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Episode 698: Can Rangers win the treble by beating Celtic to the league title?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 18, 2023 16:21 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Neil Lennon look back on the weekend's Scottish Premiership action as Celtic dropped points again, and Rangers picked up the Viaplay League Cup with a 1-0 win over Aberdeen. 

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Episode 697: Can Rangers reach the Europa League Final again?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 15, 2023 16:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look back on the midweek European ties, as well as ahead to this weekend's League Cup Final and the Scottish Premiership

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Episode 18: Is VAR wrecking Scottish football? I The Journos

PLZ Football Podcast - December 13, 2023 17:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
£60 million prize money for the title race - will Celtic or Rangers win the Scottish Premiership?; should Scottish football remove VAR? Chelsea spends over £1 billion this season; standard of Scottish football referees; best Scottish footballers; top 10 English Premier League spenders and much m...

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Episode 13: Straight Talk I Frank McAvennie

PLZ Football Podcast - December 13, 2023 15:37 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Frank McAvennie chats to Peter Martin about his early football career at St Mirren, West Ham United and Celtic. McAvennie also talks about his partying lifestyle, shooting to fame on Wogan and meeting Hollywood icons. 

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Women's Football Show: Can Hibs be the SWPL's third force?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 11, 2023 19:50 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Kerry Pollock and Alison McConnell are joined by Hibernian striker Jorian Baucom in this week's Women's Football Show. 

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Episode 696: Will Celtic still be crowned champions after Kilmarnock slip?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 11, 2023 14:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Neil Lennon and Tam McManus look back on the weekend's Scottish Premiership action as Celtic lost their first league game, meaning Rangers cut the gap to five points on the League leaders. 

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Episode 695: What would Rangers pay for Lawrence Shankland in January?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:02 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look back on the midweek fixtures, as well as ahead to the Scottish Premiership this weekend. The panel also discuss if Bojan Miovski and Lawrence Shankland could be set for Old Firm switches in January? 

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Episode 17: Should Scottish clubs stop hiring rookie managers? I The Journos

PLZ Football Podcast - December 07, 2023 13:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Tam Cowan and Hugh MacDonald discuss the Scottish Premiership managers who could be set for the axe, Scotland's chances at EURO 2024 and the biggest flops in football history. 

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Episode 12: Straight Talk I George McNeill

PLZ Football Podcast - December 05, 2023 22:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin is joined by George MmcNeill on this week's episode of Straight Talk. 

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Episode 694: Can Mikey Johnston be Celtic spark under Brendan Rodgers?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 04, 2023 21:16 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Neil Lennon and Lee McCulloch look back on the weekend's Scottish Premiership action as well as ahead to the midweek fixtures. 

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Episode 693: Could Brendan Rodgers quit Celtic over lack of quality signings?

PLZ Football Podcast - December 01, 2023 14:44 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look back on Scottish clubs in Europe this week, as well as ahead to the weekend's Scottish Premiership fixtures. 

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Episode 16: Will Celtic change spending strategy to compete in UCL? | The Journos Show

PLZ Football Podcast - November 30, 2023 10:23 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Will Celtic FC ever change their spending strategy to be competitive in UCL? Subscribe now:  @PLZSoccer  Also on The Journos: Celtic's embarrassing run in The Champions League; Rangers revolution 38 years on; will a small football team ever win The Champions League and sin bins coming to footbal...

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Episode 11: Straight Talk I Jonathan Watson

PLZ Football Podcast - November 28, 2023 22:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Jonathan Watson from City Lights, Naked Video; Only an Excuse?; Bob Servant and Two Doors Down talks about his love of Rangers Football Club, growing up in Glasgow and his acting career in television, movies and theatre. 

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Women's Football Show: Glasgow City need statement win

PLZ Football Podcast - November 28, 2023 10:39 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Kerry Pollock, Alison McConnell and Emma Black look back on the weekend's SWPL action and discuss how the title race could pan out this season. 

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Episode 692: Should Todd Cantwell be banned over 'dive'?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 27, 2023 16:16 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Neil Lennon look back on the weekend's Scottish Premiership action as both Rangers and Celtic dropped points in the title race. And the panel look ahead to this week's Champions League, Europa League and Conference League action. 

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Episode 691: Do Rangers need Ryan Kent in January?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 24, 2023 16:37 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Adam Binnie, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look ahead to the weekend's Scottish Premiership action as well as discussing the hot topic of VAR 

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Episode 15: Will the Old Firm duopoly ever end? | The Journos Show

PLZ Football Podcast - November 23, 2023 10:40 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
European Super League: The ONLY Way to Stop Old Firm? Also on The Journos: Who will Steven Clark pick for the Scotland EURO 2024 squad?; is Ryan Gaul Scotland's Messi? Will Manchester City escape being stripped of titles and be fined as they face 115 charges?; What are the 5 best football statut...

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Episode 10: Straight Talk | Chick Young

PLZ Football Podcast - November 22, 2023 13:33 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Chick Young joins Peter Martin to talk about his wild and exciting career in journalism. Here's what to expect: breaking into football journalism; making his friend Sir Alex Ferguson angry; marrying a pop star; tragically losing a son; the story behind Chick Young's Walter Smith interview and mu...

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Women's Football Show: Who can catch runaway Rangers?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 21, 2023 11:58 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Are Rangers thriving under pressure and can any of the other SWPL teams catch them? Also on today's The Football Show: Kerry Pollock and Allison McConnell are joined by Livingston striker Jen Dodds to discuss this week's action in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

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Episode 690: What are Scotland's Euro 2024 ambitions? | The Football Show

PLZ Football Podcast - November 21, 2023 01:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin is joined this week by Lee McCulloch, Alison McConnell and Alan Rough to look back on Scotland's 3-3 draw with Norway in the final match of Euro 2024 qualifying. The panel look ahead to the tournament and discuss how far Scotland will be looking to get, who will be on the plane an...

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Episode 689: Has Lawrence Shankland sealed EURO 2024 spot?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 17, 2023 17:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look back on Scotland's 2-2 draw with Georgia, they look ahead to Sunday's game against Norway and the panel also discuss Rangers' latest financial figures. 

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Episode 14: Where will Amazon EPL deal lead to in football? I The Journos

PLZ Football Podcast - November 16, 2023 09:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
A new deal worth £ 5 billion by Amazon Prime for the English Premier League rights may happen soon - is this the end of European football? Also on The Journos: Malky Mackay has been sacked by Ross County - are football clubs too quick to sack managers?; the best English football managers ranked;...

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Episode 9: Bobby Bluebells joins Peter Martin on Straight Talk

PLZ Football Podcast - November 15, 2023 10:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Bobby Bluebell interview about the origins of The Bluebells. Bobby talks about the band's first album, Sisters, produced by Elvis Costello, and the history of their smash hits Young at Heart and Cath. 

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Women's Football Show Podcast: How long before we see female coaches in men's game?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 14, 2023 10:55 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Kerry Pollock, Alison McConnell and ex-Glasgow City and Scotland midfielder Leanne Crichton look back on the weekend's Cup action as well as discussing all the burning issues in the women's game this week! 

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Episode 688: Can VAR be fixed to improve Scottish football?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 13, 2023 17:53 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Neil Lennon look back on the weekend's Scottish Premiership action, as well as ahead to Scotland's EURO 2024 qualifier. 

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Episode 13: Is VAR ruining the spectacle of football? | The Journos

PLZ Football Podcast - November 09, 2023 10:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
The Journos: Is it time to stop VAR?; Should we limit the power of VAR referee decisions?; 5 changes that would make football better; Craig Levein is the new St Johnstone manager; are experienced football managers indispensable in the Scottish Premiership?; 10 of the craziest football moments in...

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Episode 8: Karen Dunbar talks Chewin' The Fat on Straight Talk

PLZ Football Podcast - November 08, 2023 15:44 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Karen Dunbar talks about her career in comedy and the inspiration behind many of her iconic characters in Chewin The Fat including the School Teacher and Ice Cream Van sketch. Karen also touches on her life growing up in Glasgow and how it helped to shape her performances.

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Women's Football Show Podcast: Brian Graham on life in the dugout

PLZ Football Podcast - November 07, 2023 11:03 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Partick Thistle Women's manager and first-team striker Brian Graham joins the Women's Football Show this week to discuss what life is like as both player and manager. The Women's Football Show Highlights: 00:00 Intro - Partick Thistle WFC 01:14 Being a women's football coach 06:00 Women's Premie...

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Episode 687: Were Barry Robson's comments weak? | The Football Show

PLZ Football Podcast - November 06, 2023 19:13 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Were Barry Robson's comments "weak" after their 1-0 win over Hibs? Also on The Football Show: Rangers reach the Scottish League Cup final against Aberdeen; Hearts 1-3 Rangers; Ross County 0-3 Celtic; Hibs 0-1 Aberdeen; Philippe Clement has a warning for his players; Hearts manager Steven Naismit...

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Episode 686: Will Hearts stop Rangers League Cup Final bid?

PLZ Football Podcast - November 03, 2023 16:32 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Tam McManus and Lee McCulloch look back on the midweek Scottish Premiership games, as well as ahead to the Viaplay League Cup Semi-Finals between Rangers and Hearts, as well as Aberdeen and Hibernian. 

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