The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast

Craig G Telfer leads Craig Fowler, Joel Sked and Tony Anderson as they debate the merits of the four nominees for our end-of-season awards for the 2024/25 Scottish Premiership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've already covered the match, but we have yet to listen to the perspective of an Aberdeen fan. Until now... Thom Watt joins Craig Fowler to relive one of the best days of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Shaughan McGuigan discuss the second leg of the Premiership play-off final between Livingston and Ross County. The duo examine why Livi were fully deserving of their return to the top-flight, the players who were key in their return and the job David Martindale has done. They don't forget about County. They look at the Staggies pathetic performance over the two legs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A year after Aberdeen's unforeseen comeback at Hampden, Craig Fowler and Craig Telfer talk through Saturday's stunning result as the Dons get their hands on the oldest trophy in world football for the first time since 1990. They discuss Aberdeen's tactical shift, Celtic's Adam Idah problem, the lack of strength in depth, the impact of Jimmy Thelin's substitutes, why it's a huge result for the Dons going forward and how misfortune has again managed to strike Hibernian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Craig G Telfer discuss the first leg of the Premiership play-off final first leg between Livingston and Ross County. The pair examine the Lions' profligacy in front of goal, County's lack of balance, and whether or not the home side will see this as an opportunity missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer unite for a mini-review of the lower-league season and discuss teams, bosses and players who have enjoyed a good season or a bad season. The pair touch on Inverness Caledonian Thistle's resurgence under Scott Kellacher, Dunfermline Athletic's terrible campaign, and Queen of the South's impressive goalkeeper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Anderson and Craig Fowler discuss the biggest talking points from the final weekend of the Scottish Premiership season. 0:00 Start 02:15 Dundee sack Tony Docherty 12:30 Ross County finish 11th 25:30 Jack McKenzie incident 34:00 Jim Goodwin's redemption 37:15 Rangers 'goal' controversy 44:30 Hearts red card controversy 49:15 James Forrest's moment 53:15 Scotland squad announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer cast their eyes over the three midweek play-off matches. The pair discuss Livingston's win over Partick Thistle, the humdinger between East Fife and Annan Athletic, and Airdrieonians' narrow victory against Cove Rangers. 0:00 Start 10:00 Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston 25:00 East Fife 3-2 Annan Athletic 39:00 Cove Rangers 1-2 Airdrieonians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Craig Anderson discuss the penultimate weekend of the Scottish Premiership season. 0:00 Start 02:00 St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County 22:30 Hearts 3-0 Motherwell 34:00 Derek McInnes potentially leaving Killie 42:45 Kilmarnock 3-2 Dundee 53:00 Dundee United 0-2 St Mirren 01:02:00 Celtic 3-1 Hibs 01:12:15 Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Dynamic duo Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together to analyse the all five play-off fixtures from Tuesday night. They discuss Ayr United's dull victory over Partick Thistle, how Airdrieonians hammered Stenhousemuir, and the six-goal thriller between Elgin City and Annan Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duncan McKay and is joined by Herald journalist Matthew Lindsay to learn all about a special supplement appearing in this Saturday's edition of the Herald Newspaper on how the many Scots are doing in Italian football. They discuss Matthew's recent trip to Italy, where he explored the experiences of players like Scott McTominay and Lewis Ferguson, and the growing admiration for them among Italian fans. The conversation also touches on the cultural aspects of Italian football, including the ultras culture, and the historical significance of Scottish players in Italy. (Duncan is also part of a new series on The Terrace Patreon where he and Thom Watt discuss the latest from Italian football and how the Scots are getting on. Episode 1 and Episode 2 are already available to listen to.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Tony Anderson join forces to discuss, direct and debate the weekend in the Scottish Premiership. From Hibs squad strength to Dundee's misfortune, Lawrence Shankland to toothless Aberdeen, the Simo Valakari question and the Old Firm game that no one cares about. 0:00 Start 06:30 Hibs 3-1 Dundee United 23:30 Dundee 1-2 Motherwell 40:00 Ross County 1-3 Hearts 01:00:00 St Mirren 1-0 Aberdeen 01:22:30 St Johnstone 0-2 Kilmarnock 01:34:00 Rangers 1-1 Celtic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony Anderson and Craig G Telfer team up to examine Falkirk's thrilling win over Hamilton Academical last night and their return to the top flight after a 15-year absence. The pair look at the run up to the game, how the Bairns bounced back from an early setback, and how they'll acquit themselves in the Premiership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer join forces to discuss all the big talking points from the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss Falkirk flailing at Partick Thistle, Alloa Athletic's promotion charge, and Peterhead's League 2 title success. They also talk about their evening at Edinburgh City's Player of the Year awards. 0:00 Start 03:00 Edinburgh City's POTY awards 18:00 Championship title race 49:00 Alloa Athletic 2-1 Montrose 01:09:30 East Fife: League Two Champions 01:22:00 League Two play-offs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson discuss the weekend's action in the Scottish Premiership as Celtic fans protested as their team won the title, it was the end of the road for Neil Critchley, David Gray rolled the dice and (finally) lost, Tony Watt put in a star showing at Fir Park, Don Cowie elected to go with the least inspiring midfield three ever, and Barry Ferguson deflected the blame on to his players. 0:00 Start 03:40 Dundee United 0-5 Celtic 25:20 Hearts 0-1 Dundee 38:30 Aberdeen 1-0 Hibs 47:20 Motherwell 3-2 St Johnstone 01:02:05 Kilmarnock 2-0 Ross County 01:13:45 St Mirren 2-2 Rangers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler, Shaughan McGuigan and Tony Anderson are back once again to tackle THE LIST – our collection of the mad, daft and downright bonkers moments from Scottish football this season. Go to www.patreon.com/terracepodcast to listen to part 4. TIP: If you are signing up to the Terrace Patreon, it's best you do so via android or desktop/the Patreon website. The iOS (Apple) Patreon app now charges a 30 per cent fee per month if you sign up through that. Existing subscribers should not be impacted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together to cast their eyes over the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss the tension at the top of the Championship as Livingston cut Falkirk's lead, Hamilton Academical's points deduction, and the race for the League 2 title between Peterhead and East Fife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked joins Craig G Telfer to look back on the weekend's Scottish Cup semi-finals. The pair talk at length about Aberdeen's extra-time victory over Heart of Midlothian, before moving onto Celtic's straightforward thrashing of St Johnstone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fraser Clarke joins Craig G Telfer to take a look at the big games in the Scottish lower leagues. After exploring Dumbarton's potential exit from administration, the pair talk about Livingston's must-win victory over Greenock Morton, Arbroath's title win, and Edinburgh City's promotion aspirations. 0:00 Start 1:30 Dumbarton coming out of administration 13:30 Greenock Morton 1-2 Livingston 33:30 Arbroath: League One champions 48:00 Edinburgh City 2-0 Elgin City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Craig Anderson discuss the Scottish Premiership weekend, including St Mirren claiming a third consecutive top-six spot, Aberdeen 'bottling' it against Rangers, Hibs continuing to be incredibly impressive, Celtic having a microcosm of their league season in 90 minutes, Saints suffering a significant blow in their survival hopes, and Hearts falling at the final top-six hurdle. 0:00 Start 01:41 St Mirren 3-2 Ross County 15:20 Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers 28:05 Hibs 4-0 Dundee 43:40 Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock 55:25 Dundee United 1-0 St Johnstone 01:04:25 Motherwell 0-0 Hearts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together for their patented three-game round-up of lower-league Scottish football. The pair talk about Airdrieonians' unlikely bid for survival, Charlie Mulgrew's doomed three-month spell at Kelty Hearts, and how the first New Zealander to ever score a hat-trick in Scottish football did so from a cumulative distance of four yards. There's also a discussion about the recent shenanigans at Queen's Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Anderson and Graeme Thewliss chat through the weekend's action in the Scottish Premiership as the three clubs chasing third all win, St Johnstone make things tighter at the bottom with a surprise very over Celtic, there's yet more calamity at Ibrox and a couple of relegation-threatened sides pick up big results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up for the first time in four weeks to cast their eyes over the best and worst of Scottish football. The pair review the SPFL Trust Trophy final between Livingston and Queen's Park, discuss another damaging week for Hamilton Academical, examine the race for the League 1 title, and marvel at Martin Rennie's knucklepuck free-kick in Clyde's win at Stranraer. 0:00 Start 03:30 SPFL Trust Trophy final 21:00 Queen's Park deep dive 37:30 Hamilton Accies misery 48:30 Victor Wanyama's Dunfermline debut 53:30 League One title race 01:09:30 Clyde's dramatic win Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson review the weekend's Scottish Premiership action, including potentially the game of the season at Dens Park, Derek McInnes circling the black hole of punditry, Aberdeen getting their groove back, the importance of Ross Docherty to Dundee United, St Johnstone making life incredibly easy for Hibs, and why Celtic v Hearts is no longer a 'big game'. 0:00 Start 03:00 Dundee 3-4 Rangers 17:30 St Mirren 5-1 Kilmarnock 31:15 Aberdeen 4-1 Motherwell 42:30 Ross County 0-1 Dundee United 50:00 Hibs 3-0 St Johnstone 01:00:00 Celtic 3-0 Hearts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig G Telfer joins Livingston centre-back Ryan McGowan to analyse the Scottish Championship. The pair focus on Tuesday's night's top-of-the-table clash between Livi and Falkirk before ranking the division, using Ryan's unique insight as a player to understand how and why things work the way they are in the second tier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler is joined by broadcaster Martin Geissler to chat about the success of the BBC Sounds series Romanov: The Czar of Hearts. The pair chat about getting Vladimir Romanov to appear on the podcast, how the series came about, which stories were left on the cutting-room floor, the Russian's legacy and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Craig Anderson discuss a miserable night for the national team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Gary Cocker discuss Thursday's 1-0 win in Athens in the first leg of our Nations League qualifier, including Grant Hanley remaining in the starting XI, Che Adams looking back to his best, Scott McTominay's goal threat, the debut of George Hirst and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig G Telfer teams up with Annan Athletic defender Rico Quitongo to analyse the 2024/25 League 1 season as it enters its final quarter. The pair discuss every team and touch on how the Galabankies can get out of ninth place, Stenhousemuir's team spirit, and try to explain why Queen of the South have struggled away from home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson discuss the weekend's Premiership action, including Dundee getting a massive Dundee derby victory, Barry Ferguson winning at Celtic Park, Callum Slattery saving a point for Motherwell, Killie snatching a draw at the death against Hibs, Beni Baningime once again showing his class for Hearts, and Aberdeen's attack looking anaemic again at St Johnstone. 0:00 Start 02:30 Dundee United 2-4 Dundee 21:00 Celtic 2-3 Rangers 37:15 Motherwell 2-2 St Mirren 49:10 Kilmarnock 1-1 Hibs 01:00:15 Hearts 2-0 Ross County 01:12:45 St Johnstone 0-0 Aberdeen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig G Telfer is joined by Forfar Athletic winger Danny Denholm to discuss the 20224/25 League 2 season so far. Danny talks about how his campaign has progressed, from a squad player with the Spartans to a key performer at the Loons, before examining how all 10 sides have fared as we reach the final quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Joel Sked talk through the four matches in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. They discuss Graham Carey's Hollywood quality, David Martindale's latest tactical curiosity, an underperformance from the Hibs attack, Celtic's social media game, Queen's Park 'have a go' approach, the form of Kevin Nisbet, Sander Kartum's glorious double and Tony Docherty edging towards the black hole of punditry. 0:00 Start 02:00 Livingston 0-1 St Johnstone 20:00 Celtic 2-0 Hibs 33:00 Aberdeen 4-1 Queen's Park 46:00 Hearts 3-1 Dundee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fraser Clarke and Craig G Telfer get together to take a wander around the Scottish lower leagues. The pair do their best to talk about the midweek Championship fixtures before taking a deep dive into Dumbarton and their ongoing administration. They finish by marvelling at Forfar Athletic's come-from-behind win at Stranraer - with 10 men, no less! 0:00 Start 03:00 Queen's Park 2-3 Ayr United 12:00 Airdrie 0-3 Falkirk 22:00 Dumbarton deep dive 50:00 Fan behaviour issues 59:00 Stranraer 1-2 Forfar Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duncan McKay and Joel Sked talk through the weekend's football in the Scottish Premiership, including an in-depth discussion on the Edinburgh derby, Dundee United dropping two points at Pittodrie, Motherwell's historic result at Ibrox, Dundee continuing to struggle, Ross County's revival and yet more VAR controversy. 0:00 Start 02:05 Hibs 2-1 Hearts 29:03 Aberdeen 2-2 Dundee United 38:59 Rangers 1-2 Motherwell 54:29 Dundee 1-1 St Johnstone 01:03:31 St Mirren 2-5 Celtic 01:11:45 Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer cast their eyes over the biggest games in the lower leagues from the last seven days. The pair discuss all the action at the bottom of the Championship, how Arbroath's title push was briefly derailed and subsequently re-railed, and Stranraer's entertaining win over Stirling Albion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Sked and Craig Fowler discuss the biggest talking points after another weekend of Scottish Premiership action, including Hibs cementing their third-place credentials with a win over Celtic, Barry Ferguson and pals becoming the new management team at Rangers, Stephen Robinsion's big call working wonders at Ibrox, Don Cowie surprising everyone by not springing a tactical surprise, Dundee in big trouble, Hearts impressing at one end but not the other, Simo Valakari's weird selection choices, first impressions of Michael Wimmer and substitutions deciding the match at Pittodrie. 0:00 Start 02:02 Hibs 2-1 Celtic 18:04 Rangers 0-2 St Mirren 34:01 Ross County 3-1 Dundee 46:59 St Johnstone 1-2 Hearts 54:46 Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell 01:02:53 Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together to discuss the big games from the Scottish lower leagues last weekend. The pair talk about Kris Doolan's final match as Partick Thistle manager, the badly-out-of-form derby between Alloa Athletic and Kelty Heats, and Edinburgh City's five-star showing against the Spartans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson discuss the weekend's Scottish Premiership action, including Aberdeen still not looking convincing but managing a win, Tony Docherty stubbornly sticking with three-at-the-back, Don Cowie's latest curveball, Motherwell's new manager, Bobby Wales' big decision, St Johnstone playing right into Killie's hands, Rangers' lack of reaction, Hearts' hard luck, Celtic's best attacking three, Dundee United's sinking confidence, and Hibs and St Mirren struggling to play a bad pitch and worse referee. 03:00 Dundee 1-2 Aberdeen 16:52 Motherwell 0-3 Ross County 29:17 Kilmarnock 3-1 St Johnstone 44:48 Hearts 1-3 Rangers 01:00:20 Celtic 3-0 Dundee United 01:08:15 St Mirren 0-0 Hibs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together for the first time in three weeks to take a look at the three biggest games from the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss Scott Arfield's magnificent return to Falkirk, Fraser "The Charleston Messi" Taylor's impact at Arbroath, and the worst seven-goal thriller of all time. 00:00 Start 06:49 Lower-league Scottish Cup showings 15:38 Scott Arfield's hat-trick 29:57 Partick Thistle's struggles 34:45 Arbroath 3-0 Inverness CT 51:24 Bonnyrigg 3-4 Peterhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Robert Borthwick tackle the big talking points from the Scottish Cup weekend as Queen's Park pull off a shock for the ages by beating Rangers at Ibrox, penalty shoot-out gamesmanship falls short in Paisley, Kevin Nisbet scores but still has a subpar weekend, Rocky Bushiri continues his redemption, it's a good day for Adelaide boys in Almondvale and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig G Telfer is once again joined by Craig Fowler on deputy duty for our weekly Scottish football lower-league show. The pair discuss Falkirk's January moves after losing to fellow title-contenders Livingston on Friday evening, including the return of Scott Arfield. They then move into League One to talk about a Puskas Award contender before getting into Montrose's horrendous recent form. And finally they chat about Stirling Albion's woes after defeats to Edinburgh City and Spartans. 0:00 Start 03:00 Falkirk 1-2 Livingston 11:00 Return of Scott Arfield 21:10 Livingston's title hopes 30:10 Corey O'Donnell stunner 36:50 Montrose's struggles 49:45 Telfer snapped by Spartans 57:20 Edinburgh after Connor Young 01:02:00 Stirling's struggles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson discuss the Scottish Premiership weekend, including Hearts experiencing the joy of six, Hibs comfortably beating Aberdeen without getting out of second gear, Jota's tears at Fir Park, Simo Valakari adapting his ways to give St Johnstone hope, the tactical tweak that Jim Goodwin needs to make, and Rangers running over Ross County. Today's podcast is sponsored by AG1. Head to https://drinkag1.com/terrace to take advantage of the special offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Shaughan McGuigan on holiday and Fraser Clarke a last-minute scratch, Craig Fowler joins Craig G Telfer on this week's Lower League Show. The pair chat about a disastrous first game for Michael Tidser at Dumbarton, wonder at Dumbarton's awful defending, cast doubt on Forfar's ability to avoid the SPFL play-off, and recap one of the games of the season as Queen's Park outlasted East Kilbride in the Challenge Cup. Today's podcast is sponsored by AG1. Head to https://drinkag1.com/terrace to take advantage of the special offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Robert Borthwick chat through the wreckage of another Scottish Premiership weekend, including Stuart Kettlewell walking out of Motherwell, question marks over Jimmy Thelin's management, the powerful running of Hearts' forward pair, Cyriel Dessers being the weirdest player (... ever?), and some dodgy refereeing in the Highlands. Today's podcast is sponsored by AG1. Head to https://drinkag1.com/terrace to take advantage of the special offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our next quiz episode, Duncan McKay plays host as Craig Fowler goes up against our resident trivia expert Craig Anderson as they each try to correctly guess the mystery Scotland international over 20 questions in a best-of-seven series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer analyse the handful of games in the Scottish lower leagues from the weekend. The pair discuss how Inverness Caledonian Thistle closed the gap on Annan Athletic in League 1, a blockbuster match in the northeast, Stranraer's sideline in vlogging, and the worst refereeing decision of the century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(ATTENTION: Feedback/echos which were previously reported on this podcast have now been removed.) Tony Anderson and Craig Cairns join Craig G Telfer to look at the winners and losers from the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. The trio discuss terrible pitches, solo goals, bad refereeing, cowboy hats, bare bottoms, abysmal tackles, world-class volleys and John Terry's failed NFT project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer get together for the final lower-league podcast of 2024. The pair of them talk about the big derby between Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, how Stenhousemuir got the better of Alloa Athletic, and Brian Martin's dislike of short corners. https://drinkag1.com/terrace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson get together to talk through two rounds of Scottish Premiership fixtures over the festive period. The pair chat about Neil Critchley's crap use of subs, David Gray turning it all around at Hibs, Jim Goodwin being three points behind the Second Coming, Philippe Clement's poor use of squad rotation, Ross County seeing a rare away win, Simon Murray's determination and a whole lot more. https://drinkag1.com/terrace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shaughan McGuigan joins Craig G Telfer for a whistle-stop tour around the Scottish lower leagues, with the pair discussing every game to have taken place over the last three days. They touch on Tudor collars, percussion instruments, posh accents and terrible pop music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices