Scottish Football Forums Podcast

On our latest episode we focus on great Scottish tunes relating to the Scotland national team. Pg Ciarletta and Scott McGill are your headline acts supported by regulars John, John B, Charlie, Josh and Laurie. We start off by talking about some of the tunes we're not so keen on with a couple of them being no surprise to those who have listened previously. Moving on up to the tunes we like, we...

It's four weeks until Euro 2024 begins and our countdown to the big event gets underway as we bring viewpoints from the media both sides of the border. In part one, John B speaks to BBC's lead commentator  Guy Mowbray  who talks about his rise to the top of the commentary ladder, and gives his thoughts on England's chances of landing the big prize having come so close in the delayed Eu...

This week's episode features regulars John, Charlie, Josh and Krys as we take a look at the leagues that don't get as much coverage as they should. Joining them are returning guest Graeme and debutant Paul . There is discussion about the pyramid system and concerns about it in it's current format with debate about whether there are enough teams who are ambitious enough to climb the lea...

The countdown continues for this year's European Championship, so whilst in past years we've seen tournaments take place without Scotland and we've thrown back to those that we were at, here we've flipped the script as Steve Clarke and co can tell their own story this summer! John Bl is joined by Krys and Scott to look back at Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, two tournaments that Scotland...

John is joined by the regular group of fans from the Championship with Adam, Ali, Andy, Heather, Katie and Robert. We review the season and look ahead to the playoffs in what has been another exciting season. Airdrie are looking to secure back to back promotions through the playoffs and Partick Thistle are looking to get over the heartache of last season. There are predictions in terms of who will...

The countdown is on for this years European Championship, and to get you in the mood we are going back 28 years to relive Euro '96. In the final instalment of this four-part series, fittingly John B looks at the two sides who reached the Euro ‘96 Final at Wembley - Czech Republic and Germany. To help provide an insight, John spoke to Czech sports journalist  Jiri Hosek  and Co-Host of Yellow W...

This week John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are joined by host of  Behind the Whistles podcast , James and former referees Des Roache and Steve Conroy. There is plenty of chat about VAR, how it is used and what could be done to improve it. We talk about former players getting involved in refereeing, the fast track process and whether referees should have the ability to talk about decisions they make...

Dave's been busy on the interview front ahead of this weekend's women's Scottish Cup semi finals at Hampden between Celtic and Rangers, and Hearts and Spartans. Although none of our guests are directly involved in the semis, each of them give their thoughts on what could happen and who might be back at Hampden for the final next month. First up we have Clare Docherty, Head of Ayr Unite...

John, Charlie, Erin and Laurie are joined by returning guest Graeme as we reflect on the Scottish Cup semis that took place over the weekend. We kick off by looking at the game on Saturday where Aberdeen took Celtic all the way in an enthralling contest that could have gone either way. They key moments are discussed with there being plenty of them to digest. Graeme gives us his view on the other s...

The countdown is on for this years European Championship, and to get you in the mood we are going back 28 years to relive Euro '96. In the third of this four-part series, John B looks at the fortunes of Portugal and Netherlands by speaking to PortuGOAL creator  Tom Kundert  and Dutch football expert at Flashscore  Finley Crebolder . Having been knocking on the door for a place at Euro ‘92 and...

Our latest podcast focuses on the Scottish Cup semi finals due to take place this upcoming weekend. John hosts with regulars Erin and Charlie joining him along with guests Andy, Graeme and Michael. We kick off by getting Charlie's view on the Edinburgh derby that took place on Friday night. This leads in to our very own Chas and Dave segment which features interviews with Hearts head coach Eva...

The countdown is on for this years European Championship, and to get you in the mood we are going back 28 years to relive Euro '96. In the second of this four-part series, John B looks at the fortunes of Scotland and tournament debutants Croatia by speaking to Scottish Sun journalist Gordon Waddell and Croatian Journalist for 24 Sata newspaper Tomislav Gabelic. Scotland recovered from the failure...

The countdown is on for this years European Championship, and to get you in the mood we are going back 28 years to relive Euro '96. In the first of this four-part series, John B looks at the fortunes of England and France by speaking to Chief Sportswriter at The Times  Henry Winter  and L'Equippe Sports journalist  Pierre-Etienne Minonzio . Hosts England went into their finals under intens...

John is joined by Katie, Heather, Ali, Andy, Adam and Robert for out latest Championship special as the we edge closer to the end of the season. We kick off with discussion around whether there is still a title race after Dundee United beat Raith at the weekend. This leads on to some discussion around who everyone would fancy if they are to reach the Premiership Playoff final. There is chat around...

After Rangers 4-1 victory over Partick Thistle at Tynecastle to pick up the first silverware of the women's season in the Sky Sports Cup final, Dave is joined by Eva Murray to review how the game went. Some great goals, some great saves (despite what some on social media might think), and another new record crowd for the SWPL Cup final enjoying all the action in the sunshine. Following Dave&#3...

An absolute treat in store for our latest episode as author and broadcaster Billy Kay joins some of the regulars on the podcast.  John, Charlie, Josh, Krys and Scott J are on as we reflect on Scotland's friendly against Netherlands and look ahead to our friendly against Northern Ireland. There is chat about selection issues as we get close to Euro 2024 and our recent form. Billy shares with us...

It's cup final week as the first major honour of the women's season will be handed out this Sunday at Tynecastle. Despite being in Edinburgh, it's a Glasgow derby as Partick Thistle will take on the current holders of the trophy Rangers. So with that in mind, we have three interviews ahead of the game. First, Dave caught up with former Rangers captain Clare Gemmell for her thoughts on...

Regulars John, Charlie, Erin and Laurie are on this week and joined by Mark Poole to talk about his book, '99 Iconic Moments in Scottish Football' which came out in October 2023. Mark gives us an insight in to the book and chats about some of the moments that never made the final edit. There is chat about some of the chapters in the book with one giving a good laugh as we discuss what Scot...

In a different focus on women's football, Dave caught up with Glasgow Caledonian University's Professor Fiona Skillen. While most of our focus on this podcast so far has been on the current developments in the SWPL or with the women's Scottish National Team, Professor Skillen was named BBC Woman Expert in 2014 for her research on women's sport history. As well as discussing Fiona&#...

The two John's, Erin, Josh and Krys are joined by Adam aka Old Firm Facts ahead of his showon Monday 18th March as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival. You can get tickets on  https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/old-firm-facts-podcast-live/ We chat VAR and our thought on how it could be improved seeing as we are stuck with it.  There is some chat about the Scottish Cup quarter finals on t...

Ross from County Corner joins John and Josh for our latest fans special as he gives us his story of being a Ross County fan. We begin with him chatting about how he became a fan of the club, early memories and favourite players while growing up. There is chat about cup finals over the years including success in League Cup final of 2016 where they defeated Hibs. Other memories are shared from succe...

Dave hosts another busy women's football podcast as he's joined by SFF regular Charlie, regular guest Eva, former Rangers captain Clare, Dundee United head coach Graeme, and Jessica from The Celtic Star to look back at all the latest SWPL action following the winter break. We jump straight in with post-match reaction from Sunday's derby at Ibrox which saw Celtic and Rangers share the p...

This week we have our latest Championship special as John is joined by fans from some of the clubs in the league. Adam, Ali, Andy, Heather, Katie and Robert all return to chat about the most exciting league in Scotland. We kick off with discussion around why Dunfermline are struggling and if they can avoid the position they are currently in.  The top of the table clash on Friday is discussed with...

John, Dave and Erin are joined by new regulars Charlie and Laurie for the latest episode of the podcast. We kick off by discussing the Nations League draw and our thoughts on the group. This leads on to some chat about goalkeeping situation and whether Shankland should start up front. The Scottish Cup 4th round took place at the weekend so we look at some of the ties that took place and the draw f...

The two John's and Josh are joined by author Tom Brogan who makes his second appearance on the podcast. Tom speaks to us about his latest book 'Scotland 101: An Introduction to The National Team' which contains chapters on unforgettable Scotland moments, players and much more. He gives an insight in to how the book came about, some of the research, his own favourite chapters and player...