The Scottish Football Show

Jimmy Thelin is at it again, another week, another win. As Aberdeen stretch it to 10 out of 10 at the start of the season, we’re joined by Dons fan and host of Red Tinted Glasses, Glen Schreuder.

VAR is back on the lips of everyone again, partly because of the decisions that happened in the Celtic v Hearts and St Mirren v Kilmarnock games at the weekend. But also because Head of Refs, Willie Collum, now has his own show to explain the thinking behind the decisions, which can only be a positive, right?

Dundee United have been called out for selling virtual pieces of grass for a whopping £30 and Celtic head into their first Champions League game this week. 

Join Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks for the latest weird and wonderful Scottish football news.

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00: Intro
01:56: Life in the football industry - Working for the team you support
10:00: Why have Dundee United fallen for NFTs?
15:02: Rangers' chairman John Bennett steps down
16:54: The SFA's new VAR show
22:30: Thelin's on fire
32:42: SPFL round up including Rooney Tunes in Paisley and is Steven Naismith under pressure?
45:17: Outro

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We're back. A little later than planned but season three of our podcast gets underway here.

Join us - three football producers Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks - for the latest news and stories from Scottish football.

Together we reflect on Scotland's Nations League double header and how the defeats to Poland and Portugal did anything but ease the EURO 2024 hangover. 

Craig Levein has been cited for being a sore loser, Rangers are heading back to Ibrox and how did we get into working in football? We delve into your industry questions. 

Get in touch in the comments below. 

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00: Intro
00:26: Welcome back after a long and busy summer
08:22: Industry Q&A: How did you get into working in football?
21:46: The biggest news stories of the week: Craig Levein, Rangers and Aberdeen (Duk is back!)
31:02: Scotland round up, why have we fallen off a cliff?! 

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We're coming back for our third season... but you'll have to wait just a little bit longer. 

We’re the famous Tartan Army and we’re off to Germany.

The wait is finally over. The bags are packed. The time has come. We’re going to EURO 2024.

Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and John Blaesdale warm up for the big one, looking at the changes to the final squad, the fans that are making the journey over and who should start the opening game of the tournament.

They also look at the opposition, chatting to Archie Rhind-Tutt on Germany, Craig King on Switzerland and Abel Meszaros on Hungary. 

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00: Intro
04:31:The final squad, the friendlies and Craig Gordon’s Hampden bow
06:15:The lowdown on Germany
26:37:The Tartan Army invasion - best fan stories
35:53:The lowdown on Switzerland
43:12:Who should start v Germany?
55:56:The lowdown on Hungary
61:02:Predictions

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In the third of our four special episodes building up to EURO 2024, we turn our attentions to Hungary.

They will be the final team lying in the path of qualification from the group stages to the knockout rounds for the first time in Scotland's history. 

Laura Brannan catches up with Hungarian analyst and reporter Abel Meszaros for the lowdown on the opposition. 

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In the second of our four EURO 2024 special episodes, we turn our attentions to Switzerland.

Arguably our most important game of the group stages, Scotland take on Switzerland in the second round of matches on Wednesday 19 June in Cologne.

Reporter Craig King, who has done work for FC Basel, Sky Sports and BBC 5 Live, joins Laura Brannan for a look ahead to the crunch tie.

What are Switzerland's chances? Have our players crossed paths with many of theirs? And what are the Swiss fanbase like?

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In the first of our four EURO 2024 special episodes, we turn our attentions to Germany.

They're not only this summer's hosts but also Scotland's toughest rivals in Group A. Our fixture will open the tournament on Friday, 14 June in Munich.

Bundesliga reporter Archie Rhind-Tutt, who is most seen on ESPN, joins Laura Brannan for a look ahead to the hotly anticipated fixture.

How is Germany's squad shaping up? What can we expect from the German fans? And is this the right time to play Germany or have they found their grove again?

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Have you booked your haircut for Germany?

Stuart Armstrong is sorted. Lyndon Dykes is sorted. Are we going to have a team of cornrows lining up in our first game?

But before all focus turns to EURO 2024 we round up the end of the domestic season. 

Ross County are safe, Celtic win the Scottish Cup and the ban on plastic pitches looks imminent. 

And wtf is going on at Inverness?! Just days after being relegated to League One they've announced they're moving their training base to Fife. The timing couldn't be better... 

Join Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks for the penultimate episode of 2023/24.

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 Intro 
04:34 Looking back on our pre-season predictions 
08:00 Armstrong and Dykes' new hair cuts
11:47 Celtic admin culture
12:33 The latest instalment of "other leagues are more tinpot than ours".
16:53 The Scotland squad announcement 
27:48 The ban on plastic pitches is coming
36:20 Caley Thistle are moving house
47:57 Ross County the cockroaches
51:55 Celtic lift the Scottish Cup
57:44 Rangers' European fate
59:47 Outro

Sh*t's getting real... Steve Clarke is naming his Scotland squad ahead of Euro 2024.

Tartan Scarf's Gordon Sheach joins us to dissect the players who are likely to feature.

Some new jobs have been handed out this week, but do Malky Mackay and Willie Collum's new roles reek of who they know?

Sky Sports' Anthony Joseph looks back on Celtic's third title in a row and what Brendan Rodgers needs to do in his second season in charge.

And Ross County were one goal from safety but will now go into the play-off final against Raith Rovers, can they pull off another great escape and ensure their top flight status?

Join Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks for the latest news and fun around Scottish football. 

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 - HEADLINES
00:30 - INTRO
01:29 - FUNNIES // Santa delivering the Premiership trophy, Super John McGinn's Sevilla soft spot and a racoon on the pitch
09:32 - NEWS // Hearts' potential Euro windfall
11:38 - NEWS // Hibs sack Nick Montgomery, two legends bow out and Malky Mackay enters the fray.
18:00 - NEWS // Willie Collum is announced as the new Head of Refereeing.
25:46 - SCOTLAND // Previewing Steve Clarke's squad for Euro 2024 with The Tartan Scarf’s Gordon Sheach
40:37 - CELTIC // Reviewing the newly crowned champions' season under Brendan Rodgers, with Sky Sports' Anthony Joseph.
52:15 - SPFL // Rounding up all the latest action from the last weekend of the Premiership and play-offs
59:19 - OUTRO

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Celtic put one hand and a pinky on the Scottish Premiership trophy after defeating Rangers 2-1 in the final Old Firm derby of the season.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the SPFL, East Kilbride are sitting on a 2-2 draw from their Pyramid play-off first leg against Stranraer. 

The Kilby boss Mick Kennedy joins us to chat about the big finale next weekend as well as his own business, in charge of Black Rooster.

Andrew Slaven is joined by TNT Sports’ Laura Brannan and Melbourne City FC’s Findlay Marks as they wind down to the end of the season and prepare for EURO 2024.

Nick Montgomery is under growing pressure at Hibs, St Johnstone are struggling in the play-off spot and how has Andrew never heard of the Peter Lovenkrands dog story before?!

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00: Intro
04:23: Funnies including Lovenkrands, Eurovision and the Cologne mayor
10:27: Queen of the South's new boss Peter Murphy
14:10: Scotland squad update
16:35: East Kilbride manager Mick Kennedy
30:20: St Johnstone 10 years on from winning the Scottish Cup
35:15: SPFL round up including Motherwell thrashing Ross County and Aberdeen sweeping past struggling Hibs
43:40: Celtic sink Rangers with two games to go

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