The J-Talk Podcast

JTET - J2 Round 19 / J3 Round 12 Review

With one eye on this midweek's Emperor's Cup action, the JTET crew are back to run you through all of the important business from last weekend in J2 and J3.

In Part 1, James Taylor covers six of the J2 matches from Round 19 (Start to 05:35), while Jon Steele covers the remaining six games in Part 2 (05:35 to 12:50) - there's also a preview of all of the Emperor's Cup Round 2 matches that have a J2 element in this section (12:50 to 15:20).

After that, Mike 'The Magic' Innes has his regular J3 reportage in the 'J-Talk: Short Corner' segment (15:20 to Finish), covering all of the third-tier action from the weekend, and looking ahead to all of the midweek Emperor's Cup ties that have a J3 participant involved.

Hope everyone enjoys the stripped-down pod this week - we are aiming to put out a bonus Emperor's Cup review episode before the weekend as well!

Episode 469 - Kashiwa 4-5 Sapporo Lights Up J1 Matchday 16

We lead this episode with a modern day J.League classic under the lights at Hitachidai on Saturday night, when visiting Sapporo triumphed 5-4 over Kashiwa (to 16:20), before welcoming Sean Galbraith back to the pod to discuss Yokohama F.Marinos winning away at FC Tokyo earlier on Saturday (to 45:00) and Ange Postecoglou's move to Tottenham - will the Australian take any of his Celtic Japanese contingent with him to London, and what does the move mean for other Japanese players eyeing a move to Scotland (to 1:02:05)?

Finally in Part 3 we review the rest of the weekend's top flight action, and look ahead to the weekend when we'll wrap up the first half of the season.

JTET - J2 Round 18 / J3 Round 11 Review

After another bustling weekend of lower-league J-football action, the JTET crew are back to review all of the big talking points (and some of the minor ones).

In Part 1 (Start to 13:15), Jon Steele looks back at the recent Levain Cup games involving J2 representatives Iwata and Shimizu, and some of the J2 Round 18 action from last weekend.

In Part 2 (13:25 to 16:30), James Taylor is on the mic to cover all of the other J2 games from Round 18.

Then in Part 3, Jon and James chatted about some of the big games from the J2 matchday, including Kofu 5-1 Omiya (16:30 to 26:00), Tokushima v Machida (26:00 to 36:10), and Nagasaki v Iwata (36:10 to 47:00). 

The boys (who are actually grown men in their late thirties) then previewed all of the upcoming Round 19 action for this weekend (47:00 to 56:50).

Bringing up the rear, Part 4 sees Mike 'The Magic' Innes take control for the 'J-Talk: Short Corner' mini-pod (56:50 to Finish) - Mike has all of the news from a jam-packed Round 11 in J3, plus a look ahead to Round 12 coming up this weekend.

Thanks for all of the support for JTET and The J-Talk Podcast - enjoy the show!

Episode 468 - J1 Matchday 15 with Sean Carroll

We had the great pleasure of welcoming Sean Carroll back to the pod for his first appearance of the 2023 J1 season, to chat about the Japan squad for upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Peru, all of the games from J1 Matchday 15, and some bigger picture topics in the top flight.

Our J1 review begins at the top this week with convincing wins for Kobe and Yokohama F.Marinos, and runs through to Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki perhaps turning a corner with victories as they look to push up the table.

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 17 & J-Talk: Short Corner

The well-oiled machine that is the JTET team of James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes are back to review the latest action in J2 and the Emperor’s Cup. In part 1, James goes through 5 J2 games from round 17 (start to 05:40), and in part 2 Jon covers the other 6 (05:40 to 17:55). In part 3, James and Jon discussed 4 games in detail: Machida v Shimizu (17:55 to 26:45), Okayama v Gunma (26:45 to 34:00), Yamaguchi v Tokyo Verdy (34:00 to 41:15), and Mito v Kumamoto (41:15 to 51:00). They also took a quick look ahead to the round 18 fixtures (51:00 to 59:05). In J-Talk: Short Corner, Mike Innes takes a look at the fortunes of J3 teams in the first round of the Emperor’s Cup (59:05 to end).

Episode 467 - J1 Matchday 14

We begin our review of the weekend's top flight action at the foot of the table, as defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos (and the officials) piled on the agony for cellar dwellers Gamba Osaka, who now find themselves four points adrift at the bottom after a 2-0 home defeat (to 18:40), then its happier times for Yokohama FC, and Manny Padovan returns following the Fulie's third win in four, Saturday's 2-1 Kanagawa derby win over Kawasaki their first ever against Frontale (to 39:50).

Then we run through the other games from J1 Matchday 14, including Shonan's struggles and Sapporo's surge continuing against Cerezo and Kyoto respectively, and some more comedy own goals, before we finish with some picks from the coming round of games.

JTET - J2 Round 16 Review

Just in time for the weekend, Jon Steele and James Taylor review all of the key moments from a full round of midweek J2 games (played on Wednesday this week).

In Part 1, Jon runs you through six of the midweek matches, including a very pleasant afternoon for Yamagata, and what proved to be Naoki Soma's last game in charge of Omiya.

In Part 2, James covers the rest of the Round 16 action, including another win for imperious-looking Machida, and a silly penalty run-up in the Fujieda v Iwata match.

James also casts a keen eye over the upcoming Round 17 fixtures (all on Sunday 21st May).

Hope everyone enjoys this midweek mini-pod - we'll be back with a 'regular' JTET installment next week!

JTET - J2 Round 15 / J3 Round 10 Review

After another busy weekend of J2 and J3 matches, the JTET team whirrs back into action to bring you up to speed with all of the major talking points from Japan's second and third tiers.

On a J2 tip, James Taylor and Jon Steele join forces to cover all of the Round 15 action (Start to 14:30), and Jon sticks around to preview the upcoming Round 16 slate (14:30 to 17:20) - with all of the Round 16 games coming up on Wednesday this week, there's no time for any punditry this time!

To sate your J3 needs, Mike 'Die Mensch-Maschine' Innes has all of the latest news from the third tier in 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (17:20 to Finish).

James and Jon will return later this week to round up all of the midweek J2 action, and we should be back with a full-featured, punditry-focused pod next week! 

Enjoy the midweek games, and thanks for all the support!

Episode 466 - J.League Turns 30 with Alan Gibson

The J.League celebrated its 30 Year Anniversary on Monday, and Alan Gibson was the only guest we could call on to reminisce on the tremendous history of the professional game in Japan.

In Part 1 we discuss how far the league has come in 30 years, and what could be done to take it forward in the years to come, before running through the winners of the 'J30 Best Awards' (to 46:22).

Then we turn to matters on the pitch in Part 2. Alan chats about how Kobe have managed to turn things around after last season's struggles, and now top the table by five points after Saturday's win over Hiroshima, before turning to Gamba Osaka, who sunk to the foot of the table after Sunday's reverse at Urawa, before finishing with a state of the union address on J.League officiating (to 1:21:20).

Then in Part 3 we roundup the other seven games from J1 Matchday 13, including the two showpiece games at the National Stadium, and Yokohama FC hauling themselves out of the cellar.

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 14 & J-Talk: Short Corner

In an attempt to recover from a hectic Golden Week on and off the pitch, Jon Steele and James Taylor met for a review of J2 matchday 14 and a chat about the state of the league so far.

 

In part 1, Jon reviews 5 games (start to 13:10), and in part 2 James takes care of the other 6 games (13:10 to 20:15).

 

In part 3 they worked their way down the J2 table, with some in-depth discussion of Gunma (to 30:10), Kofu (to 35:20), Iwata (to 39:10), Mito (to 44:10), Yamaguchi (to 52:30), and Omiya (to 1:04:40), plus brief comments on other teams along the way. They also previewed the derby-filled round 15 fixtures (to 1:12:10).

 

In J-Talk: Short Corner, Mike Innes rounds up the qualifiers for the Emperor’s Cup involving J3 teams (to 1:20:25) and looks ahead to round 10 of the league campaign (1:20:25 to end).