It's regulars only as the bouncers like to tell you as John, Charlie, Jeff and Josh are joined by Ricky who makes his debut on the podcast. There are some old throwbacks to begin and excuses as to why Erin couldn't make the podcast. The main focus of the chat is the fortunes of the Scottish teams in Europe. This leads on to plenty of interesting debate about talented Scottish players in the league and transfer strategies at clubs. We predict how many teams will win their playoffs and the potenti...
Aug 19, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Season 15Ep. 8
Paul hosted with regulars Graeme, John and Josh for the latest tier 5 and below pod. There was chat to begin with in terms of where we're been so far this season. The boys from the West had a shoot out as they discussed their respective teams. Graeme gave us an insight in to what's happening in the North. Rory watch took place as he continues his quest to score against every team he has played against. Our own version of last team standing was discussed in terms of teams we predicted to be last ...
Aug 15, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 15Ep. 7
Falkirk fan Alan, Kilmarnock fan Martin from the Killie View, Livingston supporter and podcast debutante Liam and Ethan, the voice of Dens Park, join Laurie, who this week, is on hosting duty. We look at the four teams, their summers, starts to the season and areas to strengthen before the transfer window closes. There is a real air of optimism from the fans of the so-called 'bottom four,' even at Dens Park, with Elvis appearing to settle in the building. Thanks for listening and make sure to li...
Aug 12, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Season 15Ep. 6
Regulars Vietnam John, Erin and Graeme D are joined by guests Alan and Ben. We briefly discuss the opening weekend for Aberdeen, Hearts, Motherwell and St Mirren. There is chat about signings made so far, where teams need to strengthen and whether squads are stronger at this point as they were last season. Sadly as we discuss youngsters who may breakthrough this season there aren't many players everyone can think of. We chat about Bloom's analytics, new management team are Motherwell, some predi...
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 15Ep. 5
Vietnam John is still recovering from his trip in eastern asia with a bad case of Eat-Pray-Love, or in his case, Eat-Beer-FakeFootballKits - so Chaz and Josh are back in the hot seat to preview the top 4 of last year's premiership season! They're joined by returning guest Rangers fan Andy L, DUFC Stato Andy W & Celtic fan Ethan to go through opening day, transfer windows and the coming season. 1 game in it offers a space for Andy L and Josh to cathartically express their dismay at another pa...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Three weeks, three different podcasts hosts. With St Johnstone's relegation last season, Danny has picked up the mantle of hosting the Championship podcasts this season and straight out the gate he's managed to get a full quota of fellow fans from across the league. He's joined by Airdrie fan Katie, Arbroath fan Fairmer (or Alan to give him his Sunday name), Ayr United fan Cammy, Dunfermline fan Adam, Morton fan Robert, Partick Thistle fan Heather, Queen's Park fan David, Raith Rovers fan Ally, ...
Jul 29, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Season 15Ep. 3
John is still in Vietnam - so Chaz and Josh are in the joint hot seat this week. The troops predict who'll be promoted and relegated in each league this year, with little surprise who folk are predicting for the premiership. Laterally the show turns into The Devil Wears Umbro, where we go through the home kits 12-1 and rank their ugliness or attractiveness. Thankfully for regular listeners, Vietnam John is back next week! Thanks as always for listening! Bluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.social Twitter/...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 15Ep. 2
Hello, hello, it's good to be back, good to be back... Our fifteenth season of podcasting kicks off with a look outside of the SPFL as Paul picks up the hosting duties for the first time to discuss all things non-league. He's joined by regular Graeme as well as a guest in the shape of Cowdenbeath Central manager Peter Goldie. As one of three new teams in the Scottish football pyramid, Peter talks us through who Cowdenbeath Central are and how they have joined the set up. Of course, with multiple...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 15Ep. 1
A little bit of extra time for season 14 as Krys puts together a short bonus podcast from some of the audio that couldn't make it into the previous episode. Continuing the theme of Euro 2024, we have the thoughts of Robert and Vinny, two voices from the Championship, whilst there's also the thoughts of Russell from the 3 Lions podcast to give the English perspective. And of course Krys gives his own thoughts at the end. Thanks as always for listening! Bluesky - @sffpodcast.bsky.social Twitter/X ...
Jun 13, 2025•16 min•Season 14Ep. 62
Our latest and last episode of the season features the two John's and Josh with guests Alan, Polish fan Pawel and German fan Jonas making his debut. We look back at Euro 2024 but more about the memories off the pitch than on it. There were moments shared between us all in some capacity that will last a lifetime. The fan zones, stadiums, the best hosts you could imagine, great beer and more. Friendships were created that will last a lifetime and will be spoken about for years. We'd like to thank ...
Jun 10, 2025•2 hr 15 min•Season 14Ep. 61
John, Krys and guest Alan are on the latest episode as we try to gee ourselves up ahead of the upcoming friendlies. After an intro that could have been gold we start with the goalkeeper situation. Safe to say as always this seems a real area of concern with so few options. Things maybe get slightly more optimistic as we progress further up the pitch. There have been plenty of guys in the squad who have been really successful. Can we find the right combination? Will one or more of the uncapped pl...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 14Ep. 60
It's a podcast of two halves in this month's focus on all things women's football. We start off with Dave being joined by Charlie and Casey, before switching to Dave's chat with Eva Murray (which you may notice was recorded first!) Obviously the main focus is on the league success for Hibernian. There were of course other runners in the race, some more than others, and particularly the disappointment of outgoing champions Celtic finishing in fourth. Although Rangers missed out on the title on th...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 14Ep. 59
It's that time of year where we review the Premiership season and more with guests if every team in the league. John is joined by a mix of regulars and guests. Charlie, Danny, Erin, Josh and Laurie represent the regulars. In terms of guests we have Alan, Anas, Andy W of DUFC Stats, football writer Ben, Calum, Ethan B of the Dugout and Ross from The County Corner. There is plenty to chat about including overall thoughts on the season, favourite moments, signing of the season and player of the yea...
May 28, 2025•4 hr 8 min•Season 14Ep. 58
John, Charlie, Erin, Graeme D, Josh and Krys are on for a bumper episode. There is plenty to discuss with a new managerial appointment, a sacking and a parting of the ways. The team give their thoughts on all of those and more. We briefly preview the Premiership playoff final and preferred outcomes. On Saturday Aberdeen and Celtic play in the Scottish Cup final. There is chat about how everyone thinks Aberdeen may approach the game to have any chance of winning. The podcast concludes with chat a...
May 20, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Season 14Ep. 57
It's six days until Celtic and Aberdeen meet in the Scottish Cup Final, and John B speaks to a former player from each side to take a trip down memory lane by recalling their respective past glories as well as looking ahead to this years showpiece. First up is Aberdeen's Brian Irvine looking back at The Dons last Scottish Cup success in 1990. Brian talks about the run to Hampden and how Alex Smith told him in advance of the Final that he'd retain his place ahead of the returning Willie Miller. B...
May 18, 2025•47 min•Season 14Ep. 56
John is joined by fans of six of the Championship clubs with Alan H (Heather's dad), Alan R, Cammy, David, Katie and Robert. We discuss the Championship season and how they feel it went for their clubs. Moving on from that as discuss whether some managers may be on the move. There is some chat about the Premiership playoffs and who out of Livingston and Partick Thistle will reach the final. There is some chat about players of the year, young players and best signings from each of the teams repre...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Season 14Ep. 55
Regulars John, Charlie, Danny, Graeme D, Jeff, Josh, Laurie and Stephen are all on the latest episode as we discuss loan players. The always say you shouldn't fall in love with loan players. Everyone gives some of their favourites from names you might have forgotten about to players who have went on to have good careers elsewhere. We also have contributions from some of the other guys from the podcast group who couldn't make it. Thanks to everyone who has interacted on our socials and provided t...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 14Ep. 54
John, Charlie, Graeme D, Laurie and Stephen are your panel for the latest episode. We kick things off by discussing the POTY and YPOTY nominations and whether we think there is anyone that was unlucky to make either list. In addition to this we discuss the goal of the season contenders for the awards that take place on Sunday. There is chat regarding the weekend action in the Premiership with Critchley being sacked, the title being clinched and race for third heating up. The podcast concludes wi...
Apr 29, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 14Ep. 53
Our latest podcast covers the weekend action in the Scottish Cup semi finals. Regulars John, Danny, Graeme D and Stephen are joined by Ethan from The Dugout. Things kick off with us discussing our feelings ahead of the games in terms of nerves, excitements and bodily movements. The chat leads on to the same on Saturday as we discuss the game itself. Did Hearts change in tactics at half time after the sending off help or hinder how the game went? It's little surprise that officiating standard and...
Apr 22, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Season 14Ep. 52
John is off this week as our Chico takes the hot seat - coincidentally on the back of Hibs spanking Dundee 4-0. The lads review the weekend's action, delve into the delights of the highland league and discuss the ongoing misery of supporting any team in the bottom six, and it's all to play for in the title race as Rangers have mounted their comeback - I didn't hear no bell! Thanks as always for listening! Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Mastodon - ...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 14Ep. 51
John is joined by fans from four of the teams in the Championship with Katie, Cammy, Heather and David being on. We begin by getting David to give us an insight to the situation at Queen's Park both on and off the pitch. This leads on to what it might mean in the future for the club. There is still a race for secure the final playoff spot for the Premiership playoffs so there is some chat about what may happen there. The battle to avoid the drop is discussed with Katie being in fairly confident ...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 14Ep. 50
It's your monthly dose of women's football content and once again here to administer it is Dave and guest Casey. With the SWPL title race continuing into the league split, they discuss the contenders. Are Celtic and Elena Sadiku on the same page? Are they out of it along with Hearts? Can leaders Hibernian be title challengers or was the League Cup final a harbinger of doom? Are Rangers the full package? Should people be writing off Glasgow City? On the other side of the split, there's questions ...
Apr 02, 2025•55 min•Season 14Ep. 49
The Premiership returned and on our latest episode we have John, Charlie, Danny, Erin, Graeme D and Laurie on. We kick off by getting Laurie's thoughts on the situation at Kilmarnock after their heavy defeat at the weekend Following on from this we chat about the other teams at the bottom of the league and potential fixtures after the split. Has Rangers mentality changed under Barry Ferguson and the new coaching team or have they been lucky? This is something we explore too. There is then some c...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Season 14Ep. 48
The two John's, Josh, Laurie, Krys and Danny are on the latest episode as we review the Nations League playoff that saw us relegated. Josh gives us an insight in to his experience in Greece before we talk about the game itself. There is little surprise that the majority of the chat is about the disappointment of Sunday night. We chat about what went wrong in terms of tactics, formation, team selection and more. To round up the podcast we discuss whether there is anyone else who should potentiall...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Season 14Ep. 47
Our latest podcast is a preview of the upcoming Nations League playoff between Scotland and Greece. Regulars John, John B, Josh, Graeme and Laurie are joined by guest Fraser. We discuss the various selection issues that Clarke may face including formation, who starts and how the formation may differ in the first leg compared to second leg. There is some chat at the end of the podcast about pricing at Hampden and how it is getting pretty expensive. Thanks as always for listening! Tweet us @sffpod...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 14Ep. 46
Regulars John, Charlie, Danny and Erin are joined by guests in Anas and Ethan. Each of the Scottish Cup quarter final winners are represented as we discuss the action that took place. There is chat about the run in to the split as we try to predict who will finish in some of the key positions. The podcast was recorded on Tuesday this week which is day that Scotland squad was announced. There is brief discussion on some of the picks. More on that next week though as we preview the games. Thanks a...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 14Ep. 45
Five years since league reconstruction was last briefly discussed by the SPFL, and promptly batted away into the night sky, Improving Scottish Football Podcast host Kieran Hennigan revisited the topic with a one minute video promoting a 14 team Premiership idea. The video went viral with over 800,000 views on Twitter/X alone. John B invited Kieran onto discuss the pros and cons of a 14 team Scottish Premiership and why he thinks this is the way forward, and not just in the top flight either. The...
Mar 07, 2025•29 min•Season 14Ep. 44
We're back with our next installment of the Championship specials as John is joined by fans from 8 of the teams in the league. David is on representing Queen's Park for the first time along with Alan, Ali, Heather, Katie, Cammy, Euan and Robert. It's the biggest Championship episode we've done as they continue to grow. The podcast kicks off by looking at the title race. Are all three of the fans involved confident? There is an interesting race for the last Premiership playoff spot with it being ...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Season 14Ep. 43
Following two defeats for SWNT in the Women's Nations League, Dave is joined by John Bl to pick over how the games against Austria and Netherlands went for Scotland. With Emma Lawton coming in and getting the opening goal of against the Dutch, they consider if she's now a mainstay, as well as wondering if Michael McArdle will still be the interim coach when the next set of fixtures come around in April. Longer term, there's questions as to where the next manager will come from and if that might ...
Feb 28, 2025•49 min•Season 14Ep. 41
On our latest episode we have John, Charlie, Laurie, Paul, Stephen and the two Graemes on. The theme of the podcast is cult heroes and we kick off the show by asking everyone to define what they think a cult hero is. There are some interesting shouts with some of the panel giving players that played for the club they support. Others went for a mixed group of players within Scottish football or further afield like Italy. We give some shout outs too for players mentioned by supporters of other clu...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 14Ep. 40
