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The latest talking points in the national game with the BBC Scottish Football Podcast. Breaking news, views and analysis
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As Russell Martin exits - we ask what now for Rangers? As they begin the search for a new manager we speak to BBC Scotland sport correspondent Chris McLaughlin and the Rangers Review's Joshua Barrie to find out what went wrong for Martin and where Rangers go from here.
1Reaction to Sunday's Scottish Premiership matches which saw Rangers draw at Falkirk, Celtic beat Motherwell and Aberdeen record their first league goals and win of the season.
Post-match reaction to Saturday's big stories across the country as Hearts score late winner in the Tynecastle derby to move five points clear of Celtic.
Phil Goodlad is joined by Robbie Neilson and Moira Gordon to look ahead to the weekend’s Scottish Premiership fixtures including a mouth-watering Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle
James McFadden and Tom English are joined by the fans to assess a poor night in the Europa and Conference Leagues as Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen all suffer defeats.
What can struggling Rangers and stop-start Celtic expect in Europe?Can Russell Martin keep 'turning the tanker around' with a win against Sturm Graz? Will Brendan Rodgers get his side to click against bold Braga?Will the Rangers boss "set aside his football philosophy" in search of a win? And what does it mean for Celtic that fan protests have been called off?Former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan and ex-Rangers goalkeeper Cammy Bell join David Currie as we build up to both side's Europa League games.Follow LIVE coverage on the BBC Sport Scotland website and on BBC Radio Scotland tonight - Thursday 2 October.
What do Aberdeen need to do to turn around their torrid form?JJ Bull, Michael Grant, and Glen Schreuder join Martin Dowden to take a close look at all things Aberdeen.Why are they unable to score a goal? What needs to change tactically to turn it around for Jimmy Thelin? What can they expect from their Conference League opener with Shakhtar Donetsk? And are the fans still united behind their Scottish Cup-winning manager?
St Johnstone are flying at the top of the Championship but some former top-flight managers are struggling in the second tier.Craig Telfer and John Walker join Phil Goodlad to take a look at everything happening in the lower leagues.
Is League One the most entertaining in the SPFL? Why are Cove Rangers and Kelty Hearts faltering?
Will Spartans be caught by East Kilbride in League 2? Can Edinburgh City claw back from their points deduction?
Can rampant Hearts split stuttering Celtic and faltering Rangers?Andrew Petrie is joined by The Herald's Stephen McGowan and striker Cillian Sheridan as we take a lookback at the key talking points from the weekend's action.What now for Russell Martin and Rangers? Can Celtic bounce back to their best? Will Hearts split the Old Firm? How much longer does Jimmy Thelin have at Aberdeen ahead of a huge European game midweek? Has Stuart Kettlewell won over the Killie fans?
Sportsound has reaction after Rangers record their first league win of the season with an away win against Livingston including the managers - Russell Martin and David Martindale.
Big wins for Hearts, Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Motherwell. The Fir Park side piling more misery onto Jimmy Thelin's side.
Ray Bradshaw is joined by Rory Loy and David Wotherspoon to look ahead to the weekend’s top-flight action and look back on another disappointing Rangers performance. Can Aberdeen finally score a league goal? Is the pressure off Pressley? And who will come out top in Friday night's junior match-up between Auchinleck Talbot and Cumnock in the Scottish Cup?
Derek Ferguson, Steven Thompson and Andy Halliday debate Rangers' latest performance, as Genk take maximum points from 10-man Rangers. Also hearing from Russell Martin.
Iona Ballantyne is joined by former Hearts manager Robbie Neilson and The Daily Record and Sunday Mail's Scott McDermott as they look ahead to Rangers Europa League clash with Genk. After such a poor start to their season are they about to kickstart it all tonight? "We are where we are. This is a good point for this group of players.” What do the lads think of Brendan Rodgers comments after Celtic's 1-1 draw with Red Star Belgrade plus Robbie tells us what it's like for a manager when your own fans turn against you.
Celtic start their Europa League journey with a 1-1 draw in Serbia against Red Star Belgrade. We have reaction from Brendan Rodgers, Pat Bonner, Aiden McGeady and James McFadden.
Are Celtic ready for their Europa League opener with Red Star Belgrade? Is Brendan Rodgers’ squad equipped to go deep in the competition? Will this game be the first ‘proper test’ of the season for the side? And have they turned a corner with recent performances? Will they turn up and put to bed any criticism of their early domestic and European performances, or will they continue to falter in big games this season like their Old Firm draw with Rangers? Will their new signings make an instant continental impact, or are they still trying to bed in and gel with their new team-mates? And what now for Aberdeen and Jimmy Thelin as they suffer yet another defeat, this time against Dundee United? Falkirk and Hibs play out an entertaining draw, should the Hibees be worried?
Post-match reaction as Dundee Utd move up to third with big win over Jimmy Thelin's struggling Aberdeen side. Plus a four-goal thriller as Falkirk and Hibs share the spoils.
How much longer does Jimmy Thelin have to turn around struggling Aberdeen, does he need to change is approach to games? Wil David Gray be the next Scottish Premiership manager to feel the heat as Hibs' strong start threatens to turn sour? How have Falkirk fared during the early stages of their top-flight return? All seems rosy for Dundee United, but is their defensive record a concern despite a solid start? Scott McTominay and Caroline Weir mixed in with the best world football has to offer last night, both ranking highly in the Ballon d'Or rankings, what does the historic night mean for Scottish football? Should Oliver Burke be recalled to Steve Clarke's Scotland squad after becoming the first ever Scottish male player to score a Bundesliga hat-trick?
Rangers lifted some of the pressure on Russell Martin with an Ibrox win over Hibs, has the head coach earned some respite? Why are David Gray's side struggling to win? Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen suffer yet another defeat as impressive Motherwell dumped them out the cup, how much longer does Thelin have to turn it around? Just how important is Stephen Robinson to St Mirren after they saw of Kilmarnock to reach Hampden? And are Dundee showing signs of life under Steven Pressley after their dramatic late win over David Martindale's Livingston?
Sportsound wraps up the weekend's Scottish League Cup action with Celtic beating Partick Thistle plus reaction to the semi-final draw, with Pat Bonner and Ian McCall.
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why do all the other clubs in the league get forgotten about everytime this fixture comes around!
controversy around a rangers penalty and no podcast, toeing the bbc/ebt party line
LoL the jocks whining
I don't always agree with Steven Pressley, but the guy talks sense and speaks with real passion.
Darryl Broadfoot, in my opinion, is an arrogant, patronising attention-seeker.
Just a load of drivel about rugby... Shoddy work, BBC.
Haha haha hahaha!
Did this get uploaded properly? It won’t play, yet all the rest are playing fine?
This is my go to podcast everyday. As a Scot living in California for the past 8 years, its been a fantastic way to stay connected to Scottish Football, and I enjoy the pundits and their different styles of analyzing.... even Craig Levein, and that's a difficult thing to say as a Hibee!
Finally! Someone using the correct plural of stadium. Thank you Neil Doncaster for saying 'stadia'.
Barnes was obviously out of his depth at Celtic, hence he never had the dressing room. He claims unconscious bias got him sacked early, his record and the fact he did not have a history with the club are the reason he was sacked. #JohnBarnesWasShiteNotBlack
HH 9IAR,never in doubt 🍀
Celtic have never won 9* in a row when they had to play Rangers 4 times in a season. Rangers have. So they both start again at zero.
I normally listen to these podcasts and enjoy the pretty much well balanced views of all the guys , but when I heard Charlie Adam was on I've just switched it off because he's an idiot
C'mon we want mikey
where's your other shows for this week?
Love this podcast, analysis is brilliant.
seems this podcast is not available in my region (USA) I find that strange
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it's become on this channel a chat show for no one who has achieved anything