n another Golden Week mini-pod, James & Jon round up all of the weekend's action from the West & East in J2/J3 - plus all the usual segments!

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Jonny and Ben begin this episode with a look back at Machida's gallant effort in the ACL Elite final (to 9:00), before Hiroshima correspondent Robert Turner returns to chat about Sanfrecce's season to this point, their win over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday and his hopes for the remainder of the CEJLC (to 29:15).

Then in Part 3 we run through the other three games from the west (to 46:35), before we finish off with the four games from the east and a look ahead to the first two rounds of J1 Golden Week fixtures. #Quick update: Following their latest defeat, Urawa sacked manager Maciej Skorza on Tuesday#

Recording separately this week, James & Jon bring you up to speed with all of last weekend's action from the J2/J3 100 Year Vision League!

In Part 1, James runs through the big stories from the West divisions, while Jon does similar in Part 2 (with some news about a managerial change at Iwata as well).

We also select Most Bravo Players, and preview the upcoming games in Round 12 this weekend!

We hope you enjoy the show, and apologies for the last-minute upload!

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After Jonny and Ben begin the episode with a look back at ACL heroics from Kobe, Machida and Gamba Osaka (Spoiler alert: Kobe lost in the ACL Elite semi finals on Tuesday morning) last week (to 12:05), they welcomed Kawasaki correspondent Neil Debnam back to the pod to chat about Frontale's CEJLC so far, and their dramatic late Kanagawa derby win over Yokohama F.Marinos last Saturday (to 34:17).

Then in Part 3 we round up the other three east games, as Kashima kicked further clear at the top (to 44:25), before reviewing the four games from the west and looking ahead to upcoming fixtures.

This week’s JTET begins in the East, as Jon Steele fills us in on matchday 10 and talks about the Fukushima Derby (to 25:20), then we move westwards for James to talk about Oita v Yamaguchi (to end). Both parts include the regular Most Bravo Player and games to watch selections.

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After a very eventful J1 Matchday, Alan Gibson joined Jonny and Ben to chat about Kobe's win over Nagoya - that ended on a somber note after the sickening collision between Vissel players Matheus Thuler and Daiya Maekawa - then a rough week for Gamba Osaka, who lost 1-0 at home in both the ACL Two semi final first leg, and the Osaka derby (to 42:30). Then Alan reflects on his incredible trip to the UK to watch Japan's friendlies against Scotland and England (to 1:02:43).

In Part 2 we round up the rest of the west (to 1:11:05), then all five games from the east, before finishing the episode with a look at the upcoming slate of top flight action.

James Taylor and Jon Steele got back together to review matchday 9 of the J2/J3 100 Year Vision League. In part 1, James reviews West-B, asks Jon about his trip to Kitakyushu, and then talks in more detail about West-A before crowning his Most Bravo Player and picking some games to watch (to 29:00). Jon takes over in part 2 for a review of the East groups, with a focus on Sendai v Gunma and Iwaki v Matsumoto, then picks his MBPs and games to watch (to end).

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The J1 Chaos Energy J.League Cup reached the halfway point of the league phase over the weekend, and Jonny and Ben were pleased to welcome Fukuoka correspondent Daniel Hawkins back to the pod to chat about Avispa's season so far, their character-building 1-0 away win over Hiroshima on Sunday, and Daniel's outlook for the second half of the half-season campaign (to 25:40).

Then in Part 2 Jonny and Ben round up the other four games from the west (to 41:55), and all five from the east, before they look ahead to Gamba Osaka's ACL Two semi final first leg this Wednesday night, and the weekend's top flight matchday.