For the Scottish women's national team 2021 was a year of highs, lows, departures and hellos. A year that started in uncertainty about what the future for the national side would bring and ended with some of the same questions with which it began. There were last minute scenes and elongated heartbreaks. It was a …
"Being a doctor or being a scientist I would be recognised by thousands of people. But being a footballer, I'm followed by millions." It's a statement that leaves you wondering what it must feel like to have over a billion of your countrymen and women watch your every move from thousands of miles away but …
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In the latest meets podcast Chris is joined by Scotland international and FC Rosengård attacker Fiona Brown to discuss her path from Dunblane to the Damallsvenskan and everything in between. Including coming through at Celtic and success at Glasgow City to coming back from not just one but three ACL injuries and to her current …
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In the latest Leading the Line Meets Chris is joined by FC Pirin Blagoevgrad goalkeeper Jeni Currie to share her life in behind the gloves from youth football at Mussleburgh Windsor to Hibernian to playing pro under the Pirin Mountains in one of women's football's most most unlikely of outposts, Bulgaria. The Leading the Line …
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In something a little bit different Chris is joined by Steven Lawther (@stevenredcircle) author of a new book documenting the rise of SWNT called Arrival. They discuss how the book came about, why he took the plunge to write it, what you can expect inside and share some of their experiences as fans of the …
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One re-arranged fixture aside, the first part of the Scottish Women's football season came to a close last Sunday as Rangers defeated Glasgow CIty in a top of the SWPL1 table clash with the SWPL returning on the 17th January 2021 following a winter break. They will return in January as a result of a …
In the latest LTL Meets Chris Marshall is joined by Bristol City striker Abi Harrison. They discuss her early career at Celtic and success at Hibernian in Scotland before talking through her move to Bristol City. They cover the art of goalscoring, how she coped with her ACL injury recovery during lockdown and SWNT ambitions …
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Campbell Finlayson is at the wheel as he gets to know Kilmarnock Women duo Laura Neil and Shelley Campbell. He gets the lowdown from inside the Rugby Park dressing room as well as talking about the Ayrshire side's start to the season and what being a footballer has been like during covid times. The Leading …
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Chris is joined by Hibernian duo Emily Mutch and Amy Muir, he asks them about their roots in football, life at Hibs, representing Scotland from the National Performance Schools all the way up to Amy making her SWNT debut this year. The nonsense then descends as chat of fajitas, Tik Tok songs and who would …
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Picture: Inverness Caledonian Thistle WFC With the bulk of the attention falling on the return of the SWPL this weekend, just a level below the newly created SWF Championship also takes a bow this weekend. Current restrictions mean that those in the South have to wait for their season to begin but in the North …
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