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?

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?

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.

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. 

Dave Watt is the guest on the podcast this week as Kieran

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 a three goal lead at home to sink their chances against the current league leaders, Carrick and Ballymena play out a bore draw while Glenavon win a thriller against the Swifts in Co. Tyrone.

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 League top flight action.

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.

In the final podcast of the year Mark McGuiggan joins the podcast top look back at a barnstorming Boxing Day set of games. 

Newsletter sports writer Johnny McNabb is in the festive pod

He shares his view of what every Irish League side wants and

He also helps recap the pre-Christmas string of games and previews the biggest