Best Andy Kerr/The Scottish Football Citizen Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 50 - An Interview With Frank Beattie 53:59

2+ y ago53:59

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In the last episode of the Citizen for a while, Andy unearths an interview with Kilmarnock FC's greatest-ever player, Frank Beattie. Born in Stirling in 1933, Frank grew up playing football for juvenile teams before joining Bonnybridge Juniors in 1953. He didn't stay in the juniors long as after only six weeks, Frank was signed by Kilmarnock FC and…

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Episode 49 - The Man Who Would Be King 36:42

2+ y ago36:42

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With former Scotland hero Denis Law having yet another statue being unveiled in his home city of Aberdeen last week, we look back at Law's life in this episode. Law came from humble beginnings, the son of a fisherman in the granite city and began his professional career when Huddersfield Town signed him at a young age. Law's performances with the T…

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Episode 48 - Remembering Bertie Auld 47:17

2+ y ago47:17

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In this episode we look back on the life and times of Bertie Auld who sadly passed away on Sunday 14th November at the age of 83. One of the famous Lisbon Lions, Bertie was born in Maryhill in 1938 and joined Celtic from Maryhill Harp in 1955. After a season on loan at Dumbarton to prepare him for first team football, he fitted into Jimmy McGrory's…

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Episode 47 - An Interview With Ross Mathie 1:05:15

2+ y ago1:05:15

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In this week's episode Andy speaks to Ross Mathie about his life and career in football. Born and brought up in Motherwell, Ross grew up watching the Ancell Babes team that contained the likes of Ian St. John who went on to be a star at Bill Shankly's Liverpool. Ross had a brief stint at Aberdeen before joining junior side Cambuslang Rangers with w…

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Episode 46 - An Interview With Dougie Donnelly 1:17:51

2+ y ago1:17:51

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In this episode we delve into the Scottish Football Museum archive to bring you an interview with Dougie Donnelly. In terms of British sports broadcasting, Dougie is someone who needs no introduction. Dougie grew up supporting Clyde thanks to the influence of his grandfather who worked at Shawfield, and still follows the Bully Wee to this day. Doug…

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Episode 45 - Remembering Walter Smith 31:37

2+ y ago31:37

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In this episode Andy takes a look back at the life of Walter Smith following his passing after an illness at the age of 73. Brought up as a Rangers fan in the Carmyle district of Glasgow, Smith started his playing career at Drumchapel Amateurs before going junior with Ashfield and then making the step up to professional football with Dundee United.…

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Episode 44 - Pars & Rovers 47:03

2+ y ago47:03

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In this episode Andy speaks to Lorna Morton, a Dunfermline Athletic fan and John Litster, a Raith Rovers fan about Tuesday's upcoming derby game at East End Park between the two sides. With the Rovers and the Pars at opposite ends of the table at the time of writing will the Rovers extend their lead over their rivals, or will the Pars finally get t…

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Episode 43 - Wembley Wins Wembley Woes 21:10

3y ago21:10

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In this episode we bring you the best bits from the recent Q&A at the launch of Scotland hero Jim McCalliog's autobiography, Wembley Wins Wembley Woes. Born in Glasgow in 1946, Jim was highly sought-after by clubs north and south of the border and joined Leeds United at the age of 15. In his playing career Jim turned out for the likes of Chelsea, S…

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Episode 42 - An Interview With David Francey 1:04:52

3y ago1:04:52

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This week we delve into the Scottish Football Museum archive to bring you an interview with David Francey. Known as "the voice of Scottish football", David cut his teeth as a reporter at BBC Scotland before graduating into commentary in 1964. His last high-profile commentary assignment was in 1987 when Scotland took on Brazil. The Scottish Football…

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Episode 41 - Shankly, Glenbuck & Greaves 40:30

3y ago40:30

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In this episode Andy and Jim mark the 40th anniversary of Bill Shankly's death by taking a look at his roots back in Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, and how his harsh upbringing helped to shape him into one of Britain's best-ever football managers. Andy then speaks to Douglas Kenney, one of our brilliant Football Memories Scotland volunteers who undertook…

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Episode 40 - Dundee Derby Showdown 1:11:38

3y ago1:11:38

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In this episode Andy prepares for the upcoming derby match at Tannadice between Dundee United and Dundee by speaking to fans from both clubs. Lawrence Lindsay is a Dundee United fan and runs Celebrating Memories which looks to use the power of memories to entertain and assist people in care environments; and Patrick Barclay is a Dundee fan and a fo…

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Episode 39 - The Ghosts of Cathkin Park 33:08

3y ago33:08

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In this episode Andy speaks to journalist and author Michael McEwan about his latest book "The Ghosts of Cathkin Park" which takes a look at the history and sad demise of one of Scotland's oldest professional clubs. Listeners of the podcast can take advantage of 20% off the book when buying directly from Birlinn by entering the discount code "CATHK…

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Episode 38 - Scotland‘s Barren Decade 21:27

3y ago21:27

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In this week's episode Andy and Jim take a look back at the Scotland national team in the 1960s and early 1970s. While Scotland did have success in the Home International Championships of 1962 and 1963 with two memorable wins over England at Hampden and Wembley, qualifying for World Cups and European Championships was much harder. Andy and Jim star…

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Episode 37 - Clash of the Old Firm 37:47

3y ago37:47

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In this week's episode Andy speaks with John Smith and Lindsay Hamilton ahead of Sunday's massive clash between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox. John is a Rangers fan and works as a tour guide at both Ibrox Stadium and the Scottish Football Museum and Hampden Park; and Lindsay is a regular contributor to this podcast and the founder of the excellent Gl…

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Episode 36 - A German Twist On Things 25:55

3y ago25:55

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In this week's episode Andy and Jim put a German slant on things by looking back at a memorable night at Muirton Park in 1971 as St. Johnstone took on the mighty Hamburger S.V. and also pay tribute to Gerd Muller by examining his Scottish connections. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotla…

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Episode 35 - Sweet F.A. 31:50

3y ago31:50

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In this episode Andy and Lindsay travel to Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh to interview members of the cast and crew of the This Is My Story production Sweet F.A. - a show that forms part of 2021’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Set between 1915-1921, the show tells the story of a group of women who form a works team at a factory and soon find themselves pl…

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Episode 34 - An Interview with Gordon Wallace 50:16

3y ago50:16

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In this episode we delve into the archives of the Scottish Football Museum to bring you an interview with Gordon Wallace from 1999. In this Gordon talks about his upbringing, being rejected by Dundee as a youth player and going on to work his way up through the leagues with Montrose and Raith Rovers. Dundee then welcomed Gordon back where he scored…

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Episode 33 - Return of the Ayrshire Derby 35:36

3y ago35:36

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With the Scottish leagues kicking off this weekend there are some mouth-watering ties to get football fans across the country excited - but the biggest fixture of matchday one comes on Monday night as Ayr United travel to Rugby Park to face their old rivals Kilmarnock under the floodlights. With the teams meeting in the league for the first time in…

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Episode 32 - The Euros in Scotland 30:17

3y ago30:17

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In this episode Andy takes a look back at his memories of Scotland and Hampden's involvement in Euro 2020, from qualifying against Serbia on penalties in the Nations League Playoffs to Scotland's three games in the tournament and Hampden's round of 16 game between Sweden and Ukraine. Regardless of how Scotland performed, Euro 2020 is unlikely to be…

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Episode 31 - Return of the Lanarkshire Derby 45:56

3y ago45:56

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In terms of derbies within Scottish football, the "north-south" Lanarkshire derby is one of the fiercest rivalries in the country. When Airdrieonians and Motherwell have met in the past, the clashes have been memorable - but since the turn of the century the two clubs have rarely crossed each other's path. Now with both teams set to meet in the Sco…

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Episode 30 - Interviewing Rhonda Jones 39:49

3y ago39:49

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In this episode we delve into the Scottish Football Museum's archive to bring you an interview with former Scotland player Rhonda Jones. Rhonda started off her career at Motherwell Rovers before moving on to Ayr United before going to the USA to play for Florida Atlantic Owls. She then went on to play for Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Celtic,…

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Episode 29 - An Interview with Craig Brown 38:48

3y ago38:48

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In this week's episode Andy sits down with former Scotland manager Craig Brown to discuss his experiences managing the country as Scotland prepare to travel to Wembley for a huge game against England. Craig knows all about this particular fixture, having led Scotland out twice in the three lions' den, and as always his stories are well worth a list…

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Episode 28 - Scotland at Euro 96 38:14

3y ago38:14

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In this week's episode Andy, Jim and Lindsay revisit the Scotland's time at the 1996 European Championship tournament as the Tartan Army went south to clash with the Netherlands, England and Switzerland. Would Scotland break the curse of never having got out of a group stage of a tournament before, or would it be another case study in glorious fail…

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Episode 27 - Mr Montrose 42:31

3y ago42:31

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In this episode we delve into the Scottish Football Museum's archive to bring you an interview that our curator Richard McBrearty did with former Montrose FC chairman and president Willie Johnston. Willie talked with Richard about his involvement with the club, his favourite memories supporting the Mighty Mo and how he managed to juggle his newsage…

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Episode 26 - Fergie the Don 34:49

3y ago34:49

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Ahead of the release of the film "Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In" we conclude our four-part series on the greatest manager of all time by looking at his time at Aberdeen FC. Andy, Lindsay, Jim and Dons fan Alan Johnstone take a look back at Fergie's time in the Granite City that turned him from a promising young manager into the man who took on t…

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Episode 25 Part Two - Cup Final Memories 51:22

3y ago51:22

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In part two of a special two-part episode ahead of the 2021 Scottish Cup Final Andy speaks to Gary West, a St. Johnstone fan, about his memories of the 2014 cup final; and to Kerry Ann Dougan, a Hibernian fan, about her memories of the 2016 cup final. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotla…

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Episode 25 Part One - Cup Final Memories 28:55

3y ago28:55

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In part one of a special two-part episode ahead of the 2021 Scottish Cup Final Andy, Jim and Lindsay take a look back at the 2014 final where St. Johnstone beat local rivals Dundee United to win their first ever major honour in the game, and then the 2016 final where Hibernian overcame a 114-year hoodoo by beating Rangers. The Scottish Football Cit…

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Episode 24 - Fergie at the Buddies 24:59

3y ago24:59

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This week's podcast continues our four-part series about the career of Sir Alex Ferguson in Scotland before he made the move south to Manchester United. Having arrived at St. Mirren after only a few short months at East Stirlingshire, the young manager finds himself inheriting a stadium needing more than the odd lick of paint and a playing squad th…

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Episode 23 - Scotland at Euro 92 20:29

3y ago20:29

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Ahead of Euro 2020 in the summer, this week sees Andy, Lindsay and Jim revisit Scotland's debut Euros tournament where the Tartan Army descended on Sweden for our games against the Netherlands, Germany and the Commonwealth of Independent States (aka Russia). Just how would Andy Roxburgh and Craig Brown's men fare against some of the best sides in t…

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Episode 22 - Fergie At The Shire 24:05

3y ago24:05

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In this week's episode we continue our four-part series about the career of Sir Alex Ferguson in Scotland. We pick up where we left off at the end of episode 20 where Ferguson has just finished his playing career at Ayr United and is looking for a route into management. After a failed job interview for his first club Queen's Park, East Stirlingshir…

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Episode 21 - An interview with Alex Smith 25:31

3y ago25:31

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In this episode Andy delves into the archives of the Scottish Football Museum to bring you an interview from the year 2000 with Alex Smith. A well-travelled player and manager in his day, here Smith recalls travelling from his hometown of Stirling to Hampden Park with his friend Billy Bremner to watch a very famous European Cup Final between Eintra…

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Episode 20 - Sir Alex Ferguson the player 22:50

3+ y ago22:50

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Ahead of the release of "Never Give In", the new film about the life of Sir Alex Ferguson, we bring you the first episode of a four-part series about Fergie's time in Scotland before he departed for Manchester United. Andy, Lindsay and Jim look at Sir Alex's Govan upbringing, starting out at Queen's Park as an amateur, breaking into the St. Johnsto…

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Episode 19 - The Life & Times of Ally MacLeod 29:54

3+ y ago29:54

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In this week's episode Andy, Lindsay and Jim take a look back at the life of an unforgettable character in Scottish Football, Ally MacLeod. From his humble beginnings in the south side of Glasgow to his rise of Ayr, success at Aberdeen and anticipation of Argentina, things were never dull when Ally MacLeod was around. The Scottish Football Citizen …

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Episode 18 - Return of the Scottish Cup 30:02

3+ y ago30:02

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In this episode Andy, Lindsay and Jim mark the return of the third round of the Scottish Cup. Andy and Jim look ahead to a Tayside Derby at Dens Park by going back to a famous fixture between St. Johnstone and Dundee at Muirton Park in 1962, before Andy and Lindsay go back to 1967 to revisit the mother of all cup upsets. The Scottish Football Citiz…

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Episode 17 - Remembering Peter Lorimer 27:03

3+ y ago27:03

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In this episode Andy, Jim and Lindsay take a look at the life of Peter Lorimer. Signing for Leeds United at the age of 15, the boy from Dundee with dynamite in his boots became the Elland Road club's youngest ever debutant and went on to become their record goalscorer in his two spells there. Lorimer also played in all three of Scotland's 1974 Worl…

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Episode 16 - Scotland at the 1958 World Cup 20:43

3+ y ago20:43

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In part two of our series about Scotland at the World Cup Andy, Lindsay and Jim take a look at the 1958 tournament in Sweden. This World Cup was the only one to date where all four home nations managed to qualify for the tournament, and we look at how Scotland qualified and got on in their games. Glorious failure: it wouldn't be like us, would it? …

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Episode 15 - Interviewing Jim Orr 27:05

3+ y ago27:05

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This week, Andy speaks to our regular contributor Jim Orr about some of his football memories. Having grown up playing football in the streets of Glasgow, Jim has coached youth football for over 20 years and written three plays about football: Bend It Like Baxter, Bend It Like Brattbakk and Bend It Like Bobby. We also take a look back at the career…

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Episode 14 - Remembering Ian St John 30:57

3+ y ago30:57

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To mark the sad passing of Ian St John, Andy, Jim and Lindsay take a look back at the life of a gentleman of the Scottish game who excelled in Bill Shankly's first great Liverpool team of the 1960s. A league and cup winner in his time at Anfield, the Saint moved to Liverpool from his boyhood team of Motherwell. He gained huge popularity after retir…

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Episode 13 - Dancing in the streets of Raith 26:26

3+ y ago26:26

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Ahead of this weekend's Betfred Cup clash between Livingston & St. Johnstone, Andy, Jim and new contributor Lindsay Hamilton take a look back at the 1994 Scottish League Cup Final where the giants of Celtic came up against Raith Rovers in one of the most memorable finals ever played. With Celtic going through a trophy drought and Raith finding thei…

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Episode 12 - A Shot At Glory 39:51

3+ y ago39:51

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In this week's episode Andy, Robert and Jim take a look back at Scottish football's "Hollywood Moment" by revisiting the film "A Shot At Glory" which starred Academy Award winner Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton and... Ally McCoist! We look at how the film came to be made and speak to people who were involved in making the film to share their experien…

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Episode 11 - Super Caley Go Ballistic with Mike Edwards 41:44

3+ y ago41:44

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In this episode Andy Kerr speaks with former STV journalist and reporter Mike Edwards as we pass the 21st anniversary of Mike's beloved Inverness Caledonian Thistle pulling off a famous shock in the Scottish Cup by beating Celtic 3-1 in Glasgow. You may recognise Mike from his television work in a career of 26 years in front of the camera. Mike is …

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Episode 10 - Interviewing Andy Kerr 18:13

3+ y ago18:13

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In this episode Robert Harvey interviews our regular host Andy Kerr to hear some of his football memories, ranging from being at Ibrox to witness Kilmarnock's Scottish Cup win in 1997 to taking to sneaking onto the hallowed Hampden pitch - something that couldn't happen now! We also have our weekly piece of trivia for you. The Scottish Football Cit…

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Episode 9 - Scotland at the 1954 World Cup 21:54

3+ y ago21:54

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Andy and Robert take a look back at Scotland’s first ever trip to a World Cup tournament in Switzerland. If you’re used to glorious failure when watching the national team, then be warned - this isn’t quite that. This was a tournament that could easily have featured in a Carry On film - just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong! The Sc…

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Episode 8 - Interviewing Robert Harvey 26:46

3+ y ago26:46

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In this episode Andy interviews our regular contributor Robert Harvey to hear some of his football memories, ranging from watching Celtic's European Cup win on TV to taking to the hallowed Hampden terraces for the first time as a Scotland fan. We also have a brief profile of a committed defender who came up against Scotland on 7 occasions and was a…

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Episode 7 - Davie Sneddon 24:47

3+ y ago24:47

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In this episode Andy looks back at the life of one of his historical heroes, Davie Sneddon. While Sneddon enjoyed spells playing at Dundee, Preston North End and Raith Rovers, it is at Kilmarnock that Sneddon is best-known as one of Willie Waddell's title winners of 1964/65. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotl…

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Episode 6 - Tommy Docherty 21:26

3+ y ago21:26

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In this edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr and Robert Harvey pay tribute to the late Tommy Docherty by taking a look at his playing career, his life in management and the controversy that seemed to follow him wherever he went. No matter what happened, things were never dull when "The Doc" was around. The Scottish Football Citizen is…

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Episode 5 - Jim McLean 34:48

3+ y ago34:48

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In this edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr and Robert Harvey pay tribute to the late Jim McLean who revolutionised Dundee United during his 22 years as their manager, and made a mark on both the Scottish and European game in doing so. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotlan…

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Episode 4 - Remembering the 1971 Ibrox Disaster 13:30

3+ y ago13:30

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50 years on from the tragic events of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster in which 66 football fans lost their lives, Andy Kerr looks back on a black day for Scottish football and the legacy of the disaster which led to better safety legislation and safer stadiums for fans across the whole of Britain. Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of the …

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Episode 3 - Football On New Year's Day 25:09

3+ y ago25:09

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In this new year's edition of The Scottish Football Citizen we take a trip back to Ne'erday 1973. Andy Kerr takes a trip to Tynecastle for the traditional new year derby match as Bobby Seith's Hearts take on Eddie Turnbull's swashbuckling Hibs. Robert Harvey then takes us over to Glasgow for another derby on the same day as he made his first-team d…

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Episode 2 - Football On Christmas Day 16:52

3+ y ago16:52

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In this festive edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr looks back upon a long-forgotten part of Scottish football, Christmas Day fixtures. While the idea of playing a match on the 25th of December seems like a bizarre idea in the modern age, back in days gone by it was perfectly normal. We at the Scottish Football Citizen would like to …

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