Episodios

  • Glentoran owner Ali Pour: ‘I need to put in up to £1million a year for the club to survive’

    Glentoran owner Ali Pour: ‘I need to put in up to £1million a year for the club to survive’
    Jun 11 2025
    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.

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    37 m
  • The Good, the bad and the bubbly: It’s BelTel Football’s review of the season

    The Good, the bad and the bubbly: It’s BelTel Football’s review of the season
    May 21 2025
    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.

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    56 m
  • Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton: From Michael Newberry tragedy to Euro triumph

    Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton: From Michael Newberry tragedy to Euro triumph
    May 14 2025
    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.

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    49 m
  • ‘I just collapsed. It was ecstasy’: Rodney McAree on Dungannon’s historic Irish Cup Final win

    ‘I just collapsed. It was ecstasy’: Rodney McAree on Dungannon’s historic Irish Cup Final win
    May 7 2025
    Dungannon Swifts have won the Irish Cup for the first time in their history and our man Steven Beacom has travelled to Stangmore Park for this very special edition of BelTel Football. On Wednesday morning, Steven sat down with NIFWA Manager of the Year Rodney McAree and his assistant Dixie Robinson do discuss Dungannon’s incredible win over Cliftonville at Windsor Park. The two lifelong friends reflect on the cup final, the dramatic penalty shootout and the joyous celebrations on the streets of Tyrone. Meanwhile back in the studio, host Keith Bailie and Swifts reporter Adrian Rutherford discuss Dungannon’s journey from the B Division to Irish Cup glory.

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    55 m
  • Irish Cup Final Special: Cliftonville’s Rory Hale and Dungannon’s James Knowles go head-to-head

    Irish Cup Final Special: Cliftonville’s Rory Hale and Dungannon’s James Knowles go head-to-head
    Apr 30 2025
    Cliftonville captain Rory Hale and Dungannon Swifts midfielder James Knowles join Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey in the studio for BelTel Football’s Irish Cup Final special. Rory reflects on last year’s final when his brother Ronan scored twice to end Cliftonville’s 45-year wait for Irish Cup glory. James recalls the heartbreaking admin error the forced him to miss the 2013 Final and playing in 2020 Final during lockdown. The panel also discuss Carrick’s play-off win over Annagh United, the managerial situation at Coleraine and the already infamous Inver Brawl.

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    56 m
  • Morgan Day – 20 Years On: ‘I feared that someone could be killed’

    Morgan Day – 20 Years On: ‘I feared that someone could be killed’
    Apr 23 2025
    20 years to the day, Linfield manager David Jeffrey and Glentoran striker Chris Morgan join Keith Bailie in the studio to discuss one of the most infamous games in Irish League history. On the pitch, Chris Morgan scored a late winner to given Glentoran a 3-2 win in the title decider. But the match was overshadowed by some of the worst crowd trouble ever seen in Northern Ireland as spectators clashed on The Oval pitch. The panel also discuss Dean Shiels’ future at Coleraine, Bangor’s promotion to the Premiership, Newry City’s double relegation and Chris Morgan’s dream of guiding amateur club Rosario into the ranks of the Irish League.

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    51 m
  • ‘I’m really concerned for next generation of Irish League goalkeepers’: Michael Dougherty

    ‘I’m really concerned for next generation of Irish League goalkeepers’: Michael Dougherty
    Apr 16 2025
    Is the football nation that gave the world Pat Jennings falling behind when it comes to producing top class goalkeepers? Derry City’s Head of Goalkeeping Michael Dougherty joins Keith Bailie and David Jeffrey in the studio to discuss the future of goalkeeping in the Irish League. Michael discusses the role of the goalkeeper in modern, how clubs must do more to promote young shotstoppers and his role in recruiting the likes of Daniel Gyollia for Glentoran. The panel also discuss Loughgall’s relegation and the thrilling title race at the top of the Championship.

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    55 m
  • Bonus: Rory McIlroy achieves sporting immortality with Masters victory

    Bonus: Rory McIlroy achieves sporting immortality with Masters victory
    Apr 15 2025
    On Sunday night at Augusta National, Rory Mcilroy defeated Justin Rose in a heart-stopping playoff to win the Masters for the first time in his career. The Holywood man has become the sixth person to complete a career grand slam. In this BelTel Football special, Keith Bailie is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Chief Sportswriter Steven Beacom and Chief Audience Editor Gareth Hanna.

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    37 m
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