Pure Fitbaw

This week on the flagship Pure Fitbaw podcast Gavin and Owen discuss St Johnstone’s Old Firm ticketing decision and analyse a selection of Scottish lower league matches. We debate St Johnstone handing three quarters of their stadium to fans of visiting Rangers and Celtic and talk through pricing initiatives, fan experience and if millennials are killing football attendance. Next we take in clashes...

‘Tis the season to speculate and, in the first of a series of Pure Fitbaw transfer window bonus episodes,  Gav is joined by another Gav - Gavin Wilson from the Hibs Talk podcast (https://twitter.com/HFCTalk) - to discuss how Hibernian have changed since the appointment of Jack Ross as manager. We talk about which players have been frozen out and may need to look elsewhere for playing time. Finishi...

On this Episode Gavin is joined by recruitment analyst Ram Srinivas,who is a computer scientist and co-founder of MRKT Insights. He specialises in turning data (Wyscout, Opta, Statsbomb) into meaningful insights for recruitment.     We discuss the positive impact that data can have on player recruitment as well as the simple ways that clubs can start to implement data into their infrastructure.

We’re back from Xmas Break! Well, one of us is as Gavin is joined by a special guest, Scottish football journalist Euan Robertson (Four Four Two, The Scotsman), to discuss this week’s key talking points. 01:43 - Euan and Gavin debate Alex Dyer’s appointment as Kilmarnock manager until the end of the season. Topics include Eamonn Brophy’s shot locations and the prospect of being drawn into a relega...

Cammy and Chris discuss the best of matchday 17 in the Scottish Championship as we're treated to a goalfest at Dens Park. Partick Thistle's good run of form continues while Ayr get back to winning ways. The title is surely Dundee United's to lose already at this almost halfway point of the season, isn't it?

This week Owen and Gavin talk about Daniel Stendel’s first match in charge of Hearts, preview a crucial Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig and then scout SC Braga and FC København; the Europa League knockout stage opponents for Rangers and Celtic. 1:05 - Analysis of Hearts v St Johnstone including details about a formation switch at half time, issues with the back line and b...

Chris and Cammy bring you the best of the Scottish Championship. Will anyone catch Dundee United now? Will Morton ever win an away match? Kevin Nisbet for Scotland!? Arbroath aren't going to make the playoffs, are they?  The Championship deserves more coverage and we aim to bring you that on a weekly basis. If you enjoyed the listen, please do share the podcast or leave us a review.

Analysis of the League Cup final between Rangers & Celtic, a look at League 1 top of the table clash between Raith Rovers & Airdrieonians and some Xmas gift suggestions for the football lover in your life are the topics on the Pure Fitbaw podcast this week. 1:30 - What happened in Celtic’s cup victory? What should Gerrard have done differently in the last half hour? Did Alfredo Morelos have a good...

Why are some attendances so low in Scottish football? What should the Premiership top 6 be asking Santa for this Xmas? How did Rangers & Celtic get on in their penultimate Europa League group match & what are going to be the key battles in their League Cup final clash this weekend? Those are the questions asked and answered by Owen Brown and Gavin Miller on this week’s Pure Fitbaw podcast.   1:20...

Chris and Cammy are back with another look at the Scottish Championship in Pure Fitbaw's Pure Championship Podcast. 00:45 Dunfermline Athletic 5-1 Partick Thistle 13:34 Dundee 1-2 Queen of the South 21:55 Alloa Athletic 0-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30:35 Looking ahead to matchday 16

On this bonus episode of the podcast we speak with Jason Longshore (www.twitter.com/longshoe) - colour commentator for the Atlanta United Radio network. We discussed how the partnership between Aberdeen and Atlanta United came to be and the part played by Dave Cormack and Darren Eales. Jason shares his knowledge on what to expect from the partnership and we chat about how this could mutually benef...

Our cult fave Serbian and Norwegian footballers, the women’s Scottish Cup final, Hibs under Jack Ross and what Santa needs to bring the bottom 6. 1:40 - This week Gavin and Owen kick off by picking out their favourite ever Norway and Serbia players ahead of one of those two teams being Scotland’s opponent if we navigate our play off semi final with Israel 10:10 - We then talk about Glasgow City’s...

This week is a solo mission for Owen as he takes some listener questions about the Scotland national team and digs into Scottish Premiership stats.   Who should be Scotland's right back? How many of the first choice 11 has Steve Clarke decided on? Forrest or Fraser at left wing?   Which player stats at Hibs should Jack Ross be concerned about? Which shooters have the worst conversion rate in the l...

Gavin is joined by Gordon Sheach - long time Tartan Army member and founder of The Tartan Scarf, a Scotland national football team blog, - to discuss Steve Clarke’s team before the final Euro 2020 qualification group games against Cyprus and Kazakhstan.   01:12 - Call offs, call ups and whether the playing style fits the personnel.   10:20 - Gordon picks his starting line up for the Cyprus match a...

Cammy and Chris discuss matchday 13 in the Scottish Championship as both part time teams earn three points, Dundee United continue to rule the city and Stephen Dobbie puts on an assist masterclass at Palmerston.  00:22 Dundee 0-2 Dundee United 07:54 Alloa 2-1 Dunfermline Athletic 16:38 Arbroath 3-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23:06 Queen of the South 3-1 Ayr United 30:10 Partick Thistle 2-1 Green...

This week: Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City, Scottish Premiership goalkeepers and relegation candidates.   1:40 - Gavin and Owen dig into Leicester City’s incredible start to the season. We then talk through which positions they need to strengthen in January and next summer and name a host of Pure Leicester transfer targets.   25:25 - We field a couple of listener questions!   29:50 - We think al...

Who should be the next Hearts and Hibs manager is the main question on this week’s Pure Fitbaw podcast. Owen Brown and Gavin Miller present a handful of candidates, some already in the running and some you may not even have heard of, that might match the needs of each club based on their results, performances, stats and squads. It’s a big no to Roy Keane, a maybe for Stephen Robinson and a yes ple...

Chris and Cammy walk through matchday 12 of the Scottish Championship. 00:23 Dundee 2-1 Greenock Morton 07:21 Ayr United 4-1 Partick Thistle 13:12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-3 Dundee United 22:15 Arbroath 2-1 Alloa Athletic 27:14 Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Queen of the South 31:25 Matchday 13 Preview

Cammy and Chris walk through all of the fixtures from both Saturday and Tuesday night, covering every single team from the Scottish Championship. Matchday 10: 00:54 Ayr United 1-2 Dundee 04:35 Dundee United 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic 08:50 Greenock Morton 2-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 12:56 Partick Thistle 1-3 Arbroath 16:49 Alloa Athletic 2-2 Queen of the South Matchday 11: 21:22 Dundee United 1...

Gavin (battling manfully through man flu) and Owen review the tenth round of matches in the Scottish Premiership on this week's Pure Fitbaw podcast. Results, performances, tactics and upcoming fixtures are all discussed and there's even a prediction about imminent dismissals.   00:38 - We talk through Aberdeen 0 v 4 Celtic. A mismatch in terms of tactics, some players that stood out and Gavin asks...

Gavin is joined by Zach Lowy who has written for a number of publications including Football Whispers.     Zach has written for a number of sites including his own breakingtheline.com     You can hear Gavin and Zach discuss how Rangers could get a result against Portuguese giants Porto 

Gavin is joined by Italian Football expert Chloe Beresford from the @serieAshow     Chloe has featured on a number of publications including Forbes Sports,5 Live and Football Index.     Chloe and Gavin discuss how Celtic could fair against Italian giants in this bonus episode!

Chris and Cammy (and a host of fans across most clubs in the league) review the first quarter of the Scottish Championship season by going through every club and discussing their results, managerial and player performances.  00:30 Alloa 07:44 Arbroath 14:19 Ayr United 20:51 Dundee 27:21 Dundee United 34:21 Dunfermline Athletic 43:31 Greenock Morton 53:41 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1:01:29 Partic...

Owen and Gavin are back!   Owen dares to mention the "Old Firm" and in an episode focused on the Green and Blue sides of Glasgow.     Match Reviews - Do Neil Lennon and Steven Gerrard get too caught up in the "Battle"?     Upcoming Fixtures - What can we expect in a congested period for both clubs?   Head of Football Operations vs Sporting Director - What's the difference?   Squad Reviews - Free G...

Chris and Cammy didn't want to go a week without some Pure Championship chat so they preview the upcoming fixtures for matchday nine in the Scottish Championship.  Can Ian McCall get one over Dundee? It's Inverness against Alloa again, who's winning this time? Will Shankland score against the stubborn Queens defence? Will Arbroath end their bad run or can Morton pick up a first league away win? Du...