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Show Notes & Video
This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts.
The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook.
In episode 15, true to form, we started by looking at some recent news:
- Mark H –
- Lukas Hradecky’s Dad/agent talking about a big move or contract before the German cup final, where Luke conceded the pen that lost the final
- Walter Viitala’s Danish relegation play-off, whose recent form helped Viborg FF get this chance to stay up
- Rich – Continuing the recent theme of the Suomen Cup and the fact that only 5 teams have registered for the 2017-18 competition, with only 10 days to the deadline
- Mark W – Upcoming Finland vs Estonia legends game
- Mark H – Finland are now down to 108th place in the world ranking 😔
Finns Overseas That Need A Transfer
- Mika Ojala at VfR Aalen in Germany
- Thomas Lam at Nottingham Forest in England
- Berat Sadik at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in Russia
- Joel Pohjanpalo at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany
- Roope Riski on loan at Paderborn in Germany (from SJK)
- 4 Finnish goalkeepers in the English Championship
- Jesse Joronen at Fulham, 0 league starts
- Anssi Jaakkola at Reading, 0 league starts
- Niki Maenpää at Brighton, 1 league start
- Jussi Jaskalainen at Wigan, 9 league starts
- Daniel O’Shaughnessy at Cheltenham Town in England
- Glen Kamara at Colchester United in England
Rich also mentioned Patrik Raitanen who has just joined Liverpool FC U18’s from FC Jazz.
Upcoming Huuhkajat Fixtures
- Finland vs Liechtenstein in Turku, Wed 7.6
- Finland vs Ukraine in Tampere, Sun 11.6
Veikkausliiga So Far…
- Good start for VPS, currently 2nd in the league table.
- Alfredo Morales at HJK, with 10 goals in 11 goals is far ahead of the pack.
- HJK’s struggles to break down defensive teams.
- SJK’s awful start to the season.
- New SJK manager Jose Manuel Roca’s first press conference.
- Are HJK too far ahead already? Mark says they may be too far ahead of the main contenders.
- Good crowds at Ilves with average attendances of 3,000+.
- JJK players finding to tough to adapt to the fitness levels of the Veikkausliiga?
- Honka and Kokkola leading the charge for promotion from Ykkönen.
The current league table can be found on the Veikkausliiga website
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