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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

Good John was joined by new signing Josh and special guests Neil Doherty, Russell Osbourne and Russell Todd for a Throwback special. As 2021 heads to a close, we look back at the summer of 2021 by reviewing the finals for Euro 2020 - as backward as that sounds. Delayed a year because of the pandemic, the Euros provided light at the end of the tunnel from a football perspective. The Scots recall the hype of being back at a tournament for the first time in 23 years whilst the two Russells add in what the Euros were like from a Welsh and English perspective. For Russell O, he explains why the experience of being at a Final was tainted before it began with the trouble around the stadium. The lads also go over some of the highlights from the rest of the tournament and each picked a best XI, leading to a combined team of the finals. We hope you enjoy this delayed Euro 2020 throwback as much as we did. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Th

For our latest Football/Music special, John is joined by singer Jack (@jackmcleodd) from East Lothian band The Rah's (@therahsmusic). Jack is a Hibs fan so there is chat about their Scottish Cup win in 2016, what it meant to his family and a best eleven of players he has seen in his lifetime. The band brought out album 'When Does It Become Real?' earlier this year and featured on Tim Burgess's Twitter Listening Parties so Jack tells us how that came about and also how their manager Sam got involved with the band. There is discussion around how the album came to being produced, the buzz of hearing your music played on TV and dream gig. As we're coming up for Christmas, there are some Christmas based questions and of course there is food chat too. Check the band out as they have just this week announced a headline tour and support Billy Mitchell at King Tut's on the 23rd December. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFFPODCAST. #ad Thanks also to o

For our latest episode we have a treat in store with a mix of guests - Gary and James from band Dead Sea Souls, James from our Fantasy Football sponsors Supernova Terracewear and Robbie Hanratty who is a broadcast journalist. They join regulars Erin, John and Scott for one of the most bizarre episodes we've ever done. In a celebration of all things Scottish, we chat football, music, food, booze fashion and more. There are random stories about ice cream vans and what they used to sell apart from the standard stuff you'd expect. Dead Sea Souls talk about their comeback, upcoming single 'Two Houses' and the current Scottish music scene with a special shoutout for SAMAs Alternative/Rock best act Dictator who were recently on the podcast. They take questions from their peers and talk about their banter as a band and rival football fans. James gives us an insight in to how the brand came about, the influence that leads to products released and a flavour of what may be to come. Remember Christmas is round the cor

It's another big week for the Scotland Women's National Team as they prepare for a massive World Cup qualifying double header at home to Ukraine and away to Spain. John B is joined by Leading The Line podcast host Chris Marshall and author Steven Lawther, who penned the book Arrival on the SWNT's adventures to Euro 2017 and World Cup 2019. This is without doubt Pedro Martinez Losa's toughest test in his reign as Scotland Manager and the guys give the lowdown on the campaign so far, recent changes in the squad caused by injury and the form of both opponents. They also give their thoughts on what our chances are of taking something from Spain, though the consensus is that just beating Ukraine would be a realistic aim to strengthen our grip on the crucial playoff spot. We end by allowing Chris to plug his podcast, a recommendation for those who enjoy the Women's game in Scotland, and for Steven to promote his book, an ideal Christmas present for avid readers who enjoyed the rise of the Scotland Women's National

For our latest episode, regulars Erin, John and Scott M are joined by singer PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta on social media). Phil joins us do discuss his upcoming single "27" which comes out on 27/11/21 at 00:27. Check out his socials for details on how to presave the tune. We love a bit of self promo on the podcast and it might well be that Phil is better than us at it as he name drops his singles throughout the podcast. He discusses how the pandemic turned in to a positive for him, success in the alternative charts, musical inspirations and one of the best stories we've heard on the podcast regarding the gig that wasn't a gig. He's a big Scotland fan so football chat takes his on travels following them, interesting food choices and some absolute random chat about potatoes. The podcast concludes with our slow fire questions which have some new additions plus Phil giving us a six a side team of Scottish musicians. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the podcast in the form of questions and remember to che

In our latest guest special, John B is joined by returning guest and fellow Aberdeen fan Ally Begg, who is on predominantly to talk about his latest book "Aberdeen European Nights." Before we get into the book chat, Ally recalls his memories of the late Bertie Auld and the laughs they shared during Ally's stint at Celtic TV in the mid noughties. Bertie enjoyed taunting Ally about the many defeats the Dons had to Celtic in that era. Onto more memorable times as an Aberdeen fan, Ally discusses the process into how the book idea came about, including a gentle nudge from wife Miriam, and the work involved in writing the chapters. He particularly goes into detail about interviewing opposition players like Johnny Metgod of Real Madrid and how great they were with their accounts from an opponents point of view, which gives the book a nice twist. Then of course, there's the stories from the players Ally grew up idolising and meeting them at the book launch, and he also had a few words of encouragement for future aut

It's another Scotland love-in podcast this week as the team reminisce about the last few days where Scotland not only qualified for the World Cup playoffs by winning in Moldova but went and made sure they were seeded in the draw by beating the tenth best team in the world, Denmark. F-Bomb John is the happy host, joined by semi-regular Scott, two-pies Krys, too drunk Josh, and special guest Tartan Scarf contributor James. Unsurprisingly most of the chat centres around the two Scotland matches. There's an in-depth discussion about the merits of pretty much all the players who have featured, how Scotland now seem to have a squad of players all proving their worth and not just a team, and how some players who didn't feature this month may or may not get back into the team. Competition for places is great, and a long way from where we were. We look forward to the playoffs in March and wonder which of the six teams will be visiting Hampden and how we probably don't fear any of them at this point. Unless you're K

In our second podcast of the week we have Football Manager Research Team Manager for Scotland, Stuart Milne and writer of 'Scotland's Lost Clubs' Jeff Webb on. They join regulars John and Ross. This week, FM22 came out so we discuss the release, the evolution of the game, wonderkids and stars of the game who never quite made it in real life. Jeff gives us an insight in to his book which is available at most book stores online and in some shops too. Ideal for fans of Scottish football and beyond or as a gift (nudge, nudge). We discuss our memories of playing Football Manager and other football games. At the time of recording, there was speculation around Steven Gerrard going to Aston Villa. We discuss the impact of this for Rangers and who may replace him. There is chat about the league setup in Scotland too and in particular Colts teams. The podcast concludes with Stuart giving us a best eleven of Football Manager superstars. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.co

For our latest podcast we have the privilege of being joined by iconic commentator Derek Rae who returns after being on in season two of the podcast. The two John's, Erin and Scott M join from the regular squad. There is a wide range of football chat such as getting involved with EA Sports FIFA series of games and the importance of pronouncing someone's name correctly. We cover some of Derek's passions outside of football which involve music, language and more. Obviously we had to ask about favourite food and beer. There is chat about the Bundesliga and fan experience and what Scottish football could learn from Germany. See if you can figure out the recurring theme through the podcast which fans of a certain singer may work out. The podcast concludes with Derek giving us a best Aberdeen team from his lifetime which is made slightly more difficult by not being able to include any of the Gothenburg Greats. Thanks to everyone who provided questions for us to ask. Remember you can get free shipping and 20%