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Scott from The Footy Blog Net and Tony join F Bomb John for the latest podcast. Unfortunately the Covid pandemic features a fair bit with it impacting domestic football and the international team. It also comes up when we discuss the latest news about the West of Scotland Football League. The Betfred Cup saw a couple teams have to forfeit games and as we were recording an announcement was made that Kilmarnock will play their midweek cup tie after it being in doubt. Good John recorded a podcast last week previewing the lower leagues so we discuss our various predictions about promotion and relegation assuming the season doesn't finish early like it did last season. We discuss the latest news about the West of Scotland Football League with news of 9 teams deciding to withdraw from this season due to the restrictions in place. All clubs have faced a difficult situation but we agree that the start of the league could have been put back to next season. Scotland have played two games since we were last on and

The new season in the SPFL lower leagues commences on 16 October, and Good John is joined by ex-player Ally Graham, who has played for nine of the thirty clubs involved. The duo share their views on who they think will be getting promoted, relegated and who will be in the playoffs at either end of each of the three divisions, with some similar predictions and also some completely different takes on each league. One thing John and Ally definitely agree on is that the need for fans to return to grounds is massive for these clubs and we hope that the paying public can return safely sooner rather than later. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

It's a busy podcast as F Bomb John is joined by Scott from The Footy Blog Net, Tony and Iain from The Famous Tartan Army Magazine. Make sure to check out the latest issue of The Famous Tartan Army Magazine when it comes out later this month. Good John has done a fair bit of work for the magazine which should be a great read. We begin by discussing the efforts of Celtic and Rangers in the Europa League and their prospects in the group stages of the tournament. It's transfer deadline day too and interestingly enough Celtic signed Laxalt on loan from Milan. It's the week of Scotland's biggest game since they played Italy in 2007. There is a really interesting conversation about the formation that Clarke might use, who will play and our hopes for the game. We're all in a positive mood but I think it's helped by the various drinks we've got. The top 4 in the Scottish Premiership all won which covers the majority of the weekend review. To conclude we discuss what might happen in the Celtic and Rangers clash aft

In the second of Good John's interview's this week, he is joined by fellow Aberdeen fan and former model, pop star, MUTV and Celtic TV presenter and ESPN Singapore and BEIN Sports Producer Ally Begg. We began the podcast by speaking about the Coronavirus pandemic and how he's been affected, which led to redundancy at BEIN and has now relocated to Salzburg, Austria, and his plans for the future. Ally grew up supporting the Dons during their most enjoyable period of the early 1980's. He talks about Pittodrie's greatest night against Bayern Munich in 1983 and the trip to Gothenburg to see Aberdeen defeat Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners Cup Final. He was lucky enough to go to Pittodrie the following day to see the team bring home the trophy. After being let go by the club following a spell with the Boys Club, Ally pursued a modelling career after a reference from his hairdresser. This led to him being snapped up by a music producer to form one part of the boy band Bad Boys Inc, whom he was with for thre

In the latest of the guest specials with Good John, he is joined by former Ayr United (two spells), Dundee, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock & Queen of the South midfielder Robert Connor, who also won four caps for Scotland and had a brief spell as Ayr Manager. Robert talks in depth about his career, the laughs he had off it with his teammates, the difficulty of management and life after football. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

F Bomb John is joined by Tony and our latest guest Robert Love who is currently player and assistant manager at Annbank United. The podcast starts by discussing the change to West of Scotland league setup, the challenges of taking on a management role in the current climate and concerns about the future of clubs in the non league setup. We take a look at Robert's career in Senior football and success in the playoffs for Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers. Robert talks about how he got involved in football and the setbacks he had as a youngster making his way in the game. His time in the Juniors is discussed mainly focusing on his time at Cumnock, rivals Auchinleck Talbot and the success he had there and Largs. Robert speaks openly about how he considered stopping playing as he had fallen out of love with football but thankfully he found his appetite for the game again. As is standard when we have a guest on we get him to pick a best eleven of players he played with. There are also funny stories in terms of a

In the second of our special guests for the week as Good John is joined by Airdrie legend John Martin. John talks through his 19 year spell with The Diamonds, from taking over as number one from Ernie McGarr to leaving the club in 1999, three years before the clubs unfortunate demise. He fondly recalls the 90's where Airdrie reached two Scottish Cup Finals, four League Cup Semi Finals, won the B&Q Challenge Cup, had two years in the Premier League and played Sparta Prague in the 1992/93 European Cup Winners Cup. John also speaks highly of his teammates such as Alan Lawrence, Jimmy Sandison, Kenny Black and Owen Coyle. After leaving Airdrie, John had short spells at Cowdenbeath, Preston Athletic and Bo'ness, plus a role in the movie "A Shot at Glory" alongside Robert Duvall, Ally McCoist and Michael Keaton amongst others. John also speaks of his pride at being a club ambassador for Airdrie and at being named in their hall of fame. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffp

F Bomb John is joined this week by Scott from The Footy Blog Net. We kick off by talking about latest government announcement relating Covid and implications on Scottish Football. There were three Scottish teams in European action who all progressed. We discuss whether they and Celtic can reach the Europa League playoff round. The weekend action is discussed with Rangers conceding their first goals of the league season. Before the Aberdeen game the news broke out that a deal had been accepted for Scott McKenna. The guys discuss what impact the sale may have and whether he will be replaced. The podcast concludes with other news in Scottish football relating to the women's game and lower leagues. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

Good John is back with another guest special, this time it's not a footballer or coach. He was joined by Actor and St Johnstone fan Colin McCredie. Colin starts off by talking about the effects Covid has had on the acting industry and concerns for the future, though he was able to do some work by using his daughter's bedroom for a scene. He then goes through his acting career, mainly his role as DC Fraser in Taggart including working with fellow co-stars James McPherson, Blythe Duff, John Michie and Alex Norton. He talks at length about the storyline of his character revealing that he was gay and how that was received within the media, and also the sour axing of his character after 15 years on the show. He also covers off roles in River City, Wooly and Tig and Still Game as well as pantomine roles. Away from the sets and stage, Colin talks fondly about his love for St Johnstone FC from the early 80's starring Ally McCoist and Jim Brogan to the present day. The interview couldn't be passed without recalling

John is joined by Tony this week as we discuss what's been going on in Scottish football. We start off with discussion about the non leagues being a bit further forward in terms of fixtures being announced. The West of Scotland League has now confirmed that the conferences will be split in to two groups with fixtures due out on Thursday. Discussion moves on the the weekend where the league looks like it is starting to take shape. The top four look like they are going to pull away from the rest of the league. Motherwell got their first win of the season while Livingston lost again at home. There is some brief discussion about the upcoming European fixtures too. To finish off we round up with other news in Scottish football. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

Good John is back and so is the return of our special guests features, starting with current Stenhousemuir Manager Davie Irons. Davie begins by talking about how the Covid situation has affected his main job as a Police Officer as well as the club. With the new season coming up in a few weeks, the fear of no crowds being allowed in is something of a concern. On the pitch, Davie is hoping that his second spell at Stenny can see them improve on last seasons 8th place finish. We move onto Davie's playing career, which started back in 1979 at home town club Queen of the South before joining Junior side Kello Rovers. He then moved onto Ayr United, where he played under ex-Scotland Manager Ally McLeod. From there, he joined Clydebank and then Dunfermline under another great character of the game in Jim Leishman, winning promotion to the Premier League in his first season and helping the Pars consolidate in the League. Irons next move was to Partick Thistle and worked under their legendary Manager John Lambie, wh

It's the same trio on as last week as John is joined by Scott and Tony. We'd like to call it a Scotland special but there wasn't much to get excited about over the two games. Have we learned much ahead of our crucial game next month ahead Israel? The guys discuss what few positives there were and why performances were not of a particularly great standard. News broke on Tuesday that Aberdeen and Ross County have been allowed some fans back at football this weekend. Let's hope it all goes well so there can be a return to some more normality. There has been announcements made with regards to the Lowland League starting up again so we discuss that briefly. Following on from that there is some discussion on speculation that West of Scotland Leagues will be split in to two groups and what that may mean. The podcast concludes with the latest transfer news and speculation ahead of the return to domestic football. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

F Bomb John is joined by Scott and Tony this week as they discuss the week gone by and what's to come. It's early in the season so there is plenty to discuss with the European qualifying rounds, domestic action and upcoming Nations League Campaign. We discuss the fall out from Celtic getting knocked out of the Champions League qualifying rounds. A fair bit of focus surrounds the decision not to play a recognised striker. Aberdeen and Motherwell both had comfortable wins in the Europa League qualifying round but face difficult ties ahead if they are to progress. The weekend action saw four games take place in Saturday with the other two being on Sunday. We discuss the importance of Livingston and Kilmarnock getting their first wins of the season. The goal from Rory McKenzie is a unanimous choice for #pickitoot Rangers continued their fine start to the season with another win and clean sheet. The form of Ryan Kent being one of the main talking points. On Sunday Aberdeen got another important win in a perfor

Regulars F Bomb John and Krys are joined once again by Scott from The Footy Blog Net. In a week where it seems like there is less to discuss we make a fine effort of talking about plenty. We kick off by talking about Celtic's win in Europe and what lies ahead for them. It looks like there may be movement with regards to Turnbull coming in from Motherwell after a long pursuit. Aberdeen and Motherwell both found out their opponents in the Europa League so we discuss their chances of progression. There is also chat with regards to Glasgow City and their Champions League tie. Wolfsburg were too good for them but when you consider the respective budgets and constraints that Glasgow City had going in to the game then maybe the result wasn't too surprising. The continuing transfer saga regarding Alfredo Morelos continues with him being dropped from the Rangers squad for their game against Kilmarnock. We discuss what this may mean going forward and whether it may impact his transfer fee or teams who are interested. A

F Bomb John and Krys are joined by two returning guests this week as Scott from The Footy Blog Net and Tony are on. Last week just as we finished the podcast the news broke about Bolingoli breaking the quarantine laws. We discuss the ins and out of what happened and the possible consequences. Will we end up where Scottish Football is suspended? There is plenty to discuss with two sets of fixtures being played since we were last on. Hibs continued their good start to the season while Hamilton continue to struggle. Dundee United and Ross County have both made decent starts. We discuss Rangers inability to beat Livingston and whether they need to adapt more tactically. The podcast concludes with some predictions from our guests about who will win the league and who will get relegated. Both our guests predict Hamilton to be relegated so it probably won't be happening. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

It's a podcast of two halves as F Bomb John is joined by guest Megan Foley of Glasgow City for the first half and then regular Krys for the second half. Good John is excused from action as he has a new addition to the family. Congratulations to them all. We begin by talking with Megan about what like in lockdown has been like with the uncertainty around when the women's game would return. Glasgow City have their upcoming Champions League quarter final tie against Wolfsburg so we preview that. The game will be live on BBC Alba. Megan talks us through how the move to Glasgow City came about and her ambitions going forward as a player. There is chat with regards to the help that James Anderson has given to help Women's football. Megan discusses how she she got involved in football and her early memories. There is the usual slowfire questions which give some interesting answers. The second half kicks off with what happened off the pitch as eight Aberdeen players ended up being front page news. The weekend

The two John’s are joined by Kilmarnock director Cathy Jamieson in the latest podcast. She discusses her involvement with Kilmarnock and how she got involved in her current role. We also talk about the challenges that the club have had dealing with the current situation in relation to Covid. Cathy represents the fans so covers the importance of this and what support they have helped provide the club since football was stopped back in March. We cover her favourite memories of following Kilmarnock which include league wins and winning cup competitions. There is also some chat about her allegiances to Auchinleck Talbot too. The two John’s review the weekend action in the Premiership and our picks for the #pickitoot moment. Come and join in on our Fantasy Football Scotland mini-league with the code: jmNRT

The guys are back to discuss the upcoming Premiership season. So far there haven’t been that many significant signings but things could change with likes of Morelos and Cosgrove possibly being on the move. We discuss new kits, virtual season tickets and pay per view prices. There are predictions made in terms of who will win the league, finish in top four and who will get relegated. Come and join in on our Fantasy Football Scotland mini-league with the code: jmNRT

It’s the last podcast of a short football season but long one for our podcasts. The good thing is it’s the regular trio of the two John’s and Krys. We start off by talking about what has been going on recently in terms of signings. The season review covers best games which include the bizarre Scottish Cup tie between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen. There are season highlights, best goals, player of the year contenders and much more. We conclude by talking about Scotland and give Good John a taste of his own medicine by getting him to pick a Premiership team of the season.

The two John’s are joined by Head of Coaching and Education Development Greig Paterson. We speak initially about his role with SFA and how they have adapted their coaching courses. This leads on to the different initiatives such as Project Brave. There is discussion on the development of the women’s game in terms of getting more women involved in coaching. We finish off with some slow fire questions where Greig ends up asking us some questions of his own. Good John then gets him to pick a best Scotland eleven.