The Late Kick Off | Scottish Football Podcast

More Scotland chat this week as we cover both of the national team’s outings this week.

We don’t belabour the Championship this week after our extensive coverage of the division last time out, but we are across the three games and the dismissal of Ian Murray from Greenock Morton.

In League One, there was a crazy game between ninth and tenth as Queen of the South just edged out Cove Rangers; East Kilbride kept the top two honest with a comprehensive win in Methil; and we have the televised game, allowing us to see Hamilton Academical for the full 90 for the first time this season.

League Two was also back after the Challenge Cup last weekend and we had Elgin handing out a hammering to league-leading Clyde, meaning there has been 25 goals in five league games at Borough Briggs so far. Stirling got their first win since their opening day outing against Dumbarton, and speaking of the Sons, they made it back-to-back wins to solidify themselves in the middle of the pack.

And finally a peak at the Scottish Cup which commenced on Friday with a local Ayrshire derby, but sadly the spectacle was not becoming of the occasion.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through the school run.

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With no Premiership, League One and Two, it was as good a time as any to give the main focus of the show to the Championship after discussing Sébastien Pocognoli’s first game in charge as Scotland manager.

And we had enough time to have a brief look at the Challenge Cup, especially that 14-0 win by Ross County over a depleted Heart of Midlothian B.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through that arduous gym session.

Chapters

Intro (00:26)

Slovenia v Scotland (02:00)

Championship (11:30)

Challenge Cup (48:00)

Outro (54:00)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 223!

Joining Jamie and Michael this week is podcast debutant Fraser MacLeod from ‘The 30’ on X and Instagram (@the_thirty_).

In typical Sportsound fashion, we begin in the Premiership with Rangers as they visited Celtic Park in the second Old Firm in the space of a week. Elsewhere in the division, Dundee United dismantled a St Mirren side who have now lost three on the spin and we talk about the various incomings and outgoings at both Aberdeen and Hibernian.

To the Championship: Stenhousemuir have had an excellent week with two wins and two clean sheets; Ayr United win at Hampden (Lesser) to put pressure on the bottom two clubs in the division; and why can’t anyone score as we examine a 0-0 between Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers, who failed to even had a shot on target at Firhill.

Our descent down the league takes us to League One, where Montrose won their seventh game on the bounce, inflicting East Fife to their first league defeat at home in six months. A mention for Hamilton, knocked off the summit, but keeping pace with Ross County thanks to Andy Ryan’s first-half hat-trick against hapless QoS. And the marquee game featured a pod favourite, Kyle Glasgow scoring for Alloa Athletic, who stung, but were ultimately swatted away by visiting East Kilbride – who ironically play at the Bumblebee Stadium.

And, finally, in the fourth tier, Stranraer visited Elgin in the longest journey between two SPFL clubs and battered their hosts and went to a point behind league-leading Clyde. In the village of Kelty, the Jambos lost their perfect home record and are now one of four teams sat on nine points, and Forfar get back to winning ways as they stop the bleeding of six winless outings by seeing off Annan Athletic.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need while cooking that soup for those autumn evenings.

Chapters

Intro (00:27)

Performance(s) of the week (01:43)

Marquee Matchups (19:10)

The Final Word (54:10)

Outro (61:50)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 222!

A hat-trick heavy episode as we feature not one, but two trebles in the lower leagues this weekend.

Not only that, but we have one team not registering a single shot in a 4-0 scudding, and ‘Sir’ David Gray will return to the venue which made him a legend, this time as a manager. Facing city rivals Heart of Midlothian, who beat fellow Maroon outfit Stenhousemuir.

In the marquee matchups, we talk Rangers-Celtic, Montrose winning six on the spin, Elgin coming away empty-handed after a long-trek down to Dumfriesshire, and the return of David Martindale as his Livingston side demolished hapless Greenock Morton.

And there was mentions of a couple of teams getting their first league victories of the season, leaving Falkirk and Kilmarnock as the last of the 42 to get off the mark. Oh yeah, and just the 10 goals at Meadowbank.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through the daily commute.

Chapters

Intro (00:28)

Performance(s) of the week (01:45)

Marquee Matchups (12:20)

The Final Word (52:15)

Outro (64:15)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 221!

Another packed week of SPFL football – and thank you for joining us.

In the Premiership, the country’s top two sides served up an entertaining contest as St Mirren gave as good as they got against Celtic. Elsewhere, Pressley took his team to Tynecastle, and we discussed St Johnstone v Hibernian because, frankly, it was never going to be any of the other games, was it?

In the Championship, Friday night football kickstarted the weekend as Andrew Shinnie and Marvin Bartley returned to former club Livingston and got Bsuccessor the sack at Almondvale. Inverness Caledonian Thistle lost at home for the first time in more than a year, while Queen’s Park finally got their first win on the board against a struggling Greenock Morton.

League One featured a derby that allowed Hamilton Academical to extend their lead at the top after Ross County stuttered against an impressive East Fife. Queen of the South, meanwhile, left Airdrieonians as the only side in the division without a win after victory over the Diamonds at Palmerston.

And finally, League Two produced some crackers, including Ali Omar’s wonderstrike from his own half. Clyde, with the returning Nathan Cannon involved, found themselves in another shootout against Edinburgh opposition, while Stranraer recorded their biggest win in Forfar for 50 years.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get you through these dreich autumn months.

Chapters

Intro (00:27)

Performance(s) of the week (01:38)

Marquee Matchups (15:00)

The Final Word (51:05)

Outro (66:35)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 220!

It was a great weekend to park yourself in front of the television as we had action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the country’s top three tiers.

First off, we had Dunfermline Athletic's late victory in the Championship over Fife rivals Raith Rovers. The late kick-off on Saturday saw East Kilbride take a proper pasting from a Ross County side who only appear to be going from strength to strength. And finally, on Sunday, a Rangers low on confidence travelled up to Pittodrie. 

Our other marquee matchup may not have had the cameras at it, but it was box office as the Spartans had a three-goal deficit with half an hour to play and drew against a threatening Clyde outfit.

In a weekend full of goals, we were spoiled for performances of the week in Elgin, Kilmarnock, Montrose, and Stenhousemuir.

And the final word allowed us to discuss Motherwell and St Mirren for the first time this season; why Gayfield is a difficult place to go; how Kyle Glasgow looks in the flesh; and how Stranraer manage to make it into the running order every week.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through to next weekend.

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[Nb: post production note: There are a couple technical issues with our imported sound. Apologies for the few short silent sections. The full podcast content is there though so please bear with us and we’ll have it fixed next episode!] 

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 219! 

The Premiership may have mostly been resting, but we weren't.

In the top flight's only encounter, Dundee crossed the road and turned over their Tannadice rivals.

The Championship had a full card starting on Friday night, as Inverness Caledonian and Partick drew in the ‘Thistle derby’. Livingston got back to winning ways at Almondvale. And Arbroath edged past Morton, whose problems lay off the field as much as on it.

In League One, Ross County backed up their League Cup victory with a win in Airdrie. Kyle Glasgow ran the show for Alloa. And Montrose routed East Kilbride.

In League Two, Forfar suffered their first defeat of their league season. Kelty Hearts looked comfortable once again in familiar surroundings. And Annan Athletic suffered defeat thanks to their second late, late concession in as many weeks.

We discuss the new Scotland boss Sébastien Pocognoli, examining what he may bring to the international scene.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get you through the middle of the week.

Chapters

Intro (00:28)

Performance(s) of the week (02:05)

Marquee Matchups (17:20)

The Final Word (44:45)

Any other business – Sébastien Pocognoli (57:25)

Outro (64:20)

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 218!

The League Cup has rolled round once again which meant the absence of Premiership, Championship and even one League One fixture (lucky Queen of the South).

There were not too many shocks in the competition, but Mike is annoyed at the performance of Dunfermline Athletic. More spectacularly though is Motherwell’s elimination to part-time Stenhousemuir. We also describe when a 6-2 is not a 6-2 as Heart of Midlothian see themselves past League One champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle. And beaten finalists Celtic also qualify in a flattering 4-0 at Tannadice.

In League One, Jamie raves over the performance of Alloa Athletic and their man of the match, 16-year-old Kyle Glasgow, who was on the bench at Ibrox in their Europa League qualifier just three days prior. There was also the little matter of a Lanarkshire derby back at New Douglas Park. And is Ian Campbell correct: do part-time teams play too many “stupid games”?

In League Two, we enthused over Elgin’s triumph against Kelty Hearts. We dissect Dumbarton’s dodgy defending against Edinburgh City, and Stranraer riding their luck against the Spartans, who have now failed to win in four attempts against them.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through that weekly big shop.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 217!

Back for another week full of SPFL action!

We look at our respective performances of the week as Dumbarton flatter to deceive against Clyde, East Fife go the distance to see off Cove Rangers, Greenock Morton fail to score again, and how Hibernian saw themselves past Rangers.

The marquee matchups took us to East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Fife and Glasgow with good wins for Celtic, Hamilton Accies, Kelty Hearts and Partick Thistle.

And the final word saw us give Steven Pressley his flowers as a Joe Beven inspired Dundee pasted Aberdeen. Annan overcame fellow Dumfriesshire outfit Stranraer. Airdrieonians and East Kilbride played out a tempestuous Lanarkshire derby, and Raith Rovers overcame Queen’s Park in the shadow of Hampden.

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get through that stack of washing that has been piling up.

Chapters

Intro (00:27)

Performance(s) of the week (01:25)

Marquee Matchups (16:25)

The Final Word (46:00)

Outro (64:40)

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Hello and welcome to episode 216 of the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast! 

It is the opening weekend of the SPFL season and we cover all four divisions in the space of an hour (and a tiny bit). 

Michael finds solace in Dunfermline finally having a goalkeeper to be proud of while their recently departed one struggles at Queen of the South.

Dylan and his extensive notes dissect where it all went wrong for Rangers at Tannadice and maintains that Ayr United are on track for an unprecedented title win in the Championship.

And Jamie has found his ‘wee team’ as he falls in love with the Bully Wee. 

All that and more on the only Scottish football podcast you need to get you through an hour!

Chapters

Intro (00:27)

Performances of the Week (01:40)

Marquee Matchups (14:55)

The Final Word (49:45)

Outro (63:10)

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