Scottish Football Forums Podcast

The two John's are joined by current Darvel Juniors manager Mick Kennedy. We're pleased to have him on especially in current situation where we're all desperate for any kind of football chat. Mick talks his through his career from his time playing in amateur football where he became a Scotland player at that level. He then leads on to his transition to management in the amateurs where he had treme...

The two John's are delighted to be joined by Callum from the Football CFB podcast. We start off by talking about the raffle that took place to raise funds for Back Onside. We are delighted to have raised £765 and we express our gratitude to everyone who donated. This leads on to Callum talking about how he became an ambassador for the charity. The link is available if you still want to donate to h...

The two John's are joined by another special guest as ex Aberdeen, Chesterfield and Montrose player Jamie Winter is on. Jamie talks us through how he got involved as a Back Onside ambassador and the importance of the work they do. Unfortunately we've had to cancel our charity game which was due to take place this Sunday but we still have a raffle with some fantastic prizes available. You can enter...

It's the regular trio on this week and they are lucky enough to be joined by Callum of the Football CFB podcast. In the current situation there isn't much football to chat about in terms of action on the pitch. We speculate about what may happen. Will the season end as it stands? Will it be declared null and void? Will it be postponed? There are a number of issues relating to each scenario as ther...

It's the regular trio of the two John's and Krys on this week as they discuss another busy week in Scottish football. There was another midweek set of fixtures in an expensive time for fans of the top flight. The bottom of the league is getting interesting with Hamilton picking up rare back to back wins and Hearts improving. At the other end of the table Rangers stumbled again. We briefly discuss...

This is a Scottish Football Forum's Podcast Special for Back Onside with Graham Wilson, a Patron for the Charity. In this interview, Graham talks openly about his battle with depression and alcoholism, and how that battle took him to the brink of taking his own life on a number of occasions. There is no hiding place for Graham as he talks about his darkest days, including taking payday loans to fe...

We're fortunate enough this week to be joined by another guest. The two Johns and Krys are joined by Celtic fan Paul. He's an award winning podcaster so I'm not sure how he's ended up on here. He has played a significant role for us in securing ex Celtic pros for the Back Onside charity match. A reminder that you can donate here on our Just Giving page We cover the Scottish Cup and the surprise th...

It's our third offering of the week as the regular trio of the two John's and Krys are on. We discuss what's been going on in Scottish football in a busy week. There is the Scottish Cup which saw the two John's attend Rugby Park in a remarkable game. This links in with us previewing the quarter finals. We also cover the weekend action in the Premiership and other leagues. It's getting interesting...

As part of our Mental Health Awareness, Good John got in touch with former Dunfermline and Aberdeen midfielder Gary Dempsey. Over the last few months, Gary has become an advocate of Mental Health Awareness by frequently posting videos with messages of positivity, hope and encouragement for those in need of help to come forward. More recently, he got in touch with eight-year old Dunfermline fan Oll...

We've a slightly different podcast as the two John's are joined by current Carnoustie Panmure manager Phil McGuire. The guys are delighted to have him on to discuss his career at Aberdeen. We begin by previewing the weekend game against Lochee United which is a massive game. Phil talks us through what the changes have been that have made them title contenders. As Carnoustie Panmure are linked up w...

Krys returns this week as he joins the two John's to discuss what's been going on in Scottish football. There's plenty to cover as there was a midweek card last week, weekend fixtures, Challenge Cup action and a few lower league matches. We've also got an update on the Pyramid system with it looking like a West of Scotland league will be introduced as soon as next season. The Junior Cup quarter fi...

It's the two John's on tonight as they discuss what has been going on in Scottish football. We were hoping to have Phil McGuire this week but unfortunately he has had to reschedule. The Scottish Cup takes up most of this week with six ties being decided. There was only one real upset with Inverness beating Livingston. BSC Glasgow gave a good account of themselves and hopefully the money they have...

It's the regular trio of the two John's and Krys on this week as they discuss the current events in Scottish football. We start by covering the lower leagues. Dundee United slipped up against Arbroath. The guys discuss whether they could be contenders for the Premiership playoff. Raith Rovers extended their lead in League One and Cove Rangers only drew but Edinburgh City couldn't take advantage. T...

It's Krys and John this week as they make a second attempt at releasing a podcast this week following technical difficulties on the interview with Phil McGuire. Although that one is now lost to us all, Phil has kindly agreed to come back on at a later date. Instead, we have to make do with chatting through two full rounds of Premiership fixtures, a couple of catch up games, the lower league matche...

It's the regular trio of the two John's and Krys on this week. We discuss the Scottish Cup and preview what's to come in the upcoming week. The best bits of the cup were BSC Glasgow getting through to the fifth round for the first time in their short history. Hearts won their first game under Stendel and Ayr knocked out Ross County. We discuss the draw for the next round and potential shocks and w...

It's the regular trio on this week as we discuss the best of the last decade in Scottish football. They're also joined by Scott from The Footyblognet. We run through a variety of best and worst moments. To kick off at consider who is the biggest clown of the decade with plenty of contenders including McGhee, Levein and Caixinha. The best moments in Scottish football cover what's happened domestica...

The regular trio of the two John's and Krys are on. We're delighted to have our first special guest of 2020 on with BT commentator Rory Hamilton being on. Good John leads and asks Rory a wide range of questions relating to how he got involved in commentary through to highlights in his career so far. We cover the lower leagues with the main news being off the field with Morton and their reaction on...

It's a two man show this week as Krys and good John are on to talk about the final matches of 2019, and the last fixtures before the top flight goes on it's winter break. The discussion starts off with Boxing Day's Edinburgh derby and differing fortunes both on the day and then into the weekend fixtures. There's a bit of a theme across the two sets of fixtures as most teams that did well in one di...

F Bomb John and Krys are on and are privileged to be joined by ex professional footballer Kevin Twaddle. Kevin talks us through his career where he started off in the Juniors and managed to play senior football for a few teams including Hearts who he grew up supporting. He has some terrific stories to tell and he also answers all our weird and wonderful questions. He talks us through his troubles...

It's the two John's on this week as Krys takes a break. We start off with Good John promoting the Back Onside game between Aberdeen/Tayside X1 v Back Onside X1 which will take place next May. The lower leagues are covered, starting off with the Championship. Dundee United look like they're starting to run away with it. Rangers and Celtic continue their battle at the top of the table while Aberdeen...

It's a busy podcast this week as the regular trio are joined by Aaron from Fauldhouse United. We start with the action from last midweek which leads us in to the Premiership action from Saturday. As we've got Aaron on we get him to talk us through the events of Fauldhouse United's Junior Cup tie at Bridge of Don. There was a fair bit of publicity around the tie after it was initially called off du...

It's just the two of us tonight as F Bomb John and Krys are on. Good John is otherwise occupied by Woody. There's plenty to chat about with various cup competitions, league action and the pyramid system. We start off by briefly discussing Auchinleck Talbot's Scottish Cup journey coming to an end this season. This leads on to some chat about the pyramid system and when the teams from West Region ma...

There are four folk on the podcast with the regular trio being joined by returning guest Jon Connolly. It's an ideal time to get him on as his team Fauldhouse United were supposed to be playing in the Scottish Junior Cup at the weekend. The game however was called off due to some so called cunning foxes. We did ask Bridge of Don for a statement but they didn't respond. We then move on to the Scott...

It’s Krys and Good John this week, F-Bomb John has taken an extended break. We kick off with a brief review of the conclusion to Scotland’s Euro 2020 Qualifying campaign. A decent 2-1 in Cyprus saw the Scots come away with a 2-1 win, whilst Good John was one of the few who went to Hampden to see the side gain some kind of revenge on Kazakhstan with a 3-1 win. With three wins to end the section, it...

We've got the two John's on this week and they are joined by Jon Connolly who is manager of Fauldhouse United. Jon talks us through his career as a player, his move in to management and what he wants to achieve and his recent struggles away from football. Jon gives a special thanks to the fantastic work of Back Onside and how that has helped him. Good John has some quick fire questions for Jon whi...