On the latest edition of the SWPL Show I’m joined by Campbell Finlayson where we cover the following topics: Hibernian Ladies UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying success Aberdeen shocking Spartans in the Scottish Cup 3rd Round Rain stops play as Rangers Women debut at the Hummel Training Centre The rights and wrongs of 24-0. Does … Continue reading LTL Podcast EP. 6 – The SWPL Show Scottish Cup Review
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LTL Podcast Ep. 4 – The SWPL Show Week 12 Review
After the success of the SWPL Mid Season Review/Preview I'm pleased to announced that Leading the Line will be covering women's football in Scotland for the rest of the season. This week I’m joined by Campbell Finlayson where we cover the following topics: Glasgow City's march to 13-in-a-row Celtic come out on top in the … Continue reading LTL Podcast Ep. 4 – The SWPL Show Week 12 Review
UWCL Preview: Hibs hit Slovenia
Hibernian this week head to Slovenia looking to remedy the ills of Sunday's defeat to Glasgow City (a result that all but ends their title hopes for the season) by qualifying for the Last 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time. It was hoped that the Edinburgh side would be in … Continue reading UWCL Preview: Hibs hit Slovenia
Five Thoughts from SWPL Week 12
Glasgow City head for Lucky No. 13 It has been thirty-eight months since Glasgow City last lost an SWPL game. Spartans were their conquerors that June day as they handed the current champions a 3-0 defeat. City have only dropped points on four other occasion since then, with two of those instances happening last season … Continue reading Five Thoughts from SWPL Week 12
5 Thoughts from Scotland’s #WU19EURO Campaign
Scotland bowed out of the Women's U19 European Championships on Monday night after a 4-0 defeat to Netherlands as the Dutch eased their way into the final four along with Spain, Germany and France. It was a third defeat from three games but to dwell on that would be to show a lack of understanding … Continue reading 5 Thoughts from Scotland’s #WU19EURO Campaign
#WU19EURO Opposition Focus: Norway
It was a case of close but not quite as Scotland were defeated 2-1 by France in their tournament opener in front of a crowd of 1,285 at St. Mirren Park. A freak Sandy Baltimore goal on the hour mark gave the French side the lead but when substitute Emma Craig trundled a shot past … Continue reading #WU19EURO Opposition Focus: Norway
LTL Meets: How’s Your Touch
The return of high quality football magazines and annual publications that you can actually hold in your hand has been one of our favourite things to emerge about football coverage both home and abroad over the last 18 months or so. Whilst we live in an age where we crave information at the instantaneous click … Continue reading LTL Meets: How’s Your Touch
The Women’s World Cup Got, Got, Need to Know Preview: Pack #1
We are now just six days away from the start of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and soon the camaraderie that has been so prevalent throughout the build up will take a back seat to the competition itself with the twenty four competing nations looking to show the world exactly what women's football is … Continue reading The Women’s World Cup Got, Got, Need to Know Preview: Pack #1
SWPL2 – Hearts v Glasgow Girls
For an audio version of this report including full post match interviews please click here. Hearts returned to the top of the Scottish Building Society SWPL2 table after a hard fought victory over Glasgow Girls at a some times windswept Oriam. The Edinburgh side knew victory in their final game before the mid-season break would … Continue reading SWPL2 – Hearts v Glasgow Girls
SWPL1 – Rangers v Hibernian
For an audio version of this report click here. A clinical first half performance from Hibernian ensured they would go into the mid-season break at the head of the chasing pack after a 6-0 victory against Rangers at New Tinto Park in Sunday afternoon's Scottish Building Society SWPL1 encounter. The home side had come into … Continue reading SWPL1 – Rangers v Hibernian