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.

In the final podcast of the year Mark McGuiggan joins the podcast top look back at a barnstorming Boxing Day set of games.

Newsletter sports writer Johnny McNabb is in the festive pod hotseat this week.

He shares his view of what every Irish League side wants and hopes for in the January transfer window.

He also helps recap the pre-Christmas string of games and previews the biggest gameweek of the year, Boxing Day!

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.

No games as Storm Darragh results in the entire NIFL Premiership weekend schedule, but Joe McCallion and Ross Welsh of Around The Grounds NI are on hand to share their best Irish League XI’s of the season so far.

Going behind the starts and the art of the eye test to pick of the best performing batch of players.

Plus, fallout out from NIFL’s handling of the Storm Darragh impacted games and a look ahead to this weekend’s match ups *fingers crossed*.

PS. Kicking Match: LIVE is happening on 21st March 2025 in Belfast! Head to social media and be one of the first to secure your ticket.

Podcaster Stewart Cherry looks ahead to busy December for all teams in the NIFL Premiership.

Whose season would be make or break, depending on how these final games of 2024 play out?

We review the schedule of every team and ask what’s required for each side in order to keep in touch with their goals?

We also look back at the past weekend games where Linfield and Carrick where the only victors.

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.

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.