NIFL Chief Executive Gerard Lawlor joins host Keith Bailie and David Jeffrey to discuss the future of league football in Northern Ireland.
 
In a wide-ranging interview the former Cliftonville chairman man discuss the standard of the Sports Direct Premiership, sectarianism in football, the long-awaited NI Football Fund, Sunday football, summer football and television coverage of the domestic game.

Join Keith Bailie and special guests including David Jeffrey and Steven Beacom as they discuss all the big talking points in Irish League football with unique takes and expert opinion. The panel will take a deep dive into the world of the Sports Direct Premiership, looking at upcoming games and discussing all the hot topics from across football in Northern Ireland.

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'The NI Football Fund will not be a carve up in any shape or form'- NIFL Chief Executive Gerard Lawlor

Bangor manager Lee Feeney joins Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and his old manager David Jeffrey in the studio for this week's BelTel Football.
Feeney reflects on his playing career that took him from Ards to Linfield to Rangers and back again. He also looks to the future, as his Bangor team chase promotion to the Premiership.
The panel also discuss Northern Ireland’s Nations League promotion, Tiernan Lynch’s shock move from Larne to Derry City, Glenavon’s appointment of Paddy McLaughlin and Gavin Whyte’s potential Irish League return. 

'At Rangers three points was a must and that's what I'm trying to create at Bangor”: Lee Feeney

Steven Beacom is joined by David Jeffrey and NI football legend Darren Murphy who played for Portadown, Ballymena, Dungannon and Linfield. He has also managed Dungannon, coached at Linfield and Crusaders, was an elite performance coach at the IFA, and is currently manager of Finn Harps in the League of Ireland. He talks through his career as a player and a manager and also opens up on dealing with depression. We also look at the upcoming Northern Ireland vs Belarus match and the race between Linfield and Larne.

Former Irish League player and manager Darren Murphy opens up about his incredible career and dealing with depression  

Keith Bailie is joined by Warren Feeney and sports journalist Graham Luney. Feeney gives his insights on the state of the Irish League and whether he would consider a job in NI in the near future, while Graham gives a preview of this weekend’s matches, including what will likely be a tight game between Glentoran and Larne.

'The NI Football Fund will not be a carve up in any shape or form'- NIFL Chief Executive Gerard Lawlor

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