The J-Talk Podcast

Episode 447 - J1 Season Previews Part 1 - Kansai

And away we go! Jonny Nicol guests in the first of our four part series previewing all 18 top flight clubs ahead of the new season, with the four Kansai clubs the first cabs off the rank. Timestamps are your friend here if you want to skip to a specific team, for each we chatted about their 2022 performance, major transfers in and out (not necessarily in that order), the manager, players to watch, and overall expectations for the new campaign.

Kyoto (to 25:40)

Gamba Osaka (to 56:20)

Cerezo Osaka (to 1:17:10)

Kobe (to end)

Episode 446 - Back in Business

Happy new year to you all, and welcome to a new season of 'big pod'! In our first episode of 2023, we welcomed Dan Orlowitz back to the podcast to chat about some of the big changes coming to the J.League in 2023 and 2024, and the possibility of the league switching to an autumn-to-spring season in the future (to 25:10.

In Part 2 we reflected on Japan's showing at the World Cup, and the JFA's decision to extend manager Hajime Moriyasu's contract for a further four years, before teasing our season preview pods - that begin next week - with some of the biggest moves of the winter transfer window thus far (we did not have the Giakoumakīs to Urawa news at the time of recording).

JTET - J3 Season Review 2022 (Part 3)

Mike 'The Magic' Innes is back again with another 'J-Talk: Short Corner' takeover of JTET, finishing his club-by-club review of the J3 season by casting his forensic eye over six teams from Japan's southwestern region.

The sides in question this week enjoyed/endured very contrasting fortunes in 2022, making this episode a real rollercoaster - hope everyone enjoys it! 

Thanks to Mike for all of his painstaking work on these review pods, and to everyone for listening - 'J-Talk: Short Corner' will return soon!

Timecodes:

01:00 to 04:50 - Kamatamare Sanuki

04:50 to 08:50 - FC Imabari

08:50 to 12:25 - Ehime FC

12:30 to 16:00 - Giravanz Kitakyushu

16:00 to 19:25 - Tegevajaro Miyazaki

19:25 to Finish - Kagoshima United (with listener questions)

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Season Review Part 3

James Taylor and Jon Steele got together for the final time this year to discuss how the teams finishing from 16^th to 22^nd in J2 fared. They were joined by Matt Bruce (@MatthewDBruce) to cover Tochigi, Steve Fryer (@ardija01talk) to talk about Omiya, and James Gallagher (@FLManInJapan) to review Ryukyu. James and Jon discussed Yamaguchi, Kofu, Gunma, and Iwate, before closing the episode with a question from @akakichnoeleven.

 

00:00-05:57 Renofa Yamaguchi (James and Jon)

05:58-15:42 Tochigi SC (Matt Bruce)

15:43-21:52 Ventforet Kofu (James and Jon)

21:53-54:25 Omiya Ardija (Steve Fryer in conversation with Jon)

54:26-1:00:56 Thespakusatsu Gunma (James and Jon)

1:00:57-1:21:12 FC Ryukyu (James Gallagher)

1:21:13-end Iwate Grulla Morioka and listener question (James and Jon)

 

Stats were courtesy of jleague.jp, transfermarkt.com, football-lab.jp, sporteria.jp, and @Data_Swan.

 

Thanks again to our contributors for their analysis, and to Patreon subscribers for their ongoing support. And of course, thank you to everyone who listened throughout the year. See you in pre-season!

JTET - J3 Season Review 2022 (Part 2)

Mike 'The Magic' Innes returns with Part 2 of his 'J-Talk: Short Corner' takeover of JTET, reviewing the J3 season with a focus on six teams in the central area of Japan this time.

Hope everybody enjoys the episode - Part 3 is coming soon!

Timecodes:

01:00 to 04:40 - Matsumoto Yamaga

04:40 to 08:55 - Kataller Toyama

08:55 to 13:00 - Fujieda MYFC

13:00 to 16:45 - Azul Claro Numazu

16:45 to 21:00 - FC Gifu

21:00 to Finish - Gainare Tottori

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Season Review Part 2

James Taylor and Jon Steele are joined by another all-star cast to review the seasons of J2’s midtable teams (9th to 15th): Lewis (@illusionofease) reviews Tokyo Verdy, Martin Spivey (@bantam84) covers Akita, Daniel Kuroda (@NagaSapo_EN) talks about Nagasaki, and Victor Arroyo (@JFootballAnaly1) reviews Kanazawa. Plus James and Jon deal with JEF United, Mito, and Machida.

00:00-11:16 Tokyo Verdy (Lewis)

11:17-15:39 JEF United Chiba (James and Jon)

15:40-27:59 V-Varen Nagasaki (Daniel Kuroda)

28:00-54:33 Blaublitz Akita (Martin Spivey)

54:34-1:00:03 Mito Hollyhock (James and Jon)

1:00:04-1:13:59 Zweigen Kanazawa (Victor Arroyo)

1:14:00-end Machida Zelvia (James and Jon)

(The timings might be a bit off; Audacity and VLC Media Player were not very cooperative.)

 

Stats were courtesy of jleague.jp, transfermarkt.com, football-lab.jp, sporteria.jp, and @Data_Swan.

Thanks again to our guests for sharing their thoughts on their teams, and to Patreon supporters. More J2 and J3 review pods are coming up over the next few weeks.

Episode 445 - Japan Bow Out on Penalties

A very tough one to take. Japan were excellent for large periods of their Round of 16 clash against Croatia, but ultimately succumbed on penalties. This episode was recorded straight after the final spot kick.

JTET - J3 Season Review 2022 (Part 1)

In this special standalone episode of 'J-Talk: Short Corner', Mike 'The Magic' Innes kicks off a 3-part review of the 2022 J3 season.

In Part 1, Mike trains his analytical gaze on six teams from Japan's northeast region that plied their trade in the third tier this year.

Hope everyone enjoys the episode - Parts 2 and 3 are coming soon!

Timecodes

01:00 to 04:20 - Vanraure Hachinohe

04:20 to 07:25 - Fukushima United

07:25 to 11:05 - Iwaki FC

11:10 to 14:40 - YSCC

14:40 to 18:00 - SC Sagamihara

18:00 to Finish - Nagano Parceiro 

Episode 444 - Japan 2-1 Spain

Against all the odds, the Samurai Blue made it through to the Round of 16 with a stunning 2-1 win over Spain in the early hours of Friday morning, and Sam and Ben recorded this pretty much straight after the full time whistle.

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Season Review Part 1

The dust has settled on an exciting J2 season, and in the first of a series of season review episodes, James Taylor and Jon Steele looked back on the top 8, with help from a few special guests: @YokohamaFSG, Garry Irwin, and @Vegalta_Blog. James and Jon also answered a question from Mike Innes to end the episode.

 

00:00-06:13 Albirex Niigata (James and Jon)

06:14-11:39 Yokohama FC (@YokohamaFSG)

11:40-16:37 Fagiano Okayama (James and Jon)

16:38-25:24 Roasso Kumamoto (Garry Irwin)

25:25-31:45 Oita Trinita (James and Jon)

31:46-37:10 Montedio Yamagata (James and Jon)

37:11-41:12 Vegalta Sendai (@Vegalta_Blog’s thoughts read by James)

41:13-49:05 Tokushima Vortis

49:06-end Question from Mike

 

NB: There are a couple of naughty words in the Sendai section.

 

Stats were courtesy of jleague.jp, transfermarkt.com, football-lab.jp, sporteria.jp, and @Data_Swan.

 

Thanks to our guests for their contributions, and to everyone who supports the pod on Patreon. We hope you enjoy this episode. Look out for more J2 and J3 review pods over the next few weeks.