Scottish Football Forums Podcast

I am joined by Krys and Laurie. Celtic’s victory against Spartak Moscow, and subsequent qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League, is the first item on the agenda. Krys follows that with his review of the SPL and we all discuss the main points from the weekend. I cover the SFL, although the weather meant that there weren’t many games. I was at Rangers vs Stirling Albion, but unfortunat...

There were SPL games midweek last week, so Krys gives us his review and we discuss the main points. The Scottish Cup 4th round took place at the weekend, with the main talking points being Ross County’s draw against Inverness, Arbroath’s draw against Celtic and Hibs victory over Celtic. The 5th round draw took place on Monday lunch time, so we discuss which ties catch our eye. The charity bet had...

Krys returns after two weeks out and joins Laurie and I. Greig is taking a week off. Neil Lennon’s Celtic suffered another home league defeat at the weekend, so a natural topic was to focus on Neil Lennon. Is he still regarded as doing a good job? Is the European run masking his poor league form? Or is everything rosy with the club at the top of the league and still in all three cup competitions?...

Greig, Laurie and I cover last Wednesday’s Scotland friendly, and I have an admission to make about the game. Krys isn’t on this show, because he was on a Euro trip to see Celtic face Benfica in the Champions League. This means that Laurie does the SPL roundup and it’s full of puns. Laurie’s Tweetie Eye returns, but David Preece is nowhere to be seen (or is that heard?). We choose the charity bet...

Krys was off seeing a random folk singer, so Greig returns to join me and Laurie. Luckily Krys has pre-recorded his SPL review, but that is not the only time you will hear him during this show. You will have to listen right to the end to hear him getting a little excitable during Celtic’s home game against Barcelona. The main topic had to be about Hearts financial situation – what else. Possibly d...

I am joined by Krys and Laurie, while Greig takes a week off. Due to bonfire night, I suggested that we record on Sunday evening, which explains the early release of the podcast. It was the Scottish Cup third round, so we discuss the lack of real cup shocks and look forward to the draw. The league cup and SPL are also reviewed. We go back to basics with the charity bet, as Paul Band steps in with...

Laurie, Krys, Greig and I (Craig) return once again. Krys delivers his SPL roundup in typically professional style. We then discuss the standout moments of the weekend. I cover the SFL roundup, including a 61 year old stand in assistant referee. Laurie casts his eye over Twitter, in the section called Tweetie Eye. Kilmarnock hadnt won at Celtic Park since December 1955, so we discuss significant m...

Krys returns after his nose job, so naturally he talks us through the SPL games. The BBC recently did a report on the cost of attending football matches, so we discuss the findings. The weekend past seen some interesting goal celebrations (Ambrose being a standout), we discuss some memorable celebrations. I also list the dangers of extravagant celebrations. Krys takes his turn on the charity bet,...

Krys is missing due to his nose job, so it’s me, Krys and Laurie. Scotland faced Wales and Belgium in an away double header, so naturally that is the focus of the podcast. Lauri’s Tweetie Eye returns. I can’t say whether David Preece receives another mention. You will have to listen to find out. Laurie picks the charity bet, after Scotland, and Greig, let us down last week. Thank you to  McBo...

Krys is off having a nose job this week, but it doesnt stop him from delivering the SPL roundup via pre-recorded review. I lost the charity bet last week, so Greig takes over the reigns. Laurie continues to edit the podcast and it has a less lazy feel than when I did it. Songs with a football edge is the main topic of the day, with Greig coming up with a few good Aberdeen ones. Once again, we appr...

Greig is missing due to parental duties, but Krys returns from his Holidays. Laurie also joins us to complete the threesome. Laurie takes over the editing this week, and he makes a good job of it. Gone are the days of my magic button, and instead we have background music and wee tunes. The main topic this week focuses on negative vibes from the stands and whether that affects the players. We won t...

Laurie provides the SPL roundup and I provide the SFL roundup. It seems to be a laugh at Rangers special this week, but I will ensure it doesnt happen next week. To end the episode, Greig shows us his beatbox skills, which is definitely a must listen. Beware of some foul language on this weeks episode. Next week will hopefully be obscenity free. Thank you to  McBookie  for donating the c...

Laurie takes over Krys' duties this week and gives us the overview of the weekend’s SPL games, before we discuss them in detail. We discuss the situation between Craig Levein and Steven Fletcher and Greig sums up the situation by declaring that “footballers are d**ks”. The charity bet fails once again, but Greig still attempts to pick three games for our tenner bet. Thank you to  McBookie &nb...

Laurie makes a return to the podcast, joining Greig and Craig. Krys is on holiday. We discuss the fallout of the draws against Serbia and Macedonia games. Is our campaign over already? Should Craig Levein go now? And, in Greig’s case, do we care? Laurie picks the charity bet this week, and with his gambling history, we will hopefully do well. Thank you to  McBookie  for donating the char...

The dream team return, and  after a false start , we start with Krys’ review of the European, League Cup, SFL and SPL games. This coming weekend is an international break, so we discuss our early memories of Scotland and also discuss Scotland’s upcoming games. In the SPL predictor, thefootygaffa won the August prize and he offered his prize money to the charity bet, which we are very grateful...

The dream team return – Craig, Greig and Krys. Youth seem to be given the chance throughout Scottish football, so the time is right to discuss why this is happening and the benefits this brings to the national team. The charity bet has predictably failed, but we try again. Thank you to  McBookie  for donating the charity bet stake.

Greig returns to join Krys and I. Transfer fees is the main topic of conversation. Specifically it’s how much English teams pay for a player from Scotland. Krys once again provides his SPL and SFL review and we discuss the main talking points. Following another poor week, Greig picks the Paul Band Charity Bet, with four sure things. Thank you to  McBookie  for donating the charity bet st...

Greig takes a week off, so it’s me, John and Krys for this show. Krys gives us his regular SPL run down and John talks us through his day at Pittodrie. Ian Black has been called up to the Scotland squad, and it has led to many questioning whether a third division player should be considered for the national team. We give our thoughts on this subject. McBookie  have pledged to donate the £10 p...

The first round of SPL games are done, so we discuss who has impressed us so far, and who hasn’t. In this week’s topic, we discuss whether Team GB would work longer term. Whether it could be used as a replacement for the individual nations during the World Cup, or the European Championships. Thanks to  OutsideMid on Twitter  for the suggestion The first Paul Band charity bet came up trum...

Craig, Krys and Greig return to preview the upcoming season in the SPL, 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions. The charity bet returns, and once again it’s a controversial selection, even though it was intende as a banker.

To mark the end of the season, we decided to ditch Skype and record the podcast in a pub. Laurie sorted us out a free function room in the Pony bar in bath street in Glasgow. I was obviously joined by podcast regulars Laurie, Greig and Krys, with a number of others joining in the banter too. From the forum, we had Gary (Pele), Michael(Grumpy Old Man) and John (Johnarob). From previous podcasts, we...

There were no SPL games at the weekend, but we did have the biggest Scottish Cup final in years. Laurie definitely enjoyed the post match celebrations and he gives us his account of the match from his view from the stands, and we comment on the game based on our view in front of the TV. The Scottish Cup might have been the high profile game of the weekend, but there were also the second legs of th...

It is a full house as Laurie, Krys, Greig join me to discuss the final weekend of the SPL. Well, three of us discuss the SPL games, because Laurie didn’t watch any of the highlights. Laurie also tells us how nervous he is in the run up to the Scottish Cup final and we all give our predictions for the game. The Paul Band Charity bet has had a few lean weeks, so we take a slightly different app...

Laurie makes his long awaited return to the podcast after a sabbatical to concentrate on his uni work. You can tell he is in charge of editing again when you hear the intro music (Ed - we had to take the music out after ten years because of copyright!) Greig is sick (not like that) and misses this week, so it's me (Craig), Krys and Laurie. We cover two rounds of SPL ties in this busy podcast. With...

The SPL had twenty four goals over the weekend, so there is plenty to discuss in this week’s podcast. On Sunday there was the last Old Firm game at Celtic Park, with Celtic winning 3-0, so there is obviously a lot of praise for Celtic, and perhaps the opposite for Rangers. Krys chose the Paul Band charity bet last week, but after under performing I take over the selection process.