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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
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
Forres Mechanics coach Mark Holmes talks to Sean McAngus in the Highland League Podcast.
Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer return to peer into lower-league Scottish football. The pair talk about Dylan Easton's world-class free-kick, whether or not Inverness Caledonian Thistle are back from the dead, and how Stranraer muscled their way to victory against East Fife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hello and welcome to episode 140 of TLKO!Part 1: Jamie, Mike and Sheela on Erik Ten Hag's dismissal, West Ham, Arsenal and Liverpool's title credentials and a great game at Brentford! 1hr 00:26 - Part 2: Jamie is joined by Stevie Riley from the Wyness Shuffle on Inverness Caledonian Thistle, their recent administration and changes at the helm, what ICT looks like on the pitch and survival hopes. 1hr 19:41 - Part 3: Sheela joins Jamie to discuss game week 9 in Fantrax draft Premier League, who has the best fixtures coming up that you can target in your leagues and Chris Wood! All reviews, likes, shares and of course listens are hugely appreciated! Why not leave a review right now, it only takes a second! Please follow and tag us on the socials @latekickoff:Twitter - Late Kick Off Podcast (@latekickoffpod) / Twitter Instagram - Late Kick Off Football Podcast (@latekickoffpod) • Instagram photos and videos Thanks to all our contributors:Ciaran Fowler for the artwork!Ciaran Fowler for the logo! The intro music is a range of credits, the Thunderbirds, the Skids, and Sky Sports and Ray Hudson commentary... and of course Keith Ward! This podcast is in no way monetised (in fact it costs a fortune!).
Forget Night of the Day of the Dawn, it's all about the Night of the Day of the Dons this Hallowe'en week.They've got a bumper few days as they take on Rangers on Wednesday and Celtic on Saturday. The Ibrox side are the final Premiership team that will try and stop Aberdeen's incredible unbeaten record so far, while Celtic go head to head with them at Hampden for a play in the Scottish League Cup semi final.Andrew Slaven is joined by Laura Brannan and John Blaesdale for another week of Scottish football delights, including the Scottish Cup second round, Inverness Caledonian Thistle going into admin and Stephen Robinson's contract extension at St Mirren.And what about that incredible week for our sides in Europe? For the first time ever, all three sides kept a clean sheet on the same week. Gavin from the very popular Twitter account Scotland's Coefficient joins us to break down the numbers.And we look at fan media, what future does it have in our game?RUNNING ORDER:00:00 Intro02:57: Industry question: What future does fan media have in football?10:17: Funnies: Christmas jumpers, Threave Rovers v Stranraer, Jim Goodwin back at Pittodrie13:20: News: Inverness are in admin20:01: We geek out over Scottish teams in Europe40:17: Aberdeen are still on fire44:26: SPFL preview/roundupGET IN TOUCH:• Follow us on Twitter: @tsfspodcast• Follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter: @andrewslaven7• Follow Laura Brannan on Twitter: @_LauraBrannan• Follow John Blaesdale on Twitter: @jbleasdale81• Follow Scotland's Coefficient on Twitter: @scotlandscoeff1
Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer take a look at the Scottish lower leagues in forensic detail once again. The pair talk about the action at the top of the Championship, Inverness Caledonian Thistle's administration, and Clyde's new manager - plus much, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Iona Ballantyne is joined by Tom English to preview Celtic's crucial Champions League match away to Atalanta. They also hear from Rome-based journalist Alasdair Mackenzie about what we can expect from the Italian outfit and Iain MacInnes fills us in on the latest after Inverness Caledonian Thistle were placed into administration. Get in touch with your comments and questions. Our email address is Scottishfootball@bbc.co.uk
On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Fulham fan Lewis James and Aston Villa Lee Jackson to discuss the latest at their clubs and their interesting FPL assets ahead of the GW8 meeting at Craven Cottage. Fulham have started really well, beaten only twice in Manchester and they have a great group of upcoming fixtures, whilst Villa have also started well, though it perhaps should also be expected with who they've played so far and fixtures are now looking tougher and have we already seen signs of the Champions League proving a distraction? Both Antonee Robinson and Emile Smith-Rowe have been popular for FPL managers so far, should Fantasy managers stick with them or look elsewhere with Fulham having only kept one clean sheet and with Smith-Rowe benched at the weekend? James has a big Erling Haaland dilemma, and the only way to get him him would include selling Ollie Watkins; does Lee think he should do it? Plus, there's a follow up on conversation during the last International break on concerns over Villa defensively, Raul Jimenez has hit form making him worth considering, and is Morgan Rogers likely to stay the community's darling as enabling midfield choice, particularly when many at a similar price are outperforming him on some of the underlying numbers, and that includes several Fulham players! Follow Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisFFCJames Follow Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lee_Jackson_92 Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Ask James, live stream scheduled from 1pm BST Today on Patreon: Money in Football on Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Great Games Remembered on England 2-2 Greece from 2001 For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-oct-7th-113522502 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Follow Clayton on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/claytsAFC Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFPL Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #FFC #AVFC #FPL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shaughan McGuigan gets together with Craig G Telfer to analyse every single thing that happened in the Scottish lower leagues over the past seven days. The pair talk about Raith Rovers' alarming start to the campaign, Inverness Caledonian Thistle's unbeaten season so far (unless you're counting the defeat to Annan Athletic), mistaken identity, dynamic ticket pricing, professional wrestling, Edinburgh City's draw with Clyde, Stranraer's first victory and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Kieran speak to Andrew Moffat, co-host of Inverness Caledonian Thistle podcast, The Wyness Shuffle, about the financial uncertainty the club currently faces. Follow Kevin on X - @kevinhunterday Follow Kieran on X - @KieranMaguire Follow Producer Guy on X - @guykilty Follow The Price of Football on X - @pof_pod Send in a question: questions@priceoffootball.com Support The Price of Football on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/priceoffootball Check out the Price of Football merchandise store: https://the-price-of-football.backstreetmerch.com/ Visit the website: https://priceoffootball.com/ For sponsorship email - info@adelicious.fm The Price of Football is a Dap Dip production: https://dapdip.co.uk/ contact@dapdip.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Full-time reaction to Gibraltar 0-2 Scotland with Kenny Macintyre, Tom English, Steven Thompson and Willie Miller. We hear from Steve Clarke, Ross McCrorie and Ryan Christie. Plus breaking news on Ross Morrison resigning as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
In a special episode Jonathan Sutherland examines Inverness Caledonian Thistle's controversial decision to relocate their training base to Fife. He finds out how they got to this point, what the thinking behind the move is and hears from fans about why it's provoked such a passionate reaction. Guests are BBC reporter Andrew Thomson, fan Lynne MacDonald, Jennifer Aitchison (chair of the ICT supporters Trust) and club legend Barry Wilson.
Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up once more to discuss the biggest weekend of the season in the lower-leagues with the conclusion of the play-offs. The pair discuss a stunning match between Stranraer and East Kilbride, what happens next for Inverness Caledonian Thistle following their relegation, and how Stevie Farrell finally won a big game with Dumbarton. They also look at how Raith Rovers sneaked past Partick Thistle and into the Premiership play-off final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shaughan McGuigan teams up with Craig G Telfer to review Tuesday night's five play-off matches. The pair discuss Airdrieonians' blockbuster encounter with Partick Thistle, Montrose's stalemate with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and a pleasant night out at the Rock when Dumbarton took on Stirling Albion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer complete the regular season by discussing the biggest and most meaningful games in the lower league from the weekend. The pair discuss, amongst many topics, how Inverness Caledonian Thistle will fare in the Championship play-offs, how Annan Athletic secured their League 1 safety, and Stranraer's doomed bid to avoid being the dreaded "Club 42". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shaughan McGuigan and Fraser Clarke fix their gazes in the lower leagues, as they attempt to give some context to the biggest games from the Championship, League One and League Two. The duo discuss how big a loss George Oakley will be to Morton's promotion hopes, and whether or not Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 2-0 win is a turning point. They both gush over Montrose and Alloa's seven goal thriller, analyse Stranraer's sensational demolition of Dumbarton, and take delight at Brian Martin being delighted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle have signed James Carragher son of former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher on loan from Wigan until the end of the season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nwosu-chizoba-david/message
In our 25th episode of 'The Pyramid' Scottish football podcast, Kenny Crawford, Steven Bell and James Craigen are joined by Inverness Caledonian Thistle & Canada midfielder David Wotherspoon.David signed for Caley in October 2023 following a highly successful time at St Johnstone, where he won two Scottish Cups and a League Cup.He shares what it was like meeting ICT manager Duncan Ferguson for the first time and how it feels to be in limbo between clubs.The former Hibs man also reflects on his appearance at the 2022 World Cup.
A week of firsts in the SPFL; a first win of the Premiership season for Aberdeen, a maiden home victory for Nick Montgomery in his second game charge of Hibs, and record-breaking first appearances for a couple of young Hibs & St Johnstone players.It's not all plain sailing however in the top flight. Three wins in a week for Rangers but many fans are irked by what they're seeing at Ibrox under Michael Beale, including the manager himself.Inverness Caledonian Thistle have announced Duncan Ferguson as their new manager. Caley fan Andrew Young from The Wyness Shuffle Podcast joins us to reflect on what's been going on at the Highland club.And is it ok for a child to run onto the pitch to meet their heroes, or are we glorifying this behaviour too much?Join Andrew Slaven and Findlay Marks for all the latest news, funny stories and reaction across the divisions of our wonderfully bonkers game.RUNNING ORDER:00:00 - Intro00:28 - The best of this week's funny stories, including Aberdeen fans serenading German newlyweds, spelling your own player's name wrong, and how The Force is strong with Stuart Kettlewell.07:19 - A round up of this week's biggest news stories, including new owners arriving at Livi, where Aaron Hickey's future might lie, and why you should be checking out our YouTube channel this season.13:54 - Premiership round up, including lacklustre Rangers & Hearts, brilliant St Mirren and Aberdeen, and a cheeky pitch invader in the Celtic game.European preview, covering Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen's tough tests this week.36:05 - Discussing Inverness Caledonian Thistle's start to the season as well as their incoming new manager, with Andrew Young from The Wyness Shuffle Podcast.47:12 - Championship, League One & League Two round up, including Airdrielona, Super Stenny and Clyde finally winning a game of football.50:08 - OutroGET IN TOUCH:• Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsfspodcast• Follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewslaven7• Follow Findlay Marks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/findlaymarks• Follow The Wyness Shuffle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheICTPodcast
Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up to talk about everything that's happened in lower-league Scottish football over the past seven days. The pair discuss Raith Rovers' long overdue win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Arbroath's recent return to form, the decline and fall of Edinburgh City, and the battle at the bottom of League 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The European group stages get underway this week but some of the team are giving off negative vibes… or are they just being realistic? Join Andrew Slaven, Findlay Marks and Laura Brannan for the latest round up of the weird and wonderful stories across Scottish football.We have a very special guest this week as St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson joins us with his side sitting pretty in second place in the Premiership.At the other end of the managerial success scale though, Billy Dodds and his assistant Barry Wilson have departed Inverness Caledonian Thistle after a poor start to the season.Could Scotland be given automatic qualification to Euro 2028 if they fail the traditional way? Perhaps, if the UK & Ireland win their bid to host the tournament, it looks like there will be a safety net for some of the home nations.And what's Gary Caldwell's latest training regime? Gone are the days of army kidnapping, he's now moved on to TikTok trends.RUNNING ORDER:00:00 - Intro00:28 - The best of this week's funny stories, including head tennis at Hamilton Accies, clubs telling their own fans to go and see other sides, and Gary Caldwell's latest maverick team training tactic.05:33 - A round up of this week's biggest news stories, including Billy Dodds being sacked by ICT, the latest on Elliot Anderson, and the brilliant Scotland tifo Laura helped bring to life.15:47 - European preview, covering Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen's tough tests this week.21:48 - Discussing St Mirren's terrific start to the season, with Buddies boss Stephen Robinson.40:58 - SPFL round up, looking briefly at the major stories from the most recent round of matches across all 4 divisions.48:02 - OutroGET IN TOUCH:• Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsfspodcast• Follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewslaven7• Follow Laura Brannan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_LauraBrannan• Follow Findlay Marks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/findlaymarks
Manchester City do the double after beating Manchester United 2-1 in the first all Manchester FA Cup final. Mark Chapman is alongside Manchester United legend Jaap Stam, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton and football correspondent John Murray at Wembley to react to City's win which takes them one step closer to the treble. There's also reaction from the Scottish Cup final where Celtic completed the domestic treble after beating Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1. Topics: 1'02 – Full time whistle at FA Cup final 10'50 – Jack Grealish pitchside 18'00 – Manchester City Trophy lift 24'50 – Ilkay Gundogan 27'25 – Pep Guardiola reaction 29'13 – Erik ten Hag reaction 31'33 – Full time whistle at Scottish Cup final 41'05 – Celtic trophy lift
In today's podcast we look at Celtic's opponents in the 2023 Scottish Cup Final.Chris Gallagher is joined by Christian Wulff as they analyse Inverness Caledonian Thistle and how they will approach the final. We discuss their league campaign and the stats that surround where they finished in the league. We discuss how they will set up and approach the game from a tactical perspective.We alsochat about the key players in the side.
Nice brief episode name there eh!Reidzo and Spunkphone preview the 2023 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.Nothing else. No Ange stuff, no speculation, no other noise, simply the upcoming game.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigpod/?hl=enMusic Credit - The Motion - Where Is My Mind?
We look ahead to the final weekend of the season as Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle battle it out for the Scottish Cup and Ross County go head to head with Partick Thistle for a place in the Premiership.Join Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks for the penultimate episode of the 2022/23 season.The Scotland squad is announced ahead of the double header against Norway and Georgia, the two Dundee teams confirm their respective managers for next season and Hearts snatch the final European spot… for now.We also catch up with Annan Athletic captain Steven Swinglehurst after their historic promotion to League One.Meanwhile, what is going on with the Scottish Cup final television coverage… is our game really less important than Garden Rescue? And is it ok for fans to celebrate winning the title by having an impromptu street party? We look at what happened at Trongate on Celtic's trophy day.
The Celtic View Podcast is back this week and in good spirits after Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Rangers at Hampden Park. The Celts booked their place in the final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle with Jota scoring the only goal and we have a full review of the derby win. We show you all the big moments and debate the talking points, as we marvel at Ange Postecoglou's side remaining undefeated in this fixture this season. There's also the huge build-up to this weekend as Celtic travel to face Hearts at Tynecastle, knowing victory will seal a second successive league title under the manager. With the women's team, there's a huge game this Thursday as they take on Rangers in the league and we look ahead to the massive clash in the title race. We also have a full review of the Celtic B team, as Mackenzie Carse and Mitchell Robertson join the studio for a brilliant look back on their incredible season. They also go head-to-head in a hilarious round of our quick-fire quiz. Make sure you like and subscribe to the Celtic View Podcast on all your podcast channels so you never miss as episode.
Mark Chapman presents reaction to a dramatic day in the Premier League, EFL and Scotland as Brighton keep themselves in the hunt for a European spot by thrashing Wolves 6-nil. Meanwhile Nottingham Forest's hopes of staying up were dealt a blow as they were beaten at Brentford. And Crystal Palace reach the 40-point mark with an exciting 4-3 win over West Ham.. There's also plenty of reaction to a busy day in the EFL as Plymouth, Ipswich and Stevenage celebrate promotion, while Wigan Athletic and Hartlepool United are relegated. And we look at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who've reached the Scottish Cup final with victory over Falkirk. TIMECODES 02:00: Analysis of Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest; 06:00: Brighton 6-0 Wolves including an interview with Brighton's Billy Gilmour; 10:00: Crystal Palace 4-3 West Ham; 14:30: Wigan relegated in the Championship; 21:00: Plymouth and Ipswich are promoted from League One; 26:00: Interview with Inverness's Billy Mckay;
Reaction as ICT reach the Scottish Cup final and a look forward to the second semi-final where Rangers will face Celtic
Liam McLeod is joined by John Hughes and Rory Loy to preview Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final between Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Is winning the league a good enough reason to invade the sacred grass? Join the team as they debate the championship-winning codes of conduct.BT Sport's Andrew Slaven, West Ham's Laura Brannan and football filmmaker Findlay Marks are back again for the latest helping of Scottish football's news and funny stories.You might have noticed you could watch the FA Cup semi finals on TV at the weekend, but not any of our own exciting fixtures that were playing at the same time. We look at why the English FA broke their own blackout rules and how it's impacting the Scottish game.Meanwhile, the Premiership split saw St Mirren and Hibs bag the spots in the top six, while Livingston missed out again. But could more be done to market this stage of the season?Stirling Albion finally made it over the line and clinched the League Two Championship, hear from manager Darren Young on the achievement. And who's going to make it out of this weekend's Scottish Cup semi finals? It's Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday, before Rangers v Celtic on Sunday.RUNNING ORDER:01:42: Andrew tells us what it's like to produce a live title-winning game for the TV.04:49: Pitch invasions, are they harmless or disrespectful?10:35: News stories and funny stories, including what is going on with the blackout breach.18:08: We breakdown The Split, what happened and what the league should be doing to sell it better.25:34: SPFL round up, from Motherwell taking points off Celtic right down to Brechin City winning the Highland League.32:00: Hear from Stirling Albion manager Darren Young.36:05: The Scottish Cup semi final previews.GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Twitter• follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter• follow Laura Brannan on Twitter• follow Findlay Marks on Twitter
Danny and Paul go over Saturday's 1-1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. They then look ahead to our next match against Cove Rangers.Intro track title: ChangeArtist: My Monthly DateMaterial: https://bit.ly/3jOgoq1License: https://bit.ly/3VEly4ZEdit: Voiceover added to trackLicense terms: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)Edited by: Ryan Norrie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Danny and Paul go over Saturday's 3-3 draw against Greenock Morton They then look ahead to our next match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.Intro track title: ChangeArtist: My Monthly DateMaterial: https://bit.ly/3jOgoq1License: https://bit.ly/3VEly4ZEdit: Voiceover added to trackLicense terms: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)Edited by: Ryan Norrie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
this week Dom is joined by former Liverpool FC, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United and Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender David Raven. Dave played at the very highest level, making his debut for his boyhood club Liverpool away at tottenham in a league cup quarter final, picking up the man of the match bottle of champagne, further appearances for liverpool came, before spells within the football league. Dave joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle and spent a number of succesful years with the scottish premier league outfit, etching his name in history by scoring the winner vs celtic in a scottish cup semi final. now Dave is purely in the dugout, assisting Mark Beesley at Warrington Town in the northern premier league.
Craig & Alan discuss Morton's defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dean interviews Lewis McEwan from Morton in the Community as they celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Crazy kick off times, closing away ends and a strip that costs “NINETY f***ing pounds?!” …we're asking, in our best Helen Lovejoy voice, won't somebody PLEASE think of the fans?Join BT Sport's Andrew Slaven, Sky Sports' Anthony Joseph and football filmmaker Findlay Marks for your latest dose of Scottish football.The team look ahead to Scotland's EURO 2024 qualifying campaign which gets underway with a home double header against Cyprus and Spain.They also question whether the new 150th anniversary shirt is worth an eye-watering £90. Meanwhile, the Scottish Cup semi final fixtures have been announced, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle fans expected to travel to Glasgow for a 12:15 kick off. Should the game even be held in Glasgow?And will the Old Firm derby ever be the same again… Celtic and Rangers have both made the decision to lock out away supporters at their last respective match against each other this season. But is that what the fans really want?*Episode contains swearing at 34:57*RUNNING ORDERPart 1: (00:00) IntroPart 2: (01:57) The best of the weekend's funny storiesPart 3: (05:28) Who scheduled the Scottish Cup semi finals?Part 4: (12:13) The Old Firm away end battle, who's to blame?Part 5: (24:32) Scotland start their road to Germany, but the fans are now too skint to go with them.GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Twitter• follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter• follow Findlay Marks on Twitter• follow on Anthony Joseph on Twitter
Matt Greer and David Forrest are joined by the final two men standing in the DLD Quiz tournament, Reiss Haldane and Jamie McDonald, to discuss our sensational 5-1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle before Reiss and Jamie go head-to-head to see who will be crowned 2022 Draw, Lose or Draw Quiz Champion.
Charlie Christie on winning a dream title with Inverness Thistle, Celtic Park memories, Telford Street and the merger. Plus coming up against Rangers and Celtic for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
In our 17th episode of 'The Pyramid' Scottish football podcast, Kenny Crawford is joined by Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker George Oakley and Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Conor Brennan.George explains how his chance to re-join the Highlanders for a second spell came about, as well as a little about his stint in Bulgaria and how he recovered from a broken leg. Conor tells us how he juggles part-time football with a full-time coaching job at Rangers, and both players look ahead to the start of the 2022-23 SPFL season.
Craig & Alan discuss Morton's 1-0 defeat to Hamilton and look ahead to next Saturday's game with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The January transfer window is officially shut, so Will and Andrew look back over the business Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle have done and analyze the arrivals, departures, whether anything could still happen from the free transfer market and where - if anywhere - still needs improvement. We also take a quick look at what's been happening elsewhere over the last month, as well as bringing you news of a new Highland News and Media podcast coming this month. Get in touch with the show either on Twitter (@Balls_Whistles) or by emailing ballsandwhistles@hnmedia.co.uk, and you can get in touch with the hosts on Twitter too (Andrew - @ahenderson96; Will - @HNM_WClark), while thanks as always are due to Forest Fires for our theme song Scared of the Dark.
Scottish Field has two guests in our 35th podcast episode. Our first guest this week is a John Savournin, who's directing a new Scottish Opera Highlights production, which is touring to 18 venues around the country this spring. Starting on February 8 at Websters Theatre in Glasgow's West End the tour visits Birnam, Midmar, Fochabers, Tain, Wick, Harris, North Uist, Isle of Barra, Ardfern, Lochranza, Cove, Newton Stewart, Melrose, Lockerbie, Troon, Killin and finishes at Cumbernauld Theatre on 19 March. John directs a cast that includes Scottish soprano Monica McGhee, former Scottish Opera Emerging Artists Margo Arsane and Shengzhi Ren, who were both in Così fan tutte earlier this year, and Dan Shelvey (The Gondoliers 2021). This is a great chance for audiences to see Margo and Shengzhi perform in Opera Highlights, as they were originally scheduled to take part in the tour last year, before it was cancelled because of the pandemic. Mark Sandon joins the singers as pianist and Music Director. The Edwardian-inspired production, designed by Janis Hart, is an opportunity to hear a whole range of music in just one evening, and curated by Scottish Opera's Head of Music Derek Clark. audiences can enjoy much-loved classics including Hansel & Gretel, Die Fledermaus and La bohème, as well as lesser known gems. The production also features the world premiere of a new piece by Scottish composer, Lucie Treacher. The quartet, entitled ‘To the Lighthouse', weaves together scenes from the 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. Tickets are on sale now for the new vaudeville-inspired show at www.scottishopera.org.uk Our second guest is someone who's represented his country on the football field. The board of Walker's Shortbread Ltd last week announced that Nicky Walker has been appointed managing director with immediate effect. Nicky had a career as a footballer, which started in Leicester, took him to Motherwell, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Dingwall, playing in goal for clubs including Motherwell, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Hearts, Aberdeen and Ross Country, before retiring in 2002 after a spell with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Nicky joined the family firm 25 years ago, was appointed to the Board in 2007 as production director and has been instrumental, working alongside his late father, Joe, in developing the company's world-class facilities in Aberlour and Elgin. But, of course, Nicky had a career of his own before joining the family firm, which was founded in 1898 by Joseph Walker in the Speyside village of Aberlour, with the ambition to bake ‘The World's Finest Shortbread'. Walker's products are now sold all over the world and the company bakes the most extensive selection of pure butter shortbreads available, as well as producing a wide range of other Scottish delicacies. The company employs over 1400 people across its sites in Elgin and Aberlour and holds a Royal Warrant for Shortbread & Oatcakes, by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen. You can order the latest Scottish Field, priced £4.75, or subscribe, at www.scottishfield.co.uk/subscriptions
We're coming towards the end of 2021, so we thought it was worth taking a look back over some of Balls & Whistles' highlights of the year! This episode has clips from interviews and discussions up until the summer, when football dominated sports coverage as one of the few things running relatively normally. With the help of colleagues Jonny Clark, Craig Christie and Alasdair Fraser, we revisit chats about the fate of the 2020/21 Highland League season, a proposal to introduce Colts teams into League Two, VAR, Brora Rangers' historic Scottish Cup win over Hearts and the appointments of Malky Mackay and Billy Dodds at Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. You can also hear snippets of interviews with former Staggies boss Stuart Kettlewell, Caley Thistle interim manager Neil McCann and Daniel Mackay just hours after his move to Hibernian was confirmed. Let us know what you want to hear from Balls & Whistles in 2022 by getting in touch on Twitter (@Balls_Whistles) or by emailing ballsandwhistles@hnmedia.co.uk. Thanks, as always, go to Forest Fires for our theme song Scared of the Dark.
It's fair to say Jake Williamson has loved sport for as long as he can remember. As a kid, he tried a bit of everything – but it was skiing, running and football that really stood out from the pack. In fact, he was good enough to pursue a career at a professional level, trialling at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and travelling to Europe where he was offered a contract to play football full-time in Poland. And while that dream didn't quite work out, he still plays at a decent level now and, as well as doing personal training, is also a season ticket holder at Chelsea. But for a long time, Jake didn't think it was possible to be all those things – and to be gay as well. So, he pushed the feelings he had for men down, and it was only when he met his partner Paul that he realised he was ready to tell his friends and family about his sexuality. Now, he's sharing his story with us on this podcast, in the hope that it can help others who may be in the same situation. This is a cracking conversation, it really is – on Jake's love of the beautiful game; those experiences in Poland and Scotland; his love of staying active; how his relationship helped him gain the confidence to share his story; the importance of role-models and language; and so much more. It's all here in an open, honest and fascinating chat that we really think you'll like. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @JakeWilliamson4 @jake_williamsonpt WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley jack.murley@bbc.co.uk
Iain Auld is joined by Fraserburgh boss Mark Cowie to look ahead to their trip to Brora Rangers and Nairn County defender Ryan Fyffe talks about his season so far on loan from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Craig, Dean, Louise and Alan discuss the 1-1 Scottish Cup draw and 6-1 league defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the relationship between the squad and the fans, as well as giving their verdict on potential managerial appointments.
Sports editor Will Clark is back alongside Andrew Henderson and that means there are discussions aplenty - about Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Scottish Cup exit, about whether Ross County can come up with a repeat of their 5-0 demolition away at Dundee on home turf and just how open the Highland League title race is. We hear from a furious Billy Dodds just after the final whistle at Cappielow, Ross County assistant manager Don Cowie and winger Regan Charles-Cook and Clachnacuddin manager Jordan MacDonald in this episode, which also covers the North Caledonian League Inverness derby - that will actually take place in Inverness - between Loch Ness and Inverness Athletic. That's not all, as we briefly look at a busy period for Highland Boxing Academy that included Ben Bartlett extended his professional record to 3-0 in his Highland homecoming, and the final rugby matches of 2021 at Highland, Ross Sutherland and Inverness Craig Dunain. Let us know what you make of the show, or get in touch with questions, on Twitter (@Balls_Whistles) or by emailing ballsandwhistles@hnmedia.co.uk, and thanks as always are due to Forest Fires for our theme song Scared of the Dark. Check out their latest single 'Deadweight' now!
The latest in our series of interviews with Scottish footballers who have played outside of the UK. Nick came through the ranks at his local side Inverness Caledonian Thistle and included a Scottish Cup win. He then played for Dundee before moving to Romania to play with Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, returning home for a short spell with Brora Rangers then relocating to the US to play for El Paso Locamotice is the USFL. We chat to Nick about his journey, experiences of playing abroad and discuss his career. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScotsAbroadPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScotsAbroadPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scots_abroad_podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trampledbet Web: http://www.trampledbet.com/scots-abroad
On Episode Four of the Here We Go Again podcast, Luke and Mikey speak to former Wanderers midfielder, the postman, Filipe Morais in a two part spectacular!In part one, the former Chelsea youth graduate his time working with Jose Mourinho in his early career with the Blues, playing for the Portuguese U21s and the plethora of talent he played alongside.From there, we moved int Filipe's ventures to Scotland with St Johnstone, Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, before discussing his first spell at Oldham Athletic and his time playing under Graham Westley at Stevenage.There are a fair few stories and exclusives in this pod so don't miss out!
Player Profile of Owain Fôn Williams, current goalkeeper for the Indy Eleven, Welsh international, and formerly of Inverness Caledonian Thistle