Pure Fitbaw

Hearts down Dundee. Dunfermline and Ayr are the set piece masters. Morton hold on against Alloa and Raith might just continue the newly promoted club trend after all. Cammy and Chris walk through everything you need to know from matchday one (apart from Stephen Dobbie getting some abuse, they completely forgot to talk about that...).

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss Scotland.   Celtic v Rangers - we discuss the 2-0 victory for the visitors with a focus on tactics and how it got to this point for both sides including thoughts on recruitment, coaching and passion.   Lower League Players To Watch - B...

League 1 promises to be an exciting division this season and Gav is joined by Euan Robertson and Colin Cunningham to walk through each of the teams chances.

Chris and Cammy preview the 2020/21 Scottish Championship season. They discuss key questions for each of the ten teams and hear from fans, players and managers ahead of the season beginning.

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss Scotland.   Scotland u21 - Owen talks about being co-commentator for Scotland u21 v Czech Republic u21 and gives some thoughts on the match and our chances of qualifying for u21 Euro 2021.   Scotland v Slovakia - We discuss the match i...

Chris speaks to Partick Thistle's Ciaran McKenna and Greenock Morton's Markus Fjørtoft about their education at Duke in the USA, their journeys to playing for Hamilton together and why they started a podcast together. Have a listen to BroPod if you have the time, they've got some great guests and cover a range of important topics.

James Craigen joined Arbroath on a three-year deal this summer and with it made the move to part-time football. He also secured a job at Life After Professional Sport (LAPS) this summer and tells us all about the company and his role. If you're a professional athlete or business that wants to get in touch with LAPS, visit https://www.laps.careers/

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) talk about;   * St Johnstone v Celtic How did both teams set up tactically? Any key stats for St Johnstone? Thoughts on individual players   * Scotland one cap wonders We leave the planning for Thursday night's play-off semi-final up to Steve...

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) talk about;   * St Mirren v Kilmarnock What were the key incidents? With multiple losses in a row what is going wrong at St Mirren? How did Kilmarnock get the win?   * Scott Brown   How would we approach things with Brown at Celtic? What does...

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) talk about;   * Hibs v Rangers What were the key incidents? Is Rangers failure to win this match indicative of any sort of issues with their mentality? Who were the standout players for Hibs? * Scott McKenna's transfer from Aberdeen to Notting...

The European Fitbaw Podcast returns. Gav is joined by Byron Hutchison, Social Media Manager at the Bundesliga, and Andrew Miller, writer at La Liga Lowdown. The guys run through some of the biggest moves across the biggest leagues in Europe.

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss a wave of 'strategic partnerships' within Scottish football as foreign investors take an interest in Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, St Mirren strike an agreement with an Australian club and we look at any similarities with Aberdeen'...

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) are on a bit of a downer as they discuss the Scotland national team.  What were Kilmarnock like under Steve Clarke and why are Scotland nothing like that? What would we score each player out of 10 for their performance v the Czech Republic C t...

Chris Samson speaks to Dumbarton defender, Sam Wardrop, about the personal fitness business hes's started during the Coronavirus lockdown. Sam is also studying a law degree with the Open University so they discuss the options footballers have outwith of their playing careers.

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss Ryan Gauld’s player of the season win in Portugal’s second division and the inspiration other young Scots can take from his career so far, before previewing Scotland v Israel and Czech Republic before finishing with analysis of Aberdee...

Andrew Miller is joined by South American football expert, Simon Edwards, to chat through all things Colombia. They delve into the effects COVID-19 had on the country and it's league. They touch on the 2014 World Cup heroics that saw a nation unified by optimism, and the disappointing downfall of the 1994 National team which was hyped up by Pelé himself. They also discuss Atlético Nacional's Copa...

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss the Champions League final, talk about the possible departure of Leo Messi from Barcelona (including whether he'd just be in Barry Hepburn's way if he went to the European champions) , analyse Dundee United  v Celtic and react to the S...

Gav set Michael Bochel and Chris Samson from the Scottish Football Marketing Podcast a task. How would you improve the marketing of Club X? They discuss revenue generation, increasing attendances and engaging better with fans alongside a whole host of other ideas and areas that will guarantee to get your head scratching and ask "why isn't my club doing that already?"

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) discuss the goalless draw between Livingston and Rangers, the soon to be transfer of Lyndon Dykes to QPR and five of the best Scottish Premiership transfers so far this season.   Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with y...

Chris Samson and Andrew Miller speak to football writer, Karan Tejwani, all about Red Bull and the mark they've made on football. Karan's book on the topic, Wings of Change, is out in November and is available to pre-order now.

This week Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) talk Champions League and Scottish Premiership.     We review the round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid - asking if this game was a good example of tactical management overpowering man management? - before taking...

Chris and Cammy return for season two of the Pure Championship Podcast! In this episode they discuss the fixture announcement for the 27-game 2020/21 Championship season and have a quick discussion on how the squads are shaping up so far.

With the return of the Scottish Premiership Gavin Miller (football recruitment consultant for MRKT Insights) and Owen Brown (football analytics writer seen at StatsBomb and Scouted Football) review each of the weekend's matches - picking out the key moments, highlighting good play and giving their opinion on all the goals and teams.   How silly was Michael O'Halloran? Is there a better type of goa...

With just days before the Scottish Premiership 2020/21 season starts Owen Brown, Chris Samson and Gavin Miller discuss the SPFL’s handling of the lead up; the lack of a sponsor, the streaming service situation, foreign broadcast rights and the social media offering. Then we focus on the pitch highlighting two players at each club; a player who’ll be key to their team’s success and a boom or bust p...

This week Gavin Miller and Owen Brown are joined by Chris Summersell (a UEFA B licensed coach previously with the English FA and Brighton & Hove Albion, newly resident in Scotland and also a consultant for MRKT Insights) to review the English Premier League season.   We discussed standout Scots, Brendan Rodgers, champions Liverpool and more.   Please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing the...