Podcast appearances and mentions of Alex Rae

Andrew Maclean, David Friel & Alex Rae bring you immediate reaction as Celtic lose at home to Hibs and Rangers drop points with a 2-2 draw away at Livingston. There was a lot of drama in both games including a red card for Trusty and a potential penalty denied at the death for Rangers.

Alex Rae is adamant Youssef Chermiti must score goals against the smaller sides to help drive Rangers on to win the Scottish Premiership. The PLZ panel also question whether Celtic can continue to score last-minute winners in their quest for the title. Tam McManus refuses to write off Hearts' chances of creating history.

Getting people right means getting business right - and I'm always drawn to conversations about the human factor at work. I'm joined by Alex Rae, CEO at Wise Investments, whose insights cut through the noise about future-proof organisations and put real emphasis on what matters - people.We dig into preparedness and possibility as a lens for leadership. Forget any notion that leaders should have all the answers - Alex is clear about building teams that can weather uncertainty, adapt, and thrive without being reliant on a single individual. That kind of culture isn't about complicated strategies. It's the result of leaders who trust their people, keep the conversation open, and invest in genuine relationships across their business.You'll hear us unpack the difference between simply reacting to change and leading with intention. We talk openly about the risks for teams when rapid change leaves people feeling overwhelmed or unsure about their place. Alex shares how Wise Investments face these challenges head-on, through both practical and emotional support, with practices that reinforce resilience and belonging. The social committee, well-being initiatives, and everyday conversations aren't just nice extras - they're essential foundations for high performance.Leadership is about balancing care and challenge. The best managers help their teams grow by keeping things simple, staying present, and making room for continuous learning. None of this is about tick-box exercises - it's active, ongoing, and firmly embedded in Wise's culture.If you're wondering how to build a workplace where people feel secure, valued, and ready for whatever comes next, this conversation offers plenty to reflect on. Download the free resource in the show notes and join me in thinking about how prepared, and how hopeful, we really are for the future of work.More about Alex:Alex Rae grew up in Sweden and moved to the UK aged 15. Five years later she started working at Wise Investment and 25 years later she's still there. Alex has an 18 year old daughter and outside of work she loves seeing friends and going out for dinner.Get in touch here: wiseinvestment.co.ukResources & ReferencesInsight to Action: Preparedness, Possibility, and People - How Leaders Build Resilient Teams Watch this episode on YouTubeOxfordshire Business Summit EbookRetained Partnership InfoContact details for Lisa LLoyd:LinkedIn: lisapsychologyWebsite: itstimeforchange.co.ukSign up to be kept in the loop: itstimeforchange.co.uk/jointheclubEmail me for a friendly chat: lisa@itstimeforchange.co.uk

Andrew Maclean is joined by award-winning Partick Thistle duo Tony Watt and Alex Rae ahead of a huge midweek fixture card in the Scottish Premiership.We start the show with a happy Hearts fan after their Edinburgh derby win over Hibs, and Celtic and Rangers supporters preview their matches against Livingston and Motherwell, respectively.Plus we have more tiebreaker drama on Beat The Pundit and another testing Full-Time Teaser!

Alex Rae believes this could be a massive week for Hearts and Rangers in their bid to win the title. The Scottish cup draw is assessed by the PLZ team, as well as some huge games in the Scottish Premiership in midweek.

Andrew Maclean, David Friel and Alex Rae take your calls as we react to Rangers thumping of Queens Park in the Scottish Cup as well as Celtic's last minute heroics against Dundee the night before.

Gordon Duncan, Simon Donnelly and Alex Rae take your calls after Celtic's trip to Aberdeen is postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, as is Motherwell's match at Dundee.A Rangers fan phones in with a wild conspiracy theory on the WEATHER at Pittodrie, others look ahead to the match with Kilmarnock at Ibrox and a Hoops fan has a theory of his own on the club's board...

Andrew Maclean, Hugh Keevins and Alex Rae are in the studio as Celtic leapfrog Rangers into second after their 2-0 win over Falkirk, coupled with the Gers' goalless draw against Hibernian at Easter Road. The panel debate whether the Parkhead club can afford to let Arne Engels leave on deadline day, they discuss where their Old Firm rivals need to strengthen after denting their title hopes against Hibs, and the confidence coming out of the Hearts camp, with the Jambos sitting six points clear of both Glasgow clubs. Hugh also receives a text from new Livingston boss Marvin Bartley in a Superscoreboard exclusive!

Gordon Duncan, Tony Watt and Alex Rae in the studio after Celtic interim boss Martin O'Neill said his side are making “strenuous efforts to improve the team”, but doesn't know of new signings before Sunday's game against Falkirk.Fans react to Rangers reportedly rejecting a £13m bid for striker Youssef Chermiti from Fenerbache. Meanwhile, Motherwell's Tawanda Maswanhise says he is "happy with current form" amid links with Old Firm clubs.We have Europa League preview, a feisty Glasgow derby on Beat The Pundit and a good Full-Time Teaser to end the show!

Andrew Maclean, Brian Graham & Alex Rae take your calls as we react live to Hearts and Celtic playing out a 2-2 draw and Rangers sealing a 3-0 victory at home to Dundee to close the gap on the leaders to 4 points

Gordon Duncan hosts the Partick Thistle takeover on Superscoreboard as striker Tony Watt and assistant Alex Rae are in the studio previewing the Old Firm playing in the Europa League.Celtic agreed a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach striker Tomáš Čvančara, so we hear from Martin O'Neill in Italy on the new arrival and catch-up with our reporter Andrew Maclean live from Bologna's Renato Dall'Ara Stadium.A Rangers fan has a disagreement with Tony over his weekend predictions, a Queen's Park supporter gives us his perspective as Stranraer face being kicked out of the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player against the Spiders and Brian the Thistle fan grills the panel on their season so far.There's also a tough game of Beat The Pundit, a difficult teaser and Gordon is revealed to be a BINDICATOR!

Tam McManus reckons Kieron Bowie needs to stay at Hibs until after the World cup and secure an even bigger move when the time is right. Alan Rough, Alex Rae and Peter Martin assess 43-year-old Craig Gordon and his world-class save for Hearts against Dundee, as well as discussing Danny Rohl and Martin O'Neill's quest for new players at Rangers and Celtic.

Andrew Maclean is joined by Simon Donnelly and Alex Rae in the studio as they bring you Aberdeen vs Rangers live. The panel take the listeners calls on the weekends games and look back at the early kick off between Dundee and Hearts. Robbie has compared Craig Gordon's save today to a save that Gordon Banks made against Brazil and other callers are agreeing. We get the full time round up at Dens Park from Dave Galloway and Gabriel Antoniazzi brings us the starting line ups for Aberdeen vs Rangers along with the half time and full time reports.We also have Beat The Pundit as well...

Gordon Duncan is joined by Marvin Bartley and Alex Rae to look back on Rangers' win over Aberdeen that sees Danny Rohl's side jump into second spot, discuss Celtic's title credentials under Martin O'Neil, and one caller asks 'Should Connor Barron be included in Scotland's World Cup squad?'Plus Beat The Pundit & The Full Time Teaser

Peter Martin, Alex Rae, Alan Rough and Tam McManus discuss the sacking of Wilfried Nancy at Celtic and the imminent return of Martin O'Neill, Jimmy Thelin's departure at Aberdeen and Rubin Amorim sacked by Manchester United.

Peter Martin, Alan Rough and Alex Rae assess whether Wilfried Nancy can survive as Celtic manager if he loses the derby against Rangers.

Andrew Maclean, Bartley & Alex Rae are in the studio taking the callers thoughts and views on their teams performances. The boys bring you post match reviews on the Hearts v Rangers at Tynecastle and live Coverage of the second half of Celtic v Aberdeen at Celtic Park. We here from Derek McInnes and Danny Rohl after the game and we hear from Wilfried Nancy after his first win as Celtic manager.Beat The Pundit as well.

Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Alex Rae and Tam McManus discuss the fallout from St Mirren defeating Celtic in the PremierSports Cup final. Calls for Wilfried Nancy to be sacked are wide of the mark. Hearts set to spend in the transfer window and managers getting sacked at the weekend are all on the agenda.

Peter Martin, Alex Rae, Tam McManus and Alan Rough look back over Hearts' big win over Celtic and assess who will spend big in the January transfer window.

Andrew Maclean, Marvin Bartley & Alex Rae are in the studio and Gabriel Antoniazzi was at Celtic Park. The boys bring live coverage of the Celtic V Hearts second half and Gabriel Antoniazzi gave us the full-time report. The phonelines light up after the full-time whistle at Celtic park. Celtic fans did not like what they saw in Wilfried Nancy first game in charge of Celtic.Hearts fan Wayne said his team was coasting in the game against Celtic.Rangers fan David says that Rangers are looking better going forward.Celtic fan Daniel said that the board has let us down! were as Jamie is embarrassed by Nancy's tactics board. Alex Rae takes on Mark in Pollok in a close beat the pundit.

We're delighted to welcome back old friend of the show Mark Wilson, in a different capacity to usual on Open Goal! Si Ferry sits down with the new Partick Thistle Manager to celebrate his Glen's Vodka SPFL Championship Manager Of The Month victory for October!We discuss Mark's whirlwind few months at Thistle, going from temporary co-Manager with Brian Graham last season to being appointed in the position on his own and now challenging for the top spot in the Championship!He talks us through the process of his appointment, the start to the season, giving up his media duties including Clyde 1 Superscoreboard with Gordon Dalziel to take the role, player recruitment including his old Celtic teammate, Tony Watt and building his backroom staff with recent Rangers coach Alex Rae joining as his assistant!A great and enjoyable insight and reunion with Mark Wilson in this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're delighted to welcome back old friend of the show Mark Wilson, in a different capacity to usual on Open Goal! Si Ferry sits down with the new Partick Thistle Manager to celebrate his Glen's Vodka SPFL Championship Manager Of The Month victory for October!We discuss Mark's whirlwind few months at Thistle, going from temporary co-Manager with Brian Graham last season to being appointed in the position on his own and now challenging for the top spot in the Championship!He talks us through the process of his appointment, the start to the season, giving up his media duties including Clyde 1 Superscoreboard with Gordon Dalziel to take the role, player recruitment including his old Celtic teammate, Tony Watt and building his backroom staff with recent Rangers coach Alex Rae joining as his assistant!A great and enjoyable insight and reunion with Mark Wilson in this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big talking points this week: Wilfried Nancy looks set to become the next Celtic manager — provided the club can agree compensation. Rangers sack Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart, and we look back on a weekend full of VAR controversy! Join PLZ Premium TODAY! You will receive exclusive benefits via PLZ Soccer YouTube - including member only video content, access to ask questions on our special live stream and special features before anyone else. Plus much more! ✨ Sign up HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@PLZSoccer/join

Andrew Maclean, Marvin Bartley & Alex Rae are in the studio as they review the weekend of Scottish football. They talk about VAR from the weekend and we hear from David Martindale on how he believed his side were denied a stone wall penalty. Stephen Robinson gives his view on Liam Scales own goal being chopped off. Dave Galloway was at Pittodrie for Aberdeen v Hearts.The listeners call in and give their views on their teams performances and the VAR calls from the weekend games. Rangers fan David says that Rangers defence was shocking but they are still title contenders. Celtic fan Brian says Callum McGregor's goal was one of the best goals in one of the worst games.Alex Rae takes on Arif in Pollok in a questionable beat the pundit.

Gordon Duncan is joined by Simon Donnelly and Alex Rae to look forward to a big week in European competitions for Scottish clubs. We hear from Celtic fan Ross who wants Martin O'Neill to stay permanently and Edward who is glad Craig Bellamy has ruled himself out of the Parkhead job. Rangers fan John who thought Danny Röhl got the team wrong on Saturday. As well as a Beat The Pundit match with George in Kilmarnock

Gordon Duncan is joined in the studio by Hugh Keevins, Alex Rae & Gordon Dalziel as they bring you live reaction to the Old Firm derby in the League Cup semi-final.Scott Allan & Gabriel Antoniazzi are also at Hampden with updates and build up to the game.

Gordon Duncan is with Hugh Keevins, Gordon Dalziel, Alex Rae and Scott Allan with your reaction to Celtic's 3-1 win in the League Cup semi-final.Should Auston Trusty have been sent off? Should Rangers have had a penalty? And do Celtic supporters want Martin O'Neill to stay?Thise questions are all answered along with Danny Röhl and Martin O'NeillGabriel Antoniazzi and Scott Allan are also at Hampden with the build up, half time and full time analysis.

Andrew Maclean, Alex Rae and Jim Duffy bring you live build-up to mid-week games in the Scottish Premiership. Up for discussion is Martin O'Neill's return to the Celtic dugout after over 20 years amid fan protests against the board. There is continued fallout to Brendan Rodgers' departure and Dermot Desmond's statement. Celtic fan Margaret said she thought the club wants to bring Shaun Maloney in as a manager long term after Martin O' Neill's interim stint is over. Chris wants Celtic fans to stop protesting and unite around the team.Rangers fan Michael plays Jim Duffy at Beat the Pundit and there's another Full Time Teaser.

Gordon Duncan is joined by Alex Rae & Simon Donnelly as they build up to a big night of European action tomorrow as Rangers & Celtic both teams search for their first win in this season's Europa League, We get an update on all things Rangers from our reporter Andrew Maclean who is in Bergen ahead of their clash with Brann and we hear from Brendan Rodgers on his "Honda Civics" comment from the weekend.Plus Beat The Pundit & The Full Time Teaser

Peter Martin, Alex Rae, Alan Rough and Tam McManus react to the news Danny Rohl has been confirmed as Rangers' new manager. 

Gordon Duncan is joined by Hugh Keevins and Alex Rae to discuss Rangers ongoing search for a new head coach. We hear from Zak who thinks Gers should wait if it means they get Kevin Muscat in. Scott who has a controversial suggestion for the Ibrox hotseat and Brian who thinks there's a disconnect between the fans and the board at Celtic.

Peter Martin, Alan Rough and Alex Rae look back on Scotland's 2-1 win over Belarus, rate the performance from Steve Clarke's side and discusss why Steven Gerrard rejected Rangers. 

Gordon Duncan, Gordon Dalziel and Alex Rae are in the studio as Rangers fans continue with their reactions to the sacking of Russell Martin. They also give some of their choices for new manager with Steven Gerrard being a popular choice. With other managers names being put out their by fans like, Derek McInnes and Kevin MuscatRangers fan Zak referred to Russell Martin as a cars sales man, Jordan says "the social experiment at Ibrox is over. while David, would not forgive Gerrard for walking away from Rangers before and John wanted Barry Ferguson to get the job and have stayed from last season. We have beat the pundit where, Shane "the pass master" from Bridge of Weir takes on the Dazzler. Find out who won that one.

Russell Martin is SACKED by Rangers and Hearts WIN the Edinburgh derby to remain TOP! As another international break is upon us we look at another eventful weekend in the Scottish Premiership.  Join PLZ Premium TODAY! You will receive exclusive benefits via PLZ Soccer YouTube - including member only video content, access to ask questions on our special live stream and special features before anyone else. Plus much more! ✨ Sign up HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@PLZSoccer/join

Gordon Duncan is joined by Simon Donnelly & Alex Rae as the build up to Celtic's Europa League clash with Crvena Zvezda continues, There's a look ahead to tomorrow as Rangers get ready to welcome Genk to Ibrox for their opening Europa League game and we hear from an Aberdeen fan about the team's struggles this season. Plus Beat The Pundit & The Full Time Teaser

We look back on an action packed weekend of football, Celtic/Rangers/ St Mirren and Motherwell all book themselves a place in the Premier Sports Cup Semi-Finals! Dundee and Livi also serve up a thriller at Dens in the Scottish Premiership. Join PLZ Premium TODAY! You will receive exclusive benefits via PLZ Soccer YouTube - including member only video content, access to ask questions on our special live stream and special features before anyone else. Plus much more! ✨ Sign up HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@PLZSoccer/join

Gordon Duncan is joined by Hugh Keevins & Alex Rae as they Rangers swimming trip to Loch Lomond, Alex Rae's preparations ahead of Partick Thistle's cup tie with Celtic and there's discussions about both old firm managers future. Plus Beat The Pundit & The Full Time Teaser

Gordon Duncan is joined by the hardest panel we have ever had on Superscoreboard, as Jim Duffy and Alex Rae join him in the studio. Celtic supporters are still unhappy, with fingers being pointed at both the board and Brendan Rodgers over the transfer issues, while there are also calls for abstaining from the clubs Europa League Package.Former Rangers assistant and current Partick Thistle coach, Alex Rae gives his thoughts on Nico Raskin and Hamza Igamane while also talking about the Jags chances in the Championship. And we hear from Heart's fan Alex ahead of the Jambos trip to Ibrox.Plus Alex's first go of the season on Beat the Pundit and a Full Time Teaser based on international scorers.

Gordon Duncan is joined by Alex Rae and Simon Donnelly as they react to the SWFA player of the year nominees, we hear from an Inter Millan fan and breakdown last night's Premiership playoff between Ayr United and Partick Thistle...

Alex Rae returns to Superscoreboard to join Gordon Duncan and Scott Allan in the studio, to look back at Rangers win over Fenerbahce and look ahead to Sunday's Old Firm game.We also get an insight into his time at Ibrox alongside Philippe Clement, as well as your calls, Beat the Pundit and a red card special on the Full-Time Teaser.

Listen back to Paul Cooney, John Hartson and Alex Rae as they talk all things Scottish Football.

Alex Rae joined Racing Pulse with an update on the stable which has four heading to Pakenham tonight and two racing at Sandown tomorrow, Alex also gave an update on Shock 'Em Ova. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Rae joined The Verdict on RSN after Shock 'Em Ova won Race 8 at Caulfield on Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan Delaney speaks to trainer Jason Warren after Benedetta won the Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville. Troy Corstens joins Brendan after Magnaspin proved too strong winning The Coast at Newcastle, Jamie Mott chats about his win aboard Numerian in the Group 2 Hollindale and Alex Rae discusses the stunning return of Shock 'Em Ova at Caulfield yesterday. We wrap Newcastle gallops with Greg Radley, Nathan Exelby wraps a big day at the Sunshine Coast, along with a wrap of all the Group 1 action from Morphettville with Racing SA's Lincoln Moore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enna's Dream shapes as a wildcard in Saturday's Group 1 feature at Caulfield.

Shock 'Em Ova is one of the hot favourites at Caulfield on Coongy Day.

Alex Rae and Kevin Thomson join in with the fans to discuss Saturday's big talking points across the Scottish Premiership

It's full-time at Ibrox - with Celtic earning all 3 points after a 1-0 win against Rangers. Gordon Dalziel, Mark Wilson and Hugh Keevins join Gordon Duncan in the studio, with Alex Rae reporting from the stadium - as you have your say on The Openline.

It's the first Old Firm day of the season, with both Celtic and Rangers looking to take three points away from Ibrox. Gordon Dalziel, Mark Wilson and Hugh Keevins join Gordon Duncan in the studio, with Andrew Maclean and Alex Rae watching at the stadium. We'll bring you all the coverage, before you have your say on The Openline at full-time.

Craig Brown Tribute, Football Voices, Bring Him Back, The Phone Call You'll Never Forget, Fizzy Drinks XI and Terracing Teaser with Roddy Forsyth, Alex Rae and Emma Black