Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - 2013 J1 Matchday 12

A 56 minute podcast with guests Steve Barme, Alan Gibson, Scott McIntyre and Sean Carroll.

In a brief Part 1 I wrap up the ACL Round of 16 games, including Kashiwa's superb result in South Korea, and last Wednesday's Nabisco Cup results (to 4:50);

Then in Part 2 all of the guests join me (seperately) to discuss the games they attended or watched on Saturday. Steve was at Omiya v Shonan, Alan went to Yokohama v Sendai, Scott watched Kashima v Nagoya on TV before heading out to FC Tokyo v Shimizu, and Sean was at Kashiwa v Cerezo Osaka.

In Part 3 (from 54:10) I briefly round up J2 Matchday 15.



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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - 2013 J1 Matchday 11


A 53 minute podcast with Angus MacLeod of japanfooty.com.

In Part 1 Angus and I round-up J1 Matchday 11 played last Saturday (to 27:49), including Omiya's unbeaten run ending at Sendai, and some controversial officiating in other games, before we run through the table and preview Matchday 12 (to 42:33).

In Part 2 we check on the major results from J2 Matchday 14, and look at some surprises and disappointments in the second tier after the first third of the season was completed on Sunday.



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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - 2013 J1 Matchdays 9 & 10

This week's episode, wrapping up the busy Golden Week period, is a 53 minute podcast featuring the very welcome return of Sean Carroll to the show.

In Part 1 (to 8:30) I briefly review the final round of ACL group stage games played last midweek, and then all of the games in J1 Matchday 9 and the key results from J2 Matchday 12 from last Friday.

In Part 2 Sean joins me to give his thoughts on Iwata's managerial situation, Omiya's amazing run, and all of the games in J1 Matchday 10 from Monday (to 49:25), before we finish with a check on J2 after Matchday 13.



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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - 2013 J1 Matchday 8

A 21 minute solo podcast wrapping up the past week in Japanese football.

Part 1 (to 6:10) covers the Asian Champions League and Nabisco Cup fixtures from last midweek;

Part 2 (to 17:55) rounds-up all of the games from J1 Matchday 8 and looks ahead to the two matchdays coming this long weekend;

And Part 3 includes the main results from J2 Matchday 11 and a check on some big fixtures coming in the second tier.



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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - J1 Matchday 7 & J2 Wrap

A 63 minute, two-part podcast with Steve Barme and Jon Steele, covering everything happening in both J1 & J2.

In Part 1 (to 36:50) Steve and I discuss Omiya's win in the Saitama Derby against Urawa, The Squirrels' record unbeaten streak, and the rest of the games in a fascinating Matchday 7.

Then in Part 2 Jon and I cover the main results in J2 Matchdays 9 & 10, and discuss the state of the second tier 10 games into their 42 game marathon.



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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The J-Talk Podcast - 2013 J1 Matchday 6

A 48 minute podcast with Scott McIntyre of theworldgame.com.au - this is him here:


In Part 1 (to 15:20) Scott and I review the action from last midweek's ACL & Nabisco Cup games;

Part 2 (to 43:25) features a full rundown on J1 Matchday 6 including Scott's views on the Kanagawa Derby he attended and his frank assessment of record-equalling Omiya, plus a quick preview of Matchday 7;

And in Part 3 we wrap-up J2 Matchday 8.



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