The Scottish Football Citizen

Episode 40 - Dundee Derby Showdown

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 former sportswriter who has penned biographies of Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson and Herbert Champan to name a few.

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Episode 39 - The Ghosts of Cathkin Park

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 "CATHKIN21" - click HERE to purchase the book.

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Episode 38 - Scotland‘s Barren Decade

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 start with 1962 before moving on to 1966 and then to 1970, featuring some great managers and players along the way...

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Episode 37 - Clash of the Old Firm

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 Glasgow Football Tour. Both of them share their old firm derby memories with us ahead of the first meeting between the two sides in season 2021/22.

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Episode 36 - A German Twist On Things

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. 

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Episode 35 - Sweet F.A.

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 playing in front of thousands of delighted fans - only for them to struggle to be taken seriously by the authorities of their day who will stop at nothing to make life difficult for women playing football.

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Episode 34 - An Interview with Gordon Wallace

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 their winner in the League Cup Final of 1973. Gordon also spent time at Seattle Sounders and "across the road" at Tannadice for Dundee United under the management of Jim McLean. After hanging up his boots, Gordon went into coaching and management. His most notable moment as a manager was in 1990 where his Dundee side defeated Ayr United to lift the Challenge Cup. 

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Episode 33 - Return of the Ayrshire Derby

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 28 years, Andy spoke with Ayr fan Drew Lambert and Killie fan Sandy Armour about their derby memories and experiences from days gone by. 

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Episode 32 - The Euros in Scotland

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 a tournament that any of us is likely to forget anytime soon!

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Episode 31 - Return of the Lanarkshire Derby

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 Scottish league Cup, Andy speaks to Brian Smith of Diamonds TV and Douglas Dickie of Motherwell FC and The Well Society to talk about their memories of games played between the Diamonds and the Steelmen back in the day. 

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