It's the annual tradition which see every teams early season offerings go under the microscope. All inspected by the luring eyes of Ross Welsh and Joe McCallion from Around The Grounds NI. n

Few games but plenty to talk about. Coleraine climbed to the top of the table with a solid win at derby foes Ballymena United. Dungannon Swifts pulled off a surprise victory against Glentoran after falling behind early on. Carrick Rangers narrowly got the better of Portadown and Bangor rounded off the weekend in style, sweeping aside Glenavon to continue their impressive run of form.

Re-caped in full in the company of Stephen Alexander.

Stormy Amy blew a gust on Friday but Saturday held firm to give us an eventful weekend of games which shook up the early table.

Stuart McKinley from the Belfast Telegraph joins the pod.

For the third season on the bounce there's a managerial change at Glenavon. Following a heralded start to his time in charge of the Lurgan Blues, Paddy McLaughlin follows in the footsteps of Gary Hamilton and Stephen McDonnell in leaving the club after a difficult start to a campaign. What went wrong on this occasion and what direction which Glenavon turn to in order to save their top flight status?

Dave Watt joins the pod to chat all things Glenavon as well as recap the latest games.

The men from East Belfast claim their biggest scalp of the season by beating Coleraine on their own patch. Can this early momentum be maintained for Glentoran? Or is it setting up fans for another winter of discontent?

Elsewhere, Linfield get back to winning ways, Bangor claim a big win at Portadown as Mid-Ulster is plunged into further relegation anxiety.

All that and more, recapped in the company of Joel Neil.

PFA NI CEO Michael Carvill shares the concerns and hopes of the Irish League playing fraternity in 2025.

Aaron Vennard aka Irish League Grounds/@NIFLGrounds joins the podcast to share his reaction to the NI Football Fund's September announcement.

A howler, a shocker, a calamity?
Whatever way you describe the decision to award Linfield’s second goal on Saturday, Irish League fans are almost united in outrage at the latest refereeing blunder.

But what happens next? With NIFL CEO Gerald Lawlor hinting at change in his latest statement, the big question is: what will that actually look like?

Ally McCalmont joins the podcast to share his thoughts, plus a full recap of all the weekend’s games.

Stewart Cherry joins the podcast to break down Linfield’s humbling European exit at the hands of Shelbourne. Why does the Irish League continue to falter on the big stage?

We also recap the latest domestic action as Glentoran and Carrick Rangers play out a draw to remain unbeaten, while Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts continue to struggle, still searching for their first points of the season.

NIFL want your thoughts. They’ve launched a fan survey asking if summer football (and a new league schedule) is the way forward.

Meanwhile, Linfield have it all to do at Windsor after a 3-1 loss to Shelbourne in Dublin - can they pull off a big Euro comeback on home turf?

We're also asking: is it really fair to make teams play three games in one week? Portadown boss Niall Currie certainly had something to say about it!

Plus, we’ve got a full round-up from a jam-packed week of action. All in the company of Mark McGuiggan who is here to help make sense of it all.