The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast
612 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsLong running, twice-weekly Scottish football podcast which prides itself on covering the fortunes and misadventures of teams throughout the SPFL. With content and an attitude you won't find anywhere else, The Terrace is sometimes analytical, sometimes funny, mostly informal and always has a passion for the Scottish game.
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Episodes
The MVP of the Scottish lower leagues
April 25, 2024 16:00 - 1 hourCraig Fowler and Sean Elderbrant are in the hotseat for this week's patented three-match review of the Scottish lower leagues, as Partick Thistle put four goals past their upcoming play-off rival, Bobby Wales wins a belting live match on Saturday evening, and a late screamer sees Spartans book a place in the play-offs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A ruse from Roos
April 22, 2024 19:41 - 1 hourCraig Anderson and Tony Anderson break down both Scottish Cup semi-finals from the weekend as Celtic and Aberdeen played out an all-timer on Saturday before Hearts and Rangers served up a big pile of rubbish the following day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What a scorcher!
April 18, 2024 22:49 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer join forces once more for a patented three-game review of the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss Arbroath's miserable relegation from the Championship, whether or not Annan Athletic can pull off the biggest shock of the season, and Bonnyrigg Rose's unlikely thrashing of East Fife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Terrace Special: What it's like to see your team win their first ever league title
April 16, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutesShaughan McGuigan is joined by Craig G Telfer, the happiest man in FK5, to talk about Stenhousemuir FC's first ever title win. Telfer talks about the historic day and how he celebrated on the pitch, in the Wee Bar, and in the home dressing room. They discuss how the league was won, the 12-game winning streak, and the campaign's heroes, before assessing the Warriors' chances in League 1 next term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Danny Armstrong: Villain
April 15, 2024 22:43 - 1 hourGraeme Thewliss, Craig Anderson and Euan Taylor talk through the six games from the Scottish Premiership on the final weekend before the split, including Rangers surrendering their advantage in the title race after Ross County's second-half surge, Hibs seeing a 94th-minute Motherwell goal sink them into the bottom six, and Kilmarnock all but wrapping up a European finish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Scotland C team to conquer the world!
April 11, 2024 20:39 - 1 hourIn a break from our usual scheduled programming, Fraser Clarke and Sean Elderbrant put together a team to represent Scotland of the best part-time players in the country (with one full-time designated player) from the lower leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Montgomery needs to become Tony Montgomery
April 08, 2024 15:26 - 1 hourTony Anderson, Joel Sked and Craig Anderson discuss the weekend's action in the Scottish Premiership, including a barnstorming Old Firm encounter at Ibrox, Dundee again clutching defeat from the jaws of victory, Nick Montgomery's days being numbered at Easter Road, Hearts winning without Lawrence Shankland, Killie bettering Ross County and Livi getting a rare point against Aberdeen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we spell "redemption": F-A-L-K-I-R-K
April 04, 2024 22:16 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer join forces to dissect all the comings and goings in the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss Falkirk's title win at Montrose, the top-of-the-table clash in the Championship, and Clyde's return to the "bad old days" in their defeat at Peterhead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don County, manager of Ross Cowie
April 01, 2024 20:30 - 1 hourRobert Borthwick returns to play host this Monday evening alongside Craig Fowler. The pair chat about the six games in the Scottish Premiership weekend, including: Aberdeen still being rubbish but finding those all-important three points. Don Cowie's strange half-time switch. Adama Sidibeh scoring both a brilliant goal and just generally being brilliant. Dundee's comical opener. Hibs leaving themselves wide open again at Ibrox. Rangers being the more clinical of two profligate teams. K...
The Dumfries and Galloway Yaya Toure
March 28, 2024 16:14 - 1 hourWith Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer up in Inverness recording some sort of TV show, Craig Fowler takes a shot in the presenting chair for our lower-league show alongside everyone's favourite stand-in, Fraser Clarke. The pair chat about Airdrieonians' SPFL Trust Trophy victory over The New Saints and if this is what the Scottish lower leagues wanted to happen, Ayr United's bizarre pass-it-out-from-the-back stubbornness against Queen's Park, Annan Athletic coming alive in 2024 and Bonnyri...
The return of the Scottish Premiership PANIC!!! scale
March 25, 2024 22:06 - 52 minutesCraig Fowler and Tony Anderson take advantage of the international break to have a look round the Scottish Premiership and have a temperature check on each of the teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This just in: Jackie Stewart is not dead
March 22, 2024 00:08 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Fraser Clarke cast their beady eyes over a game from each of the three lower leagues, starting in the Championship, where Dunfermline posted their best performance and result of the season with a 3-1 win over leaders Dundee United. They discuss Queen of the South potentially being the most embarrassing side in SPFL history, before turning their attention on Bonnyrigg, Clyde and an unusually large amount of phlegm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Charles Dunne, just start shooting from anywhere
March 18, 2024 21:10 - 58 minutesCraig Fowler is joined by Tony Anderson to talk through the weekend's Scottish Premiership action. The pair discuss Killie roaring back against St Mirren, Aberdeen getting an elusive win, Simon Murray's vital importance to Ross County, Livingston being all but relegated, and Brendan Rodgers finally figuring out how to use Kyogo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The best moments from the 2023/24 Scottish football season (part three)
March 14, 2024 14:15 - 56 minutesCraig Fowler, Shaughan McGuigan and Tony Anderson are back to tackle the latest inclusions into THE LIST. From silent social media videos to a fan flashing his belly in anger, the trio look through the wild, weird and funny moments that make Scottish football what it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Goodbye Neil Warnock, it's been a pleasure
March 12, 2024 15:33 - 58 minutesA day later due to a Monday night fixture, Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson talk through the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup, including Kilmarnock picking a bad time to have their worst game, Aberdeen celebrating the Neil Warnock era before it ended, the shocking level of defending in Celtic-Livi, contentious decisions in Hibs v Rangers, and Hearts' win over Greenock Morton going exactly as we expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Child’s Drawing Of A Horse
March 07, 2024 23:57 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Fraser Clarke fix their gazes in the lower leagues, as they attempt to give some context to the biggest games from the Championship, League One and League Two. The duo discuss how big a loss George Oakley will be to Morton’s promotion hopes, and whether or not Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s 2-0 win is a turning point. They both gush over Montrose and Alloa’s seven goal thriller, analyse Stranraer’s sensational demolition of Dumbarton, and take delight at Brian Martin b...
Setting fire to your house to avoid watching St Johnstone v Livingston
March 04, 2024 22:13 - 1 hourCraig Fowler is joined by Tony Anderson and Joel Sked to talk through the sublime and the ridiculous from the Scottish Premiership weekend, including Theo Bair strengthening his 'Most Improved' candidacy with a top showing at Ibrox, Hearts humbling Celtic in another VAR-centric game, Dylan Levitt inspiring Hibs to victory, Aberdeen collapsing in injury time, Dundee reverting to type with their defensive liabilities and Saints-Livi almost getting football stopped. Learn more about your ad choi...
The big lower-league mailbag - part two
March 01, 2024 08:49 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer reach into the mailbag once again to answer questions from our Patreon listeners. The pair discuss young talents who didn't reach their potential, who'd be chucked out first in a managerial Royal Rumble, and the plot of the exciting new blockbuster movie franchise Lang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Neil Warnock's busman's holiday
February 26, 2024 17:53 - 1 hourCraig Fowler is joined by Graeme Thewliss and Tony Anderson for a look back on the weekend's action in the Scottish Premiership. The pair focus on the huge six-pointer at the bottom as an injury-time goal wins a classic 'game of two halves', while both matches involving the Old Firm are examined as Rangers look a lot more convincing in victory than Celtic. There's also praise for a January signing at Easter Road, questions over the seriousness in which Neil Warnock is approaching the Aberdeen...
The big lower-league mailbag - part one!
February 22, 2024 23:08 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan joins Craig G Telfer to answer a series of questions from our Patreon subscribers about the Scottish lower leagues. Has Raith Rovers' social media team gone too far? Where has it gone wrong for Marvin Bartley? Who's the most dislikable player in the lower leagues? And who's the biggest overachievers this season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hibernian's ministry of funny runs
February 19, 2024 13:54 - 1 hourCraig Fowler is joined by Graeme Thewliss and Gary Cocker for a look back on the Scottish Premiership weekend. Matches at Celtic Park and McDiarmid Park are in focus as there's a new leader in the title race, while Livingston threaten to make things exciting at the bottom of the division. A disappointing Dundee summer signing gets some praise in Say Something Nice, while Neil Warnock needs to check the definition of manslaughter and Lawrence Shankland is at it again. Learn more about your ad ...
The Battle of Stair Park: Ebbo's Last Stand
February 15, 2024 16:16 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan joins Craig G Telfer for a dander through the lower leagues of Scotland. The pair discuss Dunfermline Athletic's latest embarrassment on home turf, Hamilton Academical fans booing shots, and the most action-packed match of the season so far: Stranraer 2-0 Clyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A special Terrace Podcast announcement
February 14, 2024 14:28 - 30 minutesCraig Anderson hosts as Craig Fowler announces a first ever for The Terrace Podcast, what to expect going forward and how our listeners can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Syncronised celebration after not scoring
February 12, 2024 18:52 - 57 minutesNew-look Monday show! Craig Fowler and Craig Anderson trial a change to our typical weekly Monday show format as they look back over the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, including Greenock Morton bettering Motherwell across the park, a role-reversal at the SMiSA Stadium and Hearts deciding to have a specialist Scottish Cup goalkeeper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Photoshopped Dick Campbell
February 08, 2024 17:00 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan is joined by Fraser Clarke as the two of them discuss Dunfermline putting in one of the poorest performances of the season, Rhys McCabe and Dougie Imrie continuing to punch above their weight, and what to expect from Scott Brown at Ayr United. They’re both impressed at how Andy Graham has started at Alloa Athletic, and discuss what a surprisingly fresh-faced Dick Campbell might bring to Methil. Lastly, they look at the bottom end of League Two, and if there’s anyone else a...
The patient had his arms put back on the wrong way
February 05, 2024 21:37 - 1 hourCraig Fowler and Tony Anderson talk through the weekend's action in the Scottish Premiership as Craig Levein (kinda) gets his tactics right in the Highlands, Celtic are back to being less than convincing, Hibs plumb to new depths under Montgomery, Shankland inspires Hearts to another 3-2 win over Dundee, Livi don't even attempt to lay a glove on Rangers and Theo Bair demonstrates in 90 minutes how to get the best out of him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
That dressing room is not fit for vermin
February 01, 2024 15:52 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan has returned from Australia and is back in the hotseat with Craig G Telfer to catch up on the weekend's action in the lower leagues. The pair examine Raith Rovers' decline, Annan Athletic's little-coveted "ninth-place island", and the big games at the top and bottom of League 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The joy of Cornflakes when all you’ve had is porridge
January 29, 2024 23:35 - 1 hourCraig Fowler is joined by Duncan McKay and Craig Anderson for a review of the weekend's Scottish Premiership. The trio discuss familiar issues with Hibs, the perplexing continued employment of Barry Robson, Dundee looking even stronger after the signing of Michael Mellon, St Johnstone fans' growing frustration with Craig Levein, a grind-it-out victory from Rangers and Celtic still looking on the verge of something going badly wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Eight (or maybe nine) very interesting transfers from the Scottish lower leagues
January 25, 2024 10:43 - 1 hourCraig G Telfer teams up with Fraser Clarke once again to look at some interesting transfers to have taken place in the Scottish lower leagues in recent weeks. The pair discuss how David Wotherspoon fits in at Dundee United, if Jake Hastie can be rejuvenated at Hamilton Academical, and how Lennon Gallagher will fit in at Dumbarton (plus many, many more!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Winners and losers of the Scottish Cup fourth round
January 22, 2024 23:45 - 45 minutesGary Cocker returns to the main show after his fatherhood-duty hiatus. He is joined by Craig Anderson and Thom Watt to talk through the weekend's action in the Scottish Cup, including Gary's beloved side blowing it again, Lawrence Shankland negotiating strength getting an extra bump, shocks from Bonnyrigg and Airdrie, David Martindale tasting victory again and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A forensic deep dive into the depths of Scotland's League Two
January 18, 2024 15:31 - 2 hoursCraig G Telfer is joined by Fraser Clarke for a forensic analysis of League 2. Using the weekend's games, the pair analyse how all 10 teams' season have played out so far, and their prospects for the future, with particular attention paid to Fraser's beloved Dumbarton. One for the heads! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Drafting the best players on expiring contracts in the Scottish Premiership
January 15, 2024 23:27 - 1 hourCraig Fowler and Tony Anderson go head-to-head in a contest to try and draft the best possible XI exclusively using the 108 (!) Scottish Premiership players who will see their current contracts expire this summer. Let us know which of the two you think won this contest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Two clubs end looooooong winless runs as Paul Hartley gets serenaded
January 11, 2024 18:42 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan is away to sunny Australia, so Craig Fowler fills in for him on the lower-league podcast alongside Craig G Telfer. The pair discuss Queen's Park getting their first league victory in ages, Clyde getting their first league victory in ages, and Falkirk absolutely pumping Cove Rangers on Tuesday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 10 best signings of the Scottish Premiership season so far
January 08, 2024 22:26 - 1 hourOur triumphant return to topical podcasting sees Joel Sked and Amy Canavan each ranking their top 10 best signings of the Scottish Premiership season so far. Tune in and later hurl abuse for their selections. (Due to a technical error this show will not be available to watch on YouTube.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duncan's book club: Craig Fowler (episode 1)
January 04, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutesLike 'What a Season That Was!' this is the launch of a new series that we're putting up on the free-to-air feed for the end of the holiday period before it gets a consistent run on our Patreon site (www.patreon.com/terracepodcast). On each episode, the most well-read member of The Terrace Podcast, Mr Duncan McKay, will talk to a guest about their favourite football book, their favourite sports book and their favourite book of all time. First up, it's the leader of the pack - Craig Fowler. Lea...
What a Season That Was! The 2000-2001 Scottish football campaign
January 01, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutesHappy New Year from everyone at The Terrace! Craig Fowler is joined by Andy Harrow and Craig Cairns to look back on the most interesting storylines from the 2000-2001 season, from a mainly top-flight perspective. This includes the introduction of the split, a couple of famous 6-2 wins, 'the Battle of Bothwell Bridge' and Scotland chucking a 2-0 lead to ten men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 10 best Scottish football moments of 2023
December 29, 2023 19:13 - 1 hourCraig Anderson and Tony Anderson each pick their top 10 best moments from the calendar year in the weird and wonderful world of Scottish football. (Recorded on December 22nd) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What a Season That Was! The 1999-2000 Scottish football campaign
December 24, 2023 22:48 - 1 hourCraig Fowler introduces this show with a festive message about what we're doing over the next couple of weeks. Then Craig Cairns, Shaughan McGuigan and Craig Anderson kick off the first in a new series which will begin on the main pod before migrating over to our Patreon (www.patreon.com/terracepodcast). Each pod will look back at the most interesting storylines that we remember from a Scottish football season. We'll work our way from the turn of the century up to the present day. Enjoy! Lear...
Forfar Athletic's Giant Swear Filter
December 21, 2023 18:11 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up for the final podcast of 2023. The pair look at the big clash at the top of Championship between Dundee United and Raith Rovers, Falkirk's huge win over Hamilton Academical, and how Forfar Athletic bounce back after another tanking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The best days of Jonny Hayes’ Indian summer
December 19, 2023 00:32 - 1 hourCraig Fowler and Tony Anderson are joined by former Terrace regular John Callan to review the weekend's action, including Rangers winning the first trophy of the season with a victory over Aberdeen in the Viaplay Cup final, Hearts earning their first victory at Celtic Park in 14 years, Hibs doing absolutely nothing of note against St Johnstone, and three other guff Scottish Premiership games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Daves in Six Minutes = Four Daves a Minute
December 14, 2023 14:16 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up to take a patented look at three games from the Scottish lower leagues last weekend. The pair discuss Queen's Park's short, medium and long term future after their latest defeat, how Edinburgh City's kiddies' team handled Stirling Albion, and some godawful defending from Elgin City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get Ross Laidlaw on a flight to Germany
December 11, 2023 16:42 - 58 minutesCraig Fowler and Tony Anderson shake off the cobwebs from a heavy night out to discuss each and every Scottish Premiership game from this past weekend. There's Kilmarnock dominating Celtic in the second half at Rugby Park, Steven Naismith showing further limitations as a manager, a desperation attempt by Stuart Kettlewell to stop the rot, Jonah Ayunga inspiring St Mirren to a much-needed win, Steven Lovell's scathing commentary and *another* soft VAR call going the way of Rangers. Learn more ...
Justice for Jock McStay - the return of the lower league podcast!
December 07, 2023 23:44 - 1 hourShaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer join forces for the first time in two months to take a customary look at the Scottish lower leagues. The pair discuss another last-minute winner for Raith Rovers, how video games contributed to another defeat for Queen of the South, and another horrendous 90 minutes of football between Stenhousemuir and Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bonus podcast: Same Team - A Street Soccer Story
December 07, 2023 12:25 - 18 minutesGraeme Thewliss is joined by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse as they talk about the process of creating Same Team - A Street Soccer Story, a show live at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh running throughout December that tells the story of five women's experience of homelessness as they come together and set out to win the Homeless World Cup in Milan. Details... The @traversetheatre world premiere of Same Team - A Street Soccer Story by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse, created with the women of th...
Sam Lammers: the workplace suck-up
December 05, 2023 00:02 - 1 hourTony Anderson and Craig Fowler talk through the weekend's Scottish Premiership action, including late drama at Fir Park, Celtic again winning while looking far from convincing, Aberdeen somehow failing to score at Easter Road, Todd Cantwell getting a shot in the No.10 role and Steven Naismith getting things right with one area of his Hearts team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The single best player on every Scottish Premiership club
November 30, 2023 10:14 - 1 hourRobert Borthwick and Craig Anderson compare and contrast their picks for the best individual talents on each and every Scottish top-flight side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Borrowing Jane Park's phone charger
November 28, 2023 00:37 - 1 hourGraeme Thewliss and Tony Anderson talk through the weekend's Scottish Premiership which, let's be honest, wasn't a round of fixtures we'll remember for a long time. But there was a big away victory for Hibs, both halves of the Old Firm being held to a 1-1 draw, and Hearts boring their way to another win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dundee Tapas Appreciation Society
November 23, 2023 23:34 - 1 hourRobert Borthwick and Tony Anderson debate Derek Adams' return to Ross County, indulge in some back-slapping over A View From The Terrace reaching 100 episodes and welcome in a return of Do Me A Solid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 'GT3' fan club is in disarray
November 20, 2023 22:48 - 1 hourAmy Canavan is joined by Craig Anderson to look back on the final game of Scotland's triumphant Euro 2024 qualifying campaign as Steve Clarke's undermanned side drew 3-3 with Norway's undermanned side. And the pair get to the No.1 in our Most Memorable Scotland Matches list, almost four years after we started it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alternative Scottish Premiership awards to brighten up an international break
November 16, 2023 14:59 - 1 hourCraig Fowler, Tony Anderson and Amy Canavan use the international break to look back at the cinch Premiership season thus far through a variety of awards. There's most improved, most fun new addition, signing to be most panicked about, most Space Jam'd and the most Scottish football moment so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices