Off the Ball is a BBC Radio Scotland podcast about Scottish football. It is hosted by Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan, who take a humorous and opinionated look at the game. The show covers the latest news, results, and talking points from Scottish football. It features lively discussion and banter rather than straight match commentary.
Episodes
Punk! Pizza Etiquette, Playground Games and Problems at Pittodrie
The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Time's up at Pittodrie for Robinson, is it EVER acceptable to put pineapple on a pizza? Was Terry Christian the chattiest guest in the history of Off the Ball? Punk-poet extraordinaire Attila the Stockbroker rises to the challenge. All this plus the Gardening XI featuring Mow Johnston, Soil Bekovic and Hosey Quitongo and the Terracing Teaser wi
Halloween, Which Ref Owes You an Apology?, Derbies and Terracing Teaser
The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Football Italia legend James Richardson is back on the show, this time to lookahead to the Milan derby. He compares football in Italy to football in Scotland and discusses the impact Franco Baresi's death had in his adopted homeland. Stuart and Tam also chat to Gary Innes about shinty injuries, run-ins with refs and having a Hoolie in New York
Things You'll Never Hear Me Say; Terracing Teaser; Football Quotes; Ancient Egypt XI
The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! The Well Society's Derek Watson comes on to chat about Motherwell reaching 10 years of fan ownership, Cillian tells us about an event he's putting on with Neil Lennon, James McFadden and Aidan McGeady and we hear from Twin Atalntic's Ross McNae and Barry McKenna about their new album - Separation From The Animals. Plus there's the Terracing Tea
The Week In Football; First Day Disasters; Scottish Films; Best View in Scotland
The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Tam's in London so we've got award winning comedian Susie Mccabe in the hot seat with Stuart Cosgrove. Writer Adam Kenicer talks about his book Tynecastle Rising covering last year's incredible season, rapper Billy Boyd talks about California Schemin' getting it's US release and his new book covering his amazing story and Livingstone's Cammy Ke
