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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 219! 

The Premiership may have mostly been resting, but we weren't.

In the top flight's only encounter, Dundee crossed the road and turned over their Tannadice rivals.

The Championship had a full card starting on Friday night, as Inverness Caledonian and Partick drew in the ‘Thistle derby’. Livingston got back to winning ways at Almondvale. And Arbroath edged past Morton, whose problems lay off the field as much as on it.

In League One, Ross County backed up their League Cup v...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 218!

The League Cup has rolled round once again which meant the absence of Premiership, Championship and even one League One fixture (lucky Queen of the South).

There were not too many shocks in the competition, but Mike is annoyed at the performance of Dunfermline Athletic. More spectacularly though is Motherwell’s elimination to part-time Stenhousemuir. We also describe when a 6-2 is not a 6-2 as Heart of Midlothian see themselves past League One champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle. And beaten finalists Celtic also qu...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast episode 217!

Back for another week full of SPFL action!

We look at our respective performances of the week as Dumbarton flatter to deceive against Clyde, East Fife go the distance to see off Cove Rangers, Greenock Morton fail to score again, and how Hibernian saw themselves past Rangers.

The marquee matchups took us to East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Fife and Glasgow with good wins for Celtic, Hamilton Accies, Kelty Hearts and Partick Thistle.

And the final word saw us give...

Hello and welcome to episode 216 of the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast! 

It is the opening weekend of the SPFL season and we cover all four divisions in the space of an hour (and a tiny bit). 

Michael finds solace in Dunfermline finally having a goalkeeper to be proud of while their recently departed one struggles at Queen of the South.

Dylan and his extensive notes dissect where it all went wrong for Rangers at Tannadice and maintains that Ayr United are on track for an unprecedented title win in the Championship.

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast, it's season 6 for TLKO and episode 215, but the start of an exciting new project! 

We preview the Scottish Premiership, Championship, League One, and League Two. We look at the top and bottom of all four divisions, and every team in between, giving you our predictions for the new campaign. 

The bumper episode is the first in our new project and we will be coming to you every Tuesday! 

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Scottish Football Podcast.

It's Season 6, and everything has changed at TLKO. Join Jamie and Mike for this special relaunch mini episode as they explain what to expect this season as we transition to covering Scottish football. Our natural home.

From the Premiership to League Two, we'll cover every league, every week, in under an hour. If you want to stay up to date with everything happening across Scottish football, tune in every Tuesday.

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Hello and welcome to episode 214 of the Late Kick Off Football podcast, our last World Cup mini! 

Mike and Jamie sum up the tournament now the dust has settled. We do look back on the final, and briefly discuss England's fate, but how will the tournament be remembered? 

We finish with a few awards and our 5's team of the tournament!

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 213!

And then there were four, funnily enough the four that FIFA were happy to have in the semi-final stage with their ‘seeding’ system.

We got there without controversy in the opening two games as France and Spain set up the final before the final, but discussion points aplenty as VAR and non-VAR decisions reared its head in both extra-time wins for Argentina and England, which I'm sure will be a quiet affair in the semi-final.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 212.

Ronaldo: gone; Neymar: gone; Galarza: gone. Sadly, as 16 turns into eight. We had England being the first side to ever win a game at altitude; France not falling for Paraguay’s schtick; Brazil once again being dumped out by European opposition; and Jesse Marsch’s Canada also departing the competition.

We still have the players firing themselves towards the Golden Boot and their teams' the trophy with Messi’s Argentina, Mbappe’s France, Haaland’s Norway and, eh, Oyarzabal’s Spain still in contention.

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football podcast episode 211!

And then there were 16. Hosts still contending, African and Asian sides mostly falling by the wayside, it is starting to get the feel of a generic 32-nation World Cup.

Germany lose on penalties for the first time since a young man named Paneka took the most famous spot-kick of all time; England are through a nervy affair and will endure the Azteca 40 years on from that Maradona performance; France and Spain carry worthy favourites tags after dispensing UEFA counterparts; Koeman departs, surely to be...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 210!

Our end of group stage round-up. Steve Clarke's resignation and Scotland's fate now known. England continue to stutter. We look ahead to the round of 32 and make our predictions. 

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 209!

It's our second World Cup episode, Jamie and Mike are back. 

We heavy on Scotland, another bad tournament or performances as expected?

We touch on England, and the other major talking points so far.

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Hello and welcome to Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 208!

Mike and Aaron in the hotseats this week. We discuss the first set of games, and in particular the fates of England and Scotland! 

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football podcast episode 207 - the World Cup preview!!

Remarkably our second World Cup as a podcast!

We do a deep dive into Scotland and England's chances, before taking an existential view of the changes at this year's tournament. 

Onto our predictions, who will flop, who will entertain and who will... win!

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 206!

It's our favourite episode of the season, the end of season quiz. Mike, Dylan and Ciaran join this year to take on the questions.  

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The Premier League season ends as Tottenham Hotspur survive relegation, West Ham do not, and a few other things happen too! We make our way through the weekend's games and the final talking points of the season (guard of honour gate) before moving on to...

The Late Kick Offs! 

Yes - it is awards season and we thoroughly enjoy going through these as well!

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football podcast episode 204!

Arsenal are Premier League champions while Manchester City still lifted silverware – as a new era begins? With the rest of the top sides seemingly in a state of flux, could this be time for Arsenal to solidify.

We also cover Chelsea inflicting defeat on a troubled Tottenham, and the race for Europe taking another dramatic twist.

Elsewhere, Newcastle right themselves thanks to Nick Woltemade, Sunderland punished Everton in Seamus Coleman's Merseyside farewell, and Liverpool’s late-season collapse reached new lows after another wild...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football podcast episode 203!

We break down Arsenal’s ‘controversial’ late win over West Ham as Leandro Trossard’s strike and a dramatic VAR intervention kept the Gunners top of the table. Why Kinksy may just save Spurs this Season, Bournemouth continued their unlikely push towards the Champions League places after a fiery victory at Fulham, while Brighton brushed aside Wolves to keep their European hopes alive.

Elsewhere, we discuss Elliot Anderson’s emotional equaliser for Nottingham Forest just days after the loss of his mother, Ismaïla Sarr reachi...

It's another action-packed episode as we break down a dramatic Premier League weekend full of goals, controversy, and huge implications at both ends of the table.

Moment of the Week sees Manchester United edge a thrilling 3-2 win over Liverpool, completing a first league double since 2015/16, with Kobbie Mainoo marking his new deal in style. Elsewhere, AFC Bournemouth surged into the European places after a dominant 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Our marquee matchup delivers a classic as Everton and Manchester City play out a sensational 3-3 draw. We cover Doku’s brilliance, Haaland’s impa...

The FA Cup drama delivers heartbreak and late twists as Manchester City snatch victory from Southampton in the dying minutes to book their place in the final. We break down all the key moments, including Chelsea’s narrow win against Leeds United and what it means for their season.

In our Premier League relegation roundup, it’s official: Burnley and Wolves are down. We analyse where it all went wrong, while Leeds United continue their impressive unbeaten run and Nottingham Forest put Sunderland to the sword. Tottenham edge past Wolves, and West Ham leave it late to reap...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 200! What a milestone and thank you to everyone helping us get here.

In this week’s Premier League review, we break down a huge weekend at both ends of the table. Manchester City close the gap in the title race with a massive 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad, while Liverpool win the first Merseyside derby at Everton’s new stadium thanks to a dramatic 100th-minute Virgil van Dijk winner.

We also discuss Chelsea’s latest setback after a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 199! 

We kick off with Moments of the Week, including Jean-Philippe Mateta’s decisive cameo as Crystal Palace beat Newcastle and Martinez’s red card for the ages. 

Then to our marquee fixtures: Manchester City ease past Chelsea with a dominant second-half display, while Spurs’ winless run stretches further after defeat at Sunderland. And Friday night brought more misery in the bottom three battle, as West Ham put four past Wolves to boost their survival hopes.

There’s also Two Things We Learned – from Brighto...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 198! 

This week on the podcast, we break down all the biggest talking points from the Carabao Cup Final and a dramatic weekend in the Premier League.

We start at Wembley (09:30), where Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-0 to lift the Carabao Cup, with Nico O’Reilly the unlikely hero and Pep Guardiola adding yet another trophy to his collection.

In North London (24:10), things go from bad to worse for Tottenham Hotspur as Nottingham Forest claim a huge 3-0 win in the relegation battle, pil...

This week on the podcast we break down a dramatic weekend in the Premier League, with late goals, Champions League implications and another chapter in Igor Tudor’s unpredictable Tottenham era.

At Anfield, Tottenham rescued a last-gasp point in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. We discuss what the dropped points mean for Liverpool’s top-four hopes and whether Spurs are starting to find their feet under Tudor.

Over at Old Trafford, Manchester United boosted their Champions League credentials with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa. We also head to Stamford Bridge, where Newcastle United edged Chel...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 196! 

Mike and Jamie mull over the sides heading for the trap door (04:00) from Tottenham vs Crystal Palace to Fulham vs West Ham as Spurs get dragged to the cliff edge and the Black Cats appear to keep all their lives in the Premier League as they beat a now-threatened Leeds United. Can Wolverhampton Wanderers do the impossible? Liverpool continually falls foul of the fact that a game lasts more than 90 minutes.

In all the excitement we forget to leave the boot in on one o...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 195! The title race tightens, the set-piece charts get a workout, and somewhere in a technical area Igor Tudor is absolutely losing it.

We start with our Moments of the Week (04:00): Brighton are officially back, apparently – two wins on the spin for the first time since November after seeing off Nottingham Forest. At Craven Cottage, Alex Iwobi side-foots Fulham past Spurs and sends Tudor into what can only be described as an early-era existential crisis. And at Anfield, Liverpool stick five past West Ham in a seven-goal th...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 194!

We start with the ongoing nonsense of our respective sides in Scotland and how they may outdo one another to lose the Scottish Cup tie next month.

South of the border we have out Moments of the week as Fulham confine Sunderland to their third successive defeat (09:00), Liverpool just do enough and no more to get past Nottingham Forest (06:20) as do Crystal Palace with Wolves (07:25).

Onto the marquee matchups where thankfully the Monday Night Football game picked up in the second half...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 193!

In this week’s Premier League review, we break down a dramatic round of midweek fixtures featuring key results in the Champions League race, mounting pressure in North London, and frustration at both ends of the table.

We begin with a topsy-turvey game at Selhurst Park as Palace’s bonkers season appears to have no end in sight (02:00), before looking at Man City’s important win against Fulham (03:00), who continue to take a doing from the Citizens.

It is then onto Sunderland versus...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 192!

This week on the podcast, we break down a huge Premier League weekend featuring Manchester City’s dramatic comeback win over Liverpool at Anfield (07:30), Crystal Palace finally ending their winless run in the M23 derby (25:40), and Brentford stunning Newcastle in a St James’ Park thriller (33:00). There is also the ‘new’ relegation dogfight (41:30) segment as well as our regular including Moment of the Week (03:20), One Thing We Learned (45:55), and the Bin Juice Game of the Week (50:35). Enjoy!

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 191! 

We begin in Scotland with Airdrieonians’ 2–0 win at Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock’s dominant victory over Aberdeen, before moving into Moment of the Week (07:55). From Brentford’s rare away win at Aston Villa as well as Sunderland’s goalless draw with Burnley on Monday Night Football.

Our first Premier League marquee matchup comes from Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Fulham 3-2. We assess Michael Carrick’s early impact in charge, United’s strange relationship with possession and their seven-game unbeaten run. As well as Kevin’s! sup...

A packed weekend of football gives Dylan, Jamie and Mike plenty to get stuck into, starting north of the border as Dunfermline shock St Johnstone and Aberdeen put six past Livingston.

It’s then onto the Moment of the Week (02:50), with Nottingham Forest becoming only the second side to win at Brentford and Aston Villa ending a 20+ year wait for a victory at St James’ Park.

The main event comes from the Emirates, where Manchester United stun league leaders Arsenal with a dramatic late comeback in one of the games of the season (06:30).

Chel...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 189! 

From shock results in Scotland to statement wins in the Premier League, it’s another packed episode as we break down a weekend full of talking points.

We start with Dunfermline edging Hibs and Aberdeen continuing their grind against Raith before diving into our Moment of the Week, featuring stoppage-time drama at Elland Road and Arsenal inching closer to the title with back-to-back goalless draws.

Our first marquee matchup takes us to Villa Park, where Everton end Aston Villa’s formidable home run w...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 188!

A chaotic festive managerial merry-go-round of an episode as Thelin is thanked and sacked (01:20), Wilfried wound up (26:20), Enzo eviscerated (37:20) and Amorim away (48:40). We look at what's next for these clubs and these men.

We round things off with a look at the top of the table (63:45) as well as the bottom (67:40) and could we be discussing another casualty when we reconvene next week courtesy of the relegation six-pointer that is West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest.

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Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 187! 

It’s a packed festive edition as the panel works through a busy weekend of football across Scotland and England.

We begin north of the border with derby drama as Dunfermline leave Stark’s Park with a 2-1 win over Raith Rovers, before Dundee United and Aberdeen share the points at Tannadice. 

From there, we segue into Moment of the Week, where we get on board again with the Dominic Calvert-Lewin runaway train (05:10), and David Raya making a stunning save to keep Arsena...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick-Off Football Podcast episode 186! 

Jamie and Mike dive headfirst into a packed weekend of football, with the Premier League firmly centre stage.

We begin by reflecting on our clubs’ misfortunes, from Dunfermline Athletic’s narrow defeat to Ayr United to Aberdeen’s bruising encounters with Sparta Prague and Celtic (02:00) 

From there, we move into our Moments of the Week, including Fulham’s Monday night win over Nottingham Forest (06:20) and Arsenal’s gritty victory at Everton as Mikel Arteta marked six years in charge amid lingering concerns about cutting edge...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 185!

Jamie GillGuyan is joined by Michael Wood for a Tuesday ramble through the Premier League action.

Mike kicks things off with his moment of the week, which takes us to yesterday's frantic Monday night game, Jamie is taken by Sunday's late kick-off between Brentford and Leeds United. And Jamie dived into the unexpected goal-fest that was West Ham United v Aston Villa (the Dave Cameron derby).

In our marquee matchups, Nottingham Forest outclass Spurs, while Man City continue their charge at the...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 184!

It was another breathless Premier League weekend and the lads are here to break it all down. 

Mike opens with Wolves-United under the Monday night lights, and Jamie picks out some Manchester City brilliance as his Moment of the Week.

We dive into our marquee matchups as Fulham lose late to Crystal Palace in the late kick-off, before a wild night at Elland Road steals the Saturday spotlight. Lastly, we go right back to the start of the match week as we h...

A chaotic Premier League weekend gives us plenty to unpack. Mike’s moment of the week sees the Dyche revival stall as Brighton halt Forest at the City Ground, while Jamie marvels at Woltemade’s wonder-goal in Newcastle’s biggest away win in years. Dylan relives Fulham’s lightning-quick double that stunned Spurs and pushed them to a historic tenth home defeat of the calendar year.

We move into our three marquee matchups, starting in London where ten-man Chelsea held Arsenal in a fiery 1-1 draw. We break down the contrasting disciplinary records of both sides, why Merino a...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 182! The lads return with a packed show after another wild weekend across Scotland and the Premier League. We kick things off close to home, breaking down Dunfermline’s gritty win over Morton, Aberdeen’s narrow victory against Hearts, and Scotland’s entertaining six-goal triumph over Denmark that takes them to the World Cup.

From there, it’s time for our “Moments of the Week”, featuring a bizarre bust-up at Old Trafford, a horrendous handball in Bournemouth, and a last-gasp penalty save that tipped Brighton’s perfect PL symmetry.<...

Hello and welcome to the Late Kick Off Football Podcast episode 181!

It is the last episode before an international break, the last for four months, with Jamie and Mike convening with their usual brand of nonsense to break down the 11th match week of the season.

In ‘the moment of the week’ we cover Sunday afternoon’s encounters in Brentford and Nottingham.

After that are our ‘marquee matchups’ as we had second versus third going into the weekend, Villa hosting Bournemouth, and a repeat of the Europa League final.

Then it is onto ‘t...