Campbell Finlayson once again braves the elements to bring an alternate take as Rangers maintained their unbeaten start to the league season by finally overcoming their Old Firm rivals. Celtic v Rangers - First Old Firm Derby of the SWPL1 season. It may not be quite the same as the men’s version, but the Old …
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We sent our Campbell Finlayson way up north to take in a SWPL Quarter Final tie with plenty of intrigue as Aberdeen hosted Hibernian in the pouring rain just one week after the Edinburgh side had defeated the Dons 1-0 in the league. -------- Ticking off ground number 36 of the 42 in the SPFL …
The email confirming Scott Booth's departure from Glasgow City to take up the role of Head Coach at FA Women's Super League side Birmingham City felt like it came out of nowhere, an announcement signifying the end of a hugely successful six year spell culminating in a 14th successive SWPL1 title for the Glasgow club …
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Rangers and Glasgow City maintained their five point advantage at the top of the table on an afternoon where Forfar Farmington's Northern Irish goalkeeper Lauren Perry would be an unlikely hero for her side. Chris Marshall is back to look at his three takeaways from the weekend's SWPL1 action. GOALS ARE GOING TO MATTER For …
After 112 days of inactivity SWPL1 returned with coverage of the women's game in Scotland having never been higher. The season resumes with live game broadcasts on both BBC Alba and BBC Sport Online along with the debut of a new 30 minutes Sunday night highlights show on the BBC Scotland Channel. On a weekend …
"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 …
Continue reading LTL Podcast Ep. 87 – Leading the Line Meets Fiona Brown
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 …
Continue reading LTL Podcast Ep. 86 – Leading the Line Meets Jeni Currie
Chris Marshall and Campbell Finalyson are back to cover all the things that have happened in the world of Scottish women's football since they went there separate ways from New Tinto Park on the 20th December: 1:14 - The continued absence of Scottish women's football and it's place on the fringes of Scottish football discourse. …
Continue reading LTL Podcast Ep. 83 – A Lot of Stuff Has Happened
Following the departure of Shelley Kerr on Christmas Eve and on the back of a far too premature end to Scotland's Euro qualifying campaign Chris Marshall looks at who could be next to take charge of our national side and reflects on the legacy Kerr has left behind. There was an understandable level of apathy …
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