The Hampden Roar

BBC journalist and Scotland home and away follower Thomas Mackintosh hosts commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to discuss Scotland's defeat at Hampden to the Japanese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes the BBC's Thomas Mackintosh and commentator Calum Brown to preview Scotland's friendly against Japan. Will Patterson start at right-back? Will Clarke revert to 5 defenders without Gannon-Doak? Is Dykes the man up-front, how many minutes should Conway get? When should Clarke be offered his contract, if he should be? Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Thomas Mackintosh from the BBC & Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to discuss Steve Clarke's squad announcement and his admissions about his future. The manager has changed his tune from being likely to leave after the World Cup to saying its now 50/50, should the SFA put a contract in-front of him. His squad doesn't contain the Hearts and Motherwel...

You could make a very capable 7-a-side team out of the important players who'll be missing for Scotland at the end of the month! Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes two Scotland home and away fans Thomas Mackintosh - of the BBC - and football commentator Calum Brown to discuss Hickey, Gordon, Gannon-Doak as well as some of the positive news. McGinn is returning, McTominay too, Dykes has a home an...

Andy Bargh welcomes commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to select an XI to represent Scotland at 'B' level. With certain criteria restricting them, the lads must consider Scottish Premiership players, how many caps players have and blend youth and experience. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Scotland fan and BBC journalist Thomas Mackintosh for Episode II of On The Plane. With around 8 places up for grabs, realistically, in Steve Clarke's squad.. Andy and Thomas arrange who their choices would be if they could each pick the Scotland squad for the summer. Next episode in mid-March, with plenty other Hampden roar episodes in the meantime. Learn more...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Gavin Noon from the Scotland's Coefficient page and commentator Calum Brown to preview Thursday's draw for the Nations League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by BBC journalist and Scotland home & away fan Thomas Mackintosh as well as British football commentator Calum Brown to discuss the January window. Moves for Kieron Bowie and Lyndon Dykes are on the agenda as well as ones that didn't materialise for Andy Robertson, Che Adams and Nathan Patterson. Angus Gunn also stayed at Forest. Thanks for listening! If you e...

Episode 2 in the Hampden Roar retrospective series! We look back on a huge but ultimately devastating night at Hampden as our Euro 2016 play-off ambitions ended with a draw against Poland. Creator and host welcomes Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan page on Twitter, Luke Shanley from Sky Sports & sports writer Fraser Wilson from the Daily Record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

On The Plane is back for the next 5 months for discussion about who could sneak into Steve Clarke's World Cup squad. Creator and host Andy Bargh is with BBC Scotland's Lewis Irons, commentator Calum Brown & Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page. They split the squad members into four brackets of On The Plane, at security, waiting by the phone or booking a holiday. Thanks for listening. You...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes BBC Scotland's Lewis Irons & commentator Calum Brown to the pod to chat about how the squad members are doing domestically and who could do with a change of scenery this January. Craig Gordon's save, Scott McTominay's goals, Lennon Miller's gametime and Josh Mulligan's credentials are on the table, as well as Lydon Dykes, Kieron Bowie, Nathan Patterson & Angus...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes commentator Calum Brown and BBC journalist Thomas Mackintosh for the end of year episode. Player of the year, individual performance, surprise, goal, disappointment, opponent and team performance all covered! Thanks for listening throughout the year and plenty more to come in 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Ben Ramage from the Scottish Sun and Fraser Wilson from the Daily Record to chat about Scotland's place in Group C. Opening game against Haiti, then Morocco, then Brazil. All on the eastern side of the USA. What should the hopes and expectations be? Are Morocco the deciding factor in our feelings? How does the group fare compared to others? Why were we restrict...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by BBC Scotland's Lewis Irons, commentator Calum Brown & Gavin Noon of Scotland's Coefficient to delve into the hypotheticals ahead of Friday's World Cup group stage draw. The lads run through their thoughts with UEFA nations to be avoided, sought after, the intimidating Pot 2 sides, the threats from Pot 4, the benefits of a group's location, potential atmosph...

An open discussion about the possibility of Harvey Barnes - a former international for another country and who has said no to Scotland twice - deciding to play for us after qualification for the World Cup has been secured. How significant could his addition be? But at what cost to morals? Does apathy matter? And where is the line drawn among the impossibility to measure feeling. Thanks for listeni...

Well, Scotland have done it. Finally, done it. We are going to the World Cup. Scotland 4, Denmark 2. With three of the best goals a Scotland team have ever scored. Enjoy listening to the episode we've always wanted to record. A phenomenal night at Hampden. The Roar was loud and clear! Podcast creator, host and commentator Andy Bargh welcomes fellow commentator Calum Brown, Alan Risk from the Air F...

If Scotland beat Denmark on Tuesday, we are in the World Cup. Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page and Danish commentator Peter Piil to chat about Scotland's 3-2 defeat in Greece and Denmark's almighty slip-up at home to Belarus. It appeared to be all over, but Belarus' draw in Copenhagen, coupled with our strong final 30 minutes in Athens, mean there...

A bit of a commentator summit with Andy Bargh joined by Liam McLeod from the BBC and Rory Hamilton from Premier & TNT sports. Scotland must avoid defeat in Greece. Who plays in goals? Does the back-4 pick itself? Will McLean be trusted as Gilmour's replacement or will Ferguson & Christie continue? Two strikers, or just Adams or Dykes? Plenty more including the play-off picture, the Greek's composi...

Creator, host and commentator Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown & Alan Risk of the Air Force Wan Twitter page, both Scotland home & away. Steve Clarke's squad announcement has brought a few talking points, most notably with Lawrence Shankland's return and the question over who will play in goals because of Angus Gunn's injury. Hickey & Gilmour appear fit after recent injuries, but th...

Never mind 1 or 2 points, how have Scotland garnered 6 this week after two awful showings? Fans were begging for the final whistle against Belarus on Sunday with a 2-1 scoreline inducing unnecessary nerves. Hopefully the confidence in the team grows from here with automatic qualification on the line now and the play-offs in March already sealed. Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Alan Risk from...

Scotland's World Cup quest is serious now! 3-1 at home to Greece after a rotten showing means we are in touching distance of at least a play-off spot. Bossed for around two-thirds of the game, yet winning by two goals thanks to a couple of set-pieces and a keeper howler. When was a performance that lacklustre rewarded with a win? That's the bottom line, but how worrying is our play when we have th...

Andy Bargh welcomes BBC Scotland commentator Liam McLeod and Barry Anderson from the Edinburgh Evening News to chat about Scotland's impending qualifier with Greece. To build on a positive start to the group, and after Greece's 3-0 Nations League win at Hampden in March, what does Steve Clarke need to prioritise and how important is it we win this game, rather than not lose it? Learn more about yo...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Greek football journalist Stavros Liosis to discuss their perspective ahead of Thursday's huge qualifier at Hampden. After a 3-0 loss to Denmark, how do they feel about qualification chances and a repeat of their impressive win in the Nations League play-offs? Interestingly, it sounds like they'll be without one of their most important players, who shone a few...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to chat about the squad members' domestic form. Strikers are scoring goals, midfielders are starting and captaining their sides, opposing fortunes at full-back and a troubling goalkeeper situation remains. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by 41-cap Christophe Berra who recalls his days in dark blue under George Burley, Craig Levein & Gordon Strachan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices