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It's international week for the Men's National Team, though not the week we were hoping for as the awful situation in Ukraine has postponed the World Cup playoff Semi Final until June. Instead, we have a couple of friendlies against Poland at Hampden on 24 March before setting off to either Wales or Austria five days later depending on who loses their Semi Final. To preview those friendlies, John B is joined by 40-times capped Scotland international, and current Motherwell manager, Graham Alexander. Graham gives his views on the postponement, and how it may impact the squad. We divulge on the latest squad Steve Clarke has picked, which includes two of Graham's players, and how Graham feels it will be utilised over the two matches. We also cover off Graham's main memories growing up as a Scotland fan and his main memories during those 40 caps, including the famous double victory over France in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Graham then gives TWO six-aside teams, one based on his favourite Scotland player

Our latest podcast is something you'll hear from certain nightclub bouncers, regulars only John, Erin and Jeff are on. We discussed ownership of football clubs and the potential impact of dodgy investment and whether fan ownership can work. This leads on to fan behaviour at football whether it be inside or outside the ground including singing of various songs. There is chat about what could or should be done to limit or prevent this. There are some food hacks, monopoly board chat, secret pies and Guess Who. We finish off with best goals that have meant nothing and some shout outs to some of our sponsors. 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

For our latest podcast regulars John, Erin and Scott are joined by Graeme (@Hampdeners on Twitter) and poet Julie (@JulieMcNeill1 on Twitter) from Hampdeners. Graeme gives us an insight in to how he got involved with The Hampden Connection which is a fascinating story in itself and gives us a brief summary of what Football Square's Mile is in relation to the history of the different Hampden parks. Julie tells us how she got involved as the poet and we are lucky enough to hear some poetry too. Keep your eyes out for a wee SFF Podcast pietry competition and maybe some poems on the back of it. We are lucky enough to have them both on ahead of a very important date in Scottish football history of 11th March. There is chat around the campaign to make the area of Hampden and the old ones a UNESCO heritage site too. There are various questions from followers and friends of the podcast which creates some interesting chat about who should have statues at Hampden and favourite memories are shared. As is tradition we fi

In a double-host and double-guest special, regulars Jeff and John B are joined by friends and authors Kevin Donnelly and Mauro Bonvicini. The pair met at San Marino v Scotland in October 2000 and have remained friends ever since. Kevin has recently released his second book called Le Kilt, a sequel to previous publication Chancers, Dancers and Romancers. Without giving too much away, he explains the concept of the book which is based on part-fact part-fiction from Scotland's qualification to France '98 and from the finals themselves. All the proceeds from Le Kilt are going to the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal. Mauro has the unusual tale of being an Italian who took a fascination to Scottish Football going back to the Mexico '86 tournament. He talks about this journey that led him to attending several Scotland games over the past 21 years and led to him writing his own book called "Il Ruggito di Hampden", written in Italian to tell his tale to his natives. The rest of the chat centres around both guys best and

Our latest episode sees us rack up a half century for the season and has Martin from 2 Clubs 1 Love join regulars John, Jeff, Josh and Kyle. We start off by discussing how Martin ended up supporting Kilmarnock and he gives us an insight in to some of his favourite players with an alternative 5 a side team. There is some chat too about the shock of McInnes taking over and whether he thinks that Kilmarnock can get promoted. There's been plenty managerial changes in the Premiership recently so this provides discussion around how the new managers may do. The title race in Premiership is touched on too. The guys aren't completely in the mood to talk about the Scotland v Ukraine playoff due to events over the last couple days. Keep your eyes peeled though for some specials in the build up with a fine selection of special episodes. We predict the scores in our Lower League predictions game where we've now managed to get a couple of points recently. Ally Graham currently leads 10-9. We finish up with some slowf

In this guest special, John B and Scott J are joined by Craig, host of the Football Kit Memories podcast. Craig tells us about his podcasts and goes into details about what makes a kit special, the fondest memories, why the retro range is so popular and how certain kits can be attributed to iconic moments for a particular team or era. If you're into nostalgia, you'll love this chat as much as the three guys did. We round off with the usual slowfire questions, though Craig misread the request of a combined Celtic and Scotland XI and gave two separate ones. Both had interesting picks. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

For our latest Football/Music special we're joined by Mark Sharp from Mark Sharp and the Bicycle Thieves (@marksharpmusic on Twitter) and their manager Ross Coutts (@itsrossx). Regulars are John and Erin. There is some chat around Jim Goodwin's appointment at Aberdeen, the battle for fourth and if Livingston can get Europe as Ross is a Livi fan. The guys both tip the same team to win the Scottish Cup which you will hear towards the end. The West Lothian music scene is arguably the hottest in Scotland just now so there is discussion around influences in the area with previous guests mentioned. Ross is far too modest though when we discuss his influence in the area. There are various questions from listeners as we chat about upcoming talents, being part of the Tartan Army, Scooby Doo and Leon Jackson. Mark chats too about supporting the likes of Lewis Capaldi and The Snuts plus growing up and playing football with some familiar names in Scottish football. There is obviously food chat and some slowfire ques

That podcast was only resting in your feed. In this special Jeff speaks with three experts ahead of the League of Ireland season starting. The boys chat about the teams, the troubles and the controversies that make LOI the #GreatestLeagueinTheWorld They chat about everything from chips to Chinese take aways and even the Irish Dick Campbell. So, join Jeff, Barry @redsindependent , Phil @forgottenclubs and Dylan @Judgedyl to talk about a league so similar to Scottish Football, it could be drinking Irn Bru and saying Awk Aye to you. Finally, read more about #SaveTolkaPark on twitter @SaveTolkaPark Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

Our latest episode was recorded on Valentine's Day and is full of love for the Glasgow Football Tour as Lindsay joing regulars John, Jeff, Josh and Scott J. Lindsay discusses how the tour came about, hopes for the future and some of the funny moments she has had while doing the tour. Stephen Glass left Aberdeen on Sunday and we discuss where it went wrong, what needs to change and who may be a candidate for the job. Jeff takes great delight in this as a few fishing rods are cast. There is some discussion around Subbuteo and memories of playing that as Lindsay took part in a tournament at the weekend. Josh also lets us know about a bizarre game they used to play at school which we would be interested to find out if anyone else played. We finish off with some questions for our guest and there is some fun with some poetry for our sponsors Manscaped. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize

It's the second of our Women's Specials as John B is joined by three female guests sharing their love of football. Vivienne McLaren - Chair of Scottish Women's Football who help run the Women's game in conjunction with the SWPL and SFA Amy Canavan - Student Journalist already making a name for herself as a contributor to A Celtic State of Mind podcast, running the Social Media account for Bonnyrigg Rose TV and Commentating on SWPL highlights on Sportscene Carole Innes - Aberdeen fan who voices her love and concerns for the Dons openly on Twitter The ladies talk in great detail as to the stigmas that are still attached with women being accepted in football, and that they have more to prove than men. Online abuse is something that is a particular talking point with all three sharing their respective experiences. Then there's the small matter of the David Goodwillie saga and what should be done with regards to footballers with a rape conviction having a playing contract with a professional club. All three d

This is episode 44 even though John incorrectly stated it was episode 43. We should have also called this podcast 'No to Qatar, Just Guitars' Ciaran and Jordan from Arcade State join regulars John and Erin for another Football/Music Special and bring the banter too. The guys talk about what they've been up to recently with single 'Splinter' being released last week and being busy with gigs. Check out their socials to keep up to date with upcoming gigs such as headline show at SWG3 on Saturday 23rd April. There are questions galore from listeners and friends of the podcast from the ridiculous to the sublime. We cover Celtic's win over Rangers, dream dinner guests and 5/6 a side teams picked by both brothers. They tell us bands to watch out for, their musical inspirations and dream venues to play. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind

In this episode, John B and Ross are joined by Rangers fan and author Alistair Aird. The timing of Alistair's appearance is somewhat unfortunate given the recent defeat by Celtic, but he and Ross don't avoid the discussion and dissect on what went wrong for their team that night, but why they believe the title race is very much on. Alistair then discusses his love of Rangers and how it began by looking at a programme of a League Cup Semi Final against Dundee United in 1986/87 that had Davie Cooper on the front cover. He attended his first game in 1988 at the age of eight, so naturally the nine-in-a-row years is his favourite era. He also fondly recalls last-day title wins over Aberdeen and the Alex McLeish title victories of 2003 and 2005, plus the memorable run to the UEFA Cup Final. We then move onto Alistair's love of writing and how he's combined this and his love for Rangers by releasing a series of books on individuals and era's of the club, including the autobiographies for Davie Wilson, David Robert

For our latest Football/Music special regulars John, Erin, Kyle and Scott are joined by Jodi (Silvi) and Gary who was a member of The Begbies. It's a busy week for Silvi as she has her single Rain out on 4/2/22 and plays her first gig too the same day at PG Molloys. That's not even to mention her excitement about being on the podcast. There is the difficult opening question from Erin about her top 5 bears. Gary lets us in to some secrets about Jodi but also finds out some info he wishes he'd never heard. There are stories from nights out and being involved in the music industry. The podcast is being recorded on deadline day but there isn't too much to report apart from Gary's contained excitement about Ramsey going to Rangers. As is standard there is the usual football chat which includes cheese and onion football kit and a series of questions from listeners and regulars to both our guests. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Than

On our latest show, John and Erin are joined by DJ and Aberdeen fan Paul Harper. There is a variety of chat which ranges from memories of old jobs, going to Aberdeen games, celebrity encounters and memorabilia. We said before the podcast it wouldn't be just about Aberdeen but to be honest we struggled to avoid it with all of us being Dons fans. Paul chats about fan experience in Canada and the difference between what happens there and in Scotland. Paul shares a fantastic story about some memorabilia he has including some very special items from 1983. There are plenty of questions from us, other regulars, friends and provides a good few laughs. We finish off on the eve of Rabbie Burns Day by picking an alternative Scottish six a side team. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagra

In our first Football/Music special of 2022, John and Josh are joined by Matt from Brownbear (@brownbearband). We kick off with a variety of questions about the name of band, news of the second album out this year though he isn't giving too much away to build the excitement. There are questions galore relating to football, musical influences, who he'd like to duet with and who indeed is the Long Shooty champion of Ayrshire. Matt lets us know his thoughts on Kilmarnock appointing Derek McInnes, Scottish identity and how this was enhanced during the Euros and his favourite Scotland kit. The second album isn't even out yet and we have an insight in to plans for third album which we're taking as an exclusive. As always on these specials we could have spoke all night and we wish we'd not stopped recording when Matt revealed a guilty pleasure. If he isn't coming out for gigs to wrestling music soon then we will be power slamming him through a table. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.m

On our first podcast of 2022, regulars Erin, Jeff, John, Josh and Scott J are joined by special guest Michael McEwan. Michael is a freelance journalist and it's a pleasure to have him on. We discuss some of the recent managerial changes in Scotland and how the transfer window is going for some of the teams in the Premiership. Unfortunately the subject of Covid comes up as restrictions look set to potentially continue. We discuss the impact this is having once again on football. On the back of this we discuss the media deals i Scotland and how our game needs to be marketed better. Discrimination is a key topic too as we discuss recent incidents in relation to racism and sexism. Michael speaks about some of the work he does to eradicate discrimination with regards to disabilities and how education is one of the key factors in relation to this. We round up the podcast with Lower League predictions and some of the usual random questions when we have a guest on. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any p

Our last podcast of the year is a quiz and some of our best moments of 2021. Format is a quiz but hopefully some laughs too. Regulars Jeff, John, Josh, Krys, the two Scott's are joined by guests Alan, James, Joe from Dictator and Kyle. There are six rounds where you will need to pause if you want to compete. We like random fun so there is mix of questions and statements like Falkirk. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as we did as we had a great laugh. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

For our latest podcast, we take a look at Premiership so far with regulars John, Erin, Jeff and Scott joined by Ethan, Harry, Laurie, Andy R, Andy L, Nory and Paul who all return from episode 2. Euan and Ramsay join as replacements for AET Shirts and Andy Skinner. We kick off with the League Cup final being discussed as Scott lords it over Harry. This leads on to some interesting debate about diving, refereeing standards and VAR. Looking back at episode 2, we reflect on predictions made at start of the season and play a game of 'Stick or Twist'. This leads on to thoughts of the season so far from everyone. We also have a wee competition to see who can come up with the best ad for our sponsors Manscaped. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the podcast this year and we hope you all have a great time over the festive period. If you know of anyone struggling then please get in touch with them as this time of year can be a difficult time for many. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at

For our latest episode we reflect on episode 3 where we previewed the Championship, League One and League Two. The two John's are joined by a few guests who return in the shape of Davie Irons, Paul from the SFSA and Marc. Alan and Grant join us too in a podcast that has some questions and some statements too. We look back at predictions made at the start of the season and whether we are sticking or twisting. Most predictions look like being not far off but we'll see what happens at the end of the season. Will Kilmarnock get back on track and win the league? Will Morton get a manager in who can get them going at home? The chat leads to League One and in particular, Alan's team Falkirk who have had an indifferent season which led to Paul Sheerin leaving. A new manager is in with Kenny Miller joining as assistant. Alan says he is optimistic that there is a change of fortune while Stirling Albion fan Marc is like a kid at Christmas who has got whatever the best present is that year. There is really interestin

For our latest episode, John is joined by Josh, new regular Jeff who has made a few appearances this season and returning guest Grant from Campbell's Footballs. We take a look at the influence of Irish football and the impact it has had on Scottish football. Grant gives us an in depth look at current situation in Northern Irish league while Jeff and Josh provide the detail with regards to the League of Ireland. It's an interesting discussion with a good few Scottish players now playing in Ireland and there are also Irish coaches who have spent time in Scotland. There is some chat in relation to coaches and players currently in Scotland and who some of the best ones are while we reflect on players who have made an impact previously. We conclude the podcast by picking an 'All Ireland' best eleven of players to have played in Scotland from the 90s onwards. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to our Fantasy Football Scotlan