Delighted to get a nomination for Sports Columnist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards
I'd like to thank Jonny Macfarlane & Matthew Johnston for their trust and support, and Scottish football for consistently providing mental stories worth writing about
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Inside the making of 'Romanov: Czar of Hearts'
@craigfowler86.bsky.social is joined by Martin Geissler to discuss the popular BBC Sounds podcast series all about Vladimir Romanov and his time in charge at Tynecastle.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1R3G...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfnC...
Life in the Lowland League for a former SPFL club
@craigfowler86.bsky.social is joined by Colin Nelson from Cowdenbeath to learn all about the challenges the Fife club have faced in the Lowland League on and off the park since their relegation.
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/life-i...
Barry Ferguson betters Jose Mourinho!
Euan Taylor joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to discuss:
π Rangers getting to the Europa League last 8
π The new interim manager
π The fascist fans' banner
π The impending US takeover
π The Macquarie Bank loan
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/barry-...
Scozia! The Rise of Scots in Italy
In the first episode of a new series, @thomalexwatt.bsky.social and Duncan McKay talk about the many Scots who are becoming cult heroes in Italy, their own love of Italian football and how this season's run-in is shaping up.
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/123332...
The most Jekyll and Hyde side in the SPFL
Euan Maxwell joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to discuss:
π΅ Queen of the South's baffling away record
βͺ Peter Murphy's standing with the fans
π΅ The club maintaining full-time football
βͺ The impact of Adam Brooks
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/122686...
Scottish Premiership weekend review!
@craigfowler86.bsky.social and Tony Anderson discuss:
π¦πΉ Aberdeen back to winning ways
π€ Don Cowie's latest curveball
π±π» Hearts' bad luck
πΏοΈ Bobby Wales' big decision
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2Poy...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn5v...
What it was like for a Queen's Park fan to see their team beat Rangers at Ibrox
Calum Stewart joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to go through the rollercoaster of emotions he experienced during last week's historic result in Glasgow.
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/122286...
The ongoing shambles at Hamilton Accies
Brandon Coghill joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to discuss:
π΄ Rankin's unpopular tactics
βͺ The release of Scott Martin
π΄ The director of football
βͺ The ongoing stadium saga
π΄ Cash-flow troubles
βͺ A dwindling support
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/122140...
What home-life is gonna look like for the next few days / weeks / months.
Lower-league Scottish football podcast!
@craigfowler86.bsky.social & Craig Telfer discuss:
π± A horror first game for Michael Tidser
π¬ Dumbarton's awful defending
π Queen of the South's resurgence
π₯ A belter at Lesser
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2mOr...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfHi...
Welcoming in a new era at East End Park
Jake Ferguson joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to talk about:
π Dunfermline Athletic getting new owners
π Hiring Michael Tidser as manager
π What's top of the January wish-list
π Players in need of improvement
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/120615...
'Now that the run is finally at an end, let's look back at those 70 days and try to answer the question: what the hell happened?'
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Who are the best and worst first-team regulars at every Scottish Premiership club at the moment?
@craigfowler86.bsky.social and @craig-killie.bsky.social make their picks across two pods
Listen for the best: open.spotify.com/episode/4PNu...
Subscribe for the worst: www.patreon.com/posts/worst-...
Wonder if he's the only Hearts player in history to score his only goal for the club while simultaneously breaking a bone in his body.
Movie review: Nosferatu
Not as good as The VVitch, better than The Lighthouse, haven't seen The Northman
Incredible cinematography; a few disturbing scenes. Not scary but creepier than most vampire movies
Should've been 15 minutes shorter and, for quite a horny film, deserved a better sex scene
Scottish Premiership weekend review!
@craigfowler86.bsky.social and Craig Cairns discuss:
π Dundee Utd's late-game habit
βοΈ Motherwell's squad issues
π Kyogo playing off the right
π±π» Hearts refusing to have fun
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6Utt...
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=PxtH...
The 10 best movies of 2024!
With over 100 new releases watched between them, @craigfowler86.bsky.social and Thom Watt continue what is now a yearly tradition of comparing and contrasting their favourite films from the last 12 months.
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/10-bes...
Recording the top 10 movies of the year pod for @terracepodcast.bsky.social today.
Hereβs my *bottom* 10:
10. The Wolfs
9. Bob Marley: One Love
8. Sting
7. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6. Joker: Folie a Deux
5. Gladiator 2
4. The Idea of You
3. Night Swim
2. Anyone But You
1. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
The unforgettable unmasking of Irvine Jambo
@craigfowler86.bsky.social & @rfborthwick.bsky.social remember the most famous moment in Jambos Kickback history
A beloved poster died, a Hibs fan jumped out of a plane and then the whole thing quickly unravelled.
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/moment...
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A former staunch defender of her against the βBUDGE OUtβ brigade, I now believe this season should be Ann Budgeβs last in any role of influence at Tynecastle.
Explained in detail in this weekβs column for @heraldsport.bsky.social π
www.heraldscotland.com/sport/248131...
I couldn't do that to a malevolent spirit. Wouldn't be fair
There really should be a warning that comes up on maps if you put in a destination and the walking route ultimately takes you through a graveyard *at night*.
Never mind 'less busy' how much 'climb' there is. Tell me instead if there's a possibility that I may disturb 'the Lady in White'.
The (questionable) evolution of Greenock Morton
Craig Dunning joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to discuss:
π΅ Dougie Imrie's tactical transformation
βͺ A lack of potency in attack
π΅ Concerns over relegation battle
βͺ Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Niall McGinn
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/118221...
Aberdeen FC: A vibes check-in
@thomalexwatt.bsky.social joins @craigfowler86.bsky.social to chat:
π΄ The five-game winless run
βͺ The battle for second place
π΄ Shayden Morris
βͺ Squad rotation
π΄ The best option up front
βͺ What's still an incredible season so far
Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/118186...
Maybe snorting a line of your dad's ashes is good for you
Of course nobody in Gorgie watches Shrek movies. Heβs fucking green π±π»
Scottish Premiership weekend review!
Euan Taylor & @craigfowler86.bsky.social discuss:
π A more attacking Dundee United
π₯¬ "Sleepy" Hibs' reliance on Nicky Cadden
π€― The bizarre finish at McDiarmid
π±π» "Pathetic" Hearts
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7hOm...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjwg...
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My βSt Johnstone to finish lastβ prediction isnβt looking so bad β but I now want them to prove me wrong, as I explain in this weekβs column π
www.heraldscotland.com/sport/247958...
Wasnβt the point of the article. Headline has now been changed