Improving Scottish Football

About Improving Scottish Football

Bold conversations shaping the future of the game. Talking about league reconstruction, the TV deal, playing style, plastic pitches, youth development, and fan experience.

Publisher

Edinburgh Documentary Films

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 May 2023

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026

   The Top 5 Things That Need To Change In Scottish Football

   Improving Scottish Football is BACK! - and we've moved into a shiny new studio. Kieran and the panel give their takes on key issues they believe is holding back Scottish Football from becoming an established nation on the international stage. This episode is proudly sponsored by Hollis Financial Planning: https://www.hollisfinancialplanning.co.uk (https://www.hollisfinancialplanning.co.uk) 🌳 Link to all our socials: https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball (https://linktr.ee/improvingscottishfootball) 🙋🏻♂️ For partnership enquiries: improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:08 Player Pathways 18:20 League Reconstruction 33:30 TV Deal 44:53 Referee Transparency 58:39 Should Sport be Free? 01:09:20 Ranking, Final Thoughts & Outro

2. 

   28 Jun 2026

   Who Will Be Scotland's Next Manager? This Is a Crossroads Moment

   Steve Clarke's time as Scotland manager has come to an end following the 2026 World Cup. In this episode of Improving Scottish Football, Kieran Hennigan explores the leading candidates to replace Clarke, including Ange Postecoglou, Kasper Hjulmand, Graham Arnold, Alex Neil, and John McGlynn (We may have forgotten to talk about David Moyes 😂...) 🌳 Link to all our socials: https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball (https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball) 🙋🏻♂️ For partnership enquiries: improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com (mailto:improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com) This appointment could shape Scotland's future for years to come, and getting it right has never mattered more. Who would you appoint as Scotland's next manager? Let us know your choice in the comments. #Scotland #ScottishFootball #ScotlandManager #SteveClarke #SFA #AngePostecoglou #KasperHjulmand #FootballPodcast

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Scotland's World Cup Dream: The Definitive Preview

   Former Scotland international Mikey Devlin, and coach and analyst John Walker join Kieran for the ultimate World Cup preview show. Come on Scotland! This episode is proudly sponsored by Hollis Financial Planning: https://www.hollisfinancialplanning.co.uk (https://www.hollisfinancialplanning.co.uk/) 🌳 Link to all our socials: https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball (https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball) 🙋🏻♂️ For partnership enquiries: improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com (mailto:improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com) SFA, Steve Clarke, McGinn, McTomnay, MacLean, Scotland, Scotland football, Tierney, Robertson, Denmark, national, Scottish football, podcast, Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Hibernian, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, United, Highlights, the terrace, open goal, PLZ

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

109,187

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

60 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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