Off the Ball Podcast
Hosted by Tam and Stuart and Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan and Ray Bradshaw · BBC Radio Scotland
4.8from 228 ratings
- 136
- Episodes
- 26
- Transcribed
- 228
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Off the Ball Podcast
Scottish football gets a kicking from BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball, presented by Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio Scotland
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
26 of 136 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Halloween, Which Ref Owes You an Apology?, Derbies and Terracing Teaser
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Things You'll Never Hear Me Say; Terracing Teaser; Football Quotes; Ancient Egypt XI
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Week In Football; First Day Disasters; Scottish Films; Best View in Scotland
Inside a recent episode
Halloween, Which Ref Owes You an Apology?, Derbies and Terracing Teaser
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, it's a very interesting thing you could take into football because that's a debate that comes up from time to time. And indeed, it came up again recently when a former, I've not got the details at hand here, was it maybe a former Dunfermline player? And he was actually refereeing a Dunfermline game. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- James Richardson
- Gary Innes
- Derek Watson
- Ross McNae
- Barry McKenna
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 64 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 164 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Questions about Off the Ball Podcast
Who hosts Off the Ball Podcast?
Tam and Stuart and Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan and Ray Bradshaw host the show. Published by BBC Radio Scotland.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Off the Ball Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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