The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast

Craig Anderson joins Liam Bryce on our daily World Cup show to chat about what he's made of the tournament so far, what to expect next from Steve Clarke, and whether Findlay Curtis can make a big impact after the youngster's lively cameo against Haiti.

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Craig G Telfer joins Craig Fowler from Boston to give his thoughts on Scotland's 1-0 victory in their opening group game at the 2026 World Cup, what it was like to be inside Gillette Stadium for the encounter, and the experience of marching to Fenway Park with the Tartan Army and taking in a baseball game for the first time.

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Craig Fowler and Andy Harrow get together in the wee small hours of Sunday morning to discuss Scotland's victory over Haiti in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup. The pair chat about Steve Clarke's strange refusal to move away from the ineffective 4-4-2, the use of Scott McTominay, Lawrence Shankland's struggling first-half performance, Lewis Ferguson rising above the rest and reasons to be positive ahead of Morocco.

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Craig Fowler is joined by Tony Anderson for his first episode on our daily World Cup show to preview tonight's/tomorrow's opener against Haiti. After exchanging some pleasantries, the two go through the team, position by position, and state who they think will line-up for Steve Clarke's men.

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In episode four of our daily World Cup show, Craig Fowler dials up our man in Boston, Craig G Telfer, to hear all about his trip to the States so far. The pair talk about the growing sense of anticipation, how Scotland will set up if Scott McTominay misses the opening game, and an action-packed opening day of the tournament with three red cards in the first game.

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In episode three of our daily World Cup show, Craig Fowler is joined by Newsquest Scotland's head of sport Jonny McFarlane. The pair discuss Scotland's chances of getting out of the group stages at an international tournament for the first time ever. Then the pair take a trip down memory lane by remembering our last World Cup appearance at France 98.

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In episode two of our daily World Cup show, Craig Fowler is joined by Graeme McGarry to discuss the latest talking points around the Scotland squad, including whether Clarke will learn from past mistakes, Roy Keane's comments about one of our best, the game being shown live in a Scottish McDonald's, and the decision to leave Lennon Miller at home.

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In the first episode of a daily series running throughout the World Cup, Craig Fowler is joined by his The Terrace colleague Liam Bryce to look ahead to the tournament and Scotland's first match against Haiti.

The pair discuss angry Norwegians, takeaways from the Bolivia game and hopes for Scotland.

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Tony Anderson teams up with Craig G Telfer to look back on Scotland's 4-0 victory over Bolivia in their final warm-up match for the 2026 World Cup. The pair discuss Ben Gannon-Doak's performance, how Scott McTominay thrived in midfield, and the tactical weapons at Steve Clarke's disposal for the upcoming opener against Haiti.

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Craig Fowler, Joel Sked and Tony Anderson debate the nominees over a dozen awards, including Mr Versatile, Most Disappointing Player, Most Handsome, Most Improved, Worst Signing and a whole lot more.

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Duncan McKay and Craig G Telfer team up to discuss Scotland's comfortable victory over Curacao in their "World Cup tune-up match" at Hampden on Saturday. The pair discuss Findlay Curtis' impact, Tyler Fletcher's encouraging debut and Lawrence Shankland's double, as well as lamenting Billy Gilmour's injury.

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Tony Anderson and Andy Harrow discuss St Mirren’s nervy victory over Partick Thistle in the second leg of the playoff final, whether Thistle missed a glaring opportunity and what it means for both teams over the summer. They also look back on Celtic’s Scottish Cup triumph over Dunfermline Athletic and Neil Lennon's weird Martin O'Neill tribute.

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Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up to review the lower leagues' big play-off matches from the weekend. The pair discuss a goalkeeping nightmare in Maryhill, six set-piece goals, how Edinburgh City maintained their SPFL status, and a world-class night in FK5.

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Gary Cocker and Craig Anderson have the honour of sweeping up the final dregs of the 2025/26 Premiership season, as three dead rubbers on paper provided questions for the future.
Will Neil McCann replicate his success in his first full season, and has Findlay Curtis secured his seat on the plane? Where will Luke Graham go and where does a rudderless, top-heavy Dons side go to right their listing ship? Will some Paisley young guns make the difference in the playoff final and will more Aussies do the business for United next season?

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Gary Cocker and Graeme Thewliss are the last men standing to take you through the final action of the top half of the premiership for 2025/26. 

Hearts run out of fuel at just the wrong time, Hibs seem to forget Europe is on the line, and a stress-free matchup between Falkirk and rangers delivers a post split classic that’s undeservedly relegated to bottom billing.

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Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer cast their eyes over the midweek play-off matches in the Scottish lower leagues. The pair analyse and entertaining draw between Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle, how Clyde held Hamilton Academical, and Stenhousemuir's measured thrashing of Alloa Athletic.

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Thom Watt and Tony Anderson join Craig Anderson to try to make some sense of an incredible night of drama in the Scottish Premiership.

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Tony Anderson, Gary Cocker and Duncan McKay complete an on the whistle round up of the penultimate bottom six fixtures, discussing how crucial it is for Alex Gogic to keep calm in future, getting Findlay Curtis on that plane, and the deadest of rubbers at retro night at Tannadice.

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Shaughan McGuigan and Faster Clarke run the rule over all six playoff ties over the weekend. Dunfermline’s stout defending saw them through to a semi-final showdown with Partick Thistle.

Alloa’s bright young things were far too good for a dismal Diamonds side, and they’ll meet a never say die Stenhousemuir team in the final after their huge win over Queen of the South.

Hamilton Accies attempts to stay in League One will be put to the test by an impressive looking Clyde, and Edinburgh City have given themselves a good chance of stayin...

Euan Taylor joins Craig Anderson to cover another weekend of twists and turns in the Scottish Premiership.

Daizen Maeda finally turns up at the business end of the season, Hearts get a point which could be good or bad at Fir Park and Josh Campbell continues to confound.

In the bottom six, Killie impress while St Mirren are in real bother, Dundee secure safety in style and there's the Toyosi Olusanya show in Aberdeen.

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Craig G Telfer and Shaughan McGuigan are back together to run through the big talking points from the first leg of the play-off semi-finals.

The pair discuss Dunfermline Athletic and Alloa Athletic holding 1-0 first-leg leads, the news that Gary Naysmith is to leave Stenhousemuir for Ayr United after their season finishes, Hamilton Academical having one foot in the final, and a goalkeeping howler playing a key part in The Spartans' 2-0 loss to Clyde.

(Apologies for the sound issues on this podcast. We'll have it fixed for the next episode.)

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The winner of the Glens Vodka League Two manager of the month for April chats to Shaughan McGuigan about Forfar’s excellent recent form, his return to the club and what it means to him, and how he’s preparing for the League One playoffs.

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Craig Anderson was joined by a shell-shocked Tony Anderson to discuss Hearts' seismic victory over Rangers. They cover the good and bad of Derek McInnes, and how his half-time switch ultimately won the game, and also Rangers' complete collapse in the second half. They talk about how the rest of the title race will unfold, as Tony explains how the current situation is even worse than his worst nightmare.

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Euan Taylor and Graeme Thewliss are back together once again, as two charmless men take you through the 5 fixtures (so far) from this weekend SPFL Premiership.

The pair discuss Daizen Maeda's finishing, Jamie McGrath's tackling, the sheer scale of Rocky Bushiri, and Kelechi Ihenacho's cameo, before rounding out the top-six fixtures with Graeme cursing all things Falkirk.

They then head into the bottom six to cover the boy wonder at Kilmarnock, a very funny centre-half finish, the stench of doom in Paisley, the end of the road for Livingston, and the funniest miss of the...

Craig G Telfer joins Craig Fowler to talk through all the biggest results from the final weekend of the Scottish lower-league regular season.

The pair discuss Ross County waiting until they were relegated to show some fight, Inverness CT taking the sting out of the League One title race within three minutes, East Kilbride easily wrapping up the League Two title, and Michael McIndoe failing to bring himself off the bench.

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Craig Fowler, Shaughan McGuigan and Tony Anderson are back to talk through all the weird and wonderful moments to happen over the course of this season, including a 'terrific' minute's silence, a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt drinking monster, Ross Desmond's pipebomb, and star-jumps as an effective dribbling technique.

(These podcasts usually come in two parts with the second behind a paywall, but we combined this edition into one free-to-air show – enjoy!)

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Craig G Telfer and Shaughan McGuigan discuss the biggest games and talking points from the last seven days in the Scottish lower leagues.

The pair talk about the relegation battle at the bottom end of the Championship with Greenock Morton, Airdrieonians and Ross County all capable of finishing 10th on the final day. They also discuss the League One title race as Stenhousemuir take it to the final day, whether East Kilbride will clinch the League Two championship this weekend, and poke holes in The Dark Knight Rises.

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Graeme Thewliss is joined by Euan Taylor to talk through a bumper Sunday of Scottish Premiership action. 

Diving head first into a pivotal Edinburgh derby, the pair discuss why Ante Suto is not sensible and Blair Spittal is, David Gray's misfortune and two absolutely bizarre red cards. Then they ask whether this is the end of Rangers' title challenge as the Steelmen ruin Marvin Andrews day, and finally a look at the final Dundee derby of the season, and what it means for the Dee as the pressure builds.

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01:32 Hibs 1-2 Hearts

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Craig Fowler and Tony Anderson discuss the three games which took place in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday as the post-split fixtures got underway. They discuss Livingston getting their first victory since August, Craig McLeish's tactical blunder, Stephen Robinson deserving more credit, Nicky Cleșcenco's surprise appearance, Kyrell Wilson's thunderous strike, and why Celtic will win the Scottish Premiership title race.

08:45 Celtic 3-1 Falkirk

25:51 St Mirren 0-2 Livingston

40:19 Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock

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Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer are back together once again to have a look at the biggest matches and talking points from the Scottish lower leagues.

The pair talk about St Johnstone being crowned second-tier champions, a seemingly decisive weekend in the League One title race, the latest shenanigans around Hamilton Academical, Annan Athletic's excellent hospitality and Linlithgow Rose being denied the chance to compete in the SPFL play-offs.

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08:47 Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 St Johnstone

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Tony Anderson is joined by Graeme Thewliss as they hurtle through both Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi-Finals.

Diving into Saturday the boys discuss the Neil Lennon factor at the Pars, Falkirk's struggles to get into the game, mind-games and the star performers, before jumping into Sunday's goal-fest, with praise for St Mirren's battling instinct, and a dig into why Celtic are so weird, and have they figured it all out?

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Shaughan McGuigan is joined by Fraser Clarke for our patented three-game round-up of the lower leagues. The pair discuss John Rankin’s first win as interim Ayr United boss, and Arbroath’s concerning form in the Championship. They weigh up whether or not Kelty Hearts can do the improbable and stay in League One, and explore Forfar’s late run for the League Two playoffs, while also running a rule over the League One and League Two title fights.

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06:06 Ayr United 1-0 Arbroath

35:31 Kelty Hearts 3-1 Montrose

01:03:26 Forfar Athletic 1-0 East K...

Tony Anderson joins Robert Borthwick for a look at the weekend’s Premiership action. This includes free-scoring Rangers and Youssouf Chermiti netting against teams other than title contenders; Hearts finding a way to win and being kicked in the head meaning a penalty is given; St Mirren showing good signs under Craig McLeish as Celtic trundle along like a car low on petrol; loads of positives for Neil McCann’s Kilmarnock as the Simon Murray conundrum is questioned; Hibs being a bunch of absolute idiots while Stephen Robinson starts to make his mark at Aberdeen, and Livingston finding new ways...

Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer are joined by Dumbarton boss Frank McKeown to celebrate winning the Glen's Vodka League 2 Manager of the Month for March. McKeown talks about his baptism of fire in the dugout, how he turned his team around, and how he put a difficult start to the season behind him to lead the Sons to safety.

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Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer team up to discuss the biggest and best matches from the Scottish lower leagues. The pair talk about Raith Rovers' victory in the KDM Evolution Trophy, the worst result in Ross County's history, how Stenhousemuir moved to the top of League 1, and the real Edinburgh derby.

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Graeme is joined by Craig Anderson as they rattle through all six SPFL Premiership fixtures from a chaotic weekend in Scottish football.

They talk through Hearts and Celtic failing to take control of games, Rangers possibly having the least discomfort of the challengers, players we refuse to give up on, Killie's early game woes, St Mirren being St Mirren against the least St Mirren side possible and finally Barney Stewart and Calvin Miller's Scotland shop window ahead of the World Cup.

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Fraser Clarke joins Craig G Telfer to analyse the big games and the bigger stories from the Scottish lower leagues. The pair talk about Scott Brown's departure from Ayr United, how St Johnstone are in danger of chucking away the Championship title, and Hamilton Academical's relegation form.

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01:23 Scott Brown leaves Ayr United

24:46 St Johnstone 1-1 Queen’s Park

56:17 Hamilton Academical 1-2 Kelty Hearts

01:19:35 The Spartans 1-1 East Kilbride

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Tony Anderson and Gary Cocker rake over the intriguing coals of another friendly defeat for Scotland, arguing that the double header has taught everybody a lot about the squad, mulling over what the performances of George Hirst, Ross McCrorie and others mean for their hopes of being on the plane, and why some mid-season injuries might be a blessing in disguise.

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Robert Borthwick joined Craig Anderson to discuss Scotland's flat friendly defeat to Japan at Hampden. They discussed Tommy Conway's efforts out wide, Nathan Patterson missing a chance to stake a claim, and what we learned from our two centre-forwards. They also looked at the centre-back and goalkeeping decisions Steve Clarke will need to make ahead of the summer.

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Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer are joined by Arbroath midfielder Ryan Flynn to discuss his two years at Gayfield and their high-flying Championship exploits. Ryan talks about his promotion hopes for the Lichties, how the club have given him a "sense of purpose", and his burgeoning career in coaching and media.

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