IFA Head of Refereeing Mike Riley and barrier-breaking match official Louise Thompson join Michael to discuss all things refereeing, from future use of technology to assist refs in the Irish League to how you can become one.

Plus we hear stories from their respective careers and put them on the spot with the questions you've been sending us!

Goalkeeper Dan Gyollai discusses his impressive start to life at Glentoran, recent bragging rights over the Blues, ambitions at the Oval, moving to Stoke City from Hungary as a teenager and an unlikely footballing idol growing up.

Harry Jewitt-White reflects on his season so far at Crusaders, the international footballer who helped convince him to sign for the club, his thoughts on the Irish Premiership and education received at Portsmouth.

We assess Limavady United's good start to their Championship campaign with strike Joe McCready. Having won the PIL in the previous season, just how big is the step up and how much higher can the Roesiders go?

Plus we launch a competition in association with BoyleSports.

Michael is joined by new Larne manager Nathan Rooney, Carrick Rangers star David Cushley and Portadown loanee Baris Altintop.

With two Premiership managers departing in the past week, we welcome new Glenavon boss Paddy McLaughlin onto the show to get his thoughts on the challenges facing him at Mourneview Park.

Journalist Stuart McKinley discusses Tiernan Lynch's decision to leave Larne, weighs up Linfield's lead at the top of the table and reflects on Northern Ireland's performance in the Nations League.

Plus we hear how Matthew Shevlin is finding the move to full-time football at Coleraine and he looks ahead to their clash with Crusaders this Sunday.

Michael is joined by Cliftonville assistant manager Gerard Lyttle to discuss the Reds recent winning run and his thoughts on the current crop of young stars in the Northern Ireland team, who he worked with in his time as U17 and U19 manager.

We hear from Josh Robinson on his coaching journey at Larne and his hopes to return to playing after time on the sidelines with an ACL injury.

Plus Robbie Garrett discusses some of his career highlights and lays out his promotion hopes with Bangor.

Michael has assembled a panel of defenders for this week's episode.

Colin Coates details his return from a career-threatening injury to play 90 minutes in Ballymena United's League Cup success on Tuesday.

We hear from Loughgall captain Ben Murdock whose side have picked up back-to-back wins in the Premiership for the first time in this campaign and are hoping to kick on.

Plus Dale Montomgery discusses Armagh City's shootout victory over Glenavon and previews his return to former club Newry City on Friday night.

We bring you a special European edition of The Score, as we build up to the UEFA Conference League clash between NIFL champions Larne and LOI champions Shamrock Rovers.

Providing an insight into the Larne camp are their manager Tiernan Lynch, captain Cian Bolger, midfielder Jordan McEneff and owner Kenny Bruce.

Voice of Shamrock Rovers and one of Ireland's finest commentators Con Murphy joins us to give us a look into how the visitors will be approaching the game.

Plus we hear from Thomas Stewart, who had the privilege of winning silverware for both clubs during his playing career.

Kirk Millar, Curtis Allen and Mark Stafford join Michael Clarke to discuss life at their respective clubs and what they're hoping to achieve this season.

Millar reflects on a decade since re-joining the Blues, playing for David Healy, the forward he most enjoyed finding and Loughgall this weekend.

Allen opens up about what he'd like to do after he retires, his mentality when it comes to setting and scoring goals and the impact new manager Stephen Baxter has already made.

Plus Stafford shares his thoughts on the Championship, an impressive win over Bangor, lessons learned at Windsor Park and his early impressions on life as manager at Ferney Park.

It's a results business. For table-toppers Ballymena United, whose impressive winning streak started against Glenavon, this weekend is about trying to ensure their run isn't ended by the Lurgan Blues. Joining us from the Sky Blues is former Northern Ireland international Danny Lafferty, who was one of their summer recruits.

After a bumpy patch of three defeats in all competitions, Crusaders have responded with three consecutive wins across the league and Co. Antrim Shield and have been helped by the goals of defender Jarlath O'Rourke who chats to us about their recent performances and a second match of the week against Linfield.

Whilst for Newry City, a poor start to the season has seen a managerial change. Darren Mullen brought a great deal of success in his previous tenure, so can lightning strike twice? He discusses why he said yes to a return to the Showgrounds dugout.