The J-Talk Podcast

J-Talk: Extra Time - Second Period

Time for a brief look at how J3 stands right now with Stuart Smith & Jon Steele. The gentlemen talk: 

Blaublitz Akita, inverted wingers, east vs West, unlucky Sanuki...you know, just your standard J3 stuff!

Enjoy!! And thank you for your continued support.

J-Talk: Extra Time - First Period

With no midweek round in J2 & J3, Jon Steele and Stuart Smith take a step back and assess what the opening third of the season has brought us, and what the latest transfer news means for the league. 

The gentlemen talk:

- Ibba and Chong Tese's new clubs
- A look at the current top two in a detail
- A Tokyo Verdy deep dive
- Judging Jubilo
- The good & the bad of the season so far

Jon & Stuart were thankful for no games this midweek!! But they are also thankful for your support. If you have any comments, questions, feedback etc, please don't hesitate to let us know! 

https://patreon.com/jtalkpod

Episode 330 - Human After All

Top flight leaders Kawasaki tasted defeat in the league for the first time this season at Nagoya on Sunday - what did Grampus do to nullify The Frontale Express, and what lessons can the rest of the league take away?

Part 1 of this episode covers Grampus' big win, plus Cerezo Osaka bouncing back from their Wednesday night beat down at Todoroki and FC Tokyo taking care of business at home against bottom club Shonan (to 43:22).

In Part 2 we review the other five games, including Atsuto Uchida's farewell, a new contender for J1 Goal of the Season, and the defending champs perhaps beginning to click in to gear.

J-Talk: Extra Time - Big Game Reviews

With apologies for the lateness, this podcast is the audio of Stuart Smith & Ben Maxwell's Patreon exclusive Zoom video chat from Wednesday. 

Stuart & Ben talk about Kawasaki Frontale's demolition of Cerezo Osaka, before switching leagues to talk about how Giravanz Kitakyushu torpedoed Omiya Ardija on their own patch.

They also go over the other big results from the match day, while previewing something that really needs the video to be honest!!! Interested? Go to https://patreon.com/jtalkpod to find out more. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as a way to get ready for the upcoming J.League festivities. 

J-Talk: Extra Time - J3 Review & Weekend Primer

Jon Steele flying solo again as he guides you through last weekend's action, and runs down all you need to know ahead of this weekend's slate of games.

 

As always, thank you for you your support!

 

If you are interested in becoming a Patreon of the podcast, and help us support what we do, head to https://patreon.com/jtalkpod to find out more. 

J-Talk: Extra Time - First Period

Jon Steele grabs the microphone and gives us all the lowdown of what happened last weekend in J2, and gives you a brief rundown of the games on Wednesday night in J2.

Enjoy!!

Episode 329 - The Frontale Express Motors On

Kawasaki's club record winning streak reached nine games on Saturday afternoon when they hit Sapporo for six, and Cerezo Osaka returned from Kashiwa with three points after scoring three goals for the first time all season, to set up a mouthwatering 1 vs 2 clash on Wednesday night. Part 1 of this episode covers both games, and a look ahead to how Cerezo might go about slowing down The Frontale Express (to 35:40).

Part 2 covers the other six games played in J1 Matchday 10, including another piece of Leandro magic, Urawa laboring their way to three points, and Oita downing defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos, who continue to flounder in the bottom half of the table.

BONUS!! J-Talk: Extra Time - J2 Midweek

ANOTHER round of J2 games? Yep, they're coming thick and fast these days. Stuart Smith takes you on a very brief tour of what went down in midweek, including: 

- Matsumoto sinking like a stone
- Giravanz, minus the bald eagle, keep flying
- A game of spectacular strikes in Omiya
- Verdy find no cause for referee complaints in Fukuoka
- Last ditch drama in Tochigi
- 3 goals, 2 red cards, 2 fights, 1 contentious non-call in Niigata
- A look ahead to the weekend's games

Thanks to all the listeners out there, and we hope you are continuing to stay safe. If you're interested in becoming a Patreon of the podcast, and helping us to keep doing what we're doing, go to https://patreon.com/jtalkpod to find out more. 

Thank you, and enjoy the podcast!!

J-Talk: Extra time - Second Period (J3)

So, you want to know about:

- Akita steamrollering at the top
- Bald pitches in Fukushima
- Karel Poborsky-esque goals
- Shoji Toyama doing the business 
- The predictions league

Then you're in luck - Stuart Smith & Jon Steele go over the latest happenings in J3. A big thank you to all who listen, and if you would like to consider becoming a Patreon of the podcast, and contributing to what we do here, go to https://patreon.com/jtalkpod 

J-Talk: Extra Time - First Period

It's a busy week in J2, so we are here to help you make sense (if that's possible) of last weekend's action and to talk about some of the interesting things in J2. For example: 

- Tokyo Verdy's meltdown
- Tokushima's attacking threat
- Tochigi shutting it down in defence
- Yamagata loosening at both ends of the pitch
- Where is Ippei?
- What constitutes a clip or a dink?
- Ryoko Yonekura's stilettos
- and much more.....

 

Thank you as always for your support!! If you're interested in becoming a Patreon of our humble podcast, you can find the details here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod