The J-Talk Podcast

The final round of games before the international break took place over the weekend, and Jonny and Ben were very pleased to welcome Kashiwa correspondent Seamus Johnston back to the pod to chat about Reysol's 2-1 win over Kawasaki on Saturday, and his thoughts on the season so far, with the Chiba side in the midst of a hectic schedule of league and ACL Elite games (to 25:37). Follow Seamus on Bluesky, and check out his Reysol Ramble Substack. Then in Part 2 we run through the rest of a history making weekend, reviewing the other games involving top half sides (to 53:25), then moving on to the all-bottom half battles (to 1:23:30), before finishing the pod with our thoughts on the Asian Cup postponement, the national team squad for the friendlies against Brazil and Paraguay, and the Levain Cup quarter finals.

Better late than never (hopefully), James and Jon run through the most important storylines from a very busy week of J2 football (Running time: 28 minutes). In Part 1 (Start to 17:00), James reviews the games from Round 14 (played on Saturday 31st October). Then in Part 2 (17:00 to Finish), Jon takes over and does similar for Round 15 (the games played on Tuesday 3rd November, a national holiday in Japan). We also pick out a Most Bravo Player for each round, and there's a quick preview of some games to watch in Round 16 this weekend as well! Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time! *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

Jonny and Ben kick off the pod with a brief review of the action from last midweek in the ACL & Levain Cup, then welcome in Yokohama F.Marinos correspondent Stuart Woodward, after his side enjoyed a free-scoring week, putting four past Hiroshima in the cup on Wednesday, and then banging in four more on Sunday to take down Kanagawa rivals Kawasaki (to 33:45). Then we run through the rest of the games from J1 Matchday 13, with movement in the table at both ends after some surprising results.

In this week’s episode, James Taylor and Jon Steele have two J2 games to talk about. First, Omiya v Yokohama FC (to 28:30), then Niigata v Sendai (to 36:50), followed as ever by Most Bravo Player (to 42:55) and a double preview of the weekend and midweek fixtures (to end).   Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time. *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

After a brief review of how the top six fared in last Wednesday's J1 Matchday 11, Jonny and Ben were very pleased to welcome Tokyo Verdy correspondent Lewis White back to the pod for the first time this season, after the greens finally broke their duck with a 3-1 triumph over Fukuoka on Saturday. We also get Lewis' thoughts on the recent managerial change at Verdy, and how he feels about the state of the club moving forward (to 35:30). Then Jonny and Ben work their way up from the bottom of the table after an action-packed pair of matchdays.

After a chaotic few days of J2 action, James and Jon do their best to keep track of all the big stories on the field on play. In Part 1 of this round-up pod, James talks you through the key points from last weekend's slate of fixtures (Round 11). Then in Part 2, Jon takes over with a look at the main events from the full midweek round played on Wednesday (Round 12). James and Jon also pick Most Bravo Players for each round, and there's a quick preview of the upcoming Round 13 fixtures as well. We hope it's a useful review, and we're planning to record the usual conversational pod next week to look back on this weekend's games! ____________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time. *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social  

Jonny and Ben are guestless on this episode, but they have plenty of help along the way, as they answer a terrific array of questions from the podcast patrons, after a controversy-tinged J1 Matchday 10. Our review begins with new leaders Hiroshima, then we make our way through the results for the rest of the top six teams (to 56:35), before wrapping up the rest of the games, with plenty of discussion on the three contentious straight red card decisions. #There are serious audio issues in parts of this episode, some random sections vanished in the editing suite, and the last five or six minutes completely vanished.

James Taylor and Jon Steele are back on the J2 beat this week with a couple of games from matchday 10 to discuss. First up is Tosu v Fujieda (to 16:45) followed by Shonan v Niigata (to 33:40), plus all the usual Most Bravo Player chat (to 39:35) and a double preview of the weekend and midweek fixtures (to end).   Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time. *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

J1 returned after the international break over the weekend, and after a brief Emperor's Cup review at the start of the pod, Jonny and Ben welcomed in Hiroshima correspondent Robert Turner, to chat about Sanfrecce's 2-0 away win over Tokyo Verdy on Sunday, and the club's best performers this season so far, as they sit just a point off the top after nine rounds (to 25:50). Then we round up the rest of the top flight matchday, including Kashiwa going top with their win over previous leaders Kobe, and huge wins for bottom six teams Fukuoka and Nagoya.

In a quick-&-cheerful mini-pod, Jon Steele looks back at all of the key points from last week's J2 fixtures. Includes some Most Bravo Player chat, and a preview of this weekend's Round 10 action! Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time. *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social