After starting off the last week with so much potential, Cliftonville will look back at the past couple of days thinking 'what could have been?'.

Outclassed by Linfield at home and then toppled by Dungannon away, things could not have gone worse for the Reds as they attempt to keep their season from completely going off the rails.

Damian Mullan, Sports Editor of the Coleraine Chronicle joins the pod to share their thoughts on the week that was of Irish League action.

Matthew Brown from Shout at the Oval joins the podcast to review a week where Coleraine make Linfield look all at sea with a surprising 3-0 victory, Glentoran smash sorry Newry - scoring 8 goals - & Carrick, Larne and Crusaders all win out on less than ideal grass surfaces.

Last season's Champions are back on top. Undefeated in 19, they've crawled back Linfield's point cushion - in part - due to the blues dropping 5pts in two game weeks.

Cliftonville continue to breath down both teams necks after they continued their own streak without death by thumping Coleraine.

Elsewhere it was stalemate in the battle of the basement and Glentoran throw away a two goal first half lead for the second time in a week.

Peter is joined by sports reporter and former sports editor of the Ballymena Times, Stephen Alexander.

The Irish League might be steam rolling towards the business end of the season, but our compadres in the League of Ireland are preparing to kick off their brand new season for 2024.

To keep us all up to date with the latest comings and goings in the league we contacted broadcaster and host of League of Ireland podcast Between The Stripes help answer all our big questions - including if the recently proposed 'All Island League' investment plan turned any heads?

Dungannon make a huge comeback at Windsor Park to score the biggest shock of the season and further blow the title race open. How will Linfield react as their rivals for the Gibson Cup kept up their end of the deal with victories on Friday night.

Coleraine finally won a game for the first time since the start of November, we also ask what the latest is on their mooted takeover. Plus, we preview the last 16 in the Irish Cup.

Joining the podcast to review it all is Belfast Live sports reporter Steven Crawford?

The three at the top come up trumps again as they all win out in a weekend impacted by weather cancellations. Elsewhere, Carrick heap more misery onto Coleraine as they claim first win away at the Ballycastle Road for over 30 years.

Ally McCalmont jumps around to review all that, plus looks back at the entertaining League Cup Semi finals.

Who ordered the battle for a top six place/European play off spot? Because it's here and it's toasty hot. The Irish League continues to get more interesting by the week. Add in a couple more transfers and a sprinkling of some further rumoured ones, and that all adds up to a rather delectable pod offering to indulge in. No better person to join the pod this week to skim their eyes and ears over it all than podcaster Mark McGuiggan.

Football writer and broadcaster Barry Flynn returns to the podcast the recap the entire 5th Round of the Irish Cup. Where we saw another comeback at home from Linfield, the Glens left it late to avoid another embarrassing cup exit to Annagh United and Crusaders two year reign as Irish Cup holders will come to an end after they were slain by Ards at home.

We'll summarise all the latest Irish League transfer goings on and look ahead to the first NIFL Premiership gameweek of 2024.

Linfield enter 2024 as the team atop the pile in the NIFL Prem after escaping Inver Park with a point. But it's all eyes on the cup on as the big boys enter the fray in the Irish Cup this weekend. Plus we also look at the early January business already completed the Irish League.

Reporter and commentator Mark Strange joins the pod.