It's our final show of 2022 and on it we preview the Steel and Sons Cup final with Dunmurry Rec manager Dan Thornton and Bangor boss Lee Feeney, we find out about how a club called Borussia Newtownabbey are using football to help people open up about their mental health and journalist Mark McIntosh joins us to assess the Premiership season at the half-way stage and make some big predictions for the football yet to come.

With the weather playing havoc with the fixture list we decided to turn our attention to a misunderstood bunch in the football world - goalkeepers. Joining us to discuss their craft and shed a light on the highs and lows between the posts is Bam Neeson (Ballymacash Rangers), Conor Mitchell (Warrenpoint Town) and Dwayne Nelson (Dungannon Swifts).

Plus we kick off the show by revealing who has won our big Christmas competition with Connected Fitness!

Michael O'Neill joins us to discuss his decision to return as Northern Ireland manager, Keith Bailie offers a journalist's perspective on the news plus we talk to Ballymena Utd skipper Josh Kelly and Ards boss Matthew Tipton about their seasons so far.

Football is a numbers game and our guests this week, like us, are weighing them up. Jonny Addis is part of a Cliftonville team that are re-building defensive foundations as they accumulate clean sheets, Declan Caddell came out of retirement to make his 511th career appearance for Crusaders and Tony Gorman is a happier man after 3 points last weekend moved Dungannon Swifts 6 points clear of relegation rivals Portadown. 

In a week where we learned we are ranked in the top 10% of podcasts globally based on both follows and shares, we are on the happy side of the number-crunching and pay tribute to you, our listeners, in this episode for your amazing support.

Michael is joined by guests from all 3 tiers of the NI Football League, as he chats to returning Limavady Utd boss Paul Owens, Dundela ace Tony Kane and Carrick Rangers forward Emmett McGuckin.

NI international Sarah McFadden reflects on a remarkable year for women's football, which ended in victory for the Green and White Army against Italy in Belfast on Tuesday night and we chat Irish League with Linfield's Chris Shields and Larne boss Tiernan Lynch. 

Sean Ward reflects on 20 years in the Irish League as Glenavon prepare to face another of his former clubs, Daniel Hughes discusses Newry City's mission for Premiership survival after winning the Championship last season and Cliftonville assistant manager Declan O'Hara assesses their quest for silverware in this campaign and opens up about his relationship with Paddy McLaughlin.

The Premiership's top scorer Matthew Shevlin reflects on his blistering start to the season, Northern Ireland international Julie Nelson shares her thoughts on the introduction of the Nations League to the women's game and Bobby Burns discusses Glentoran's bid to stay grounded as everyone guns for them and pays tribute to his former coach Frankie Wilson, who passed away last week.

Michael heads to North Belfast for an exclusive hour-long interview with Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter.