It's just under three months until Scotland play their opening group match of Euro 2020, but before that there's the small matter of qualification for the 2022 World Cup.

Steve Clarke's men face Austria, Israel (of course) and the Faroe Islands in the space of a week at the end of March. And we now know who's been included in the squad for these games, a squad that hints at which players are in the manager's plans ahead of our first appearance at a major finals since 1998.

James, Stefan and Niall discuss Steve Clarke's selections including Scotland's newest recruit, Southampton striker Che Adams. Is he the goalscorer we've been missing? Should another right-back be in the squad? How unlucky are David Turnbull and Ryan Gauld to miss out? And what do we think about Jack Hendry's inclusion? All of this and more on this week's episode!

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It's felt inevitable for months, but Rangers have finally been confirmed as Scottish Premiership champions for the first time in a decade. Steven Gerrard's side have done it in style - they've won the title with six games to spare, conceding just nine goals and losing no matches to date. So how did they do it?

Niall and Stefan are joined by Alex Marr to discuss just that on this week's show. The team look at what's made this Rangers team so formidable, the importance of this achievement for both Steven Gerrard and what it means for the club's financial muscle going into next season. Enjoy!

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Football’s coming home… maybe… in 2030… according to Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister’s announced plans for a joint UK and Republic of Ireland bid for the 2030 finals which would see some games played north of the border. 

James, Andrew and Niall discuss their thoughts on the potential bid and try to answer the tough questions. What benefits would it bring to Scotland? Is now really the right time to be getting involved in a World Cup bid? And after going so long without qualifying do we not want to travel somewhere more exotic?

All this and more of this week’s show - enjoy!

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Celtic have finally done the one thing the whole of Scottish football have been waiting for them to do for much of the season: they've parted ways with Neil Lennon.

The Northern Irish coach departs Celtic Park after a tremendously turbulent season in which Rangers have strolled to the Scottish Premiership title admist an almighty dumpster fire in the east end of Glasgow.

However, relinquishing Lennon of his duties could possibly be the first sign of much-needed action at Celtic and the first step towards regaining their footing in Scottish football.

With little need to dig back over what's gone wrong at Celtic this season, Stefan, James and Euan take a look at why the club decided to sack their manager now and what we can expect from the Glasgow giants between now and the end of the season. Enjoy!

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Things couldn't be going any better for Rangers right now. Flying the flag for Scotland in the Europa League, sitting comfortable at the top of the Scottish Premiership table and their main domestic rivals - Celtic and Aberdeen - are doing their best to ignore calls from the fans to sack their managers.

However, that's not say everything will remain that way forever more. While there's no doubt that Steven Gerrard's side will finish the season with a league title and a huge smile on their face, the summer brings with it a new season and a long list of issues for the Rangers manager and his backroom staff to sort out.

In this week's podcast Stefan and Niall run through the Rangers squad and try to predict which players are expected to leave in the summer and which ones the Ibrox club may be tempted to sell. Enjoy!

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It'll be March before we find out when the lower leagues and women's football in Scotland will resume. The Scottish FA’s confirmed that the Scottish Government won't commit to return dates due to the current Covid-19 situation.

It's a blow for clubs who had put forward a plan which would've seen games get back under this month, and involved the regular testing of players and staff.

So, what next? Well, that’s exactly what TheTwoPointOne’s dynamic lower league duo, James Cairney and Euan Robertson, discuss on this week’s show.

Will the season be completed? Or are we looking at an even further reduced fixture schedule or the campaign being declared null and void? Answers to all of this and more!

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Well, that was a little busier than normal! Deadline Day™ in Scotland is usually a rather dull affair, as we look jealously across the border at the stupid amount of money being spent in English football. But this time around it was pretty fun!

Celtic sold some player, Rangers bought a few, some Hibs players tried to get Hibs to sell them and then Aberdeen bought half the strikers in the division. And that means we’ve got plenty to talk about!

On this week’s main show, Niall, Stefan and James sit down to discuss all the transfers, loans and free signings from the January window and try to figure out which clubs did well and which teams could have done much better. 

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Celtic's season just seems to be getting weirder and weirder. As if the club's bizarre twilight zone approach to dealing with Neil Lennon isn't bad enough it now seems as though one of the club's brightest, young players is on his way out the door.

On Tuesday after the Celtic manager confirmed that the Scottish champions had accepted a bid for Jeremie Frimpong after it became clear that "he wanted to leave".

It wasn't long before Bayer Leverkusen were found to be the interesting buyers and as such it now seems as though Frimpong has probably played his last game for the Glasgow club.

With that in mind, Stefan, Niall and Andrew sit down to discuss the deal itself, whether it's good business for Celtic and what this kind of sale at this point in the season means about where the Glasgow giants are at this moment in time. Enjoy!

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The current COVID pandemic has turned a lot of football on its head. Celtic are imploding, Livingston are pushing for Europe and the lower leagues of the SPFL may not even finish their league campaigns.

However, one thing that does seem to have remained immune to something as drastic as a global pandemic are Derek McInnes' Aberdeen side. And that's a problem.

Despite everything that's going on in Scottish football, the Dons seem to be sleepwalking to third or fourth place under their long-time manager, as stagnation looks to have well and truly took hold at Pittodrie.

On this week's episode of the podcast, Niall welcomes Andrew and Stefan on to the show to discuss Aberdeen this season and whether it's time to shake things up in the dugout.

Is it time Aberdeen went looking for a new manager?

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If Celtic fans think their team have issues now then they may want to take a moment to consider how this current squad may look next season.

The Parkhead side will almost certainly have a new manager, but it’ll also have a number of new faces in defence, midfield and attack. But rather than be a result of extensive scouting and exceptional recruitment on behalf of a tired and frustrated Celtic support, it’ll be signing made in desperation when the (current) Scottish champions are forced to sell a number of their key players.

With very little left to play for this season, we decided to cast our minds into the future to see what players will be worth keeping around Celtic Park after the summer transfer window, which ones will be worth selling on and then, in conclusion, what positions will need reinforcing before the next Scottish Premiership campaign. Enjoy! 

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