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Dave's back in the hosting chair once more as we once again as we turn our attention to the women's game ahead of Scotland's double header with the Netherlands in the Nations League. He's joined on the podcast by returning guests Eva and Clare. Before the international chat though there's the regular look at SWPL1 following a weekend where Rangers went top after ending the 100% record of previous leaders Celtic. They discuss the differences at Rangers that Jo Potter has made this season and wonder if this is just a blip for an otherwise flawless Celtic. On the other side of the country, Hibernian have been running riot and Hearts appear to be back to their best as well. Meanwhile champions Glasgow City had a disappointing end to their Champions League hopes at the hands of Brann. Turn to the Nations League, there's the difficult prospect of facing the Dutch without several of our key players which will make a difficult prospect even harder. Finally there's another of the fun cap qu

We're back for our second Championship special and John is lucky enough to be joined by the guests who were on the first one. Katie, Andy, Adam, Robert, Heather and Ali are on to represent some of the clubs in the division. We kick off with a bit of banter regarding the weekend result between Partick Thistle and Dundee United. This leads on to everyone giving their views on how the first quarter of the campaign has gone so far with Dundee United the only unbeaten team. There is chat about the box office appeal of having Duncan Ferguson as a manager in the league though the team are not sure how well he will do. There is discussion about what players have been a surprise so far in the league, best away days so far and some pie chat. John gets everyone to come up with a filling of their choice. The podcast concludes with some chat around the Her Game Too movement which Heather leads in Scotland. If any clubs are interested in partnering up with the movement then get in touch by sending an email to hergameto

Dave takes up hosting duties once more and is joined by Krys as well as guests Michael, Hazel (or is it Heather...) from Tartan Army Magazine and Tartan Army foot soldier Gordon. Obviously there's only one top worthy of conversation this week, and that's the achievement of Scotland reaching a second consecutive European Championship. The achievements of Steve Clarke's men across the campaign finally came to fruition despite the defeat in Seville when Norway failed to beat Spain a few days later. There's an in depth look into all the goings on in Thursday's game against Spain, including a lot of discussion around the refereeing decisions made that night (and not just the disallowed goal from Scott McTominay) There's also a look back at what everyone thought were the key moments of the campaign as a whole, whilst still thinking ahead to next month's final two games of qualifying that could still yet prove important in deciding which pot Scotland find themselves in for December's

John, Josh and Robbie are joined by returning guest Stephen Reside as we look ahead to the Spain v Scotland game. Before that though we give Josh an opportunity to reflect on Beale's sacking at Rangers as we discuss potential candidates for the vacant position.  Excitement is building ahead of Scotland's trip to Seville to play Spain as we look to secure qualification for Euro 2024. The guys are optimistic that the job can be done in what will obviously be a tricky tie. We discuss who will replace Tierney, what formation that Clarke will opt for and who will start up front.  There is then the first part of a quiz as is now tradition ahead of the international games as we have a game of higher/lower. We then reflect on the weekend action as we discuss Lennon Miller's sending off, Aberdeen's draw with St Johnstone and the Edinburgh derby. To conclude the show we go back to Scotland as we discuss Lewis Ferguson and round up with the second part of our quiz. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com w

John, Erin and Robbie are joined by returning guests Charlie and Graeme for another busy podcast. To begin with we look at the League Cup quarter finals and review the action. Following on from this we discuss the sacking of Michael Beale and who may replace him on a permanent basis. We move on to the weekend action in the Premiership as Celtic and St Mirren continue their unbeaten runs while Aberdeen get the result of the weekend. There is some chat about the European games coming up for Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen with predictions made in terms of how they will do. The podcast concludes with Graeme and Charlie taking centre stage as we preview the first Edinburgh derby of the season. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail

John, Robbie and Scott are joined by Michael for a busy show with plenty of quality football chat. We kick off by discussing how the Scottish teams got on in Europe with their being mixed fortunes. Rangers were the only ones who won but there was an encouraging performance by Aberdeen in Germany. Something that we've bemoaned for a while is the lack of youngsters getting regular minutes in the Scottish Premiership. In particular we focus on the lack of Scottish youngsters playing regularly in the top flight and discuss why this might be. There is chat about identity, Director of Football role in Scotland and much more. Robbie guides us through a quick review of Scotland's defeat against England in the Nations League. We discuss the contract given to Pedro Martinez Losa and hopefully a bright future under him. To round off the show we take a look at the weekend action as St Mirren continue to impress, referees don't and Aberdeen get their first league win of the campaign. Thank you to supernovaterr

Ahead of the inaugural women's Nations League, Dave is joined by returning guest Eva Murray and freelance journalist Laura Howard from Vavel to look ahead to the opening match for Scotland against the Auld Enemy in Sunderland. There's a good look into the general state of Scottish football for women, including the recent fall out with the SFA, as well as a look back at how SWPL1 is shaping up so far. Dave also has interviews with newly called up Amy Gallacher and her Celtic manager Fran Alonso, as well as the fast approaching 50 caps Nicola Docherty and her Rangers manager Jo Potter. There's also a look at things from an England perspective, and an international caps quiz to finish up. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodo

Regulars John, Josh and Dave are joined by singer John Hamilton for our first football/music special of the season. John's a Killie fan so there is plenty of chat about favourite players, memories and more. We kick things off by reviewing the England friendly from last week though don't dwell on it too much. There is music chat about favourite gigs, influences, the Ayrshire music scene and John's hopes to play more gigs in the future. Keep an eye out on the usual socials for John Hamilton to keep up to date with any new song releases. All six Premiership games took place on Saturday so we discuss what went on and pressure on Barry Robson at Aberdeen. We finish off with some quickfire questions and John picks his all time Killie eleven. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Sco

John, Erin, Krys and Robbie are joined by guest Hazel who makes her first appearance on the podcast. There are some stories from Hazel about her trip to Cyprus for the game which set the tone for the podcast. We discuss the game itself too and the all round positive performance. There is some debate about whether John McGinn is our best player in the last 30 years and chat about how good our midfield is. As rumours persist about Harvey Barnes switching allegiance to us we discuss whether he would be an asset of not and what we think about players being able to switch nationality. We may be getting carried away too as we look at what we could do when we qualify for Euro 2024. The podcast concludes with some discussion about loyalty points in terms of getting to Scotland away games and we make our predictions ahead of the game against England. Make sure to check out tartanarmymagazine.com featuring some excellent articles from John Bl and Hazel. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fanta

Regulars John, Dave and Josh are joined by Euan as we look ahead to the international fixtures. The focus is on our qualifier against Cyprus with discussion around the squad and general optimism going in to the game. We discuss what we expect the starting lineup may be with a general consensus between us in terms of most of the starting eleven. As we approach the 150 year celebration match against England, Russell from Three Lions Podcast joins us to preview the game from an England perspective. We test his knowledge with a short quiz. We then return for a quiz from a Scotland perspective with lots of fun to be had. Don't miss John's guess the club game. Finally, make sure to check out tartanarmymagazine.com featuring some excellent articles from John B and our guest next week Hazel. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @s

On this review of women's football, Dave is joined by writer Steven Lawther and Glasgow councillor Eva Murray. They open with a look back at the World Cup just passed and discussed all the highs and lows of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Focus then turns to the opening few weeks of the new SWPL season and a look at how each of the top flight teams has fared so far. Attention then turns to the upcoming opening fixtures in the inaugural women's Nations League with the opening fixture being a trip to the European champions and World Cup runners up - the auld enemy themselves, England. But let's not forget there's also the visit of Belgium to Hampden Park a few days later! Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastod

Our latest episode features regulars John and Josh who are joined by guests Charlie and Michael. There has already been a sacking in the Premiership three games in to the season with Lee Johnson leaving Hibs. We discuss the potential candidates for the job and Charlie gives us his preference in terms of who he would like to see get the job. Four clubs were in European action last week with three of them in with a chance of progressing in their respective competitions. We discuss their chances ahead of their second leg's this week.  Rangers v Celtic takes place this upcoming Sunday and we preview the game with chat about their being so many potential debutants and whether Rangers are favourites going in to the game. We'll be back next week to preview Scotland's trip to Cyprus for their next Euro 2024 qualifying fixture. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Ins

This week on the regular show the Scottish Championship takes centre stage with fans of six of the clubs involved. We have returning guests in Katie (Airdrie) and Andy (Dundee United). Joining them are debutants Adam (Dunfermline), Robert (Morton), Heather (Partick Thistle) and Ali (Raith Rovers). John is your host for this special. We discuss recruitment over the summer in terms of best signings, who has recruited well and who still needs to strengthen. This leads us on to predictions in terms of where our guests team will finish, who will win the league and who will be relegated.  There is chat about some of the best young talent in the league with players to watch out for. To conclude the show there is brief discussion about coverage of the league in the mainstream media, pricing and whether Friday night football is the best option for TV games. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova

Regulars John, Erin and Scott are joined by new regular Robbie for the latest episode. Returning guest Graeme joins us as well as debutant Jenna. There is plenty to discuss but we start off by calling out the abuse that Erin has got recently for appearances elsewhere. Remember if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all. European adventures are the focal point at start of the football chat with us discussing how the teams will do and whether they will progress. We reflect on results last week which put them all in with a decent chance. This integrates with some of the weekend action as we discuss goal of the week and impressive performances from the likes of Ross County, Motherwell and St Mirren. Graeme brings up the rumour about Shankland moving to Saudi Arabia which leads us to an interesting game of higher or lower. Our new weekly headline feature sees some good ones provided. Feel free to get involved on Twitter if you have one of your own. To conclude the podcast we discuss the ar

Regulars John, Dave, Erin and Josh are joined by guests Danny and Laurie as we discuss the opening weekend of the Premiership season in the main. To kick things off though, Dave gives us a quick review of Dundee United's win at Gayfield on Friday. Everyone is in agreement that there was excitement going in to the season and we discuss what fans enjoy most about the first day of a new season. We're all in agreement that laughing at Hibs is always pleasing. We review the games in the Premiership with Killie grabbing the headlines with their win against Rangers. There are positives too from a Scotland point of view with David Turnbull having a strong start to the season. There is some fun to be had as we discuss pet hates in football which could probably be a podcast in itself. Cold pies and team lineups being put out in a certain way being a popular theme. In a new feature, we get everyone to come up with a headline from the games at the weekend with Danny being the winner this week. To conclude we have

Next Sunday sees the return of the SWPL1 season and John B is joined by regular Dave and guests Chris Marshall and Emma Black. After the dramatic events of "Taxi Sunday", will we see another closely contested title race between Glasgow City, Celtic and Rangers? Will Hearts and Hibs be able to bridge the gap on the top three? Who will be making the top six and scrapping it at the bottom end of the table? It promises to be another enthralling season in the Women's game in Scotland. Although Scotland aren't there, we couldn't avoid discussing a remarkable World Cup where some big nations like Germany, Canada and Brazil have fallen at the first hurdle, whilst Jamaica, South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco are unlikely names in the last 16. It shows the gap between the bigger nations and the rest is slowly narrowing. We end by talking about our chances of a good Nations League campaign, where there is hope that the Hampden attendance record can be beaten, despite some challenging circumstances. SFF Podcast is proud

For part two of our Premiership Preview, John is joined by returning guests, Laurie (Kilmarnock), Ross (Ross County) and a late arrival in Euan (Livingston). There are three debutants in Stephen (Motherwell), Liam (Dundee) and Alan (St Johnstone). There is discussion around recruitment over the summer in terms of best signings, where clubs still need to strengthen and youngsters to watch out for this season. Is it possible that two clubs who finished in bottom six last season have had best transfer window? There are predictions in terms of league position and who will finish as top scorer for each club. A fun feature is getting everyone to discuss what signing from the other clubs that they would want to steal. If you enjoy playing Fantasy Football then get involved with our league which you will find on the Fantasy Football Scotland app. We're delighted to announce that supernovaterracewear.com will be sponsoring the league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear

The podcast returns for a 13th season as we look to preview the upcoming Premiership season. The preview is in two parts with fans from the top six teams on this week followed by the rest being on next week. To kick things off we have Erin (Aberdeen), Michael (Celtic), Harry (Hibs), Graeme (Hearts), Andy (Rangers) on along with debutant Alan (St Mirren). As always everyone is excited about the new season. We discuss a range of topics including summer signings, where teams still need to strengthen and predictions for where teams will finish in the league. There is some chat around Europe and how teams might do. One of major points of interest is how Celtic might do under Rodgers on his return. Can he adapt his style for Europe? We finish off by discussing potential top scorers for each team and what young players might be ready for a breakthrough season. If you enjoy playing Fantasy Football then get involved with our league which you will find on the Fantasy Football Scotland app. We're delighted to anno

The guys are back to discuss the double header against Norway and Georgia where we made it four wins from four as we look to head to Euro 2024. The two John's are joined by Dave, Josh, Krys and Scott M where there is a bonus of a quiz too. There is chat about whether the correct decision was made for Georgia game to be played and the mentality of the players under Steve Clarke. It's becoming a habit where we talk about Scotland wins and their ranking in the all time lists with our away win in Norway being a potential contender. Josh was lucky enough to be in Oslo so gives us an insight in to the trip and the bits he can remember. We reflect on some of our favourite podcasts we've done this season with a variety of answers from different areas of Scottish football. We'd like to thank everyone who has appeared on the podcast this season and look forward to our 13th season in 2023/24. Thanks also to all our listeners and please continue to spread the word. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league spo

On our latest episode the two John's are joined by a mix of regulars and guests as we have every club represented in the Premiership apart from St Mirren. Erin (Aberdeen), Scott (Celtic), Andy W (Dundee United), Graeme (Hearts), Harry (Hibs), Laurie (Kilmarnock), Euan (Livingston), Andy R (Motherwell), Andy L (Rangers), Ross (Ross County) and Danny (St Johnstone) are on to review the Premiership season 2022/23. We kick off with a quick thanks from John B to Glasgow Football Tour after some of the podcast team and friends took part in a brand new tour on Saturday. Check them out for some fantastic Scottish football tours at https://glasgowfootballtour.com/ As is tradition, Erin likes to find out what pie everyone has enjoyed the most this season. There is chat around managerial changes with six different clubs changing manager at least once during the season and then the Celtic announcement at the end of the season. Should changes have been made earlier and were there some managers who were lucky to stay i