Best FortyFour Creative Podcasts (2024)

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083 Gordon Robertson: Junior Cup final suits Yoker after shocking Petershill & 12 years at Clydebank 1:06:28

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LAST weekend Gordon Robertson steered Yoker Athletic into their first Scottish Junior Cup final for 86 years in just his tenth game in charge. He might not have decided which suit he’ll wear for the final against Auchinleck Talbot – but things are clearly looking good for the Holm Park side. Gordon tells us why he doesn’t just want his players to e…

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082 Alex McDowall: Replacing the Junior Cup, bumper prize money, why the conferences don’t work, reopening SJFA membership & life at Gartcairn 1:00:52

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IT'S the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup this weekend as Auchinleck Talbot play Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Petershill take on Yoker. But if Alex McDowall has his way there will only be one more season of the competition in its current guise. The chief operating officer at the Scottish Junior Football Association joins us on the show this week…

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081 Ryan Caddis & Andy Bell: Making their mark at Craigmark, FIFA red tape, taekwando & going viral PLUS Jamie Nesbitt on double celebration with Thorniewood 1:22:30

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AS a kid Ryan Caddis gave taekwondo the heave-ho to play football instead. After a successful career in the amateurs and juniors he and Andy Bell landed their first jobs as co-bosses of Craigmark Burntonians last year. Early on Ryan had to buy HIMSELF as a player. But it’s been a debut season in the dugout to remember for the long-time pals as The …

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080 Jamie McKim: Johnstone Burgh injustice in derby, promotion hopes & recruitment PLUS Adam Hopes on The Drum’s Conference C D-Day 1:16:56

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JAMIE McKIM once joined a team as a player knowing he’d get less game time there – but he’d enjoy the training more. It’s something that’s stayed with him as he moved into the dugout. The Johnstone Burgh boss takes a break from trying to steer his side into the West of Scotland League’s second tier to join us on the show this week. He looks back on…

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079 Andy Souter: Grounds for optimism at Lanark, wearing pinnies Stateside & a better system for kids being freed at the top level 1:17:28

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LANARK UNITED have had to play their home games away from Moor Park after it was damaged during the recent storms. But there’s been plenty of grounds for optimism at the Yowes after they were taken over by a new management team. They still prop up the West of Scotland League’s Conference C – but last Saturday’s win over East Kilbride Thistle showed…

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078 Chris Cameron on reviving Neilston & the shock end to his playing career PLUS Sean Kenney on promotion for Ardeer 1:32:39

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CHRIS CAMERON grew frustrated watching Neilston tumble down the tables when he was on the outside. Now he’s one of the men back on the inside determined to take The Farmer’s Boys back up. Chris shares the Brig O’Lea management duties with Derek Carson and joins us this week. He tells us how gutted the club were to lose to table-topping rivals Peter…

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077 Brian Blair on winning Div 4 after changing mentalities at Finnart PLUS Kennie Young on what happens next & should new teams join 1:31:53

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FINNART became the first trophy winners in the West of Scotland League last week as they wrapped up the Division Four title. Their boss Brian Blair joins us on the show and tells us where he wants to take the club – and the work they’re doing to ensure it happens. We hear how he’s having to change mentalities AND why he apologises to referees BEFOR…

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076 Craig Palmer: Getting Arthurlie up & running after learning to walk again plus the moaners and farters in the Dunterlie dressing room 59:59

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CRAIG PALMER had to learn to walk again after suffering a horror accident at work. But now he’s the player turned assistant manager who’s getting Arthurlie up and running again. The Barrhead side have played 20 league games this season – and incredibly they’ve won 19 and drawn the other. Craig joins us this week to look at just how they’ve got the …

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075 Neil Schoneville: Following a Gow legend as boss, the death of the old centre-half and why Colin O’Neill made him cry 1:00:21

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NEIL SCHONEVILLE was handed his first manager’s job last April after Lesmahagow boss Rab Irving moved upstairs following a 17-year association with the club. With just two players signed for the season, Neil had to work quickly to rebuild a squad which had drifted away after The Gow skipped the covid hit previous campaign. It’s been a baptism of fi…

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074 Newmains United takeover, Craig Menzies on joining Pollok, Paul’s team of the season so far and the question about next term’s Division Three. 59:41

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After Paul quit as co-manager at Newmains United there have been more developments at the club this week. Paul gives us the latest as one era ends at Victoria Park and another begins Craig Menzies also joins us to discuss his move to Premier League leaders Pollok at the age of 35 – and Southy’s shock exit from St Cadocs which led to his decision to…

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073 Mark Daly: Spud on losing his chips at Wishaw, Paul’s reasons for quitting Newmains & Moff miffed at Bankies cup drama 1:31:07

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To most folks he’s known as Spud - and this week Mark Daly tells us why managing Wishaw became a bit of a hot potato. Mark quit the Beltane club in December after initially saying he wanted to leave six weeks earlier. He joins us on the show to lift the lid on why he fell out of love with the job and why he’s not ready to return yet. Just like Mark…

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072 Jimmy Quigley: becoming Renfrew boss after 21 years, winning & losing Scottish Cup on same day and a Big Mac breakfast to start his testimonial 1:21:44

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AS a kid Jimmy Quigely helped paint the railings at Renfrew’s ground. Now, after a 21 year association as player and coach, he's the man in charge. Jimmy took over permanently from the long-serving Colin Clark at the start of the month after an interim spell. And he’s started on fire – winning all three of his games so far. Jimmy joins us on the sh…

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071 Brian Crawford: Football Manager to football manager at Larkhall, losing his job for scoring a winner & doing his cruciate after refusing to come off 1:28:26

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BRIAN CRAWFORD went from playing Football Manager the game to – well – being a football manager. The Larkhall Thistle boss will never forget the chance he got to play in the juniors at 17. And that’s why he’ll never shy away from giving youth a chance. Brian tells us about life at the oldest continuous club which started out life in the juniors. Th…

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070 Alan Robertson: Bonnyton in with the big boys, club man at Killie & Boydy & Naisy PLUS Murdo MacKinnon on Pollok‘s double drama 1:22:45

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ALAN ROBERTSON is the man who reared the likes of Kris Boyd and Steven Naismith as Kilmarnock’s head of youth. But now he’s trying to get Bonnyton Thistle to grow up fast. After leaving the South of Scotland League for the West, they were immediately plunged into the top flight. It’s been a steep learning curve. They sit bottom of the pile but they…

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069 Tony McInally Part 2 on tennis & fancy suits, Kennie Young on phases to the finish & Sean Kenney on fireworks at Ardeer 1:18:15

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IT was 15 love to football when Tony McInally chose to go with it rather than tennis when he was 14. But then he fell out of love with the game in his early 20s and went and played amateur with his mates instead. Stepping down helped him step back up and he would go onto have a successful playing career in the juniors. This week Tony tells us about…

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068 Tony McInally Part 1: coal thieving in Cumnock, a year‘s ban for a first offence at Shotts & life at Pollok PLUS Mark Mackay‘s Best of the West 1:24:53

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TONY McINALLY was the manager in waiting as a player who’s won most things he can in the dugout. Now he’s trying to take Cumnock back to where they belong. A win at Darvel last weekend showed just what he’s building at Townhead Park. Tony joins us on the show this week and in the first of two parts we look back at his stellar career as a gaffer. He…

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067 Peter Higgins: Royal Albert being made to pay the penalty and why he nearly quit after 30 years 1:29:24

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ROYAL ALBERT were the first club in Scottish football history to score a spotkick. But last week they were unhappy about a penalty of a different kind. The Lanarkshire-based outfit were hit with a £500 fine and docked three points for fielding an ineligible player. They admitted they had made a mistake – but an honest one too. The punishment saw cl…

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066 Prof John McKendrick: refereeing where it started, warmups, red cards, Michael Palin & child poverty 1:19:46

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JOHN McKENDRICK is a referee who got his break in the juniors before taking charge of over 300 senior games. But after retiring from top level football he wasn’t finished - and wanted to go back to where it all began. Now every weekend you’ll find John – Professor John to give him his full title - as a man in the middle somewhere in the West of Sco…

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065 Mark Mackay: Vale of Clyde exit & early season departures plus his 13-second red card 1:10:58

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VALE OF CLYDE still thought Mark Mackay could do it - but instead on Monday night their former boss was B&Qing it. There aren’t many jobs Mark didn't do during his four year spell bossing The Tin Pail. But last weekend he called it quits as manager. The club didn’t want him to go. But rather taking training this week Mark was wandering around his l…

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064 Lugar BT's Greg Gallagher & Andy Reid on their Rosebank revival, Greg's axe at Craigmark & serial winner Andy's lessons learned at Blackburn 1:12:34

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GREG GALLAGHER and Andy Reid first got to know each other as kids in the primary school classroom. Now they’re determined to help Lugar Boswell Thistle get better marks on the pitch. They passed their first test after seeing off Saltcoats Victoria on day one of the West of Scotland League season despite the trauma of losing one of their players to …

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063 Keith Gibson on Harmony Row joining the senior ranks, David Gormley on building a squad in a week at Broomhill & Jamie McKenzie on leaving Lanark 1:11:22

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THIS weekend sees the big kick off in many of the leagues below the SPFL. One of the newest sides in the West of Scotland League is also one with a proud past. Harmony Row have made their name bringing through kids. But this summer they’ve added the final piece of the jigsaw by starting their own senior side. Keith Gibson will be the man at the hel…

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062 Thomas Devine: Hamilton Palace & his Forth love affair, relegated two hours after joining the management team and going it alone in the dugout 1:05:35

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THOMAS DEVINE’S love affair with Forth started in the Hamilton Palace nightclub. After nine years as a player and a spell as co-boss, he’s been the sole man in charge at Kingshill since last November. Thomas joins us on the show this week ahead of their league opener against Shotts on July 13. He tells about the day he experienced relegation just T…

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061 Chris Mackie Part 2: Regrets, motivated by Moet, a burger van move, hero to villain at St Anthony's & scoring in the Scottish PLUS Maybole's new club anthem 1:05:27

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BY his own admission Chris Mackie took his playing career for granted. The Fauldhouse boss was a man of many clubs when he had the boots on. Chris told us about his hopes and aspirations for The Hoose in the first part of interview in episode 58. But this time we hear some frank talking as he tells us about the massive regrets he has. There was the…

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060 James Orr: letting Cumbernauld Colts off the leash, buying a poodle to stay out the doghouse & being dropped because of his hair 1:08:22

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JAMES ORR has had to buy his wife a miniature poodle to stop her moaning about his football. But now he’s looking forward to letting his Cumbernauld Colts side off the leash in the Lowland League this season. James joins us on the show this week and gives us the lowdown on things at Broadwood. We hear about his sleepless nights as their Scottish Cu…

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059 Sean Kenney: missing out on WoSFL then taking Kilbride Thistle to Ardeer plus why he hopes Billy Gilmour starts for Scotland 1:09:35

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SEAN KENNEY couldn’t take his Kilbride Thistle side into the West of Scotland League - so he took them to Ardeer instead. Kenney had hoped to get Kilbride into the division being created for new teams. But when that didn’t happen he jumped at the chance to move to struggling Stevenston-based Ardeer two weeks ago. He’s taken his squad and staff with…

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058 Jamie McKenzie: managing at 25, plans for Lanark, unfinished business at Gartcairn & why he could have done more as a player 58:11

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JAMIE McKENZIE was just 25 when he was thrust into the dugout at Elgin. But he landed a manager of the month award just a few weeks later. While he’d return to focus on playing, it was enough to give him the bug for being a boss and so it wasn’t long before he was getting involved in coaching again. He quickly made his mark. After winning the Centr…

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057 Chris Mackie part 1: rebuilding Fauldhouse and why they should be heading west, not east 45:21

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CHRIS MACKIE took over at Fauldhouse a year ago – but has only managed two games in that time. A squad transformed by the man of many clubs as a player returned to training last week. They’re gearing up for their first season in the East of Scotland League after quitting the juniors at the end of the latest campaign. But if Chris had had his way th…

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056 Dom McInally: Rossvale chairman on return to original ground & new sides entering WoSFL 54:29

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ROSSVALE are on the move again – BACK to where it all began. The club have announced they’ll no longer play home games at Benburb’s New Tinto Park. Instead they’ll return to Petershill Park, where they made their debut at this level ten years ago. Chairman Dom McInally joins us this week to tell us just what their latest flit means for a club that …

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055: Mick Kennedy on colts teams & Kieran McAnespie on attitude, World Cup 98 & Babestation 1:11:08

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WE’RE reaching the business end of the season – and the Lowland League have already secured cash for their clubs for next term. Rangers and Celtic have agreed to stump up to allow their colt teams to enter the setup. The Lowland League say it’s just for one season but it’s a decision which has sparked plenty of debate. Darvel boss Mick Kennedy tell…

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054 Craig McEwan Part 2: 24 hour Clyde deal, learning under Jimmy Nic & Terry Butcher & Scotland U21 caps plus Matt Maley on Girvan job & Annbank request 12 months off 42:07

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IT’S been a week of elections. But it’s time to get back to talking about putting crosses into boxes of a different kind. This week we’ll hear the second part of a great interview with St Cadoc’s boss Craig McEwan. He tells us why his wife’s underwear regularly turned up in the dressing room, being sold to Raith 24 hours after signing a new deal at…

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053 Kieran McAnespie: leaving Cumbernauld & success as Clydebank's step-dad PLUS Davie Irons & Stephen Swift on managerial changes at Stenny 1:18:37

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A YEAR ago Kieran McAnespie agreed to lead Cumbernauld United into the new West of Scotland League. But after just seven games of a season cut short by covid he stepped down last week. In the first of a two-part interview we’ll find out why he was unable to continue in the hotseat – and whether he’s looking for a quick return to the game. He’s got …

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052 Stevie Wilson on Ardrossan's proposal & misquote claims, Callum Graham on joining Pollok and Matt Maley's fears for Annbank 1:09:04

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FORGET the European Super League. Right now all the chat is about what happens next in the West of Scotland Football League. Last week Ardrossan Winton Rovers put forward a proposal which has sparked a huge debate. In a covid world they reckon conferences based on geography will give the coming campaign a better chance of being completed. On last w…

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051 John Johnstone on getting a mental edge & why positive thinking is wrong PLUS Kennie Young on the season restart and Ardrossan Winton Rovers' proposal 1:25:23

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IT’S mind over matter this week as we look at how players can get a psychological edge. If you’re looking for him on instagram, John Johnstone is The Football Mindset. He’s helped the likes of John Souttar, Chris Cadden and Greg Docherty get mentally ready for action at the top end of the game. But John reckons his methods can be applied to ANY lev…

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050 Birthday special with Sunderland's Ross Stewart: Loving football again at Ardeer & Kilwinning, his dad's life-changing £500 & leaving the land registry 1:50:37

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It's a special show this week as we broadcast our 50th episode AND celebrate our first birthday. And for a special show we wanted a stellar guest. It's a longer episode this week but Ross Stewart's rise from the juniors to challenging at the top of England's League One with Sunderland is a story worth listening to. Whether you get through it in one…

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049 Matt Maley: Christian Nade & his Caribbean pre-season, topping the table at Annbank, the hunt for new committee members & coaching Greg Taylor 1:10:01

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NOT many West of Scotland League sides can say they have a player who scored a winner against Arsenal in the Premier League. But Annbank can. They brought in former Sheffield United and Hearts striker Christian Nade this season. With his help they were flying high in Conference A when things were called null and void. Their boss Matt Maley was the …

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048 Paul McColl: where lockdown leaves the amateurs, the start of summer football, facing Gazza as a kid & wages in his shoes 1:12:26

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PART-TIME, juniors and semi-professional football have all had their attempts at getting back playing. But just where has the lockdown left the amateur game? The definitions used by government mean teams at that level haven’t kicked a ball in anger now for over a year. Is that right? Is that fair? And just what state will the game be in if and when…

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047 John Gall: The pie man behind Darvel on American investment, floodlights & his grandad's secret Hurlford donation PLUS Kennie Young on the season's end 1:11:08

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JOHN GALL is the man who had people saying aye to a Killie pie. But now the managing director of Brownings the Bakers is ploughing his dough into Darvel. Crowned World Scotch Pie champion in 2017, John is now targeting silverware at Recreation Park in the coming seasons. The likes of Ian MacShane, Jordan Kirkpatrick and Ross Perry have signed for t…

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046: WoSFL season on the brink PLUS Allan Jenkins Part 2 on Gretna getting promotion too soon then becoming a Ballymena hero, sealed with a kiss 1:02:45

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LEAGUE ONE and Two clubs are set to restart their campaigns a week on Saturday. But what about the sides below that? As the days and weeks go on, just how are seasons going to be finished in time. We’ll discuss that – and hear some inside information from Paul. One of the League Two sides who’ll be back in action is Stranraer – and later we’ll hear…

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045 Paul Frize: Beith glory years, Ford Transit Saturday, Man U hand-me downs & the new WoSFL committee 1:14:06

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PAUL FRIZE had his pick of Premier clubs when he left his uncle's Glasgow Perthshire side in 2013. Some were surprised when he chose relegated Beith – but it’s been a match made in heaven ever since. After promotion back to the top flight, he summoned up the energy on a scorching day to score one of the shootout penalties that helped them win the S…

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044 Chris Jardine: Gazza & rejection at Rangers, Oasis & UEFA Cup final tickets at Annan & coaching with Dalbeattie Star 1:37:11

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CHRIS JARDINE promised Annan he would play with them for life if they could get him a ticket to see Rangers in the UEFA Cup final. And after they produced the goods, so did he. The midfielder came through the ranks at Ibrox alongside the likes of Barry Ferguson and Barry Robson. We’ll look back on those days when he would get training gear ready fo…

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043 Jamie Sandilands: Whitburn leaving the juniors, 2 games in 9 months as a new boss, Lee McCulloch and Charlie Miller 1:27:23

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SO we thought things had been tough going in the West Jamie Sandilands took up his first management role last May – but has since had just TWO games in charge. The Whitburn Juniors boss had to wait until December for his first match in the dugout. Then he saw the East Region Premiership South go back into lockdown soon after. We’ll talk to Jamie ab…

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042 Paul Maxwell: Ashfield, veganism, cricket pad shinnies & Maradona tears PLUS Kennie Young on needing 10 dates to finish the season 1:30:44

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PAUL MAXWELL scored over a hundred goals in three spells as a striker at Ashfield. The Milton man was signed after playing as a trialist against his local team – then went on to help them climb the leagues. Since 2018 he’s been the manager trying to bring those fortunes back to Saracen Park. The Field share their ground with the Glasgow Tigers Spee…

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041 Craig McEwan: Quitting Glens, why St Cadoc's can be bigger than Pollok & the SHARK in his training bag 1:06:28

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CRAIG McEWAN thought he’d be managing Glenafton again this season. He'd started a group chat for Premier Division managers about getting the game restarted. But when the Glens committee changed their mind and chose not to play this term he decided it was time to leave. Ten days later hard-working Southy was installed as St Cadoc’s new boss – and th…

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040 Willie Kinniburgh: losing players at Gartcairn, Butcher's bayonets at Motherwell, Tom Boyd's Helicopter Sunday champagne & the naked cycling super... 1:22:55

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THIS week's guest has shared a dressing room with Kris Boyd, James McFadden, Derek Riordan, Garry O’Connor and Allan Hutton. He also played his part in Helicopter Sunday with Motherwell and won six caps for Scotland's Under-21s. But right now Willie Kinniburgh is the man in the managerial hotseat at Gartcairn. We hear how a season of non-competitiv…

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039 Allan Jenkins part 1: Vanilla Ice, naked fights, Kevin Kyle, wrecking Stuart Millar's pre-match toilet routine & losing a generation of footballer... 1:11:14

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ALLAN JENKINS is a legend at Stranraer AND Ballymena. He’s played in every senior league in Scotland and scored in an Irish League Cup win while keeping his mum’s cancer diagnosis a secret. He came back to Scotland to play in the juniors with Hurlford, Darvel and Dalbeattie Star. And now he’s at his local club again, pulling on the boots for Stranr…

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038 Carlo Walker: Maybole appeal & player fears, loans in the pandemic & why he'd take his 20-year-old self to a desert island 1:27:30

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LOWER LEAGUE football is back on hold again. That’s despite requests from some sides to halt certain levels being turned down by the Lowland League last week. One of the clubs who wanted a suspension was Maybole. Their manager, club legend Carlo Walker, joins us on the show this week. We’ll hear how player concerns and fears over asking them to pla…

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037 Clydebank boss Gordon Moffat part 2: biggest regret, his banter man & the car crash injury PLUS end of year special 55:48

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SO the special day is almost upon us – and it’s time for a special final show of the year. We’ll find out exactly what Paul is hoping to get in his Christmas stocking – and just who is doing the stuffing in the Davies household. On a more serious note we’ll talk about the vital handouts which have been promised to clubs after the SFA’s deal with th…

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036 David Baikie: how Liz McColgan helped Tayport, being back as chairman & how car boot sales saved the day 1:19:17

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DAVID BAIKIE is a man steeped in lower league football in Scotland. There’s not a lot he hasn’t seen as a player, manager and now a chairman. His most successful stay was at Tayport, where across 13 years he amassed nearly 30 trophies including two Scottish Junior Cups. We'll hear the part former top athlete Liz McColgan played in helping Baikie cr…

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035 Davie Menelaws: bouncing back at Bellshill, scoring at 42 & being told about Carluke axe at WWE 1:07:46

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BELLSHILL ATHLETIC are one of three teams riding high in the West of Scotland League’s Conference A. But they needed their 42-year-old assistant boss to grab their last ditch winner to keep them there in their last outing. Manager Derek Wilson reckons right-hand man Davie Menelaws no longer has the legs to play from the start. We’ll find out just w…

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034 Gordon Moffat: trying to take Clydebank back to the big time after players took wage cuts to play & why the No7 means so much 57:35

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ARE the Bankies on the way back to the big time? Clydebank are flying high in the West of Scotland League with 12 points from 12 and a cup win. It’s been 18 years since we last saw them in the top four leagues. But with the new pyramid system now in place could we see them back amongst the big boys once again. Gordon Moffat is the man who’s steered…

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