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Laurie makes his return to the podcast after a spell out, and he joins Krys and I. Laurie was at the St Mirren vs Hearts final, and gives his account of the day. Krys and I were neutrals for this game, so enjoyed it a little more than Laurie. Krys was at the Celtic fans march on Saturday and gives us his first hand account of what went on. Laurie attempts an impersonation of Charles Green, although you wouldn’t have guessed who it was meant to be. Kristine Lilly is mentioned for the first, and probably last, time on the podcast. SPL, SFL, Scotland vs Wales and charity bet also feature. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

This week Krys and I are joined by a special guest  – ESPN’s Derek Rae. We start by discussing Celtic’s performance against Juventus. Derek gives us his view on Juventus’ replacement for the Stadio Delle Alpi and also how Pirlo became the player he is today. On Sunday the Edinburgh derby finished 0-0, with a lot of the talk focussing on Leigh Griffiths’ goal that never was. We all know that the ball crossed the line, but the officials never gave it. We discuss what could be done to stop that happening again; including goal-line technology, and Derek gives his opinion on the use of TV evidence. Morton are currently sitting atop division one and have aspirations of reaching the SPL. With promotion comes certain stadium criteria and Morton have until the 31st of March to confirm they have plans in place to upgrade their stadium. The sticking point is that league reconstruction is due to be voted in on the 15th of April and if it happens, the top tier entry criteria will be relaxed. We discuss the various op

This week me, Greig and Krys spend an hour talking about Scottish football and other nonsense. Our first attempt at starting this week’s recording failed after about five seconds, which was then followed by about ten minutes of faffing about trying to sort out the technical difficulties. It was the Scottish Cup quarter finals this weekend, so we discuss the ties between Killie & Hibs, Dundee & Dundee United, Hamilton & Falkirk and St Mirren & Celtic. We also discuss the semi final draw. Krys also expertly guides us through the previous SPL games and we discuss the highlights in detail. James Dayton’s beard was a thing of beauty, so of course we spend time discussing The Beard. Despite mentioning Lord Nimmo Smith at the start of the podcast, I almost forget to include it in the podcast due to time constraints. Luckily Krys reminded me at the end, so we got a chance to discuss Lord Nimmo Smith’s decision to fine Rangers (oldco) £250k, but not strip them of SPL titles. We also make our charity be

Krys expertly guides us through the SPL results over the last week, as Greig and I listen intently. We go on to discuss the key moments in detail, in particular the offside rule and interfering with play. I introduce the SFL section, but instead of focusing on the results, we discuss the Pars financial situation, ice wheelie bins at Alloa, and naughty singing by Rangers fans. James McFadden returned to Motherwell, so Greig talks us through his comeback and how he might fit in at the club. Kris Boyd is another old school player to return to the SPL, and Kevin Thomson is also training with Hibs. There are midweek SPL matches, as well as a couple at the weekend, to predict. The weekend is dominated by Scottish Cup matches, with three out of four being shown on TV. After Krys let us down in last week’s charity bet, we try again. We end with a plug about the new SFF Android app. Greig has to work on his promotional skills. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Greig makes his return, as he joins Krys and I to discuss Scottish fitba. Celtic in Europe is first up, and we try to discuss a little more than the WWF style grappling that has dominated the media since the game. Krys takes us through his SPL review, and we discuss the bits that take our fancy. Kenny Shiels gives us more entertainment, and unsurprisingly there are some dodgy penalties to discuss. James McFadden was officially announced as a Motherwell player today. Greig and I attempt to discuss the move for as long as possible without mentioning who we are talking about. The charity bet was a dud last week, so we try once again to put on a winning triple. Laurie is taking the week off, so I have returned to editing duties. I couldn’t find the new intro music, so we are going retro this week. The magic button is as technical as I can get while editing, so the news bed is omitted. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Ryan Stevenson was controversially sent off for a challenge on Gary Mackay-Steven at the weekend. There are conflicting views on whether it was, and we give our arguments for and against. The SPL had an unnaturally large number of handball claims, and we try and give our opinion on each one. Don’t worry, I didn’t get the rule book out again. We take a look at Scotland’s victory over Estonia and pick out our key players. We also cover the SFL, Craig Gordon, McBookie charity bet,SPL predictions, and preview Celtic’s tie against Juventus. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

This week sees the debut of Nicky, who joins Krys, Laurie and I to discuss the previous 7 days in Scottish football. Nicky is a Dundee United fan, so we hear his views on the appointment of Jackie McNamara as Dundee United manager. Dundee United despatched Rangers with ease in the Scottish Cup, which leads us to discuss Rangers’ signing policy and whether it has worked. We also cover the remaining Scottish Cup games, as well as last weeks SPL games. This week’s McBookie charity bet is a four fold, with a potential return of over £100. As always, we end with our attempts at predicting the scores in the upcoming SPL games. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

We don’t spend too long discussing the weekend’s SPL games, because frankly, they weren’t the matches weren’t very good. The league cup was where it’s at and Laurie and Krys have very different reactions to their games. We won the charity bet last week, and I take great delight in announcing our big win. Dumbarton was the secret to the good return, so I pick them again as part of this week’s treble. Peter Houston was resigned from his role at Dundee United prior to recording, which leads us to discuss the various candidates for the role. McBookie gave us odds on a surprise replacement, although I suggest keeping your money in your pocket now that McNamara has been confirmed as boss. As ever we end on our midweek SPL predictions, as well as a quick look at the upcoming Scottish Cup ties. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

There were plenty of goals in the SPL this weekend, including two hat-tricks, so that takes up the majority of the discussion. John Logie Baird scored for Dundee, which leads me to look up his previous inventions. Gordon Strachan and Mark McGhee have been confirmed as the men leading the national team for the next two and half years, and we give our opinion on the appointments. SFL, Charity bet, SPL and league cup predictions also feature. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

It’s the SPL’s winter break and it’s pretty much mid way through the season. That means it’s the perfect time to give our SPL mid season report card. Laurie, Krys, Greig and I go through each SPL side and give our review of their season so far. Best player, best signing and worst signing are some of the categories covered. Unfortunately we ran out of time to cover the Scottish Football League, although I still fit in time to have a moan about a certain Rangers signing. We pick a four team charity bet, courtesy of McBookie. The SPL returns this coming weekend, so we make our predictions. We end with some random SFF thread recommendations.

Krys is away on business, Greig was unavailable, and a last minute transfer coup failed, so this week it’s me and Laurie discussing fitba. In the SPL we discuss Motherwell’s penalty against Celtic; whether it was a penalty and also whether it was on the spot. You can probably guess that I get the rule book out. Niall McGinn’s freekick against Dundee United is compared against Leighton Baines’ freekick against Newcastle. Finally we discuss the Edinburgh derby, and in particular the penalty claim, as well as the challenge from Ryan Stevenson on James McPake. In the SFL Dumbarton burst the charity bet by beating Morton, only to be beaten by Dunfermline in the following game. Queen of the South continue to run away with the second division. In the bottom tier, Neil Alexander was the highlight after his bizarre own goal. We pick the charity bet between us, in the slim hope that we can add to the charity pot. There is no SPL next week, so we have some spare time to discuss Messi winning the Ballon d’or and Terry Bu

It’s me, Laurie and Krys in the final podcast of 2012. It’s a busy podcast, with two rounds of SPL games to discuss, on top of our usual charity bet and SPL predictions. Laurie suggested the perfect topic to end 2012 – the best and worst of Scottish football in 2012. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Greig returns to join Krys and I, with Laurie taking a week off. With Christmas tomorrow, one of our topics is football related Christmas puns. We also discuss Kenny Shiels comments that he thinks that Killie achievements in 2012 overshadow that of any other team in Scottish football. Of course Krys gives us his SPL review and I mention the SFL. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

This week we have an extended discussion on the SPL. In particular we look at the refereeing performances across the league, and in particular penalty decisions. In the SFL section we discuss Rangers game against Montrose in detail, as well as Montrose’s programme which focussed on Rangers being a new club. It’s a Scottish football podcast, so of course we include WWF and santa chat. We end with the charity bet and our SPL predictions. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

I am joined by Krys and Laurie. Celtic’s victory against Spartak Moscow, and subsequent qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League, is the first item on the agenda. Krys follows that with his review of the SPL and we all discuss the main points from the weekend. I cover the SFL, although the weather meant that there weren’t many games. I was at Rangers vs Stirling Albion, but unfortunately I missed the card display due to a visit to the pub. We managed to fit in two topics this week, with the first being the decision to play Euro 2020 in cities across Europe, rather than using tradition host country(s). We discuss the pros (are there any?) and cons. During the past week Charles Green stated that Rangers would not take up any away tickets for the upcoming tie at Tannadice against Dundee United. We give our opinion on the official boycott. Poor weather meant that the charity bet was null and void at the weekend, but we try again for this weekend’s games. As ever, we end with our SPL predictions for t

There were SPL games midweek last week, so Krys gives us his review and we discuss the main points. The Scottish Cup 4th round took place at the weekend, with the main talking points being Ross County’s draw against Inverness, Arbroath’s draw against Celtic and Hibs victory over Celtic. The 5th round draw took place on Monday lunch time, so we discuss which ties catch our eye. The charity bet had a second consecutive successful weekend, and we hope to make it a third by continuing the method of picking one match each. We end, as usual, with our SPL predictions. Craig Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Krys returns after two weeks out and joins Laurie and I. Greig is taking a week off. Neil Lennon’s Celtic suffered another home league defeat at the weekend, so a natural topic was to focus on Neil Lennon. Is he still regarded as doing a good job? Is the European run masking his poor league form? Or is everything rosy with the club at the top of the league and still in all three cup competitions? After success in the charity bet, we continue to picking a single team each. With the SPL taking a weekend off, we focus on the Scottish Cup. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Greig, Laurie and I cover last Wednesday’s Scotland friendly, and I have an admission to make about the game. Krys isn’t on this show, because he was on a Euro trip to see Celtic face Benfica in the Champions League. This means that Laurie does the SPL roundup and it’s full of puns. Laurie’s Tweetie Eye returns, but David Preece is nowhere to be seen (or is that heard?). We choose the charity bet live, after yet another defeat. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

Krys was off seeing a random folk singer, so Greig returns to join me and Laurie. Luckily Krys has pre-recorded his SPL review, but that is not the only time you will hear him during this show. You will have to listen right to the end to hear him getting a little excitable during Celtic’s home game against Barcelona. The main topic had to be about Hearts financial situation – what else. Possibly days away from collapse, so we discuss the ins and outs of the situation. Laurie is, as you would expect, very knowledgeable about the topic. Of course we still have the regular SFL review, charity bet and our SPL predictions. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.

I am joined by Krys and Laurie, while Greig takes a week off. Due to bonfire night, I suggested that we record on Sunday evening, which explains the early release of the podcast. It was the Scottish Cup third round, so we discuss the lack of real cup shocks and look forward to the draw. The league cup and SPL are also reviewed. We go back to basics with the charity bet, as Paul Band steps in with his selection, which consists of one team from each week. We take turns to predict the upcoming SPL games, although it’s more guesswork for some of us. Thank you to McBookie for donating the charity bet stake.