James Taylor and Jon Steele got together for the final time this year to discuss how the teams finishing from 16th to 22nd in J2 fared. They were joined by Matt Bruce (@MatthewDBruce) to cover Tochigi, Steve Fryer (@ardija01talk) to talk about Omiya, and James Gallagher (@FLManInJapan) to review Ryukyu. James and Jon discussed Yamaguchi, Kofu, Gunma, and Iwate, before closing the episode with a question from @akakichnoeleven.

 

00:00-05:57 Renofa Yamaguchi (James and Jon)

05:58-15:42 Tochigi SC (Matt Bruce)

15:43-21:52 Ventforet Kofu (James and Jon)

21:53-54:25 Omiya Ardija (Steve Fryer in conversation with Jon)

54:26-1:00:56 Thespakusatsu Gunma (James and Jon)

1:00:57-1:21:12 FC Ryukyu (James Gallagher)

1:21:13-end Iwate Grulla Morioka and listener question (James and Jon)

 

Stats were courtesy of jleague.jp, transfermarkt.com, football-lab.jp, sporteria.jp, and @Data_Swan.

 

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