20: Defoe, Weah & McCormack – the Premiership awaits

01/08/19 • 49 min

The season so far in the Premiership has entertained beyond all expectation and the January transfer window is following suit. The Totally Scottish Football Show is back as Andrew Slaven, Harry Slavin and JJ Bull look at the progress made in this campaign so far by each Scottish Premiership club. 1 point separates the top 3 so Rangers have gone big, signing Jermain Defoe and Jordan Jones amongst others. Will the impending departure of Jones in the summer unsettle Bret 'The Hitman' Hart’s favourite team Kilmarnock? Or will Timothy Weah, the President’s son, give the champions the advantage in the title race? Can Ross McCormack put a controversial few years behind him as he returns to Fir Park on loan? And will he fit into Motherwell’s herd of rhinos approach? The great Oldfirmfacts joins us to review Beaton Mania, and the continued fall-out from the referee’s performance in Rangers’ victory over Celtic at the end of 2018. They never sleep in the Championship, League One or League Two. The BBC’s Richard Winton tells us about the structural changes being made at Tannadice, as Dundee United strive for a way back into the big time. Plus we analyse a disappointing January so far for Hibs, the end of the Levein-McInnes bromance and the Dumbarton Ultras. • PART 1: The top three – Beaton Mania and a busy window already for Celtic, Rangers and Kilmarnock, with Oldfirmfacts (2m 00s) • PART 2: Aberdeen and Hearts in the title hunt, plus the row between McInnes and Levein (17m 15s) • PART 3: SPFL round-up with Neil White (26m 15s) • PART 4: The state of Dundee United with Richard Winton (29m 30s) • PART 5: St Johnstone and Livingston defying expectations (35m 30s) • PART 6: Hibs’ miserable start to 2019 with Gavin Wilson from the Hibs Talk podcast (38m 35s) • PART 7: Motherwell and Hamilton – the return of Ross McCormack (42m 45s) • PART 8: The bottom two – St Mirren and Dundee’s struggles (46m 00s)

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19: Five-star Livi lions are fearless

4 points separate the top 5 in the Scottish Premiership. Andrew Slaven and JJ Bull are joined by a variety of guests to sign off for Christmas by looking at another weekend in the most exciting league in Europe. Hibs turn up for the big game as they blow Celtic away from kick-off. We wish Leigh Griffiths well as he takes time off from football. Does Brendan Rodgers need to buy another striker in January? Rangers are back on top of the table but Steven Gerrard is bemoaning their lack of killer instinct (in front of goal, not on the SNES). Is that something Aberdeen have? They’ve silently snuck their way to 4 points off the summit. Livingston thrashed Hearts 5-0 on Friday night, lauded by some as their greatest ever result, as the Lions prove once again that they fear nobody. Just another day in their incredible 2018. Matt Elder, sports editor of the Fife Free Press, joins us to reminisce about Raith Rovers, one of the teams of the 90s, former opponents of Bayern Munich, now looking to gain promotion from League One. Plus we find out JJ’s karoke weapon of choice. The Totally Scottish Football Show will return on the 7th January. • PART 1: Hibs 2-0 Celtic with Barca Jim (2m 50s) • PART 2: Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee with Barry Richmond from the Killie Trust (11m 00s) • PART 3: St Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen (18m 30s) • PART 4: Livingston 5-0 Hearts with Livi blogger Andrew Semple (22m 10s) • PART 5: SPFL round-up with Neil White (28m 50s) • PART 6: A look at Raith Rovers with Matt Elder from the Fife Free Press (31m 20s) • PART 7: Rangers 1-0 Hamilton & St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell (37m 30s) • PART 8: A look ahead to the midweek fixtures (43m 00s)

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21: GMS to NYC and Talbot triumph again

The Premiership is back and so are the trio of Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull and Laura Brannan in Totally Towers. Kilmarnock prepare to take on Rangers having lost Greg Stewart now and Jordan Jones in the summer. Only the Killie Hippo can help us dissect this mess. Only one man has made more appearances for St Johnstone than Liam Craig. The Saints legend joins us to discuss their season so far. In the Scottish Cup, it’s all about Auchinleck. The junior side cause one of the biggest shocks in years by knocking out Ayr. It’s a trip to Tynecastle next and striker Mark Shankland speaks to us on the podcast. Elsewhere we examine Timothy Weah the brand and explore the possibility of Gary Mackay-Steven leaving Aberdeen for New York. Plus the answer to the question you’ve all been waiting for - what’s the coldest train station in Scotland? • PART 1: Scots abroad – Jack Harper making an impact (2m 00s) • PART 2: Kilmarnock v Rangers preview – the Jones and Stewart sagas - with Sandy Armour, editor of the Killie Hippo (5m 45s) • PART 3: Motherwell v Hibs preview (15m 30s) • PART 4: Auchinleck Talbot’s adventure continues - striker Mark Shankland joins us (19m 45s) • PART 5: Hamilton v Aberdeen preview – the future of Gary Mackay-Steven (24m 20s) • PART 6: Celtic v St Mirren – Weah’s instant impact (31m 15s) • PART 7: A look ahead to Livingston with St Johnstone legend Liam Craig (37m 00s) • PART 8: Hearts v Dundee preview (44m 45s)

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