The Hampden Roar

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown and Barry Anderson of the Edinburgh evening news to chat about Scotland's win over the bottom seeds. Adams' contribution, the lack of player opportunities, the importance of Gannon Doak, our predictability and the lay of the land all covered. Thanks for listening, tell your mates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by Matthew Lindsay of the Herald and Radio Sport & the Telegraph's Roddy Forsyth to chat about Scotland's opening World Cup qualifier. How impressive was the performance and result in Copenhagen? Clarke's team selection caught most off guard, what made it the correct one? Aaron Hickey returned almost a few years out injured and was arguably man of the match at...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by BBC commentator Liam McLeod and Gavin Noon from Scotland's Coefficient Twitter page to preview Scotland's opening World Cup qualifier in Denmark. Can Ben Gannon-Doak and Kieran Tierney play in the same team? Who should start next to Billy Gilmour in midfield? Will it definitely be a 4-at-the-back shape after the Nations League? Is Che Adams still Clarke's m...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes fellow commentator Peter Piil to the pod to discuss the Denmark squad, their expectations and their view of the Scotland team, ahead of the opening World Cup qualifying kick-off against Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Thomas Mackintosh of the BBC and commentator Calum Brown to discuss Steve Clarke's Scotland squad for the opening World Cup qualifiers. Consternation again with the inclusions of Grant Hanley, Kenny McLean and Anthony Ralston.. Kieron Bowie, Lyndon Dykes and George Hirst all included with Tommy Conway left out. Aaron Hickey is back but there's no place for Josh...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by BBC Scotland sports presenter Lewis Irons to chat before Steve Clarke announces his squad for Denmark and Belarus away. Will the keepers be Gunn, Kelly and Clark? Will Lennon Miller keep his place after impressing in the summer, and will Anthony Ralston's place in the Celtic team prove timely? What about Kieron Bowie, who is really impressing at Hibs, or Dy...

Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes the BBC's Thomas Mackintosh & Barry Anderson from the Edinburgh Evening News to chat about the Scots who'll be playing for new clubs this season and how that might affect their Scotland credentials. Lennon Miller's off to Udinese, Ryan Porteous at LA, Angus Gunn's at Forest and Hibs have Hanley. We also discuss the forms of Bowie, Cameron and McCowan at the sta...

26-capped Stephen O'Donnell chats with Hampden Roar creator and host Andy Bargh about his Scotland experiences from the lows of San Marino away in 2018 to the highs of drawing 0-0 at Wembley in 2021. If you're enjoying the pod, please leave us a nice rating and tell your mates! Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Bargh welcomes commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page, two of the more prominent Hampden Roar contributors at the mercy of Andy, who thrives on making quizzes. Club career patterns of Scottish internationals, our youngest players of this century, where are the members of an u21 squad in 2013, identify the sequence and fill in the blanks, and a specialist sub...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by Scotland supporter and Edinburgh Evening News sports writer Barry Anderson and, for the first time, Sky Sports commentator Ian Crocker to chat about one of the most memorable Scotland games of the last 20 years. Scotland faced Israel at Hampden for the seventh time in three years as the mission to reach Qatar continued. With them, and Austria, breathing dow...

Andy Bargh hosts commentator Calum Brown and the BBC's Thomas Mackintosh (both Scotland home & away) to chat about the boys in the squad who might be representing new clubs in 25-26. Although they start with Shankland after he committed to Hearts, free agent Angus Gunn is discussed as well as Scott McKenna who is leaving Las Palmas. Lyndon Dykes is on the agenda as well, after Birmingham made a hi...

Pivotal in the impressive Dundee United team of that era, Jim McInally made 10 caps for Scotland under Andy Roxburgh and Craig Brown. He chats with Andy Bargh about his memories of playing for and being involved with the national team, which includes an appearance at Euro 92. Thanks for listening, and please rate and subscribe if you're enjoying the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Creator and host Andy Bargh has some news about the Hampden Roar and has uploaded a chapter from his audiobook to give you an idea of 'A Nation Again', which is available on Spotify, Apple, Audible and all the rest of them. In this chapter, Andy details the start of the Nations League in 2020, just before a crucial clash with Israel in the Euros play-offs. Featuring interviews with Dykes, Christie...

The whole podcast is pretty much caveated with the level of opposition, but there are a few things to discuss after the 4-0 win. Lennon Miller was excellent from the start and the subs got a decent run out, with Josh Doig looking great as well. Adams gets a hat-trick and Hurst is underway. Andy Bargh hosts with Alan Risk from Air Force Wan & the BBCs Thomas Mackintosh. Please subscribe if you're e...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown and Sky Sports' Luke Shanley for a cathartic chat about a dismal evening in Glasgow's southside. How justified is the visceral reaction of the Scotland support, after a long bad run? Did the Nations League paper over cracks? Why do we look clueless going forward? Its not just about scapegoats. Should Steve Clarke lead us into the Wor...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by Air Force Wan's Alan Risk and BBC Journalist Thomas Mackintosh to preview Friday's friendly. Is Lewis Ferguson a shoe in to start? What shape will Clarke go with given Tierney is available and we're preparing for qualifiers? Is Hirst the man to lead the line? How full will Hampden be? Much more on the agenda too. Thanks for continuing to spread the word abo...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown & Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to discuss the Scotland squad announcement for June's friendlies against Iceland & Liechtenstein. Murray misses out with Bowie included, along with four other uncapped outfielders and two keepers. Clarke airs his keeper anxieties, but what about at the other end of the park, is there an...

Andy Bargh is joined again by commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page. On the agenda.. Nisbet, Shankland, Bowie and Murray! Do any of them warrant a shout for inclusion in June's squad for the Iceland and Liechtenstein friendlies? And we discuss Jordan Holsgrove, linked with a move to the Premier League after a great season in Portugal with Ian Cathro's Estoril. L...

Creator and host Andy Bargh continues with commentator Calum Brown & Air Force Wan's Alan Risk to chat about some Scots doing well at club level. Two Olis doing well on the continent, a Scottish striker scoring in the Premiership, a forgotten youngster & a centre-back option. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Bargh is joined by the Edinburgh Evening News' Barry Anderson, football writer Graham Spiers & the BBC's Thomas Mackintosh to chat about a deflating night at Hampden in which Greece battered Scotland 3-0 to win promotion. Team selection and shape, the share of the blame, the support, the team's effort and attitude and what next are all on the agenda. Thanks for listening and supporting the po...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by BBC Scotland commentator Liam McLeod and freelance commentator Calum Brown to discuss Scotland's victory in Athens. Has Anthony Ralston made the right-back position his for the forseeable? Grant Hanley produces another solid showing next to John Souttar. Che Adams with a brilliant effort as the lone striker. Lewis Ferguson finally gets his start. + Plenty m...

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by Greek Sport24 website editor Stavros Liosis and the Eidnburgh Evening News' Barry Anderson to chat about the Greeks ahead of the League A play-off. Exciting youngsters, a goal machine, a change of stadium and how they view the Scots are all covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator and host Andy Bargh is joined by commentator Calum Brown and Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to preview Greece against Scotland in the League A play-off first leg. With Doak out and Tierney back, is it sensible to go with a 3-4-2-1? Will McLean keep his place over Ferguson? Will Ralston play at wing-back instead of Johnston? Will Che Adams get the nod with George Hirst called...

Andy Bargh is joined by BBC Scotland's Andy Bargh and the Scottish Sun's Ben Ramage to chat about Steve Clarke's squad selection for next week's play-off against Greece, with Scotland aiming to stay in League A. Ben Doak's injury is a blow, James Wilson and Lennon Miller have been called-up aged 18, Gilmour's starting again for Napoli, Ferguson could get his opportunity in midfield, and Tierney's...

Andy Bargh welcomes Alan Risk and Calum Brown again for the second episode in a new series. Topics this week include Billy Gilmour's lack of game time at Napoli, Dominic Hyam's credentials for a place in the squad, Tommy Conway returning to fitness and scoring for Boro and Ross McCrorie being linked with Crystal Palace. Thanks for tuning in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...