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The Men's National Team's World Cup dream may be over, but the Scotland Women's side hopes of reaching their finals in Australia and New Zealand next year is still very much alive. In this episode, John B is joined by Chris Marshall and Amy Canavan to preview their latest qualifier against Ukraine which, due to the ongoing atrocities in their homeland, is being played in Poland. We look back at what's been a mixed campaign for the SWNT under new manager Pedro Martinez Losa. After kicking off with three consecutive wins, Losa's side required a 93rd minute equaliser from Abi Harrison to spare their blushes against the Ukrainians at Hampden, before being thrashed by runaway Group B leaders Spain. The Spaniards then completed the double over the Scots to clinch qualification, but Scotland still have a playoff spot in their hands if they can win next Friday and against Faroe Islands in September. Chris and Amy give their thoughts on the opposition and try to predict the lineup Scotland will send out that will, h

In our latest episode the two John's are joined by returning guest David and Armenia guest Aram from Football Kentron (@FootballKentron). We discuss the Nations League group so far with mixed results for everyone with exception of Ukraine. Aram gives us an insight in to the Armenian team and what to expect in the reverse fixture of last Wednesday. The fallout from Scotland's defeat in Ireland is discussed with there being disappointment all round from Scotland fans. The focus is around the expectation going in to the game that we looked to be favourites for but didn't turn up. Aram talks about the progression of Armenian national team and how football is growing in Armenia with new investment. We finish off by making some predictions around the game on Tuesday. Thanks to all our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors this season: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Congratulations to our prize winners! Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.mans

We have a treat in store for you in our latest episode as we discuss the biggest event that happened at Hampden last week. John Bleasdale, our co-host had the launch of his superb debut book, Scotland's Swedish Adventure. The other John hosts and is joined by Alan, Neil and of course John himself. John discusses the event at the Scottish Museum at Hampden last week, how the book came about and gives us an insight in to some of the quality content. He answers questions from the panel and also friends and listeners to the podcast. There is an appearance at Off The Ball to chat about too as John promoted his book on the show. We discuss memories from the tournament, best kits and much more in Scotland's first ever appearance at the Euros. The podcast concludes with John picking a best Scottish eleven from the Euro tournaments that Scotland have participated in. If you want a copy of the book then check out Amazon, Waterstones, Pitch Publishing or contact John direct @jbleasdale81 to purchase a signed copy.

The two John's and Josh are joined by Welsh football writer Ian Mitchelmore in what we hoped was going to be a preview of a Home Nations final to decide who qualifies for Qatar 2022. Ukraine didn't get the script though as Scotland were convincingly defeated in the playoff semi which leaves us once again not at the party. The guys discuss whether Clarke got his team selection right, the lack of width when we tried to change things and how certain players were badly missed. Credit has to go to the Ukraine as they outplayed and out fought Scotland on their way to moving one step closer to getting to the big event. We get the views of Ian in terms of what he expects from Sunday and he is confident going in to the game. He gives us an insight in to the strength of the current Welsh team and their fantastic unbeaten home run. The Scotland team have the perfect chance to now regroup and start a new unbeaten run as we look to qualify for Euro 2024. Potential changes to the team are discussed and debate whether Cl

Just five days to go until the long awaited World Cup playoff Semi Final between Scotland and Ukraine. On this special three-part preview, John B is joined by a mixture of commentators and fans to look ahead to the big game. First up is Hampden Roar Podcast host and freelance commentator Andy Bargh, who had the misfortune of being on before the squad was announced, so we debated what new faces would bve considered. Of course, no new players were drafted into Steve Clarke's squad. Next up were well-known and enthusiastic Scotland fans Gordon Sheach and Laura Brannan to assess the squad and try to name their team for Wednesday, and also what three changes they'd make to the last Scotland team to play in a World Cup Finals match with players from the latest squad. Lastly, and by no means least, the voice of Scottish Football for Sky Sports Ian Crocker gives the lowdown on the big game and how much he is looking forward to covering the match with partner in crime Ally McCoist. We all have one simple message - C

In this latest episode regulars John, Jeff, Erin and Scott are joined by some returning guests in Rangers fan Andy L (@AndyLoughran), Motherwell fan Andy R (@MFCPodcast86), Dundee fan Ethan (@EthanHampton11), Livingston fan Euan (@rankine_euan) and Hearts fan Laurie (@lauriedunsire) while Hibs fan Charlie (@charliebanks97), St Mirren fan Div (@pieandbov), Ross County fan Ross (@rossm1997) and St Johnstone fan Danny (@dannyw1989) make their debuts as each club in the Premiership is represented. The show kicks off with a quick review of the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hearts and what could have been for Rangers in Europe. Andy L assesses the need to strengthen which he feels the club didn't really do last summer. In a season where there have been quite a few managerial changes, both Andy R and Danny are of the opinion their clubs should have probably made a change. The situation at Hibs is discussed to the delight of other fans of rival teams while some guests question what kind of pressure Goodwin

Four guests, three hosts, two teams, one big occasion. This is the SFF Podcast's preview to the Scottish Women's Cup Final between Glasgow City and Celtic, a repeat of the League Cup Final in December. Holders City are looking for their tenth Scottish Cup and to end the season with silverware having seen their 14 years of League dominance ended by Rangers. Vinny speaks to midfielder Niamh Farrelly to get a view from the City camp on their hopes of retaining the trophy they hold from the last final played in 2019. Celtic are looking to claim their first ever Scottish Cup success and complete a Cup Double having beaten City at Firhill to claim the League Cup. John B speaks to defender Jodie Bartle to get the lowdown on their season so far and their hopes of making this a historic season for the Celtic Women's side. We then enter neutral territory as guest interviewer Grant speaks to BBC commentator Stuart Mitchell to give his thoughts on the season and how he sees the game going. This is followed up by John

John, Jeff and Vinny are on as we round up what has been going on in Scottish football with some of the playoffs being decided in the last week. So far, it's pleasing to see that the playoffs have seen teams progress and be promoted so congratulations to Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh City and Queen's Park. Can Inverness complete the set and defeat St Johnstone? Further down in tier 6 things have still to be decided with Darvel, Tranent and St Cuthberts set to take part in a round robin tournament to see who gains a place in the Lowland League. Once again we discuss the Lowland League and the way they have stifled progression with lack of promotion spots available. In a bizarre tangent, we end up talking half time entertainment in Scottish football and the bizarre and wonderful things we've seen take place. It provides some light relief to the show. More congratulations are in order, this time in the Women's game as Glasgow Girls and Women were promoted from SWPL2. We discuss progress for the Women's game in Scotla

We’ve saved the best until last in our Euro ’92 throwback series as John Bleasdale looks at the success of the two Scandinavian sides in the tournament, hosts Sweden and late entrants, and surprise winners, Denmark. He is joined by 96-capped Swedish internationalist Patrik Andersson, Danish journalist Sebastian Stanbury, and Danish commentator Niels Harild. Patrik broke into the Sweden side at the turn of 1992 and impressed enough in pre-tournament friendlies and with Malmo to become a starter at the Euros. He talks about the expectation for the host nation to do well in the tournament, and they delivered by topping their group, including a famous 2-1 win over England to send them home before the postcards. However, Patrik missed the Semi Final with Germany through suspension, and watched in agony as his side went down 3-2 to the Germans that ended their fairy-tale of Euro glory on home soil. It would form part of a good era for the Swedes as they went onto finish third at the USA ’94 World Cup. As Denmark

Regulars John, Jeff, Kyle and Scott are on as they review the last week in Scottish football. We kick off by discussing the events at the SWFA awards ceremony which unfortunately was ruined by some shocking comments from one of the guest speakers. Following on from this we discuss the need for more respect to be shown in Scottish football overall. Rangers qualified for the Europa League final which takes place next week. The team discuss the achievement but don't call it a fairytale or Jeff will turn in to the Incredible Hulk. The relegation spot in Premiership looks pretty nailed on with playoff spot being similar. Can Arbroath or Inverness win the playoffs and get promoted? Congratulations are in order to Darvel for winning the inaugural WOSFL in a long season. We discuss the prospect of them playing in the Lowland League and hint at possible reconstruction we'd like to see in future. The podcast concludes with the news that Scott Brown has retired from playing and some of his achievements. Remember y

We’re onto the penultimate episode of our Euro ’92 throwback series, and it’s onto the fortunes of the two home nations England and Scotland. In this episode, John Bleasdale talks to England striker Alan Smith, and leading Scottish Sports Writer Hugh MacDonald. Alan talks about England’s tight qualifying group where they sneaked through ahead of Republic of Ireland by one point, and his part in the campaign with the winning goal against Turkey at Wembley. He then goes into detail about why this England side didn’t have the same expectation of winning the tournament, with injuries in certain areas playing a part, before analysing their sub-standard performances in Sweden, culminating in a 2-1 loss to the hosts that sent them home. Alan goes into detail about that substitution where he replaced Gary Lineker and how he felt at replacing a man he was expecting to partner, and also how the stick for manager Graham Taylor was over the top. It was a tournament to forget for England, added by the riots of a section

Good John is joined by Falkirk fan Alan, aka Air Force Wan, SFSA chairman Paul Goodwin, and two men of many clubs Ally Graham and Davie Irons in our review of the Championship to League Two campaign. Lower League expert Ally is still reeling at his predictions game defeat to the podcast team, he should take tips from Davie's daughter Amy who's been successful in beating the Sportscene pundits this season. The lads discuss the season gone by for the 30 clubs outside the top tier. From the over-achievement of part time Arbroath pushing Kilmarnock almost all the way in the Championship, through the PR circuses at Falkirk and Raith Rovers, to the fight for SPFL status for Cowdenbeath. Everything is covered in what's been another memorable season with some great stories, and also some worrying times for others. We do go off in a tangent by discussing the development of young players caused by the curtailing of youth academies within regions and clubs forced by budget constraints. We agree that this will be worth

It’s the second instalment of our Euro ’92 throwback series, where John Bleasdale looks at two sides who underperformed in the tournament – France and CIS, formerly known as Soviet Union and now Russia. He is joined by journalists Pierre-Etienne Minonzio of French newspaper L’Equippe and Russian correspondent for ESPN, Sky Sports and The Guardian amongst others Artur Petrosyan. France arrived in Sweden as one of the pre-tournament favourites having won all eight of their qualifiers, but Pierre explains that part of it was down to luck rather than design. He goes into tremendous detail as to why France performed so poorly at Euro ’92, culminating in their exit at the hands of Denmark in the final group game. From an unfocussed group of players believing their path to the Final was mapped out, to an unfocussed manager in French legend Michel Platini, who announced pre-tournament he was leaving to focus on an ambassador role for the France ’98 World Cup, it was a recipe for their disastrous early exit in the gr

For our latest episode regulars John and Erin are joined by Lyle Kennedy of La Club Royale and Box of Trash Music for the latest football/music special. Lyle is a Hibs fan so we discuss the Maloney sacking, who may be contenders for the job and who he definitely doesn't want. We move on to music chat with Lyle talking about how his band got signed in some interesting circumstances. He also answers some questions from friends and followers of the podcast about his inspirations, favourite lyricists and much more. Later on we return to the football chat with Lyle lamenting Hibs injuries this season and the loss of Martin Boyle. To conclude the podcast he gives us a best Hibs eleven from his lifetime. Recently our Fantasy Football sponsor (@supernovatwear on Twitter) have released their Spring/Summer collection so make sure to check it out on their website. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotla

It’s been 30 years since Scotland’s inaugural appearance at a European Championship Finals, and to commemorate the occasion, John Bleasdale takes a look at the fortunes of each side who participated at the tournament held in Sweden. He begins by assessing two of Scotland’s heavyweight rivals in Group Two – defending European Champions Netherlands and reigning World Champions Germany, who reunified from the West and East split just shy of two years earlier. John is joined by Dutch international Bryan Roy, who started all of Netherlands’ games at Euro ’92 alongside Marco Van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp in attack. Bryan gives an in-depth view of the Dutch side from their qualifying campaign through to the finals, with the expectation being to defend their trophy. He recalls the pain and anguish of going out in the Semi Finals to eventual surprise winners Denmark. In part two, John is joined by podcaster for The Yellow Wall Podcast Matthias Suuck to assess the Germans campaign. Matthias picks the bones as to why

Vinny and Josh are joined by journalist and disability campaigner Michael McEwan and Partick Thistle Women's goalkeeper Lauren Grant to discuss the current issues surrounding mental health and some helpful support networks. Recently our Fantasy Football sponsor (@supernovatwear on Twitter) have released their Spring/Summer collection so make sure to check it out on their website. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

On our latest episode John and Josh are joined by new regular Vinny and guest Alan for a roundup of the last week in Scottish football. We kick off with some chat about Alan's team Falkirk and where it seems to have gone wrong and the steps being taken to get them back to where they think they should be. There is chat about who should secure League Two too. This leads on to some Championship chat where we discuss the quality in the league, how competitive it is and the run in till the end of the season. Vinny gives us an insight in to this and more. We skip over League Two generally with Kelty having already secured the league and bottom spot looking just about done and dusted. Sunday saw the third 'Old Firm' clash of the season which as a neutral was an entertaining clash but not so good for Rangers fans. Josh bemoans their recruitment this season and we discuss how a big rebuild may be required in the summer. The podcast concludes with a review of the Scotland friendlies as we continue to speak positiv

On an evening where the World Record attendance for a Women's Football match was broken in Barcelona, John B was joined by SFA Head of Girls and Women's Football Fiona McIntyre. The chat begins by touching on that 90,000+ crowd at Camp Nou for Barcelona v Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League, and how the SWPL has benefited recently from matches being held at SPFL stadiums like Pittodrie, Easter Road, Tynecastle and Celtic Park. This leads us onto Fiona's temporary role as Interim Managing Director of SWPL to oversee the transition from Scottish Women's Football to SPFL. She was happy to respond to people who are sceptical of the move and explain the benefits of the changeover. We then discuss the Scotland Women's National Team's chances of qualifying for the World Cup and look ahead to their upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Spain at Hampden, where tickets can be purchased at £10 adults and £5 children - or FREE if you're a Scotland Supporters Club member. Fiona then talks about her role at the SF

Our latest episode sees returning guest, Rangers fan Andy return for a Fan Special where he discusses his time so far supporting Rangers. Its a one on one discussion with John. We kick off by Andy telling us how he ended up supporting Rangers, memorabilia, chatting about some of his early childhood memories, treble winning seasons and some of his favourite players growing up. The 2008 UEFA Cup final commences the European chat as Andy reflects on some highs and lows in Europe as Rangers look ahead to their Europa League quarter final against Braga. There is chat around last season and what is meant to Andy with the title win being something that could be shared with his family. There are some lows though but Andy does well not to dwell on them too much. We round up the podcast with some slowfire questions and Andy picks his best Rangers eleven from his lifetime. Recently our Fantasy Football sponsor (@supernovatwear on Twitter) have released their Spring/Summer collection so make sure to check it out on

For our latest episode, the two John's and Josh are joined by debutant Vinny. To kick off the show, Vinny gives us an insight in to his background which includes doing podcasts around the same time we started, having an interest in data analysis and writing about football. We discuss the situation at Rob Roy where they remain homeless and campaigning to be able to play at new facility within Kirkintilloch. There is chat around how he became a Partick Thistle fan, favourite memories and a recent passion for the women's game too. He picks an interesting six a side team from his time as a fan which includes some Jags legends. We conclude the podcast with a brief discussion about upcoming friendlies, SFA ticket fiasco, sausage trains plus some slowfire questions. Recently our Fantasy Football sponsor (@supernovatwear on Twitter) have released their Spring/Summer collection so make sure to check it out on their website. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the c