Podcast appearances and mentions of jim traynor

The Essential Scottish Football Podcast pays tribute to Walter Smith in the week the legendary Rangers manager is honoured by the club, its fans and Scottish football with a public memorial in Glasgow. In an exclusive interview with Walter, recorded in March 2021, the day after Rangers broke Celtic's nine season stranglehold on the Scottish title, Jim Traynor delves deep into the Smith archive with Walter and unearths fascinating footballing gemstones. Walter talks about his joy at last season's title win and pays his respects to Rangers' fans when he recalls the way they stuck by the club through the recent bad times. The bond between the supporters and the club is unbreakable, he says.  His reflections about Steven Gerrard's first three seasons, culminating in winning title number 55, are honest and straightforward in typical Walter-style.  And, he puts forward some thought provoking ideas about how the game could be restructured from the top, fuelled perhaps by the bitterness he still felt about the decision to force Rangers to play several games before the UEFA Cup Final in 2008 while Zenit enjoyed 10 days off. This programme is a fitting tribute to Walter Smith, a man who will rightly be remembered as one of the game's greatest ever managers. For more information on our team and variety of shows visit www.essentialpodcasts.co.uk And give us a follow on Twitter - @Essential_Pods and @EssentialPodsRW *A version of this programme was first broadcast on 7 March, 2021.  

As Scotland reels from the news that Jermain Defoe went for lunch, Adam is fortunate to be joined by two fantastic guests from the media in his attempt to make sense of it all.  Journalist and academic Jennifer M Jones talks about covering League Two matches, the relationship between clubs and the media, Rangers charging reporters for access, Billy Gilmour's Ardrossan lunches, football rivalries, social media dopamine hits and how to stay sane on Twitter.  ITV News Scotland correspondent Peter Adam Smith discusses 'riding into battle' against Charles Green, getting on the wrong side of Jim Traynor, Steven Gerrard's motivation, the reporting and policing of Rangers fans at George Square, bringing David Martindale's inspiring story to a UK-wide audience and exposing the anti-Rangers sandcastle lobby. Adam enlists Trevor Noah and Jerry Seinfeld to put an end to Lionel Messi v Michael Jordan discourse, calls on his guests to help him debunk a myth involving Scottish football media bias, looks at the controversial work of noted epidemiologist Brendan Rodgers and brings up The Joan Burnie Incident again.  For more information about Old Firm Facts, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts

Jim Traynor returned to broadcasting for the first time in almost a decade tonight with Episode 1 of The Traynor Agenda.   His guests included former Rangers manager Alex McLeish, ex-Scotland boss Craig Brown, journalist Michael Grant from The Times and our regular pundit Scottish Cup winning manager with Hibs, Alan Stubbs.   For more information on our team visit www.essentialpodcasts.co.uk

The Essential Scottish Football Podcast launched today (Sunday 7 March, 2021) and we've assembled a team of top class talent to bring you a variety of shows every week, giving listeners the biggest names and talking points across the whole of Scottish football.  If you're looking for cutting edge comment, football exclusives, chat from legends and the inside track from the women's game then we've got you covered. Our flagship show is the heart and soul of what the podcast is all about. The Traynor Agenda, sees Scottish football's voice of authority and legendary broadcaster Jim Traynor make his return to the airwaves to set the tone.  He talks exclusively to former Rangers Chairman Dave King, who discusses the importance for the club of winning title number 55, Steven Gerrard's incredible impact at Ibrox and much, much more. The Essential Scottish Podcast features exclusive weekly content from some of the biggest names in the business. Check out our website www.essentialpodcasts.co.uk  

On the third episode of this season's new-look podcast, Daniel is joined by the Daily Record's Jonny McFarlane and Scottish Sun reporter Kenny Millar as they reflect on another very eventful weekend of Scottish football. Rangers v Hibs, Ryan Jack, Neil Lennon, Simon Murray, the Hearts job, Aberdeen being better, SFA Performance Schools, supporting Hibs, not supporting Hibs and the Jim Traynor dream are all included in some interesting talking points. Podcast also available on iTunes! *Jonny isn't a Hibee!

This is it. Took a while to get us together, but we’ve got most of the boys together to make this happen. Alex, Dunbar, Richard Ross and tva. Thanks to you all for listening to us. Like we say, we may be back from time to time to drop news as it warrants. Until then, [...]

Back with three games to discuss, two of which are cup defeats. So, the big question is, where are you putting your money? You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - Cup crashes and games of halves - Ally’s a legend, but if he goes, who do we put in his place? [...]

We won the league in March, still undefeated, and are still on for the treble. But what’s going to happen over the interim? You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - The league, the cup tie sewn up, and another league win…just - What do we do about the board? - Is [...]

A few games to review in a backlog of matches and the question comes, even if we can clinch the league, are we happy about it? You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - F7A3, we discuss the four most recent matches as a whole - If not Ally in charge, who? [...]

The lads, through the choppy seas of the internet, invite yet another Ross to the table to talk to us about Buy Rangers. You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - Another two-nil win away at Ayr Utd - What you need to know about the “Buy Rangers” scheme - Rangers put [...]

Two totally different matches to review, and we look at what fan ownership would entail You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - Game of two halves against Brechin City - Much better work in the cup tie against Dunfermline - How far can we go in the cup? - How’s our [...]

Bums are like biting into cheese curd as Rangers hit Arbroath and we talk about the boardroom changes and concerns over the transfer window. You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - Narrow win against Arbroath - Listener email showing concerns over performance - Stockbridge…out…check - Reserves win and we want them [...]

Bit of communication bother with Alex’s part but we all try to soldier on to discuss two 2-0 wins and continuing board woe. WARNING: We lose connection between the “At the Match” and “Off the Pitch” segments so it’s a bit of an abrupt stop/start. Apologies all round. You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking [...]

Four matches to talk about and the boys welcome new podder Alex to the show. You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - One match out of four actually had a decent result, since we’ve now, finally, lost points. Stranraer, Dunfermline, Airdrieonians and Stenhousemuir discussed. - How do we solve the squad? [...]

Two convincing wins, slight hints of optimism, and then the lads discuss the board. Whoops. You can subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. This Episode: - Nine goals scored over two matches against Forfar and Ayr Utd - We give you our board picks! - Your #WATPQs This weeks RSC review: None this week. Yours [...]

After the car crash podcast number 184 where Harry Brady tinkered about to see how the controls all worked, this week he has been released to do a full podcast.  Harry starts off by explaining that Michael Dolan has crossed the stream but that his history has been taken forward by the special guest Hullbhoy. Harry tries to start the new era in controversial fashion by talking about the disapointing nature of home domestic form, but the two lads quickly get onto the wonderful European run.  Oh and at the end there is some Jim Traynor bashing just for old times sake.