Regulars John, John B, Josh and Krys are joined by Polish fan Pawel as as look at the Nations League games this month. We begin by asking Pawel his opinion on how the campaign has gone from a Polish point of view and his thoughts on his trip to Hampden. There is discussion about how Scotland may line up against Croatia which the usual selection debates. John B speaks to football writer Ryan Hubbard about the game in Warsaw. There is some interesting discussion about how the Polish will...

It's the latest edition of our Championship specials as John is joined by Katie, Adam, Ali, Heather and Alan. We kick off by looking at how things are at the bottom of the table. This includes the injury issues at Airdrie, Dunfermline being sold to new owners potentially soon and an identity crisis at Morton. Ali has his chance to discuss some of the changes since Collins took over at Raith with results starting to pick up. There is some chat about the best food in the Championship,...

In our latest episode we preview the upcoming semi finals in the League Cup. John hosts with regulars Graeme and Josh representing Aberdeen and Rangers. Charlie also is on to provide some balance to proceedings. Laura from Huddle Breakdown is on to represent Celtic and football writer Ben represents Motherwell. The show kicks off by looking back at the weekend action in terms of the teams represented in the semi finals. We start with the Motherwell v Celtic match which was a comfortable win...

In this month's women's football special, Dave is joined by John Bl and guest Eva Murray to look forward to Scotland's massive Euro 2025 playoff semi final tie against Hungary. Looking at the Scotland squad that Pedro Martinez Losa has chosen for this tie, the team pick their starting eleven with the welcome choices of the return of Caroline Weir and Emma Watson as well as other options such as Jenna Clark and debutant Shannon McGregor. There's also the inevitable discussions around the...

John returns from his break and his joined by Charlie, Erin, Jeff, Josh and Laurie as they discuss the weekend in the Premiership. Before that though there is some brief chat about Scotland's draw with Portugal. The Premiership chat starts with Motherwell v Dundee game as Josh discusses how the home team let him down. Jeff gives us an insight in to Dundee United's start to the season and how Goodwin is managing to redeem himself amongst the support. Charlie has his usual concerns about...

John B is taking a little break so he has handed over the podcast reigns to Josh once more. Joining him to look back at Scotland's visit to Croatia ahead of hosting Portugal are regulars Charlie, Dave and Krys as well as Andy of DUFC Stats fame. The guys reflect on yet another defeat for the national side, meaning it's now just one win in fifteen matches, although they try to put some context around that. Looking across the squad, they try to anticipate/hope what the team might be for the...

John, Josh, Krys and Laurie are joined by Lovre (@CroatiaFooty) as we preview the game on Saturday. We speak about our respective squads with there being some similarities in terms of areas of concern on the pitch. Lovre gives us an insight in to some of the younger talent coming through, how the team will set up and more. The regulars discuss how we will set up going in to the game and we all give our predictions on how the game will go. There is a bonus as we also have an interview that...

This week we have our second Championship podcast of the season. John is joined by Adam, Alan, Heather, Katie and Ally Graham. There is discussion about all the teams, how the season is going so far and managerial pressure at certain clubs.  The general consensus is that there are no stand out teams in the league so far. Ally gives us an insight in to what it is like when strikers aren't scoring, huge turnover of staff from a playing point of view and more. We chat about whether it's too...

John, Charlie and Laurie are joined by man of the moment, Jon Attenborough on the back of him completing visiting the 42 clubs in SPFL with his dog Sam. Sam gives us an insight in to how the challenge came about, his favourite experiences from visiting the grounds and what could we done in Scotland to improve the overall experience for fans with a visual impairment. There is naturally discussion about favourite pies and whether Sam gets to have one. We discuss how Sam finds going to the...

Dave catches up with Jessica from Celtic Star ahead of Celtic's crucial Champions League qualifying round two tie against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava. They discuss Celtic's front line, the possibility of Celtic making further history for the club by reaching the Champions League group stage for the first time, what kind of crowd can be expected over the two games, and what Elena Sadiku has brought to the club since joining in the middle of last season. They finish up by discussing an...

The latest podcast sees a late change in guest as St Johnstone fan Danny joins John, Charlie and Erin. The gang discuss the weekend action as Hibs recorded their first league win of the season while St Johnstone's disciplinary issues continued. We discuss the other games with Erin is a terrific mood thanks to Aberdeen continuing their winning ways. There is brief discussion too about Celtic's midweek game in Europe and the League Cup quarter finals. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram...

John, Charlie, Josh and Laurie are on as we reflect on the double header in Nations League A. There is plenty of discussion with us starting off by analysing how we thought everyone played against Poland.  Clarke changed to a four at the back which fans were pleading for him to do. Did it make a huge difference in terms of performance levels? Once again there is chat about Clarke's future and who the alternatives might be if he was to go. The pressure continues due to the recent record in...

Regulars John, Erin and Krys are joined by returning guest Stephen. Just under 3 months have passed since Euro 2024 so we briefly reflect on Scotland's performance at the tournament. Steve Clarke named a 24 man squad for the upcoming double header against Poland and Portugal. There is discussion around concerns in certain positions, what we think will happen tactically and who will start the game on Thursday. Moving on to the game on Sunday, John Bl is joined by Portuguese correspondent...

Regulars John, Charlie, Graeme, Josh and Laurie are joined by returning guests, Hearts fan Graeme. Charlie kicks things off by looking at this day in Scottish football over the years before we have some lower league chat. European action takes centre stage when Kilmarnock and Hearts both looking to recover from 1st leg defeats. There is some good debate about McInnes and his approach to the away game and whether he should have been more positive. Hearts have started the season poorly...

Regulars John, Charlie and Laurie are joined by returning guest Alan and debutant Alex. John is given a vital lesson in not trusting AI with his so called 'On This Day' feature which kicks off the episode. Alex discusses Rangers defeat in Europe and what is required to make them better on the park. There were mixed fortunes for Scottish clubs against Norwegian opposition with Kilmarnock advancing to the next round. Alan gives us an insight in to his Norwegian adventure which sounded...

Week 2 and we're underway providing comfort to our listeners in these difficult times. The gang debate ridiculous transfers, ridiculous results and the birthday paradox. Should clubs wish former players a happy birthday? These are the important questions we get to grip with on SFF!  Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @[email protected] - [email protected]

We are BACK! The 24/25 season is underway and the madness has only just begun. Regular host John is on a well earned Cypriot scouting mission. Host for this week Josh is joined by pod regular Charlie, Honest Man Cammy and Bairn Alan to get stuck into the first weekend of the league season. The title race has taken a predictable turn already, the Dundee derby has thrown up some fine football and Motherwell & Ross County have served up a scintillating 0-0. Meanwhile in the Championshiip,...

With the calendar flipping over to August, the return of the SWPL is imminent as champions Celtic host Dundee United a week on Saturday live on BBC Scotland, with the rest of the opening day league fixtures taking place a week on Sunday, including Aberdeen hosting Rangers on BBC Alba. Dave got together with John Bl and Charlie to preview those upcoming fixtures as well as a run through of the twelve teams and how they think they'll do this coming season. There's even a collection of...

On our latest episode John and Laurie are joined by singer, Jamie from The Rampants. Jamie is a Kilmarnock fan so there is chat about the European tie against Cercle Brugge, his predictions for the season, favourite kits and much more. We discuss musical inspirations, their songs, favourite venue to play and some of Jamie's favourite acts. The podcast concludes with Jamie picking his best eleven and letting us know who he prefers between Clarke and McInnes. The Rampants headline King Tuts...

S14E3 Championship Preview 24/25 We're back with another preview as we turn our focus to the Scottish Championship. John is your host and is joined by returning guests from our specials last season in Ali, Katie and Robert. It's a family affair as Heather's dad Alan steps in to represent Partick Thistle. We have a couple of new additions to these episodes though they're no strangers to the podcast as Alan (Air Force Wan) and Euan join the team. We start off by looking at some of the best...

John, Laurie and Scott are joined by returning guests Alan, Andy and Graeme along with debutant Calum.  We look at the teams that finished in the top six last season. There is chat about best kits in the league, new signings, promising youngsters to look out for and more. As is tradition at the start of the season predictions are made as optimism is in full swing. To finish off we find out what fixtures everyone is looking forward to the most. Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram...

It's our first episode of the new season and John is joined by Glen, Charlie, Stephen, Danny, Ross and Andy in our first part of the Premiership preview. Everyone is feeling optimistic as competitive football is due to start again on Saturday with the League Cup. We discuss signings that each team have made so far, where teams still need to strengthen and youngsters to look out for. It wouldn't be Scottish football if we didn't talk about managers being under pressure before the season...

Sadly it's the last of our Morning After the Night Before podcasts and this one feels like the most painful of hangovers as Scotland bow out of Euro 2024 following an agonising 1-0 defeat to Hungary. John B is joined by Robert McCahill and Kevin Donnelly and we simply go over what went wrong. What tactics should've been deployed, were the substitutions too late and predictable, why we only had 17 shots on goal in three matches? The biggest question is is Steve Clarke's time up? So many...

It's the second instalment of our Morning After the Night Before series as the two John's, Dave and Charlie review our result and performance against Switzerland. Not that it would've been difficult but it was a more positive vibe from the Germany review, and the lads almost have a glass half empty/half full approach as we debate whether or not it was a point gained or two dropped. We also discuss our chances of victory on Sunday, victory which surely would be enough to see us progress to...