The Scottish Football Show

As the most controversial World Cup in history kicks off in Qatar, we delve deeper into the subject of LGBTQ+ and how welcome their supporters are in football.

In Episode 15, we spoke to Hibees Pride members Julie Cuthbertson and Chloe Ainslie about the annual Rainbow Laces campaign.

But you can now listen to the full chat as host Andrew Slaven, football film-maker Findlay Marks and Sky Sports' Andrew Dickson discuss the issues surrounding LGBTQ+ supporters in more detail with Julie and Chloe. 
   
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Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are here once again to talk all things Scottish football.
 
As the football world prepares to turns its attentions to Qatar, we round up the final bits of top flight action ahead of the World Cup.

We look to Scotland's friendly against Türkiye, as well as sharing our thoughts on the World Cup and what we can look forward to over the next few weeks.

And with Celtic being granted a temporary licence to serve alcohol last weekend, we attempt to unpack the age old question surrounding alcohol at Scottish football grounds.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro (00m 33s)
• PART 2: SPFL Round-up (04m 23s)
• PART 3: Türkiye v Scotland and the Qatar World Cup (21m 45s)
• PART 4: Alcohol in Scottish football (39m 55s)

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Andrew Slaven is flanked by football film-maker Findlay Marks and Sky Sports' Andrew Dickson to talk all things Scottish football.
 
A scintillating weekend of SPFL action saw 29 goals across six top flight games. Further down the leagues, we stop in at Dunfermline Athletic and chat to Ben Crawford about the Pars' impressive season so far.
 
And November marks Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign across football in the UK, shining a light on LGBTQ+ inclusion within sport. We spoke to Hibees Pride members Julie Cuthbertson and Chloe Ainslie about the issues surrounding LGBTQ+ supporters in Scottish football.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro, including Ally McCoist smashing TV quiz shows and dad bods on show in Ayrshire  (00m 40s)
• PART 2: SPFL round-up, including St Johnstone's surprise win over embattled Rangers (06m 10s)
• PART 3: Dunfermline's terrific League One campaign so far, with Pars fan Ben Crawford (24m 08s)
• PART 4: Rainbow Laces and LGBTQ+ inclusion in Scottish football, with Julie Cuthbertson and Chloe Ainslie from Hibees Pride (31m 02s)

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Andrew Slaven is joined by Sky Sports’ Anthony Joseph and AFP’s journalist Kieran Canning to chat about the latest stories across Scottish football.

They preview the week’s European games, explaining how the coefficient has been impacted by this season’s competitors, as well as asking how long does Giovanni van Bronckhorst have in his manager role at Rangers.

Meanwhile, Scottish football writer John Blaesdale joins the group to chat about Aberdeen and whether they will ever get their new stadium plans off the ground.

RUNNING ORDER:
• 00:00: Intro and the latest news
• 09:04: Europe and Scotland's coefficient
• 21:24: Premiership round up
• 29:21: Empty promises at Aberdeen?

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Laura Brannan takes the hot seat this week as your host, joined by usual co-host Findlay Marks and also Sky Sports' Andrew Dickson to talk all things Scottish football. 
 
After another dismal midweek for our teams in Europe, we attempt to get to the bottom of why Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Dundee Utd and Motherwell have been so abject on the continent this season.
 
We salute the evergreen James Forrest as he netted his 100th goal for Celtic in their demolition of Hibs at the weekend and wonder how many more one-club players there will be in the future.
 
And with VAR making it's long-awaited debut in the SPFL this weekend, we ask if anything could possibly go wrong! All this, and more, on this week's episode of The Scottish Football Show.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro, including preview of the League Cup Quarter-Finals  (00m 40s)
• PART 2: Scotland's European hangover, including Rangers' heaviest ever home defeat (07m 23s)
• PART 3: SPFL Round-up, including James Forrest's 100th Celtic goal (24m 00s)
• PART 4: Here comes VAR! (37m 54s)

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Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are here once again to talk all things Scottish football.
 
After another frantic week of action in the SPFL, we round up all the latest goings on from the Premiership to League Two, stopping off at Championship club Morton to talk to the Greenock side's central defender Darragh O'Connor.
 
Scotland were dealt a formidable draw for Euro 2024 qualifying - do we have any hope against Haaland as we look to make it to Germany?!
 
And, of course, it's another massive week for Scottish clubs in Europe. We preview how we think Rangers, Celtic and Hearts will fare ahead of some mouth-watering ties.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro, including thoughts on Scotland's Euro 2024 qualifying draw (00m 38s)
• PART 2: SPFL Round-up (11m 38s)
• PART 3: Life in the Championship, with Greenock Morton's Darragh O'Connor (35m 53s)
• PART 4: European matches preview (41m 22s)

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Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are back again to talk all things Scottish football.
 
With top flight domestic football returning last weekend, we round up all the action including goals, gaffes, the dark arts, red cards... and dodgy pizza.
 
VAR will be arriving in Scotland after the World Cup, although the testing and training of it is already underway. We chat to former grade one referee and host of the Get Involved Referee Podcast, Des Roache, to find out how it might impact the Premiership.
 
And it's another massive week for Scottish clubs in Europe. We preview how we think Rangers, Celtic and Hearts will fare ahead of some mouth-watering ties.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro (00m 26s)
• PART 2: SPFL Round-up (5m 15s)
• PART 3: VAR arriving in Scottish football, with former referee Des Roache (23m 32s)
• PART 4: European matches preview (34m 00s)

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Host Andrew Slaven is finally reunited with his co-hosts Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks to discuss all the latest goings on in Scottish football.
 
It was magnificent international break for Scotland, with Steve Clarke's men clinching qualification to Group A in the UEFA Nations League with a 0-0 draw in Poland against Ukraine. The trio discuss why he is a very, very good manager...
 
There were still goings on domestically too; Euan Booth Robertson joins us to discuss all the drama from this weekend's Challenge Cup matches.
 
And we attempt to get to the bottom of what's really going on at Partick Thistle - Ian Mackinnon from The Jags Foundation joins us to shed some light on what has become a fairly chaotic situation revolving around the ownership of the club.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Intro (01m 01s)
• PART 2: Scotland promoted to UNL Group A (5m 00s)
• PART 3: Challenge Cup Round-up, with Football Scotland's Euan Booth Robertson (24m 02s)
• PART 4: Partick Thistle ownership controversy, with Ian Mackinnon from The Jags Foundation (31m 16s)

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Scotland could take a huge step towards securing their place at EURO 2024 when they bring their Nations League 2022 campaign to a close this month.

Steve Clarke’s side take on Ukraine both home and away, with a clash against Republic of Ireland sandwiched in between.

The Tartan Army’s Laura Brannan and author of Scotland's Swedish Adventure, John Blaesdale, join host Andrew Slaven to explain the numerous reasons why these fixtures aren’t “just Nations League games”.

Ukrainian football journalist Andrew Todos, and Paul Nealon, founder of Irish Fan TV, join us to give us the lowdown on how their respective sides are doing and what sort of test Scotland should expect from them.

And we round up the best of the weekend’s SPFL action which included an emphatic victory for Stephen Robinson’s St Mirren side over Celtic. The result means Dumbarton are the only side in the country to maintain their 100% record this season.

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 - Intro
06:09 - SPFL round up
19:34 - Why are the Nations League games so important for Scotland?
31:13 - The lowdown on Ukraine
40:56 - Why Ireland were so shocked to beat Scotland in June

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The fixture card may have been postponed but The (Scottish Football) Show must go on.

Grant Russell is joined by West Ham United's Laura Brannan and Partick Thistle's Craig Walker for episode eight of the season.

SPFL new boys Bonnyrigg Rose are enjoying life in League Two, sitting second top with only two defeats in six so far. Manager Robbie Horn joined us ahead of their top of the table clash with Dumbarton at the weekend.

Another team sitting pretty in second place is Championship side Partick Thistle. The club’s head of women’s media, Craig Walker, joins us on the show as we take a particular focus on whether this is the year the Jags go back to the top flight.

Ahead of week two in Europe, we preview Celtic and Rangers’ Champions League games, as well as Hearts’ trip to Riga in the Europa Conference League. But why are Napoli and Rangers fans now being locked out of their respective away tie?

And finally, it’s 15 years since James McFadden collected the ball against the World Cup finalists France and thought “why not?” Peter Martin joins us to recall his award-winning commentary which is almost as memorable as the strike itself.

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 - Intro
04:47 - Bonnyrigg manager Robbie Horn
14:52 - Is this Partick Thistle’s season?
22:50 - European preview and why are Rangers fans being locked out?
31:21 - 15 year anniversary of France 0-1 Scotland

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Grant Russell is your host again this week, flanked by usual suspects Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks,  to discuss all the latest goings on in Scottish football.
 
It was an emphatic victory for Celtic over Rangers at the weekend, The Celtic Way's Anthony Haggerty joins us to unpack a derby demolition.
 
After almost getting their fairytale ending last season, Arbroath are having a nightmare start to this one, rooted to the bottom of the Championship. Fermer Innes of the Smokies & Wine podcast joins us as we attempt to figure out why that is.
 
And we dissect former First Minister Henry McLeish's bizarre recent claims, which made front page news, about how the current cost of living crisis could lead to a rise in hooliganism on Scotland's terraces.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Imperious Celtic humble Rangers, with The Celtic Way's Anthony Haggerty (06m 21s)
• PART 2: SPFL Round-up (14m 40s)
• PART 3: Arbroath's inauspicious start to the season, with Smokies & Wine podcast's Fermer Innes (24m 19s)
• PART 4: Henry McLeish's comments of hooliganism in Scottish football (32m 31s)
• PART 5: European group stage preview (42m 59s)

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Findlay Marks is your host this week, joined by Laura Brannan and Euan Booth Robertson to discuss all the latest goings on in Scottish football.
 
With the summer transfer deadline day fast approaching, we take a look at whether there will be any last minute blockbuster signings with The Sun's Alan Potts. We also go behind the scenes and see what it's like working for a football club when they're trying to get deals done, compared to those eagerly trying to find the stories to break.
 
Ayr United have made a terrific start to this campaign in the Championship. Fresh from their 3-1 over title favourites Dundee at the weekend, managing director Graeme Mathie joins us to share how the hard work both on and off the park has given The Honest Men a real sense of optimism this season.
 
And surely things can't get much worse for Dundee United? We run down the biggest moments from last weekend's action, including Celtic's historic 9-0 victory at Tannadice which ultimately saw Jack Ross lose his job, as well as discussing the European group stage draws for Celtic, Rangers and Hearts.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Deadline Day - Part 1, what it's like for journalists, with Alan Potts (03m 41s)
• PART 2: Deadline Day - Part 2, what it's like working at club (13m 16s)
• PART 3: SPFL round-up, including goals, goals, goals and European draw reaction (24m 52s)
• PART 4: Ayr United's start to the season, with managing director Graeme Mathie (43m 49s)

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Andrew Slaven is back and flanked by his usual trusty cohorts Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks to look back on a rather hefty weekend of Scottish football action.
 
Referees were the major talking point again this weekend, with a number of contentious decisions across the fixture list, with Willie Collum's decisions in the Rangers v Hibs match coming under particular scrutiny. Also in our review of the SPFL, we ponder whether scoring a free-kick is really that impressive...
 
St Mirren finally look to be getting their season going after a shaky start - their 3-0 away win at struggling Dundee United pushed them into the top half of the table. Buddies assistant manager Diarmuid O'Carroll joined us to talk through their recent turnaround. We also discuss St Mirren's recent decision to keep all three stands for home fans in the face of some bigger clubs asking for larger away sections in Paisley.

And it's a massive deciding week for Scottish clubs in Europe as the qualifiers draw to a close and we'll finally know what competitions Rangers and Hearts will be entering for the group stages. Jambos fan Scott McIntosh, curator of the 'Amoruso Lets It Run' YouTube channel, joined us to preview what promises to be an unforgettable night at Tynecastle.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: SPFL review (03m 22s)
• PART 2: St Mirren Assistant Manager Diarmuid O'Carroll  (25m 07s)
• PART 3: St Mirren's stance on ticket allocation (33m 49s)
• PART 4: European preview, with Scott McIntosh (42m 18s)

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Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are joined by guest host Grant Russell to discuss all the latest goings on in Scottish football.
 
Rangers created history last week to overturn their first leg defeat in Belgium and set up a play-off tie against PSV to reach the elusive UEFA Champions League group stage. Joshua Barrie of The Rangers Review gives us the lowdown on their chances.
 
Steven Hammell was named as Motherwell's new manager, replacing the sacked Graham Alexander. Andy Ross from the MFC Podcast joins us to discuss his appointment and what hopes the Steelmen can have under the new regime.
 
And we dissect Aberdeen's recent statement regarding the use of pyro by supporters and ask if it's time Scottish football found a way to embrace this element of many clubs' fanbase.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: The rumoured new TV deal with Sky (00m 45s)
• PART 2: Rangers move to within touching distance of the UCL, with Joshua Barrie  (08m 46s)
• PART 3: Hearts v FC Zurich preview and Dundee Utd's Dutch nightmare (15m 45s)
• PART 4: Steven Hammell appointed new Motherwell manager, with Andy Ross (20m 54s)
• PART 5: SPFL round-up (28m 07s)
• PART 6: Pyro and fan culture in Scottish football (32m 07s)

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Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are back to discuss another pulsating week of Scottish football action.
 
Dundee United claimed their biggest result on a European stage for over 35 years. Ronny Costello from The Dode Fox Podcast joined us to relive the magic from Thursday night.
 
Hibs have had a topsy-turvy start to the new campaign, and we were joined by Gavin Wilson from the Hibs Talk Podcast to discuss all the various ups and downs, including prodigal son Martin Boyle's injury time equaliser in the Edinburgh Derby.
 
And what exactly is going on with the current TV deal in Scotland to broadcast football? Former Motherwell Head of Media and Communications Grant Russell helps to unpack a complicated and important subject.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Dundee Utd's stunning win over AZ Alkmaar, with Ronny Costello (03m 09s)
• PART 2: Rangers' baffling performance in Belgium  (09m 22s)
• PART 3: Hibs' rollercoaster start to the season, with Gavin Wilson (13m 19s)
• PART 4: SPFL round-up (18m 50s)
• PART 5: Scottish football's troublesome TV deal, with Grant Russell (26m 51s)

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Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks are back to discuss the opening weekend of SPFL action.
 
Motherwell claimed three points against St Mirren to put a week to forget behind them, after  crashing out of Europe at the first hurdle to lowly Sligo Rovers. Why do Scottish clubs so often struggle in qualifying rounds?
 
Euan Booth Robertson joins us to look at the action happening below the top flight. Can Arbroath challenge for the Championship title again this season? And how will new boys Bonyrigg Rose cope with life in the SPFL?
 
And what's your favourite kit released over the summer? Craig McFarlane from Football Kit Memories podcast joins us to talk through the best (and worst) shirts for this season.
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Motherwell out of Europe and Alexander out of a job (02m 33s)
• PART 2: Premiership round-up  (14m 15s)
• PART 3: Championship, League One and League Two round-up with Euan Booth Robertson (27m 40s)
• PART 4: 22/23 kits reviewed with Craig McFarlane (38m 03s)

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The football is back...and so are we!
 
Join Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks as they preview the new season of Scottish football. 
 
Calvin Bassey completed his transfer to Ajax from Rangers this summer, commanding one of the biggest ever transfer fees involving a Scottish club. But what have been the other key comings and goings this summer around the country?
 
Grab your pitchforks and tinfoils hats - VAR is coming to Scottish football. Surely it will put an end to any debate around officiating in the league?
 
Motherwell suffered an early setback last week in the first European qualifier involving a Scottish side. What are their chances of joining Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and potentially Dundee United in the European group stages this year?
 
And will Steven Fletcher or Lawrence Shankland be knocking at Steve Clarke's door now they've returned to the SPFL?
 
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: We’re back (00m 00s)
• PART 2: The biggest ins and outs ahead of the new season (04m 55s)
• PART 3: Top six predictions (17m 12s)
• PART 4: VAR (25m 01s)
• PART 5: Scottish teams in Europe (37m 07s)
• PART 6: Rangers v SPFL v cinch v BBC Scotland (47m 39s)

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