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The Scottish Football Citizen is a new weekly podcast that delves into the long and illustrious past of Scottish football. We cover every level from internationals to the juniors, discussing players, managers, teams, big games and even the fans and how they earned a crust in order to pay for their match tickets. Sign up to our mailing list at https://the-scottish-football-citizen.mailchimpsites.com/ to make sure you never miss an episode or an update from us!
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Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
In this episode Andy Kerr speaks with former STV journalist and reporter Mike Edwards as we pass the 21st anniversary of Mike's beloved Inverness Caledonian Thistle pulling off a famous shock in the Scottish Cup by beating Celtic 3-1 in Glasgow.
You may recognise Mike from his television work in a career of 26 years in front of the camera. Mike is also a supporter of Football Memories Scotland and we are grateful to him for giving us his time.
The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by visiting this link too (link opens in new window).
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
In this episode Robert Harvey interviews our regular host Andy Kerr to hear some of his football memories, ranging from being at Ibrox to witness Kilmarnock's Scottish Cup win in 1997 to taking to sneaking onto the hallowed Hampden pitch - something that couldn't happen now! We also have our weekly piece of trivia for you.
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Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Andy and Robert take a look back at Scotland’s first ever trip to a World Cup tournament in Switzerland. If you’re used to glorious failure when watching the national team, then be warned - this isn’t quite that. This was a tournament that could easily have featured in a Carry On film - just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong!
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Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
In this episode Andy interviews our regular contributor Robert Harvey to hear some of his football memories, ranging from watching Celtic's European Cup win on TV to taking to the hallowed Hampden terraces for the first time as a Scotland fan.
We also have a brief profile of a committed defender who came up against Scotland on 7 occasions and was a fierce competitor, Dave Watson.
Dave is currently battling against a neurological condition but still loves all things football, and we wish him well in his battle.
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
In this episode Andy looks back at the life of one of his historical heroes, Davie Sneddon. While Sneddon enjoyed spells playing at Dundee, Preston North End and Raith Rovers, it is at Kilmarnock that Sneddon is best-known as one of Willie Waddell's title winners of 1964/65.
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
In this edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr and Robert Harvey pay tribute to the late Tommy Docherty by taking a look at his playing career, his life in management and the controversy that seemed to follow him wherever he went. No matter what happened, things were never dull when "The Doc" was around.
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Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
In this edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr and Robert Harvey pay tribute to the late Jim McLean who revolutionised Dundee United during his 22 years as their manager, and made a mark on both the Scottish and European game in doing so.
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Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
50 years on from the tragic events of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster in which 66 football fans lost their lives, Andy Kerr looks back on a black day for Scottish football and the legacy of the disaster which led to better safety legislation and safer stadiums for fans across the whole of Britain.
Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of the events of the disaster which some listeners may find disturbing.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
In this new year's edition of The Scottish Football Citizen we take a trip back to Ne'erday 1973. Andy Kerr takes a trip to Tynecastle for the traditional new year derby match as Bobby Seith's Hearts take on Eddie Turnbull's swashbuckling Hibs. Robert Harvey then takes us over to Glasgow for another derby on the same day as he made his first-team debut for Clyde at Hampden against Queen's Park in the second division.
We at the Scottish Football Citizen hope you had a very Merry Christmas and we wish you a happy new year when it comes, and we hope that keep enjoying our output into the new year and beyond!
The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by visiting this link too (link opens in new window).
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
In this festive edition of The Scottish Football Citizen Andy Kerr looks back upon a long-forgotten part of Scottish football, Christmas Day fixtures. While the idea of playing a match on the 25th of December seems like a bizarre idea in the modern age, back in days gone by it was perfectly normal.
We at the Scottish Football Citizen would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year when it comes, and we hope that keep enjoying our output into the new year and beyond!
The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by visiting this link too (link opens in new window).