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Gladiators Owner, Steve Timoney and Ceo Tony McDaid are back as they give us an update on what is going on at the club, including plans for the Caledonia Blues and Playsport

the long awaited return of gladcast and we have an exclusive sit down chat with the club. with all the recent events unfolding, Gladcast took questions online from gladiators fans to put to the management/ ownership of the club. check it out.

new season upon the Gladiators and we are joined by mens head coach Gareth Murray to preview the new 24/25 season

One of Coach Handy's new signings for the 24/25 Super League season checks in on Gladcast. GB International Maya Price sits down and chats about her move North.

7 Footer, Theo Hughes joins the pod. The GB junior international joins the Gladiators after 4 season atNorthern Colorado University

Murrays new man Tanner Stuckman is on the pod. The 6'9 American joins after a season over in Spain in LEB Gold.

Fagbenle checks in on Gladcast, the young charismatic forward is a new recruit for the Gladiators. He joins the show to give us a low down on the early life as a member of the side and what we can expect.

LOTS of news out in basketball land. I'm hear to try and mention it all within 30minutes!

one of Gareth Murrays newest recruits is on the show! here what he has to say on joining the club and what we can expect from Trevond Barnes.

new season of gladcast and we kick it off with the most improved player from last years squad. Fraser Malcolm gives us the low down ahead of the new season. the first of the Super League Basketball

the 2nd ever awards show for the Caledonia Gladiators . This year a fan vote decides! thank you to those who voted and happy listening.

A special show where Chantelle Handy, Erin McGarrachan and Yveniia Putra join the show to talk about their experiences as professional athletes. check it out

Grant and Mitchell are back! Hear guys thoughts on the season so far as they look ahead to a busy run towards the playoffs for both Gladiator squads. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Kirsty Brown returns as we learn more about her basketball life. Check it out as we deep dive into her basketball origin story and find out what Kirsty thinks will happen the rest of the regular season.

A quick catch up with Mens Head Coach Gareth Murray before the squad took on the Surrey Scorchers. We chatted about how the season has been so far and his thoughts for the remainder of the campaign

After there second large gap in fixtures the Caledonia Gladiators Women's team return to the floor for the final part of the WBBL season. Rona and I discuss the squads progress so far and how we see the rest of the league season going and who we expect to stand out.

Gladiators star guard is back on the podcast. Patrick Whelan is back on Gladcast as we talk more about his career and how he is settling into life in Scotland. Check it out.

Caledonia Gladiators Scottish Guard Robyn Lewis joins the show as we look forward to the return to action of the Womens team as they face a busy week of Euro Cup and domestic action. We hear about Robyn and her rise through the ranks and the journey the club she is on with the club.

a big month ahead for the Gladiators where they face 11 games in 30 days. we review the past week where the club achieved 4 wins and preview ahead to the new week with the men starting in bilbao before a trip to the south coast of England. check it out

your weekly Gladiators show. Join the guys as they discuss another week of Gladiator Basketball. With 4 wins in the past week the club are trending up both domestically and in European action.

Its a big week for the mens Caledonia Gladiators. The start of their FIBA Europe Cup journey. Fiba commentator Josh Bett joins the show to preview the difficult opposition the Gladiators will face. Trips to Romania, Spain and Poland await in what will be a baptism of fire for the club. check it out and see all Gladiators Europe Cup games on Youtube.

Your weekly Gladcast is back. the boys run through the games over the weekend after splitting the 2 games this week. A home win to keep the new undefeated streak at home going however a defeat on the road to the Sharks ended the weekend on a sour note. we build up to the next few games with the big home game for the Womens team as they take on Benfica in FIBA Euro Cup. the club also has its first home double header as the men at 3pm seek to take revenge over Sheffield Sharks before the Womens team have their league opener against Durham.

with the start of the Womens British Basketball League on the horizon and an European adventure for our Womens team imminent its time to hear from Coach of the Year Miguel Ortega and Assistant Coach Chantelle Handy. We preview their European Campaign and run through the roster that the club have recruited. check it out. Sorry for the sound quality!

Grant and Mitchell, are back to talk about the past weeks game against Surrey Scorchers. The boys preview the weeks action focusing on Plymouth but Sundays game against Sheffield. The Euro adventure kicks off and we preview both the Womens and the Mens groups. check it out!

Its the moment we have all been waiting for the first league game for the Gladiators in the brand new venue. we preview the new facility as well as the Surrey Scorchers. check it out

check out the season preview on Gladcast

join us for another episode of Gladcast where this time we are joined by Gareth Murray. Coach Murray discusses the season ahead with how his summer has been, the near completion of the new Playsport Facility plus more.

In the first season preview we sit with both the Mens and Womens Head of Basketball as we near the start of a new season. Listen to what they have to say when we talk about the new teams on the court, the new arena nearing completion and the European adventure as well as so much more.

Ari Pujol joins us on gladcast. the Spanish Junior Internationalist signs for the Gladiators after spending her full professional career so far in Spain with her last stop being Barcelona. the forward spent 4 yrs in the NCAA div 1 with the South Florida Bulls. Hear what she has to say on joining the club and the ambitions of Europe.

Another new recruit checks in with Samantha Roscoe joining the Gladiators. Sam a GB international joins the team after a summer playing down Under in her home town on the west coast. Hear what she has to say about her time previously in the WBBL and teams across Europe.

Gladiators new signing Laken James joins the show to chat about her basketball journey back to Scotland. We also chat basketball camps and playing this Summer for the victorious Glo. Check it out.

Kirsty Brown joins us on the show as she is announced a new signing on the Gladiators WBBL Roster. The former Leicester Riders Forward signs for her 2nd year as a pro as she is able to return to her birthland to play professionally.

Scottish International and Gb Eurobasket squad member Hannah Robb joins the podcast. The new Gladiator moves back to Scotland after spending 3 seasons with the Leicester Riders in the WBBL, which has elevated her to representing Gb over the last several windows. Check out what Hannah has to say on her basketball journey up until now.

The last addition to the bbl roster sees Gb international Kyle Johnson jet in to the Gladiators. The former Eagles man moves further north to play for the gladiators for this new season after playing this summer in canada.

The newest announced signing for the Caledonia Gladiators is Lukas Palyza. the Czech Republican internationalist joins the club after a successful career in his native NBL. he joins the podcast to discuss his move and what we can expect from European competition.

The next signing to be unveiled is US Guard Ian Dubose. Dubose joins the club after a season playing in the Danish league. check out what he has to say on joining the Gladiators in this short episode.

The Gladiators announced the signing of Serbian Guard Mihailo Jovicic for the new season. Hear what Mihailo has to say on joining the Gladiators. The toughness of playing in Serbia and how he is ready to prove himself after a year battling illness. check it out.

On the show we are joined by GB Wingman Patrick Whelan. Pat joins the Glads on a 2 year deal having spent the past 2 seasons at Leicester Riders. Pat talks all things joining GB and how he is enjoying his summer in the Canadian CEBL playing for the Niagara River Lions.

The Gladiators have announced the signing of Clifton Moore to their bbl roster for the new season. The former Friars big man joins for his rookie season as a pro. hear what he has to say in this short podcast with our new man.

The Gladiators announced the signing of 4 man Trent Buttrick to their roster for the new season. The 6'9 forward joins after a season in the Macedonia Prima Liga where he was voted DPOY. He will join Coach Murrays squad for there crucial inaugural European Campaign.

Tony McDaid has only been part of the Gladiators organisation for a short time but is already making a massive impact! hear from Tony on his basketball journey, the influence he hopes to have within the organisation and what the future of the franchise looks like with a European campaign announced.

with the 2022/23 season firmly in the rear view mirror we look back at the first year of Steve and Alison Timoneys time as owners of the franchise. We look at the season just completed. The new season on the horizon and the future of the club. look out for some exciting sound bites on what is coming up for Gladiator Fans, fans of the league and more!

The end of season show down with the London Lions taking on the Leicester Riders. A brilliant basketball spectacle we caught up with both coaches, Patrick Whelan, the dunk champion Murray Hendry and the LEGEND of the BBL Rahmon Fletcher who announced his retirement during the game.

a separate episode to check out our awards show. Our panel chooses their nominations for both the WBBL and BBL side. check it out to hear what the panel choose for: Gladiator Play of the season Most Improved Player Young Player Game of the Season What do you think of our winners?

After a brilliant 2nd place finish in their inaugural WBBL campaign we preview the semi final action when the Caledonia Gladiators take on the Leicester Riders for a place at the o2. Joined on the Pod by Mitch, Hodgey and by WBBL Co- Commentator Rona Lightbody we look at how brilliant the 2022/23 season has been for the WBBL side and what we can expect. We finish off doing our Gladcast Awards. do you agree with our selections?

Joined for this episode by Gladiator commentator Stuart Hodge and Mens Team Manager Mitchell Simpson as we discuss all things Playoff Match ups where the Caledonia Gladiators take on the Cheshire Phoenix. The 2 legged tie starts Friday night and ends with the final showdown Saturday Afternoon at The Emirates Arena. On this episode we talk all things head 2 head. the Trophy Final and the key match ups for both teams. This has the potential to be an absolute classic playoff match up.

Another home game and a familiar result a Gladiators win. We have post match reaction from both camps with words from Surrey Centre Boban Jacdonmi and Coach Lloyd Gardener. Furthermore from the victorious side with point guard David Sloan, young squad member Will Kemp who scored 7 off the bench, Scottish Internationalist Fraser Malcolm as well as Assistant Coach Darryl Wood. check it out and let me know what you think?

The Giants came to town on Sunday to take on the Gladiators. the home team Caledonia took the win by 9 points. We spoke post match with Giants Captain Rahmon Fletcher and Coach Vince Macauley plus your Gladiator heroes. They all mentioned similar things about intensity of defence which must be great for the coaching staff to hear their own analysis in what was a high scoring game. JB chatted about his rivalry with League GOAT Rahmon Fletcher plus we heard from the game mvp in Fahro. Plus much much more.

AND YOUR 2023 BBL TROPHY CHAMPIONS THE CALEDONIA GLADIATORS post game reaction from players, coaches, owners, general managers, MVP and the game winning bucket maker

Fraser Malcolm is back on the show for a 2nd time. We talk about the season so far and build towards the final against Cheshire Phoenix. We look at the match ups the squad face in what is going to be a top quality game of basketball. We chat about Frasers growth within the team plus the excitement when the chance comes to represent Scotland whether 5v5 or 3x3. check it out.

Fahro Alihodzic checks in on the podcast this week as we continue to build towards the BBL Trophy Final. The 6'10 GB international has spent his career throughout Europe and most recently in Kosovo. Multiple stops in Greece the 33yr old returns to the BBL with the Gladiators. Excited by his new challenge we discuss his move to Scotland and his excitement for the 2023 BBL Trophy Final