BelTel Football

Can cash-rich Coleraine wrestle the Gibson Cup away from Windsor Park, or will David Healy guide Linfield to their 58th League title? Will Larne mount a title challenge under Nathan Rooney, or is it finally time for Glentoran to shine under Declan Devine? The new Irish League season kicks off on Saturday, and the BelTel Football team is on hand to give their thoughts on all 12 Sports Direct Premiership teams. Host Keith Bailie, chief sportswriter Steven Beacom and Irish League legend David Jeffrey cast their eye over the forthcoming season on this very special edition of the Belfast Telegraph’s football podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leeds United and Northern Ireland legend Stuart Dallas is the special guest on this week’s BelTel Football summer special. The former winger joins Keith Bailie and Steven Beacom to reflect on his incredible playing career that took him from Hagan Park in Coagh to Elland Road and the Premier League. The Cookstown man recalls life in the Irish League, working under Argentine manager Marcelo Biesla, the heartbreaking injury that ended his career and why Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was wrong to call his challenge ‘utter madness’. Dallas also reflects on the ninth anniversary of Northern Ireland’s adventure in French. The King of Lyon will be joined on stage at the Ulster Hall next year by teammates Steven Davis, Josh Magennis and Niall McGinn for special commemorative event, ‘Euro 2016: Ten Years On’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businessman and Glentoran Football Club owner Ali Pour joins Keith Bailie and Steven Beacom in the studio for this special edition of BelTel Football. The multimillionaire reflects on the highs and lows of the last six years of life at The Oval and reveals why is still determined to restore the Glens to their past glories. He also makes a case for why Glentoran should receive a huge chunk of public money from the NI Football Fund to rebuild the tired east Belfast stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey cast their eye over the 2024-25 season, in the final BelTel Football of the campaign. The panel give each Sports Direct Premiership club a grade, recall their highlights of the season and take a deep dive into the summer transfer market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just eight days after the disappointment of losing an Irish Cup Final, Cliftonville bounced back to secure European qualification with a 2-0 Play-Off win over Coleraine. Manager Jim Magilton joins the BelTel Football panel to discuss the agony losing the cup final and the ecstasy of winning the Play-Off. The former Northern Ireland international also reflects on the tragic death of Cliftonville player Michael Newberry and how the lessons he learnt from his own father’s death helped him deal with the situation. The panel also discuss Sunday football, summer transfer and Queen’s University promotion to the Championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.