The Totally Scottish Football Show

A pivotal Premiership weekend brings Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan together once again for the Totally Scottish Football Show. Celtic take a giant step towards their 8th title in a row with victory in the derby over Rangers, as messrs Morelos, Kent and Halliday all line up for a piece of Scott Brown. But perhaps the biggest game of the weekend sees St Mirren overcome Dundee and leapfrog them in the battle to beat the drop. Matchwinner Brad Lyons joins us on the podcast. The biggest shock of the weekend is in the Championship. We check in at Scotland’s number 1 semi-pro club Alloa after they defeat league leaders Ross County. And who’s going on a European tour? The Dons thought they’d got it done but Hearts and Hibs have hauled themselves back into the mix. Plus Killie get silly as they hump Hamilton. • PART 1: Celtic 2-1 Rangers (02m 40s) • PART 2: St Mirren 2-1 Dundee with Brad Lyons (13m 00s) • PART 3: Hearts 2-1 Aberdeen (20m 00s) • PART 4: Kilmarnock 5-0 Hamilton with the Killie Hippo (26m 00s) • PART 5: SPFL update with Neil White (32m 30s) • PART 6: Alloa 1-0 Ross County with Jack Haugh from the Alloa Advertiser (36m 00s) • PART 7: Livingston 1-2 Hibs & Motherwell 3-0 St Johnstone (40m 30s) • PART 8: A look ahead to the midweek fixtures (46m 00s)

It’s international week which means it’s a painful podcast for Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan. Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland in Euro 2020 qualifying. Is it the worst result and performance in Scottish football history? Who or what was to blame? Shinnie? The pitch? All the tactics? Alex McLeish’s men fare better against San Marino’s line-up of Pro Evo players but the atmosphere is toxic amongst the fans. How much longer does McLeish have and who would be the ideal replacement? At club level, Arbroath are on the verge of the title, Albion may be embarking on the great escape and Ross County scoop up silverware. And the bible’s favourite team Queen of the South turned 100 this week. But what does the modern day hold after 7 defeats on the spin? Plus it’s a happy 1st birthday for On The Ball. We chat to them about their campaign to provide free period products at football grounds, starting at Celtic and taking them to LA and Brazil. • PART 1: Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland – rock bottom? (03m 15s) • PART 2: San Marino 0-2 Scotland + the future of McLeish (18m 45s) • PART 3: Erin Slaven from On The Ball discusses the campaign to provide free sanitary products at grounds (32m 30s) • PART 4: SPFL & Challenge Cup round-up with Neil White (38m 00s) • PART 5: Queen of the South turn 100, with Fraser Wilson of the Daily Record (41m 45s)

Seismic scenes in Scotland as Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan piece together the jigsaw that is the Premiership. Celtic go 10 points clear after last gasp victory at Dundee. That’s because Rangers drop points again at home to a robust Kilmarnock. David Edgar from the Heart & Hand podcast tells us where Rangers, Gerrard and Morelos go from here. McNulty’s on the case for Hibs under Heckingbottom. Hamilton secure a massive 3 points in their fight against the drop as Hearts threaten to tumble out of the top 6\. But which was the more satisfying goal? Messi or McGowan? Championship leaders Ross County face Connah’s Quay Nomads in the IRN-BRU Cup Final on Saturday. Staggies co-manager Stuart Kettlewell talks to us about the winning formula in the Highlands. And the panel pick their Scotland team for the international break. But who goes in goal? Leighton or Lewis? • PART 1: Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock with David Edgar from the Heart & Hand podcast (02m 45s) • PART 2: Dundee 0-1 Celtic (12m 40s) • PART 3: Hibs 2-0 Motherwell (19m 45s) • PART 4: Ross County co-manager Stuart Kettlewell joins us (27m 00s) • PART 5: Aberdeen 1-1 Livingston & Hamilton 1-0 Hearts (33m 45s) • PART 6: Picking the Scotland team for Kazakhstan (33m 45s)

Andrew Slaven returns with Scotch pies for JJ Bull and Laura Brannan, but not all Scottish football watchers are so friendly. There’s further trouble at Easter Road as Rangers lose ground in the title race – but then gain it back again. Alfredo Morelos signs a new contract but does that just mean he’s on the move in the summer? If you believe the rumour mill, Motherwell’s Jake Hastie could be on his way to Ibrox. We discuss the young players at Fir Park and ask who in Scottish football is Ajax? Is it Hamilton? Is Lewis Ferguson Frenkie De Jong? Will Hearts be on a European tour next season? Did they score the minciest goal of the season? There’s the story of the St Johnstone keeper walking out on the club in the name of love, the weirdest insult of the season at Berwick and the YouTuber putting Fort William on the map. Plus we bring you the latest from the Loons at Forfar. • PART 1: Andrew’s weekend in Dumfries (01m 30s) • PART 2: Hibs 1-1 Rangers with Gavin Wilson from the Hibs Talk podcast (03m 30s) • PART 3: Celtic 0-0 Aberdeen (14m 30s) • PART 4: Motherwell 3-0 Hamilton + who’s the Scottish Ajax? (22m 20s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (31m 45s) • PART 6: A chat with Radio Clyde’s Alison Conroy, lifelong Forfar fan (38m 00s) • PART 7: Dundee 0-1 Hearts & Livingston 3-1 St Johnstone (41m 30s)

After a Scottish Cup quarter-final weekend full of screamers and simulation, Buckfast and the bald guy from FIFA, JJ Bull, Laura Brannan try to make sense of it all. Inverness Caley manage to throw Dundee United off the scent to book their first date at Hampden since the glory of 2015\. First team and coach and legendary player Barry Wilson tells us how they did it. Referee Kevin Clancy is the star performer at Pittodrie as Aberdeen and Rangers go to a replay. And Alfredo Morelos is introduced to a new song by Aberdeen fans. Celtic players are introduced to something far more dangerous at Easter Road as Scottish football continues to be dogged by foreign objects. But Neil Lennon is taking the holders back to the home of Scottish football, where a few demons of the past await him. In the Premiership, the bottom three appear to be on fire. But Livingston are living in a league of one. And we mourn the loss of the Kilmarnock title challenge 2018-19. Plus we head to the Heed and what’s going doon with the Blue Toon in League Two. • PART 1: Infantino visits Cove Rangers (02m 10s) • PART 2: Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers (03m 20s) • PART 3: Dundee United 1-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with Inverness legend and coach Barry Wilson (12m 30s) • PART 4: Hibs 0-2 Celtic (22m 20s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (34m 10s) • PART 6: Peterhead coach Davie Nicholls joins us (38m 00s) • PART 7: St Mirren 1-0 Livingston & Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell (42m 10s)

The Totally Scottish Football Show invades the Totally Football Show for a special episode. In the space of one crazy Tuesday, Brendan Rodgers walks away from Celtic for Leicester. And consigliere Neil Lennon returns to the managerial hot seat at Celtic Park. Our regular Scottish trio of Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull from the Telegraph and Laura Brannan from COPA90 are in the studio to discuss a huge story in British football. Although the digital Jim Leighton is sadly unable to join us. With Celtic just games away from completing a domestic treble, and with Rodgers claiming to be a Celtic fan, should the fans feel betrayed? Barca Jim discusses Brendan’s exit and whether Lennon can get the Bhoys over the line. Or are the feats of the treble treble or 10 titles in a row now in jeopardy? Plus Jonathan Northcroft from The Sunday Times, author of Fearless: The Amazing Underdog Story of Leicester City, debates how good a fit Rodgers is for Leicester. And does this represent a sobering moment for Scottish football?  RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Rodgers leaves Celtic – the immediate reaction (01m 30s) • PART 1b: The Celtic fan’s perspective with Barca Jim (05m 20s) • PART 2: Jonathan Northcroft on what this appointment means to Leicester (12m 00s) • PART 3: Neil Lennon takes the reins at Celtic for the rest of the season (19m 45s)

Huge talking points, big debates. Good time for a Totally Scottish Football Show with Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan. We preview the midweek Premiership action as Hearts host Celtic. The champions are looking for 10 wins in a row but is Brendan Rodgers edging closer to the managerial hot-seat. at Leicester? Kilmarnock are up against Motherwell which gives us a chance to discuss a rescinded red against Rangers for Bachmann and the Steelmen’s controversial goal against Celtic, as James Scott plays the role of Kanu. And after Killie manager Steve Clarke’s complaints about fan abuse, we delve deep into the issue of sectarianism with Andrew Smith from The Scotsman. Where does it stem from and what can be done? We’re joined by the one and only Pat Nevin who talks to us about his perfect life at Clyde. Also on the agenda: Shinnie, Kamara and Paul McGowan channels Chun-Li. • PART 1: Hearts v Celtic preview (02m 30s) • PART 2: Sectarianism & strict liability with Andrew Smith from The Scotsman (09m 10s) • PART 3: Kilmarnock v Motherwell: that Bachmann red card and that Motherwell goal (24m 00s) • PART 4: Aberdeen v Hamilton preview (34m 25s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (38m 45s) • PART 6: Pat Nevin interview on his time at Clyde (41m 30s) • PART 7: Rangers v Dundee & St Johnstone v Hibs (50m 30s)

Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan are back after a weekend that’s been seismic in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell are matching Celtic stride for stride in 2019 as they win for the 6th game in a row. Richard Tait talks about the young crop of Steelmen coming through and his Scotland chances. For the first time this season, Dundee (or the new Dundee assembled in January) are out of the relegation zone. Paul Heckingbottom is the new man at Hibs – but let’s talk about how perfect Marcelo Bielsa is for Scottish football. People are lining up to serenade Sam Cosgrove – the Aberdeen striker laughs in the face of expected goals. As Rangers stumble at Ibrox, we ask are they mince without Morelos? And Allan McGregor is the voice. Try and understand him. In the Championship, Scott McDonald is out of retirement and onto the scoresheet to help save Partick Thistle from the dreaded drop. Plus plastic pitches. And there’s Broadfoot, Brown and Byrne – bad boys with questionable tackles. • PART 1: The plastic pitch debate (01m 30s) • PART 2: Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic (05m 45s) • PART 3: Motherwell 2-1 Hearts with Motherwell defender Richard Tait (14m 00s) • PART 4: Livingston 1-2 Dundee with Alan Pattullo from The Scotsman (24m 00s) • PART 5: Aberdeen 2-2 St Mirren (32m 30s) • PART 6: SPFL round-up with Neil White (36m 30s) • PART 7: Partick Thistle sign Scott McDonald with Jags fan Matt Greer (38m 10s) • PART 8: Hibs 2-0 Hamilton & Rangers 0-0 St Johnstone (44m 00s)

Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan dissect the 5th round of the Scottish Cup, a weekend where the real quality was provided by Stephen Dobbie, Nicky Clark…and Scott Brown?! After a week of barbs and with yet another Killie-Rangers game around the corner, is Steve Clarke inside Steven Gerrard’s head? Is Ryan Jack a stud magnet? And do footballers in Scotland need to start wearing protective cups? The Auchinleck adventure is over but is this where Hearts start their surge for silverware? Across the city, Hibs might be about to appoint the muscular Michael Appleton. Would this represent a step down from Neil Lennon? Staying in the capital, Edinburgh City’s sporting director and former Scottish Cup winner Jim Jefferies joins us on the podcast to discuss the ambitions of the club. And we speak to the BBC’s Andrew Southwick about the start of the new Scottish Women’s Premier League season. Who can stop Glasgow City reaching 13 in a row? • PART 1: Hearts 4-0 Auchinleck Talbot with Gordon Senior from the Hearts Review podcast (02m 00s) • PART 2: Aberdeen 4-1 Queen of the South (08m 10s) • PART 3: Kilmarnock 0-0 Rangers (15m 15s) • PART 4: Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone (21m 50s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (27m 30s) • PART 6: Edinburgh City’s Jim Jefferies joins us (30m 10s) • PART 7: St Mirren 1-2 Dundee Utd, East Fife 0-1 Partick Thistle & Hibs 3-1 Raith Rovers….Appleton in at Easter Road? (38m 10s) • PART 8: Andrew Southwick previews the SWPL campaign (48m 00s)

Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan took a week off dissecting referee’s decisions last week. Then Andrew Dallas showed up at Ibrox. Four penalties were awarded to Rangers against St Mirren. But how many should they have had? Five? One and a half? Plus we preview the midweek fixtures as Steven Gerrard looks for a win over Aberdeen at the 4th time of asking. Hamilton are feeling happy again after swapping Martin Canning for Brian Rice but Hibs are no closer to a successor for Neil Lennon. We check in at Berwick Rangers, the only English team in the SPFL, as they look to avoid the dreaded drop. Elsewhere Naismith shouts Hearts to victory while it’s a wasted trip for East Fife. We’re dreaming of a Dundee derby in the promotion/relegation play-off. And please join JJ’s Scotch pie appeal • PART 1: Canning canned as Hamilton order Rice. With Andy McGilvray from the Hamilton Advertiser (3m 00s) • PART 2: Celtic v Hibs preview (06m 45s) • PART 3: Rangers given four penalties + Aberdeen v Rangers preview with Dons blogger Ally Begg (14m 20s) • PART 4: Dundee v Kilmarnock preview (28m 30s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White + our biggest wastes of time (34m 00s) • PART 6: The story of Berwick Rangers with Simon Pryde from BBC Newcastle (40m 45s) • PART 7: St Mirren v Motherwell, Hearts v Livingston & Hamilton v St Johnstone (46m 45s)

Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan are back after another angry weekend in Scottish football. When is it not? Neil Lennon’s time as Hibs manager appears to be over after he was suspended on Saturday. What next for the board at Easter Road? Hearts get back to winning ways but Craig Levein is engaged in a war of words with his former player turned pundit Michael Stewart. Plus hear why new signing David Vaněček needs to invest in a suit. Rangers avenge their defeat at Livingston earlier in the season, thanks once again to the efforts of Alfredo Morelos. But can he play with a strike partner? And how much money would it take for Stevie G to sanction a sale? Elsewhere, Motherwell turn on the style, there’s praise for Power at Killie and we wonder how many trophies is enough before Brendan decides to depart Celtic Park? In the SPFL, Berwick get thrashed but win on Twitter. And we hear from Annan Athletic player-manager Peter Murphy after they beat the top two in League Two within a week. • PART 1: Neil Lennon suspended by Hibernian with Edd Norval from These Football Times + St Mirren 1-3 Hibs (1m 30s) • PART 2: Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone + Levein v Stewart (11m 00s) • PART 3: Livingston 0-3 Rangers with Jonny McFarlane from the Record Rangers podcast (18m 30s) • PART 4: Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock (26m 40s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (33m 10s) • PART 6: An interview with Annan Athletic player-manager Peter Murphy (36m 45s) • PART 7: Dundee 0-1 Motherwell + Celtic 3-0 Hamilton (42m 45s)

The Premiership is back and so are the trio of Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan in Totally Towers. Kilmarnock prepare to take on Rangers having lost Greg Stewart now and Jordan Jones in the summer. Only the Killie Hippo can help us dissect this mess. Only one man has made more appearances for St Johnstone than Liam Craig. The Saints legend joins us to discuss their season so far. In the Scottish Cup, it’s all about Auchinleck. The junior side cause one of the biggest shocks in years by knocking out Ayr. It’s a trip to Tynecastle next and striker Mark Shankland speaks to us on the podcast. Elsewhere we examine Timothy Weah the brand and explore the possibility of Gary Mackay-Steven leaving Aberdeen for New York. Plus the answer to the question you’ve all been waiting for - what’s the coldest train station in Scotland? • PART 1: Scots abroad – Jack Harper making an impact (2m 00s) • PART 2: Kilmarnock v Rangers preview – the Jones and Stewart sagas - with Sandy Armour, editor of the Killie Hippo (5m 45s) • PART 3: Motherwell v Hibs preview (15m 30s) • PART 4: Auchinleck Talbot’s adventure continues - striker Mark Shankland joins us (19m 45s) • PART 5: Hamilton v Aberdeen preview – the future of Gary Mackay-Steven (24m 20s) • PART 6: Celtic v St Mirren – Weah’s instant impact (31m 15s) • PART 7: A look ahead to Livingston with St Johnstone legend Liam Craig (37m 00s) • PART 8: Hearts v Dundee preview (44m 45s)

The season so far in the Premiership has entertained beyond all expectation and the January transfer window is following suit. The Totally Scottish Football Show is back as Andrew Slaven, Harry Slavin and JJ Bull look at the progress made in this campaign so far by each Scottish Premiership club. 1 point separates the top 3 so Rangers have gone big, signing Jermain Defoe and Jordan Jones amongst others. Will the impending departure of Jones in the summer unsettle Bret 'The Hitman' Hart’s favourite team Kilmarnock? Or will Timothy Weah, the President’s son, give the champions the advantage in the title race? Can Ross McCormack put a controversial few years behind him as he returns to Fir Park on loan? And will he fit into Motherwell’s herd of rhinos approach? The great Oldfirmfacts joins us to review Beaton Mania, and the continued fall-out from the referee’s performance in Rangers’ victory over Celtic at the end of 2018. They never sleep in the Championship, League One or League Two. The BBC’s Richard Winton tells us about the structural changes being made at Tannadice, as Dundee United strive for a way back into the big time. Plus we analyse a disappointing January so far for Hibs, the end of the Levein-McInnes bromance and the Dumbarton Ultras. • PART 1: The top three – Beaton Mania and a busy window already for Celtic, Rangers and Kilmarnock, with Oldfirmfacts (2m 00s) • PART 2: Aberdeen and Hearts in the title hunt, plus the row between McInnes and Levein (17m 15s) • PART 3: SPFL round-up with Neil White (26m 15s) • PART 4: The state of Dundee United with Richard Winton (29m 30s) • PART 5: St Johnstone and Livingston defying expectations (35m 30s) • PART 6: Hibs’ miserable start to 2019 with Gavin Wilson from the Hibs Talk podcast (38m 35s) • PART 7: Motherwell and Hamilton – the return of Ross McCormack (42m 45s) • PART 8: The bottom two – St Mirren and Dundee’s struggles (46m 00s)

4 points separate the top 5 in the Scottish Premiership. Andrew Slaven and JJ Bull are joined by a variety of guests to sign off for Christmas by looking at another weekend in the most exciting league in Europe. Hibs turn up for the big game as they blow Celtic away from kick-off. We wish Leigh Griffiths well as he takes time off from football. Does Brendan Rodgers need to buy another striker in January? Rangers are back on top of the table but Steven Gerrard is bemoaning their lack of killer instinct (in front of goal, not on the SNES). Is that something Aberdeen have? They’ve silently snuck their way to 4 points off the summit. Livingston thrashed Hearts 5-0 on Friday night, lauded by some as their greatest ever result, as the Lions prove once again that they fear nobody. Just another day in their incredible 2018. Matt Elder, sports editor of the Fife Free Press, joins us to reminisce about Raith Rovers, one of the teams of the 90s, former opponents of Bayern Munich, now looking to gain promotion from League One. Plus we find out JJ’s karoke weapon of choice. The Totally Scottish Football Show will return on the 7th January. • PART 1: Hibs 2-0 Celtic with Barca Jim (2m 50s) • PART 2: Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee with Barry Richmond from the Killie Trust (11m 00s) • PART 3: St Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen (18m 30s) • PART 4: Livingston 5-0 Hearts with Livi blogger Andrew Semple (22m 10s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (28m 50s) • PART 6: A look at Raith Rovers with Matt Elder from the Fife Free Press (31m 20s) • PART 7: Rangers 1-0 Hamilton & St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell (37m 30s) • PART 8: A look ahead to the midweek fixtures (43m 00s)

Given the lead changed hands in the Premiership three times this week, we’re really going to have to make the Totally Scottish Football Show a daily podcast to stay up to date. Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan are back to dissect another action-packed weekend. Celtic put in the best performance of the season in Scotland to dismantle and unseat Kilmarnock from the top of the table. Should Steve Clarke have killed the Killie-Leicester comparisons when he had the chance? Dundee are rising like Lazarus, unbeaten in 4 games, and off the bottom of the table after holding Rangers to a draw despite an early red for Ralph, to leave Gerrard raging. Scotland will play England in their first ever Women’s World Cup match next summer in Nice. Journalist Alan Campbell gives us the latest from Shelley Kerr’s camp. Aberdeen infuriate by beating Rangers before losing to St Johnstone. Hearts win at last but unfortunately we have to talk about racism rearing its ugly head. Hibs also earn a much needed 3 points but is Neil Lennon falling out of love with football? Plus hear how Noddy cars can help assistant referees. • PART 1: Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock (2m 50s) • PART 2: Dundee 1-1 Rangers with Grant Hill from Nutmeg Magazine (10m 10s) • PART 3: Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone (23m 20s) • PART 4: Hearts 1-0 Motherwell as racism rears its ugly head (27m 10s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (33m 30s) • PART 6: Alan Campbell on Scotland’s draw for the Women’s World Cup (37m 00s) • PART 7: Hamilton 0-1 Hibs & Livingston 3-1 St Mirren (41m 30s)