An early Christmas drop! Scott and Joris dive deeper into the latest T1 Changes: Nicky Hayen to KRC Genk and Rik De Mil to KAA Gent. Joris also gives us a full report on his visit to 't Kuipje for Westerlo v RAAL and we are all over all the latest from the Challenger Pro League.

Timing and Availability

Scott and Joris dissect the big news of the week as Club Brugge sack Nicky Hayen and bring back Ivan Leko. STVV continue to fly high and they look closer at Belgium's World Cup Group Stage draw v Egypt, Iran and New Zealand.

Stupefaction

Scott and Joris review the highlights from MD 16 in the Pro League, in what is a Sint Truiden (STVV) heavy episode. They discuss Wouter Vrancken, but also Anderlecht and the new man in the hot seat at Antwerp. They even find time to discuss the impending World Cup Group Stage draw!

Controlled Chaos

Scott and Joris look more closely at the situation at Cercle Brugge, praise Felice Mazzu's impact at OHL and ask questions of Westerlo. They also find time to say nice things about Anderlecht and probe Belgium's upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Squaring the Cercle 

It's all going wrong in Antwerp! The lads chat through who is to blame for the current situation at the Great Old and what the future might hold for the club. They also talk about Max Dean's antics against OH Leuven and player's of the week (some for better reasons than others!).



They then talk second tier action and even take a brief look into the third tier of Belgian football!

The Great Old Frightfest

Felice Mazzu is back in the Pro League! Ben, Scott and Joris talk OH Leuven's 'new' head coach and how they think he will get on at the struggling club. They also talk DAZN and TV deals before jumping into the second tier for a longer round up.



Ben's piece on Mazzu's return can be read here: https://getfootballnewsbene.com/last-chance-saloon-for-felice-mazzu-at-oh-leuven/



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Consistently Inconsistent 

The international break is once again in the books and Pro League action returns to Belgium. Ben, Scott and Joris talk a surprising managerial appointment for Union, the chaos of Standard v Antwerp, Ben's trip to Brugge and European fixtures. No CPL action in this weeks episode but there will be plenty next time.

Scott's substack piece on David Hubert can be found here: https://coyneconsultancy.substack.com/p/perception-and-reality

A Bolt from the Yellow and Blue

Scott and Joris review MD 10 in the Pro league, including increasing worries for Antwerp and Mechelen's best start to a season in 34 years. They find time to praise Beveren and discuss developments at Club Nxts in the Challenger Pro league

Don't Count Your Chickens

Ben and Scott run the two man show while Joris throws himself out of a plane. The duo talk Gent as a top four candidate, Genk's big week and preview the upcoming European games. They then dive into the second tier to talk Club NXT, strikers on the move in January and new ownership in Beerschot.

The Pursuit of Progress

Ben, Scott and Joris talk Zulte Waregem and Antwerp in depth, Club's huge win over Monaco in the Champions League and predictions for Genk against Rangers. In the CPL, the trio chat about unbeaten Beveren and Kortrijk, before going full Sweeper podcast and looking up Swedish women's teams and Italian sides from the 1970s.

Growing Pains

The Belgian Football Podcast is an English language podcast focusing on the Belgian Pro League, hosted by Ben Jackson alongside Scott Coyne and Joris Becq. Every week the trio chat about the biggest talking points around the league, while occasionally being joined by guests to dive deeper into some of Belgium's top clubs. For any questions/queries please email belgianfootpodcast@gmail.com We are also delighted to partner with Freelance Football Opps, who provide a weekly newsletter of jobs for football freelances, find them at https://freelancefootballopps.com/ or @FFOpps.

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