Scottish Football Forums Podcast

John, Josh, Krys and Laurie are joined by Lovre ( @CroatiaFooty ) as we preview the game on Saturday. We speak about our respective squads with there being some similarities in terms of areas of concern on the pitch. Lovre gives us an insight in to some of the younger talent coming through, how the team will set up and more. The regulars discuss how we will set up going in to the game and we all g...

This week we have our second Championship podcast of the season. John is joined by Adam, Alan, Heather, Katie and Ally Graham. There is discussion about all the teams, how the season is going so far and managerial pressure at certain clubs.  The general consensus is that there are no stand out teams in the league so far. Ally gives us an insight in to what it is like when strikers aren't scoring,...

John, Charlie and Laurie are joined by man of the moment, Jon Attenborough on the back of him completing visiting the 42 clubs in SPFL with his dog Sam. Sam gives us an insight in to how the challenge came about, his favourite experiences from visiting the grounds and what could we done in Scotland to improve the overall experience for fans with a visual impairment. There is naturally discussion a...

Dave catches up with Jessica from Celtic Star ahead of Celtic's crucial Champions League qualifying round two tie against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava. They discuss Celtic's front line, the possibility of Celtic making further history for the club by reaching the Champions League group stage for the first time, what kind of crowd can be expected over the two games, and what Elena Sadiku...

The latest podcast sees a late change in guest as St Johnstone fan Danny joins John, Charlie and Erin. The gang discuss the weekend action as Hibs recorded their first league win of the season while St Johnstone's disciplinary issues continued. We discuss the other games with Erin is a terrific mood thanks to Aberdeen continuing their winning ways. There is brief discussion too about Celtic&#3...

John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are on as we reflect on the double header in Nations League A. There is plenty of discussion with us starting off by analysing how we thought everyone played against Poland.  Clarke changed to a four at the back which fans were pleading for him to do. Did it make a huge difference in terms of performance levels? Once again there is chat about Clarke's future and...

Regulars John, Erin and Krys are joined by returning guest Stephen. Just under 3 months have passed since Euro 2024 so we briefly reflect on Scotland's performance at the tournament. Steve Clarke named a 24 man squad for the upcoming double header against Poland and Portugal. There is discussion around concerns in certain positions, what we think will happen tactically and who will start the g...

Regulars John, Charlie, Graeme, Josh and Laurie are joined by returning guests, Hearts fan Graeme. Charlie kicks things off by looking at this day in Scottish football over the years before we have some lower league chat. European action takes centre stage when Kilmarnock and Hearts both looking to recover from 1st leg defeats. There is some good debate about McInnes and his approach to the away g...

Regulars John, Charlie and Laurie are joined by returning guest Alan and debutant Alex. John is given a vital lesson in not trusting AI with his so called 'On This Day' feature which kicks off the episode. Alex discusses Rangers defeat in Europe and what is required to make them better on the park. There were mixed fortunes for Scottish clubs against Norwegian opposition with Kilmarnock ad...

Week 2 and we're underway providing comfort to our listeners in these difficult times. The gang debate ridiculous transfers, ridiculous results and the birthday paradox. Should clubs wish former players a happy birthday? These are the important questions we get to grip with on SFF!  Tweet us  @sffpodcast Instagram -  sffpodcast Facebook -  Scottish Football Forums Mastodon -  @sffpodcast@masto...

We are BACK! The 24/25 season is underway and the madness has only just begun. Regular host John is on a well earned Cypriot scouting mission. Host for this week Josh is joined by pod regular Charlie, Honest Man Cammy and Bairn Alan to get stuck into the first weekend of the league season. The title race has taken a predictable turn already, the Dundee derby has thrown up some fine football and Mo...

With the calendar flipping over to August, the return of the SWPL is imminent as champions Celtic host Dundee United a week on Saturday live on BBC Scotland, with the rest of the opening day league fixtures taking place a week on Sunday, including Aberdeen hosting Rangers on BBC Alba. Dave got together with John Bl and Charlie to preview those upcoming fixtures as well as a run through of the twel...

On our latest episode John and Laurie are joined by singer, Jamie from The Rampants. Jamie is a Kilmarnock fan so there is chat about the European tie against Cercle Brugge, his predictions for the season, favourite kits and much more. We discuss musical inspirations, their songs, favourite venue to play and some of Jamie's favourite acts. The podcast concludes with Jamie picking his best elev...

S14E3 Championship Preview 24/25 We're back with another preview as we turn our focus to the Scottish Championship. John is your host and is joined by returning guests from our specials last season in Ali, Katie and Robert. It's a family affair as Heather's dad Alan steps in to represent Partick Thistle. We have a couple of new additions to these episodes though they're no stranger...

John, Laurie and Scott are joined by returning guests Alan, Andy and Graeme along with debutant Calum.  We look at the teams that finished in the top six last season. There is chat about best kits in the league, new signings, promising youngsters to look out for and more. As is tradition at the start of the season predictions are made as optimism is in full swing. To finish off we find out what fi...

It's our first episode of the new season and John is joined by Glen, Charlie, Stephen, Danny, Ross and Andy in our first part of the Premiership preview. Everyone is feeling optimistic as competitive football is due to start again on Saturday with the League Cup. We discuss signings that each team have made so far, where teams still need to strengthen and youngsters to look out for. It wouldn&...

Sadly it's the last of our Morning After the Night Before podcasts and this one feels like the most painful of hangovers as Scotland bow out of Euro 2024 following an agonising 1-0 defeat to Hungary. John B is joined by Robert McCahill and Kevin Donnelly and we simply go over what went wrong. What tactics should've been deployed, were the substitutions too late and predictable, why we only...

It's the second instalment of our Morning After the Night Before series as the two John's, Dave and Charlie review our result and performance against Switzerland. Not that it would've been difficult but it was a more positive vibe from the Germany review, and the lads almost have a glass half empty/half full approach as we debate whether or not it was a point gained or two dropped. We...

The moment we've all been waiting for since the Euro 2024 draw was made. Germany v Scotland, the opening game in Munich, the whole world watching, the Tartan Army in full voice - and Scotland didn't turn up! John B, Josh and author Neil Doherty face the music from their respective locations within Munich to disect on what went wrong as the Germans turned on a fine display against a Scotlan...

Euro fever has certainly kicked in as regulars John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are joined by Glen from Red Tinted Glasses. We briefly discuss what we learned from Friday nights friendly and how that could play it's part in team selection for our opener against Germany. There is chat about how the group may play out from a Scotland point of view and how we can make history by getting out the gro...

It's another Euro 2024 special but we're going to deviate away from Scotland and put the focus on our Group A rivals Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. John Bleasdale spoke to Jorg Jakob, Editor of German Football Magazine  Kicker ,  Lucas Werder  from Swiss publication  Blick Sport , and  Aaron Aranyossy  of Hungarian online newspaper  24.hu . Lucas and Aaron reflect on their nations respe...

John is joined by regulars Dave and John plus guests Alan, Iain and Neil. The main focus of the podcast is to talk about the launch of John and Neil's book 'We're Going To Wembley' which was released last week. We discuss the book launch that took place at Hampden last week and discuss some of our memories from the tournament. If you'd like to purchase a copy then contact John...

Dave is joined by Clare Gemmell to review last weekend's Scottish Cup final which saw Rangers win the competition for the first time and complete a League Cup and Scottish Cup double. The final is discussed in the context of a season that saw Rangers denied a possible treble only on goal difference behind Celtic, with just two defeats in the league all season and one of those came away to thei...

Our latest podcast is a review of the Premiership season with fans of all the teams in the league. John is joined by Erin, Michael, Ethan, Graeme, Charlie, Laurie, Euan, Stephen, Andy, Ross, Alan and Danny. We reflect on predictions made at the start of the season, discuss highlights of the season and who some of the best signings were. To kick things off Euan discusses the disappointment of Livin...

With the SWPL title wrapped up in dramatic style for the second year running, and a Scottish Cup final to look forward to this Sunday at Hampden, Dave is once more joined by Eva Murray to discuss all things in women's Scottish football. Before the title celebrations, there was a huge midweek that saw Celtic beat Hearts 3-1, and Dave caught up with Elena Sadiku and Kelly Clark after that match...