Hold The Back Page

Hold the Back Page - Bayern or Borussia?

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:12:50 +0000

In the final regular podcast for a while, Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Michael Orr to talk Premier League, the Champions League Final, NYCFC and Ireland's friendly against England next week.

Hold the Back Page - Mancini exit completes Manchester shake up

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:30:41 +0000

The usual crew of Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss Roberto Mancini's sacking, Wigan's mixed week, Chelsea's Europa League win and the latest action in the League of Ireland.

Hold the Back Page - End of an era as Ferguson retires

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:30:56 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to step down as Manchester United manager, the Premier League action on the field, as well as a hectic few days in the Championship.

Hold the Back Page - Team of the Season tension

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:16:33 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Joseph Sexton discuss the outcome of the Champions League semi finals and the Premier League relegation battle before locking horns with opinions on the best players of the season.

Hold the Back Page - Germans teach Spanish a lesson in Champions League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:10:49 +0000

This week's podcast sees Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Paul Little look at the Champions League semi finals, Manchester United's comfortable title win, Luis Suarez's nibble and the A-League Grand Final.

Hold the Back Page - City still alive as United stumble

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:51:32 +0000

The usual crew of Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss the latest Premier League action, the FA Cup semi finals and the League of Ireland.

Hold the Back Page - Adebayor fires Spurs out of the Europa League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:27:15 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon sift through all the latest action in the Premier, Champions and Europa leagues and discuss Ireland's summer trip to America to take on Spain.

Hold the Back Page - Beckham, Barton and Blasz...that Polish fella

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:58:32 +0000

The Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League and League of Ireland are all on the agenda this week for Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon.

Hold the Back Page - Points dropped but good signs for Ireland

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:59:06 +0000

This week's pod is a day early and sees Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Paul Little join Neil Sherwin to assess Ireland's two fixtures, as well as the fortunes of some of the other nations hoping to qualify for Brazil 2014.

Hold the Back Page - D-Day for Trap?

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:11:48 +0000

This week's podcast focuses heavily on Ireland's chances of qualifying for the World Cup as Neil Sherwin, Willie Gannon and Paul Little look at the team, manager and those in the background.

Hold the Back Page - 'Brave' Arsenal exit the Champions League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:19:50 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Willie Gannon and Paul Little to sift through the week's football including the end of England's interest in the Champions League, the FA Cup and Premier League goings on, as well as the opening weekend of the League of Ireland.

Hold the Back Page - Champions League controversy as United lose out to Madrid

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:59:51 +0000

Dale O'Donnell of StrettyNews.com is this week's guest and he joins Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss a busy week for Manchester United, the FA Cup quarter finals and people's obsession with statistics.

Hold the Back Page - Major League Soccer Preview

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:07:10 +0000

Michael Orr is this week's guest to help Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon look ahead to the new MLS season, with the latest Premier League action also on the agenda.

Hold the BackPage - Look ahead to the League of Ireland

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:58:26 +0000

Niall Farrell of extratime.ie joins Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to preview the League of Ireland as well as discuss the Champions, Europa and Premier leagues.

Hold the BackPage - The brilliance of Bale

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:47:56 +0000

On this week's podcast, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon sift through all the midweek European action including Gareth Bale's latest efforts, discuss Manchester City's latest slip up and look ahead to the upcoming FA Cup fifth round ties.

Hold the BackPage - In Wessi we trust...even if Trap doesn't

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:57:03 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss Ireland's midweek win over Poland and look ahead to a busy week of Premier League and Champions League action.

Hold the BackPage - Bye, bye Balotelli

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:46:54 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss Beckham, Balotelli, transfer deadline day and the midweek Premier League fixtures.

Hold the BackPage - Arsenal - a bunch of w*nkers

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:57:27 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon are back for another week to discuss a wide range of topics including Bradford City making the League Cup Final, the opening games of the African Cup of Nations, and this weekend's FA Cup fixtures.

Hold the BackPage - Pep to Bayern boosts Bundesliga profile

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:16:39 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss another big weekend in the Premier League, the latest transfer news and, of course, Pep Guardiola's appointment as Bayern Munich manager.

Hold the BackPage - The first for 2013

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:37:26 +0000

After an extended break over the festive period, the podcast returns with Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Paul Little on board to discuss the Premier League and FA Cup action amongst other things.

Hold the BackPage - Signing off for 2012

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:11:01 +0000

In the last podcast of the year, Neil Sherwin is once again joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss the state of play in the Premier League, Ireland's drop in the world rankings, and some of the 2012 football highlights.

Hold the BackPage - Love for Lille and Ligue 1

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:26:58 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Willie Gannon and Andrew Gibney of French Football Weekly for this week's podcast to review the weekend's Premier League game and discuss Ligue 1.

Hold the BackPage - Chelsea and City limp out of Champions League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:30:40 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Joseph Sexton are all present for this week's podcast to talk about the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Ireland's best players of all time.

Hold the BackPage - Packed full of Premier League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:15:23 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon are on board this week to discuss two action packed rounds of Premier League games.

Hold the BackPage - Benitez back as Chelsea change...again

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:25:25 +0000

On this week's pod, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and (briefly!) Paul Little discuss the appointment of as the new Chelsea manager, while there's plenty of Champions League action to discuss as Manchester City go out.

Hold the BackPage - City and United star in Late, Late Show

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:09:49 +0000

The Premier League and Ireland's midweek friendly with Greece are the main talking points on this week's podcast with Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon.

Hold the BackPage - Super Celtic go ballistic

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:28:38 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss Celtic's historic win over Barcelona in the Champions League before rounding up the latest talking points from the Premier League.

Hold the BackPage - Clattenburg controversy hits Premier League

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:02:17 +0000

The Premier League takes up most of this week's podcast as Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon sift through a weekend of big decisions and results, while there's also a look at the nominees for this year's Ballon D'Or.

Hold the BackPage - Champions League fallout

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:10:36 +0000

This week's podcast sees Neil Sherwin joined by Ger McCarthy and Paul Little to discuss the Champions League, Premier League and Giovanni Trapattoni's stay of execution as Ireland manager.

Hold the BackPage - Trapattoni's safe...for now

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:57:14 +0000

It's been a mixed week for Ireland, and Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon assess the two World Cup Qualifiers before rounding up some of the other international news and looking ahead to the return of the Premier League.

Hold the BackPage - Tangents everywhere

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:27:01 +0000

It's another busy podcast as Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon sift through the Premier League action, look ahead to some of the weekend's internationals, and bond over a mutual love for NFL.

Hold the BackPage - Better late than never

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:52:48 +0000

The podcast is back for another week with Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy on board to review the Champions League and Premier League action.

Hold the BackPage - Super Sunday and Spain

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:24:50 +0000

This week's Hold the BackPage sees Neil Sherwin joined by Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Joseph Sexton to discuss the Premier League, Champions League and La Liga.

Hold the BackPage - Finally, justice for the 96

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:34:42 +0000

On this week's podcast, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss last week's Hillsborough Report, the latest Premier League action, and the first round of Champions League group games.

Hold the BackPage - Ireland analysis

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:40:59 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Willie Gannon and Niall Farrell to discuss Ireland's opening World Cup Qualifier, as well as the current state of play in the League of Ireland.

Hold the BackPage - Clueless on Kazakhstan

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:18:04 +0000

This week's podcast sees Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon review the weekend's Premier League action before looking ahead to Ireland's World Cup qualifier away to Kazakhstan.

Hold the BackPage - Chasing Chelsea

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:14:41 +0000

It was another action packed weekend in the English Premier League, giving Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon plenty to talk about on this week's podcast.

Hold the BackPage - Premier League, we missed you

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:12:15 +0000

The Premier League opening weekend provided plenty of talking points, giving Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon plenty to talk about on the latest podcast.

Hold the BackPage - Premier League Preview

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:13:45 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon for a look ahead to the 2012/13 Premier League season.

Hold the BackPage - Another day, another pod

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:01:10 +0000

Willie Gannon joins Neil Sherwin to discuss some of the ongoing problems with Irish football domestically, while the Olympics and the Community Shield are also on the agenda.

Hold the BackPage - North American Special

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:52:54 +0000

The podcast has a different feel to it for this episode as Neil Sherwin discusses all things Major League Soccer with Michael Orr, Daniel Robertson and Ashley Perry.

Hold the BackPage - Preseason training

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:27:39 +0000

After a few weeks off, the podcast returns with Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy looking at some of the recent news surrounding Premier League clubs.

HTBP Euro 2012: Spain...again

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:07:01 +0000

It's the last Euro 2012 podcast as Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon reflect on the final and Spain's latest major tournament triumph.

HTBP Euro 2012: Mario magic to meet matadors

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:32:48 +0000

Pod regulars Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon reflect on the Euro 2012 semi finals and look forward to the weekend's showpiece game between Spain and Italy.

HTBP Euro 2012 - Final Four

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:54:32 +0000

We're down to just four teams at Euro 2012 and Andrew Gibney joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to look at the quarter finals as well as the upcoming semis.

HTBP Euro 2012 - Three strikes and out

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:13:21 +0000

With Ireland's European Championships over, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon reflect on three defeats from three games, while Mina Rzouki offers an Italian perspective on tournament so far.

HTBP Euro 2012 - Spanish Inquisition

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:19:34 +0000

There's an understandably dour feel to the podcast as Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon dissect Ireland's miserable performance against Spain.

HTBP Euro 2012 - One down, probably just two to go

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:05:44 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon reflect on Ireland's defeat to Croatia as well as the rest of the Euro 2012 action so far.

Hold the BackPage - Business as usual

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:57:21 +0000

While plenty of focus has been afforded to the upcoming European Championships, there's still plenty happening in and around the Premier League so Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon got together to discuss the latest news.

HTBP Euro 2012 - Previewing the tournament

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:37:29 +0000

With the European Championships just around the corner, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon preview each of the groups as well as the Republic of Ireland's chances.

Hold the BackPage - JT's Barmy Army

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:46:48 +0000

This week's podcast with regulars Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon looks at the Champions League Final, a hectic final day of Premier League action and England's squad for the European Championships.

Hold the BackPage - Traps Troops and the PL climax

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:43:27 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon are on this week's Hold the BackPage podcast to discuss Giovanni Trapattoni's squad for the European Championships as well as a huge final day in the Premier League.

Hold the BackPage - Supporting City

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon are back for another week to discuss a busy few days in the Premier League, the FA Cup Final and some big managerial changes in England and Spain.

Hold the BackPage - 20 years of Sky football

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:38:29 +0000

The usual crew of Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon are on board this week to dicsuss the epic Champions League semi finals, the current state of affairs in the English top flight, and the nominees for the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards.

Hold the BackPage - Mythbusters

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:06:12 +0000

On this week’s milestone 50th Hold the BackPage, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss the midweek Champions League action, the FA Cup, the Premier League and the much debated PFA Player of the Year nominations.

Hold the BackPage - When Ger met Gilesy

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:21:44 +0000

This week's podcast features an exclusive interview with Irish football legend John Giles, while Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss a busy week of Premier League action, preview the FA Cup and Champions League semi finals, and look at Ireland's chances at Euro 2012.

Hold the BackPage - Who the f*ck is Joan Rivers?

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:55:19 +0000

This week's Hold the BackPage has Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to round up the week's European action, discuss the latest expansion move in the A-League, and look ahead to a busy weekend of Premier League action.

Hold the BackPage - Looking at La Liga

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:52:59 +0000

Joseph Sexton is on board for this week's podcast, joining Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss the Premier League, Champions League, and his specialist subject - La Liga.

Hold the BackPage - Serie A Special

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:45:14 +0000

Mina Rzouki from the World Football Show joins Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss the latest goings on in Serie A, while the race for the Premier League title is also high on the agenda.

Hold the BackPage - Chelsea Slagger

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:49:34 +0000

Neil Sherwin is joined by Tom Fox and Willie Gannon to discuss the Premier League title race, Chelsea's progression in the Champions League, and the latest results in the League of Ireland.

Hold the BackPage - Walking Dead

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:50:13 +0000

Ger McCarthy is back on board for this week's Hold the BackPage podcast and he joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss the week's European action, the latest from the Premier League and the first round of action in the League of Ireland.

Hold the BackPage - MLS Preview

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:48:14 +0000

With Ger McCarthy taking a break from football for a bit, Soccer Made in Portland's Michael Orr joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss Liverpool's League Cup win and the race for the Premier League title, before previewing Major League Soccer which returns next week.

Hold the BackPage - LoI Preview

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:08:09 +0000

This week's Hold the BackPage sees Niall Farrell of extratime.ie on board to help Neil, Ger and Willie look ahead to the 2012 League of Ireland season, while there's also discussion on Chelsea's troubles and all the European and Premier League news.

Hold the BackPage - RIP @offcentrecircle

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:16:52 +0000

Ger McCarthy makes a welcome return to the podcast this week and joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss the Premier League, FA Cup, African Cup of Nations and Rangers' financial troubles amongst other things.

Hold the BackPage - Merchandise Madness

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:57:47 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns for another week as Willie Gannon and Tom Fox join Neil Sherwin to talk about the latest Premier League action, England's latest international debacles, and buying football merchandise.

Hold the BackPage - Hating on the ACN

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:46:13 +0000

The podcast is back after a couple of weeks hiatus, and Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to look at everything from Liverpool's cup form to 'Arry in the dock to the African Cup of Nations.

Hold the BackPage - Fox in the Box

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:22:04 +0000

This week’s podcast sees Tom Fox make a long overdue return and he joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss the FA and League Cups as well as this coming weekend’s Premier League fixtures.

Hold the BackPage - Team of the Year 2011

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:23 +0000

It’s the first Hold the BackPage of 2012 and Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to sift through the festive period’s Premier League action, while the lads also pick their Team of the Year for 2011.

Hold the BackPage - The year that was...

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:19:39 +0000

In the final Hold the BackPage podcast for the year, Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon look back at 2011 in the world of football, while the latest Premier League action also gets dissected.

Hold the BackPage - The G Mc C Show

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:19:24 +0000

After months of being under appreciated, Ger McCarthy finally gets his moment in the spotlight as he joins Neil Sherwin and Willie Gannon to discuss what has been a hectic few days in the Premier League.

Hold the BackPage - Speaking Spanish

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:49:11 +0000

La Liga expert Joseph Sexton joins Neil, Ger and Willie to discuss El Clasico as well as some of the other Spanish hot topics, while the Barclays Premier League and FIFA Club World Cup also feature heavily in this week's show.

Hold the BackPage - South American Special

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:17:09 +0000

This week’s podcast has some Latin flair to it as Chris from The Elastico joins Neil, Ger and Willie to discuss South American football while the all the usual topics come under the microscope as well.

Hold the BackPage - Remembering Gary Speed

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:03:00 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns for another edition with Willie Gannon back on board to join Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy in assessing the game’s recent talking points including the tragic passing of Gary Speed, the antics of Mario Balotelli and Luis Suarez, and Sunderland manager’s job.

Hold the BackPage - Cracking America

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:55:18 +0000

With Willie Gannon laid up in bed, Michael Orr of Mao's Football Show in the US joins Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy to discuss the latest football news with a big focus on the midweek Champions League action as well as last weekend MLS Cup Final.

Hold the BackPage - Not A Racist

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:04:13 +0000

There’s an international feel to this week’s Hold the BackPage as Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss Ireland’s qualification for the European Championships, as well all the latest on the ongoing racism sagas and the weekend’s Premier League fixtures.

Hold the BackPage – Éire Abú

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:17:39 +0000

It’s podcast time once again as Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon discuss the latest news from the world of football including the FAI Cup Final, Newcastle United’s stadium naming rights, Ireland’s playoff with Estonia and The Guardian’s new sports blog.

Hold the BackPage - Cork City Slickers

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:55:43 +0000

In a bumper edition of Hold the BackPage, Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy, Willie Gannon and Joseph Sexton to dissect the latest football talking points.

Hold the BackPage - Manchester Madness

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:33:41 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns after a three week break and there's plenty for Neil, Ger and Willie to discuss including Manchester City's demolition of rivals United, the League of Ireland run in, and a rather interestingly shaped trophy that's about to join the womens game.

Hold the BackPage - Indecent Exposure

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:08:06 +0000

In another busy Hold the BackPage, Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to dissect the weekend's Premier League, chat about the League of Ireland and discuss Ireland's upcoming international week before lowering the tone with an interesting story from Germany.

Hold the BackPage - A-League Preview 2011-12

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:08:03 +0000

BackPageFootball co-editor Neil Sherwin joins Adrian and Newton from That Was A Goal and Jack from The Football Sack to preview the upcoming A-League season which kicks off this weekend.

Hold the BackPage - Hatchet Men

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:45:37 +0000

A slightly under the weather Neil Sherwin leads this week's edition of Hold the BackPage and is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to run through what has been a hectic week in both European competitions before rounding up all the latest Premier League action on and off the field.

Hold the BackPage - Skinheads and Skirts

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:26:02 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns for another edition with Neil Sherwin again taking the lead and he is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to sift through the latest Premier League action as well as a number of other hot topics including Shamrock Rovers in Europe, the Rooney Rule and Turkey's new measures to combat hooliganism.

Hold the BackPage - Manchester Mania

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:48:42 +0000

The podcast is back for another edition as Neil Sherwin is joined by Ger McCarthy and Willie Gannon to discuss the opening round of Champions League action as well as the latest goings on in the Premier League as the Manchester clubs continue to lead the way.

Hold the BackPage - Simply Beautiful

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:33:09 +0000

It's a busy pod this week with plenty to get through including the latest round of international fixtures, the draws for the Champions League and Europa League, and transfer deadline day which provided a number of talking points.

Hold the BackPage - A Woman's Touch

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:33:38 +0000

With Tom Fox galavanting in the countryside, Neil Sherwin takes the hot seat this week and is joined by Ger McCarthy to round up the latest Premier League action, while Football Italiano's Mina Rzouki is on board to preview Serie A which kicks off this weekend.

Hold the BackPage - Cheerio Keano

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:41:41 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns for another edition as Tom, Ger and Neil round up the weekend's Premier League action before discussing MLS and Robbie Keane's LA Galaxy move with Michael Orr of Mao's Football Show.

Hold the BackPage - Predicting the Prem

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:40:35 +0000

Plenty to discuss on the pod this week as the lads round up a busy week for League of Ireland clubs in Europe before looking forward to the Community Shield as well as the Premier League season.

Hold the BackPage - Sorry Mr Delaney

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:09:45 +0000

It's a busy pod this week as Ger returns after a stint working in public relations for the FAI, and the lads look at all the latest goings on at Manchester City, the European adventures of our League of Ireland clubs and the Ireland under 19s at the European Championships.

Hold the BackPage - Two's A Crowd

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:32:16 +0000

It's a very shorthanded Hold the BackPage this week with only Tom and Neil present but the lads do their best to get through all the Copa America and transfer news before looking forward to a new season of Fantasy Football.

Hold the BackPage - Tired and Emotional

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:50:54 +0000

After a week off due to Tom's brief escape from the Emerald Isle, Hold the BackPage returns and there's plenty to go through with thoughts on all the latest transfer news, a great result for the League of Ireland and a little bit of A-League thrown in for good measure.

Hold the BackPage - Copa America

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:03:44 +0000

Ger returns in one piece after a trip to Liverpool and he joins Tom and Neil to talk about the Copa America and the under 17 World Cup, as well as all the latest transfer news from the Premier League.

Hold the BackPage - Keen on Keane

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:30:24 +0000

No Ger this week but BPF columnist Willie Gannon joins Tom and Neil to discuss the career of Robbie Keane, Ashley Young's move to Manchester United and the latest English failing at international level.

Hold the BackPage - Wrong Eck of the Woods

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:56:10 +0000

The lads are back for another week and look at the controversial appointment of Alex McLeish at Aston Villa, the latest transfer gossip, and goings on in the League of Ireland.

Hold the BackPage - Analysis and Imagery

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:07:16 +0000

There's no rest for the wicked as Tom, Ger and Neil embrace the offseason and chat about the latest transfer news as well as last weekend's internationals.

Hold the BackPage - School's Out!

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:56:24 +0000

With Tom once again MIA, Neil takes the reigns and is joined by Ger McCarthy as well as extratime.ie's Niall Farrell to discuss the Champions League Final, the latest chapter in the FIFA soap opera and some silverware for Ireland amongst other things.

Hold the BackPage - Everyone to Juve

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:18:33 +0000

Tom, Ger and Neil are back for another week, tumbleweeds in tow, and are joined by BPF contributor Willie Gannon to wrap up the last weekend of the Premier League season, hand out a few awards, and look forward to the Champions League Final.

Hold the BackPage - Baguettes and Banners

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:18:50 +0000

Tom returns from his Master Chef audition nice and refreshed for this week's pod, joining Neil and Ger to talk about the week's events, while Andrew Gibney of the excellent Gib Football Show is on to chat about Ligue 1.

Hold the BackPage - Man Down

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:55:21 +0000

The pod is a body short this week with Tom MIA but Neil and Ger are joined by London based journalist Will Dalton to discuss the Premier League, FA Cup and the SPL as well as three of the game's most opinion dividing characters.

Hold the BackPage - A He Or Not A He?

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:44:08 +0000

Another week, another hectic pod, and this episode of Hold the BackPage sees Joseph Sexton join the lads again to discuss the El Clasico matches, while there's the usual Premier League chat as well as debate over technology in football.

Hold the BackPage - League of Our Own

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:17:13 +0000

It's pod time again and this week the focus turns to the domestic game in Ireland with Niall Farrell of extratime.ie, while all the usual business is discussed by Tom, Ger and Neil.

Hold the BackPage - Blue Moon Rising

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:49:55 +0000

Hold the BackPage returns for another week as Tom, Ger and Neil dissect the last week's action including the Manchester Derby, the title chase in the Premier League, the excitement of the Championship and some big results on the continent.

Hold the BackPage - La Liga Loca

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:51:35 +0000

The podcast returns for another week and is packed full of discussion on the Premier League, Champions League, La Liga and much more. Joseph Sexton chats about the upcoming clashes between Barcelona and Real Madrid while Neil and Ger struggle to contain their excitement over this weekend's Manchester Derby at Wembley.

Hold the BackPage - Stateside

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:45:35 +0000

Tom, Ger and Neil are back to discuss the latest goings on in the world of football as team colours are nailed firmly to the mast. Michael Orr of Mao's Football Show discusses MLS while the Champions League and Premier League also get the treatment.

Hold the BackPage - Mambo Italiano

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:29:40 +0000

Tom, Neil and Ger are back to discuss the week's Euro 2012 qualifiers as well as the international friendlies. They are then joined by BPF Serie A expert Adam Digby to look at a busy weekend ahead in Italy, before wrapping up the show by previewing the upcoming Premier League action.

Hold the BackPage - Back for 2011!

kevin@backpagefootball.com (Back Page Football) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:12:48 +0000

Tom Fox is joined by Neil Sherwin and Ger McCarthy in this first episode of the revamped Hold the BackPage. The lads review the weekend's Premier League fixtures before looking forward to this week's internationals featuring Ireland, England and Wales.