The Hampden Roar

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The only dedicated Scotland National Team podcast featuring weekly episodes on player form, match build-up & reviews, squad announcements, interviews with former players, retrospectives, quizzes and much more. Nominated for Football Podcast of the Year at the Scottish Podcast Awards!

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58: Darren Jackson - Part Two (France 98 & qualifiers) 27.03.2021 47:46

Darren Jackson reflects on qualifying for France 98 and being a starter at the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

57: Scotland 2-2 Austria: A point gained or two dropped? 26.03.2021 43:58

Andy Bargh and Gordon Sheach discuss our World Cup qualifying opener against Austria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

56: Darren Jackson - Part One 24.03.2021 48:24

Darren Jackson recalls breaking into the team in the mid 90s, the qualifying highlights for Euro 96 and the goosebumps at the tournament itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

55: First World Cup qualifying squad announced - Che Adams commits! Jack Hendry recalled. David Turnbull and Ryan Gauld left out. 17.03.2021 51:28

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54: Andy Webster 08.03.2021 51:52

Andy Webster chats about his Scotland career and playing under Berti Vogts, Walter Smith & Craig Levein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

53: On the plane - episode 3 27.02.2021 44:36

Turnbull? Gauld? Shankland? Burke? Andy, Gordon and Ben talk about the potential squad for the Euros by breaking the likelihood of selection down into four categories: On the plane; In the departure lounge; Waiting by the phone; Booking a holiday. Only a few months to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

52: David Weir - Part Two (Smith & McLeish tenures and return to squad under Levein) 22.02.2021 55:37

David Weir recalls the appointments and tenures of Walter Smith and Alex McLeish and looks back at the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign as well as making a return to the squad under Craig Levein for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

51: David Weir - Part One (World Cup, Craig Brown & Berti Vogts) 13.02.2021 51:07

Seventh on the all-time cap list with 69, David Weir talks to the Roar about the first half of his Scotland career, including World Cup 98 and the tenure of Berti Vogts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

50: On the plane - episode 2 21.01.2021 1:08:03

Andy Bargh, Gordon Sheach of the Tartan Scarf, and SFSA writer Ben Ramage discuss the potential inclusions for the Euro 2020 squad by breaking down the players into four categories: On the plane, departure lounge, by the phone, and on holiday. The second on installment of a mini-series. Also on the lips are the ramifications for the Euro 2020 tournament as the Coronavirus pandemic rages on. Learn...

49: On the plane - episode 1 18.12.2020 1:12:50

Host Andy Bargh is joined by Tartan Scarf blogger Gordon Sheach and SFSA writer Ben Ramage to break down the selection pecking order into four sections: On the plane; In the departure lounge; Waiting by the phone; Booking a holiday. Six months to go until the Euros, Steve Clarke probably has around 15-17 definite selections in his squad, fitness/injury dependent, so who are the ones that will come...

48: Scotland avoid the heavyweights but draw Israel again 08.12.2020 44:52

Andy Bargh, Ben Ramage and Gordon Sheach discuss Scotland's qualification prospects after being drawn in World Cup qualifying group F with Denmark, Austria, Israel, Faroe Islands and Moldova. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

47: Kevin Gallacher - Part Two 01.12.2020 54:25

The reminiscing with Kevin Gallacher continues as he chats to Andy about Euro 96, World Cup 98 and his prolific qualifying campaign that preceded it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

46: Kevin Gallacher - Part One 23.11.2020 47:51

Kevin Gallacher talks about the earlier days of his Scotland career and Euro 92. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45: Promotion slips through our fingers after defeats to Slovakia & Israel 20.11.2020 46:48

Scotland can't keep the momentum going with a win against either Slovakia or Israel to end the Nations League group with a whimper. Looking fairly decent at one of the park, but struggling, big time, at the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

44: The wait is over, we're off to the Euros! 14.11.2020 54:43

Scotland put in a performance for the ages in Serbia to qualify for our first major tournament since 1998. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

43: One win from qualifying for the Euros 06.11.2020 38:22

It's an almighty task, but if Scotland beat Serbia on Thursday we have qualified for the European Championship. What a prospect. Andy Bargh chats to Tartan Army members and media folks Gordon Sheach and Ben Ramage to think about who will play, especially in defence, and what it will mean if we can get this over the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

42: Through to the play-off final and top of the group.. is 3-5-2 the way forward? 13.10.2020 1:02:25

Andy Bargh, Gordon Sheach and Ben Ramage look back on the semi-final win on penalties against Israel and the Nations League victory over Slovakia. Steve Clarke is persisting with a 3-5-2 formation.. what are the pros and cons and is this the best way for Scotland to go forward to Serbia in the final? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

41: Graham Alexander - Part Two 08.10.2020 58:21

Graham Alexander talks about the Euro 08 qualifying campaign and his appreciation for Walter Smith, the best moment of his career against France, heartbreak against Italy and fading away from the international scene aged 38. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40: Graham Alexander - Part One 07.10.2020 53:25

Graham Alexander talks about growing up a Scotland fan in England, getting his first-call up aged 30, Berti Vogts and the Euro 2004 play-off against The Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

39: Our biggest game in 13 years 06.10.2020 47:40

Andy Bargh, Ben Ramage and Gordon Sheach look ahead to Scotland's European Championship play-off semi-final against Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

38: The Scots abroad plying their trades in foreign leagues - with Byron Hutchison 05.10.2020 53:14

Ryan Gauld, Liam Henderson and Lewis Fiorini are among the young Scottish players featuring regularly for teams on mainland Europe, but what can we expect from them, and others, this season and what are their international prospects? Expert in the field Byron Hutchison spoke with the Hampden Roar to give an idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37: Four points despite two hugely underwhelming performances in the Nations League 10.09.2020 26:38

How did we get away with that? Three at the back was tried, tested, and perhaps regretted? The formation tinkering didn't go down too well with a lot of the Tartan Army, with a number of players being played out of position. Do we feel warmed up for the play-off in October? Positives... Dykes is off the mark after two caps... and we have four points! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

36: Squad announced for our first game in nearly 10 months 25.08.2020 34:46

It's Scotland's first game since November 2019 and it's a dress rehearsal for the Euro 2021 play-off against Israel. Andy Bargh and Gordon Sheach discuss the squad announcement and matters such as the call up of Lyndon Dykes, Kieran Tierney's return, Oli McBurnie's need for a goal and Stuart Armstrong's starting credentials.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

35: Rory Hamilton 04.07.2020 2:37:19

A great chat with Rory Hamilton about his memories of following the national team since he was a boy, dissecting different eras from Italia 90 right up to the present day under Steve Clarke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34: Steven Caldwell 11.06.2020 1:30:02

Steven Caldwell talks through his 12 caps under four different managers, a surprise debut, not being picked while captaining Burnley to the Premier League, an agreement with Levein and much more. A really interesting listen with a player who feels who should have had plenty of more caps for his country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices