Ex-barstooler, now the second best League of Ireland historian. In need of a Finn Harps duvet. Wrote a book once. @TallaghtTime @EastStandPod @Peile50YearsAgo.
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It's been a while but I've updated the ol' blog on my book collection. Here's all the new and old LOI related books that I've bought the last few years, all categorised with my complete Irish football library at the bottom. 'Hey, do you have....?' - 'Yes'
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Jun 13
John Kenny attempting a New Jersey accent on RTE commentary reminds me of this
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Jun 10
Norman Whiteside's record of being the youngest player ever to feature in a World Cup match - 17 years 41 days, Northern Ireland vs Yugoslavia in 1982 - is safe
If Gilberto Mora, the only 17 year old at the 2026 tournament plays for 🇲🇽 tomorrow he will be 199 days older than him
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Jun 11
One of my favourite interviews I did was Anto Wilkes, a Dubliner who went to Mexico '86 with his dad (John, Cherry Orchard legend) for his 50th birthday and never left. They saw 19 World Cup games incl. the final. Anto married a local and became a school principal in Querétaro 🇲🇽
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Jun 9
14 international debuts handed out
Kenny Cunningham disappointed not to see more experimentation during Republic of Ireland friendlies against Qatar and Canada #COYBIG
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Heard Kenny Cunningham say that Ecuador were his 'wild horses' for the World Cup
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Jun 8
Where does Galway's trek rank in the furthest a LOI club has ever had to travel for a home game?
Shamrock Rovers were also "at home" in Cork in 2003
Galway played at Harold's Cross in 1994. Derry & Limerick have held European matches in Dublin, not to mention Shels in Tranmere
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Updated list of men who’ve played for a League of Ireland club and who’ve gone to the World Cup. 34 players, 14 nations, 14 current LOI clubs (and 7 ex-LOI).
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May 27
Headline probably needs to be rewritten for an Irish readership.
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May 25
Rovers come from behind to win at Dalymount Park for the first time since 2005
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I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee
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May 17
Is this the first time a LOI First Division player has ever been called up by Ireland?
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Jack Moylan joining the likes of David Kelly 🇮🇪 Luther Blissett 🏴 Dieter Müller 🇩🇪 and Eddy de Neve 🇳🇱 with a hat-trick on his international debut
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May 10
“Pay our employees, because we won’t.”
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30 years ago today, Man City were relegated from the Premier League in dramatic fashion.
After hearing in the crowd that a draw with Liverpool will keep them up, City decide to waste time, but they actually needed a win!
Sensational scenes at Maine Road.
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Apr 26
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
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1994 Caribbean Cup vibes
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🇳🇱 Den Bosch knew a defeat may be needed to stay in the promotion race in light of the convoluted system whereby the best-performing club in each of the four periods of the Eerste Divisie season gets a play-off spot.
It created a farcical situation heading into the game, with local betting companies even suspending bets on the match!
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