Póg Mo Goal

Best to the Leicester Baby Squad, Diego to the San Siro, arch rivals to architecture, James is joined by Matt Lidbury of Lower Block which, through social accounts, online photos features and especially printed photo zines, looks to document and curate various subcultures around the game - more than just the action on the pitch. Visit pogmogoal.bigcartel.com for Issue 8 and other merchandise. Intro music by White Collar Boy.

Ally McKenzie is an award-winning documentary maker whose first love is football. He joins James to chat about his beloved Newry City, the Match in a Minute social channel, the brilliant new YouTube feature on the Louth derby and how Irish football’s emerging fan culture rivals anything he’s witnessed on his global travels.

Irish football finds itself at a crossroads with men’s senior team boss Stephen Kenny on the brink. James is joined by podcast pro Dave O’Grady to delve into the clash of ideologies at the heart of the Irish game, if Kenny should stay, why figures like Sam Allardyce are in public discourse and what the future holds. Intro music by White Collar Boy. Póg Mo Goal issue 8 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com

James is joined by French portrait and documentary photographer Jerome Favre who spent three years following Millwall FC capturing supporters’ pictures for his project No One Likes Us. They also discuss the club’s sometimes notorious reputation, Irish links, visiting The Den as an away fan, and look at Jerome’s hometown club RC Lens and the current state of French football. Intro Music by White Collar Boy. Póg Mo Goal Issue 8 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com

In a World Cup special, James is joined by Taylor Geall and Joe Phelan to discuss some memorable moments from the tournament including the rising star Jude Bellingham, Messi’s destiny, and Roy Keane’s punditry, PLUS football in remote Greenland and the fall-out from Martin O’Neills argument for not capping Declan Rice for Ireland. And much more. Order Póg Mo Goal Issue 8 at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com. Intro music by White Collar Boy.

James is joined by brothers Albert and Barney Carter Phillips, hosts of Long Ball Futebol, a weekly podcast on Portuguese domestic football, to discuss its unique fan culture, life outside the Big Three, transfer trends, and the Cristiano effect…Cristiano Fitzgerald. Póg Mo Goal Issue 8 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com. Intro music by White Collar Boy.

Joe McCarthy of the Irish Abroad and Phil Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football join James to discuss the rise and fall of player tracking accounts, the value of football stats in the social media age and how they can over and under-hype players, the women’s game, and the current crop of Irish youngsters increasingly signing for continental clubs. Intro Music by White Collar Boy. Issue 8 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com

CE Júpiter were once one of the biggest clubs in Catalonia, attracting anarchists and activists, fighting for workers’ rights and their very existence against the upper classes and successive dictatorships, hiding weapons in the stadium, and even footballs, in turbulent 20th century Spain. Barcelona-based journalist Cillian Shields joins James and Taylor to tell a unique football story.

James and Taylor are joined by Joey Millar, a former journalist who has written about life in North Korea, to explore his Issue 6 article Football in the Shadows, how military side April 25th’s continental cup run gave us a glimpse at football and much more in the secretive nation. Issue 7 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com. Intro music by White Collar Boy.

Can you find love in the League of Ireland? Londoner and football romantic Dale McCarthy is on a quest to find a LOI club to call his own, with the help of Friday LOive co-host Liam Regan-Guimarães. With a mix of guests they explore the merits of each Irish club and this week join James to chat an outsider’s perspective on Irish football and more. Issue 7 available at www.pogmogoal.bigcartel.com. Intro music by White Collar Boy.