In this week’s standalone J-Talk: Short Corner, Mike Innes has a full review of all the action from anentertaining penultimate round of J3 fixtures, and a preview of what promises to be a dramatic final day of the regular season. Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Join the JLeague chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9E Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod...
Nov 19, 2024•16 min•Ep. 627
Jon Steele and James Taylor have all the important action from the final day of the regular J2 season, with the second automatic promotion spot and the playoff participants still to be decided. In Part 1, Jon talks us through the matches that decided 2nd place, Yamaguchi v Yokohama FC and Nagasaki v Ehime (start to 17:25). In part 2, James leads a clockwatch roundup of the playoff contenders’ games: Kagoshima v Okayama, Yamagata v JEF United, and Sendai v Oita (17:25 to 42:25). After that, there...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 626
In this standalone episode of 'J-Talk: Short Corner', Mike 'The Magic' Innes looks back at another big weekend of J3 results as Japan's third tier enters the final stretch. Congratulations are in order for Imabari, as they seal promotion to J2 for 2025! There's also a preview of the upcoming Round 37 fixtures, and a handy explainer for the post-season J3 Play-Offs and the Relegation Play-Off between J3 and the Japan Football League. Enjoy the show!
Nov 14, 2024•19 min•Ep. 625
On this week's episode Ryo Nakagawara makes a very welcome return, to chat about the big games involving the top three teams in J1 in Matchday 36. We begin with Hiroshima's dirty Sunday afternoon at Saitama Stadium, where their title hopes took a massive blow as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat to hosts Urawa, then move on to Kobe's trip to Tokyo Verdy - the champions stunned by a late equalizer but actually pulling a further point clear of Sanfrecce. And finally with Ryo we do a deep dive on Machid...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 544
Time is running out for promotion playoff hopefuls in Japan’s 2nd and 3nd tiers, and James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes bring you every twist and turn in the battle to finish in the top 6. First, James and Jon discuss games involving J2’s top 7: Shimizu v Iwaki, Yokohama FC V Tochigi and JEF United v Nagasaki (start to 12:05); Okayama v Fujieda, Mito v Yamagata, and Kumamoto v Sendai (12:05 to 26:10). Then they choose their Most Bravo Players (26:10 to 30:00) and look ahead to the final day...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 624
On this week's bumper episode of the pod Jonny is joined by special guest (though we still think of him as part of the furniture) Sam Robson, to review that wet, wild and wooly Levain Cup final that saw Nagoya triumph on penalties over Niigata. It was also a seismic weekend in the J1 title race, and its advantage Kobe after the defending champions won on Friday night, with Hiroshima slipping up at home on Sunday to Kyoto, who themselves, like Shonan at FC Tokyo, practically sealed their safety. ...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 543
There’s still plenty to play for in J2 and J3, and JTET co-hosts James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes are on hand with all you need to know. In part 1, after a quick catch-up, James and Jon discuss the fight for the second automatic promotion spot: Yokohama FC’s surprisingly high-scoring home loss to Fagiano Okayama (03:50 to 21:10) and V-Varen Nagasaki’s unsurprisingly high-scoring home win over Kagoshima United (21:10 to 32:30). Then it’s time to crown the week’s Most Bravo Player (32:30 to...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 623
There was drama aplenty in the Emperor's Cup semi finals played on Sunday, and in Part 1 of this episode Alan Gibson joins Jonny and Ben to review the wins for Gamba Osaka and Kobe, setting up a Kansai Derby in the final at the National Stadium on November 23rd (to 44:20). Then in Part 2 we round up the ACL and J1 action from last midweek, before looking ahead to Saturday's Levain Cup final, and the weekend's J1 fixtures. As referenced on the pod, please check out Jonny's piece on Isa Sakamoto !...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 542
Time was against the JTET crew this week, so the only option was for Jon Steele to record a quick-and-dirty solo mini-pod to review last weekend's J2 action! In a brisk 8 minutes, Jon discusses defeats for the top 2 in Round 35, victory for third-placed Nagasaki, and the state of play in the relegation zone. There's also the customary preview of this weekend's games (Round 36), which could see both Yokohama FC and Shimizu clinch promotion back to J1 (if they don't shit their pants like they did ...
Oct 26, 2024•8 min•Ep. 622
It's another standalone outing for Mike 'The Magic' Innes and his J3-focused 'Short Corner' mini-pod this week! In this episode, Mike congratulates Omiya on their J3 title win, as well as reviewing all the rest of the weekend's Round 33 action. As usual, there's also a full preview of the upcoming weekend slate of games (Round 34) at the end of the pod! Hope everyone enjoys the show!
Oct 23, 2024•17 min•Ep. 621
