The 4th Official Football Chats

Thomas is joined by Laurie Dunsire of Hearts TV. Laurie came on The 4th Official to give his insights on everything related to Heart of Midlothian, Robbie Neilson, the next season and much more. A great chat especially his story about he actually got the job with Hearts TV. Enjoy! Editorial Note: Did you know this exclusive podcast appeared first on our Patreon page? We need you the viewers to hel...

Thomas is joined by The 4th Official's new host John Walker for a 52 minutes podcast as Rangers, Scotland in Euro 2020, Steve Clarke, Ange Postecoglou are discussed among other things. Enjoy! Editorial Note: Did you know this exclusive podcast appeared first on our Patreon page? We need you the viewers to help save The 4th Official! Due to the unprecedented situation as a result of the COVID 19 pa...

David Tanner was on in the latest podcast interview and it was certainly an interesting one. A variety of topics were discussed from his Sky career to working at Hibs TV to how rotten the Celtic team had been for 2 seasons barring 6 weeks after the Dubai trip last season to how Rangers simply dominated and much much more. A long podcast and hopefully all of you enjoy this one. Editorial Note: Did...

There’s no-one more qualified to talk about the journey that Rangers have been on in the last ten years than Chris Jack. The lifelong Gers fan hasn’t just dedicated his support to the club, but he’s committed his working life to reporting on the Ibrox side too – having been in post as the Chief Rangers writer at the Herald and Times. Now, as Rangers secure their 55thtitle and put a stop to Celtic’...

Tell Josh Reid a year ago that he’d have established himself as the first choice left-back at his boyhood team before securing a move to the English Championship and he’d have laughed at you… But after a bit of luck and a lot of hard work, that’s exactly what has happened. The young scot has just secured a dream move to Coventry City and, despite a slight injury setback, is already setting his sig...

Last week the Scottish FA published a report looking into historic allegations of sex abuse in football. I spoke with Bill, an abuse survivor who is campaigning for justice and closure. - Thomas Nicoll

It’s been one of the most incredible stories in Scottish Football this season, the rise to prominence of Livingston Football Club – and at the heart of it all has been one man, David Martindale. Davie’s story is very well documented which you can find almost everywhere, so we won't get into that here. In this extended interview with David Martindale, you’ll get an opportunity to find out a bit mor...

Sipping on a cup of tea on a Sunday afternoon Zoom call, St Johnstone centre back Liam Gordon couldn’t have come across more calm and controlled – qualities typical of the displays that he has put in for his hometown club so far this season… But ask him about the upcoming League Cup Final against Livingston and his excitement is clear: “I’m not going to lie I’m thinking about it all the time. We’v...

Most people around the world would see the turmoil in America right now and would want to steer clear... but for New England Revolution star Matt Polster, being back in the States is exactly where he wants to be. An 18-month spell playing under Steven Gerrard in the Scottish top-flight provided his first real experience of life outside of America and an invaluable opportunity to learn as a footbal...

It’s not every day that you get to speak with someone who can boast winning the top tiers in both English and Scottish football, but earlier this week I did just that. A huge thanks to Mark from Glasgow (who is also an early supporter of The 4th Official) for arranging this one. Nigel Spackman might be more familiar to you these days for his regular appearances across BT, Sky and Amazon’s coverage...

No-one knows more about finance in football than Kieran Maguire – the man behind the hugely successful ‘Price of Football’ podcast and twitter account. In this interview – which could have lasted hours if truth be told – we get some expert insight on the financial situation in Scotland, with a real focus on the recent accounts at Rangers. Kieran also went in-depth on the impact of COVID-19, fan ow...

When I sat down to chat with Callum Hendry, I wanted to make sure of one thing… that the conversation wasn’t dominated by the topic of his dad, Colin. Callum is a footballer in his own right – but, of course, it is impossible to ignore the status of his old man. Hendry Senior has an English Premier League winners medal in the cabinet and over 50 caps for the national team, including a few at a Wor...

- Thomas Nicoll It feels like the name ‘Greg Docherty’ has been around in Scottish football forever. And when I was researching the young Scotsman’s football career for this interview, I had to double-take when I noticed his age. Only 24-years-old. It’s something I couldn’t help asking him about too. “Aye it does feel like that. I’ve turned 24 this year and it’s a bit of a shock.” Not only does hi...

As a self-confessed football and comms geek it was difficult not to feel a bit star struck when I logged into a zoom call this week and saw the name ‘Clive Tyldesley’ on screen… With a career as successful as his – commentating on 17 Champions League finals and covering six World Cups, to name a couple of achievements – it was easy to feel a bit out of place on the other end of the call, but a qui...

Daniel Stendel’s appointment as Manager of Hearts was met with a lot of excitement back in December last year... Fans were over-the-moon to finally have a Head Coach who favoured attack-minded football over a tactical, defensive approach. Supporters were unanimous in their view that Ann Budge had made the right choice to dig the club out of the hole it was in and start moving in the right directio...

Released by a Glasgow club as a teenager despite having an obvious talent and a wand of a left foot, before starting out again at Hampden with Queens Park and getting a move to a Scottish Premiership club… You’d be forgiven for thinking that I was writing about Liverpool’s Premier League and Champions League winning left-back, Andy Robertson… instead, let me introduce you to a youngster at Hibs wh...

Steven Bradley, Hibernian star, sits down to have a talk with Thomas Nicoll of The 4th Official. A trailer about Bradley talking about his Hibs teammates.