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This week's podcast was recorded minutes before the SPFL announced details of the changes to the League Cup format for next season, closely followed by Danny Lennon resigning as Alloa Athletic manager. So almost immediately this podcast was completely out of date as Krys had been joined by John to discuss changes to Scottish Football in the wake of Storm Desmond - including the possibility of summer football and the changes to the League Cup! Away from that topic, the rather curtailed fixture list was discussed including Aberdeen's win over Dundee, Dundee United still not able to buy a win, a five goal thriller in Dingwall, and East Kilbride's Scottish Cup run. How did we manage to get a regular length podcast out of that? You'll have to listen to find out. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes in our charity bet. No win this week, but then most of it was wiped out by the weather. Give sffpodcast On Twitter to keep up with the latest charity bet odds, or just to give us some feedback on the po

This week, Krys is joined by Scottish Football Forums owner and Director of Podcasting Craig, as well as John the walking stats book. John delights us with his latest passion - both teams to score statistics - after realising that all six games in the Premiership saw both teams scoring. Somewhere in between, the guys manage to chat about Celtic's European exit, the Scottish Cup third round action, Rangers joining Peterhead in the Petrofac Training Cup final scheduled sometime in the late Spring, and of course all the fall out from the latest inability for pundits to know what constitutes a hand ball decision. Throw in some league reconstruction chat and the usual Premiership predictions and it's no surprise that this podcast runs a bit longer than usual. We hope it's worthwhile though, and it was certainly enjoyable to record. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes in our charity bet. No win this week sadly, but with Craig on a 100% record we can't fail this week. We hope. Give sffpodcast On Tw

Krys returns from his holidays, and with Scottish football back up and running properly again the podcast returns after the quiet international break. John joins Krys to look back at a weekend of draws as Celtic, Hearts, Rangers and Aberdeen all fail to pick up three points. We look at the terrific run Hibernian are on and wonder if they'll be able to keep it up or whether Rangers could strengthen in January to push on and clinch the Championship title. We look further down the leagues and compare the tightness of League Two with the commanding lead the top two in League One have. In the Premiership, the live game at New Douglas Park is the obvious focus, although St Johnstone slowly gaining on the leaders has us wondering if they could be challengers for second. At the other end, it may not look too great for Dundee United on the face of it, but we highlight some possibilities for hope - mainly coming from Motherwell's return to rubbishness. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes in our charit

This week, John hosts the podcast for the first time with help from a musical friend. Andy joins him though surprisingly there isn’t too much Aberdeen chat. There is good news in terms of the charity bets from last week. Craig and Greig manage to win both bets for the podcast team. John wonders whether they may have fled with their winnings. The lower league is reviewed with discussion on whether Hibs can overtake Rangers. St Mirren’s continued slide is discussed too. The title race in League One is discussed as Ayr and Dunfermline compete for top spot. As per every week, it is mentioned that League Two continues to be very competitive from top to bottom. The semi final draw for the League Cup is discussed. Andy wonders what the location will be for Hibs v St Johnstone. There are no predictions to be made as there is no Premier League card. John and Andy opt for John Baird of Falkirk for the Mcbookie FGS bet. They opt for a double after success of last week. The top two in League One are chosen. Thank you to

Krys is on holiday, John pretends that he is busy studying / skiving and Andy is having technical problems, so things are desperate this week. So desperate in fact that the podcast has gone old school, with Craig and Greig sitting in to talk about the last week in Scottish football. A whole hour of football chat from the duo – what could be better than that. Sportscene gets it with both barrels, which is a bit of a trend over the seasons on the podcast. To highlight how woeful it was this past week, Craig sets up the worst quiz that has ever been recorded. The question is badly worded, with the answer being way too obvious, and the prize on offer hardly worth winning. After listening to Craig’s tactical review of Rangers’ formation against Hibs, you might be mistaken for thinking that you are listening to someone that has a UEFA Pro Licence. Does 5-3-2 equal ten outfield players? All six Premiership games are discussed in more detail than Sportscene, with midweek League Cup games also covered, although w

Andy and John join Krys once again as we focus on an interesting few days for many of the teams in the Highlands. From Scottish Cup victories, to defeats by ten men ahead of League Cup derby quarter finals, there's plenty to discuss for a variety of teams. Conversely, the Lowland League teams didn't do too well in the cup, with one possible exception much to John's disappointment. In the league, we look at how the Championship is shaping up ahead of the clash of the top two, and then do pretty much the same thing in the Premiership. It also appears to be something of a derby day in League One and League Two, although we do stretch that definition quite a bit for the likes of Stranraer! There's also a look back at yet more European disappointment for Scottish representatives this season as Celtic lost out to Molde in Norway. We talk about what their chances are of progressing and Krys is rather more optimistic than you'd expect. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes in our charity bet, although

Domestic football is back and Krys is joined by John to discuss much of the action over the last weekend. Rangers ten in a row, Hibernian trying to keep up, Dunfermline back on top and Annan Athletic on a nice run all get a look in through our lower league discussions before thoughts turn to the Premiership and the fortunes of the newest (but not that new) managers in the top flight. Ross County's progress under Jim McIntyre gets examined, as does the problems Derek McInnes currently faces at stumbling Aberdeen. The curious refereeing decisions of John Beaton and Alan Muir get questioned, while Willie Collum gets a bit of praise for brandishing his red card. Wonders will never cease. The guys preview the Premiership action, but before that there's Petrofac Training Cup and Championship action, as well as a trip to Norway for Celtic. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes in our charity bet, although there wasn't much success this week. No odds for this week's bets at the time of recording, so g

It's the post-Euro 2016 therapy session tonight as Krys is joined by John and Andy to look back over what could have been, what should have been, and what just plain wasn't in Scotland's latest failed qualification campaign. Focus starts on the recent Poland draw at Hampden, but soon turns to look at other aspects of the campaign including more dropped points against Poland, Ireland, Germany and yes even Georgia. Where next for Scotland also comes up eventually as the future of Gordon Strachan is discussed, as well as a look ahead just a short eleven months to the start of the World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign and the various fortunes of our opponents in that group through this campaign. Eventually turning to the domestic football once again, we look forward to the return of the SPFL action and discuss the ongoing managerial issues at several clubs. Then it's on to trying to make it three charity bet wins in a row after a second first goal scorer bet in quick succession came in over the weekend. Thanks as al

El Kessicko. The Cold Firm derby. Ross County v Inverness. Whatever you call it, we covered the first top flight Highland derby of the season. But first, we had a good dissection of just what has happened at Pittodrie. Out of the League Cup to a lower league team, back to back defeats in the league, including a 5-1 thrashing at home. Krys just bit his tongue as Andy and John covered all the problems before coming to the conclusion that the international break had come just at the right time. Scotland's slim chances of Euro 2016 qualification gets a good analysing, as we looked forward to the final double header of the qualification group against Poland and Gibraltar. Can we make the playoffs? We'll look back at it again next week. Celtic in Europe, Celtic in Hamilton, who will be the next Dundee United manager and will it be someone who has taken their current club as far as they can, and is a former Tannadice man losing the plot at Ibrox? The charity bet was another mixed bag, but the total is slowly creepin

Back to Monday night, and back to the old regulars as Krys is joined by Hearts TV's Laurie and Scottish Football Forums owner and Director of Podcasting Craig. Oh how far we've come. Well, maybe not Krys. Although it was covered to a certain extent in last week's podcast, the guys go over the full League Cup fixture card from midweek as well as going over the fixtures from the weekend. There's a lot of jumping back and forth between the two sets of fixtures as they look at the mixed fortunes of Rangers, a good week for Hearts, a frustrating week for Celtic, a bubble bursting week for Aberdeen, and a dismal week for Ian Baraclough and Jackie McNamara. There was mixed fortunes too for the charity bet, which leads to over-excitement when picking the teams for next week. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes. Listen all the way to the end if you want to know what this week's title is all about. It's a bit longer than usual, but I hope you agree it was well worth the extra time. Unlike the action a

Following Skype's worldwide issues on Monday, this week's podcast was recorded on Tuesday night after Rangers defeat in the League Cup to St Johnstone. So rather than talk about them and chance being accused of laughing too much, Krys and John decided just to revert to type and focus on the fortunes of Aberdeen and Celtic. Or maybe it was just Aberdeen and Celtic had midweek games as well as big weekend wins. Also discussed this week were Partick Thistle's lack of dead pigs, the Ross County home for Celtic youth players, Dundee United's lack of luck, Morton's giant killing pedigree, rowdy youngsters at the football, how do you pronounce Tavernier, and of course another disappointing charity bet result. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes. We also reveal the possibility of a return for a certain Director of Podcasting next week so that someone who knows about Rangers can school us in the ways of magic hats. Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to keep abreast of the latest charity bet odds, and to ju

It's another week of technical difficulties unfortunately, and we're not just talking about the Celtic defence. Krys is joined by John and Andy once again to look back at all the weekend's action, but obviously given their affiliations they focus mainly on one game in particular. What was Craig Thomson thinking on a number of occasions? Can Aberdeen now go on an mount a title challenge? Is it too early to tell? Is it too early for a knee jerk reaction? We cover all of this and more as we also look back on the Friday night game, a later charity bet scupper, and when Connie met Keith. The technical difficulties aren't the only silences though as some of Krys's comments are met with a similar response. Could next week be the week we get a charity bet win and a gremlin-free podcast? We can only hope. Thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes. Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to keep abreast of the latest charity bet odds, and to just generally join in with the chat. And join us on Scottish Football Forums

Krys is joined once again by John and Andy to dissect Scotland's double header against Georgia and Germany. There's plenty to talk about across the two games, from where it went wrong to how good the Germans are, through to what chance - if any - Scotland still have of qualifying for Euro 2016. Before that though there's a look at the domestic action from the weekend in the lower leagues, as well as the first round draw for the Scottish Cup. After the Scotland discussion comes the usual Premiership predictions and charity bet choices with the stakes, as always, being provided with thanks from McBookie. Just like Scotland's campaign, this podcast all goes wrong in the end as John disappears, so yet again we apologise for the technical difficulties. Stick with it until the end though and you'll find a comedy reward... unless you're one of Krys's German teachers from his school days that is! Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to keep abreast of the latest charity bet odds, and to just generally join in with the chat.

It's a two man podcast this week as John joins Krys for a long chat about a number of talking points. It's just a pity Krys didn't have his microphone plugged in properly for the first fifteen minutes! Celtic in and out of Europe and their possible transfer moves is followed up by the League Cup second round action and third round draw, before turning to the real meat of the podcast and the woeful performances of some of Scotland's supposed finest referees. Andrew Dallas, Steven McLean, Stephen Finnie, Craig Thomson, Willie Collum and Bobby Madden all get analysed to death before we get supplied with a statement from Stewart Regan defending them all. Typical. The Scotland double header against Georgia and Germany then gets a preview before moving on to attempt another charity bet win from the lower leagues after disappointment this week. With thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes. Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to keep abreast of the latest charity bet odds, and to just generally join in with th

John and Andy join Krys to discuss the weekend SPFL action. John brings his in depth Championship review, Andy gives us the lowdown on action from the highlands, and Krys apparently got a cold watching Celtic in Europe. Between them they manage to cover most of the interesting talking points from the weekend before moving on discuss the midweek European and League Cup fixtures before finishing up with predictions for the coming weekend games. The charity bet was a bust this weekend, but there's another crack at it this weekend coming. With thanks as always to McBookie for providing the stakes. Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to keep abreast of the latest charity bet odds, and to just generally join in with the chat. http://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/

It's a two man podcast this week as Krys is joined by John to first go off at an odd tangent before going on to discuss how they can now bring the podcast to a close thanks to the McBookie charity bet double win at the weekend. Fortunately all this showboating is good for the game, although someone needs to tell Alloa Athletic. Remembering there's still other things to discuss, Krys and John move on to the midweek Premiership fixtures, the Scott Allan transfer saga ending, weekend fixtures across four divisions, a European fixture coming up for Celtic and of course more predictions for the coming weekend before having another crack at winning money for charity. And all of that in just under an hour. About time this podcast was a sensible length again! Follow sffpodcast On Twitter for all your home of Scottish Football banter needs. Or at least to get an update on the charity bet odds later in the week. http://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/

This week, Krys listens in as Laurie and John discuss the weekend's action. No really, Krys is there, you'll hear him occasionally. We spend ages discussing a couple of the games, skate over others, before slagging off Sportscene for doing exactly the same thing. Well, one of us is supposed to be professional and get paid for doing this, and it's sadly not us! We have a quick look back at Celtic and Aberdeen in Europe last week before moving on to the double fixtures in the predictors for the week ahead. Finally, after a disappointing week last week we have another crack at the charity bet courtesy of McBookie who apparently haven't quite got all the lower league fixtures up yet. We're confident it's worth it though! Follow sffpodcast On Twitter to be kept up to speed with how those bets will go later in the week! http://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/

Krys isn't alone this week, hurrah! Joining Krys on the podcast this week is John and Laurie to discuss the "controversial" moments from the weekend's Premiership action. Unsurprisingly there's a long discussion about how obvious is an obvious goal scoring opportunity before you get a red card. Fortunately, there were some other incidents and goals to discuss beyond that as well. The League Cup first round results and second round draw get a once over, and everyone agrees it's not exciting until the big teams enter in round three. Then we move on to talk about the more exciting World Cup draw. Again. The charity bet returns this week, and we try to ease our way into it and look to Craig's contacts for inspiration after realising there's a complete lack of obvious choices. With thanks to McBookie for the stakes. sffpodcast On Twitterhttp://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/

It's July, the football is back, and so are we! Well... I say "we"... "We" take a look back at how the European campaigns have gone for Scotland's four representatives so far, before moving on to mention the big World Cup qualifying draw that took place at the weekend. After that "we" have a quick look at the Petrofac Training Cup first round before moving on to the Premiership predictions as always. No charity bet this week, but it should be back as normal next week with our usual thanks to McBookie for their generosity in once again allowing us to not cost them as much money as people who are good at gambling. sffpodcast On Twitterhttp://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/

In the final podcast of the season, Krys, John and Craig discuss the Ireland vs Scotland game in detail, as well as looking back on their favourite moments of the season. Tennent’s, Mark Warburton, McBookie and charity also feature. If you want to be part of the SFF podcast next season, please contact @SFFPodcast on Twitter and you could appear as a guest next season. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake. The podcast is available via RSS, iTunes, or you can listen using the widget below. SFFPodcast On Twitter http://forums.scottishfootballforums.co.uk/