Open Goal - Football Show

This week we're joined by the character that is Danny Graham who gets a good laugh with Si looking back on his career so far which has seen him light up the Premier League in a top Swansea side under Brendan Rodgers, have 2 very different spells at Sunderland as well as gain some hilarious stories with friend of the show Charlie Mulgrew at Blackburn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's been a massive week for Scottish football as the national team managed to navigate itself through to the final play-off game for Euros qualification to set up a huge game with Serbia next month!The boys will discuss the performance and their hopes for the game as well as preview the first Celtic vs Rangers duel of the season which will see NO FANS present for the first time ever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Si is joined by a man who has won medals for both Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur and has a great story to tell on the journey of his footballing career - Ramon Vega!The Swiss defender has came across some lively characters from his time in the game including Martin O'Neil, Henrik Larsson, David Ginola, Teddy Sheringham, Ally McCoist, George Graham and even Elton John at Watford! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The gang of 4 are back together as Andy Halliday returns following signing for new club Hearts!He gives us the lowdown on the move and the boys also discuss the latest updates in Scottish football and Scotland’s upcoming UEFA Nations League play-off vs Israel as well as chatting about a mental weekend in the Premier League down south! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a Keeping the Ball on the Ground Special today as for the first time since he managed the maverick during the winger's infamous spell at Clyde, Barry Ferguson is reunited with his old player Slaney again!Hilarity awaits as the boys catch-up on old times as well as get a good chat with Barry on all things Rangers, Scotland, Souness, his big brother Derek and his career in general! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's not many more illustrious careers in the game than our guest's this week as Alex McLeish chats with Si about his days as a player and manager at the top level of British and European football.This includes stories from his days playing under Sir Alex Ferguson in his historic Aberdeen team that saw them sweep domestic honours and clinch the club's most famous victory - the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 vs Real Madrid.We also discuss Alex's time in management from making his name at Motherwell and Hibs to winning 2 of Rangers' most dramatic title victories as well as a treble at Ibrox before going into detail about the ups and downs of both his spells taking charge of the Scottish National Team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nation's top team of Si, Slaney, Andy Halliday and Kev return to look back on last weekend's SPFL fixtures as well chat about the new Premier League season, Neymar, and what were the highest rankings the boys had on FIFA! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Si is joined by Ireland Internationalist Andy Reid to talk about his eventful career playing under and with some of the biggest names British football has seen including Roy Keane, Edgar Davids, Martin Jol, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane, Dwight Yorke and many more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

International week is over and the nation’s top team of Si, Slaney and Kev mull over both of Scotland’s games against Israel and Czech Republic as they assess how we are set up for next month’s Euros play-off games. The boys also discuss the transfer window, Foden and Greenwood’s breaking of Covid-19 rules, the new Spurs Documentary and Stephen Hendry coming out of retirement!  Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a great laugh for you this week as Derby County midfielder and Scotland international, Graeme Shinnie shares some brilliant stories from his time in the game working with characters from Terry Butcher, John Hughes to Wayne Rooney and Philip Cocu!Graeme also reflects on the dressing rooms he played in with Aberdeen under Derek McInnes as well as discusses his time with the national team and the backlash the team received following Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Kazakhstan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the nation’s favourtie football podcast and we’re delighted to say this week we’re joined by 4-Time World Snooker Champion, John Higgins! The boys cover the latest stories in football from the past week and also delve a bit into John’s career as a world-class snooker player. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Si Ferry sits down former Aberdeen, Birmingham, Swindon & Salford striker Adam Rooney to discuss some of the funniest moments from his career! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a first for Keeping the Ball on the Ground as Andy Halliday and Slaney are on the podcast for the first time together as the boys discuss everything from Morelos and Kent's Rangers future at Ibrox, the Bolingoli calamity at Celtic, Transfer News for Aberdeen and Livi and have a look back on the Champions League Final. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got an absolutely HUGE podcast for you this week as the lads are joined by FA Cup Winning Arsenal left-back and top man, Kieran Tierney!Kieran has a laugh and carry-on with the lads as we chat through all the key moments of his career with Celtic and the Gunners. Definitely not one to miss! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

All the way from Miami we're joined by former Celtic and St Mirren winger, Lewis Morgan who chats with Si on the path that led him to become the Number 7 for international superstar David Beckham's Inter Miami CF!It's a great insight from Lewis who discusses coming through Rangers' academy as a youth player, making his breakthrough at St Mirren, thriving under manager Jack Ross, getting a huge to Glasgow giants Celtic, playing under Brendan Rodgers & Neil Lennon, starting the League Cup Final against Rangers as well as his loan experience at Sunderland which saw him feature in the infamous Netflix documentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Never a dull moment in Scottish Football as footballers breaking quarantine rules throw further doubt over Premiership football being played in the coming weeks.Luckily, your boys are here to bring a bit of levity to the current situation as we look back on the weekend games, transfer speculation, Jamie O'Hara's Scottish Football comments and the hero Andrea Pirlo going into Juve as 1st team manager after only 1 week in charge of the U23 team! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of Simon's former teammates joins the show this week as Sky Sports Presenter and former Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds man, David Prutton talks us through his eventful career in the game.David isn't short of a story or two having played under the likes of Strachan, Redknapp, Big Ron and David Platt in his career while sharing a dressing room with some of the game's biggest stars including John Terry, Ian Wright, Gareth Bale, Pierre Van Hooijdonk and Richard Gough! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a big one this week as one of our most popular guests is reunited with the boys with the return of former Celtic player, Charlie Mulgrew!Hilarity ensues as the boys discuss the opening weekend of SPFL Premiership football, regale old football stories and chat about Charlie's former teammate Kieran Tierney's recent FA Cup success with Arsenal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a belter for you this week as Si is joined by the hilarious Kevin McDonald as he recounts some of the funniest and most mental moments from his time in football throughout his time in Scotland with Dundee and in the English Premier League with Burnley and Fulham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The kick-off to what could possibly be one of the most historic seasons in Scottish Football history is only days away and the team have got it all covered with our big preview show!Chat includes Celtic's hopes for 10-in-a-row, Morelos' future at Rangers, Covid-19 Impact, new managerial appointments and this year's relegation battle!Sit back and enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.