When Life Gives You Clements, Make Clemonade

02/19/24 • 51 min

The first Scottish Premiership title fight in 14 years is alive and kicking as Rangers move top of the table.
Andrew Slaven is joined by TNT Sport’s Laura Brannan and Melbourne City’s Findlay Marks as they review the weekend’s big stories across the SPFL's four divisions.
Raith Rovers are keeping the title challenge alive in the Championship, there was a goalie goal in League One and is there any stopping the truly exceptional Lawrence Shankland?
Celtic fans were locked out of Ibrox again at the weekend, this time for a women's game. But is women's football right to deter fans from going?
Also, what’s the best football tat you own? The group admit their most embarrassing or proudest treasures, let us know yours in the comments below.

RUNNING ORDER:
00:00: Welcome to E26
00:26: Introductions, blue cards and working with Peter Crouch.
03:55: The funniest stories to happen this week, including Michael Stewart's innuendo commentary.
05:31: Why Lawrence Shankland deserves to be in every five-a-side team.
09:39: Pillow talk and an assault on the senses, we hear about the gang's best football tat.
15:50: Edinburgh City goalkeeper Ruairidh Adams nets a late equaliser.
17:54: Beggars can't be choosers or is women's football right to turn away supporters?
25:52: The title challenge heats up
33:05: Shankland's on fire
37:55: Stuart Kettlewell's one year anniversary at Motherwell
39:49: Neil Warnock claims there was attempted manslaughter in Aberdeen's draw with Hibs.
44:17: Livingston have a chance of moving off the bottom of the table.
47:27: A round up of the Championship, League One and League Two.
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Previous Episode

What Are SPFL Bosses Hiding?

Criticism of the SPFL has swung around and hit the headlines again after half of the Scottish Premiership clubs expressed their collective concern on how the game is being governed.
The independent review is analysed by Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and Findlay Marks, along with (arguably more importantly), their own independent review of pancakes, penny sweets and cajun crepes.
Dundee's medical staff defied the referee when Michael Mellon suffered a head knock, running onto the pitch during play. Are officials not taking potential concussion injuries seriously?
And would you still go to the football if you were blind? The team speak to Jon Attenborough, who explains what clubs can do to help their partially sighted supporters.

Meanwhile, the Scottish Cup quarter final and Nations League draws have thrown up some tasty fixtures. Scotland, in League A, will face Portugal, Poland and Croatia.
RUNNING ORDER:
00:22: Introductions and nostalgic sweetie chat
04:10: The funniest stories to happen this week, including Scott Brown's reaction to getting booked at Ibrox and if Nickelodeon took over Scottish football.
10:40: Good riddance Derek Adams
13:55: The SPFL's independent review
24:42: Michael Mellon's head knock controversy
31:49: Scottish Cup quarter final draw
35:04: The Nations League draw
39:07: How to enjoy the match day experience despite being visually impaired.
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Next Episode

Stenny Artois and Buddiesweiser

What would you call your club's own beer? St Mirren have brought out The Saints Are Coming but we thought we'd get creative.
Andrew Slaven is joined by TNT Sport’s Laura Brannan and Melbourne City’s Findlay Marks as they review the weekend’s biggest stories across the SPFL.
Raith Rovers are continuing to defy the odds, pushing favourites Dundee United all the way in the Championship, so we sat down with the Chief Executive, Andrew Barrowman, to find out what's been going on behind the scenes at Starks Park.
There's a big vote at Fir Park this week as members of the Well Society are asked if they'd consider giving up their majority shareholding and ultimately end Motherwell's time as a fan owned club.
And there were two huge results at the weekend, with Rangers steamrolling Hearts, one of the most in-form teams in Europe, aside. And bottom of League Two Clyde running riot over league leaders Stenhousemuir.
Also, join the team as they play through the rather brilliant Derek Adams management simulation game to see if they could have done at better job in charge of Raith Rovers.
RUNNING ORDER:
00:00 - HEADLINES
00:28 - INTRO // Scotland beating England, working with Ally McCoist and beautiful route ones
05:03 - FUNNIES // Michael Beale's Burner Account
09:04 - FUNNIES // Scottish football beers
10:44 - FUNNIES // The Derek Adams Management Simulator
13:56 - NEWS // Will Motherwell move away from fan ownership?
22:19 - RAITH ROVERS // Could the Kirkcaldy side really win the Championship?
38:23 - SPFL // Rangers 5-0 Hearts
41:00 - UEL // The UEFA Europa League draw sees Rangers paired with Benfica
43:14 - SPFL // Kilmarnock 2-0 Aberdeen - Could McInnes be Manager of the Year?
46:30 - SPFL // Ross County 3-2 Livingston - a potentially season-defining result
48:02 - SPFL // Motherwell 1-3 Celtic - Let's talk about that Lennon Miller turn
53:43 - SPFL // Championship round-up
54:20 - SPFL // League One round-up
55:05 - SPFL // League Two round-up
56:21 - OUTRO
GET IN TOUCH:
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• Follow Laura Brannan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_LauraBrannan
• Follow Findlay Marks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/findlaymarks