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Hold the Back Page: Episode 1

In another exciting move for BackPageFootball.com, we are pleased to present our new podcast, Hold The Back Page. In episode one, your host Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh and Neil Ahern talk transfers, Irish football and betting.

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