Open Goal - Football Show

This week the lads are joined by former St Johnstone striker Peter McDonald as they discuss the current controversial characters in Scottish Football, Mourinho meltdown and the Scotlands squad! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Si Ferry meets one of Scottish football’s most well-known characters, the ‘loveable mad man’ himself, Chic Charnley!Stories aplenty in this candid chat about Chic’s life and career from growing up in Possil to becoming a professional footballer with the likes of Patrick Thistle, Dundee and Hibs in a career that was lively both on and off the park! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Aberdeen, Dundee, Dundee United and St Mirren defender Lee Mair joins the lads this week as they discuss short managerial stints following Kenny Miller's departure from Livingston, Plastic Pitches, Guardiola & Mourinho's spat and the not so typical life after football for some. It's a cracker, don't miss it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the boys are joined by former Hibs man, Davie Farrell as they discuss all the key talking points from the eventful affair at Tyencastle between Hearts and Celtic as well as chat about the role of player discipline and whether there's a new poisoned chalice in North London... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the boys are joined by Andy McLaren as they review the opening weekend fixtures in Scotland, share tales of away day disasters following Hibs' travel issues last week as well as discuss whether the Community Shield format in England should be introduced to Scotland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s a tale of the two Simons this week as our own Mr Ferry sits down with his namesake to look back on his career as both a player and coach.Simon Donnelly discusses his early breakthrough with Celtic under Lou Macari during a difficult period for the club. This start kicked off an eventful career at Celtic which saw Sid play with a number of characters including the Three Amigos under Tommy Burns before eventually clinching a league title in 1998 to stop Rangers pursuit of 10 in a row.Simon also reflects on his time as assistant manager to Jackie McNamara at Patrick Thistle and Dundee Utd including the many ups and downs that come with football management. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Keeping the Ball on the Ground is back for a new series as Simon & Mark are joined by award-winning sports journalist Hugh McDonald. The boys take a look ahead to the new season, discuss the latest transfer business and share a few pre-season stories of their own as the most dreaded time of year for players comes to a close. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another good laugh this week as Si Ferry sits down with the larger than life Kevin Kyle as he takes an entertaining look back on his career and the many different colourful characters he's shared a dressing room with along the way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Enjoy this hilarious trip down memory lane with Barry Robson as he looks back on his career with Simon Ferry. Plenty of great stories from his early days starting with Rangers through to sharing a Dundee United dressing room with the likes of Andy McLaren and Charlie Miller as well as of course going on to winning a league title and playing in the Champions League with Celtic.Barry also discusses his experiences with Middlesbrough and going abroad to play in the MLS before returning home and achieving cup glory with Aberdeen.Not one to be missed as Barry gives us one of the best insights into the world of football that we've had yet! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Aberdeen legend, Russell Anderson sits down with Si to talk about his long career with the Dons from the early dark days to the glory of lifting the League Cup in front of 40 Thousand Dons fans in 2014.The big centre half also gives us an insight into the many different characters and mangers he shared a dressing room with throughout his time at Pittodrie as well as telling us a bit about his time south of the border with Sunderland and Derby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.