Latest / Scots With A Mic / Curtis Call-Up and Hearts Hiccup

Transcript

Curtis Call-Up and Hearts Hiccup · Scots With A Mic

0:00
Hello, this is the Scots for Mike podcast.
0:02
My name is James Scott, welcome to the show.
0:04
Joining me for this one as we talk about league drama and a
0:07
freshly revealed Scotland squad for our two World Cup warm up
0:11
matches against Japan, Ivory Coast, our Fen Crocker and our
0:15
guest speaker back on again Adam.
0:17
It's been a while. Adam from Gorgie talk.
0:19
How we doing boys? Good, James, Good.
0:22
Hi, good to be back on. Good to be back on.
0:24
Just like to talk about the squad.
0:25
Yeah, no studio today with Dutch, the Glutts in the glamour
0:28
studio. So the cameras have been put
0:29
away. We're just back on the mics to
0:31
get quick reaction different. It's been going on because it
0:33
has been a fairly hectic weekend as usual with regards to the
0:37
football and at the time that according the Scotland squad has
0:40
just been released. So we'll be decking into that as
0:43
well to look at who's back in, who's maybe a new face and who's
0:46
not been included. So I think that's where we'll
0:49
start. Obviously the Scotland squad,
0:52
Clark has announced his man for our two games at the end of the
0:57
month from the 28th against Japan and the 31st against the
1:01
Ivory Coast. I'll just take a quick rundown
1:03
and squad first before we get into it, if you've not already
1:05
heard that. So missing Craig Gordon still
1:08
from the goalkeepers it's Scott Bain, Angus Gunn returning and
1:12
Liam Kelly And the defense. We've got Hanley, Hendry, Hayam
1:18
and John Souter as well as Scott McKenna as a centre house along
1:23
with Nathan Patterson, Ralston, Andy Robertson and Ken Tenet.
1:27
Fill backs Ryan, Christy, Ferguson, Gilmore, Andy Arvan,
1:31
Megan McLean, Mcnamey and Miller make up the midfield.
1:35
And then in terms of forwards, we've got She Adams, Tony Conway
1:39
back in London, Dykes, George Hearst and a first call up for
1:45
19 year old Finley Cars. So yeah, very exciting.
1:48
I think that's where we'll start actually.
1:49
Finley cars a bit of a shocker there, I think.
1:52
Not that he doesn't deserve it, but usually get we sniff at this
1:56
in the media. I think Mark or Leonard's name
1:58
was text. We had that post on the accounts
2:01
a couple of weeks ago. Obviously he's not made the cut
2:04
by there was no whispers about Finley Cars, but he's found
2:07
himself and Scotland scored at the right page in 19 just for a
2:11
World Cup. Must be feeling pretty good
2:12
about himself there. I mean, big call up, big, big
2:16
call. Obviously the first one for him.
2:18
I think it's obviously a direct replacement for Ben Cannon,
2:22
Duke, who's just I think like on Saturday got himself back into
2:28
the Bournemouth squad, didn't come off the bench, but he's
2:30
back on the squad, which is good to see after that length injury
2:32
that he obviously sustained in the Denmark game.
2:35
But yeah, it's another exciting, quick kind of winger, even if
2:39
he's not been really utilized there much under Neil McCann yet
2:42
at Kilmarnock. But obviously at the start of
2:44
the season he was kind of a bright spot and a really poor
2:47
Russell Martin team. Obviously a lot of Rangers fans
2:51
were called from to get more game time.
2:52
That hasn't happened under Danny Roll.
2:55
And if he's got his loan to Kilmarnock can even at fullback,
2:59
he's he's kind of excited fans and obviously excited Steve
3:04
Clark. I think probably what got over
3:06
over the line was, you know, Steve Clark been in attendance
3:10
at that that Kilmarnock Hearts game.
3:12
And yeah, good to see a young player that wasn't really
3:15
expected in the squads. You're kind of expecting
3:20
surprises, if that even makes sense.
3:23
There wasn't many of them. But Finlay Curtis is is one
3:25
that's really exciting me, me personally at least.
3:28
Yeah, because Clark did mentioned that Toggy talks about
3:31
the evolution of the squad and stuff.
3:32
And you know that I think somebody's actually been quite
3:35
good at is bringing young players and he's might have been
3:38
questioned for not doing it quick enough.
3:40
But you know, Lennon Miller, Billy Gilmar, I think Aaron
3:45
Hecky is where would have been and obviously Nathan Parks and
3:47
these are guys all the old opportunities underneath from
3:50
like quite a young age. So this, I wouldn't say it's,
3:53
it's anything I've trained with what he's been doing.
3:55
In terms of talking about Finley Curtis exclusively.
3:59
When he was at his press about the squad, he said he came into
4:03
the Rangers team and I liked him then and I thought he was quick,
4:06
that it tries to make things happen.
4:08
I've watched my little bit on video, but then I went to watch
4:10
him at the weekend against Hearts and I thought he was
4:13
decent. He's not a young one.
4:14
Everyone seems to keeps getting on at me.
4:17
Everyone keeps getting on about me and saying I don't evolve and
4:20
change the scored. But there there's an actual
4:23
evolution to any group of players, which is kind of what
4:26
this touched on there. And he says, yeah, he all tries
4:29
to feed the young guys in at the right time.
4:30
And if he was like, this is the right time for Finnickers to
4:33
come in. And like you said, I think he's
4:36
pretty, pretty obvious now. Haven't had dork on the team
4:40
when he's not there that we are messing about a Weds a bit of
4:43
peace, fairly car springs and and there's no better time to do
4:46
it than a friendly. So fair play to me.
4:48
We'll be absolutely buzzing with that.
4:50
I think you impressed well on Saturday, Adam, up against the
4:52
Jumbos. Impressed on my how well she
4:57
was. They plan for them or she was
4:58
planned for us, to be honest, today was planned.
5:01
Yeah, it was good. The couple of things I've seen,
5:03
I've seen them in Europe for Rangers.
5:06
I think again like what Finn touched and I think a key point
5:10
is like when when Rangers were so poor under Martin, it'd have
5:12
been quite hard to call out anybody that was performing well
5:16
because then how poor the team was on a whole.
5:17
And the fact that how old he is, you put it all together that
5:20
Rangers fans were singing his praises and then they wanted
5:23
Kilmarnock was a bit left field. But again, it's such been a
5:26
shining light. Yeah, I.
5:28
Did say that, you know, he was quite impressed by the fact you
5:31
obviously wasn't getting too much strange game time at
5:33
Rangers. Yeah, and he's going to Kelly
5:35
and he's playing weekly. Yeah, and I think so.
5:38
I think there's that and there's also the element that you
5:39
touched and there's not much pace in the team.
5:42
He's quite a forward thinking player, very tricky to play
5:44
against, offers that turn, turn afoot and turn the pace.
5:47
He's put a few possessions as well, I think between Kelly and
5:50
Rangers. Obviously he's had sort of like
5:53
A1 back position suddenly just plain wide left.
5:56
This hadn't sort of kind of free romance.
5:59
So the odd sort of 10 position as well for time to time.
6:01
So he has flexible as well and gives gives other options
6:04
because I know something's Clark likes to move the odd player
6:07
around in terms of, you know, depends who we're playing or
6:09
whatever. She gives that flexibility.
6:10
I don't think there's a better time, like you say, with dork
6:13
messing. I think it was maybe just a bit
6:16
a surprise in the sense of, let's say no one talked about.
6:18
We weren't really thinking about it because we're more looking at
6:20
other maybe what we would default was obvious candidates.
6:23
But I suppose that's why Clark's and that all that is done.
6:25
So he spots things that we maybe haven't seen as what would be
6:28
glittering obvious. But yeah, definitely the daytime
6:31
we put them in for these two friendlies and see what he can,
6:33
what he can bring the team. I think he will bring something
6:35
a bit different and that's a perfect time to take his claim I
6:38
suppose, right? Yeah, I think the other big name
6:42
that people were maybe a little bit surprised to see was Dom He,
6:45
Atten, Dominic Ham, obviously playing for Wrexham.
6:48
I think 35 appearances this season for Wrexham, obviously
6:52
36. Sorry, sorry, one off.
6:54
Starts. Appearances start.
6:56
Yeah, all starts as well. Obviously scored that goal in
6:58
the FA Cup against Norton Forest, which Wrexham went
7:01
through on penalties. He's been in the squad a couple
7:05
of times, but his last appearance was in the 91st
7:09
minute. He came on in that famous away
7:11
win at the Ulaval against Norway.
7:13
Yeah, I remember that. He's he's not really been
7:15
involved much. Obviously Wrexham going through
7:18
the leagues, that's kind of helped him.
7:19
He's he's an excellent captain and obviously them pushing for
7:22
promotion to the Premier League is kind of caught Steve Clark's
7:25
eye. I think there was a few names
7:27
that were kind of like Adam mentioned, there were obvious
7:30
candidates that aren't regulars. So you say a few in, you know,
7:36
Motherwell and Hearts team in particular like Craig Halkett,
7:39
obviously Stuart Finn was injured like you touched on
7:41
their James as well. Mark Leonard was kind of tainted
7:44
in the media to be on the cusp of a call up and in the
7:47
Motherwell. Team.
7:48
He made a funny comment at the press conference about that, he
7:52
said when he was asked about whether or not the Hearts are
7:56
Motherwell players have caught his eye and he said, I mean, so
8:00
I'll just read the quote, not the quote directly.
8:01
They basically said, you know, sometime you basically said that
8:05
the player like everyone's under consideration, but sometimes a
8:09
team is a better than the sum of its parts.
8:12
Nuts. Credit to the manager, which
8:14
I've never had them be so blunt as to say basic.
8:17
I mean, because it's out of character from I wouldn't want
8:22
to take it at face value 100%. It's maybe just it's a slap of
8:25
their tongue, but usually he's never so blunt as they like, say
8:27
basically a player is not good enough, you know?
8:30
Yeah, he's been asked about players before and he very much
8:32
danced around it or doesn't address.
8:34
Yeah. Doesn't address it at all.
8:36
That felt quite head on. I.
8:38
Think it felt quite. I don't know.
8:41
I don't know the right word to use.
8:43
I think it's quite harsh to be honest.
8:45
Yeah, that's the word I just found Harsh would be the one.
8:47
I think, yeah, especially when you've got players like Anthony
8:50
Ralston who I don't want to single that again.
8:54
I feel like I do every podcast but.
8:56
But I suppose you'll think about positionally, like who in the
8:59
hearts are obviously taking his position because Steve
9:02
McDonald's been centre half? I'd still put in Harry Milton
9:06
even if I know it's the left. I know he's left sided, but I'd
9:09
even take Penrice over over Ralston like I obviously you
9:15
can. You can see why Elliot what and
9:16
Mark Leonard didn't get into the squad because our midfield is
9:19
so, so strong. But then when you look at you
9:22
know, it's, it's an opportunity to experiment and you know, it's
9:27
good to see Tommy Conway back in the squad.
9:29
But I would have liked to see Barney Stewart.
9:32
Obviously his rise has been meteoric.
9:36
Started in the 7th tier at the start of last season, but you
9:39
know he's been absolutely killing it for Falkirk, scored a
9:42
hat trick against Hibs, scored a couple of braces as well.
9:45
I think it's eight goals and 14 games, maybe one off on either
9:48
side. And I think yeah, I was, I was
9:52
kind of hoping for one or two more at a left fear field.
9:55
Maybe like a Jordan Hillsgrove has been, you know, kind of
10:00
labeled one of the best midfielders in the top 7 leagues
10:02
in Europe, Esteril in Portugal or you know, one of those Elliot
10:06
Watts maybe days Emilio Lawrence or someone like that.
10:11
Or, or as you mentioned, kind of a Stephen O'Donnell or or High
10:14
Milne, but it seems like he's kind of stuck with a core group,
10:18
which on one hand does make sense.
10:20
Obviously you do want stability going into these, these kind of
10:23
final proper warm up games. But again, it's kind of, yeah,
10:28
it's a time for, it's a time for experimentation if you're ever
10:33
going to do it. Yeah, even when you said Rouse
10:35
and I was thinking, well, I actually quite like Kobe,
10:37
Donovan, you know, Celtic younger, right back at Celtic.
10:42
I mean, I guess it is this attachment to how compared to
10:45
the squad now is, because I'll keep harking on about it.
10:47
But a midfielder trying to get into that squad that's trying to
10:50
get into the most competitive area on the patch.
10:53
I mean, I don't know who drops out of that because Mclean's not
10:56
going to go. Miller, McDonald name again, all
10:58
mainstays, Gilmore, Ferguson, Christie.
11:00
Realistically, Andy Arvin kind of takes that last spot and he
11:03
seems to have, you know, he's playing conference like
11:05
football. It's part of Prague, you know,
11:07
he's obviously done enough to like, keep his place, I guess
11:10
because it it would have to be him they would knock out.
11:13
Yeah, I think over the next couple years it'll there'll be
11:15
those two spots. It'll be kind of the spot, Andy
11:17
Irving's and then McLean as he slowly gets phased out.
11:21
Obviously, he's not got long left.
11:23
Yeah, I mean, he's fair to. Can't really see what I noticed.
11:27
McLean. I've been a I've defended McLean
11:30
many times. I think he's a great player, but
11:32
when it comes to the players ages, you've been looking at
11:34
robbers and you are looking at the next tournament going last
11:36
two years down the line where all these guys be then and that
11:39
you have to start having that conversation at the start
11:42
qualifying. It's not something you do just
11:45
for the tournament or halfway through.
11:46
You want, you know, know your team and like Clark says, fees
11:50
and guys and youngsters and at the right time is, you know the
11:53
best way to go by doing that. You also you also said in his
11:56
interview he said fees and players and prepare for the next
11:59
campaigns and stuff or something almost like to and be that for
12:02
myself or another manager and I really can't read that.
12:05
I don't know. I'm very pro Clarks.
12:08
So I'm, I'm already kind of thinking ahead to the Nations
12:11
League in terms of who could be in charge because.
12:14
What do you both of you think? Do you think he will stay on or
12:17
do you think this is kind of a last horrific?
12:20
I think I think so too. I think so too.
12:22
I. Don't want to and I think I.
12:23
Think it, I think it should. I think it should in that
12:26
interview today, like he did seem a bit more like it's not
12:30
not that it's not direct. And like he does come across
12:32
like quite like it is very much the stereotypical Moody
12:36
Scotsman. But like he doesn't give like
12:39
that much away either at the same time.
12:42
So it may be it's more like, you know, that way it's more like
12:44
the perception as opposed to the information.
12:46
Whereas that's time like today, like you said, the comment about
12:49
like Motherwell and Harts, like he was like he was suggesting
12:51
like if he was able to call up Braga and Elijah, just like
12:55
they'd be in. But because it's like, I don't
12:58
know, Harry Mullen and what then all of a sudden it's like, well,
13:00
maybe they just look a bit better because they play with
13:02
them. That might be that might be that
13:05
might be wrong. But like equal, like you said,
13:07
well, you could look at it differently and say, well,
13:10
again, I'm not saying this should be embedded means, but
13:11
like you could say, well, Stephen O'Donnell, he's been in
13:13
the Scotland squad, he's at right back.
13:15
Where's this arguably a problem position?
13:17
Do you give him another shot there?
13:18
What about like how who's a mainstay at centre back and is
13:21
definitely not just a bit part player at Hearts?
13:23
Like he's a leader at Hearts, his captain.
13:25
So again, it's the same bracket as Dom Higham for the wrecks.
13:29
I'm like obviously chose him over him, but again, you
13:32
wouldn't say that how it was the best part player of Hearts and
13:35
is probably our main reason as to why they're top of the
13:37
league. So that's a bit of a funny
13:39
comment. But then yeah, again, the thing
13:40
about like the future, like how he was talking about the future,
13:44
it seemed me be more like talking about as if like the
13:47
World Cups, like the beginner or the end of his tenure.
13:49
Yeah, where all ends. I think before he might have
13:52
been more cautious to like make sure he doesn't burn any bridges
13:56
but I think I don't know. Maybe this is just me or looking
14:01
too much into things, but I think he's not really caring as
14:04
much about what. Beyond the World Cup, Yeah,
14:07
yeah, yeah. I think I think he's going after
14:09
the World Cup. I think the way that even the
14:14
SFA have been talking about, you know, contracts, negotiations
14:18
and, you know, we'll do it if if the time comes and stuff like
14:21
that. I think I think he will go after
14:24
the World Cup and then, yeah, I think we'll need to look for
14:27
someone that can replace him. Obviously it's a big, big role
14:31
to fill. He's undoubtedly probably one of
14:34
the best, if not the best Scotland manager.
14:37
I wouldn't put him as the best, but you know, if you look at the
14:40
tournaments he's got us to after that long absence, some people
14:45
will make the the argument. You could argue.
14:49
You could argue if it could become the best depending on
14:52
Yeah I know, obviously. The World Cup, Yeah.
14:55
What happens is what happens. But yeah, like it's yeah, it is
14:58
one of the best, but I don't know about the best.
15:01
But that could change in my opinion anyway.
15:03
I could change dependent on the World Cup.
15:06
But yeah, obviously the the grip is the grip.
15:08
We'll see what also happens. Like contract wise, like in
15:13
terms like just at the actual behind the scenes of all, I feel
15:16
like I feel like something would have been announced by now.
15:19
I don't know it's going to it's going to be bad when we've got
15:22
Yens better ask you in charge for the the Nations League.
15:24
Oh, you. Know what I would absolutely
15:26
love that I know. It won't happen.
15:29
Well, I mean. That's a quick talking point.
15:31
Is there anyone that jumps to mind that you think would do a
15:34
good job if they were to come in?
15:35
Obviously David Moyes is the obvious one if he would take the
15:38
job. Obviously it's at Everton right
15:40
now but there's not, you know, years gone by there was, there
15:44
was a lack of talent in the squad and we were rife with
15:47
Scotland managers and I think it's kind of.
15:49
Reversed. I've got someone go on by Ganj.
15:54
You know what? I just want I would just love to
15:58
see like it'd be the only time in any of our lifetimes we'll
16:01
get to see like a a full on attack in Scotland side like
16:04
used to like see like the one up front chat.
16:06
Yeah. So imagine having everyone on
16:08
the halfway line if you get somebody sent off just to let
16:10
ready to run like what he did and.
16:12
Then I would not mind that. I would not mind that at all.
16:15
I don't think it'll happen, but that would be great.
16:16
But that, we see, he has done. National attack football though.
16:19
No, I mean, he's done. He's in Australia.
16:21
Yeah, yeah, he's done it, Yeah. It's not alien.
16:23
I don't. Think he's ever done national
16:26
team football for obviously a country that's not his.
16:28
So yeah, obviously it does have close ties to Scotland with
16:32
Celtic, but you know, wait and see.
16:34
I. Don't know.
16:35
I've just got this. I've just got this list I made
16:38
earlier, guys. I don't know if you've got if
16:39
we've touched on all the names, but only the missions I had was
16:43
Craig Halkett, Harry Milne, Josh Doik, Stephen O'Donnell, Stephen
16:47
Welsh, Luke Graham, Brian Porches, Eliot Shanklin and boy,
16:52
all he bought calling Mcburney. So there were the ones that I
16:56
thought that were either play and mention.
16:57
Yeah, you could obviously can meet caveats for some like Shang
16:59
Khan's literally going to be just back.
17:01
So like he might be going to be there for the fence but the
17:04
same. Token, you're saying he's just
17:06
back? I mean, Grant Hanley hasn't
17:08
placed his first affair, but he's just back in training and
17:10
he's likely they'll be in the hip squad on Yeah, I mean.
17:14
Defend Clark. Sometimes of these decisions
17:15
like, you know, oh, it's a trusted group, but like Hike, I
17:19
don't know how to be. Honest with me, right, you could
17:22
make that argument that was saying like, well, if you're
17:24
putting handling and like he's been nowhere near the squad, but
17:26
then Shank was just back and you know he's playing next week, but
17:29
you're not putting him in the squad.
17:30
Like why? Why is that?
17:31
But then I suppose sometimes like clubs and countries have
17:34
conversation as well. So I don't know if I don't know,
17:36
I don't know how, I don't know if Clark works with club manager
17:39
or whatever, but sometimes, yeah, I saw.
17:41
Napoli fans getting annoyed like Oh yeah Mcdorman and Gilmore
17:44
just back watch them get ended and two useless friendlies.
17:47
So I was translating Italian, especially after.
17:49
How much they heralded Gilmore for his game the other day.
17:51
Oh wow. Yeah, they were.
17:54
If you've not seen, we made a post about some quotes that
17:57
we've translated and basically they're saying Gilmore is a
17:59
level above anyone else in their team, which has quite some some
18:03
praise. Yeah, good to see him getting
18:06
recognition because I think Lavaca has kind of had that
18:09
position in the middle of the park nailed down for a while and
18:11
they do quite similar rules, I think.
18:14
So it'd be nice to see Gilmore sort of step in and getting more
18:19
acclaimed to that start in Jersey.
18:21
But yeah, I'm bolded, bold out more to school and stuff in the
18:24
coming weeks. I'll be interesting to see how
18:26
we get on those two friendlies. 2 new opponents.
18:29
It was too tough. Friendly.
18:30
It's too tough. Friendly.
18:31
Yeah, I don't think it 2. Losses wouldn't be the, you
18:33
know, the question. I mean, it's going to be two
18:36
very challenging matches, but it'll be exciting to see
18:38
because, I mean, for the reasons I've already been caught, like
18:43
different football cultures, different styles of play, you
18:45
know, they're from two different confederations, not European
18:48
nations. It should give us, it should
18:50
give us something exciting. I can't wait for the Japan.
18:52
Yeah. So that's the one I'm most
18:53
excited for. But I and we'll talk more about
18:56
Scotland in the coming weeks. Back to league action, obviously
19:00
heart still at the top of the table, but they're just hanging
19:03
off a defeat to Kelly at the weekend.
19:07
A1 nil defeat is is a big loss. I mean, Kelly, despite an upturn
19:13
in form, are still just off the foot of the table.
19:18
Pretty easy goal. Who scored Adam?
19:20
I mean, that McInnes kind of spoke about his displeasure
19:23
about that. He said in the warm up he
19:25
thought they were looking good, nice and sharp.
19:27
But when they came on the patch that this wasn't the case and
19:30
the goal was way too easy. Not not really too much pressure
19:33
on the ball. And the three man at the back
19:35
post was just, you know, he's not going to miss that.
19:38
So yeah, it wasn't great. And then I just wonder what your
19:41
perspective on that is, because I was also going to ask you
19:43
about a potential penalty shout. Yeah, so I think like the first
19:49
point like when I was I was at the game on Saturday night, so
19:52
it was a sore one like driving back from from Ayrshire and
19:55
getting home at late midnight to then get off for my kids
19:57
football in the morning. I was absolutely dying.
20:00
But yeah, I was a total want to take hearts were really poor
20:04
Kelly to their credit like somewhat when we didn't get the
20:06
result in Paisley against that midweek a few weeks back.
20:11
Just same idea where they had their game plan.
20:14
We obviously wanted to do ours and then actually managed to
20:17
implement ours and then didn't have any real foot in the game.
20:20
And then even when we did, when we had more possession
20:22
second-half, it was arguably cause Kelly let's have more
20:24
possession. They had that one goal to
20:26
protect. We weren't really offering very
20:28
much. We were quite passive, not as
20:31
direct as we normally are and you just came to offer in
20:34
general the goal itself. I can't remember who the centre
20:36
back was that started it. They literally got to run pretty
20:39
much from the edge of his own half for about 1520 yards
20:43
unchallenged, then chip the ball over at the right hand side to
20:45
then put it across the left hand side.
20:48
Guy was wide open and I think two or three chances before that
20:51
was the same thing. Crossed down the channel and
20:53
missing out the midfield, which happened quite frequently.
20:56
And then just guys at the back post or like The Odd Couple of
20:59
chances before the goal, which literally was showing you the
21:02
threat that Kelly were offering and we weren't reading the signs
21:04
that were coming. And then, yeah, once they got
21:07
their goal, I felt it was very somewhat of some middle Rangers
21:10
actually. Like once that one goal was then
21:11
given the conditions and the weather and stuff that there
21:14
wasn't a lot of chances getting created.
21:15
And then like I said, Kelly just for that, to defend that and and
21:19
basically get into the dogfight that they're in, obviously down
21:21
there. And that really kind of suited
21:23
them more than us. And we didn't want to begin in
21:25
any dogfights, but that's pretty much what we let ourselves in
21:28
for and we failed. So yeah, I mean like 2 points
21:34
ahead, eight games left, like. Taking some of his.
21:38
Arm off for that in August. So are you getting a bit?
21:40
Nervous though, no. I find like I'm not, I'm not
21:45
nervous like I'm at the point where where that it's, I say,
21:50
sadly it's not sadly, it's obviously a great thing as well.
21:52
But it's at that point where you're like that close that you
21:54
would be gutted if you didn't want it.
21:57
But the nerves are not really there because it's not like the
22:00
nerves would only be there if it was like last game set and last
22:03
game. And it's like, you know, that
22:03
one game to win it sort of thing, 'cause it's eight games
22:06
out. There's actually a chance that
22:08
we could be, you know, the rules could reverse and like 3-4 games
22:12
time and that would be gotten. But it wouldn't be like like
22:16
inconceivable where it's like to be like 3637 games and still be
22:19
like level or a point or two points in front or behind.
22:22
Then you're like sort of every games like like properly like on
22:26
the line still feels like a cup final of the game, but the
22:28
nerves aren't quite there because we're still like not
22:31
convinced we're going to do it anyway.
22:35
So yeah. But it'll be a painful one if
22:36
it's an 86 because Franksler didn't experience an 86.
22:39
But everyone likes to remind me about it online every year.
22:42
So yeah. So I know up at.
22:44
Dundee. Did you lose up at Dundee or
22:45
something for that one? I've never seen documentaries
22:47
about that An 86. Yeah, I was, I was -2 So you
22:52
might have seen pictures though. I've seen plenty of pictures
22:56
this season anyway. So I think it was something like
23:00
it was like goal average instead the goal difference.
23:02
So it's a different like ruling. I think like we ended up on the
23:06
same points. And if it was like nowadays, so
23:08
if it was goal difference, we would actually won the league.
23:10
But because it's goal average, we lost the league.
23:13
So that's good, absolutely. I'm sure the last day.
23:16
The last day of the season, like, yeah, we lost and that's
23:19
why Hearts of that thing with St.
23:20
Mirren like that little bit of needle because like we lost to
23:23
Dundee, obviously Albert kid and then I think like Celtic needed
23:27
like don't. Even find goals or something,
23:30
but already goals. They needed but that's where
23:31
they absolutely bathered St. Mirren and there's always that
23:34
argument about like all they laid down to them and stuff like
23:36
that. And then it doesn't help when
23:38
like St. Mirren had like a Celtic club
23:39
shop in the stadium and stuff like that.
23:41
So Kelly's. Kind of your bogey team aren't
23:43
there, Kelly. At rugby.
23:45
Park. I would talk, well, either up
23:49
there, they're up there, but like St.
23:51
Mirren, Aberdeen of course, fan and I Hank them, but what's the
23:57
waitress I've seen? No matter how many times we got
24:00
Motherwell, St. Mirren or Aberdeen, I'd never
24:02
get a result there. Regardless of how, regardless of
24:04
how good or bad we play, I didn't get the result.
24:07
My team is the only one that's got a point this weekend, so I
24:10
think that's the first. I think that's the first time
24:14
I've said that all all season. So it wasn't.
24:16
Yeah, I think, I don't think we even deserved it.
24:19
But obviously we've not touched on it.
24:21
There's obviously top six, bottom 6 is done already, but
24:26
Stephen Robinson gone from Saint Mirren to Aberdeen.
24:31
I don't want to say too much what I think about the
24:34
appointment because it'll probably get clipped up if I say
24:37
what I think. And then he has a good tenure.
24:39
But let's just say I wasn't too pleased.
24:42
I think if you're going to appoint him, you have to do it,
24:46
you know, soon after that League Cup win.
24:49
But to to kind of wait three months, put Peter Levine in in
24:53
charge and, you know, have all these links to these foreign
24:56
managers have it basically done. He's flying into Aberdeen and
25:00
then suddenly there's unforeseen circumstances and then you go
25:03
for the easy appointment of a guy that's not got a great style
25:08
play. He's struggling down the bottom
25:10
of the league and his or probably in my opinion only in
25:12
this was only even in the Saint Mirren job because he won the
25:17
League Cup. You know it's.
25:21
Never a good look when someone who very clearly isn't your
25:24
first choice candidate ends up being the guy you take.
25:28
I think that's about the some of it, really, when you're looking
25:31
at all these different guys that you say and then a guy who's not
25:35
been tuned doing too great in the league where a team like you
25:37
said, it just you know what? There's nothing really to get
25:42
excited about, especially after, you know, the long period of
25:45
search and then just take the guy who's down the road.
25:48
Yeah. It just, it just doesn't read
25:50
too well, to be honest. Yeah.
25:52
I think we were kind of forced into action, maybe with how
25:58
tight it is actually getting, you know, touch with the you
26:02
think they want to wait. Till the end of the season,
26:04
yeah, I. Don't I I mean, it's just a
26:06
hunch touch with the you know, it doesn't happen, but we are,
26:11
you know, quite close to getting dragged into the to the
26:14
relegation playoff scrap. Obviously that Kilmarnock
26:16
wouldn't did not help. So thanks very much, Adam.
26:19
No, I think just 66 points. Trust me, trust me, we.
26:23
Did happily want it for you, but it's just we did, yeah, manually
26:25
turn up. I was actually supporting.
26:27
You as well, but yes, I think it's I think it's six points
26:30
between US and killing now, said Vern.
26:32
Obviously in that relegation battle as well.
26:34
So it'll be interesting post split to see what happens when
26:38
when we go to Smizer. Yeah, it's it's it's not a great
26:42
look. I don't think any Aberdeen fan
26:44
really expected it. I think it was, you know, it was
26:47
a bad second after to last season, but it was, you know,
26:50
ended with the Scottish Cup when maybe try and build on that.
26:53
But it's been, you know, not much good to say.
26:57
Got like a couple of. Takes on that appointment like
26:59
and some of them again you're closer than I am than obviously
27:02
been Aberdeen sport. But it maybe can shoot me down
27:05
and if I'm reading this wrong or you've heard something
27:07
different. But like a mass speculative unit
27:10
is like they have had a panic button, like you said, James.
27:14
And I do worry about like the fact that they've recognized
27:18
that no matter how many coaches they've put that in that dugout
27:21
or whatever setup they're trying to put in the form isn't
27:23
changing. And it was becoming a bit of
27:25
like a the slippery slope was like like they were about
27:29
falling off a Cliff edge of how bad it was and it would quite
27:31
quickly just went South. And then, like you said, they
27:33
could quite easily just end up in a playoff and then
27:36
comfortably playoffed and no matter could be even worse.
27:39
I think like they've then thought looked at Robinson and
27:41
thought how his style of play is and with what Aberdeen have at
27:46
their disposal and can he get a better tune out of the players
27:50
to the point where it then rules out the problem of getting into
27:54
a playoff and equally hot and all right.
27:57
And also Madden's not got domestic form.
27:59
I get that. But in terms of like stay with
28:00
football and what like you need to tell you survive relegation.
28:04
It hurts that Madden a wee bit as well.
28:06
And they're a direct rival rival in that.
28:08
And I came to thought that like, yeah, I.
28:11
Thought I thought was. That Madden costume and already
28:13
they won the League Cup and I'm by no means standing between the
28:16
Scottish Cup and I know they've obviously got Celtic etcetera.
28:18
But you can't defend like in a scenario where if Aberdeen were
28:22
safe or in the top 6 or let's say that their season was over
28:25
in the sense like everything was like, I think that's what
28:27
Aberdeen board wanted. They wanted it to be safe so
28:30
they could just ride out to the summer and it didn't.
28:32
They go that way. So they panicked.
28:34
And I think like they forced Robinson's hand because they
28:36
want to not only be safe, but that part of being safe is also
28:40
directly Hearts that matter at the same time, which then maybe
28:42
drags them into as well. And I just don't see it being I
28:46
don't actually see Robinson getting a bigger job than
28:49
Aberdeen. And I hotched some manners.
28:52
What's up? You know, Aberdeen is a bigger
28:54
job than certain man. And so like, why would we not
28:55
take it at the end of the day, if he's it was getting told you
28:57
have to take it now. I can't see not boy obviously
29:01
hasn't said no. But you know, I mean, you get
29:02
when you hands forced. I think, yeah, he's not going to
29:04
get a bigger job or a bigger opportunity than this potential.
29:08
As well that you genuinely could have got his jars and said
29:10
Madden and things kept going the way it was going.
29:13
So like, I mean, potentially thinking they're like, you know,
29:16
if we go out with Scottish Cup and we end up finishing the
29:19
season really poorly, I could get sacked at the end of the
29:22
season. He said.
29:23
Man, fans have been courts in online had he gone just after
29:27
the cup final victory. They were doing pretty bad about
29:30
it. But like, they actually, I mean,
29:32
I've said, I've seen plenty of people saying, you know, want to
29:35
heart by losing them, you know, they kind of felt like the
29:38
season wasn't going to negate direction.
29:39
I think that kind of gives you a flavor of what they were
29:41
thinking and, you know, whether or not at the end of the season
29:44
if you had been relieved of his duties, but not the bit.
29:46
But I mean, that's all speculative.
29:47
It's not happened. But yeah, no, I mean, we'll come
29:51
back to the top really quick because obviously Celtic got a
29:55
decent result against a mother outside.
29:57
It's had been on the rampage for a good few months though, until
30:00
Dundee stopped them in their tracks.
30:02
They won three, one at Celtic Park.
30:04
It's made a little bit easier after one of the Motherwell
30:07
players, his name escapes me. It was pretty much a rugby
30:11
attack, or wasn't it? To give away the penalty.
30:15
Don't attain, man. They always 31.
30:17
Celtic is close, yeah. Yeah, yeah, except.
30:20
The close that gap down to two points.
30:23
I I mean, I know you're saying that you're not getting nervous.
30:26
There has been a lot of it's funny how quickly these things
30:30
swing background and all we're thinking.
30:33
So I felt like only in the last couple of especially since the
30:35
turn of the year, people have really started to believe Hearts
30:39
could win the league. But I feel like in the space of
30:41
a weekend, you know, hearts dropping points, Celtic closing
30:46
the gap. Suddenly we're hearing things
30:48
like, Oh, it's Celtics league again.
30:49
Like I it was ABBC podcast. Listen to a later on, I think
30:53
I'm sure Scott Allen said he felt he felt that you know,
30:55
Celtic would win the league and you're saying but then if result
30:58
was cool there for me next week when I might be back pitching
31:01
its hearts. It's just so hard to.
31:03
Predict I think heart it's because hearts have still got
31:05
Motherwell to play pre split as well.
31:08
That's the thing. I just, I think.
31:10
More from a Celtic point of view.
31:11
Not Celtic, although they've been getting results.
31:14
I mean, they played so poorly against Rangers in the cup.
31:17
They won that game on penalties. But if that was the 90 minutes
31:19
of football it was up, it was a robbery.
31:21
They would have got with one point, Maya Brooks and it would
31:24
it would have been a robbery because they're pained in their
31:27
box for most of the game, sorry and even.
31:29
Before that, they were so lucky to even win in against us with
31:33
Audrey. Yeah, and.
31:34
We've been in, Rangers perform. Rangers have been getting.
31:37
Such high praise for the way they've been playing.
31:39
So I just think it's interesting that no, you know, that Hearts
31:43
have dropped points. There's literally 3 points
31:45
separate and 1st and 3rd, but somehow it's Celtic.
31:48
They seem to be instantly getting tapped.
31:50
I don't know if it's just this mindset that Celtic or just this
31:52
juggernaut that will kick back into action at some point.
31:56
But I mean, yeah, eight games to go, we'll see how that I finally
32:00
so. There's a couple of things that
32:02
like. So I think the reason I'm not
32:03
nervous is because people are thought like you say, the moment
32:07
some some twist happens and it involves a negative for hearts,
32:10
everyone's default is we're just not going to win it.
32:13
So that's why you'd have the nerves because people have came
32:16
to convinced you like you're not going to win it anyway, so it
32:18
doesn't matter. Yeah, I feel there's also my.
32:20
Work of that line of thinking because I came in I was like
32:22
well you've not had a great weekend this weekend to one of
32:24
my colleagues who's a Jambo and he was like yes, I can't I can't
32:27
see this one now you seem to have lost the thief that so.
32:30
So I do like, I would say it personally speaking like I do
32:33
have like that that sort of silent like belief that we can
32:36
do it. Like, no, I don't think we can
32:37
do it. It's just like, I'm not going to
32:39
overly hate myself because history tells you it's not going
32:42
to happen. And then it's so it's like
32:44
there's that and then the constant media output of like,
32:47
so another example of it. And it's again, it's history and
32:50
reputational. But it's like the most games
32:53
where maybe like Hearts have scored like a late winner or or
32:56
whatever, and then folk have instantly jumped on like all
32:58
that's the wheels coming off lately.
33:00
It took them to like see how much to escape through that
33:02
game, how many league goals of Celtic scored and nobody said,
33:07
oh, that's some script through the struggle.
33:09
And it's the opposite. They're like, oh, Martin O'Neill
33:11
keeps getting results at them, so they're going to win the
33:13
league champions the. Yeah, it's just like that's.
33:16
What champions do feed it for them like sleeping through
33:18
playing terrible, but when we actually play all right, but
33:20
just kind of get the kind of get the goal till the end, they go
33:22
all that some struggling. So again, it's that narrative of
33:25
like history tells you that, you know, if one team does, it's
33:29
'cause their their champions and if their team does, it's 'cause
33:31
all that on the downward spiral. So again, it's not really, it's
33:35
not fair reflection. I think like, the fact is,
33:37
whether we do or not, it's like the refreshing part is it's so
33:42
good when you've got three teams win three points to share with
33:45
eight games to go, that as a genuine title race, including
33:48
someone else other than just day two.
33:50
Yeah, and that's the first time. Managers.
33:52
That's literally the 1st in my lifetime and it's so good.
33:54
He's got football. No, I mean.
33:56
See, a point I would make to you is.
33:57
Alright, just quickly before we move on, right, see the point I
34:00
would make AC just a quick question.
34:02
So like see this the current Celtic squad now.
34:05
So obviously I'm not including like Carter, Vickers, Johnson
34:07
that people that are out like I mean like literally who can play
34:10
from right now. Would you say that they've got
34:12
the worst squad that the three of us like playing squad
34:15
currently fat and available out of Celtic, Rangers, Hearts?
34:18
Are they the washed out the fleet if you go on?
34:20
Form probably if you go on actually names actual.
34:24
Names. Names no, right?
34:27
So and then and then who defence got the best manager?
34:30
How the three? Either Hearts or Rangers.
34:35
I can't. That's it.
34:36
Probably Rangers right now, I think.
34:37
I think, yeah, Danny. Rolls got Rangers playing.
34:39
I think I need to win the football.
34:42
I mean, I just. Wouldn't have it like history
34:44
tells me for see Martin Neil as a kid and I'm destroying like
34:48
Rangers teams that were way better than Danny Rolls Rangers
34:51
team backs to the wall Celtic team recently that still won,
34:54
albeit on penalties, but they got penalties and then you've
34:56
got the record speaks for itself.
34:58
I know, but the before the. Before the performances were
35:01
good. The performances with this team
35:03
is, I know, like you can frame it two ways where you know,
35:07
they're playing badly and they're scraping by and it can't
35:09
continue. Or you can go down the route of,
35:11
you know, that's what champions do.
35:12
But it is not the same Martin O'Neill that, you know, was
35:17
tearing these these Rangers teams apart.
35:18
And it's not the same type of squad either, I think,
35:20
obviously, but it is but. It has the same outcome, though.
35:23
Same Martin, Neil. It's winning games.
35:25
Yeah, well. We'll just have to wait and see.
35:27
Eight games left. I don't know for me if if.
35:29
It was if somebody's asked me who's favourites, I would say
35:31
Celtic and another. The other reason for the other
35:35
reason I say Celtic as well, is because after this, what they're
35:38
likely to have us and Rangers at home.
35:41
Yeah, I think it'll come down to those those obviously mother
35:44
will play a big part, but it'll come down to those head to heads
35:46
where it's a six pointer. I just.
35:48
Think it's so interesting that there's not been any element of
35:51
Celtic closing a gap and really going on a run here.
35:54
I mean, the teams are all just as close as they have been.
35:57
Hearts. I've just dropped a couple of
35:58
points and I just find it so strange that when people have
36:02
been asked who the favour are, there's nothing much hesitation.
36:06
Celtic, there's a snap answer and I'd like you said, don't.
36:10
As you mentioned, the Adam been conditioned to bang that way
36:12
from years of watching Scottish football, but it's just I just
36:18
don't think we can protect it. This league could go either way.
36:21
It's just definitely. Can protect it?
36:24
Definitely not. No for sure.
36:26
Yeah, we'll step away from the Premier League now.
36:28
I think we've we've pretty much touched the whole exciting
36:31
aspects that's going on. Obviously there's a couple of
36:33
results elsewhere, but although of course the Dundee Darby might
36:36
as well. I just want a quick companion
36:38
from you boys here, obviously 22 very good performance from
36:43
Dundee to grab, you know, a last last minute goals.
36:47
It was Luke, Luke Graham, Ross Graham who scored the wrong goal
36:52
after give now a free kick on edge there that led to the the
36:54
final goal. But the first goal of the day
36:57
was a pen away. I don't know if he's a yeah, I
37:00
was what seen it. I was watching it.
37:01
I mean for. Me, that's not a penalty.
37:04
I mean, I know the yeah, these are controversies in Scottish
37:06
football. Is that the?
37:07
Was that the? Handball.
37:08
Yes, I remember. My handball, that's not penalty.
37:11
I think I mean. There was screenshots after the
37:14
game or even during the game of I think it was Scotland's
37:16
coefficient shouted to him again, where and the laws of the
37:20
game or or the SPFL specifically said before the season that have
37:25
like it wouldn't be a penalty for every handball.
37:28
If it's not impacting play massively, it's not going to be
37:30
a penalty. And if you look at that, it's
37:33
the ball's going out-of-the-box, it's not good.
37:35
It's not even going near the goal.
37:37
It's in the opposite direction. His hands.
37:39
In a natural possession for the start, yeah, I don't think he's
37:42
actually expecting the boy to play it first time.
37:44
And the guy has literally, from the space of a couple of yards
37:47
away, kicked the ball straight, his hand.
37:49
I mean, I'm sure. As well, I'm saying what he said
37:52
something to the ref like all noise.
37:53
Like what I must what else must what else must put to put like
37:56
what else am I supposed to do? And again, further adding to
37:58
your point about like because it was a natural movement and the
38:01
guy pretty much like let you say the ball in a direction nobody's
38:04
expecting honestly back out the box.
38:07
So that how can that be deemed like he's deliberately handled
38:11
that? I don't still get it.
38:13
Yeah, I felt. I felt it was the error from the
38:14
referee and the game and it probably should have been
38:17
overturned. I think we've seen far too many
38:19
these ones. It's just strange because I feel
38:21
like usually we see that one get given by VAR.
38:24
It was weird to see the referee give it because, you know, I
38:27
felt like the national common sense would have been like, you
38:31
know, he was just as far away from the players, the guy and
38:35
time money was when he was hand struck like it's, you know, such
38:38
a close distance. But I do feel from there.
38:40
But I suppose it they kind of got off it and then by getting
38:43
the draw, yeah, I think that was.
38:45
Hilarious. Ross Graham giving away the free
38:48
kick. Basically laughing in the guy's
38:50
face then. Heads.
38:53
What a great header it was by the way, into the top corner.
38:55
What is? He trying to do by the way.
38:59
It's right off the. Top of his head and yeah, it's
39:01
almost like it's. Almost like he's trying to head
39:03
to the back out the box but can't quite get the reach and
39:06
instead just it because it doesn't.
39:08
It's not like, yeah, it's a connect with it moving his head
39:10
that direction. It's going to play off the top
39:12
his head and it was hilarious. Yeah, Omar Fattah, by the way,
39:16
was absolutely incredible. The boy that's he was training
39:19
with Mansi. I think he came from Troy in
39:21
France just or somewhere around there and he was alleged at the
39:24
whole game. But no, it was that was pretty
39:27
funny. Obviously Dundee United
39:28
absolutely cruising until the 94th minute.
39:30
Then I think it was hey, that got the first goal to get him
39:36
back in it 94th minute. And then obviously that Ross
39:38
Graham circus the. The joby job juggernaut rolls
39:44
on. It yeah, top of the.
39:50
Bottom 6. By the way, you heard that your
39:51
first top of that will be top of the bottom second Celtic.
39:54
Celtic. Do have to play Dundee again.
39:55
Obviously they dropped the drop points against already against
39:59
Dundee already this season. I think that was another game
40:01
people were sort of highlighting.
40:02
This may be a Trekkie one for Celtic coming up, but we'll wait
40:05
and see. That's at Dennis Park again.
40:08
Yeah. Come on Stephen Perez.
40:09
Like, come on, Stephen. We'll take a quick glance there.
40:13
The lower leagues it was. It's getting a bit tight at the
40:16
bottom of the championship, I think only only three points.
40:20
Celebrating, celebrating, separating.
40:24
You're not celebrating. Anything this season?
40:25
No. We're in the cup final actually,
40:28
so, so yeah, the Grovers are in 7th and it's Morton, Airdrie and
40:37
Ross County all underneath them. We have got a game in hand but
40:41
there is only three points separating 7th and 10th.
40:45
I was at East End Park on Saturday and it was a pretty
40:48
gutless performance from the Rovers.
40:52
And I think, you know, all these teams I've just mentioned are in
40:56
a relegation fight. I think Queens Park's done well
40:59
to create some distance between themselves and this sort of
41:03
lower pack of teams that are kind of all congested in that
41:07
war area. Only lost one of.
41:08
Those 5, yeah, they're doing. Really well and considering
41:11
where they kind of wear at points in a season and then
41:14
selling their most not valuable asset to Saint Johnson, they've
41:18
kept on quite well from that. So is they're doing they're
41:21
doing exceeding expectations in that respect.
41:23
But I mean, from from a reef and point of view, I think that all
41:27
a talk from the supporters going to Saturday was, you know, this
41:30
could be a big sign about how we're going to fare in this
41:33
relegation battle. Because, you know, you've got to
41:35
be out for the fight in these sort of scenarios.
41:37
And if you can't find the fight in a local Derby, how are you
41:42
going to be able to find it on a Tuesday night, you know, up
41:44
against Partick Vessel or on a, you know, a way to Queens Park?
41:49
Yeah, it's going to be it's going to be a test in a couple
41:51
of weeks as well. Am I?
41:53
Reading the fixtures right, you have got four home games and
41:56
that all next one. Of them's our cup game, it says
42:00
you've got it's the. Average range of fixtures It
42:02
says you've. Got the March?
42:04
Yeah, after the 24th year and 27th and then a little break and
42:09
then Morton on the length of April, they're all at home.
42:12
You've got 5. Home games in a row, one of
42:14
them. What's happened there?
42:15
Is the cup game is replaced in away game on fairly certain and
42:20
then the Partick mid week game as a rearranged fixture from
42:24
when they were in the cup against another week so it's
42:27
just scored for four. Games, is that right?
42:29
Well, obviously take the Cup game, I think.
42:32
It's been January. We did score again.
42:35
We've not scored since January in the league.
42:38
But we did score. Against St.
42:39
Johnson and we should games. Massive Now, the way I know
42:43
they're all massive, but you know what I mean?
42:44
Like that. Yeah.
42:46
Like the Six? Pointers, But I mean, just to
42:48
touch your point by the goals we did score against and Johnston,
42:51
it was a a goal that I've chopped off for been offside
42:54
when he was about yard on, which is kind of again, the sort of
42:57
luck you seem to get when things aren't when you're at the bottom
42:59
of the table. But I mean, like you said there
43:01
certainly he's been about a boogie team for us in the past
43:05
couple of season. Just looking at the head to.
43:07
Heads apart for that cup game that he's having scored against.
43:09
Obvious. No, it's not.
43:11
It's not been great. I mean one of the Rovers.
43:14
Rate Rovers and East Kilbride in the same league next season.
43:19
It's. Very much like it's even just
43:21
like broadly looking at it's looking like goals are the
43:23
biggest problem like the final fourth was defensively.
43:27
It's not like it's not that bad to be honest.
43:30
It's more you see, either I don't know if it's not great
43:33
enough chance they're just not finishing them or both, but I
43:35
mean we. Paid a couple of chances on
43:37
Saturday, but to be honest, the only one that really got more me
43:40
off my seat was an effort that was just slightly off target by
43:42
Down Easton and today. Some didn't really, you know,
43:47
didn't really inspire the fans too much into, you know,
43:49
thinking, you know, we're really going to break free because I
43:52
know it was free now and that kind of reads quite bad.
43:55
It it wasn't bad because of the score line.
43:58
We were just were one nil down for the majority of the game and
44:00
in Dunfermline cost on the counter late when we're really
44:03
trying to push for a goal. It was the fact that we
44:05
dominated the second-half in terms of possession and, you
44:08
know, chances, let's say, even if there weren't great chances
44:12
and we didn't make that count at all, we just couldn't
44:14
breakthrough him. It looked very soft and, you
44:17
know, gentle and weak, but you say it's not.
44:19
What? You know what you're wanting in
44:20
the battle, No. Yeah.
44:22
To be fair as well, I mean and may talks quite well and it's
44:26
hard to dislike him when you know when he's talking his post
44:30
match interviews because he the way he speaks kind of is matters
44:34
what the fans are saying in terms of what they want from the
44:36
players. But I mean if early doors it was
44:39
fairly easy to see that dumb family are playing with a set up
44:42
where it was 3 center halves. They're playing quite wide and
44:46
it wasn't long before us a diagonal.
44:48
Of course, a patch to their left winger exposed our right back
44:52
for the second time, who was just nowhere near them.
44:54
And it wasn't just me that was that.
44:56
There's a couple of fans in the crowd that I spoke to afterwards
44:58
that commented on the side, the wet as you getting exposed, and
45:02
we didn't react to that. There was no change in shape.
45:05
You know, we have the guys to to change up a bit and react to
45:08
stuff like that and we didn't. So that was discount
45:11
disappointing. So I just hope we can kick on in
45:13
a couple of you know, in the next couple of weeks.
45:14
We've got the home games. Hopefully we can make the most
45:16
of it. But yes, it's not, it's not
45:19
great for us, but it's certainly going to make for an
45:21
entertaining and to the the championship season silver
45:25
service and Johnston at the top. They have extended a fair lead
45:28
over Partick and I'd be surprised if they didn't
45:32
maintain that, shall we say. Whereas things look like they
45:36
can, they can change a lot at the bottom of the table.
45:39
Yeah, I think. That was most of the
45:40
championship talked about. I think another league that we
45:43
don't talk about a lot in the podcast, that could change a
45:46
lot, as is both the Highland and Lowland division.
45:49
Yeah, I. Mean to bring it up a couple of
45:52
weeks ago when it was the Bonnie Red Clyde game.
45:56
Yeah, I think both. Both leagues are looking
45:58
absolutely crazy, obviously in that lonely that you just
46:01
touched on there. Bonnie Riggs are Bonnie Riggs
46:03
are sitting top after being relegate last season, 63 points.
46:07
Clyde Clyde banker on 58 points or five points behind, but
46:12
they've got a game in hand. Then Tranent are sitting two
46:15
points back at 56 points but they've got two games and and
46:19
then Lannis grows in 4th 53 points where they've got three
46:23
games at hand. So if everyone wins third games
46:25
in hand, it would be tested. 22. Points would.
46:31
Be two points. Yeah, 2 points between 1st and
46:34
4th, which is mental almost. Yeah, probably better than the
46:38
Premiership and it was a huge. It was a huge win for Claybank
46:41
the other week. It was 51 when again stop shows
46:45
51 against Bonnie Reg and again that you don't ask really was a
46:48
sex pointer. All they've got the game in
46:50
hand. That would have put a better
46:52
daylight between them and Bonnie Reg up the top.
46:55
And it would be good to I mean fair enough.
46:58
It'd be good to see all any of these teams up and the up in
47:02
League 2. But I mean, given the history of
47:05
Claybank, the fact that they're a Phoenix club that you know,
47:08
from obviously Clydebank in their days back at Kilbay Park,
47:12
you know, a fairly, you know, part of Scottish football's test
47:15
today. And I think it would be a it
47:17
would be a very nice moment for their fans if after all the
47:20
years of suffer and they finally go back to the top four flights
47:24
Scottish football. Because I mean, when you look at
47:26
the average attendances, even in the Woolen League, they're still
47:30
clocking an average attendances of about 800 fans a game.
47:33
Caledonian Braves. No, no.
47:36
But you know that I think that's a totally different story
47:39
altogether. I mean, you know, you know,
47:41
Claybank fans for those I've watched their team sort of, you
47:46
know, lose their ground and Kilbay, they went to ground
47:48
share and I think Partick and Cap Capital One maybe one of the
47:53
two places they went. I want to say Bulkheads or
47:56
Dumbarton as well. I might be wrong.
47:58
They don't get too annoyed if I've got a wrong bank case.
48:01
But yeah. And then, you know, to watch a
48:04
club effectively go down the tubes and then, you know, the
48:07
the new club that was established right at the bottom
48:10
of Scottish football to work its way back up the form league,
48:13
supporting their club the whole way.
48:15
And then, you know, it's taken 20 years or so, nearly 30 years
48:19
now. But yeah, you know, it'd be.
48:21
A really great story and I'd much prefer them than having to
48:24
go back to New Dundas Park at any time because I think when
48:28
Bonnie Rig were in League 2, that was the stadium that
48:30
everyone dreaded to go to. Obviously you know, it could
48:34
still change, but it looks like it'll be Edinburgh City that
48:37
will go into that playoff. Obviously with that 15 point
48:39
deduction, they've done really well to to get back where they
48:43
are. If they didn't have that point
48:45
deduction, they'd be sitting in fourth in the playoffs.
48:49
There's six points between them and Dumbarton.
48:52
They have dropped off a little bit.
48:54
There's still obviously nine games to go in the season, so it
48:57
could change even still an Albion are getting dragged into
49:00
it a little bit. But I mean, I think, yeah,
49:03
Rangers. Breaking as well and then
49:07
they've actually got up there one of the last games of the
49:10
season on the the 4th of April. We need to.
49:13
Get to that. I think it's it's a Friday
49:15
night. It's a week night.
49:17
I mean, we're Friday night, but it's a week night because I did
49:19
look at and think I'd be a great one to travel up front, you
49:21
know, capture, capture about what's going on there, because
49:26
we can say one of you know, the famous clubs in Scotland, I'm
49:29
pretty sure they're one of the oldest teams in the hedge is was
49:31
a was a a landmark of Scottish football.
49:34
So I was ashamed to see them drop out the leagues.
49:36
And then you've got broader Rangers.
49:38
I've kind of been a really successful club in the champion
49:42
in the in the, in the Highland League for many years now, but
49:45
they've just never quite managed to break out in the top league.
49:49
And I don't know if it's because obviously in terms of maybe in
49:53
terms like funding and stuff, I think there's a lot of money
49:56
going so far away going. Yeah, there's a lot of money
49:59
going around in the Lowland League now, being teams like
50:02
Tranane and Caledonian Braves have come up from like real
50:05
level at the Sport Academy. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
50:07
Like not. Obscurity.
50:08
But like, you know, they weren't, they weren't, they
50:12
weren't knocking on the door like they are now.
50:14
So broader, broader have been always up and around that area.
50:17
They've been involved in the playoffs, so it'll be
50:20
interesting to see which one of those Dukes, I think.
50:23
I mean there's only three points between them, but Breaking's a
50:25
game behind so former team are not far off as.
50:28
Well, if they win their game in hand and breakdown their game in
50:31
hand. That is, there'll be two points
50:33
between. 1st and 3rd there as well.
50:34
So it's crazy in both leagues, Yeah.
50:36
So I mean. It's going to be a tight end to
50:38
the season. It's definitely, definitely
50:40
worth keeping an eye on them. We've not got enough time to get
50:42
into League One because I know there's the goalie.
50:48
Inverness. Of what actually touched now
50:49
there was a there was a goal by cover Rangers goalkeeper that
50:52
was saved echo of Rangers and gotten a point and Verness and
50:56
Verness got the given handles. What I meant to say.
50:58
So they've put the sex potentially a three-point lead
51:01
on stairs if they were not, but yeah, because it's a little bit
51:05
and drop off to Aloe, Queen of the South behind them.
51:10
And I've I don't know, we'd like to play either on the playoffs.
51:13
So hopefully, I hope. We'll bring in Burness to Cove
51:16
you next month as well, right? Find the host and Burness, Yeah.
51:21
They're. Yeah, half five kick.
51:24
Off. Yeah, there's lots of these.
51:25
Bad games happening, but you want to get back to the.
51:27
Championship. You'll need to do it on a cold
51:29
night and no Cove you back. I've been there a few times.
51:33
I was watching Queens Park actually, when they were when
51:36
they were ground using that grounds while lesser ham them
51:40
has been developed. So I think we'll call it there
51:43
though, boys. I mean we've we have tapped down
51:47
into the lower leagues and I think we're over there Mark now.
51:50
So or just coming up there at least.
51:53
So yeah, not a good chat. Plenty going on.
51:56
I think the next time we chat to Adam, I'm sure there'll be
51:58
another twist in the story of heart season.
52:00
I'm sure we've got the Scotland games coming on to I don't know
52:05
if we'll be coming to you from the studio or just on the mics,
52:08
but whatever. Whatever I come to you from,
52:11
make sure you are reading the podcast and sharing it with your
52:14
friends if you enjoy it. And word of mouth and things
52:18
like that go a long way more than you probably realize.
52:20
So I always appreciate it from the team because a lot of hard
52:23
work goes into preparing for these things and making them
52:26
happen. And then edit number, which is
52:28
what then I'll be going to do now.
52:29
So Yep, I think I'll call there boys.
52:32
Thanks again for coming on joining me.
52:34
Cheers. Thank you.
52:35
Take care guys.