John

John Giles

John Giles is a former football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, and as player-manager of the Irish national team. John served as the senior analyst on RTÉ Sport's football coverage from 1986 until 2016.

Ep 1969: Premier League 23/24 - Manchester City worthy winners

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the final weekend of of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.

Ep 1964: Arsenal can still pip Man City for the Premier League title, says John Giles

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race.

Ep 1959: Premier League review - John Giles still fancies Arsenal to win the title

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race.

Ep 1955: Manchester United - Ten Hag must go

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League, the FA Cup semi-finals, Leeds United, and VAR

Ep 1949: Premier League - Man City favourites now as Arsenal and Liverpool feel the heat

John Giles joins Eamon to review weekend Premier League games.

Ep 1940: Premier League - Liverpool slight favourite for the title, says John Giles

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about some of the weekend's Premier League matches and Leeds United.

Ep 1932: FA Cup - Man U win over Liverpool proves football can be a crazy game

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the FA Cup and Manchester United's game against Liverpool. Also Leeds United and their chances of promotion.

Ep 1925: Liam Brady joins Eamon and John to confirm that Arsenal are genuine Premier League contenders

Liam Brady and John Giles join Eamon to review the Premier League. Liam also talks to Eamon about Holy Child Boys’ National School fundraiser for an Astro pitch for use by the boys' and girls' national schools in Liam's home suburb of Whitehall. To find out more and make a donation visit www.holychildbns.ie.

Ep 1919: Premier League review - Man City’s Phil Foden on the way to greatness

John Giles joins Eamon to review the Man City v Man Utd and Sheffield Utd v Arsenal games, and they look ahead to Liverpool's game with Man City next Sunday. Also the contenders for 4th place in the Premier League and qualification for the Champions League, and the highly charged local derby Huddersfield v Leeds,

Ep 1914: Man United - If the new powers that be at Old Trafford do what they promise the club is doomed

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Chelsea v Liverpool final of the Carabao Cup, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plan for Manchester United, Arsenal's continued success in the Premier League and Leeds United's bid for promotion.

Ep 1907: Premier League - In a three club title race Arsenal are convincing contenders

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League.

Ep 1902: Arguably changed by serious injury the new, improved DeBruyne can lead Man City to the title

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League including Man City v Everton and Arsenal v West Ham.

Ep 1896: John Giles wonders if Klopp’s flagged resignation will hurt Liverpool’s title challenge

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about weekend Premier League games, Klopp's resignation, and Leeds United's continued success in the Championship.

Ep 1884: Liverpool and Man City primed to battle for the Premier League title?

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. They also discuss the high level of injuries across Premier League clubs and recent success at Leeds Utd.

Ep 1882: With the Premier League wide open Man City have a lot to do to retain the title

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1878: Liverpool and Man City to fight it out for Premier League title, Leeds to win promotion

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1873: Premier League - Ange Postecoglou, the real Special One, casts his spell on Spurs

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches.

Ep 1867: Man City and Liverpool favoured to fight the battle for the Premier League title

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. John and Eamon also talk about the 10 point penalty set against Everton and Terry Venables, who died this week.

Ep 1861: Given the quality and inexperience of the players at his disposal, is it fair to pillory Stephen Kenny for our failure?

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the failure of the Irish soccer team to get to the Euro 2024 Finals and who might replace Stephen Kenny as the manager when the time comes.

Ep 1851: After looking so composed Spurs implode in a week that VAR is further discredited

John Giles joins Eamon to review recent Premier League matches.

Ep 1847: Manchester United - Under ten Hag’s reign everything that could go wrong has gone wrong

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches.

Ep 1843: John Giles remembers Sir Bobby Charlton

John Giles joins Eamon to remember the Manchester United football legend Bobby Charlton.

Ep 1838: Stephen Kenny did his best with the mess he inherited

John Giles joins Eamon to talks about Ireland international soccer following Ireland's games against Greece and Gibraltar.

Ep 1829: Premier League - Man City a long way short of last season’s form

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League.

Ep 1821: The Manchester United mess down to the owners, the Glazers

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. They also talk about VAR and ask is it time to get rid of if?

Ep 1810: The sane and the sad: Brighton teach Man Utd a lesson

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League fixtures including Man U v Brighton, Wolves v Liverpool and Tottenham v Sheffield.

Ep 1805: European Qualifiers - Stephen Kenny should get contract extension, says John Giles

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the international football team, Stephen Kenny and the France v Ireland match in Paris and Ireland v Netherlands in Dublin.

Ep 1799: Man U -The Glazers have no interest in football they only care about money

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League. They also discuss the impact of VAR, the Saudi's bid to sign Mo Salah and why John believes Liverpool should accept the right offer.

Ep 1794: Premier League Review - Pochettino can sort out the Chelsea mess and make them challengers again

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League matches.

Ep 1787: As Manchester City set the standard their city rivals Manchester Utd start the season very badly

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's matches in the Premier League.

Ep 1756: Stephen Kenny, Liam Brady, Gordon McQueen

John Giles joins Eamon to review the UEFA Euro 2024 Ireland qualifiers against Greece and Gibraltar, to pay tribute to the late, great Leeds player Gordon McQueen, and, as Liam Brady steps down from the RTÉ soccer panel, John and Eamon talk about their time working with him there over many years.

Ep 1750: Champions League Final - Large cloud over over Man City’s Treble victory

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Manchester City v Inter Milan Champions League Final that took place on Saturday last in Istanbul, and other issues concerning Man City, the Premier League and European football.

Ep 1743: FA Cup Final review and a good season for Man Utd but Ten Hag needs support to take them further

John Giles joins Eamon to review the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United and the arguments for and against VAR.

Ep 1738: Premier League - Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the last weekend of the Premier League and pick their best performers of the season.

Ep 1731: Man City - outstanding but not the greatest ever

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the final stages of the 2022/2023 Premier League season. They pay tribute to 'Pep' Guardiola's achievements at Manchester City and some great performances across the season.

Ep 1725: Manchester City - In a League of their own

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League: triumph for Manchester City at the top as Arsenal lose to Brighton, the fight to qualify for Europe in the mid-table and the battles to stay up in the relegation zone. They also look ahead to the second leg of the semi-final fixture as Real Madrid come to play Manchester City in the Champions League.

Ep 1719: Premier League - everything still to play for in the best league in the world

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games as the season nears its end with still much to play for for the possible League winners, for those fighting to avoid relegation and for those in the running in the tight race to qualify for a place in next season's Champions League.

Ep 1714: Premier League - Leeds Utd decline looks terminal, Man City look sure to take the title

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League as the season draws to a close. Also John and Eamon look ahead to next week's Man City Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu as John fears 'Pep' may want Champions League victory too much.

Ep 1707: Premier League - Man City look too strong for Arsenal

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's games and look ahead to Wednesday night's Man City v Arsenal game, a season decider that John thinks Man City will win while Liam is hoping they won't. In this episode Liam and Eamon also look back at Arsenal and Man City's Premier League performances so far this season.

Ep 1701: Premier League - Man City favourites to win as inexperience costs Arsenal

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Premier League weekend games and assess the standing of teams as the season nears its conclusion. They also look ahead to tonight's Leeds v Liverpool fixture.

Ep 1695: Premier League title will be decided when Arsenal meets Man City on April 26th

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League games. They also discuss the merits and flaws of VAR and the Andy Robertson elbow incident.

Ep 1689: Fear and greed gripping owners in the Premier League

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some the weekend's Premier League games and to reflect on some dramatic changes taking place in league clubs.

Ep 1684: UEFA Euro 2024 - Stephen Kenny is on the right track, the debate is over

John Giles says the debate is over about Stephen Kenny's role as coach of the Irish football team as he joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's game against France in the first UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.

Ep 1675: Haaland - a goal scoring genius we’ve never seen before

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of the weekend's FA Cup and Premier League games.

Ep 1669: Manchester United hype exposed by Liverpool’s class and passion

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's football including Liverpool's historic win against Man United and Arsenal's late goal to win against Brentford.

Ep 1664: Weekend soccer - Manchester United becoming a force to be reckoned with

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Carabao Cup Final and the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1657: Premier League - Arsenal bounce back, Man U now real contenders, Leeds in big trouble

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Premier League. They also discuss the implications of who might buy Manchester United.

Ep 1653: Although Man City and Arsenal are favourites for the title Manchester United is still in with a chance

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of this week's Premier League games and look ahead to Manchester City v Arsenal.

Ep 1646: Celebrating Harry Kane, remembering the Munich Air Crash

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches including Tottenham v Man City, Everton v Arsenal, Man U v Crystal Palace. They also talk about Harry Kane's goal scoring triumph at Tottenham and the Munich Air Crash on the 65th anniversary.

Ep 1634: Premier League Review - Arsenal looks the real deal

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League matches. Newcastle set for a top four spot while it's over for Liverpool as Klopp gives up on Premiership. Also a star is born: Brighton's Evan Ferguson scores again and could be the striker that Ireland needs.

Ep 1627: Premier League Review - Liam Brady says Arsenal can win the League

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review Premier League games including Tottentham v Arsenal, Manchester United v Manchester City, Brighton v Liverpool and Aston Villa v Leeds. They also talk about VAR and the nature of offside rule changes.

Ep 1616: Premier League review and memories of Pelé

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to pay tribute to Pelé and review the weekend's Premier League as ailing Liverpool seem unlikely to find a cure and Arsenal forge ahead.

Ep 1615: World Cup players return to the Premier League as FIFA declares war on players and clubs

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to look ahead to the next phase of the 22/23 Premier League season and to talk about the impact of a winter World Cup on the clubs and players.

Ep 1613: FIFA World 2022 - In a great Final Lionel Messi gets the reward he deserves

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Final of the FIFA 2022 World Cup and to look back at the tournament.

Ep 1609: FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Preview - too close to call but our souls hope for Messi

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the World Cup semi-finals and look ahead to Sunday's final.

Ep 1605: Superb Croatia and Morocco ensure World Cup semi-finals can go either way

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the quarter finals of the FIFA 2022 World Cup and look ahead to the semi-finals.

Ep 1602: FIFA World Cup 2022 - A glorious World Cup that may get even better

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the remaining last 16 matches and to look ahead to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup.

Ep 1599: FIFA World Cup 2022 - Great tournament with serious tests to come for nations big and small

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the last 16 matches with four played and four to go.

Ep 1594: FIFA World Cup 2022 - One of the best World Cups ever

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the FIFA World Cup group matches as the teams reach the end of their second games.

Ep 1591: World Cup 2022 illustrates what a great game Soccer is .. and England might win

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the first week's matches in the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

Ep 1584: World Cup 2022 Preview

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to preview the FIFA World Cup 2022. This special World Cup preview episode of The Stand is brought to you by NOW.

Ep 1581: Selfish and disloyal, Cristiano Ronaldo way out of order

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League matches.. They also talk about reports on Manchester Utd player Cristiano Ronaldo's attack on his club in an interview with Piers Morgan.

Ep 1574: Liverpool and Arsenal enjoy wins against top four rivals and Villa exposes Man U frailty

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League matches.

Ep 1568: Premier League - Liverpool no longer hungry, Man U improving, and Arsenal building with promising young players

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the weekend's Premier League games including Liverpool v Leeds, Arsenal v Notts Forest, Man U v West Ham, Brighton v Chelsea and Bournemouth v Tottenham.

Ep 1561: Premier League - Mid-season Qatar World Cup is crazy for European players and fans

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games including Chelsea v Manchester Utd, Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, Tottenham v Newcastle, Leeds v Fulham, and Aston Villa v Brentford. And they ask if the World Cup in Qatar is already having a negative impact on Premier League teams.

Ep 1555: Liverpool’s victory over Man City prevents the Premier League becoming a one horse race

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games including Liverpool v Man City, Leeds v Arsenal, Aston Villa v Chelsea, Manchester Utd v Newcastle and Tottenham v Everton.

Ep 1548: Premier League Review and Euro 24 - Ireland’s Horror Draw

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. They also react to Ireland's European Championship 2024 draw.

Ep 1541: Erling Haaland A Great Player Who Can Take Manchester City All the Way in the Champions League

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review weekend Premier League games, Manchester City v Manchester United, Arsenal v Tottenham, Liverpool v Brighton and Leeds v Aston Villa. And they discuss the sacking of Wolves head coach Bruno Lage.

Ep 1536: Euro Campaign Will Settle Stephen Kenny’s Future

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Ireland v Armenia game in Landsdowne Road.

Ep 1533: Ireland International Soccer - Stephen Kenny’s Ireland Progressing Game By Game

John Giles joins Eamon to review Ireland's performance against Scotland in the Nations' Cup and to talk about the England team's recent decline in the run in to the World Cup in Qatar.

Ep 1526: Premier League Review and the Reckless Sacking of Thomas Tuchel

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games and to talk about Chelsea's owner Todd Boehly's sacking of Thomas Tuchel.

Ep 1513: Premier League Review - No Agreement on VAR

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1506: Haaland Can Drive Man City to New Heights

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1501: Manchester Utd v Liverpool Review

John Giles and Eamon review last night's Manchester United v Liverpool game.

Ep 1499: ‘Pep’s’ City Not Unbeatable But Haaland The Real Deal .. Chelsea Get A Hiding at Elland Road

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games including Newcastle v Man City, Leeds v Chelsea, Bournemouth v Arsenal, Crystal Palace v Aston Villa, Tottenham v Wolves and West Ham v Brighton. They also look ahead to tonight's Manchester United v Liverpool game.

Ep 1492: Manchester United - Digging Their Own Grave and No Signs of Stopping

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about Manchester United's start to the Premier League season under new manager Erik ten Hag. Also Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel's sending off following their clash as Chelsea draws with Tottenham. And John gives his view on Leeds' start to the season.

Ep 1460: Ireland Needs A Settled Team Before European Qualifiers

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to pay tribute to former Ireland international Noel Campbell and talk about the Nations League and Ireland's performance in the four recent international matches.

Ep 1444: Champions League Final Review - Liverpool Have Questions to Answer

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Ep 1435: John Giles Agrees with ‘Pep’ - the Premier League is More Impressive Than The Champions League

John Giles joins Eamon to review the final day of the Premier League 2021/2022 season and they select their Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Ep 1428: Premier League - Much To Be Decided In the Final Week

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the weekend's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea, the Premier League and the final games in the season.

Ep 1422: Premier League - Man United’s Latest Shame

John Giles and Liam Brady review the weekend's Premier League games including Arsenal v Leeds, Brighton v Manchester United, Manchester City v Newcastle and Tottenham's draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

Ep 1418: Almost Mystical , Real’s Triumph in the Bernabéu

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Champions League semi-finals between Villarreal and Liverpool and Real Madrid and Manchester City. They also look ahead to a Liverpool v Real Madrid final in Paris on 28th May.

Ep 1415: Premier League Review - Leeds in Trouble And Roy Keane’s Remarkable Snub to Paul Scholes

John Giles and Liam Brady review the weekend's Premier League games with Eamon including Leeds v Manchester City, Newcastle v Liverpool, Everton v Chelsea, West Ham v Arsenal, Brentford v Manchester United. They also talk about the battle for the league title and Roy Keane's picks for his top Manchester United team.

Ep 1411: Champions League Semi-Finals Review

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Champions League semi-final games between Liverpool and Villarreal and Manchester City and Real Madrid. They agree on the finalists but differ on their predictions for this year's winner. They also discuss Manchester United and Arsenal.

Ep 1407: Man United Owners The Biggest Obstacle To New Coach’s Success

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about Man United's new coach, Erik ten Hag, to review the weekend's Premier League games and preview the Leeds v Crystal Palace match tonight.

Ep 1397: Man City Liverpool - A Thriller But Not In A Good Way

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1390: All to Play For In The Best Premier League Ever

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1383: Stephen Kenny Loves Football And Is On The Right Track

John Giles joins Eamon to review Ireland's friendly game against Belgium. They also look ahead to Tuesday's game against Lithuania.

Ep 1375: Soccer Review - Flying At the Moment Liverpool Could Win It All

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review recent games and preview Champions League fixtures.

Ep 1372: Otherwise A Mess, Man U Owe Much to Ronaldo

John Giles and LIam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. They also talk about Liverpool who owe much to Mo Salah but seem willing to let him walk for free.

Ep 1364: Premier League Review - United’s Shame

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League Games.

Ep 1356: Football Unites Against Russia .. Except Weak Indecisive FIFA

John Giles and Liam Brady talk to Eamon. Together they discuss the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, FIFA's response and how individual countries are making their own decisions about playing Russian teams. Also Bielsa's sacking by Leeds, Liverpool's victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, and the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1348: All To Play For, The Best Premier League Ever

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the week's Premier League games.

Ep 1342: Man United, Spurs and Arsenal - Lacking Leadership and Heading South

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1340: Midweek Premier League Review - Man United Badly Need A Manager

John Giles and Liam Brady review the midweek Premier League games.

Ep 1324: Premier League Review: Man City No Certainty With A Long Way to Go

John Giles, Liam Brady and Eamon herald an outstanding new tv analyst and point out how a millionaire can become poor by buying a football club… in this case Everton. And they review the weekend's games including Southampton v Man City, Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Chelsea v Tottenham.

Ep 1318: Man City Look Good, Man United a Mess, Rafa a Victim of Circumstances

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.

Ep 1304: Premier League Holiday Review - Manchester United in Big Trouble

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Premier League and discuss Manchester United's troubles, how Liverpool must stop squandering leads and how ‘Pep’ has finally come to terms with the demands of the Premier League.

Ep 1299: Premier League May Need a Mid-Season Break - Can They Afford It?

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to discuss Covid-19's impact on the Premier League and to review the weekend games.

Ep 1293: Even For The Top Three There Are No Easy Games In The Premier League

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League.