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…

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…

Cliftonville legend Joe Gormley, Glentoran boss Declan Devine and Portadown skipper Gary Thompson join Michael on this week's show. The Reds won at Windsor and are getting ready for a North Belfast derby on Friday night, the Ports are hoping to build on a big scalp last weekend and the Glens meanwhile are preparing to face Larne at the Oval.The tri…

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 I…

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 …

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 t…

Our guests were all on the winning side in the first round of the League Cup. We speak to Rodney McAree about his excellent start to the season, which has seen him rewarded with a contract extension at Dungannon Swifts, midfielder Rory Hale discusses demands at Cliftonville as he hopes they can now kick on in this campaign and Queen's boss James La…

This week Michael is joined by Larne striker Matty Lusty, Carrick Rangers midfielder Seanan Clucas and Coleraine defender Dean Jarvis.

Our guests this week are Glentoran's Danny Amos, Portadown's Ben Wylie and Glenavon's Barney McKeown who discuss settling in at their new clubs, bouncing back from setbacks and what they hope to get out of this campaign.

Ben Kennedy, Jim Magilton and Matthew Ferguson join Michael on the show this week.Kennedy reflects on joining Ballymena United, playing under Jim Ervin, beating Larne and preparing for Glentoran challenge as well as advice he would offer young players looking for a move to England, based on his own experience at Stevenage. Jim Magilton discusses Cl…

Our guests on this week's show have all overcome difficulties to be back enjoying their football. Shaun Want returned after several months out to help Larne qualify for the UEFA Conference League, Jordan Stewart opened his scoring for new club Crusaders after an injury-hit couple of years and Gael Bigirimana, who has played for the likes of Newcast…

Michael speaks with Larne first team coach Gary Haveron ahead of their massive match against Lincoln Red Imps for a place in the UEFA Conference League. Whilst the Inver Reds have focused on Europe, Linfield have impressed in the Premiership with 4 wins on the trot. Blues defender Sam Roscoe provides us with an insight into life at Windsor Park, th…

As Glentoran ready themselves for their 3rd match is 6 days we chat to forward Jordan Jenkins, who opened his account for the season at the weekend. Cliftonville's Conor Pepper helps us preview the North Belfast derby, with both clubs coming into the game with 100% records. Plus Saturday marks the start of a new PIL season and for Oxford Sunnyside …

Coleraine boss Dean Shiels discusses their transition to full-time football, new Portadown 'keeper Aaron McCarey prepares to face former club Glentoran and we ask Dean Smith if his Loughgall side can build on an impressive first season back in the top flight.

Michael is joined by Crusaders manager Declan Caddell who is preparing for his first season in charge, Paul Heatley who reversed his retirement decision to sign for Carrick Rangers and Ballymena United boss Jim Ervin who has bolstered his squad in a bid stave off a repeat of the relegation battle they endured in the previous campaign.…

Keith Bailie joins Michael for a recap of a dramatic end to the domestic campaign, we chat to Irish Cup winner Chris Curran who announced his retirement after Cliftonville's victory last weekend and Jordan Owens reflects on firing Crusaders into Europe with a stoppage time winner in the play-off final.…

Our guests on this week's episode are all getting their hands on league-winners medals for the first time in their careers this weekend. From Larne we speak to Chris Gallagher, Brandon Diau joins us from Portadown and Limavady Utd are represented by Ruairi Boorman. Like most successful people, their stories involve hard work and difficult decisions…

Larne's Andy Ryan and Institute's Shaun Leppard have both received Player of the Year nominations in their respective leagues, they join us to discuss their season's to date and remaining goals. Larne need would clinch the title with a draw on Monday, whilst 'Stute could leap as high as 2nd with a win on Saturday. We also hear from Michael O'Neill,…

Our guests this week all took part in matches that grabbed the headlines and got tongues wagging last weekend. Stewart Nixon scored a late winner at Inver Park for Crusaders, which sent shockwaves through the title race, and he's hoping they will carry that momentum into their match tonight against Linfield. We chat to Steven McCullough who kept hi…

Sean Ward discusses his hopes to finish the season on a high with Glenavon as he nears retirement this summer, could they mount a late push for a European play-off spot? Elsewhere it's change at the top of the Championship, journalist Barry Flynn analyses the hopes of those pushing for promotion and we're joined by Bangor's Scott McArthur who is de…

The final four teams in the Irish Cup are the top four teams in the Premiership table as things stand. Joining us to preview Glentoran v Linfield and Cliftonville v Larne is Niall McGinn, Kyle McClean, Jonny Addis and Jaziel Orozco.

Glentoran's new caretaker manager Declan Devine joins Michael to discuss his goals between now and the end of the season. Plus we speak to Scott Irvine about Carrick Rangers' aspirations and journalist Mark McIntosh helps us preview Northern Ireland's upcoming friendly fixtures.

Michael is joined on this week's show by Coleraine's Stephen Lowry, Loughgall manager Dean Smith, Newry City's Fra McCaffrey plus we hear from Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill.

Michael is joined by journalist Stuart McKinley to preview Sunday's League Cup final at Windsor Park and we also speak to players and managers from both clubs involved. Linfield are represented by boss David Healy, Daniel Finlayson and Chris Johns, whilst Lee Chapman, Gary Thompson and Niall Currie provide a Portadown perspective.…

Michael speaks to players from 4 Championship clubs who are preparing to face Premiership opposition for a place in the semi-finals of the Irish Cup.Our guests this week are Aaron Hogg (Portadown), Darius Roohi (Ballyclare Comrades), Richard Gowdy (Newington) and Mikhail Kennedy (Institute).

Glentoran striker David Fisher joins Michael to discuss life in Belfast, their upcoming match against league-leaders Larne and his Irish Cup aspirations, we find out the inside scoop on the Coleraine takeover from journalist Damian Mullan and Annagh United boss Ciaran McGurgan is plotting a strong conclusion to the Championship season as they targe…

Cliftonville assistant manager Gerard Lyttle, Carrick Rangers midfielder Andy Mitchell and journalist Mark McIntosh join Michael to discuss what should be a thrilling conclusion to the Premiership season. With just 10 games to go, any slip up could prove costly and every side still has something to strive for.…

Journalist Keith Bailie chats us through Northern Ireland's Nations League draw, Ballymena United 'keeper Sean O'Neill speaks ahead of crucial bottom two clash away to Newry City and Jim O'Hanlon discusses a tough season for Warrenpoint Town, as they look to breathe life into their promotion bid when they face PIL leaders Limavady United.…

Michael speaks to 4 of the clubs vying for a place in the Quarter-Finals of the Irish Cup. Ballymacash Rangers boss Lee Forsythe talks to us ahead of their clash with Premiership giants Glentoran, Rodney McAree discusses his cup aspirations at Dungannon Swifts, Newington boss Paul Hamilton is hoping his team can pull off a shock in Newry and Howard…

Tomas Cosgrove reflects on scoring the winner as Larne won their 4th consecutive Co. Antrim Shield final, Linfield skipper Jamie Mulgrew talks about reaching 750 games for the club and maintaining standards as they try to reclaim the Gibson Cup, former NI international Danny Lafferty chats to us about signing for Institute and Glenavon's Niall Quin…

We're joined by Glentoran and Larne managers Warren Feeney and Tiernan Lynch as they prepare for Tuesday's Co. Antrim Shield final, we'll also hear from Glens skipper Marcus Kane and Larne defender Shaun Want, who are at different stages as they return from injury. We'll continue the cup football chat with Darren Murphy as we look ahead to the Mid …

In our first show of 2024, Cliftonville boss Jim Magilton discusses new faces and a departure at the Reds, we get his thoughts on a proposed salary cap for the league and if we really need VAR in Northern Irish football.Plus Barry Gray discusses his decision to leave Warrenpoint Town for the manager's job at Newry City and Zach Barr reflects on his…

Journalist Steven Crawford helps us preview a crucial period in the Premiership and offers his thoughts on some big transfer rumours swirling around ahead of the January window opening. We catch up with former Irish League star Thomas Stewart to find out how his managerial career in Sweden is going and we also hear from the managers of Crumlin Star…

Jonny Tuffey helps us look ahead to Crusaders v Larne and discusses his crucial penalty save in their win over Carrick Rangers, Stephen Small discusses developing young players at Ballyclare Comrades and outlines their aims for the campaign, whilst Fra Brennan brings us an insight into life at Ballymacash Rangers as they prepare for a huge Co. Antr…

Glentoran's Daire O'Connor helps us preview their big game against Cliftonville as they seek to build on an emphatic derby win over Linfield in which he netted twice. Also on the show is Newry City boss Gary Boyle who is preparing for a bottom two battle against Ballymena Utd and Bangor manager Lee Feeney whose team left it late against Ballyclare …

James Singleton, Leroy Millar and Andy Hoey are our guests this week. Glentoran have reached the Co. Antrim Shield final and are hoping to put a string of results together to climb the league table but face a stern test against Linfield tonight. Larne face the Blues in a Bet McLean Cup QF on Tuesday but first must navigate a Premiership away day in…

Northern Ireland internationals Isaac Price, Dion Charles and Jamal Lewis reflect on a positive end to a challenging Euro Qualifying campaign. Danny Wallace discusses Glenavon's upturn in form under new boss Stephen McDonnell, Cliftonville's Stephen Mallon opens up about bouncing back from injury hell and Institute boss Kevin Deery chats about what…

On this week's show Michael is joined by Northern Ireland internationals Daniel Ballard, Dion Charles and Dale Taylor ahead of their Euro Qualifiers against Finland and Denmark.Journalist Keith Bailie helps us preview those ties and assesses the injury issues that have plagued the squad.Plus we talk to Irish League managers Rodney McAree (Dungannon…

The latest round of the League Cup had one of the longest ever penalty shootouts, upsets and extra-time drama so we've rounded up some of the key protagonists to share an insight into what went on. We speak to Coleraine 'keeper Gareth Deane, Larne striker Andy Ryan and Portadown midfielder Ryan Mayse. Plus we are joined by David Kerr from NIFL to d…

Andy Waterworth joins Michael to discuss coaching the next generation of prospective senior internationals and the lessons learned from a very successful playing career in Northern Ireland.

On this week's show journalist Mark McIntosh gives his honest assessment on all 12 Premiership clubs and offers his predictions for the weekend and the season as a whole. We also catch up with former Newry City boss Darren Mullen who has helped the club set up a Past Players Association and interim Ballinamallard boss Mark Stafford shares his thoug…

Cliftonville's Rory Hale, Daniel Larmour of Crusaders and new Dergview boss Emmet Friars join Michael on this week's episode, which kicks off with some big breaking news.

The Euros are coming to Belfast in 2028 after the UK and Ireland won the right to host the tournament. We speak to Irish FA Chief Executive Patrick Nelson and journalist Keith Bailie about what this news means for the country, for funding prospects, qualification hopes and we discuss the decision to play games at Casement Park. We preview Northern …

Goals change games and they can also change seasons. Our guests this week reflect on winning their last two matches and hoping that trend can continue, in the form of Ballymena United boss Jim Ervin and Carrick Rangers forward Danny Purkis. We also speak to Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill after he named his squad to face San Marino and Sloven…

Our guests this week are all on the move. Stephen McDonnell is Lurgan-bound having landed the job as new Glenavon boss, Premiership new-boys Loughgall are represented by their captain Ben Murdock who is hoping their upward trajectory can continue and Niall Currie is in a happier place after a recent run of wins has seen his promotion-favourites Por…

NIFL CEO Gerard Lawlor discusses the league's new 5 year strategy which could see a change to the league calendar introduced, Coleraine striker Andrew Mitchell opens up about why he was out of the game for so long and the relief to be back amongst the goals and Linfield striker Chris McKee reflects on his own excellent start to the season.…

Michael is joined by Ballymena United captain Colin Coates, Jordan Jenkins talks about hoping to make a positive impression at Dundela, journalist Keith Bailie discusses some of the big stories of the week and manager Paul Owens reflects on an impressive start to the season with Limavady United.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill chats ahead of their upcoming Euro Qualifiers, we meet the new majority shareholder of Carrick Rangers Michael Smith and we're joined by Cliftonville forward Ben Wilson and Newry City boss Gary Boyle as they reflect on their starts to the season.

Glentoran winger Daire O'Connor, Larne 'keeper Rohan Ferguson and Ballymacash Rangers boss Lee Forsythe join Michael on this week's episode.

Carrick Rangers defender Albert Watson, Crusaders forward Adam Lecky and Bangor boss Lee Feeney join Michael on this week's show.