The J-Talk Podcast

Episode 487 - J1 Matchday 30

After a big weekend of action at both ends of the top flight table, Sean Carroll joined Jonny and Ben to round it all up.

We begin at the National Stadium, where table toppers Kobe passed another huge test on their way to a maiden J1 title when they comfortably saw off Kashima on Saturday (to 30:50), while Yokohama F.Marinos stayed four points adrift with a home win over Sapporo (to 45:50).

Next we link the top three to the relegation dogfight by chatting about Urawa's home win over Kashiwa on Friday night, then move on to massive wins for Reysol's fellow dogfighters Yokohama FC and Shonan (to 1:08:10), before rounding up the other four games and looking ahead to the ACL in midweek and next weekend's J1 Matchday 31.

JTET - J2 Round-Up / J3 Round 31 Review

JTET is back with a streamlined episode this week, thanks to the relatively light slate of J2 games last weekend!

In Part 1 of this week's show (Start to 09:50), Jon Steele review the pair of rearranged J2 fixtures that took place last Saturday (Akita v Machida, plus Fujieda v Gunma), and looks ahead to a very intriguing Round 39 slate coming up on Saturday and Sunday.

Then in Part 2 (09:55 to Finish), normal service is well and truly resumed as Mike 'The Magic' Innes takes you on a J3 journey in 'J-Talk: Short Corner'. Mike has a full review of last weekend's Round 31 games from the third tier, plus a look ahead to the upcoming Round 32 card.

Hope everyone enjoys the episode - thanks for all the support, as always!

Episode 486 - Moriyasu’s (Asian) Cup Runneth Over

Jonny and Ben chat about Japan's win over Tunisia on Tuesday night, and the battle for places in the Asian Cup squad (to 21:15), then move on to a brief review of the Levain Cup semi finals (to 33:00) before finishing with a look ahead to J1 Matchday 30 and the top flight run-in at both ends of the table.

JTET - J2 Round 38 / J3 Round 30 Review

Ready for the weekend, another all-new JTET episode is ready for launch!

To get things underway this week, Jon Steele and James Taylor look back at a busy weekend of J2 matches in Round 38 (Start to 14:30) - Jon also reports on Kumamoto's big day out at Kashiwa in their Emperor's Cup Semi-Final last Sunday.

In the 'J2 Chat' segment (14:30 to 51:00), Jon and James got together to discuss some of the main talking points from the weekend action. 

The gents talked in detail about Shimizu v Iwata (14:30 to 22:45), and followed that up by sharing their thoughts on Omiya v Yamaguchi (22:45 to 31:50), before doing their best to make sense of Iwaki's 2-2 draw at home to Sendai (31:50 to 43:00). 

The boys then rounded off their chat by previewing this weekend's J2 action, a sparse selection with only a pair of rearranged games on the slate for Saturday (43:00 to 51:00).

Bringing up the rear as ever, Mike 'The Magic' Innes then takes over for another installment of 'J-Talk: Short Corner', bringing you all the news and previews from J3 in fine style (51:00 to Finish).

Thanks, as always, for supporting the pod - enjoy the show!

Episode 485 - Weekly Round-Up

With the international break in full swing, Jonny and Ben got together to review Sunday's Emperor's Cup semi finals (to 21:00) and the ACL action from last midweek (to 35:10), before looking ahead to the Levain Cup semis (to 42:10) and the upcoming Japan national team friendlies.

JTET - J2 Round 37 / J3 Round 29 Review

Once again, the good ship JTET sets sail with a full review of the latest J2 and J3 action.

To start things off this week, Jon Steele and James Taylor team up to run through all of the J2 action from Round 37 (Start to 15:20) - James also includes a quick report on Kofu's big ACL home debut against Buriram United in Tokyo from Wednesday night.

After that, Jon sat down with Sean Carroll for some serious J2 discussion. The boys (alright, technically men) began with a review of Kofu's big night at the National Stadium, since Sean was there (15:30 to 36:00)!

Also under the microscope in this segment are in-form JEF Chiba, who find themselves right in the thick of the Play-Off push (36:00 to 58:30) - can they finally return to J1 after their prolonged absence?

Sean also helped Jon to preview the upcoming Round 38 fixtures, as well as giving his thoughts on Kumamoto's big Emperor's Cup Semi-Final tie against Kashiwa this Sunday (58:30 to 01:22:15).

To finish things off in style, Mike 'The Magic' Innes has all of the J2 latest for you in 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (01:22:20 to Finish).

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 484 - Kobe Prove Their Mettle

After the top of the clash at the Nissan Stadium last Friday night, Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben for a deep dive on what went so right for leaders Kobe, who strengthened their hold on top spot with a 2-0 win away at an off-colour Yokohama F.Marinos (to 38:50).

Then the guys chat about FC Tokyo's 3-0 win over Gamba Osaka, and Ryo shares his thoughts on what might be done to freshen up an aging Tokyo squad (to 1:13:05).

Later on in the episode Jonny and Ben round up the rest of the J1 Matchday 29 action, beginning with a good weekend for all three relegation dogfighters.

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 36 & J3 Round 28

Jon Steele, James Taylor and Mike Innes return with a look back at all the action from J2 and J3. Jon takes care of Saturday’s J2 round 36 games in part 1 (start to 14:10), while part 2 sees James round up Sunday’s games and two rearranged Wednesday matches (14:10 to 21:00). In part 3, the guys got together for the first time in a while to talk about the state of play in J2 overall and preview the coming weekend’s fixtures (21:00 to 54:15), and then Mike Innes rounds off the episode as ever with the latest from J3 in J-Talk: Short Corner (54:15 to end).

 

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Episode 483 - J1 Matchday 28

The top two did the business in J1 Matchday 28, setting up an epic clash at the Nissan Stadium this Friday night, and on this episode we review all the action from the top flight weekend, beginning with Kobe's win in the Kansai Derby over Cerezo Osaka, and Yokohama F.Marinos's come-from-behind triumph at Kashima.

Then it's 10-man Urawa assuming nearest challenger status after a terrific win at Gamba Osaka, while the rest of the title chasers stumbled. After that we move on to a disappointing weekend for all of our relegation dogfight combatants, before previewing the game of the season (from 1:18:00).

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 35 & J3 Round 27

The JTET team is back with a full review of J2 round 35 and J3 round 27. In part 1, James Taylor reviews 6 games (start to 07:35) and in part 2, Jon Steele covers the other 5 league games and Kofu’s Champions League debut (07:35 to 13:30). Part 3 sees Jon talk to Martin Spivey about Blaublitz Akita’s season (13:30 to 1:17:35). Then Mike Innes has all the J3 action in J-Talk: Short Corner (1:17:35 to end).

 

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