Dean at Sligo Rovers", when the star centre-forward came to town at the start of the Second World War.
We talk Tolka Park, last Friday and 37 years ago as it's part 2 of our 1980's special with Jason Maloney and Jim Conroy on KRAM, the boycotts and everything in between for those three years.
We have a story of two wing-backs against Dundalk last week, and, as we look ahead to Tolka Park, dubbed "The Stadium of the Future" in 1987, there's a quick look at the KRAM campaign by Con Murphy and an interview with former Rovers player and manager Dermot Keely, about the four-in-a-row team and the leaving of Rovers' old home at Milltown, which was fraught with controversy. The last 1 hour 50 minutes of the show is Dermot and our reaction.
A bumper show for the new season and we have pure darts at the President's Cup final, Aaron Greene amongst the nine callers into a season predictions and 'love' themed TFTES Hotline, plus an interview with Newry-based documentary producer Ally McKenzie, who made 'Twice In A Lifetime', a short film on Rovers' four-in-a-row.
We've got #DartsGate and President's Cup coverage, and interviews with two former Hoops players. Sam Bone talks Maidstone's FAI Cup upset over Ipswich Town, and with Super Bowl LVII this Sunday, we hear Neil O'Donoghue's remarkable story: From Shamrock Rovers to the NFL.
We have a bit of chat about our theatre show behind the scenes, Pico and Thursday's quiz, before Rovers assistant manager Glenn Cronin drops by for a lengthy interview about his time at the club.
We ring in the new year with a theatre themed TFTES Hotline ahead of Saturday's live show, asking way too many questions of Bill Gleeson, John Coady, Colm Nolan, Denis Donohue, Donal Dunne, Fiachra Ó Brolacháin, Glenn & Hannah Dunne, Ryan McDyer, Karen Connolly and David King.
It's the TFTES Christmas show and last episode of the year as our guests Jason Maloney and Jim Conroy pick their most memorable games from the original four-in-a-row, in the first part of a 1980s special recorded at the Four Provinces.
We're back with some Christmas cheer and three interviews - two more authors in Ben Jackson and John O'Shea, who wrote 'The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament' and 'Republic of Ireland Women: A Biography in 9 Lives' respectively, before Rovers fan Nico Crowley tells us about his life after winning the Tallaght Person of the Year award. We also reveal which guest players will be joining us on stage at our live podcast in the Civic Theatre. Get yizzer tickets.
We have a month's worth of news to catch up on, ranging from transfers and awards to the Prof's love life. There's details on our first ever live podcast on stage at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght on January 13th and the much anticipated quiz final between Gary O'Neill and Jack Byrne, hosted by Harry Moore in Malahide. Paul Weafer pops by to talk Focus Ireland's 12 Days of Christmas Voucher Appeal and our author series continues with 'League of Ireland: An illustrated History 1980-1990' by Bartley Ramsay and Peter O'Toole, a fanzine about 80s kits.
Champions. 4-in-a-row. History. We've got recaps from the St Pat's and Cork games and all the celebrations, before our interview with Estonian midfielder Markus Poom on his first season in Tallaght.
Not one, not two but three quizzes this week as an exhibition match between Rovers women's players Lauren Kelly and Scarlett Herron is followed by the Questions From The East Stand semi-finals: Gary O'Neill vs Aaron Greene and Simon Power vs Jack Byrne. We review the 5-0 win over bogey club Drogheda as the Hoops are just one win away from the title at Richmond Park on Friday.
We've got a round up of all the news this past week with Toblerone Truffles and a record breaking Pico Lopes, before Collie O'Neill and Glenn Dunne share their thoughts on a big FAI Cup semi-final for the women's team in Tallaght this Saturday. Plus: Lee Grace vs Jack Byrne and Graham Burke vs Simon Power in the quiz quarter-finals.
'Tiftees two sixty' offers no clarity on next year's budget but it does have a review of a big win over Shelbourne last Friday, more info on Steve Bruce's murder novels, a birra culture in the Sunday Times and the Civic Theatre in Tallaght and two quarter-final quizzes - Gary O'Neill vs Dylan Watts and Aaron Greene vs Markus Poom.
We try to make sense of a scoreless draw at UCD last Friday and there's nine brand new callers into an overseas fans edition of the TFTES Hotline, living all over the world - Scotland (Craig Sives), Germany, Finland, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Vietnam.
There's a bus that just about made it to Derry last week, a quiz between Johnny Kenny and Dylan Watts, our author series with Irish historian John Dorney and another instalment of In Memoriam: My Dad, including UCD manager Andy Myler as Rovers head to campus on Friday.
The unofficial (?) Shamrock Rovers podcast finally returns to recap a great night against them lot and look ahead to the trip to Derry with the help of a native, Ciarán Roddy. Plus: Harry Moore has his yellow and red cards ready for Jack Byrne vs Rory Gaffney in the quiz.
We've got a recap of the Dundalk win, our first Friday night in Tallaght since June, and two brilliant quizzes: Simon Power vs Gideon Tetteh, and Dan Cleary vs Aaron Greene. We look ahead to the derby, and the women's game away to Cork, whose manager, former Hoops full-back Danny Murphy comes on for a chat about his career and the WNL.
Tales From The East Stand #255
No game to review and yet still a longer show than last week because the Members Corner returns with Giggsy Hand to talk club membership and his good friend Bobby Best, and our author series continues with Louth based journalist Barry Landy and his book 'Emerald Exiles', an analysis of Ireland's mark on world football and the individual stories behind it.
This week is all about photographer and Hoops fanatic Bobby Best who sadly passed away last weekend. There's an interview with Bobby, recorded for the documentary a couple of years ago that's never been aired before, our Tolka Park review and Graham Burke vs Sean Hoare in the quiz.
We talk the Ferencvaros and Cork games in Tallaght which ended the goal famine, and the TFTES Hotline returns for the first time in three months with 10-ish questions put to 10 supporters about Europe, superstitions, favourite podcast episodes, movies and TV.
We've only got a half hour on Budapest and all that. The remaining two hours? Five SRFC Ultras, from the older and newer generation from 2001 to present day come together to discuss The Origins of an Irish Ultra.
We talk Champions League and FAI Cup misery before the returning Kevin McCluskie helps preview the Ferencvaros tie, Lee Grace takes on Liam Burt in the quiz and there's a chat with Jess Hennessy and Justin Mason about Ireland in the World Cup and our Ringsend Rover, Abbie Larkin.
Gary is back from Turkey, along with Karl's Tallaght Time co-author Macdara Ferris in the Lair. We've broken the record for longest podcast ever but it's #TFTES250 so it's allowed. We talk about writing the book, published 10 years ago this week, there's our Worst XI's since 2009 and short, older interviews with Michael O'Neill (from BBC) and Ryan Thompson (Con Murphy for SRFC TV) on their time at Rovers. Pico Lopes takes on Markus Poom in the quiz, we painfully relive the Drogheda and Breidablik games and look ahead to the trip to Iceland, where we have a mountain, or possibly volcano to climb. From 3 hours 9 minutes onwards is our own exclusive chat with Dessie Baker, whose last career game was Rovers' 16th league title win in Bray 2010, before we pick our combined all-time best XI of the Tallaght era.
With Karl on his own again, there's an Icelandic theme to this week's show as he chats to Breidablik fan Hafstein Arnason, and there's a return to the podcast of two special guests, the goalkeeper who played in the 7-0 aggregate win over Fram Reykjavik in 1982, Alan O'Neill, and the man who scored Rovers' winning goal away to Stjarnan in 2017, Gary Shaw. Big Al remembers that week long stay in Iceland, alongside his friends Robbie Gaffney and Jacko McDonagh, and also discusses Gavin Bazunu and The Boot Room and Alan Mannus taking his club record of 120 clean sheets. Shawsy helps review a poor game in Dundalk last Friday, before taking a trip down memory lane to Bradser's first European win six years ago. Plus, #RTEGate, news on next Friday's landmark 250th episode and the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand gets underway with Gary O'Neill vs Sean Kavanagh - hosted by quizmaster Harry Moore.
Dan Fulham steps in as guest co-host in Gar's absence for reaction to the Champions League draw. He talks the Bohs and Derry games, even though he was at Glastonbury for both, DJing with EMF, European travels and causing international incidents.
No international break for TFTES as we're back with John Byrne and Martin Moore in the Four Provinces for part 2 of That 70s Show, covering the emergence of disco, punk rock, Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy in the second half of the decade with the help of some more Con Murphy narration from 'Who Stole Our Game'. The lads ditch the flares and dodgy moustaches as they go from teenagers to young adults and witness Rovers' rock bottom of 63 paying customers at a home game in Milltown to three Cup final wins in the space of a year.
Con Murphy joins us in the studio to talk the tonking over UCD and look ahead to Dalymount Park next week. We meet some Hoops n' Hammers in Gary Purdy and Martin Brennan after the Europa Conference League final triumph in Prague before Detective Con turns the microphone on Karl and Gary and gets a look behind the scenes of six years of TFTES, the origins of the podcast and its future.
We have a Bank Holiday six pointer over Dundalk and Sligo to talk about, and ahead of the UCD game before the mid-season break there's an interview with two ex-Hoops, Joe Hanrahan and Keith Dignam who played in the Students' 1984 FAI Cup final win over Rovers and were on opposing sides of the Manchester United friendly at Milltown in 1987, when Joe was in Alex Ferguson's squad.
We review a refereeing shambles in Cork, and, as we look ahead to the double header with Dundalk and Sligo, there's an interview with goalkeeper Richard Brush about his two spells with the Hoops, White Hart Lane, heavy metal and his Puma Kings. Pico Lopes conducts the draw for the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand, after Rory Gaffney, Johnny Kenny and Liam Burt attempt to qualify.
There's a surprise Drogheda defeat to dissect and a double feature in our author series, as Hannah Dunne meets Adrian Besley (The History of the Women's World Cup) and we interview former Cork referee Pat Kelly (It Happened By Chance) ahead of our first bus to Turner's Cross in four years.
We are top of the league after a routine win at UCD and a dramatic one against St Pat's. And the kids are alright. Panickers and politics, away trips and artificial intelligence are among the topics for our seven callers to the TFTES Hotline.
We've got another win over Bohs and all the fallout, the real and AI version, in glorious detail before we go back to college tomorrow. Our Player of the Year series returns with 2016 winner Simon Madden, who was with Boccer Bayly at Leeds, played in the first game at Tallaght Stadium and Bradser's first full season.
We have ugly and beautiful wins over Sligo and Derry from this past week to review, with a great bus trip up north, no smashed windows but one broken finger for Big Al, so we look ahead to Friday's derby with Leon The Professional in goal. Graham Burke and Markus Poom take on the quiz qualifiers.
We have a rasper, a rocket and a captain's triumphant return in Inchicore, Ed Saul previews the Robbie Keane Academy Cup and then Simon Power and Conan Noonan tackle the quiz. Finally, our second installment of In Memoriam: My Dad with sons of Jack Wilson (replay), Peter Murphy, Jimmy Cooke, Richard McGarry before Phyllis Sizmur, the daughter of club legend Bob Fullam, speaks to Robert Goggins in Slough near London a few weeks ago.
After once again inspiring Rovers to come back from two goals down in Tallaght, Jack Byrne takes on Questions From The East Stand alongside Aaron Greene and Dan Cleary (recorded before the news). There's an interview with Ringsend historian Frank Hopkins to kick off our new author series, and, ahead the women's derby with Bohs on Saturday we hear from Hannah Dunne, Jaime Thompson and Paul Donohue on the story of the season so far.
There's Part 2 of our supporter's teams TFTES Hotline featuring Robbie Murphy (replay), Mick Kearns and Ben Stafford from the 80s side and David Linehan, Barry Adams and Brian McKenna from the early 00s, with stories and opinions on All-Ireland Leagues and the new stand at Dalymount Park, from where Gary and Karl recap the Hoops' Easter Rising and a Great Friday against Bohs.
Another obscenely long show but there was an international break catch-up, our 70s Show reaction and finally a win to talk about, and an emphatic one at that at Oriel Park. Lee Grace, Dylan Watts and Darragh Nugent tackle our quiz qualifying round at Roadstone and from the 2 hour mark, there's a club supporters' teams and Dalymount Park theme to the TFTES Hotline, since it's derby week, featuring Pat Tutty, Paul Kavanagh, Neil Prendergast, Noel O'Brien, Wooly and Tommy Kelly, plus a bonus replay of Jason Maloney and Mick Conroy's memories of Duisburg '97. Elfmeter!
It's 'That 70's Show' with John Byrne and Martin Moore, who were just impressionable teenagers in a grim era of League of Ireland football as the crowds seemed to disappear overnight. Part 1, recorded at the Four Provinces Pub in Kimmage/Crumlin, takes us from the end of the six-in-a-row in 1970 through to the 1975/76 season, when the club finished rock bottom of the league table for the first and only time in history. John and Martin recall the highs but mostly lows of a decade that doesn't get enough love, in their view. There's even the Con Murphy narrated story of three FAI Cup replays with Athlone on three consecutive evenings along the way, with contributions by Jim Conroy and Mick Leech.
We have yet another draw against St Pat's to talk about and the debut of 'In Memoriam: My Dad' as six sons pay tribute to their late, Rovers supporting fathers Mícheál Ó Brolcháin AKA Rennie, Brian Murphy, Charlie Maloney, Jim Conroy Snr, James Palmer and Jim McGlone.
Aside from a scoreless draw in Tolka Park, we have 6 goals from the Rovers women's team and an interview with captain Aine O'Gorman, plus Justin Mason remembers the Leinster Senior Cup final against Bohs on Paddy's Day 30 years ago.
We talk the Burke family, 8-goal thrillers and Con Murphy's dreams with another all-female TFTES Hotline starring Sarah Whelehan, Amy Woods, Laura Glackin, Paula Kearns, Ellen Kearns and Emma Wheatley.
Hear all about our trip to Drogheda on the WAC Express, with more red cards, a history of Shamrock Rovers Ladies FC since 1996 by Hannah Dunne, Robert Goggins and Declan Hughes, plus there's an interview with former Rovers and Cork winger Billy Woods ahead of the big Tallaght double header.
There's Saturday's league opener in Sligo to review and the "Members Only Corner" as Winston Meets The Gaffneys - the return of 70s player Robbie to the podcast along with his son Jason.
We talk the President's Cup defeat in Derry, there's another quiz game between Pico Lopes, Sean Kavanagh and Gideon Tetteh and February's TFTES Hotline: Season Predictions and Valentines Day edition.
We have a cappuccino and a Leinster Senior Cup report from Belfield, and ahead of the President's Cup in Derry, there's an interview with Rovers wing-back Neil Farrugia, who talks his career so far (and more importantly, Matt Damon movies), while Head of Women's Football Jason Carey chats to TFTES' youngest reporter, Hannah Dunne about our new WNL senior team this season.
We have all yizzer news, the return of 'Questions From The East Stand' with Gary O'Neill, Neil Farrugia and Sean Gannon, and a near hour long interview with Darren Dillon, who was strength and conditioning coach for 5 years under Stephen Bradley.
Last month it was Pico Lopes and Robbie Horgan...this time Boccer Bayly, Dave McAllister and Hooperman are among over a dozen diallers into the TFTES Hotline with topics such as World Cup pundits, cooking, pre-season friendlies, bad refereeing decisions, iconic celebrations and how LOI managers would fare in a fight.
It's our last show of the year with lots of news, World Cup chat, the return of Conor's Corner and an interview with former striker Noel Hunt about his career, including the 2001-2003 spell with Rovers.
We have a round-up of all of the off-season news and a number of surprise guests on our winter edition of the TFTES Hotline.
It's our belated end of season wrap up show with thoughts on the Djurgardens and UCD away games and a brilliant TFTES Player of the Year awards night in Liffey Valley. There's also an interview with Ray Kenny, the fireman and 2006 First Division winner for Rovers.
We've got the Gent and Derry games and all the memorable trophy celebrations afterwards. With our last group game away to Djurgardens on Thursday, there's an interview with Swedish goalkeeper Oscar Jansson about his spell with Rovers in 2012.
We talk the Pat's game and the days that followed that saw the club seal a 20th league title. And back again on TFTES, our other two stars, it's Con Murphy and Graham Gartland Part III. Con and Garts talk all things Rovers from the past week and look ahead to hosting the Player of the Year awards on November 11th.
Prof battles Covid coughing over Zoom to give our take on the Molde and Drogheda games and there's a photography edition of the TFTES Hotline with a starting XI of Rovers photographers sharing their favourite photos over the years. Macdara Ferris, David Hoare, Paul Weafer, Mark McDermott, Andrew O'Connell, Luke Faughnan, Jonathan Daczkowski, George Kelly, Bobby Best, Pat Kehoe and Robert Goggins dial in.
Better late than never. We've got thoughts on Molde and Shelbourne, with an epic comeback win in Tallaght, and TFTES In Memoriam: Tony Eustace.
We have an outstanding performance in Sligo to discuss and two interviews ahead of today's European game in Molde, with Stig Berlid, the creator of 'Moldepodd', and Gary Hogan, an Irish former goalkeeper who has been playing and coaching in the Norwegian lower leagues for nearly 15 years. Come for the Nordic knowledge, stay for the Joey N'Do remix.
Only one goal to talk about in our Shelbourne and UCD reviews. We interview former Hoops player James Keddy, and Rovers fan Anto Wilkes, who travelled to Mexico for the 1986 World Cup and ended up staying there.
We talk all about our journey to Ghent in Belgium and another defeat in Derry which saw the Hoops go out of the FAI Cup. With it being an international week, former Rovers full-back John Keogh shares the remarkable story of his one and only Ireland cap against West Germany in 1966. The last hour of the show is an interview with Billy Dennehy, who helped Rovers to two league titles and the 2011 Europa League group stages.
There's our Yoo Gordon and Finn Harps reviews and a Belgian theme to the show, with journalist Alexandre Braeckman and then former Ireland international striker Dominic Foley, who enjoyed seven years with KAA Gent and Circle Brugge.
We talk a dire derby and preview our group stage opener with Djurgardens with the help of Philip O'Connor in Stockholm and a new edition of the TFTES Hotline, about European travels, regrets, Hoops Scene, volunteering and BEES.
There's the wins over Ferencvaros and Drogheda and the Conference group draw to discuss. Winston Meets Terry Eviston, a hero of our 1994 title winning team to talk his career with Rovers, Bohs and Dundalk.
We have a difficult night in Budapest Thursday and a very enjoyable night in Tallaght Sunday to review, and two special guests in studio to help us do it - Chef Ray Whelan and Ray Whelan Senior. The Rovers cooks give us a peek inside the dressing room and talk their famous curry, fussy eaters, Shannon flights and this summer's other trips to Malta, Bulgaria and North Macedonia, where Ray Senior stole Bradser's seat on the bench. Ahead of the FAI Cup tie in Drogheda, most of the last hour of the show is an interview with former Hoops player and assistant manager Mick Cooke, who spent most of his career with the two clubs.
No goals to talk about this week with our Derry report, an interview with Kevin McCluskie from Budapest ahead of Thursday's tie with Ferencvaros, and Part 2 of the TFTES Hotline Overseas Supporters Edition, from USA, Mexico and Australia: featuring Eamonn McConville, Paddy Flannelly, Yailenne Llanas, Gary Armstrong, Sean Fields and Ste Seery.
A bumper show to celebrate group stage football with an epic 97th minute goal from Gary O'Neill in Tallaght and almost an aggregate tonking after success in Skopje. We also have Part 1 of our TFTES Hotline Overseas Special where you'll hear from Hoopers living in England, Europe and Canada - Johnny Wilson, Alan Honeyman, Niall Keenan, Podge Amond, Gary Warren and Mick Fallon.
There's an FAI Cup TONKING to discuss, Angel Kostoski joins us from Skopje ahead of Thursday's big Europa League game and we interview Tommy Stewart, who famously scored Rovers' winner in Israel in 2010.
We're back with the biggest news stories of the past couple of weeks - the TFTES 5-a-side draw, Prof's Golden Goal and Chris McCann's birthday. We also have reports on Drogheda and Ludogorets (x2), #Hoopermandela and a look ahead to tonight's FAI Cup tie against Bangor Celtic with Eddie Kearney and Adam Maher.
TFTES On Tour~! You'll be regaled with tales from St Julian's in Malta, where everything except the game was entertaining, and hear from eight Hoopers who made the trip in a new edition of the TFTES Hotline. Plus: Metodi Shumanov fills us in on Tuesday's Bulgarian opponents, the nouveau riche Ludogorets of Razgrad.
It's the Rory Gaffney show with two goals and two assists in Ballybofey and another great European night in Tallaght. Stadium manager Nicola Coffey has all the info you need on the construction of the new north stand, and Shaun McCarthy, a Hoop living in Malta for over 20 years, tells his story ahead of our journey there next week.
Gar is back to celebrate his own 200th episode in a show almost as long as your drive to Ballybofey this evening. There's the wins over Bohs and Pat's to dissect and a look ahead to the Hibernians tie next week, with former Rovers and Maltese international Luke Dimech before journalist Gianluca Lia gives us the lowdown on our Champions League opponents.
TFTES heads out to CityWest as 'Ooh Ah' Paul McGrath (not that one) fills in for Gary this week. We talk a poor performance in Dundalk, Paulie's lockdown wedding, his European away curse and his starting XI vs Bohs (after a few edits). There's an hour long interview with former Hoops left-back Richie Byrne from the 1 hour 8 minute mark.
We have a Champions League trip to Malta to plan and a Father's Day edition of the TFTES Hotline which sees eight Rovers Dads and their sons and daughters call in together.
Mid-season break shmid-season break. We squeeze out every last drop of news, there's a European draw preview with Pico Lopes and Dave Downey before the last hour, In Memoriam: Declan Keogh AKA Big Dec, a larger than life Rovers fan who was loved by so many around the league.
There's reaction from our 200th episode in Ringsend before the three games we have to catch up on, from the hill in UCD, to a shock defeat in Drogheda and then back to winning ways against Duffer and Joey's Shels. The last hour is an interview with members of the SRFC Media Team and some of the people behind 'Clear The Head', Barry McCarthy, Phillie 'Captain Hook eyebrows' Maguire and Graham Moran.
It's our 200th episode extravaganza~! This special show was recorded a couple of weeks ago in front of a live audience in the Irishtown House in Ringsend, the birthplace of Rovers. Everyone on our guest list is a local and they talk about what the Ringsend community means to them, beginning with current Rovers players Sean Kavanagh and Sean Gannon, who talk about growing up in the area, their careers and being on opposite sides of the 2019 FAI Cup final. Next up are our youngest guests and TFTES bus regulars, Sean Condron and Daniel Keogh (at 27 minutes), until legendary four-in-a-row goalkeeper Jody Byrne (from 39 mins) makes his long awaited debut on the podcast. Jody discusses replacing Alan O'Neill at the age of 19 and the highlights from his hugely successful spell at Milltown, when he twice won the club Player of the Year award in 1987 and 1989. He takes a question each from a new guest beside him, starting with 'Mooner' David Kiernan (51 mins) and his dad Richie (1 hour 15 mins). Then Ciaran Stafford (1 hour 30 mins) takes the hot seat before we hear a pre-recorded interview with Ben Stafford and Ed Saul (1 hour 40 mins), who talks the Pride of Ringsend Supporters' Club and that Cup final march with the iconic white horse. Finally, we chat to Justin Mason, even though he has moved to our neck of the woods in Crumlin now.
We talk that big win over Derry with a samba atmosphere and going back to college on a Thursday. There's news on next week's 200th episode and a musical edition of the TFTES Hotline, as Gary, Karl and some of our 7 callers attempt to write some original Rovers chewns.
We have the 3-1 wins over Finn Harps and Sligo to review before looking ahead to the big one against Derry. With three Tallaght games in the space of a week, there's two out of the ordinary but very home based interviews with ballpersons Riley and Faith, and the groundstaff, Billy Mullen and Ciaran Cornwall on what it takes to have the best pitch in the country.
The Sligo trip and the possibility of Bradser leaving for Lincoln is mostly on our mind this week but aside from that, it's the Joe Barnes Show~! A legendary Rovers fan who has been supporting the club for an astonishing 82 years, we celebrate Joe's birthday with his first interview on the podcast and by hearing from five of his friends about why they love him.
We've a lot of catching up to do, with our view on the three wins over Pat's, Dundalk and Bohs, who are falling apart again. Most of the last hour is an interview with Rovers' Community Officer Tony O'Neill.
The match reports are held off until next week as we have Sean Francis in studio, who tells us about starting out at Birmingham City and the English non-league, moving to Cobh and then onto Rovers in the mid 90s. We talk our many home venues in his seven years at the club, Rico, his strike partnership with Tony Grant, podium goal celebrations, Cup final days, derbies, dancing, coffee and...hair gel.
We talk Greener's rocket and the late win at Tolka Park on Friday, and, to mark 35 years since the loss of Milltown, there's a couple of interviews. First, Robbie Tormey and John Doyle tell us the origin story of the Milltown monument and how it was erected in 1998. The last hour and 25 minutes of the show is a chat with LOI legend and Rovers' 1985/86 Player of the Year Mick Neville, and Hoops fan Robbie Murphy, who got to live the dream by playing alongside the four-in-a-row team in a friendly in Newbridge that same season.
The bogey bus made it home from Ballybofey with a 3-0 win and with Damien Duff's Shelbourne up next, there's a Tolka Park theme to this month's TFTES Hotline as 10 callers answer our questions about exercise, the nomadic years, jerseys, substitutions and superstitions.
A 2 and a half hour show, without a game to review? How? Well, we have SRFC TV commentary team Con Murphy and Graham Gartland: The Sequel, and TFTES In Memoriam: George Byrne. Con and Garts discuss everything except the Oscars, and from 1 hour 37 mins, there's tributes to 'Ringo', the legendary music critic and Rovers fan, from some of his closest friends - Martin Moore, Paul Donohoe, Ian O'Doherty, Tony O'Donoghue, Fiona Looney, Eamon Carr and John Byrne.
We review a mad game with Sligo which Rovers nearly lost but also nearly won 7-2. No Starting XI and Predictions but there's the Member's Corner with Ciaran Kane.
Happy City. Rovers City. On this Paddy's Day morning, we talk the big derby win over Bohs on Friday and a rare scoreless draw in Dundalk on Monday. Plus there's an interview with former Hoops winger Ollie Cahill, who played in the first couple seasons at Tallaght during the twilight of his brilliant career.
We have the Richmond report and to look ahead to a massive derby this Friday, it's an all female fans edition of the TFTES Hotline. First up, from 14 minutes is Aifric Ní Mháille, Emma Donohue, Jean O'Brien, Jessica Meegan, Sharon Dunne and Fiona Carton dialing in. For Part 2, from the 1 hour 1 minute mark, we hear from Orla Stanford, Rebecca Dunne, Áine Gavin, Ali Armstrong, Karen Connolly, Katherine Lynch and Mona (and...Winston?).
Three games to catch up on with the home wins over UCD and Drogheda either side of the longest bogey bus of all time to Derry and back. Plus: Roddy reaction, Gar's week from hell and yes, Conor's Corner~! NB. Do not put whiskey in the kettle.
Today we celebrate the five year anniversary of the podcast with the one and only Roddy Collins, for 90 minutes of entertainment. Roddy talks playing for Rovers in the 80s, Ricky McEvoy in a Donegal disco, his boxing champion brother Steve and receiving death treats at Irish League clubs. He explains leaving Dublin City in a relegation battle to manage Rovers in 2004, the drinking culture at the club and bingo nights. Roddy remembers Paddy McCourt when he opened his legs, the real Mick McCarthy, his suspension, Rovers' relegation and certain board members. Finally, we discuss the 6-4 in Santry, Malta, funny interactions with Hoops fans, who stopped him from getting work and what you can read in the buke.
The football is back as Rovers capture the coveted Michael D Trophy Bowl. The Pat's penalty shootout and Green Ribbon beer launch take up most of our air time and then nine Rovers fans - two of them ex-players - call into the TFTES Hotline for their season predictions, Starting XI's, opening day memories and discuss UCD's worth to the league.
As we look ahead to Friday's President's Cup Final, our Player of the Year series continues with a three-time award winner. Barry Murphy, the former Hoops goalkeeper talks relegation, the First Division, the first season at Tallaght and returning to the club in 2013.
Hoops number 9 Aaron Greene is in the lair this week for an in-depth chat. In the first hour we round up all the latest news at the club before Greener arrives to tell us about the loss of Joey and the return of Jack, the group mentality, high standards in the dressing room and motivational tools, what it means to play for Rovers and his son playing in the academy. Hear about his favourite Rovers games and atmospheres, accurate egg throwing, ending the 32-year wait, Dublin Derbies and corner flags, AC Milan and European goals (and misses). Even Westlife, Noel King and his 2012 Leinster Senior Cup winning goal celebration come up.
Our first episode of 2022 is dedicated to two men - Pajo and Pico. We celebrate Pat Flynn's birthday with some of his best stories and another edition of the TFTES Hotline, and talk all about Roberto Lopes playing for Cape Verde in the African Cup of Nations.
It's New Year's Eve and time for our long awaited end of season recap, from the sold out Drogheda game in Tallaght, the trophy presentation, Jack's Back and Joey's farewell, to the Player of the Year Awards at the Four Provinces and Bohs losing the FAI Cup final in the same glorious weekend.
It's the official TFTES Christmas stop-gap episode~! Your hosts, back after a five-week hiatus, outrageously ask you to wait one more week to hear us cover all the good stuff, when Gar is out of quarantine. The best laid plans...etc. In the meantime, be distracted by some chat about fixture lists and contract signings, via a phone call from a Lucan lavatory, another Player of the Year interview with 1992/93 award winner Peter Eccles (and the help of 'Memory Man' Justin Mason) before the main event - Winston Meets Rohan Ricketts.
We (briefly) touch on Dalymount Park and look ahead to the trophy presentation and party on Friday. On the 15th anniversary of the 2006 First Division title, there's a lengthy interview with former Rovers player and manager Pat Scully.
We talk the fireworks in Waterford and look ahead to the Dalymount Derby with no away fans. There's interviews with Barry Cotter and 2000/01 Player of the Year Tony Grant, who became a hate figure with Rovers supporters when he left for fierce rivals Bohs in 2004.
Champions again~! It was a night nobody will ever forget in Tallaght as Rovers sealed a 19th league title. We relive the celebrations and get an exclusive interview with Aidomo Emakhu after scoring his first league goal on Friday.
We talk the Longford trip last Saturday night (from 37 mins, everything except the game itself) and there's a book theme throughout the show, with a new edition of the TFTES Hotline (at 18 mins and again at 1 hour 1 min) and an interview with 'Ringsend To Tallaght' authors Macdara Ferris and Eoghan Rice (from 1 hour 39 mins). Finally, a chat about hopefully clinching a 19th league title on Friday (2 hours 50 mins).
Dude, Where's My Podcast? It's Prof's last day in isolation so it's the dreaded Zoom again and an extra long show to make up for last week, with Dundalk, Sligo and Bohs reviews.
We talk the Derry win, vaccines, away allocations and all sorts of topics plus there's interviews with Eamon Sharkey about Rovers' partnership with GOAL and former Hoops and Dundalk goalkeeper Alan O'Neill (1996 Player of the Year) as the two sides meet at Oriel Park on Friday.
There's another late, late show in Inchicore to talk about, an interview with ex-Hoops defender Dan Lafferty ahead of Derry's visit to Tallaght and In Memoriam: Jimmy Keane, AKA Big J, the former Rovers director who lead the KRAM campaign along with the late Brian Murphy.
We talk about a great trip and a big win at Sligo last Saturday. There's an interview with former defender Dan Murray, who captained Rovers to two league titles in 2010 and 2011.
What a difference a win makes as we discuss Waterford and look ahead to our trip to Sligo on Saturday. 9 Rovers fans call into the TFTES Hotline with topics ranging from tattoos, the 2011 Group Stages to Marc Bircham impressions.
Gary and Karl discuss a new four in a row...of defeats...after our first away day in 18 months at Ballybofey. There's also an interview with 2004 Player of the Year Trevor Molloy. The fundraiser for Trevor's Sheriff Under-18s player Cian is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-cian?qid=502f6f889898d91e1a3f038336528d91.
The Hoops going out of Europe and the Cup in the space of a few days leaves us deflated but Big Gav's penalty save against Ronaldo, a Gentleman becoming 'LOICurious' and 'Winston Meets Pat Byrne' (Player of the Year series, 1984/85) soon puts a smile back on our face.
10 years to the day since Rovers became the first Irish club to reach a European group stage, we talk the 4-2 play-off round first leg defeat in Tallinn (from 37 mins) and look ahead to a massive game in Tallaght tomorrow (2 hours 14 mins). You'll hear from eight people who were in Belgrade a decade ago (6 mins) and eight Hoopers who knew Mícheál Ó Brolacháin AKA Rennie, in another edition of TFTES In Memoriam (1 hour 33 mins).
Together again in Crumlin, we talk our wins in Albania and Drogheda this past week and look ahead to Tallinn on Thursday, with 2011 memories from Macdara Ferris and Alan Mannus and a look at the current Flora side with the help of Nath Broughton from the Estonian Football Podcast.
There's more of the Late Late Show and the TFTES Hotline as we talk Aidomo Emakhu's injury-time winner over Teuta in Europe (from 11 mins), take our first five callers (52 mins), review Sunday's last gasp win over Longford (1 hour 15 mins) before another five Rovers fans - one being Mick Byrne - call in to answer our questions (1 hour 45 mins).
Former Hoops player Mick Kearin shares his memories of the six-in-a-row team, who came within minutes of beating Bayern Munich in the 1966 Cup Winners' Cup. We talk all about a great 3-1 win over St Pat's and look ahead to Thursday's Conference League tie with KF Teuta, with the help of Albanian sports writer Ermal Kuka.
We talk a game of two halves against Galway, look ahead to Friday's top of the table clash with St Pat's and there's In Memoriam: Jack Wilson.
We report on a great 4-2 comeback win in Derry, there's a #LoveRoversHateRacism chat with Pico Lopes, Dan Moynihan and Adam Spollen while Galway keeper Conor Kearns returns to TFTES ahead of Friday's FAI Cup first round tie.
We battle the stifling heat in D12 to try and sum up our heartbreaking Champions League exit on Tuesday night. Plus: An interview with SRFC TV commentary team Con Murphy and Graham Gartland.
We talk a brilliant performance against Dundalk and there's a special European edition of the TFTES Hotline after more Alan Mannus heroics in Bratislava.
We review the Drogheda draw, Winston Meets Terry Palmer (Player of the Year series, 1999/00), we talk Richie Towell and Friday's Dundalk game and look ahead to next week's Champions League tie with Bratislava based Thanos Michael (@slovak_football).
We have Waterford and Bohs away reviews with two very different streams and In Memoriam: Paddy Delahunty, a much-loved Hoop who passed away in 2014.
We talk about football coming home and the Champions League draw. There's another edition of the TFTES Hotline and an interview with 2003 Player of the Year Glen Fitzpatrick.
We're back from the mid-season break to talk a 96th minute winner in Longford and the emotional return of a thousand supporters in Tallaght this Friday. Gary O'Neill and Leon Pohls reminisce about European nights and go through all our potential opponents in Tuesday's Champions League draw while there's another edition of the Rovers Worst XI, chosen by 11 different fans.
It's an extra long show for some reason with the TFTES Hotline (from 9 mins), the end of the unbeaten run in Dundalk (32 mins), more callers (1 hour), the Sligo defeat (1 hour 22 mins) and an interview with former MNS producer Eamonn Donohoue (2 hours 3 mins) ahead of the trip to his native Longford.
We have a chat with Sporting160en podcast co-hosts Sam Fonseca and Danny Saldanha before the Derry draw review. Dundalk based Rovers fan Billy Nolan helps us look ahead to Friday's game at Oriel Park. Sponsored by Ocean Electrical, Leinster Credit and now Manscaped~! Use the code 'TFTES' for 20% off.
We talk Graham Burke shushing Brian Kerr and Danny Mandroiu's late winner in Inchicore. There's another TFTES: In Memoriam with Anthony McDonald AKA Waffles.
We look back at the Bank Holiday weekend wins over Finn Harps and Waterford which saw Rovers go a League of Ireland record 31 games unbeaten. There's a preview of Saturday's top of the table clash at Richmond Park and our Player of the Year series continues with 1980/81 winner and former Saints boss Harry Kenny.
We have another Dublin Derby win to dissect with contentious penalties and statistics. Finn Harps and former Rovers defender Dave Webster joins us for a chat about his career ahead of Friday's game at Ballybofey.
We talk those two late, late wins over the First Division Alliance and look ahead to the derby. There's another edition of the TFTES Hotline and In Memoriam: Joe de Hoop.
We talk the two away games against Sligo and Derry with the Burkey worldie, either side of an interview with former Hoops midfielder Jason Colwell.
It's #TFTES150~! Gary and Karl celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast by interviewing Pico Lopes - quarantined in a hotel after helping Cape Verde qualify for the African Cup of Nations - and replaying some highlights from shows in 2019 and 2020.
We talk St Pat's on opening day and Gavin Bazunu's Ireland debut in the Luxembourg debacle. There's an interview with 'Across The Irish Sea' podcast host Jeff Webb and a tribute to Rovers fan John 'Danny Boy' Cleary, who passed away in 2003.
We review last week's President's Cup final with some wayward penalties on show and interview 1991 and 1992 Rovers Player of the Year Dave Connell (aired in two parts, from 15 mins to 57 mins and then 1 hour 38 mins to 2 hours 24 mins).
The TFTES Hotline is back again with 10 more callers to answer our five burning questions ahead of Friday's President's Cup and the new season. Winston interviews Rovers captain and 2012 Player of the Year Ronan Finn.
The Quiz Night, a new book, pre-season friendlies and no more Aaron McEneff or Rovers II are amongst this month's topics along with the return of the TFTES Hotline~! 11 Rovers fans send in their pick to comprise an All-Time Worst XI while friends and family of the late Maureen Connolly share personal memories of a great Hoop.
We cover all the off-season news including Jack's move to APOEL. Our Player of the Year interview series continues with 2006 award winner and Rovers II manager Aidan Price, while Aifric Ní Mháille talks about following the Hoops and her own experience with the pandemic working as a nurse in Dublin.
Our last episode of 2020 has belated thoughts on the Cup final, Rovers' new signings and a new edition of the Members Corner with Ed Saul to talk his Under 17s coaching role, the Pride of Ringsend and more.
Stephen Bradley joins us in studio for a wide-ranging, near two-hour chat about his tenure as Shamrock Rovers manager since 2016. After getting the gaffer's thoughts on the recent final defeat to Dundalk and his new signings, we talk winning the league and an FAI Cup, Europe, dealing with the media, the derby run and tough times, the turning point, the importance of the fans (especially on the wall against Ilves), his group, his playing career, his footballing philosophy and influences and more.
It's the FAI Cup final preview show with a rundown of the win over Sligo, our first ever interview with a Bohs supporter and the debut of the TFTES Hotline, where 10 Rovers fans answer our five big questions.
We talk the three penalties in four minutes at Ballybofey last week. There's highlights of RTE reporter and lifelong Hoops fan Samantha Libreri's interview from the upcoming Rovers documentary, recorded at our old home of Morton Stadium.
Ah listen. This show is packed. We have three games and three Ireland call ups to discuss, league trophy celebrations and Shelegation, plus interviews with Joey O'Brien and Bartley Ramsay.
It's the champions* edition of TFTES as we talk clinching the league and Sunday's game in Donegal. 2010 Player of the Year Stephen Rice joins us for the 10th anniversary of title no. 16.
We're back with our belated review of the win over Sligo and an interview with 80s legend Jacko McDonagh.
There's our recap of the 4-0 win at Oriel Park, Jack Byrne's performance and Ireland call up, and an interview with former Sligo and Shamrock Rovers striker Danny North ahead of Friday's game.
We look at two great performances against AC Milan and Waterford in the past week and interview SRFC TV camera man Rafael Francischini.
It's the first ever Zoom edition of TFTES recorded from both Crumlin and Lucan. We talk a routine win in Cork before AC Milan fan Mauro Meroni helps preview the Italian Job.
We talk the 4 in a row over Bohs and interview Hoops fan Phelim Warren about the new audio described commentary service at games, his dad, derbies, Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager and more.
Our first in-studio guest in almost half a year is Rovers midfielder Greg Bolger, who tells us about his season-ending injury, his attitude when starting on the bench and what he changed ahead of the 2019 campaign, which ended in FAI Cup glory and a fourth winners' medal at the Aviva. He picks his all-time five-a-side and recalls playing alongside a teenage Ronan Finn at UCD and trips to Mick Wallace's vineyard at his native Wexford Youths. We talk old derby hoodoos ahead of Saturday's Bohs game after Greg helps review a crazy Europa League tie against Ilves Tampere, the heroics of Alan Mannus and Joey 'Frankenstein' O'Brien in an intense penalty shootout and the difference the small number of fans made on the night. Then we have reaction to the AC Milan draw and Monday's Cup win over Cork.
We talk another scoreless draw with Shelbourne and interview Ilves Tampere fan Topi Yrjölä ahead of Thursday's big Europa League tie.
We look at the St Pat's stalemate and interview League of Ireland legend Tony Sheridan ahead of the Rovers v Shelbourne game on Friday.
There's reaction to another big win in Derry and the European draw along with two interviews, former Rovers striker Sean Boyd and Women's Under 17's manager Sean Kelly.
After 147 days without a game we have both the live and stream perspective of Rovers' win over Finn Harps. There's interviews with 1998-99 Player of the Year Tony O'Dowd and Tallaght based Derry City fan 'Scoops' Graeme Taylor ahead of Sunday's trip up north.
There's an interview with 1980s super striker Alan Campbell as we look ahead to the restart of the LOI season against Finn Harps on Saturday.
We interview goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu about debuting for Shamrock Rovers and signing for Manchester City at the age of 16. Media officer Mark Lynch talks the league restart and club membership drive.
We interview Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews and 1950s player Leo O'Reilly. Plus a special edition of the Member's Corner with Jörg Strehler from Germany.
We have part two of our Craig Sives interview. Lee Grace talks winning the 2018 POTY award, returning to training on Monday and sending a signed jersey to the Irish army in Lebanon, where another solider, Gavin Fitzsimons chats to us from.
Rovers Player of the Year award winners Tony Cousins (1996/97) and Craig Sives (2011) chat to us as well as 'Down The Pub Podcast' host Anthony Abbott, a Hoops fan in Canada.
We talk to another two former POTY winners in Mick Byrne (1987/88) and Rovers' academy director Shane Robinson (2001/02). Our survey results are finally revealed.
We continue our Player of the Year series with Gary Shaw (2017) and Alan Byrne (1994), either side of an interview with Rovers fan and Marathon Man Ger Twohig.
We're back to talk all the football news - what little of it there is these days - and begin our new Rovers Player of the Year series. Karl chats to the first winner in 1980, Robbie Gaffney, and there's an in-depth interview with another fan favourite, 2008 POTY Darragh Maguire, who is now an elevator technician in New Jersey.
We talk all about our journey to Sligo at the weekend, there's the Members Corner with two new members, David Kiernan and Conor Foley, plus an interview with Eir Sport commentatator and proud Hoop, Con Murphy.
We look at one of the great nights in Tallaght as Rovers beat Dundalk 3-2. There's the Member's Corner with Paul Donohoe and an interview with Bill Gleeson, Glenn Dunne and Paul Weafer at the 2020 Junior Hoops launch.
We look at the wins over Cork City and Waterford in the past week, there's an interview with YouTube whiz-kid Dean Grainger while Emma Wheatley presents a goalkeepers edition of Questions From The East Stand between Alan Mannus, Leon Pohls and a surprise entry to this year's quiz.
There's a review of a dramatic derby at drenched Dalymount, Member's Corner with Sean Fields and an interview with Cork City fan Niamh O'Mahony ahead of our first home game of the season on Friday.
We talk about the doomed President's Cup final, Saturday's derby and our new Patreon. There's Member's Corner with Peter Murphy and the first round of a new season of the quiz between Jack Byrne, Aaron Greene and Sean Callan.
We're joined by Irish Daily Mirror journalist Paul O'Hehir and former Hoops midfielder John Toal. Paul gives his team by team prediction for this year's league table and the latest on the Rovers B team situation. He talks remaining impartial for his job and Stephen Bradley's relationship with the media in recent years. From the hour mark we delve into John's career which include Paul's fond memories of watching him play at the RDS. John recalls starting out as a teenager in the last season at Milltown, his penalty technique, his hat-trick in Galway and the 1994 title-winning campaign. Plus some great stories about Terry Eviston and an unusual Irish Cup trophy win with Portadown.
We kick off 2020 with Ringsend pals 'Mooner' David Kiernan and 'Staff' Ciaran Stafford and the return of '12 can' Karl Kearns and 'Beary Bear' Conor Foley, recording at CRU Tattoo in Temple Bar. While Gary and a few of the lads' limbs are being inked with Rovers crests and symbols, we round up the latest news at the club.
It's the TFTES Christmas Party, recorded at the Penny Black Pub! The last two Rovers captains to lift the FAI Cup, Ronan Finn and Pat Byrne, talk all about the Hoops winning the 25th Cup last month. The free Carling and Offbeat donuts provided by our sponsors to a large audience inspired a few fans to share their own stories from the final as well. This was a one off live experiment so unfortunately it was quite noisy throughout the show.
Gary and Karl try to capture the emotion of the FAI Cup final and the days that followed in glorious detail.
In the first of a two-part podcast on Shamrock Rovers' first FAI Cup in 32 years, some of the heroes from the final - Joey O'Brien, Pico Lopes and Gary O'Neill - join us in Johnny Blues Bar to share their thoughts on the Hoops' famous 25th Cup win at the Aviva Stadium. The lads also conduct the draw for Saturday's 5-a-side tournament at Roadstone.
Hoops legends Mick Leech and Paddy Mulligan drop by to talk the six in a row, playing and scoring in FAI Cup finals, the summer of '67 in Boston, making their debuts for Ireland together and what they hope Rovers will do in Sunday's final. Continuing into the 1970s, Paddy also discusses his time at Chelsea and Panathinaikos and coming within a thrown bun of becoming Ireland manager while Mick recalls three replays in three days against Athlone, his winner in the League Cup final and he explains how he's definitely not a winger. The last 40 minutes of the show is our usual reviews and news ahead of the big day.
There's the UCD game and Cup final news, All-Time XI striker nominations from Peter Fitzpatrick and Paul Donohue and the 2019 quiz final between Pico Lopes and Joey O'Brien.
This week there's a brief report on the Finn Harps game and Neil Farrugia's debut, the quiz semi-final between Ethan Boyle and Joey O'Brien and All-Time XI centre-mid nominations by Robbie Gaffney and Justin Mason.
Our guests in an unrecognisable Johnny Blues Bar (from 1 hour 7 mins) are Terry Palmer and Richie Purdy. The lads discuss their eventful careers, European games in Turkey and Poland, soulless Santry and Rico's rants. Terry talks about supporting the club with his Dad, winning Player of the Year, not getting paid, being forced out of the club by Roddy Collins and controversially signing for Bohs. Richie remembers his Dundalk and Derry days, coming back from a bad injury, scoring a brace against Bohs as a makeshift centre-forward but also his costly own goal against them. His two sons Daniel and Richard went on to play for the Hoops. At the start of the show we have our Sligo review and thoughts on the Member's Meeting before Mick McCarthy and Eoghan Rice select wingers for the All-Time XI.
We talk that perfect day in Phibsborough that put Rovers into the FAI Cup final and Ryan Usher's prank call. Tommy Tormey and Jason Maloney pick their centre-backs for our All-Time XI and there's a quiz semi-final between Pico Lopes and Aaron McEneff.
We discuss the St Pat's and Dundalk games going into tomorrow's semi-final derby, John Byrne and Emma Wheatley select their best ever Rovers left-backs and there's an interview with kitman Mal Slattery.
We look back on an epic night in Galway and Jack Byrne's Ireland debut. Our All-Time XI continues with Robert Goggins and Macdara Ferris picking their Rovers right-backs and it's the much anticipated quiz quarter-final match up between Joey O'Brien and Alan Mannus.
Your hosts are in a great mood after Rovers' first derby win in over two years. Hear all the analysis and reaction from Tallaght before we look ahead to Friday's trip to Galway. Jeroen 'Dutch Jerry' Pijpelink and 'The WAC' Mick Kearns kick off our new All-Time XI feature with their goalkeeper nominations and there's the next quiz quarter-final between Wexford natives Greg Bolger and Ethan Boyle.
We talk the home wins over Drogheda and Waterford from the past week, Rovers For The Cup, Daniel Lafferty and Bohs, there's an interview with Mark Keating plus: Pico Lopes v Sean Callan in the QFTES quarter-final.
Aaron McEneff stops by Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about his career so far and his first season at Rovers. There's the aftermath of our 100th episode special, Dan Carr, interviews with Ben Cleary and Ryan McDyer and the bus to Derry before Aaron arrives at 51 minutes. Aaron talks his time at Spurs and Derry, scoring belters, his relationship with the fans and their song for him. We have reviews of the wins at the Brandywell where he converted a penalty and Waterford on Monday night. Aaron discusses Europe and wanting to win a trophy with Rovers, he takes on Sean Boyd in our first quiz quarter-final and even participates in the return of CONOR'S CORNER.
It's our 100th episode spectacular at the Four Provinces pub in Kimmage and/or Crumlin. Pat Flynn makes a welcome return to TFTES and our live audience is comprised of Graham Merrigan, Justin Mason, James Lowe, Mick McCarthy, Glenn Dunne, Emma Wheatley, Ellen Kearns and John Delaney (!) with a bonus coherent Aussie Nate.
Gary is back to review the first leg against Apollon Limassol (from 30 mins) and the trip to Cork (1 hour) before Macdara Ferris joins Karl to talk Cyprus in depth (1 hour 31 mins). Plus lots more of our best ever podcast clips and news on Sunday's 100th episode.
Our guest co-hosts this week are brothers Karl Kearns and Conor Kearns, the UCD goalkeeper. From 20 minutes we review a special night against Brann in Tallaght, the pitch invasion, the greatness of Jack Byrne and the story behind his weasel celebration. From the hour mark there's interviews with some Norwegian fans and Jim Toner, old podcast clips and a discussion on quizzes, pranks and whether or not players should know their club history. From 1 hour 52 mins the lads talk about when they started supporting Rovers, Conor's career so far, recreating his overhead kick on Soccer AM, being starstruck by Alan Mannus and MIXED EMOTIONS. From 2 hours 15 mins we get into the Bohs incident from last week, his desire to play for the Hoops one day and things that grind his gears. From 2 hours 46 mins we look at Sunday's 7-0 win over the Students which Conor was suspended for, the poor crowd and barstool culture. Our preview of Thursday's Europa League tie against Apollon Limassol begins at 3 hours 10 mins with a chat with UEFA's Cypriot correspondent John Leonidou.
Leigh Barnewall fills in for Gary this week for a full review of the Brann game. Barney gives us the TV perspective and talks about following Rovers in the Santry days, away trips and his Donabate brethren. There's interviews from picturesque Bergen, more European memories and old podcast clips.
It's a bumper show ahead of our trip to Norway. Over a pint or three of Poddle in the Four Provinces pub in Kimmage, we review the Dundalk, St Pat's and Sligo games, play back a couple of your favourite podcast moments and read out your best European memories. There's Sean Boyd v Sean Kavanagh and Sean Callan v Dylan Watts in the quiz and an interview with Gjert Moldestad, editor of Brann's D12M magazine, to talk Thursday's Europa League tie in Bergen.
We're joined by former Shamrock Rovers defender Peter Eccles and Hoops fan Tommy Tormey. We discuss yet another Bohs defeat, the potential new signings, Dermot Desmond and the Europa League draw with Tommy before Peter arrives at the 57 minute mark. 'Pedro' talks the four-in-a-row, his love of scoring a goal especially against Linfield in the European Cup, the leaving of Milltown and moving to Australia and Leicester. He captained the club in 1993-94 at the RDS to became the only man to win five league medals with Rovers. The lads share their highlights from that season and examine the reasons behind the quick break up of Ray Treacy's team. They remember Peter's fans-run testimonial for his 12 years of service, his Ireland cap and a horrific leg-break on his debut for Crusaders.
We dissect the Derry draw, there's an interview with Winston (and Mona!) while brothers Leighton and Glen Doyle are featured on the Member's Corner. Plus two quiz games: Greg Bolger v Dan Carr and Dean Dillon v Aaron McEneff.
There's our belated review of the win over Cork in which JOEY O'BRIEN SCORED A GOAL, Dan Carr and Leon The Professional look at all of Rovers' potential opponents in Europe and we've an interview with the legendary Tommy Cannon.
It's part two of our special on the Tallaght Stadium saga. We're joined by James Nolan and Dave Carpenter, two of the 400 Club trustees who steered Rovers through examinership and became the new board in 2005. They explain the process, the financial meltdown and how the fans saved the club. We talk Roddy Collins and relegation, the First Division season and the infamous battle with Thomas Davis GAA club that went all the way to the High Court.
Joey O'Brien drops into Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about the wins away to UCD and Finn Harps in the past week. He talks the importance of starting the season well, being voted Player of the Month for April, the disclocated shoulder he's been playing with and all the other injuries that stalled his career. Joey remembers his Premier League and Ireland debuts and some big European nights under Big Sam at Bolton and West Ham. We also discuss playing in different positions, supporting Rovers before he joined the club, his work ethic and competitive streak in quizzes (and darts).
We look at the Sligo game and Declan Hughes talks everything UCD ahead of tomorrow's visit. Plus two quiz match ups: Ethan Boyle v Joel Coustrain and Joey O'Brien v Sam Bone.
We review the Dundalk and St Pat's games from the past week and Sligo fan Keith O'Dwyer helps preview Saturday's trip to the Showgrounds.
We talk our second podcast bus to Derry on Good Friday and those refereeing decisions against Bohs on Tuesday. Plus the return of Winston and the LIST OF HATRED.
We talk the FAI fiasco and the Waterford game with 'LOI-Curious' and Martin Genockey interviews. Sean Feighery joins us to do the Ultras raffle draw for Gavin Bazunu's jersey and provide some tips on getting across the border on Friday.
We look back on a great night in Cork, there's the Member's Corner with 'Dangerous' Dave Dunne and the centre-backs battle it out in our quiz; Lee Grace and Pico Lopes.
There's the UCD and Bray League Cup reviews, another chat with Winston and it's Alan Mannus v Ronan Finn in the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand.
To celebrate 10 years at Tallaght Stadium we have Paul Donohue and former Rovers midfielder Stephen Rice in Johnny Blues Bar. In the first half hour of the show we (try to) review the Finn Harps game with Dunster, who did an overnighter in Ballybofey with the Hoops SC and met the famous up Tom there. We describe the cast of characters on our first ever bus and the scenes after the Rovers goal. Then Ricer arrives to talk the Under 19s job and the Roadstone project (hat-trick for OMOREHIOMWAN) and from 1 hour 5 minutes we all delve into the Tallaght era: the highs (Bray), the lows (Fingal) and the emotion around the opening game in 2009. Ricer tells his favourite Pat Flynn story and recalls how great Real Madrid's Guti smelled, nearly drowning in a puddle against Juventus and of course his goal at White Lart Lane, while Paul talks about being in Tel Aviv and Belgrade as a fan for those famous wins.
We talk the Jack Byrne show against Sligo, his Ireland call up and our bus to Ballybofey tomorrow. There's an interview with Luke Proctor, and then Greg Bolger and Sean Boyd help us make the draw for the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand at Roadstone.
We talk a brilliant performance at Richmond Park last week and Sligo tomorrow in the week of the Tallaght 10 year anniversary. There's the final Questions From The East Stand qualifiers with Dean Dillon, Brandon Kavanagh and Sean Callan, and the return of WINSTON.
We look at the Dundalk and Finn Harps games which sent Rovers back to the top of the table and give Questions From The East Stand to Orhan Vojic and Leon Pohls. There's also an interview with St Pat's fan and Councilor Dermot Looney to look ahead to Friday's visit to Inchicore.
We discuss the Derry game and the view from the new south stand, another derby defeat and those refereeing decisions, plus Aaron Greene and Aaron McEneff face Questions From The East Stand.
We welcome Robbie Gaffney and Noel Synnott to Johnny Blues Bar to review a memorable game in Waterford, and to review the Wac Express from the Pines to the pub in Knocktopher to the RSC and back. Then from 1 hour 9 minutes it's all about the lads' careers and they answer questions sent in by listeners. Robbie and Noel played seven years together in the late 70s and early 80s - most of it under John Giles - so Iceland and Romania 1982 soon come up. Having spent much of his early life in London, Noel talks about moving to Sligo and being watched by sheep, and Ireland manager Giles being surprised to hear he was Irish before giving him three international caps. He recalls taking over the captaincy from Giles, the devastation of scoring an own goal in the 1986 FAI Cup final, managing Aer Lingus and Ballymun United in the Leinster Senior League before a stint as caretaker boss at Rovers in 2004. 'The Gaff', a lifelong fan and club member, describes doing pirouettes for Dan Carr and why Gazin Bazunu is brutal at quizzes. He talks about living the dream by representing Rovers, his chopper bike and bus conductor dad diverting the route down the Milltown Road just to watch his son play. Plus: A mad US Tour with Waterford, being thrown out of the bath in Hearts for singing the Soldier's Song, Billy Bagster's scout reports for Brian Kerr at St Pat's, being blessed by Father Tom Hand and Mick McCarthy doing the Riverdance.
We look ahead to the opening game of the season in Waterford, there's the Member's Corner with Kieran McDermott while Trevor Clarke and Jack Byrne get the Questions From The East Stand qualifiers get underway.
Episode 77: Tallaght or Bust. As Rovers celebrate ten years since the opening of Tallaght Stadium, we present part one of a special show about the stadium saga and the formation of the 400 Club. After the first half hour of news, Mick Kearns and Robert Goggins join us to talk all the twists and turns from 1996 to 2004 as planning, money and judicial trouble befell the project. Mick was a board member for four of those difficult years while Robert authored a book which details the struggle, 'A Chronological History of Shamrock Rovers'.
The theme of our last show of the year is Rovers' 17th and most recent league title which was won on October 25th, 2011. Joining us in Johnny Blues Bar are Ken Oman and Dean Kelly, who, having suffered injuries in the middle of the season, came back and were sprung from the bench to score the goals that night at UCD. Two Finglas natives, the lads talk about starting out their careers, joining the Hoops seven years ago, carpooling with Gary O'Neill and Ronan Finn, Tallinn and Copenhagen and Michael O'Neill's management style. Ken discusses the 2010 run-in from Bohs' perspective, being embarrassed by Gary Twigg and reuniting with him at Portadown, cutting his hair before the Setanta Cup final, scoring in Russia and the Stephen Kenny season when he was captain. Dean remembers going for Liam Buckley's fingers, Pat Flynn's rap about him, returning to the club for a second spell and of course his 94th winner at Belfield and the celebrations that followed that etched his name into Rovers folklore.
Our November Monthly Madness guests are John Coady and Kevin 'Gaff' Brady, who had a brilliant partnership down the left (and are brilliant postmen too). The lads talk about the winning mentality of the four-in-a-row team, the significance of the 1984 FAI Cup final defeat and reuniting at Derry to win a treble. Kevin recalls his shock at scoring his only Rovers goal in the '86 final and talks about coaching nowadays with St Paul's on the northside. John tells us about converting from a striker to full-back, leaving Milltown for Chelsea and why he doesn't like them, and meeting Eusebio in Lisbon. A lifelong Hoops supporter and season ticket holder, he also gives his thoughts on Rovers last season and the signing of Aaron McEneff.
It's the 2018 End of Season Special with a live audience at Johnny Blues Bar. Our star studded guests include Hooperman, President Michael D. Higgins, Tommy Tormey, Conor Foley, Dan Fullam, Sean Fields, Dean Creevey, 'Bucket' Niall Hayden, Garreth Brennan, Rob Lavelle, 'Dangerous Dave' and Rebecca Dunne, Davey Doyle and Mick Kearns!
We discuss the Waterford win and the Sligo trip, there's the Member's Corner with Paddy Flannelly, some more 'Grinds My Gears' and Dave McAllister takes on Joey O'Brien in the final of Questions From The East Stand.
We review the late win in Inchicore and preview our last home game of the season. There's the Member's Corner with Justin Mason, and Dave McAllister v Alan Mannus in the other Questions From The East Stand semi-final.
No goals to talk about but we review Cork last week and look ahead to Richmond Park tomorrow. There's Member's Corner with James Lowe and Questions From The East Stand with Joey O'Brien v Sean Boyd and winner facing Dan Carr in the semi-finals right after.
There's the Carl Paul Turner anthem, Derry and 5-a-side tournament reviews, Nick Clarke interview and Lee Grace v Dan Carr and Dave McAllister v Luke Byrne in the QFTES quarter-finals
Former Hoops keeper Alan O'Neill joins us to talk the Giles Era, what happened with Jim McLaughlin that caused him to leave Milltown and helping UCD to a shock FAI Cup final win over Rovers. Then we discuss his second spell in the 90s, finally winning a league title with the club, becoming manager with Terry Eviston but getting sacked one league game into the new season. We also chat about the 2005 relegation playoff, how close he came to earning an international cap, working with the Ireland Under 21s, his dad Robert and his brother Dermot.
We look at the great win and great goals against Limerick and plan our theoretical bus to Derry on Saturday. There's interviews with Tommy Tormey (Member's Corner), Eamonn Moore and Emma Wheatley (Play For Paddy Tournament) and Jose Ferrer (Rovers goalkeeping coach).
There's the Bray game from a couple of weeks ago, Member's Corner with Macdara Ferris, Questions From The East Stand with Alan Mannus v Dylan Watts and the winner against Sean Kavanagh in the quarter-finals. Then we make the draw for the TFTES 5-a-side tournament!
Gary reviews an epic win in Oriel Park while The Prof wishes he was there. We debut two new features - The Members Corner with John Connolly and 'Grinds My Gears' with a number of Rovers fans.
Joined by Rovers fan James Cooke and former Hoops striker Mick Byrne, we battle post-derby depression and a noisy refrigerator for another dose of Monthly Madness, this time held at James' man-cave in Tallaght, known as the Glenmalure Inn. The show is split into two parts: First there's the Bohs game analysis, our LOI-Curious feature and the usual stats and news. Then (from 2 hours 3 minutes) the lads talk the four-in-a-row and leaving Milltown, with a cameo from James' son Sean about an experience with Thomas Davis GAA club. Mick discusses his career before and during his time at Rovers, being pinned up against the dressing room wall by Pat Byrne, managing the club in the late 90s, being tormented by the same drunk fan and coaching the Ireland Over 35s nowadays.
We try to make sense of our first round exit from the FAI Cup in Drogheda and talk a certain club's obsession with Rovers ahead of the derby. Luke Byrne and Ronan Finn get their second chance in the quiz.
Episode 63: Dude, Where's My Podcast? Alan Mannus drops into Johnny Blues to chat about the win over Sligo, Gavin Bazunu and what he was doing when he was 16, growing up in Canada then Northern Ireland, comparing Linfield to Rovers, replacing fans' favourite Barry Murphy, living with Gary Twigg in that famous house in Tallaght, penalty saves, Israel, Del Piero's free kick, going to Euro 2016, his time at St Johnstone and why he has returned to Rovers. We also hear from John 'The Legend' Murphy.
It's the much anticipated TFTES on Tour episode as we review the AIK game and our trip to Stockholm last week and get a German and Swedish perspective from Marcus Rossel and Rikard Roos. Then we discuss those massive three points in Waterford on Sunday.
Our guests in Johnny Blues Bar are Aidan Price and Andy Myler, who both joined Shamrock Rovers in the 2006 First Division winning season. The lads recall the Bohs and Athlone games from that year and what it was like playing under Pat Scully. After Aidan helps review the AIK game he discusses the first ever match in Tallaght, Real Madrid, Modena, Israel, his near fatal mistake against Sporting Fingal, being released by Michael O'Neill, his current role as Under 19s boss and working with Gavin Bazunu. Andy talks his favourite goals, scoring two hat-tricks in two weeks, managing the club's A and Under 20 teams to league titles, being on O'Neill's coaching staff during the run to the Europa League group stages and Belgrade, where Super Doctor showed his dance moves and Paddy Kavanagh was almost kidnapped. There's also an interview with 'Cousins Dozens' Terry Doran from Oldham.
This week's guest host is Jim Toner and with three games to talk about we have a show as bloated as Dundalk's first team squad. We talk Gavin's penalty save, Football Coming Home, new signings and interview journalist Sujay Dutt to preview Thursday's tie with AIK.
Eoghan Rice fills in for Gary today to talk the Derry win, Block L, THE HEAT, the World Cup, the Celtic friendly and his time as LOI Press Officer. Plus we interview Alan Kinsella.
We're back to talk the Limerick game, the European draw, Stockholm plans, the World Cup, VAR, plus it's Ethan Boyle v Dan Carr and Greg Bolger v Dave McAllister in QFTES.
Jason Maloney and Mick Conroy join us for a Glenmalure Gazette 30th Anniversary special. We discuss how it all started, Ricky McEvoy, The Housemartins, their contributions and favourite memories of the fanzine. Mick talks the Conroy family and being on the Rovers board in the O'Neill and Kenny eras. There's the fans tournament in Germany in the 90s (Elfmeter!) and the Brandywell 1994 incident. The lads read out all our potential European opponents and reminisce about Linfield 1984 and Djurgardens 2002. Plus we look at the Bray game, Gazin Bazunu's senior debut, Graham Burke's transfer fee and Stephen Bradley's reign as manager.
There's the Dundalk game, Dan Cleary, Graham Burke's Ireland goal, our new badges and a great QTFES with Sean Kavanagh v Luke Byrne and Ronan Finn v Joey O'Brien.
We dissect the Dublin Derby, interview Robert Goggins (Programme award winner) and Pat O'Toole (Pig's head thrower) and then it's Lee Grace v Gary Shaw in the quiz.
As the team goes "from brutal to brilliant at regular intervals" we talk the Sligo bus, away stats, Bohs on Friday, Lee Grace love and there's Pico Lopes v Sean Boyd in the quiz.
Tony Cousins and Marc Kenny step foot into Johnny Blues Bar to talk about their spells together at Shamrock Rovers and Liverpool. Tony tells us about Rico's trenchcoat and cream trousers, signing for Chelsea, playing against Zinedine Zidane (twice), the St Valentine's Day Massacre and Isle of Man tour of 1997, where Beach Boy got his nickname.
Marc remembers growing up watching his brother Harry at Milltown, rooming with Jamie Redknapp and practising free kicks with Jan Molby, Hollywood passes and conning the weighing scales with Derek Tracey. The lads review last week's Waterford game and give us their Starting XI and Predictions for Saturday's trip to Sligo. Marc is a big fan of their B&B's...
We review Friday's match at Richmond Park between Gar and Killian Brennan. There's Tomer Chencinski v Brandon Miele in the quiz, plus, interviews with John Byrne (Rovers/Roma links) and Stuart McSweeney & Kevan O'Rourke (Shamrock Rovers Amputee Team).
Forky talks the SRFC Ultras Forum, Ed Saul and Keith Baker talk Firhouse Clover while Kevin Horgan and Graham Burke, heroes from the Cork win, face off in the quiz.
In our 50th episode, Mick Lawlor makes his podcasting debut in Johnny Blues Bar. It was 50 years ago almost to the day that he scored in the FAI Cup final win over Waterford. We talk to him about that 1968 game in detail, scoring in every round of the Cup, Liam Tuohy, Frank O'Neill, his dad 'Kit', scoring at Parkhead and the Linfield riots. Mick has been the Ireland kitman for the past ten years. We ask him about his role, working with Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O'Neill, and the Henry handball. We review the Limerick game and look ahead to the trip to Derry, plus there's Alan Mannus memories and an interview with Jamie Headon.
Our Flag Day interviews on the origins of some Rovers fans' flags is inevitably followed by many rants and List of Hatred additions for the Bohs and Bray defeats.
We discuss the Dundalk game, THE GOALKEEPING SITUATION, the definition of hoo-ha and tomorrow's big derby. There's an interview with Bray fan Brian Quigley.
Dave McAllister drops into Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about his Wheel of Fortune, his love of a row, the hard men at his former clubs and being signed by Sheffield United instead of Gary Twigg.
We discuss Trevor Clarke's injury, a hideous Sligo game, flags, the George Byrne Memorial Quiz, his Ultras friends and Oriel Park, with a brilliant story about taking Dundalk's side of the tunnel last season.
There's an interview with Paddy Daly and after we hear four qualifying quiz matches - Sam Bone v Dan Carr, Sean Kavanagh v Dean Dillon, Ethan Boyle v Ally Gilchrist and Greg Bolger v Joel Coustrain - Davey makes the draw for the last 16 of the Questions From The East Stand Cup.
Joining us in Johnny Blues Bar are Pat Byrne and Rovers fan Mick McCarthy, who grew up together. Pat talks the recent Waterford game, the 4-in-a-row, Dermot Keely, leaving Milltown, getting to Tallaght, his UK spells and Beckenbauer. We ask Mick about the 1960s, Rovers' tough times, painting Bono's house, curry cabbage and the Pines Mafia.
A mere 86 minute show with only an own goal and a penalty to talk about from two games. Interviews with Gary Armstrong, bus driver Alex and Waterford author Brian Kennedy.
We hear from four-goal hero Graham Burke, Sean O'Connor & Conor Fitzpatrick (Hoops Scene) and Andrew Cunneen (Limerick Leader) ahead of the Paddy's Day weekend games.
After we discuss #Snowpocalypse there's the Dundalk and Bray games, backflips, stats, an interview with Con Murphy and it's Trevor Clarke v Joey O'Brien in our new quiz cup.
THE BEAST FROM THE EAST prevents us from being in the same place so it's a quick phone chat either side of interviews with Podge Amond and Bobby Best & George Kelly.
We talk the Bohs game and Dundalk tomorrow. There's the aftermath of our start of season special, Soccer Republic, the plethora of LOI podcasts and a cameo from Eoghan Rice.
Fiachra Ó Brolacháin and Neil Walsh (Ultras), Paul Donohue, 'Hurricane' Tommy Kelly, James Cooke, a whiskey filled Jason McLean, Pat Kilmartin, Paul O'Dwyer and Aussie Nate join us in Johnny Blues for our Start of Season Special. We all discuss Portugal, the new season ahead and make our List of Hatred choices.
Rovers heroes Tony O'Dowd and Derek Tracey chat about their careers over a tray of beer and cider in Johnny Blues Bar.
The homeless years, derbies, Cup finals, Rico, Bucko, Roddy, the current Rovers team and #FootballLovesUs are among the topics.
Tony talks his Leeds days, Eric Cantona, Felix Healy's teamtalks, winding up Bohs fans, coaching the Under 12s and team photographs.
Derek tells us about nearly leaving Rovers in 1993-94, being a one-club man, tattoos, Turkish goats and bursting the Oriel Park net.
Meanwhile, we run the rule over all those trialists in the pre-season friendlies, meet Ally G and give COUSTRAIN his own song.
We discuss the fixture list, THE JERSEY and interview new signing Ethan Boyle. It's our last episode of 2017 (apologies for some sound issues in the first third).
Justin Mason makes his Johnny Blues debut to talk that dress in Galway, the FAI Cup final, Ireland, signings, releases, club news, the List of Hatred and more!
We have a huge guest list for our end of season special in Johnny Blues Bar with Jason Maloney, Leigh Barnewall, Macdara Ferris, Eoghan Rice, John Connolly, Karen Connolly, Kenny Barrett, Stephen Barrett, Anto Proctor (Podcast Man of The Match), Karl Kearns, Alan Keogh, Ryan Lagrue and Johnny Blue himself. Everyone tells us their player of the year, highlight of the year and the new signing they want for next season. There's drinking, singing and a chaotic last half hour where we all make our List of Hatred selections. Plus: Stephen Bradley's all-time XI and the results of our survey.
Luke Byrne, Tomer Chencinksi and James Doona drop into us to talk the season, their careers and give their best impersonations. Plus there's a quiz finale.
Lots of content ahead of the trip to North Korea as we meet Darren Dillon, Fiachra Ó Brolacháin (Ultras), Bill Gleeson (Junior Hoops) and James Doona (Quiz).
There's the heartbreak of another FAI Cup defeat and an Under 19s interview with Aidan Price & Richie English. Cameron King & Dean Carpenter get quizzed.
We talk an eventful FAI Cup semi-final in Dundalk in detail and preview next week's replay. Ronan Finn and Paul Corry take Questions From The East Stand.
Paul O'Connell and Daniel Fulham are in studio for Monthly Madness to talk all things Rovers. Plus we read out your FAI Cup stories and interview Noel Larkin. Now with timestamps!
Start: Beer and chocolate, Gary Shaw 12 mins: Pat's, away days, 2012 season 35 mins: Their first game, Finland 2016 52 mins: Harps game, Paddy McCourt 1 hour 10 mins: Poor crowd, buses 1 hour 20 mins: Cork, gambling, match fixing 1 hour 32 mins: Belgrade, 2010 title 1 hour 45 mins: Flags, European trips 1 hour 52 mins: 2006 and 2010 Cup runs 2 hour 1 min: FAI Cup story contest 2 hour 14 mins: Noel Larkin interview 2 hour 29 mins: FAI Cup stats 2 hours 43 mins: Starting XI & Predictions 2 hour 49 mins: List of Hatred 2 hour 58 mins: TV, music
Gary Shaw joins us in studio. He talks the League Cup final, his injury, old FAI job, Bray 2010, Galway love, the India tour and he even gives Sean Heaney a call.
We interview Hoops legend Mick Leech for our Boston Rovers 50th Anniversary special and preview Saturday's EA Sports Cup final with Dundalk in Tallaght.
We dissect a great win over Cork, interview John and Karen Connolly and talk to Bluebell United manager Andy Noonan ahead of Friday's FAI Cup tie.
Tolka Park, John Caulfield and Rico are among this week's topics. Simon Madden, Dean Dillon and Aaron Bolger take the quiz plus we interview Eoghan Rice.
We talk a magic night in Galway and read your stories on late winners and Tolka Park FAI Cup games. There's interviews with Leigh Barnwall and Peter Fitzpatrick.
The one and only Pat Flynn joins us in studio. We've interviews with new signing Cameron King and Galway fan Julian Canny while Lee Grace takes the quiz.
We have interviews with James Doona, after his late winner against Cork, Robert Goggins, Tim Coakley from FAI Cup opponents Glenville and THE PRESIDENT.
Derby defeat review, Derry & Cork preview. Trevor Molloy talks about his career and Jason McLean tells us how he proved the club was founded before 1901.
We talk all about our journey to the Czech Republic to follow the Hoops in Europe again. Plus: interviews, a big win in Dundalk and the Dublin Derby on Friday.
We analyse the Mlada Boleslav game in Tallaght and plan the trip to Prague this week. Mikey O'Connor and Brandon Miele take Questions From The East Stand.
Ray Wilson joins us in studio. There's Iceland '82 memories from Paul Doolan and Robbie Gaffney, Forky's Liberec yarn and Ondřej Zlámal with all the info on Mlada Boleslav.
Gary and Karl talk all about their trips to see Rovers in Iceland (good) and Sligo (bad) There's an interview with former Hoops midfielder 'Boccer' Bayly.
We read out all your European stories and chat to John Byrne, Aaron Bolger and Brynjar Gunnarsson ahead of Iceland. There's also an interview with Nolan Devlin.
We talk Finn Harps, Roman Catholics, Europe and preview Drogheda. Dan Devine and Dave Webster take Questions From The East Stand.
Summer Special with Jason Maloney in studio to tell his stories. Tomer Chencinski and Brandon Miele preview the European draw and we interview Harps man Bartley Ramsay.
We talk a fun Cork trip despite the result, Bray, plus our St Pat's preview. Ed Saul and Paul O'Brien chat about their UEFA B licenses and their love of Rovers.
We discuss our trip to the picturesque town of Buncrana, the Galway game & Cork tomorrow. Darren Meenan takes the quiz and there's an interview with Paul Donohue.
In episode 13 we dissect the Derby and preview Derry and Galway. Shane Robinson chats to us and "Larry" gives an insight into Ireland's football casual scene.
It's another Derby edition with lots of talk on the brilliant win over Dundalk, news, stats and ex-Galway duo Ryan Connolly and Kevin Horgan take the quiz.
In a packed show we talk the Limerick and Longford games, preview Dundalk, interview Con Murphy and Eoin Maguire and quiz Luke Byrne and Roberto Lopes.
We talk Bray and Buttimer, Limerick, our jersey contest (the contest is also cursed) and there's an interview with Rovers fans Ryan Lagrue and Rebecca Dunne.
An extended episode on the wins over Sligo & Bohs, we talk Bray & Gary McCabe, and ask the 10k walkers and former goalkeeper Robbie Horgan for their Milltown memories.
We look back at the disaster that was Drogheda, Sligo on Good Friday and lots on Milltown30. Sam Bone (born in Malaysia, FYI) and Sean Boyd take on our quiz. Juz names his all-time Rovers XI.
We talk the Finn Harps game (Jesus), tomorrow's trip to the stats friendly Drogheda, and all the rest of the news, featuring Justin Mason and the Ballad of Gavin Brennan.
We talk about the Pat's defeat, the red card, their stolen flag, and look ahead to the must win game against Finn Harps tomorrow. Graham Burke and Gary Shaw take Questions From The East Stand.
In Episode 5 we interview Hoops fan Anto Matthews, talk about the Ryan McBride tragedy, the Cork game, the penalty, St Pat's in Inchicore on Saturday and choosing Rovers over Ireland.
We talk about the last two games against Derry and Galway, preview Cork on St Patrick's Day, plus there's an interview with Macdara Ferris and David McAllister takes on Questions From The East Stand.
In the third episode, lots of discussion on the Dublin Derby last week and a preview of the Derry game tomorrow. Trevor Clarke and Tomer Chencinski are the first players to face our new quiz game, 'Questions From The East Stand'.
In the second episode, we look back at the Dundalk game, read out your stories from Rovers and Bohs games through the years and chat to Hoops supporter Jason Maloney about the greatest Dublin Derbies.
Tales From The East Stand is a Shamrock Rovers fans podcast hosted by Gary Parsons and Karl Reilly. The first show previews the opening game of the season in Dundalk and features an interview with Ronan Finn.