Mainly here to talk about J-League. Posting the latest news & rumours. I love Japanese football ⚽ Work for DAZN on J-League, NPB, NFL, Serie A, La Liga. Vissel Kobe. Sumo. Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Jets. Mets. Rangers. Norwich City.https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mqw2ewlo3c2uVery impressed with Norwich (#NCFC) last night in Switzerland. Against a top flight team who won the Swiss cup last year and who are at the end of their pre-season, to go in and win 3-0 away from home with half your squad missing is some statement. Got a feeling this is going to be an exciting year.18 Jul 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw2ewlo3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mqqopreclk2fIn 30+ years of watching football for both pleasure and work, I've never seen a manager mismanage a game as badly as Thomas Tuchel last night for England vs Argentina. Truly awful decision making that cost England the game and a chance of moving to their first WC final since 1966.16 Jul 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqopreclk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mlng2ygmgk27The tipping culture in America never ceases to amaze me. Businesses need to start paying their staff properly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlng2ygmgk27https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mkkl6vzwec25The Jets getting VJ Payne in the 7th rounds represented one of the best value picks in the entire draft, here's why...#NYJ https://open.substack.com/pub/jetsway/p/vj-payne-value-pick?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=g8djj28 Apr 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkl6vzwec25https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mjw2bhw3h22bThe media will have you believing that only Jordyn Tyson has WR1 potential in this draft. They never learn, nobody had Puka as a WR1, or St Brown, or to a lesser extent Nico Collins etc. So many examples. I've said it elsewhere, if Denzel Boston is a better pro than Tyson, wouldn't be surprised.20 Apr 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2bhw3h22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mjckskyjoc2kI don't think anyone smiles as much in baseball as Takahiro Ikeyama. Although...If I were picked to finish last by nearly everyone and started the season 10-4, I'd be smiling too. Well, as a Swallows fan I am smiling.12 Apr 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjckskyjoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mh3f5tqa6k2gAwful advert for Asian football with Japan beating Philippines 7-0 in the QF, having registered 0 shots with only 15% possession. I can't remember them completing a single pass in the opposition half. South Korea v Japan will be a competitive semi-final at least, as will Australia v China. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3f5tqa6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgxnmnudus2rWorking the Japan v Philippines game on Sunday in the QF of the AFC Women's Cup. Unfortunately i feel it's a big mismatch which will result in another lopsided victory, although not as bad as Japan beating India 11-0 in the group stage. I know teams need exposure to improve, but it's awful viewing.13 Mar 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxnmnudus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgswtobbe22nAnother three points for Norwich ➕3️⃣ Sheffield United scored and then decided to try and time waste for 70 minutes. Maghoma changed the game as he so often does. Great to see Pelle Mattson back, Forson too who scored the winner. If we can get healthy, we can beat anyone in this division. #NCFC11 Mar 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgswtobbe22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgry47msrs2xSo we have the final four teams in the East region of the Asian Champions League: Vissel Kobe (Japan) Machida Zelvia (Japan) Buriram United (Thaland) Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) The West region hasn't started the R16 because of the troubles in the Middle East.11 Mar 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgry47msrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgrtnphyzs23For 77 minutes I thought this was going to be another Gwangju situation from last season. But when you need something big, turn to your best and most experienced players. Muto to Osako, Kobe end up winning 2-1 (3-1 AGG) and proceed to the next round of the Champions League! #VisselKobe11 Mar 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrtnphyzs23https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgi7iyyzq22eWhat a strike this is from Matsumoto Yamaga's Fujieda Kosuke. It was the third and final goal of their comprehensive win over Sapporo (who continued to struggle, 0 wins in 5). Kosuke is only 22, joined Yamaga from Momoyama Gakuin University in January. Absolute 💥💥 of a right foot.07 Mar 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi7iyyzq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mghjkkd3vk27FC Tokyo have been one of the more impressive teams in the vision league so far. Another win today, this time against Yokohama FM (3-0) and look at this assist from Kein Sato and finish by Motoki Nagakura. Scouts should be all over this young team, hope #NCFC are but I doubt it. #J107 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghjkkd3vk27https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mghd5rmj722oMito's Malick Fofana is shown a red card (deservedly so) for a foul in the box and instead of mouthing off with the referee, he comes back to shake his hand. Respect. Urawa missed the resulting penalty.07 Mar 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghd5rmj722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgdmq5ldhs24I'm not expecting to win away at Leeds on Sunday, especially with a depleted squad. But with Clement there is a chance, and that's all you want with an FA Cup 5th round tie away at a Premier League club. #NCFC05 Mar 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdmq5ldhs24https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgarkvq2ls2qHere's today's TJW offering for 4/3/26 🟢 My thoughts on the Jets tagging Breece Hall. 🟢 Why he's smart to wait for his market to set. 🟢 Does Davis Mills make any sense for the Jets? 🟢 How about Malik Willis? 🟢 Loads of notes on mock drafts etc. #NYJ #NYJets https://jetsway.substack.com/p/jets-place-franchise-tag-on-breece04 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgarkvq2ls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mgaoab2qbs2qFull list of final scores from the AFC Champions League R16 matches played today and yesterday. Melbourne City (AUS) 1:1 Buriram United (THA) Gangwon (ROK) 0:0 Machida Zelvia (JPN) FC Seoul (ROK) 0:1 Vissel Kobe (JPN) Johor Darul Ta'zim (MYS) 3:1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) #ACLElite04 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaoab2qbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mganwcx7622qVissel Kobe come back from South Korea with an important first-leg advantage. Brazilian CB Matheus Thuler with the only goal of the game although Maekawa did save a penalty in the second half after a harsh penalty for handball by 18-year-old CM Kento Hamasaki. Kobe not in J1 action this weekend.04 Mar 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mganwcx7622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mg7ybx6igc2nI'm glad the Jets decided to use the franchise tag on Breece Hall, it offers extra layers of protection that a transition tag doesn't. He'll want to see what Walker gets in FA and what Gibbs/Robinson get in contract extensions before signing a long-term deal. Hope he's a Jet for life. #NYJ04 Mar 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7ybx6igc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfzbeztvos2eCurrently working the Eintracht Frankfurt vs SC Freiburg game and had to share this double save from 23-year old keeper Noah Atubolu in the away goal. He's an outstanding young keeper. #Bundesliga01 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzbeztvos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfyye6siqc2xThis is a strong strike from Matheus Jesus who now has 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 games with Nagasaki recording back-to-back victories. But Kosuke Nakamura (中村 航輔) has to be getting a hand on that in goal. Kosuke is a capped international, this is very poor. #セレッソ大阪01 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyye6siqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfydq2vmr222I'm running our of superlatives for Phillipe Clement and what he's going at #NCFC. Injury ravaged squad and we've won 5 of our last 6 away games including a 2-0 win yesterday at Leicester and 9 wins from our last 11 including 2 clean sheet in a row. Absolutely mad when you think about it.01 Mar 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfydq2vmr222https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mftvkd3m5s2kPhillipe Clement basically blaming Liam Manning for the injuries: "No comparison to any of my other clubs (amount of injuries). We are digging into that. I don't want to go too deep into it, and I don't want to point the finger at people who are not here anymore." - Players weren't ready.27 Feb 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftvkd3m5s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mftpinduu22pGreat win for Kyoto Sanga today who scored twice after 80 minutes to come from behind and take 3 points against Hiroshima. That puts Kyoto top of the west, leapfrogging Sanfrecce. Winning goal was scored by Brazilian Henrique Trevisan who arrived from FC Tokyo in the transfer window. #KyotoSanga27 Feb 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftpinduu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mftp4bpuqc2pKobe made that much harder than it needed to be, conceding this goal in the 90th minute, a great strike by Yu Hashimoto. We had numerous chances to put this game away in the 2nd half after going 2-0 up, but we squandered some good positions. Regardless, it's another 3 points. That's the key.27 Feb 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftp4bpuqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfrpx7rko222Right now at Norwich we have 14 injuries to first-team players. 6-7 of those are starters or impact subs in a first-choice XI/squad. The fact we continue to pick up points is a minor miracle. I can't wait to see what Clement can do with a full squad next season. #NCFC26 Feb 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrpx7rko222https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfrof2tojc2gGot a busy work weekend with J1 starting with Kobe vs Avispa and Machida vs JEF United. Kobe looking to get back to winning ways after the defeat to Shimizu last week. Avispa been poor so far. Machida threw a 2-goal lead away to Verdy last week and will have eye on the Gangwon game Tuesday. #J126 Feb 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrof2tojc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfraqpk7i22sA lot of talk is about the top tier free agents on the market. If you’re lucky, you get one of them. But the real building of a team comes through the draft and by finding free agent steals. Here are five free agents that barely anyone is talking about. #NYJ https://jetsway.substack.com/p/5-free-agents-underrated26 Feb 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfraqpk7i22shttps://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfhoqvxtp222Solomon Sakuragawa (櫻川 ソロモン) scored his 2nd goal in 3 games for Cerezo following his winter move from Yokohama FC after they were relegated, and what a goal it was. He's never been a prolific scorer, wasn't at JEF, Okayama or Yokohama FC, maybe in Osaka he will be. #セレッソ大阪22 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhoqvxtp222https://bsky.app/profile/davidwh.bsky.social/post/3mfhocmnvks22Here is that Tulio goal. I rate Yuma Obata, liked him when he was at Vegalta Sendai and he's done well at Avispa, but today wasn't his finest hour. Only 24 and keepers tend to get better with age. #アビスパ福岡 #京都サンガ #J1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:dv5vtkwikbbmxb5wgr5tzhb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhocmnvks22