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A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.
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Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
With Typhoon Hagibis (real name) on its way, time to hunker down and get informed on the latest happenings in the ever changing landscape that is J2 (& J3!). Promotion, playoffs, relegation, managers, players - Jon Steele and Stuart Smith discuss the lot. Stay inside, get your supplies, and happy listening!
More from Stuart - @sushi_football
More from Jon - @J2KantoBites
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
There was plenty of movement at both ends of the table after J1 Matchday 28, and Ryan Steele and Scott McIntyre guest on the pod to round up all of the games and major talking points.
In Part 1 we begin with new leaders Kashima, who ground their way to the summit with a win at Cerezo Osaka on Sunday, after incumbents FC Tokyo lost in controversial circumstances at Tosu the previous day. We then move on to the only team in the top six to finish the matchday where they started it, third-placed Yokohama, after their away win at bottom club Iwata (to 41:31).
From there we discuss the big wins for Kawasaki and Hiroshima, Urawa's fortunes turning at the start of a new month - including a superb performance in the first leg of the ACL Semi Final last week, and squeaky bum time for Shonan and Sendai as they battle to stay out of the bottom three. We finish with a brief look at Japan's upcoming fixtures, highlighted by a ripping installment of Scott's Travel Tales.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Ryan - @Steelinho
Scott - @mcintinhos
Check out The Asian Game Podcast hosted by Scott and Paul Williams.
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
More crowded than Stuart's work schedule or a Yamanote Line train at 7:45am, the top & bottom of J2 is getting down to business time. What does that mean? It means that Stuart Smith & Jon Steele are here to guide you through the latest happenings in the second tier. It is your essential guide to what is promising to be a monumental end to the season.
You want more of us?
Stuart - @sushi_football
Jon - @J2KantoBites
The big pod - @JTalkPod
In the words of Bryan Adams, everything we do, we do it for you. Please consider supporting us on Patreon. You can do so here
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
In this week's episode we get back to (J1) business, with Ryan Steele and Alex Bishop guesting to chat about the key results at either end of the top flight table, while Adrian Serna stops by too, to fill us in on Takefusa Kubo's progress in Spain with Mallorca.
In Part 1 Ryan and I begin with Urawa's mad September, before moving on to one of the maddest games of the season - Reds's thrilling and controversy-laden 3-3 draw away at fellow strugglers Tosu on Saturday. From there we move on to talk about some other results for #RelegationDogfight protagonists, including Shimizu's shellacking of Shonan, and Gamba's limp display in the Osaka Derby (to 34:49).
Then Adrian hops on board to discuss how Kubo has settled in at Mallorca in what looks set to be a long season for his loan side, while we also check in on how Shinjis Kagawa and Okazaki, as well as Takashi Inui, are faring in the second division. And before I let Adrian go I had to get his thoughts on the big change at Nagoya, with Yahiro Kazama sacked as coach and replaced by Massimo Ficcadenti (to 59:00).
Finally Alex guests to review a disappointing performance from top flight leaders FC Tokyo away at second from bottom Matsumoto on Sunday, while we also cover the Kashima and Yokohama draws from Saturday that had opened the door for The Gasmen to re-establish a decent buffer at the top - an opportunity wasted after a 0-0 draw.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Ryan - @Steelinho
Adrian - @758Bruns
Alex - @Abishop32
Alex's FC Tokyo English account
Enjoying the podcast? Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Support from our patrons enables us to do specials like our Groundhopping episode from last week, as well as Extra Time, hosted by Stuart Smith and Jon Steele.
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
The idea was hatched after we launched on Patreon, and finally on Tuesday night Stuart Woodward and Chris Hough joined me for the first of our Patreon-only Groundhopping specials.
In this free teaser, Stuart and Chris chat about Gamba Osaka's home, Panasonic Stadium Suita, covering all the essentials you need to know before you go.
To listen to the full episode, with Kobe's Noevir Stadium, Nagano Parceiro's Nagano U Stadium, Matsumoto's atmospheric Alwin, and Sendai's Yurtec Stadium also discussed at length, sign up to support the podcast from as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/jtalkpod.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
You thought it was a quiet weekend in J2? Possibly, but that doesn't stop Jon Steele & Stuart Smith taking over an hour to dissect the happenings, the goals, the fouls, the bad refereeing, the tactics, the players, the pitches, the upcoming weekend....enjoy!
Stuart - @sushi_football
Jon - @J2KantoBites
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
After the J1 title race was blown wide open in Matchday 26, Sam Robson and Scott McIntyre guested to review the weekend's action.
We lead with Kashima's win over table-toppers FC Tokyo, that reduced The Gasmen's buffer to a single point, before moving on to Yokohama's huge win over Hiroshima, and Kawasaki sinking cellar dwellers Iwata (to a hit of music at 32:41).
Following that we work our way through the other six games, and finish with Scott and Sam giving their thoughts on which clubs currently out of the bottom three are in the most danger with eight games left in the season.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Sam - @FRsoccerSam
Scott - @mcintinhos
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Pour yourself a strong one, sit down in your favourite chair and get comfortable - this is a long one! But it is well worth it! Seemingly unconcerned with time, Jon Steele & Stuart Smith go in depth on the top 6, bottom four, and even find time to talk J3 AND JFL. Enjoy!!
Comments are always welcome:
@J2KantoBites
@sushi_football
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
The Samurai Blue returned from Yangon with all three points following Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Myanmar, and Dan Orlowitz and Alan Gibson guested to review the game. We also touch on last week's friendly win over Paraguay (to 35:18), before moving on to the Levain Cup 1/4 finals, then look ahead to a pivotal weekend in J1, with the fixture list highlighted by the top two squaring off in Kashima and a Loser Leaves Town match in Yokohama.
Follow my guests on twitter:
Dan - @aishiterutokyo
Dan's archive at The Japan Times (congrats on a brilliant first year!)
Alan - @jsoccermagazine
The JSoccer Magazine Patreon page
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
It's all good in the hood as Stuart Smith & Jon Steele tell you what you need to know, what you don't need to know and everything in between about this weekend's J2 slate.
*Recording note - the mic at Stuart's end wasn't working so he had to use the computer's internal mic and that means the audio quality isn't perhaps what it should and might sound a bit "tinny". Please bear with it.