Open Goal - Football Show

Join Si Ferry and Slaney for an hilarious chat with one of the Premier League's greatest personalities and characters, Neil 'Razor' Ruddock! Razor shares some brilliant anecdotes from his career at the likes of Millwall, Southampton, Spurs, Liverpool and West Ham. It's a great laugh and fantastic insight with Razor discussing his rollercoaster life and career which has seen him now reach a place o...

It's the final Keeping The Ball On The Ground of 2025! Hearts proved the worth of their title-chasing status once again as they beat Rangers at Tynecastle to move 12 points clear of Danny Rohl's side. Si Ferry, Slaney, Andy Halliday and Ian McCall discuss the significance of such a big win for Derek McInnes and his team and whether we can now view them as title favourites... Their closest challeng...

Wilfried Nancy's nightmare start at Celtic continued on Wednesday night as his side fell to a 2-1 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice to make it 4 losses out of 4 for the new Gaffer. Si Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson and Gordon Dalziel discuss where this leaves Celtic and what they should do next to keep their title hopes alive! The boys also talk about Open Goal's big news this week that we'll be...

The unthinkable happened for Wilfried Nancy and Celtic as the Frenchman lost the crucial Premier Sports Cup Final against St Mirren to make 3 losses from his opening 3 games! Si Ferry, Slaney, Andy Halliday and Ross McCormack review an incredible achievement for The Buddies and Stephen Robinson and discuss where Celtic go from here as Nancy has a job on his hands to convince the Celtic support tha...

It's a huge weekend ahead for Celtic and St Mirren as they take each other on at Hampden for the first piece of silverware of the season in the Premier Sports Cup Final! Can Wilfried Nancy bounce back from his debut defeat to Hearts and produce a trophy for Celtic or will Stephen Robinson etch his name into St Mirren folklore by bringing silverware back to Paisley? And can Hearts and Rangers put m...

What a show we have for you this week as former Scotland and Celtic Gaffer, Gordon Strachan sits down with Si Ferry, Slaney and Scott Allan to chat about his life and career in the game with brilliant anecdotes from his time Managing at Celtic Park and the National Team plus playing at World Cups under the likes of Jock Stein and his Manager at Aberdeen and Man United, Sir Alex Ferguson! We also d...

Martin O'Neill ended his interim reign as Celtic Manager with another win to go level on points with Hearts at the top of the league after they conceded a last-minute equaliser to Kilmarnock at Tynecastle. The lads discuss O'Neill's impact on Celtic this season and question whether it's a gamble to let him go at this stage of the season for new Manager Wilfried Nancy... It was more dropped points...

One of our most popular guests from last year, Ian McCall joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to discuss the latest news coming out of Scottish Football after the weekend's action! Chat includes Celtic's win over Hibs at Easter Road and Wilfried Nancy's appointment being delayed again. Plus another disappointing performance from Rangers as Danny Rohl drops points in the league for the first t...

Derek Ferguson is back and there's plenty to catch-up on including his son, Lewis Ferguson's heroics with the Scotland National Team that sees him heading to the World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada this summer as well as the latest restructuring at Rangers with Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell losing their jobs this week amid fan pressure at Ibrox! The lads also discuss the impending arrival of...

Major news broke from Ibrox this week that Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart have been let go from their senior positions at the club! Si Ferry, Slaney, Andy Halliday and Tony Watt discuss what this means for Rangers going forward as well as discuss the latest news coming out of the SPFL weekend's action plus the apparent imminent arrival of Wilfried Nancy to Celtic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

We're delighted to welcome back old friend of the show Mark Wilson, in a different capacity to usual on Open Goal! Si Ferry sits down with the new Partick Thistle Manager to celebrate his Glen's Vodka SPFL Championship Manager Of The Month victory for October! We discuss Mark's whirlwind few months at Thistle, going from temporary co-Manager with Brian Graham last season to being appointed in the...

Si Ferry, Slaney, James McFadden and Gordon Dalziel reflect on an absolute incredible night at Hampden which saw Scotland National Team finally qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1998! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slaney has returned from his Buenos Aires adventure to tell the lads all about his experience at the Superclasico between Boca Juniors and River Plate! He joins Si Ferry, James McFadden & Gordon Dalziel to look ahead to Scotland's massive games against Greece and Denmark with a place at the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico at stake! They also discuss the latest on Celtic's Managerial search...

We've got a great show and guest for you this week as Si Ferry, Andy Halliday and Scott Allan are joined by SPFL cult hero & St Mirren defender, Alex Gogic! As well as chatting through all the latest action from the weekend's Scottish Premiership matches, we have a great chat with the Cypriot International on his life and career including growing up with an Olympiacos legend as his father, adj...

What a laugh and episode we've got for you this week as Si Ferry & Slaney sit down with Premier League maverick and hilarious personality, David Bentley who shares some brilliant stories from his career. He chats to us about breaking through at Arsenal during the 'Invincibles' era, making a name for himself at Blackburn Rovers under Mark Hughes leading to an England call-up with David Beckham...

Si Ferry, James McFadden, Gordon Dalziel and Dylan McGeouch preview the weekend of SPFL Scottish Premiership action that lies ahead amid the fallout from last weekend's League Cup Semi-Finals with Martin O'Neill's Celtic squad experiencing a new lease of life and Danny Rohl looking to bounce back and keep Rangers winning run in the league going! Hearts extended their lead at the top last week but...

Si Ferry and Ross McCormack catch-up with Slaney and Andy Halliday fresh from their much-talked about live watchalong for the Celtic vs Rangers game to review the main talking points from Martin O'Neill's victory over Danny Rohl. The boys also look back on Saturday's other Cup Semi-Final which saw St Mirren triumph 4-1 over Andy's Motherwell side. Can Stephen Robinson take his legacy in Paisley on...

Si Ferry, Slaney, James McFadden and Gordon Dalziel look back on the midweek Scottish Premiership action with Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney picking up 3 points against Falkirk in their 1st game in interim charge and Danny Rohl getting a big away win against Hibs at Easter Road ahead of Celtic taking on Rangers in this weekend's Premier Sports League Cup Semi-Final! We also look at the other sem...

It's an unmissable podcast this week as Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday react to Monday night's bombshell news that Brendan Rodgers has RESIGNED from Celtic with Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney replacing him in interim charge. The boys also discuss majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond's personal statement HAMMERING the departing boss, labelling him 'divisive, misleading and self-serving'! We'r...

It's all set-up to be a monumental weekend in the SPFL Scottish Premiership as top-of-the-table Hearts take on Celtic at Tynecastle with Derek McInnes' side having the opportunity to go 8 points clear with victory against Brendan Rodgers' team. The boys preview the game and debate whether Hearts are genuine title contenders if they win. They also discuss the appointment of Danny Rohl as Rangers Ma...

A weekend of absolute madness in the SPFL has teed up an epic podcast as former Rangers & Hearts forward, Kyle Lafferty joins the lads to discuss the appointment of Danny Rohl in the Ibrox hot-seat after the leading candidate, Kevin Muscat sensationally turned the position down on Saturday night! If that wasn't enough, Hearts extended their lead at the top of the table over Celtic after Steven...

Si Ferry sits down with the Glen's Vodka SPFL Scottish Premiership Manager Of The Month for August & September, Derek McInnes! What a time to grab a chat with the man of the moment as his Hearts side sit top of the table ahead of Celtic with the everyone talking about how far the Jambos can go this season! In a fascinating chat about the season so far, Jamestown Analytics, re-signing Lawrence...

The Rangers Managerial saga continues as the lads discuss the latest reports of Steven Gerrard's odds shortening, Danny Rohl ruling himself out and Kevin Muscat now looking like the front runner! Who will end up in the Ibrox hotseat? #Football #Rangers #Scotland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Murphy joins the lads to discuss the HUGE news that broke over the weekend that his and Andy Halliday's former Rangers Manager, Steven Gerrard has rejected the chance to return to the club! We discuss the possible reasons why he decided not to go back, where this leaves the Rangers hierarchy Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Strewart and who would be an acceptable next option to take on the hot se...

After 123 days in charge and a fan revolt, Russell Martin has been sacked from his role as Rangers Manager. The lads reflect on where it all went wrong for him at Ibrox and who should be the man to come in next to fix the current situation at the club. We're also delighted to be joined by St Johnstone maverick, Stevie Mallan as he reviews the weekend's Edinburgh Derby with the boys where Hearts ma...