The J-Talk Podcast

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).

Episode 477 - J1 Matchday 23

With summer holidays in full swing, Jonny Nicol files solo this week to bring us a full review of last weekend's J1 action (Round 23 of the top-flight season).

In Part 1 (Start to 12:38), Jonny reviews a trio of big games from the Round 23 slate (Kawasaki v Kobe, Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka, and Nagoya v Kashima), as well as revealing his Under-23 Player of the Round.

Then in Part 2 (12:38 to 19:53), Jonny casts his forensic Nicol-vision over three more matches (Kashiwa v Cerezo Osaka, Fukuoka v Yokohama FC, and Niigata v Shonan), and announces his overall Player of the Round.

To finish things off in Part 3 (19:53 to Finish), Jonny talks about Hiroshima v Urawa, FC Tokyo v Kyoto, and Sapporo v Tosu, then gives us an in-depth preview of the forthcoming Round 24 fixtures.

Hope everyone enjoys the pod - special thanks to Jonny for taking time out of his well-earned vacation to record this week!

JTET - J2 Round 29 / J3 Round 21 Review

Summer holidays be damned, JTET is back with another roundup of all the latest news from Japan's J2 and J3 Leagues!

In this episode, we start with a blow-by-blow account of last weekend's J2 action (Round 29 of the season) from James Taylor and Jon Steele (Start to 16:30).

After that, the boys sat down together to review last midweek's Emperor's Cup Round 4 ties that featured a J2 participant, and lavished praise on first-time quarter-finalists Rosso Kumamoto (16:30 to 43:00). 

James and Jon then previewed all of the forthcoming Round 30 fixtures in J2 (43:00 to 51:40).

Then to top things off, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is on hand with 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (51:40 to Finish) - Mike has all of the action from a busy Round 21 slate of J3 matches, and he also previews this weekend's Round 22 fixtures to boot.

Hope everyone enjoys the show, and the summer break!

Episode 476 - J1 Matchday 22

After the short summer break, J1 was back with a vengeance last weekend, and guest host Jonny Nicol is on hand to run us through all of the key points from a busy (and very hot) Matchday 22 in the Japanese top flight.

In Part 1 (Start to 08:45), Jonny reviews four of the weekend fixtures (Shonan v Hiroshima, Nagoya v Niigata, Kashima v Sapporo, and Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo), and reveals his pick for Player of the Round.

Then in Part 2 (08:50 to 18:34), Jonny looks back at four more of the Matchday 22 games (Kawasaki v Gamba Osaka, Kyoto v Kashiwa, Tosu v Fukuoka, and Urawa v Yokohama Marinos). Jonny also hands out a gong for Under-23 Player of the Round (and it's a name that JTET listeners will also be familiar with).

To conclude this week's pod, in Part 3 (18:38 to Finish) Jonny sat down for a chat with Jon Steele (nope, me neither). The boys discussed Yokohama FC's home game against Kobe from the weekend, answered a listener question or two, then worked together to preview the upcoming Matchday 23 slate (all games taking place this coming weekend).

Hope everybody enjoys the show!

JTET - J2 Round 28 / J3 Round 20 Review

Once again, the well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) JTET machine has produced a full and frank review of all the latest J2 and J3 action from the Japanese professional football scene.

We begin with a blow-by-blow account of the weekend's J2 action, with Jon Steele and James Taylor teaming up to cover all 11 fixtures from Round 28 (Start to 16:15).

After that, Jon had the chance to talk to Victor Arroyo (@JFootballAnaly1 on Twitter) for a deep dive into the Kanazawa v Omiya match (the weekend's big clash at the bottom of the table) - that's from 16:15 to 44:00.

Victor then helped Jon to look ahead to a busy midweek of Emperor's Cup football - all 8 of the Round 4 ties are being played on Wednesday night, so the boys focused on the 4 games that will see a J2 side come up against a J1 opponent in midweek (44:00 to 49:40).

Not content with that, Jon and Victor also previewed all of the coming weekend's J2 matches (Round 29 of the season) - that discussion is from 49:40 to 57:30.

As ever, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is bringing up the rear - he has all of the latest J3 news, reviews, and previews in the 'J-Talk: Short Corner' segment from 57:30 to Finish.

Enjoy the pod, and all of the Japanese football coming up this week!