Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast

A huge podcast this week with a NI podcast legend, the Belfast Telegraph's Keith Bailie. We discuss if in a new era of multiple full time teams are Irish League clubs are being financially responsible? What lessons can be learned from other leagues where teams faced financial meltdown, should fans be concerned and what are the warning signs they should be looking out for? Keith shares a comprehensive deep dive into the Ards ground drama which has spanned 20 years. And we look back at another

The Irish League is back and it did not disappoint on its opening weekend. From 9 men comebacks to ridiculously early goal of the season contenders. Gareth Hanna joins the pod to go through it all. Who looks like they've bossed the transfer window and who have emerged as serious title challengers? We have a look through the telescope at what could be in store for GW2, we raise the curtain on some Championship Cabaret and if you want some Fantasy Football coverage, great, we have that too! Running

It’s the second half of our NIFL Premiership season preview, and we’re coming out strong! Same line up and formation, but spurred on by your half time team talk via twitter. We also enter treacherous waters of predicting results for GW1. Like buffalo chicken wings this pod is the best Starter you could ask for ahead of the Main Course that is the return of Irish League football. Running Order: Ballymena United (01'25) Clifonville (09'59) Dungannon Swifts (25'53) Portadown (24'33) Glentoran

The top tier of the Northern Irish football pyramid is set to return with 38 game weeks of rip roaring thrills that'll make Space Mountain feel like a trip down a slide. To get the fanbases excitedly overhyped and crushingly pessimistic all at the same time, your buds at Kicking Match are serving up a towering helping of club by club previews of the season ahead as our introduction into this podcasting game. We grabbed commentator and presenter Michael Clarke to join in as people actually trust what