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Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast

A different take, on a very different league. A podcast covering every game, goal and incident that lights up the Irish League. Presented by Peter Cinnamond.

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01:42:39

Has the quality of the Irish League dipped this...

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2025/04/01

Former Irish League winner and ex-Carrick Rangers manager Stuart King is this week's pod guest.He responds to some calls that Linfield's trot to the title indicates a poor overall standard in the league this term. Are those suggestions accurate? Or more of a comment on the lifeless race for Gibson this term? How does this class of Irish League talent compare to previous years?Plus, reaction to the Irish Cup semi-finals and a look ahead to the start of the split.

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01:28:26

Crusaders & Coleraine snatch final Top 6 places +...

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2025/03/25

Linfield are champions once again. How does this team rank compared to recent Blues teams and are they already building for next term? Plus, the final games before the split are now in the books as the Crues and Bannsiders squeeze into the mix. Sports journalist Lewis Bennett joins the pod to recap it all.

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01:40:29

Battle for Top 6 places goes right to the wire

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2025/03/18

Sports journalist Stephen Alexander is our guest to recap a weekend which significant shifts to tee up a final pre-split game week where four different teams could secure one of two top 6 slots. We review those games as well as go through all the potential permutations ahead of this Saturday's key showdowns.

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01:18:10

Gormley secures League Cup for Cliftonville + Dean...

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2025/03/11

Sports Journalist Stuart McKinley co-hosts this weeks pod with plenty to look back at. Gormley continues to cement his sterling Cliftonville legacy with another big goal in a final to secure silverware for the Reds. Dean Smith set to split from Loughgall after 8 years in the hot seat, what went wrong at Lakeview Park this season? Plus, a full recap off all the league games in the NIFL Premiership.

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01:48:54

Nico Leonard on pitches, Larne's finances & his goal...

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2025/03/04

Businessman and Larne FC sponsor Nico Leonard (Nico van derHorst) joins the pod for an excusive audio interview about the standardof some pitches, the current financial landscape in the Irish League and his boardambitions within football in the future.Timestamp for Gameweek review : 00:33:52

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01:39:08

Are Cliftonville the next Irish League club set for...

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Joe McCallion and Ross Welsh from Around The Grounds NI joins the podcast to review a tasty collection of news and games. Should Cliftonville look at accepting the rumored North American investment? Or is it not worth the risk to the fabric of the how the club is run? Elsewhere, Larne's sharp decline in form continues, are they in threat of losing their top six status come the split?

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02:02:10

What can the Irish League learn form League Of...

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Northern Ireland football podcaster Stewart Cherry joins the pod to ponder what the Irish League can take from the League of Ireland's record breaking weekend? Is it right to compare? Or are their decade of growth on and off the pitch a potential blue print for the Irish league?Elsewhere, are Glentoran only a few players away from title contention next season? And who can stop this Glenavon hot streak?

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01:39:32

Race for Top 6 heats up + Linfield late show...

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2025/02/11

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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01:28:44

Irish Cup 6th Round Recap + Round Up of Last Minute...

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2025/02/04

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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01:41:27

Devine revolution at Glentoran + Last minute January...

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2025/01/28

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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01:26:14

Kieran Offord at centre of rumoured transfer tug of war

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2025/01/21

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

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01:16:07

Is it Linfield's title to lose? + Cliftonville...

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2025/01/14

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

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01:30:14

Irish Cup 5th Round Recap + January Transfer Window...

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2025/01/07

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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01:14:24

Boxing Day 2024 Recap

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2024/12/27

In the final podcast of the year Mark McGuiggan joins the podcast top look back at a barnstorming Boxing Day set of games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kickingmatch/support

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01:45:36

Irish League January Transfer Window Preview + Boxing...

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2024/12/23

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kickingmatch/support

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01:45:28

Joel Cooper set for shock Linfield exit? + What's...

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2024/12/17

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

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01:35:10

Team of the Season (so far) + Storm Darragh wipes out...

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2024/12/10

No games as Storm Darragh results in the entire NIFLPremiership 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

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01:31:44

Which Irish League sides face the toughest Festive...

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2024/12/03

Podcaster Stewart Cherry looks ahead to busy December forall 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. --- Support this podcast:

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01:49:26

Tiernan Lynch leaves Larne, as the Nathan Rooney era...

Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast ·

2024/11/26

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

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01:23:01

Glenavon Managerial Switch: Paddy McLaughlin takes...

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2024/11/18

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

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