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Regulars John and Erin are joined by fans of some of the clubs in the Premiership as we discuss the season so far and hopes for the rest of the season. Thanks to Michael, Laurie, Charlie, Euan, Scott, Andy and Ross for joining us. There is discussion around Goodwin at Aberdeen and negative tactics against Celtic. Is he the right man for the job? Can Rangers close the gap under new manager Beale or are Celtic just too good? Laurie discusses how he is pleased with Hearts efforts so far considering they have had injuries and been playing in Europe. On the other side of Edinburgh, Charlie is unsure whether Johnson is the right fit for Hibs. As always with these specials there is plenty of good chat and we hope you enjoy the episode. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebo

The Scottish Premiership may be returning this weekend but the other three leagues in the SPFL set-up have carried on as normal and there has been no short of drama across the Championship, League One and League Two. To disect all the goings on, John B is joined by Alan (aka Air Force Wan, Paul Goodwin of SFSA and three wise men who know what it's like to play and coach at that level - Ally Graham, Davie Irons and Kevin Harper. Can Ayr maintain their surprising form that has catapulted them to the top of the Championship? Are Clyde and Peterhead doomed? Who is going to be in the playoffs at either end of League Two given the six point gap from fourth to tenth? We round off with brief World Cup chat, another tangent on why Scotland aren't at the World Cup, and what the guys are looking forward to most about Christmas. Thanks to everyone for coming on. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offer

This weekend is another landmark moment in the Scottish Women's game as Rangers and Hibernian meet at Tynecastle in the Final of the SWPL Cup, now of course known as the Sky Sports Cup Final thanks to their recent investment. In line with this, John B is joined by current Sky Sports pundit and 104 capped ex-Scotland international Suzanne Winters (aka Suzanne Grant from her playing career). Suzanne previews the big game and the significance of Sky's investment into the Women's game up here before elaborating on her role with the broadcaster. We then go onto talk about her playing career, where she made her international debut at 16 BEFORE making a club appearance. After starting out at local clubs Ross County and Inverness, Suzanne moved onto Glasgow City and her playing career would take her through Hibs, Arsenal, Celtic and Motherwell before retiring from a knee injury in 2017. She talks about the joys of each club she played for as well as highlighting challenges that she faced, including how a meeting bet

In this final World Cup throwback for the time being, John B, Krys and Scott get together once more. With the current World Cup taking place in Asia, the guys look back to the first Asian World Cup as Japan and South Korea hosted in 2002. This was the start of Scotland's long absence, so there's a brief look back at what went wrong for our national side on this particular occasion. Krys had other interest with both Republic of Ireland and Poland qualifying for the tournament - to mixed success it has to be said. There's a number of stories across this World Cup, from the fortunes of the two hosts - the first time and so far only time that a World Cup has been shared - to the beginning of the curse of the holders was well as a few more surprise packages in between. There is, of course, time to reminisce about England's exit and the return of a seven year old joke in the process. But the story of this World Cup comes down to one of redemption. No, not David Beckham, but the original Ronaldo. Maybe not redemp

It's another World Cup throwback as John B, Krys and Scott get together to discuss their first time. Fortunately it's Italia 90 they're discussing though.Chatting through a Scotland qualifying campaign none of them actually remember, there's a brief chat about the mixed warm up schedule prior to the tournament before everyone of course remembers the opening game against Costa Rica. In typical Scotland fashion, they give themselves a chance with a win over Sweden, before achieving the usual glorious failure against Brazil.The guys also look over the rest of the tournament, with some truly iconic moments and merchandise and a few well loved kits as well. For a tournament so often remembered for its poor final, it's clear why Italia 90 is still loved to this day - and not just because you really do always remember your first time.Music: Say It With Pride by the Scotland World Cup Squad and Friends, and Nessun Dorma by Luciano PavarottiThanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear

It's another big weekend in the Scottish Women's Football calendar as we have Derby Day action in SWPL1. John B, Vinny and Dave are joined by the leagues Managing Director Fiona McIntyre to preview the games. The Women's Old Firm derby is up first on Saturday night at Broadwood, will the defending champions maintain their unbeaten record stretching back to the last day of the 2020/21 season, or will Celtic leapfrog their arch rivals with victory? Next up is the "Petershill derby" between Partick Thistle and Glasgow City, with Vinny promoting what's on offer for a family funday as well as the prospect of an exciting game between 5th and 2nd in the league. The only non-derby of the day is between Spartans and Glasgow Women, but this is no less significant than any other game this weekend with both sides looking to kick-start their respective seasons after a difficult opening ten games. We have a first top-flight meeting between Dundee United and Aberdeen, which has been moved to Tannadice in order to attract m

Regulars John and Erin are on the latest episode and joined by Rangers fan, Andy on the day that the club announced that Giovanni van Bronckhorst had been sacked. The podcast kicks off with some chat about the World Cup so far, predictions in terms of who will win it and who will get the golden boot. We move on to chat about events at Rangers with Andy giving us his thoughts on GVB being sacked. He discusses what he thinks went wrong under him and what needs to happen moving forward. The podcast concludes with everyone sharing some favourite memories of the Scottish Cup ahead of the third round which takes place this weekend. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

In another World Cup throwback as the build up to Qatar 2022 continues, John B and Krys are joined by Matt Evans, author of USA 94: The World Cup That Changed The Game. Matt explains his thinking behind the structure of the book, which covers off a number of story threads from the behind the scenes structuring journey of the American hosts to the team themselves, through the various nations involved including the shocks scoreline and the shock headlines. The guys chat through qualification for the World Cup, the last one not to feature any of the home nations for various reasons, and some of the key moments that took place even before the tournament - hi Diana Ross! They discuss some important goals scored in key games across the group stages and into the knockouts, and talk about how all the big players seemed to turn up at just the right time in the big games. Right up until that final moment of course. Finally there's a look forward to the upcoming World Cup and a discussion on how the tournament might

On our latest podcast, regulars John, Josh and Scott J are joined by Connor and Graeme who are both making their first appearances. We reflect on a European campaign where three Scottish teams got in to the group stages for the first time since 2007/08. Hearts took part in the European Conference group stages for the first time and that is where we start the discussion with Graeme reflecting on what could have gone better. Can Hearts qualify again next season and establish themselves as the third force in Scotland? There is also chat around where they need to strengthen the squad. We move on to Celtic and whether they are too naive in Europe as Ange refuses to compromise on his football philosophy. They received plaudits at times for the way they performed but couldn't get any wins. Rangers suffered the embarrassment of being the worst team in the group stages of the Champions League with questions surrounding GVB future as they struggle domestically. Josh reflects on what went wrong in Europe and we disc

With the World Cup due to start in a little over a fortnight, John B hosts a throwback to the last time Scotland were involved in FIFA's premier tournament. He's joined by Krys who watched the action having just left school (yes it's that long ago), and Kevin who actually got to France in the summer if 1998. Recapping the qualification process that took Scotland to the position of best runner-up and avoiding the playoffs, the guys reminisce of Scotland's home games being on tour as they seemed to be several times during the 90s, as well as crucial results in places like Minsk, Riga and that time there was one team in Tallinn. Moving onto the finals themselves, there was the initial reaction to the draw that means Scotland would open the tournament in Paris against the holders Brazil. It was then onto Bordeaux to face Norway before finishing the group in St Etienne against Morocco. The guys chat through each match of the group and their memories of not just the games themselves but the adventures along the w

In our first Football/Music special for a while, John is joined by Conor and Patrick from Cloud House. You can find them on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @CloudHouseBand The guys give us an insight in to their sound, how they managed to release their EP and plans for the future. Both of them are Celtic fans so they chat about favourite memories supporting Celtic, their thoughts on introduction of VAR and more. The band are set to go o tour next month and have a few dates lined up in Dundee, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Glasgow so check them out if you can. You can find the band on Spotify by searching Cloud House and ticket details are on https://shop.cloudhouse.band/ Conor gives us one of the best stories we've ever had on the podcast as he shares how he got to sing with one of his favourite bands twice. The guys give us a couple of impressions and answer a range of questions from friends and followers of the podcast. The podcast concludes with them giving us a Celtic best eleven of their lifetime. Thank

World Cup 2022 is four weeks away. As Scotland fans, we don't care, so let's do what we've been good at for the last 24 years and look back at a time we made them regularly! In this episode, John B is joined by fellow author Tom Brogan to recall Scotland's fortunes at Spain '82. Tom wrote a book on the subject titled "We Made Them Angry" in reference to David Narey's toepoke against Brazil. Tom goes through the process of his book and the inspiration behind writing about a tournament he watched as a ten year old with his Dad. We then go into detail about how Scotland got to Spain, the pre-tournament hype, the greatest Scotland football song "We Have A Dream" and onto recalling the three games that saw Scotland exit on goal difference for the third World Cup in succession. We wish Tom all the best with his book sales, "We Made Them Angry" is a fascinating read, not just for Tartan Army footsoldiers either. Outro Music - We Have A Dream by Scotland 1982 World Cup Squad featuring John Gordon Sinclair and BA R

On this episode, John B is joined by Vinny and Krys to go over the Women's World Cup playoffs which sadly ended Scotland's hopes of reaching their third major tournament and second World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand next year. Having narrowly beaten Austria after extra time in the first round, the second round against Republic of Ireland was a bridge too far. We reflect on both games, asking the questions of what did and didn't work both individually and as a team, as well as thinking over how Hampden is working as the home venue for the SWNT. Looking forward, we look at the possible hosts for Euro 2025 and discuss if there will be any changes to the squad with players retiring from international football or making the step up from the under-19s. We finish off with a look forward to a return to club duty and discuss this weekend's SWPL1 fixtures. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are

On our latest episode, regulars John, Erin, Jeff and Josh are joined by vlogger Blair McNally to have a chat about the content he creates and Scottish football. We kick off by discussing the Euro 2024 qualifying draw and what we can expect from the group with some tricky ties ahead. Blair talks us through the videos he creates and gives us an insight in to some of his favourite experiences from his footballing travels. This includes chat on best atmosphere, favourite food and value for money. The podcast concludes with us wishing the SWNT team good luck ahead of their tie against Ireland and we make our Lower League predictions for the weekend ahead. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

The two John's are on this week which doesn't happen that often these days on the same podcast. They discuss the weekend action in the Premiership and how the other leagues are looking so far. We reflect on Scotland's achievements on getting promoted to Group A of the Nations League and discuss what would potentially be a good draw for Euro 2024 qualifying. Best of luck to the SWNT as they look to qualify for the World Cup. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

It's a big week ahead for the Scotland Women's National Team as they look to take a giant step towards qualification for a second consecutive World Cup Finals, being held in Australia and New Zealand next summer. John B is joined by four special guests with a fountain of knowledge of the Women's game - Chris Marshall, Amy Canavan, Jane Lewis and Emma Black - to assess our chances of defeating Austria in the European Playoff Semi Final on Thursday 6 October, then Republic of Ireland on 11 October. Fortunately, we have been given two home games at Hampden that increases our chances of victory enormously, albeit against two tough sides, particularly the Austrians who were Quarter Finalists at this summers Euro's. We look at the transition under Head Coach Pedro Martinez Losa, analyse the 25-player squad, assess the opposition and what we need to do to win the games. Chris also best explains the complex playoff route that will likely see Scotland facing an Intercontinental playoff scenario in New Zealand in Feb

John and Josh are joined by Alan as we preview the away game against Ukraine and reflect on our home double header. We start off by discussing the importance of the game against Ukraine and whether Steve Clarke might be tempted to revert back to three at the back. The squad has been decimated by defensive injuries so if we are to get a positive result then we'll have done it under difficult circumstances. There is discussion around whether the home game v Ukraine was our best under Clarke so far and the importance of having a good home record in the Nations League. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

John and Josh are joined by returning guest Michael as we look ahead to Scotland's home double header against Ukraine and Ireland. Before that though Josh is keen to point out that Celtic got beat in the league at the weekend and this leads on to a brief chat about what went on in the Premiership at the weekend. Scotland will look to get revenge on both their opponents this week after disappointing defeats to both in June. We look at the squad and try to work out how we can win both games. The squad selection is discussed as we assess who will start the Ukraine game. Good luck to Scotland. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

In our latest guest special, John B is joined by Aberdeen Director Zoe Oglivie. Having worked closely with the club in her capacity at Big Partnership, Zoe was officially announced onto the Dons Board on 3 June 2021, becoming the first female to become a Director at the club. She talks about the moment the call came from Chairman Dave Cormack invited her onto the board, the challenges she has faced and the different styles both Cormack and predecessor Stewart Milne possess. She then discusses the Aberdeen Women's team, whom her daughter Francesca is the vice captain, and the thrill of hosting a game at Pittodrie with the promise of more to come this season, and why the club (along with 16 other SWPL1 & 2 clubs) took the decision to switch governing bodies from SWF to SPFL. We then round off with slow fire questions, including a combined Aberdeen Men's and Women's six aside team. We thank Zoe for giving her time to speak to SFF Podcast. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova T

John and Josh are on for the latest episode of the podcast. We reflect on a miserable week for Scottish teams in Europe with all of them losing and consider whether they will get more favourable results this week. The Scotland squad is due to be announced for our upcoming triple header. There is discussion around who we expect to make the squad and if there will be any surprise selections. To conclude the podcast we pick out some of the best Scottish Cup ties which take place this upcoming weekend. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com