Scottish Football Forums Podcast

F Bomb John and Krys are joined by two returning guests this week as Scott from The Footy Blog Net and Tony are on. Last week just as we finished the podcast the news broke about Bolingoli breaking the quarantine laws. We discuss the ins and out of what happened and the possible consequences. Will we end up where Scottish Football is suspended? There is plenty to discuss with two sets of fixtures...

It's a podcast of two halves as F Bomb John is joined by guest Megan Foley of Glasgow City for the first half and then regular Krys for the second half. Good John is excused from action as he has a new addition to the family. Congratulations to them all. We begin by talking with Megan about what like in lockdown has been like with the uncertainty around when the women's game would return. Glasgow...

The two John’s are joined by Kilmarnock director Cathy Jamieson in the latest podcast. She discusses her involvement with Kilmarnock and how she got involved in her current role. We also talk about the challenges that the club have had dealing with the current situation in relation to Covid. Cathy represents the fans so covers the importance of this and what support they have helped provide the cl...

The guys are back to discuss the upcoming Premiership season. So far there haven’t been that many significant signings but things could change with likes of Morelos and Cosgrove possibly being on the move. We discuss new kits, virtual season tickets and pay per view prices. There are predictions made in terms of who will win the league, finish in top four and who will get relegated. Come and join...

It’s the last podcast of a short football season but long one for our podcasts. The good thing is it’s the regular trio of the two John’s and Krys. We start off by talking about what has been going on recently in terms of signings. The season review covers best games which include the bizarre Scottish Cup tie between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen. There are season highlights, best goals, player of the y...

The two John’s are joined by Head of Coaching and Education Development Greig Paterson. We speak initially about his role with SFA and how they have adapted their coaching courses. This leads on to the different initiatives such as Project Brave. There is discussion on the development of the women’s game in terms of getting more women involved in coaching. We finish off with some slow fire questio...

In our second podcast this week, Good John speaks to Berwick Rangers Director and Glasgow City’s Head of Football Operations Dave Buglass. From our perspective, it was good to get an insight into the Lowland League and Women’s game, and Dave answers all questions very honestly. Born in Berwick, Dave talks about the pride of being asked to help out in January this year as Berwick struggled in adapt...

It’s the two John’s on for this episode and we’re joined by co Falkirk manager David McCracken. David talks us through his playing days with the likes of Dundee United, Wycombe, MK Dons, St Johnstone and Falkirk. We don’t focus quite as much on Brentford. We kick off by talking about how David has been busy during lockdown and his thoughts on how the season ended. This leads on to the disappointme...

The regular trio of the two John’s and Krys are joined by Famous Tartan Army Magazine Editor Iain Emmerson. It’s another throwback Thursday theme as the guys revisit Euro ‘92 and Euro ‘96, the two Finals that Scotland have played at. The ‘92 Finals saw Scotland, led by Andy Roxburgh, come away with plaudits following impressive performances in defeat to European Champions Holland and World Champio...

The two John’s are joined by ex Aberdeen, Rangers and Leeds player. He’s the current Real Kashmir manager which some of our younger listeners may be more familiar with. We start off by talking about his time in India and his difficult journey to get home during lockdown. David talks about how he got in to football with the 1976 Scottish Cup final that perked his interest. He talks fondly about his...

Regulars Good John and Krys are joined by Director of Podcasting Craig, who returns after a two year absence. Welcome back boss! The guys go back in time to season 2007/08, one which their respective club sides feature prominently, particularly in Europe. To summarise, it was a season that gave renewed hope for our game. The Scotland National Team were punching well above their weight, winning in...

The two John’s are on for this episode are joined by man of many clubs Ally Graham. We kick off the show by talking about what’s been going on recently and the hope that Scottish football is back soon in some way. Ally talks about his coaching career and how much he enjoys being involved in the game. There are career highlights from his time at the likes of Albion Rovers, Ayr United, Raith Rovers...

Krys and Good John are joined by John Hughes, aka Yogi, a man of many clubs as both player and manager. We start off by talking about Ann Budge’s proposal for a 14-14-14. Is this prospect doomed with a number of clubs publicly objecting before discussions take place next week? Yogi then talks us through his playing career, which began at the humble surroundings of Newtongrange Star and Berwick Ran...

The two John’s are joined by Grant from Campbell’s Football Podcast. Grant discusses how his podcast came about and some of the favourite guests he has had on. We get Grant to talk about his early memories from going to football and who his footballing idols are. We finish off with some quickfire stuff and the showstopper of a best eleven from guests he has had on his podcast.

We’re delighted to have a returning guest on as Aaron Connolly of St Rochs is on for his fourth appearance. To begin with we have a chat about adapting during lockdown and talking about his Time to Tackle project. He talks us through his career from being at Hibs as a young player and how he ended up leaving. There are career highlights like from his time at Glenafton but also lows of times of fal...

The regular trio are reunited for the first time in what seems like ages as the two John’s and Krys are on. We’re delighted to have current Glasgow City and Scotland International player Leanne Crichton on. Leanne talks us through her career as a player and her involvement as a pundit. She also chats about her memories growing up and how she got involved playing in girls football. We talk about th...

The two John’s are joined by ex professional footballer Alan Lawrence and Scott who runs the Amoruso Let’s It Run account on YouTube. There’s plenty of banter throughout as Alan talks about his playing career at Meadowbank, Dundee, Airdrie and Hearts. He doesn’t know what day it is though which we’ll put down to all the top defenders he played against knocking lumps out of him. He talks about his...

The regular trio are joined by SFA Head of Community Development Paul McNeill. We start off by talking about the reconstruction in West of Scotland Football League with the announcement of the conferences and a 20 team league at tier 6. There is brief chat about what might be happening in the top four divisions though there is still a fair bit of uncertainty. Paul then talks about his job and what...

The two John’s are joined by ex Hibs, Derby, Portsmouth, Stoke and Dunfermline player Kevin Harper. Kevin is the current manager of Albion Rovers so we start off by talking about reconstruction talks and what his views are on this. He goes on to talk about signing for Hibs, the highs and lows of scoring winners in Edinburgh derbies and relegation in his last full season. We talk about racism in fo...

The two John’s are joined by Clydebank legend and all time top scorer Ken Eadie. He joins us from Florida so we discuss how moving there came about and what life is like there. We start off with some chat about the current reconstruction talk in terms of what may happen. Ken talks us through his career which includes some terrific stories including hanging out with Wet Wet Wet and jumping in a tax...

The regular trio are reunited for the first time in a while and are joined by ex Celtic, Ross County and Motherwell player Paul Lawson. Paul is currently manager of Formartine United in the Highland League. We kick off by talking about potential reconstruction in the senior leagues and what it may look like. This leads on to what’s been going on in the non league setup with declarations of titles...

Good John and Krys are joined by Statement League creator Lewis Cumming. As you can imagine, his phone has went into meltdown recently. We start off by chatting about the Government’s decision to extend the lockdown by three weeks. It is agreed that this is optimistic and we expect the lockdown will continue into the summer. We can only hope that the numbers come down as soon as possible so we can...

Share The two John’s are joined by ex Aberdeen player and assistant manager Willie Garner. He talks us through his career as a player and the early success he had at Aberdeen. Willie was lucky to have played under Ally McLeod, Billy McNeill and Alex Ferguson so gives us an insight in to what they were like. Willie became a player manager of Alloa at the age of 27 and talks about how this came abou...

Welcome to the second installment of the Scottish Football Forums interview with former Falkirk, Aberdeen, Dundee, Ross County and Scotland centre half Brian Irvine. In the summer of 1995, Brian’s world came crashing down when he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He talks openly about how he came through that shock, how he learned how to manage the condition and fight his way back into the fi...

Welcome to a special edition of the Scottish Football Forums Podcast with me Good John. This is a two-part special where I spoke to former Falkirk, Aberdeen, Dundee, Ross County and Scotland centre half Brian Irvine, one of my favourite players growing up as an Aberdeen fan. In the first of a two-part special, Brian talks about present day life as a key worker in two sectors with Marks and Spencer...