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Regulars John, Charlie and Graeme G are on as we chat team of the century so far. To make it a bit more interesting there is a rule where you can only choose a maximum of two players from each team. We also have contributions from some of the other regulars who provided us with their selections. There is only one player who makes every team which will come as little surprise. This is likely to become the first in the series due to the fun we had recording it. Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

Regulars John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are joined by returning guest Laura from the Huddle Breakdown podcast. We kick off by analysing parts of the League Cup final and the approach that Rangers took that made them give Celtic a run for their money. During a chat about Celtic and Rangers signing players from within Scotland and the potential benefits, we go off on a slight tangent and talk about player destinations for young talent. One that we definitely need to explore further as always leads to plenty of interesting points. The Scales and Cerny incident is discussed with there being confusion as to why VAR hasn't got involved. The general feeling from us that we're almost better off without VAR. To finish off, we get the thoughts of the group on Scotland's World Cup qualifying group. Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scott

Our latest episode is a preview of the League Cup final between Celtic and Rangers. In the blue corner we have regular Josh and returning guest Andy. Over on the green side we have debutants Reegan and Stevo. John hosts and Charlie plays the enforcer role. We start off by discovering the impact that Hagi has made in recent games and what has been going better for Rangers. Other players to have made an impact recently ars Igamane and Danilo so their contributions are examined. There are questions relating to Engels and whether he is likely to start the final or whether others have played their way in to the team.  The tactical battle is discussed and whether Rangers might try something different to get the edge and get the win. We check who they would be more fearful of facing out of Kyogo and Idah. To finish off there are some predictions on the outcome. Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their late

John, Charlie and Josh are joined by Dundee United fan Andy aka DUFC Stats. We kick off by discussing who we'd all like to get in the Scottish Cup draw. Later on some people get their wishes. The Dundee United v St Mirren game kicks off our Premiership chat as we reflect on some controversial discussions in the game. Charlie reflects on what has been a positive week for Hibs and gives us an idea of what has changed.  It was a nice week for Rangers in Europe but they contributed to struggle domestically despite winning. Is Josh now changing his mind about whether Clement should stay? There is some brief chat about who the relegation candidates are and we have another week of discussing whether Aberdeen's bubble has burst. Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sf

It's a podcast of two halves ahead of Scotland's crucial Euro 2025 qualifying playoff final tie against Finland and a huge chance to make a return to a major tournament. In the first half, Dave is joined by Casey Atkin. They reflect on just how big this tie is for SWNT as a whole but also Pedro Martinez Losa, particularly with an emphasis on the importance of the home leg first at Easter Road on Friday. They give their team predictions, and have a bit of fun with a cap quiz too. In the second half, John is joined by SWNT royalty. The all time top goalscorer with a staggering 116 goals in 121 appearances, Julie Fleeting. They look back over how the campaign has gone so far, through the Nations League B campaign and the semi final against Hungary, even picking up the results with the influence of captain Rachel Corsie. They look at the gradual progression the team have been making, and how that along with the return of Chelsea Cornet might just help us take some revenge against a Finland side who have been a pr

Regulars John, Charlie and Jeff are joined by Hearts fan Graeme as domestic football returns. To kick off the show, Jeff leads on the precarious situation at Dumbarton with them going in to administration. This leads on to Graeme giving us an insight in to what it was like when Hearts went in to administration in 2013. Dundee United's good away from continued at Ibrox as Rangers struggled once again. The rumours surfaced again that Clement had left but as of now he's still manager of the club. We discuss some of the issues at Rangers which seems to be a regular occurrence. Graeme speaks about the impact that Critchley has made at Hearts so far and tells us who he thinks they need to get rid of in January. The situation regarding Shankland is discussed as he has come out and said he won't sign a new contract. Should he still be captain? Aberdeen lost their first game in the league at the weekend but John isn't overly concerned. There is chat regarding Leighton Clarkson though and his struggle to find consisten

Forget the seven dwarfs, this week we have seven giants of the podcast world on as John, Josh, Charlie, Krys and Laurie are joined by Paul making his first appearance as a regular with Alan on as guest. We kick off by discussing the game against Croatia on Friday in terms of what we thought of the performance overall. There are some interesting points made regarding team selection and what may happen going forward with certain positions being up for grabs. The group reflect overall on how the campaign has gone and pick who they'd prefer to get in the playoff draw. Krys gives us an insight in to his trip to Poland where it sounds like he needs their equivalent of soothers though he is on the search for Polish sausage so insert your own joke there.  Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast

Regulars John, John B, Josh and Krys are joined by Polish fan Pawel as as look at the Nations League games this month. We begin by asking Pawel his opinion on how the campaign has gone from a Polish point of view and his thoughts on his trip to Hampden. There is discussion about how Scotland may line up against Croatia which the usual selection debates. John B speaks to football writer Ryan Hubbard about the game in Warsaw. There is some interesting discussion about how the Polish will set up next week with Pawel not overly keen on the tactics. He gives us an insight in to how he would like them to play and mentions some younger players that most will not be as familiar with. The podcast concludes with Pawel giving us a Polish best eleven from his lifetime. Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @

It's the latest edition of our Championship specials as John is joined by Katie, Adam, Ali, Heather and Alan. We kick off by looking at how things are at the bottom of the table. This includes the injury issues at Airdrie, Dunfermline being sold to new owners potentially soon and an identity crisis at Morton. Ali has his chance to discuss some of the changes since Collins took over at Raith with results starting to pick up. There is some chat about the best food in the Championship, budgets, cost of season tickets, extra revenue that clubs generate and more. Heather is in confident mood due to Partick Thistle's recent form with defence being the key to strong results. We finish off by talking about the feel good factor at Falkirk which includes new contracts for some of their players.  Our good friends at Supernova Terracewear are giving listeners a 10% discount for the rest of 2024 using the code SFFPOD24 so be sure to check out their latest range. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottis

In our latest episode we preview the upcoming semi finals in the League Cup. John hosts with regulars Graeme and Josh representing Aberdeen and Rangers. Charlie also is on to provide some balance to proceedings. Laura from Huddle Breakdown is on to represent Celtic and football writer Ben represents Motherwell. The show kicks off by looking back at the weekend action in terms of the teams represented in the semi finals. We start with the Motherwell v Celtic match which was a comfortable win for the away team in the end. Graeme gives his thoughts on the game at Pittodrie as Goodwin returned. There is some good chat about Aberdeen with some stats thrown in for good measure. Krys might get a semi of his own listening to them. Josh attended Ibrox for their game against St Mirren but wasn't overly impressed and laments the lack of quality width in the squad currently. There are predictions made about how the semi finals will go and we conclude by picking draft teams for each semi. Our good friends at Supernova Ter

In this month's women's football special, Dave is joined by John Bl and guest Eva Murray to look forward to Scotland's massive Euro 2025 playoff semi final tie against Hungary. Looking at the Scotland squad that Pedro Martinez Losa has chosen for this tie, the team pick their starting eleven with the welcome choices of the return of Caroline Weir and Emma Watson as well as other options such as Jenna Clark and debutant Shannon McGregor. There's also the inevitable discussions around the future of the women's game, with this match being played at Easter Road rather than Hampden, as well as considering what PML's future might be depending on how this tie goes. In between, we also have an interview with Leanne Crichton to get her thoughts on everything. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

John returns from his break and his joined by Charlie, Erin, Jeff, Josh and Laurie as they discuss the weekend in the Premiership. Before that though there is some brief chat about Scotland's draw with Portugal. The Premiership chat starts with Motherwell v Dundee game as Josh discusses how the home team let him down. Jeff gives us an insight in to Dundee United's start to the season and how Goodwin is managing to redeem himself amongst the support. Charlie has his usual concerns about when Hibs will next win a game with them due to play Hearts in the Edinburgh derby. Erin and Laurie are both in a fine mood due to their teams results at the weekend. The podcast concludes with Josh's own therapy session as he discussing what is going wrong at Rangers both off and on the pitch. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

John B is taking a little break so he has handed over the podcast reigns to Josh once more. Joining him to look back at Scotland's visit to Croatia ahead of hosting Portugal are regulars Charlie, Dave and Krys as well as Andy of DUFC Stats fame. The guys reflect on yet another defeat for the national side, meaning it's now just one win in fifteen matches, although they try to put some context around that. Looking across the squad, they try to anticipate/hope what the team might be for the Portugal match and look for some of the positives that might have come from all the injuries. Mostly they start with "B" and end in "en Doak". There's the inevitable discussion around what could/should happen if/when Steve Clarke's time is up, with a couple of left field suggestions for who might come in to replace him - be it after the Nations League campaign or after World Cup qualifying (and preferably the World Cup itself). There's also a bit of fun at the end as we try to imagine who might be a good Scottish Football ca

John, Josh, Krys and Laurie are joined by Lovre (@CroatiaFooty) as we preview the game on Saturday. We speak about our respective squads with there being some similarities in terms of areas of concern on the pitch. Lovre gives us an insight in to some of the younger talent coming through, how the team will set up and more. The regulars discuss how we will set up going in to the game and we all give our predictions on how the game will go. There is a bonus as we also have an interview that John B has done with Croatian journalist Tomislav Gabelic (@tgabelic) We finish off with some questions for Lovre which includes a certain theme from Josh. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

This week we have our second Championship podcast of the season. John is joined by Adam, Alan, Heather, Katie and Ally Graham. There is discussion about all the teams, how the season is going so far and managerial pressure at certain clubs.  The general consensus is that there are no stand out teams in the league so far. Ally gives us an insight in to what it is like when strikers aren't scoring, huge turnover of staff from a playing point of view and more. We chat about whether it's too early to write certain teams off in terms of a relegation battle as we all know how quickly this league can change. We finish off the podcast by talking about the drinking ban in the SPFL. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

John, Charlie and Laurie are joined by man of the moment, Jon Attenborough on the back of him completing visiting the 42 clubs in SPFL with his dog Sam. Sam gives us an insight in to how the challenge came about, his favourite experiences from visiting the grounds and what could we done in Scotland to improve the overall experience for fans with a visual impairment. There is naturally discussion about favourite pies and whether Sam gets to have one. We discuss how Sam finds going to the football too which includes a nice story about a gift he got from a certain club for his birthday. Thanks to everyone who got in touch with questions for Jon. We finish off with some fun questions and get Jon to give us his Dundee United 5 a side team from his lifetime. Keep an eye out for Jon's book 'Following Sam' which comes out in May 2025. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballfor

Dave catches up with Jessica from Celtic Star ahead of Celtic's crucial Champions League qualifying round two tie against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava. They discuss Celtic's front line, the possibility of Celtic making further history for the club by reaching the Champions League group stage for the first time, what kind of crowd can be expected over the two games, and what Elena Sadiku has brought to the club since joining in the middle of last season. They finish up by discussing an SWPL five-a-side team, before attention turns to Dave's trip to Arbroath where he caught up with coach Kevin Middleton and goalkeeper Chantelle McKay. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotBluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.socialEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

The latest podcast sees a late change in guest as St Johnstone fan Danny joins John, Charlie and Erin. The gang discuss the weekend action as Hibs recorded their first league win of the season while St Johnstone's disciplinary issues continued. We discuss the other games with Erin is a terrific mood thanks to Aberdeen continuing their winning ways. There is brief discussion too about Celtic's midweek game in Europe and the League Cup quarter finals. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are on as we reflect on the double header in Nations League A. There is plenty of discussion with us starting off by analysing how we thought everyone played against Poland.  Clarke changed to a four at the back which fans were pleading for him to do. Did it make a huge difference in terms of performance levels? Once again there is chat about Clarke's future and who the alternatives might be if he was to go. The pressure continues due to the recent record in competitive matches especially. The introduction of Doak was a positive and leads to a strong reaction from Josh.  Once again on Sunday, Scotland were the victims of conceding a late goal which is becoming a worrying habit. We discuss the performance against Portugal and whether tactically the approach was correct.  Let us know your thoughts on the episode and make sure to give us a follow on our social media.  Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.sc

Regulars John, Erin and Krys are joined by returning guest Stephen. Just under 3 months have passed since Euro 2024 so we briefly reflect on Scotland's performance at the tournament. Steve Clarke named a 24 man squad for the upcoming double header against Poland and Portugal. There is discussion around concerns in certain positions, what we think will happen tactically and who will start the game on Thursday. Moving on to the game on Sunday, John Bl is joined by Portuguese correspondent Tom who gives us an insight in to the Portugal squad where there are a few chances from Euro 2024. As is tradition with our Scotland specials we finish with a mini quiz.  Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com