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Good John is back with another guest special, this time it's not a footballer or coach. He was joined by Actor and St Johnstone fan Colin McCredie. Colin starts off by talking about the effects Covid has had on the acting industry and concerns for the future, though he was able to do some work by using his daughter's bedroom for a scene. He then goes through his acting career, mainly his role as DC Fraser in Taggart including working with fellow co-stars James McPherson, Blythe Duff, John Michie and Alex Norton. He talks at length about the storyline of his character revealing that he was gay and how that was received within the media, and also the sour axing of his character after 15 years on the show. He also covers off roles in River City, Wooly and Tig and Still Game as well as pantomine roles. Away from the sets and stage, Colin talks fondly about his love for St Johnstone FC from the early 80's starring Ally McCoist and Jim Brogan to the present day. The interview couldn't be passed without recalling

John is joined by Tony this week as we discuss what's been going on in Scottish football. We start off with discussion about the non leagues being a bit further forward in terms of fixtures being announced. The West of Scotland League has now confirmed that the conferences will be split in to two groups with fixtures due out on Thursday. Discussion moves on the the weekend where the league looks like it is starting to take shape. The top four look like they are going to pull away from the rest of the league. Motherwell got their first win of the season while Livingston lost again at home. There is some brief discussion about the upcoming European fixtures too. To finish off we round up with other news in Scottish football. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

Good John is back and so is the return of our special guests features, starting with current Stenhousemuir Manager Davie Irons. Davie begins by talking about how the Covid situation has affected his main job as a Police Officer as well as the club. With the new season coming up in a few weeks, the fear of no crowds being allowed in is something of a concern. On the pitch, Davie is hoping that his second spell at Stenny can see them improve on last seasons 8th place finish. We move onto Davie's playing career, which started back in 1979 at home town club Queen of the South before joining Junior side Kello Rovers. He then moved onto Ayr United, where he played under ex-Scotland Manager Ally McLeod. From there, he joined Clydebank and then Dunfermline under another great character of the game in Jim Leishman, winning promotion to the Premier League in his first season and helping the Pars consolidate in the League. Irons next move was to Partick Thistle and worked under their legendary Manager John Lambie, wh

It's the same trio on as last week as John is joined by Scott and Tony. We'd like to call it a Scotland special but there wasn't much to get excited about over the two games. Have we learned much ahead of our crucial game next month ahead Israel? The guys discuss what few positives there were and why performances were not of a particularly great standard. News broke on Tuesday that Aberdeen and Ross County have been allowed some fans back at football this weekend. Let's hope it all goes well so there can be a return to some more normality. There has been announcements made with regards to the Lowland League starting up again so we discuss that briefly. Following on from that there is some discussion on speculation that West of Scotland Leagues will be split in to two groups and what that may mean. The podcast concludes with the latest transfer news and speculation ahead of the return to domestic football. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

F Bomb John is joined by Scott and Tony this week as they discuss the week gone by and what's to come. It's early in the season so there is plenty to discuss with the European qualifying rounds, domestic action and upcoming Nations League Campaign. We discuss the fall out from Celtic getting knocked out of the Champions League qualifying rounds. A fair bit of focus surrounds the decision not to play a recognised striker. Aberdeen and Motherwell both had comfortable wins in the Europa League qualifying round but face difficult ties ahead if they are to progress. The weekend action saw four games take place in Saturday with the other two being on Sunday. We discuss the importance of Livingston and Kilmarnock getting their first wins of the season. The goal from Rory McKenzie is a unanimous choice for #pickitoot Rangers continued their fine start to the season with another win and clean sheet. The form of Ryan Kent being one of the main talking points. On Sunday Aberdeen got another important win in a perfor

Regulars F Bomb John and Krys are joined once again by Scott from The Footy Blog Net. In a week where it seems like there is less to discuss we make a fine effort of talking about plenty. We kick off by talking about Celtic's win in Europe and what lies ahead for them. It looks like there may be movement with regards to Turnbull coming in from Motherwell after a long pursuit. Aberdeen and Motherwell both found out their opponents in the Europa League so we discuss their chances of progression. There is also chat with regards to Glasgow City and their Champions League tie. Wolfsburg were too good for them but when you consider the respective budgets and constraints that Glasgow City had going in to the game then maybe the result wasn't too surprising. The continuing transfer saga regarding Alfredo Morelos continues with him being dropped from the Rangers squad for their game against Kilmarnock. We discuss what this may mean going forward and whether it may impact his transfer fee or teams who are interested. A

F Bomb John and Krys are joined by two returning guests this week as Scott from The Footy Blog Net and Tony are on. Last week just as we finished the podcast the news broke about Bolingoli breaking the quarantine laws. We discuss the ins and out of what happened and the possible consequences. Will we end up where Scottish Football is suspended? There is plenty to discuss with two sets of fixtures being played since we were last on. Hibs continued their good start to the season while Hamilton continue to struggle. Dundee United and Ross County have both made decent starts. We discuss Rangers inability to beat Livingston and whether they need to adapt more tactically. The podcast concludes with some predictions from our guests about who will win the league and who will get relegated. Both our guests predict Hamilton to be relegated so it probably won't be happening. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

It's a podcast of two halves as F Bomb John is joined by guest Megan Foley of Glasgow City for the first half and then regular Krys for the second half. Good John is excused from action as he has a new addition to the family. Congratulations to them all. We begin by talking with Megan about what like in lockdown has been like with the uncertainty around when the women's game would return. Glasgow City have their upcoming Champions League quarter final tie against Wolfsburg so we preview that. The game will be live on BBC Alba. Megan talks us through how the move to Glasgow City came about and her ambitions going forward as a player. There is chat with regards to the help that James Anderson has given to help Women's football. Megan discusses how she she got involved in football and her early memories. There is the usual slowfire questions which give some interesting answers. The second half kicks off with what happened off the pitch as eight Aberdeen players ended up being front page news. The weekend

The two John’s are joined by Kilmarnock director Cathy Jamieson in the latest podcast. She discusses her involvement with Kilmarnock and how she got involved in her current role. We also talk about the challenges that the club have had dealing with the current situation in relation to Covid. Cathy represents the fans so covers the importance of this and what support they have helped provide the club since football was stopped back in March. We cover her favourite memories of following Kilmarnock which include league wins and winning cup competitions. There is also some chat about her allegiances to Auchinleck Talbot too. The two John’s review the weekend action in the Premiership and our picks for the #pickitoot moment. Come and join in on our Fantasy Football Scotland mini-league with the code: jmNRT

The guys are back to discuss the upcoming Premiership season. So far there haven’t been that many significant signings but things could change with likes of Morelos and Cosgrove possibly being on the move. We discuss new kits, virtual season tickets and pay per view prices. There are predictions made in terms of who will win the league, finish in top four and who will get relegated. Come and join in on our Fantasy Football Scotland mini-league with the code: jmNRT

It’s the last podcast of a short football season but long one for our podcasts. The good thing is it’s the regular trio of the two John’s and Krys. We start off by talking about what has been going on recently in terms of signings. The season review covers best games which include the bizarre Scottish Cup tie between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen. There are season highlights, best goals, player of the year contenders and much more. We conclude by talking about Scotland and give Good John a taste of his own medicine by getting him to pick a Premiership team of the season.

The two John’s are joined by Head of Coaching and Education Development Greig Paterson. We speak initially about his role with SFA and how they have adapted their coaching courses. This leads on to the different initiatives such as Project Brave. There is discussion on the development of the women’s game in terms of getting more women involved in coaching. We finish off with some slow fire questions where Greig ends up asking us some questions of his own. Good John then gets him to pick a best Scotland eleven.

In our second podcast this week, Good John speaks to Berwick Rangers Director and Glasgow City’s Head of Football Operations Dave Buglass. From our perspective, it was good to get an insight into the Lowland League and Women’s game, and Dave answers all questions very honestly. Born in Berwick, Dave talks about the pride of being asked to help out in January this year as Berwick struggled in adapting to life in the Lowland League following their relegation from the SPFL set up last season. He talks openly about the hours he and his fellow Directors put into restructure the business in order to stop the club from folding at the end of the season, and how they engaged with the local community to bring people back to Shielfield and get the club back on track off the pitch. Even with the problems that have arisen from Covid-19 pandemic, the club are, thankfully, in a better position than they were six months ago. Being a Lowland League side, Berwick have aspirations to work their way back to the SPFL, so Dave gi

It’s the two John’s on for this episode and we’re joined by co Falkirk manager David McCracken. David talks us through his playing days with the likes of Dundee United, Wycombe, MK Dons, St Johnstone and Falkirk. We don’t focus quite as much on Brentford. We kick off by talking about how David has been busy during lockdown and his thoughts on how the season ended. This leads on to the disappointment of reconstruction not happening and a lack of information about when football will return in League One. There are some terrific stories of his playing career with learning his trade at Dundee United and the fear that players had of Jim McLean. David is brutally honest about how his time at Dundee United came to an end and how a move south helped rejuvenate his career. His time in England saw him under a Martin O’Neill clone and the man they call The Guvnor. David speaks highly though with regards to another manager who he says has played a significant part in how he is as a manager now. We speak about him re

The regular trio of the two John’s and Krys are joined by Famous Tartan Army Magazine Editor Iain Emmerson. It’s another throwback Thursday theme as the guys revisit Euro ‘92 and Euro ‘96, the two Finals that Scotland have played at. The ‘92 Finals saw Scotland, led by Andy Roxburgh, come away with plaudits following impressive performances in defeat to European Champions Holland and World Champions Germany, before comprehensively beating CIS. At Euro ‘96, Craig Brown’s side wrote the latest chapter of the ever growing Glorious Failure novel by going out on goal difference. If only Gary McAllister hadn’t missed at Wembley and Patrick Kluivert not scored a consolation for the Dutch. Let’s just blame David Seaman! The podcast rounds up with the lads wishing for a return to tournament football and Iain promoting future editions of the magazine, which Good John has contributed to. We will send the link when it’s out.

The two John’s are joined by ex Aberdeen, Rangers and Leeds player. He’s the current Real Kashmir manager which some of our younger listeners may be more familiar with. We start off by talking about his time in India and his difficult journey to get home during lockdown. David talks about how he got in to football with the 1976 Scottish Cup final that perked his interest. He talks fondly about his time playing for his boyhood club and in particular the successful 1989/90 season when Aberdeen won the cup double. There was the disappointment of his last game at the club in the league decider against Rangers who he moved on to the summer after. This led to a successful time at Rangers where he played a significant role in helping Rangers win 9 in a row, played in the Champions League and won domestic cups. He talks about who helped him settle in and shares his regret at not going out the night Rangers clinched 9 in a row. David moved on to Leeds but unfortunately his playing time was cut short by injury. He

Regulars Good John and Krys are joined by Director of Podcasting Craig, who returns after a two year absence. Welcome back boss! The guys go back in time to season 2007/08, one which their respective club sides feature prominently, particularly in Europe. To summarise, it was a season that gave renewed hope for our game. The Scotland National Team were punching well above their weight, winning in France and comprehensively swept Ukraine aside at Hampden and looked good for qualifying for Euro 2008. Ultimately, it ended in glorious failure once more after a cruel defeat by World Champions Italy in the final minute. Our domestic sides were performing well on the continent too, with THREE sides still in Europe after Christmas. Aberdeen thumped Copenhagen to reach the UEFA Cup last 32, and gave Bayern Munich a scare at Pittodrie before going out. Celtic reached the last 16 of the Champions League, defeating defending Champions AC Milan on their way. Rangers had the disappointment of dropping into the UEFA Cup,

The two John’s are on for this episode are joined by man of many clubs Ally Graham. We kick off the show by talking about what’s been going on recently and the hope that Scottish football is back soon in some way. Ally talks about his coaching career and how much he enjoys being involved in the game. There are career highlights from his time at the likes of Albion Rovers, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion. We hear some interesting negotiating tactics from a certain manager who paid for Ally’s summer holiday. Some fantastic stories from winning a major trophy with Raith and playing against the legendary Bayern Munich. The quickfire stuff is terrific but we’re a bit concerned by poogate. Ally picks a best eleven of some top players that has some top internationals in it. All in all, he’s a great guest and we hope to have him back on in the future.

Krys and Good John are joined by John Hughes, aka Yogi, a man of many clubs as both player and manager. We start off by talking about Ann Budge’s proposal for a 14-14-14. Is this prospect doomed with a number of clubs publicly objecting before discussions take place next week? Yogi then talks us through his playing career, which began at the humble surroundings of Newtongrange Star and Berwick Rangers. After a brief stint at Swansea, he made his name with Falkirk under Jim Jeffries in a five year spell that saw two promotions and a Challenge Cup success. His performances earned him a move to Celtic under Tommy Burns for just under 18 months before moving onto boyhood team Hibs then Ayr United. As he was winding his playing career back at Falkirk, Yogi then became Manager at the club, taking them into a five year stay in the top flight and a Scottish Cup Final in 2009. He then had just over a year at Hibs and then short stints at Livingston and Hartlepool before moving to Inverness in 2014. It was in the Hi

The two John’s are joined by Grant from Campbell’s Football Podcast. Grant discusses how his podcast came about and some of the favourite guests he has had on. We get Grant to talk about his early memories from going to football and who his footballing idols are. We finish off with some quickfire stuff and the showstopper of a best eleven from guests he has had on his podcast.