Scottish Football Forums Podcast

In the latest guest special, John B is joined by current Rangers Women's player Rachel McLauchlan. With the Women's game suspended until 14 February at the earliest, Rachel talks about the frustrations of not being able to kick a ball for nearly two months since the SWPL winter shutdown. She gives a lowdown on what she's doing to keep herself going through this latest lockdown, including dog walki...

John and Scott are on this week with the theme being the January transfer window. We discuss deadline day where there was a bit more excitement than usual, who did well out of it and the signings that took place earlier in the month. This leads on to us talking about the best signings from previous January transfer windows and players who didn't do so well which includes some high profile names. A...

In the latest installment of our guest specials, John B is joined by former Grade One referee Charlie Richmond. Charlie made his breakthrough at senior level in the 2001/02 season and went onto referee at the top level for ten years before hanging up the whistle in 2012. He talks through the journey of his career, which started at Junior level, though he wasn't allowed to referee Auchinleck Talbot...

John and Scott are on the podcast this week with the theme being Australians to have played in Scotland due to podcast being recorded on Australia Day. We discuss some of the best to have played in the top flight including a couple who were involved in some kind of international swap deal. The chat leads nicely on to the League Cup semis as it was an Australian who captained Livingston when they w...

In the latest guest special, Good John is joined by Stenhousemuir Chief Executive Jamie Swinney. Jamie begins by how he landed the role with The Warriors and what the role entails. We cover off some of his favourite memories since he joined the club, including a surprise draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie in the Scottish Cup two years ago, and the involvement with the community, particularly after th...

John is joined by Scott from The Footy Blog Net as we take another trip down memory lane with the podcast theme being 6 a side football. You may wonder why but it was around this time of year that the Tennents Sixes were played. As youngsters watching football it was something different and exciting. We pick what we think would be a best six a side Scotland team from our lifetime with contribution...

It's the second guest special of the week as Good John is joined by Celtic and Scotland fan Scott McGill. Scott became a Twitter sensation in the aftermath of Scotland's historic playoff win over Serbia with his acoustic version of "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie." He became such a hit that the SFA used this version, along with his take on "Na na David Marshall", in their video montage celebrating qualific...

For the latest podcast we take a different approach as we have a special guest in the form of writer, podcaster and presenter Daniel Gray on. He joins John, Scott and Donald to take a look back at football memories and things that made us fall in love with the game. Daniel gives us an insight in to his latest projects that he has been involved in which can be purchased at danielgraywriter.com . Th...

John is joined by Andy from the Press and Journal to discuss what has been going on in Scottish football recently. We kick off by discussing the impact that John Hughes has had at Ross County so far in the week that Stephen Robinson left Motherwell. Later on in the podcast we discuss the potential candidates that have been mentioned in the press. The Premiership saw Rangers and Celtic clash so we...

In the last podcast of 2020 we have John and Donald on to discuss what has been going on in Scottish football. We take a different approach this week by focusing on management for various reasons. Tributes are paid to Jim McLean who Davie Sneddon who both sadly passed away in the last week and are legends at Dundee United and Kilmarnock. Donald had the pleasure of spending time in Davie's company...

This week John is joined by regular Tony and Andy from the Press and Journal. We kick off the show by discussing the sacking of Stuart Kettlewell and the announcement that John Hughes is returning to management. Andy gives us a great insight in to the situation at Ross County. Celtic clinched the quadruple treble though you wouldn't think it as Tony thinks there are still major concerns at the clu...

The two John's are joined by Ally Graham as we cover what has gone on in the lower leagues so far. We kick off the show by talking about the lower league predictions game which Ally currently leads and get him to give us his predictions for this week. League Two is where we start our review as we discuss the excellent start that Queen's Park have got off to. We take a look back at our predictions...

In the last of Good John's guest specials for 2020, he is joined by Ali DeFoy, presenter & producer of the Go Radio Football Show and presenter of St Mirren TV's matchday coverage. Ali begins by talking about her role at Go Radio and working with big personalities in Paul Cooney, Rob MacLean, Si Ferry and Barry Ferguson, and how successful the show has been so far. We then delve into memory la...

John is joined by Tony and Donald as they discuss a busy week in Scottish football. We get started by discussing Europe and the draw for the next round where Rangers look to have got a favourable draw. Celtic had nothing to play for but managed to win with some positive changes to the team. Things move on to domestic matters and the Scottish Cup final which takes place on Sunday. Can Hearts pull o...

It's a birthday special for our next guest as Good John speaks to Aberdeen Hall of Fame inductee Eoin Jess, who turns 50 today. Eoin discusses his life in Barcelona and how they have been coping with the pandemic. We then flip the conversation back to his childhood days and who his heroes were growing up in the 70's and 80's. Onto his career, the first time the wider footballing world became aware...

The podcast is a bit different for our regular weekly one as we focus on Scotland and the World Cup qualifying draw. John is joined by Iain from The Tartan Army Magazine. It appears that we may have got a decent draw when you consider who we could potentially have got. The guys discuss each team we drew and our previous record against them. We got a couple teams who we have fairly recent memories...

It's the second installment of the Women's Edinburgh Derby as Good John speaks to Hibernian Women player, and current Scotland International, Rachael Boyle, wife of Martin Boyle who, of course, plays for the Mens side at Hibs. The night before our podcast, Rachael played in Scotland's disappointing 1-0 defeat to Finland, a loss that rules the Scots out of a place at the delayed Euro 2021 Finals. S...

It's Edinburgh derby week in the SWPL as Hearts entertain Hibs on Sunday. In Part One of our guest specials leading up to the match, Good John is joined by Hearts centre forward Lia Tweedie, who joined them this season from their arch rivals. Lia talks about the reasons for joining Hearts and the difficult start they've had to their first season in the top flight after last season's promotion. Bei...

This week on the podcast, we have John and Tony discussing what has been going on in Scottish football. We kick off by talking once again about Celtic's current form with them exiting Europe and getting knocked out of the League Cup. Sunday saw protests and we discuss whether Lennon will be given a chance to turn around their season or if a new man is required. Things continue to go well on the ot...

Scotland's memorable playoff victory over Serbia, which sealed a first qualification for a major finals since 1998, missed just one thing - the Tartan Army. Whilst no fans were allowed to travel to Belgrade, one lucky paid up member of the Scotland Supporters Club was able to be there in his work capacity to witness the penalty shootout win which secured a spot at the delayed Euro 2020. Sky Sports...

Good John's education into Women's Football continues as he is joined by Aberdeen Women's Co-Manager Emma Hunter. It was an unfortunate week for Emma to be on as the Dons Ladies went down to a 5-1 win to Partick Thistle, their first defeat and dropped points from the first seven games of SWPL2 this season. She starts by talking about learning from this experience and hopes to put things right agai...

In the latest of the Guest Specials, Good John is joined by Scots Abroad Podcast host and Rangers fan John Walker. John talks about how the concept of Scots Abroad Podcast came about and some of the guests he's had on such as Fiona Brown, Rachel Corsie, Barry Smith and Graham Hunter. With Scotland qualifying for the delayed Euro 2020, he talks about the chances some of our overseas based players s...

John is joined by Scott from The Footy Blog Net and Iain from The Famous Tartan Army Magazine. To kick off we discuss the disappointment of how our Nations League campaign ended for the World Cup campaign. There is agreement though that massive progress has been made after qualifying for the Euros next year and that remaining in group B will help us. We then go on to discuss the impact of what occ...

In the latest installment of our guest specials, Good John is joined by former Scottish Sun Sports Editor and ex-Airdrie CEO Iain King, who is now coaching at North Toronto Nitros in Canada. After covering off more reflection on Scotland's qualification to Euro 2020, Iain talks about how he worked his way up the journalism ladder before joining The Scottish Sun in 2000. During his 15 years at the...

John is joined by regular Tony and Iain from The Famous Tartan Army Magazine. We've waited a long time but Scotland have finally qualified for a tournament for the first time since 1998. The guys are obviously delighted and can't quite believe it. It's a great achievement and welcome respite with regards to current COVID situation. There is a bit of chat about the game and the ups and downs that o...