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Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Apologies for the delay - but Jon Steele & Stuart Smith are back to preview Tokushima Vortis' date with J1 destiny; The final day of the J3 season; The managerial merry-go-round and pay tribute Mr. Ben Maxwell on the occasion of his 300th podcast. Tremendous!!
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
After Yokohama claimed their 4th J1 title, and first in 15 years, on Saturday, Sean Carroll, Sam Robson and Stuart Woodward guest as we celebrate their stirring achievement.
F.Marinos chat with Stuart dominates Part 1 - his enjoyment of the day and post game celebrations, Ange Postecoglou's impact on the club and how they will approach 2020, but also events on the pitch on Saturday of course, as Yokohama withstood some early FC Tokyo physicality to ultimately cruise to a championship-sealing 3-0 win (to 32:53).
After we bid Stuart farewell, Sam, Sean and I discuss the two big games at the foot of the table that saw Tosu survive despite losing at Shimizu thanks to Matsumoto's late equalizer against Shonan - and we look ahead to Bellmare's playoff against Tokushima this Saturday - before we run through all of the other games from J1 Matchday 34, with snippets on each top flight club as we close the book on the 2019 J1 season.
On this, the occasion of our 300th episode, I'd like to thank all of our guests for making themselves available to chat about this league we all love, and of course, as I always say, thanks to you for listening wherever you are. But the biggest thanks of all has to go to our supporters on Patreon, who have enabled us to grow in 2019 and made it possible to launch the Extra Time podcast. If you'd like to get on board for the 2020 season, please visit patreon.com/jtalkpod.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
After Yokohama moved within touching distance of a first J1 title since 2004 with a big away win over local rivals Kawasaki on Saturday, Sam Robson and Stuart Woodward guest as we round up Matchday 33 in the top flight.
Stuart shares his experiences from the away end at Todoroki, after F.Marinos scored early for the third straight game, and then turned on the boosters in the second half to blow Frontale away. Sam extols the merits of a couple of key mid season signings that have helped Yokohama in the closing stages of the season, a fact in stark contrast to their title rivals FC Tokyo, who sat on their hands in the summer and now look set to be without their two main strikers for this Saturday's title decider, which is now looking like a simple coronation of Ange Postecoglou's men as champions. We also discuss another afternoon of frustration at home for Tokyo, who failed to beat a bottom half opponent at Ajinomoto Stadium for the second straight week (to 50:57).
After we bid Stuart farewell, Sam and I round up the rest of the games, with Shonan snapping their long winless run and looking decent bets to avoid the playoff place on the final day, while we look ahead to the crunch clash between Shimizu and Tosu, and commiserate with relegated Iwata and Matsumoto.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Stuart - @stuartcw
Sam - @FRsoccerSam
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Wow! What a Sunday. It has taken Jon Steele & Stuart Smith the best of a week to get their thoughts together on what was an epic final day in J2. We talk Kashiwa, Yokohama, Omiya, Kyoto, Tochigi, Stadia, players, suits, redemption, acne and so much more.
Like a Pink Floyd album, this podcast is long but very much worth listening to all of it.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
After Urawa fell at the final hurdle in their attempt at a third ACL title, Ryan Steele and Sean Carroll guested in the aftermath of Reds' poor performance in the 2nd leg at home versus Al Hilal, while Dan Orlowitz returns to the pod after a Rugby World Cup-enforced absence to discuss J1 Matchday 32.
Even though there wasn't a lot to say about Urawa's poor showing on Sunday night, apart from how disappointing it was, we discuss what went wrong, while hopefully also giving Al Hilal their due credit as very worthy winners over the two legs (to 28:37).
Then Dan returns with some RWC stories, as we attempt to delay talking about FC Tokyo's insipid display at home against relegation-threatened Shonan that cost them top spot, with Yokohama taking advantage of their slip up by going top with their away win at Matsumoto. Next follows a brief chat about Kashima, who are still in with a sniff of the title but trail the new leaders by four points with two to play (to 1:00:25).
From there we turn to the bottom three, with cellar dwellers Iwata giving themselves a fighting chance of hauling themselves up to the playoff place with their dramatic late win at Sapporo.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Sean - @seankyaroru
Ryan - @Steelinho
Dan - @aishiterutokyo
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Who will finish second? Who will end up in the playoffs? Who will finish 21st and be in line for a possible relegation? Stuart Smith & Jon Steele don't really know, but they will guide you through, and brief you on, what is sure to be a dramatic final day of the J2 season.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
We're back to brighten up your international break with another terrific Groundhopping Special, but as the title suggests, we're off to the islands with Chris Hough and Stuart Woodward as we travel around Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa.
We begin on Shikoku and Stuart's trip to the Pocari Sweat Stadium in Tokushima, then Chris follows with his visit to (Shinji) Kagawa Prefecture and Kamatamare Sanuki's Pikara Stadium (to 25:39).
We then head over to Kyushu, where Stuart and Chris have both been to Tosu, Oita and Nagasaki, and continue on to everyone's idea of a good time, Fukuoka (to 56:22), before finishing up down in Okinawa with FC Ryukyu's Very Long Stadium Name (total running time 1:22:24).
Follow my guests on twitter and elsewhere:
Stuart - @stuartcw
Chris - @LiFJapan
Chris's Lost in Football website and terrific YouTube channel
This episode ran first for our Patreon supporters, without whom special podcasts like these would not be possible. To support the podcast, please visit patreon.com/jtalkpod.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Scott McIntyre rides shotgun this week as we welcome Ryan Steele, Alex Bishop and Stuart Woodward back to the pod.
In Part 1 Ryan joins us to review the first leg of the ACL Final, that saw Urawa struggle away to Al Hilal, but with the tie still delicately balanced with the second leg coming up in Saitama on the 24th (to 16:52).
In Part 2 Alex chats about FC Tokyo climbing back to the top flight summit as they wrapped up their eight game road trip with a narrow win at bottom club Iwata, with Kawasaki doing them a solid by knocking Kashima off their perch with a 2-0 away win (to 35:12).
Then in Part 3 Stuart discusses the other big beneficiaries of Kawasaki's win, Yokohama, who rose to second, a point behind Tokyo, after their big home win over Sapporo. There's also a lot of love for Ange Postecoglou, the F.Marinos manager, following the news he has re-signed with the club for the 2020 season (to 1:02:32).
Finally, Scott and I close out the episode with a check of the other five games from Matchday 31 - including big relegation dogfight wins for Sendai, Nagoya and Tosu - and the briefest of glances at the Japan squad(s) for upcoming games.
Follow my guests on twitter (and elsewhere):
Scott - @mcintinhos
The new-look The Asian Game website
Ryan - @Steelinho
Alex - @Abishop32
Stuart - @stuartcw
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
After another ripping weekend of top flight action, Alan Gibson and Sam Robson return to the pod to review J1 Matchday 30.
We begin with league leaders Kashima doing just enough to edge past Urawa last Friday, which upped the stakes for FC Tokyo and Yokohama in their games on Saturday, but both claimed impressive away wins to keep pace at the top.
From there, you know the drill, we work our way through the results and down the table, finishing up with the Shizuoka Derby, won in dramatic fashion by Adailton for Iwata (sounds like a fashion label that).
Follow my guests on twitter:
Alan - @jsoccermagazine
Sam - @FRsoccerSam
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
In honour of Hallowe'en, the title is Hallowe'en themed and there is definitely a Hallowe'en flavour pervading this weekend's J2.
- Tokushima have ghosted into the playoffs - are they set for more?
- Trick or Treat for Omiya Ardija - beat Kashiwa and they look set, lose and it looks scary
- The creaking door to the haunted house of J3 is well and truly open
- Spiders...or actually Spiderman boots for a certain J2 star
- Which teams will make it out of the witch's cauldron that is the playoff race?
Stuart Smith and Jon Steele are ready to take you through it all - with no silly costumes.