“He ain’t gonna sign me now, is he?!” On this week’s episode of our new House of Football podcast, former Ireland winger Stephen Hunt joined us in studio to discuss his eccentric Premier League career. Perhaps best remembered for his time at Reading when they were competing in the Premier League under Steve Coppell, Hunt […]

3 years ago

“His reply was, ‘I never knew he was Irish’.” In episode one of our new podcast House of Football our co-hosts Eric Lalor and Damien Delaney sat down with Ian Harte. The former Leeds United defender played 64 times for the Republic of Ireland and scored 12 goals. Harte was a key member of the team […]

3 years ago

“It disappointed me.” Former Man United star and now Reading manager Paul Ince admits that he was “disappointed” in Erik ten Hag following their FA Cup tie. The ex-United man watched his side lose 3-1 to a resurgent Old Trafford team, and after the final whistle, everything looked gracious between the two managers. However, Ince […]

3 years ago

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here, but… Tuesday night saw a rake of Irish players making impacts in the Carabao Cup. Seven players scored nine goals, there were a couple of man of the match accolades and Kieran O’Hara kept a clean sheet in Burton’s win. Performance of the night, from an Irish perspective, […]

7 years ago

O’Shea’s announcement comes on his 38th birthday. Former Manchester United defender John O’Shea has announced he will retire at the end of the season. O’Shea played for United over 250 times after graduating from the club’s academy system. He left in 2011 for Sunderland, staying at the Stadium of Light until last summer when he […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland captain John O’Shea has said that Declan Rice’s allegiance switch should not be allowed to happen again in the future. Rice, capped three times by the Republic of Ireland, declared his intention to switch his international allegiance to England last week despite kissing the Irish badge during an underage international game. It was […]

7 years ago