Former Hibs & Celtic striker Derek Riordan joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday for this week's show as they discuss the latest talking points from the return of the SPFL Scottish Premiership with Martin O'Neill's Celtic bouncing back with a dominant 2-0 win over Motherwell while Derek McInnes and Rangers made it 7 wins in a row with their 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock at Ibrox. Riordan also giv
12 Oct 2026 · 1 h 48 minFootball stories, player interviews, insights and a bit of weekly chaos from one of the top football podcasts in the UK! Join Simon Ferry, Paul Slane and the rest of the team as we take a look at the funnier side of the beautiful game! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The SPFL Scottish Premiership is back after an extended International Break as Si Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson and Gordon Dalziel look ahead to this weekend's games. Despite the break, Celtic were still making headlines after a group of fans staged a tennis ball protest against majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond at the Dunhill Links in St Andrews which resulted in a scathing club statement, con
8 Oct 2026 · 1 h 25 minIn one of the biggest episodes in Open Goal history, Liverpool Legend and one of the greatest Premier League players ever, Steven Gerrard sits down with Si Ferry, Slaney and his former Rangers player, Andy Halliday for an unbelievable, candid chat about his incredible career at Anfield and Ibrox! From the Treble under Houllier to captaining the side to Champions League victory against AC Milan in
4 Oct 2026 · 2 h 3 minSi Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson and Gordon Dalziel look back on Sebastien Pocognoli's first game as Scotland National Team Manager at Hampden which resulted in an early red-card for Jack Hendry and a 3-0 defeat to Switzerland. The lads discuss whether there's been enough positive signs so far to suggest we can finish the international camp on a high with wins over North Macedonia and Slovenia. Ho
1 Oct 2026 · 59 minWhat a show we've got for you this week as Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday are joined by a man who has been the subject of many hilarious stories on the show - none other than former Celtic, St Mirren and Dundee midfielder, Paul McGowan! Paul shares some brilliant career and life stories as looks back on his playing days which included playing with BOTH Si & Slaney as well as winning the League
29 Sep 2026 · 2 h 0 minWhat an interview we've got for you with the return of Open Goal Meets as Si Ferry and Andy Halliday travel to Limassol in Cyprus to interview Rangers title-winning defender and Europa League Finalist, Connor Goldson! In a brilliant candid chat, Connor goes into detail about his time at Ibrox where he was signed by his Liverpool idol, Steven Gerrard from Brighton. He discusses all of the highs and
27 Sep 2026 · 2 h 7 minSi Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson and Gordon Dalziel discuss the continued fallout from last week's victory for Rangers over Celtic as the Board publicly backed Martin O'Neill to turn things around after a tough week for the club. We also look ahead to Sebastien Pocognoli's first games for the Scotland National Team with the new look squad set to take on Slovenia, North Macedonia and Switzerland in
24 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 minDerek McInnes delivered another huge blow to Celtic in a disastrous week for Martin O'Neill's side as Rangers picked up the 3 points at Celtic Park through Ryan Naderi's winner in a dominant display over their rivals. Aiden McGeady is back and joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to discuss all of the fallout from Sunday's game and what the future might hold for Martin O'Neill with his side cu
21 Sep 2026 · 1 h 47 minAiden McGeady joins Si Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson and Gordon Dalziel as he reacts to the news that his former Hibs teammate, David Gray has left his position as Manager at Easter Road after a tough run of results. We of course also look ahead to the huge match on Sunday as Celtic take on Rangers again, this time in the SPFL Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park. How much will last week's 3-0 thum
17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 25 minRangers booked their place at Hampden after a dominant 3-0 win over rivals Celtic at Ibrox. Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday look back on the Premier Sports Cup Quarter Final which saw Derek McInnes claim his first win against Martin O'Neill since joining the club with 2 goals from Dan Neil and new signing Kevin Kelsy. The lads also look back on the other cup games which saw Hearts and Hibs set-
14 Sep 2026 · 1 h 28 minCeltic and Rangers both battled to a 1-0 win over St Johnstone and St Mirren on Wednesday ahead of their Premier Sports Cup clash at Ibrox on Sunday. Si Ferry, Slaney, Derek Ferguson & Gordon Dalziel look back on the games before previewing the first meeting of the season between Derek McInnes and Martin O'Neill. We also discuss the other quarter finals including Stenhousemuir vs Hearts, Ross Coun
10 Sep 2026 · 1 h 23 minGreg Stewart joins Si Ferry, Slaney & Andy Halliday to review the weekend's SPFL Scottish Premiership talking points as they discuss whether Rangers can make a title race out of the season after their 3rd win in a row which keeps Derek McInnes' side 5 points behind leaders Celtic. We also look at Hibs' crash in form after losing to newly promoted St Johnstone with pressure mounting on Manager, Dav
7 Sep 2026 · 1 h 57 minSi Ferry, Scott Allan, Derek Ferguson & Gordon Dalziel review Thursday Night’s Edinburgh Derby and discuss Celtic & Rangers’ last minute transfers in the summer window. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Sep 2026 · 1 h 38 minAiden McGeady returns to the show to join Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to get his thoughts on the eventful start to the season which has seen Celtic & Rangers crash out of their Champions League and Europa Conference League play-offs. The lads also review the weekend's big talking points including Derek McInnes getting his first SPFL Scottish Premiership win as Rangers Manager against Aberde
31 Aug 2026 · 1 h 53 minJust when we thought this week couldn't get any worse for Scottish Football, Rangers were beaten on penalties by Czech side Jablonec to be knocked out of the Europa Conference League Play-Offs! Si Ferry, Slaney, Andy Halliday, Derek Ferguson & Gordon Dalziel are LIVE as they react to a disastrous night for Derek McInnes and Rangers before getting on to Celtic's Champions League calamity from Tuesd
28 Aug 2026 · 1 h 11 minAfter years of trying, we finally convinced BBC Sportscene host & former Rangers & Scotland striker, Steven Thompson to join Si Ferry, Slaney & Andy Halliday on the podcast! He shares some hilarious stories from his time working at the BBC as well as playing under Open Goal cult hero, Owen Coyle at Burnley during their promotion to the Premier League and his time at Cardiff with big hitters like R
24 Aug 2026 · 1 h 36 minRyan Jack joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to review a big week of European Football for Scottish Clubs as Celtic have one foot in the Champions League after an impressive 3-0 win over LASK with Rangers still having work to do following their 1-0 win over Jablonec at Ibrox after they went down to 10-men due to Cammy Devlin's red card. We also discuss a massive away result for Hibs as they
21 Aug 2026 · 1 h 4 minScottish Broadcasting Legend and funnyman, Tam Cowan joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to chat about the latest news including his beloved Motherwell's shock exit in the Premier Sports Cup to Stenhousemuir and Rangers drawing Celtic at Ibrox in the Quarter-Finals! The lads also discuss the huge news that Belgian, Sebastien Pocognoli has been appointed the new Manager of the Scotland Nationa
17 Aug 2026 · 2 h 11 minIt's all happening in the transfer window now as Celtic confirmed the signing of Egyptian World Cup star, Haissem Hassan to add to their on-form forward options with German midfielder Mika Baur also on the verge of joining Martin O'Neill's side. Meanwhile, Rangers broke the news this week that Youssef Chermiti has been ruled out of action with an ACL only days after the club knocked back a potenti
13 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 minRyan Jack returns to the show after his stint in Turkey to join Si Ferry, Slaney and his old teammate Andy Halliday to review the weekend's SPFL Scottish Premiership action! Derek McInnes is still looking for his 1st win as Rangers Manager as his side lost in injury time to Hibs, meaning the Ibrox side slip 5 points behind the league leaders after only 2 games! Meanwhile, Celtic's new £11 Million
10 Aug 2026 · 1 h 46 min