Episodios
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Spotlight on the ever changeable race for top 6 in the NIFL Premiership this week. With games running out, will we actually see the established regulars fall below that dotted line, or will they rally before the table reads '33 played' across the board.Keelan Leeper makes their pod debut to help decipher how the fixtures will impact the all important run in between now and the end of March.We'll also review all the games and look ahead to this upcoming gameweek.
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A memorable clash between Glentoran and Linfield headline an Irish Cup weekend short on shocks.
Podcaster Mark McGuiggan joins the pod to assess why Linfield are beating everybody else in the NIFL Premiership except their most heated rivals. Does this ruin the lustre of their season? Or just a bump along the way?
We review all the games from the week as well as wrap up all the last minute transfer deals.
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Podcaster Matthew Brown from Shout At The Oval helps to break down what's been behind Declan Devine's success in East Belfast this season. What changes has he made on and off the pitch? And what is the trajectory of the side moving forward?
We also spend time going through all the latest transfer moves, recap the latest match ups and look ahead to the games in the Irish Cup last 16.
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Dave Watt is the guest on the podcast this week as KieranOfford takes centre stage as the league’s most sought after striking prospect. His time on loan at Crusaders might have come to an end but will he be away from the league for long with plenty of rumoured suitors waiting in the wings.
Offord helped his old team in red and black win out in his final game, heaping more misery onto Coleraine? Is Dean Shiels starting to feel the heat from fans on the North Coast?
Elsewhere, Portadown gift Linfield a three goal lead at home to sink their chances against the current league leaders, Carrick and Ballymena play out a bore draw while Glenavon win a thriller against the Swifts in Co. Tyrone.
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Sports podcaster Ally McCalmont joins the pod as Linfield avoid another banana skin in the league. Top of the table after Christmas with only four defeats, is it becoming Linfield’s title to lose?
Elsewhere, Larne keep up their push up the table at the expense of Cliftonville who are left furious following a controversial chalking off of a goal before the break.
Portadown return to winning ways as Dungannon smash the Crues.
We cover the latest transfers and look ahead to another weekend of Irish League top flight action.
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Irish League writer and reporter Barry Flynn returns to the podcast for his annual look back at the Irish Cup 5th Round.
He also reflects on the early moves in the January transfer window and previews the first selection of games in the NIFL Premiership.
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In the final podcast of the year Mark McGuiggan joins the podcast top look back at a barnstorming Boxing Day set of games.
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Jonny Dunlop joins the podcast this week as there’s big wins for the teams at the top. Currently Portadown are one of those sides flirting with the top 6 rather the bottom half. Jonny attempts to share the secrets behind the mid-Ulster men’s ascension this season.
Plus, the player widely rated as the league’s best – Joel Cooper – is heavily linked to a move a way to Coleraine. How close is a potential deal? And what kind of statement does it make for Coleraine as they attempt to flex their financial muscles in their new full time era.
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No games as Storm Darragh results in the entire NIFLPremiership weekend schedule, but Joe McCallion and Ross Welsh of Around TheGrounds NI are on hand to share their best Irish League XI’s of the season sofar.
Going behind the starts and the art of the eye test to pickof the best performing batch of players.
Plus, fallout out from NIFL’s handling of the Storm Darraghimpacted games and a look ahead to this weekend’s match ups *fingers crossed*.
PS. Kicking Match: LIVE is happening on 21stMarch 2025 in Belfast! Head to social media and be one of the first to secureyour ticket.
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Podcaster Stewart Cherry looks ahead to busy December forall teams in the NIFL Premiership.
Whose season would be make or break, depending on how thesefinal games of 2024 play out?
We review the schedule of every team and ask what’s requiredfor each side in order to keep in touch with their goals?
We also look back at the past weekend games where Linfieldand Carrick where the only victors.
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Writer and journalist Barry Flynn is our guest this week to dissect what will be a pivotal decision in Larne's history. As their greatest ever manager Tiernan Lynch progresses into the League of Ireland, the Inver Reds appoint the recent nomad Nathan Rooney to lead them into a new era. We reflect on the impact the Lynch brothers had in East Antrim and size up the task for the incoming Rooney.
Elsewhere there are derby wins for Glentoran and Portadown, plus as look to the Championship where Bangor look to be ascending towards a return to the top flight with relative ease.
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Michael Scott, Editor of Newry Reporter & Banbridge Chronicle joins the pod to react to the news of Glenavon making a big switch in their dugout.
After failing to win in their past seven matches, Stephen McDonnell was releveled of his managerial duties after a short spell of just over a year in charge.
A mere day later Glenavon named former Derry City assistant manager Paddy McLaughlin as the new man to take over.
Elsewhere, Linfield take pole position in the title race as they finally win out against Larne and there are big wins for Portadown and Carrick Rangers.
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Sports reporter from Belfast Live, Steven Crawford joins the podcast as Linfield and Larne successfully add to their points totals. How will they fare as they prepare to face off against each other this weekend.
Joe Gormley keeps up his hot streak and his three goals aid in giving Cliftonville the three points.
Elsewhere, Shay McCartan steals a point of the Ports with a long range strike but a an altercation involving Paul Healthy and Lewis MacKinnon sees the discussion around retrospective bans come to the fore once again.
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Commentator and reporter Mark Strange joins the podcast to help try and get our collective minds around this topsy turvy Irish League season.
Linfield avoid getting totally rumbled by Carrick away, but David Healy has a clear message to Blues fans, back the team!
Larne get back to winning ways, but refs are put under the spotlight by Glens boss Declan Devine as two players see red.
Elsewhere, Ports, Bannsiders and Reds continues their winning spells. Plus Loughgall continue to show signs of recovery as they earning full points for a second weekend in a row.
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Larne's humbling defeat at the hands of Shamrock Rovers in the UEFA Conference League highlighted the recently untested gulf in class between the Irish league and the League of Ireland.
Despite significant progress for the Irish League over the years, the result at Windsor Park was a clear indicator that there is still a long way to go until there is parity across the divisions on the island.
Northern Ireland football podcaster Stewart Cherry and Editor of the Banbridge Chronicle and Newry Reporter, Michael Scott are this week's guests to share their view on the status of the league and what steps should - or shouldn't - be taken in order to continue developing football within Northern Ireland.
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Ross Welsh and Joe McCallion return to the pod to celebrate a century of episodes!
The Around the Grounds NI boys ponder if Ballymena's imperious form puts them in the box seat for a top seat spot.
With a win in his back pocket Stephen Baxter off to a great start as the new Carrick Rangers boss, but is he the right fit?
Linfield survive a late surge from the Crues, but is their squad already looking thin on experience from the bench?
All that plus a look ahead to this weekend's Irish League fixtures.
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Ally McCalmont is the guest for a week full of headlines. Glentoran's second half surge earns them the bragging rights in the Irish League's most watched fixture. Glenavon were joyous victors over their rivals as they give the Ports a taste of their own late goal medicine.
We look back at Stuart King's time in charge of Carrick Rangers after he steps away from the post. Plus, Dungannon and Ballymena continue to fly high, how long can it continue?
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Mark McGuiggan joins the pod was we talk about another high profile manager who did all but sign on the dotted line with a club in Scotland. Why are these managers turning down the opportunity and are they just biding their time for the right gig?
Elsewhere, Ballymena and Dugannon keep up their recent hot streaks, Carrick lose again to make it 8 defeats on the bounce and we look ahead to the first meeting of Linfield and Glentoran this season.
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