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Down The Divisions

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ARE you a fan of fitba played in Scotland’s lower leagues? Then you’ve come to the right place. Join the Scottish Sun’s Gareth Law and Carluke Rovers co-manager manager Paul Davies for a weekly look at the game away from the limelight. Hear the latest news, discussion and stories along with guests including managers, players, administrators, fans and more from SPFL League One and Two, the Lowland and Highland Leagues, South and East of Scotland Leagues and the juniors. There’s a chance for you to get involved too. If you have suggestions for guests, subjects or anything else then contact us through Twitter, Facebook or email [email protected]. Please do leave a review too. Down The Divisions artwork by Adam Aitken. www.instagram.com/adamaitkenart Music www.bensound.com

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

April 22, 2022 06:11 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

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 enjoy the big day when he pits his wits against Tommy Sloan. We also hear how Gordon always knew he’d be taking charge at the club – but just no...

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

April 15, 2022 15:48 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

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 and he has some big news for clubs. In a Down The Divisions exclusive he outlines his proposals for a replacement for the flagship tournament ...

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

April 08, 2022 19:35 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB

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 Mark have made THEIR mark in Conference A in the West of Scotland League. We hear how they’ve become obsessed with turning around the fortunes...

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

April 01, 2022 20:08 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

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 last Saturday dramatic Renfrewshire derby in Conference A – and tells us why he thinks The Burgh should have ended Arthurlie’s unbeaten season...

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

March 11, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 29 MB

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 things might just be starting to turn. One half of their new dugout duo Andy Souter joins us on the show this week. He tells us how he and co-...

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

March 03, 2022 22:38 - 1 hour - 35.7 MB

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 Petershill last Saturday – but how it won’t derail their plans for progress. Chris takes us back to the day he left a pitch with both his cruciate ...

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

February 25, 2022 16:21 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

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 BEFORE games. There’s also the day they travelled all the way to Campbeltown only for the ref to call off – but why it was still a good result. And...

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

February 18, 2022 15:56 - 59 minutes - 57.9 MB

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 Dunterlie Park outfit flying at the top of Conference A in the West of Scotland League. We hear about the moaners who are setting the standard...

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

February 11, 2022 16:07 - 1 hour - 22.7 MB

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 fire for the veteran centre-half, who signed on as a player too. Neil joins us this week and tells us about getting to grips with life in the dug...

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.

February 04, 2022 10:38 - 59 minutes - 21.9 MB

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 leave too. With just a few games left this season we look down across all the divisions in the West of Scotland League. We hear Paul’s team of ...

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

January 28, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.1 MB

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, Paul has been on the move too, leaving Newmains United while we’ve been away. He tells us the real reasons why he’s no longer at Victoria Par...

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

October 29, 2021 20:24 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB

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 show this week and tells us about making the decision to become the boss. We hear how he started out at the club he loves – which included bein...

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

October 22, 2021 17:32 - 1 hour - 33.8 MB

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. Then we look back at his own goal-laden playing career, when he was the talk of the game. His strikes for the likes of Carluke and Cumbernauld ...

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

October 08, 2021 17:02 - 1 hour - 31.3 MB

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 have beaten Pollok and narrowly lost to Cumbernauld United on the weekend. We hear about the transition for the club and the work going on be...

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

September 24, 2021 16:22 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

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 those days in the second part of his interview. There are the fancy suits he’d wear and why he was often referred to as city boy at Shotts. ...

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

September 17, 2021 18:15 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB

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 tells us why he was once accused of being a coal thief – and we look back at his successful spell at Shotts Bon Accord which ended with a yea...

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

September 10, 2021 20:01 - 1 hour - 33.8 MB

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 club secretary Peter Higgins take to social media to outline just what it meant to a club that is one of the oldest in Scotland. This week Pete...

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

September 03, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

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 Scotland League. John joins us on the show this week and reveals just how good a grounding junior football was – AND explains why he’s not prepare...

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

August 20, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 25.7 MB

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 local DIY store. Mark joins us on our return to tell us why he couldn't be persuaded to change his mind. He outlines why he thinks the Old Fi...

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

July 23, 2021 17:34 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB

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 a horror injury. We recorded the show before their midweek loss to Muirkirk but it’s clear the pair are studying hard to turn things around at ...

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

July 16, 2021 17:17 - 1 hour - 26.7 MB

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 helm as they take on Glenvale first up in the new Division Four. He joins us this week and tells us why that was the natural step and why they wo...

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

July 09, 2021 20:35 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

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 TWO hours after joining the Forth management team. We hear how he’s finding life on his own as a boss and look back at his stint playing at New...

062 Thomas Devine: Hamilton Palace & his Forth love affair plus being relegated two hours after moving onto the management team

July 09, 2021 20:35 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

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 TWO hours after joining the Forth management team. We hear how he’s finding life on his own as a boss and look back at his stint playing at New...

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

June 24, 2021 22:07 - 1 hour - 23.8 MB

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 Christmas night fight which got him a move from Shotts and being motivated by a bottle of Moet. Chris looks back on his best day in football...

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

June 18, 2021 16:35 - 1 hour - 25.7 MB

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 Cup clash with Huntly was called off three times. There’s his views on the Old Firm colt teams joining the division. He looks back on his playi...

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

June 11, 2021 18:18 - 1 hour - 25.1 MB

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 him en masse and they’ll now line up in Conference B. Sean joins us this week and tells us why things panned out at Kilbride the way they did...

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

June 04, 2021 19:57 - 58 minutes - 21.6 MB

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 Central Division Two title during four seasons at Forth, he lifted the West Region League One title in his first year at Gartcairn. Following a sh...

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

May 28, 2021 17:35 - 45 minutes - 16.7 MB

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 they’d be playing in the west. The former Clydebank and St Anthony’s striker felt it would have made sense. Especially when, three miles down t...

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

May 21, 2021 15:24 - 54 minutes - 30.2 MB

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 now boasts over SIXTY teams. Rossvale will of course compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division this term. But it’s at the other...

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

May 14, 2021 15:14 - 1 hour - 26.7 MB

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 tells us why he thinks it’s the wrong move for the good of the game. And, after we’ve heard from the manager of Darvel, we’ll hear from one of his...

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

May 07, 2021 16:55 - 42 minutes - 30.1 MB

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 Clyde AND learning from Jimmy Nicol, John Brownlee and Terry Butcher in Kirkcaldy. There’s also the day he stormed out of Linlithgow Rose aft...

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

April 30, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 29.4 MB

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 a pedigree too after leading Clydebank back into the top flight - and we’ll take a look back at his two-and-a-half years at the Bankies helm to...

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

April 23, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 25.6 MB

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 week’s show fixture secretary Kennie Young told us he’s against the plans – and insisted he’d been misquoted too. Rovers boss Stevie Wilson he...

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

April 16, 2021 16:14 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

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 level of football. As a player at Tranent Juniors he admits he wasn’t up to much – but if he’d known then what he knows now then things might hav...

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

April 09, 2021 15:35 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

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 go or do it in bursts across the course of the week, ever one of Ross' answers can act as inspiration to anyone involved in semi-professional ...

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

April 02, 2021 07:28 - 1 hour - 26 MB

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 man who signed the ex-France Under-21 player after they worked together at Troon. Matt was appointed during lockdown – and so had to hold on ...

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

March 26, 2021 12:52 - 1 hour - 26.6 MB

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 it ever returns? We’ll put those questions and more to someone who knows the amateur and juniors game. Paul McColl is currently the vice pre...

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

March 19, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

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 the team bossed by Mick Kennedy. Last week they turned on their brand new floodlights, built as part of the requirements they’ll need if they’r...

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

March 12, 2021 16:56 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB

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 the second part of our interview with club legend Allan Jenkins. First we’ll hear about his move to ambitious Gretna. He’ll tell us what it ...

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

March 05, 2021 12:10 - 1 hour - 27 MB

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 Scottish Junior Cup. Then he played a massive part as they lifted the league title on a dramatic final day of the season now known as Ford Trans...

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

February 26, 2021 17:01 - 1 hour - 36.9 MB

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 for Gazza and Brian Laudrup. But it was at Galabank where he made his name across 17 years. After starting out in the East of Scotland League, ...

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

February 19, 2021 14:35 - 1 hour - 31.4 MB

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 about how he’s found his first year in management after 12 years coaching at Larkhall Thistle and Arthurlie. We’ll find out why The Burnie are ...

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

February 12, 2021 19:31 - 1 hour - 31 MB

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 Speedway team. And after a tough start to a covid-hit campaign, we’ll hear how Maxi is planning to get them back on their bike when football retur...

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

February 05, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 24.8 MB

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 they’d won five of their last six heading into the latest lockdown. In the first of two parts we'll hear why he quit the Glens after ten years ...

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

January 29, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

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-competitive football led to Gary Harkins, Steven Saunders and Martin Grehan leaving after originally signing up to play. Willie tells us how he's gone f...

040 Willie Kinniburgh: losing players at Gartcairn, Butcher's bayonets at Motherwell, Tom Boyd's Helicopter Sunday champagne & the naked cycling superhero

January 29, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

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-competitive football led to Gary Harkins, Steven Saunders and Martin Grehan leaving after originally signing up to play. Willie tells us how he's gone f...

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

January 22, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 26 MB

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 Stranraer’s reserves - but more importantly overseeing their youth setup. In the first of two parts we’ll look at: Life playing boys’ football with...

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

January 22, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 26 MB

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 Stranraer’s reserves - but more importantly overseeing their youth setup. In the first of two parts we’ll look at: Life playing boys’ football with...

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

January 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MB

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 play with resentment prompted him and the club to make their appeals to the authorities – and what they thought about the initial reactions to it....

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

December 24, 2020 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

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 the National Lottery. We’ll hear Kennie Young’s response to why clubs who withdrew from the West of Scotland League can feature in this season’s ...

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