The J-Talk Podcast

Episode 482 - J1 Matchday 27 & The Return of the ACL

After a weekend of surprising results at both ends of the J1 table, Stuart Woodward and Ralf Seidl joined Jonny and Ben to chat about missed opportunities, but improved league positions for both Yokohama F.Marinos and Urawa Reds after matchday 27, while also looking ahead to the commencement of the ACL group stage.

In Part 1 Stuart guests following F.Marinos's 1-1 home draw against Tosu on Friday night, and chats about the pressure on Kevin Muscat to do well on the continental stage (to 23:23), then in Part 2 Ralf rues ridiculous refereeing after Reds were held 0-0 by Kyoto, also on Friday, and discusses the state of the defending ACL champs and their outlook for the remainder of the season (to 46:50).

Then in Part 3 Jonny and Ben review the rest of Matchday 27, including Hiroshima leaping back into title contention, and 10-man Kashima bullying Cerezo Osaka while climbing up to third, plus two big results in the relegation dogfight.

JTET - J2 Round 34 / J3 Round 26 Review

Just in time for the weekend's games, another all-new JTET episode is ready for launch!

This week, we begin with Jon Steele reviewing all of the action from the most recent round of J2 matches (Start to 17:00).

After that, Jon was joined by special guest Daniel Kuroda (@NagaSapo_EN on Twitter) for an in-depth discussion about Nagasaki's season so far. The boys talked about Nagasaki's come-from-behind home win against Gunma (17:00 to 23:50), then chatted about how Daniel is feeling about the 2023 campaign as a whole (23:50 to 46:10).

Jon and Daniel then took a detailed look at the upcoming J2 Round 35 fixtures in a weekend preview (46:10 to 55:35).

With J2 thoroughly analyzed, Mike 'The Magic' Innes brings things home with the regular 'J-Talk: Short Corner' mini-pod (55:35 to Finish). As always, Mike has all of the news, reviews, and previews to keep you up to date with the state of play in J3.

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 481 - Germany 1-4 Japan

Japan turned on the style in their first friendly of this international break, claiming a comprehensive and thoroughly deserved 4-1 victory over Germany in Wolfsburg, and Alan Gibson and Brett Bobysud (in a storming J-Talk debut) guest to chat about the game and its standout performers.

We also briefly look ahead to Tuesday night's game against Turkey, and wrap up the Levain Cup quarter finals, before rounding off the episode by previewing the weekend's J1 Matchday 27.

JTET - J2 Round 33 / J3 Round 25 Review

A brand new JTET episode is ready for launch!

This week, the pod starts with Jon Steele reviewing all of the action from Round 33 in J2 (plus a look at Kumamoto's glorious PK shootout win over Kobe in the Emperor's Cup last midweek). That runs until 16:50.

After that, Jon sat down with JTET's Official Kumamoto Correspondent, Garry Irwin, to chat about the latest events at Egao-Kenko Stadium. The boys discussed the Emperor's Cup win (16:50 to 26:00), and Kumamoto's defeat at JEF Chiba in the league (26:00 to 36:30).

After that, Garry helped Jon to preview all of the upcoming J2 games in Round 34 this weekend (36:30 to 45:50).

With all of the second-tier action covered, Mike 'The Magic' Innes steps up to review and preview all of the J3 news in 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (45:50 to Finish).

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 480 - J1 Matchday 26: Kobe Back on Top

Sam makes a triumphant return to J-Talk to help Ben run through all of the games from a wild top flight weekend.

We begin with the top two, Kobe taking advantage of Yokohama F.Marinos's latest wobble by returning to the summit with a 2-1 home win over Kyoto on Sunday night, with the picture looking very murky for F.Marinos after back-to-back defeats against lowly opponents and the rumoured move of Anderson Lopes to Saudi Arabia.

Elsewhere Cerezo Osaka vaulted up to fourth and might just be the likeliest challengers to the top two after a third straight win, with Nagoya, Urawa and Kashima all drawing against bottom six opponents.

Wins for Hiroshima, Fukuoka and, at long last, Sapporo, round out our J1 wrap, before we look ahead to Levain Cup quarters and two big games for the Samurai Blue.

JTET - J2 Round 32 / J3 Round 24 Review

This week's soaraway JTET has finally landed!

To kick things off, there's a full review of last weekend's J2 action with James Taylor (Start to 06:30), and Jon Steele (06:35 to 15:50).

After that, Jon had the chance to sit down and chat with Richy Palmer about some of the big talking points from the 2nd tier. The gents talked about Tochigi v Mito (15:55 to 26:00), Yamaguchi v Kofu (26:00 to 32:45), and Kumamoto v Iwaki (32:45 to 42:15).

Jon and Richy then previewed the midweek Emperor's Cup tie between Kumamoto and J1 big boys Kobe (42:15 to 45:40), and looked ahead to the weekend's slate of J2 matches (45:40 to 54:00).

Finally, the ever-reliable Mike Innes has all of the J3 news, reviews, and previews in 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (54:00 to Finish).

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 479 - The Fulie Fly in J1 Matchday 25

On a momentous evening at Mitsuzawa, Yokohama FC stormed back from a goal down to claim a famous 4-1 victory over city rivals F.Marinos on Saturday, the standout result from a Matchday 25 slate that saw the situation in the title race tighten further, with six teams now in with a realistic shot with nine games to play.

We take you through all of the games from the weekend, then look ahead to Wednesday's Emperor's Cup quarter finals, and the games to watch in the upcoming Matchday 26.

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 31 & J3 Round 23

James Taylor and Mike Innes are back to bring you a complete review of all the latest action from J2 and J3. Part 1 of this episode sees James round up all 11 games from J2 round 31 (start to 17:30). Then in part 2, James had a chat with Mike Innes about a new Discord server that’s been set up for those who want to chat about Japanese football online but away from Twitter (17:30 to 22:10). And as ever, Mike took the reins for J-Talk: Short Corner, a comprehensive review of another entertaining weekend in J3 (22:10 to end).

 

Invite link to JLeagueChat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/ethMzGUz

Episode 478 – J1 Matchday 24

Jonny Nicol is back to take you through another action-packed weekend of J1 football. In part 1 (start to 16:30), Jonny was joined by Neil Debnam to discuss Hiroshima against Kawasaki, and Frontale more generally.

 

In part 2 (16:30 to 30:05), Jonny reviews 4 games (Fukuoka v Niigata, Urawa v Nagoya, Kashima v Tosu, Gamba v Shonan) and reveals his Player of the Round.

 

Then, in part 3 (30:05 to end), Jonny looks at the remaining 4 games (Kyoto v Sapporo, Kobe v Kashiwa, Yokohama F. Marino v FC Tokyo, Yokohama FC v Cerezo), hands out his Under-23 Player of the Round, and previews the matchday 25 fixtures.

 

Thanks to Jonny for another excellent episode, and to Neil for his guest appearance this week. Thank you to everyone who downloads and listens, especially our Patreon subscribers for their support. Hope everyone enjoys the episode!

 

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 30 & J3 Round 22

The big games in J2 and J3 just keep coming, and the JTET team has them all covered. In part 1, James Taylor rounds up 6 games from J2 round 30 (to 08:25), and Jon Steele has the other 5 games and a quick preview of the coming weekend’s fixtures in part 2 (to 18:50). Part 3 is J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike Innes; he’s got a full review of J3 round 22 (to end).