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Gavin is joined by Zach Lowy who has written for a number of publications including Football Whispers.   Zach has written for a number of sites including his own breakingtheline.com   You can hear Gavin and Zach discuss how Rangers could get a result against Portuguese giants Porto 

Gavin is joined by Italian Football expert Chloe Beresford from the @serieAshow   Chloe has featured on a number of publications including Forbes Sports,5 Live and Football Index.   Chloe and Gavin discuss how Celtic could fair against Italian giants in this bonus episode!

Chris and Cammy (and a host of fans across most clubs in the league) review the first quarter of the Scottish Championship season by going through every club and discussing their results, managerial and player performances. 00:30 Alloa07:44 Arbroath14:19 Ayr United20:51 Dundee27:21 Dundee United34:21 Dunfermline Athletic43:31 Greenock Morton53:41 Inverness Caledonian Thistle1:01:29 Partick Thistle1:08:19 Queen of the South

Owen and Gavin are back! Owen dares to mention the "Old Firm" and in an episode focused on the Green and Blue sides of Glasgow.   Match Reviews - Do Neil Lennon and Steven Gerrard get too caught up in the "Battle"?   Upcoming Fixtures - What can we expect in a congested period for both clubs? Head of Football Operations vs Sporting Director - What's the difference? Squad Reviews - Free Greg Docherty & A loan deal for Sparky? Transfer Targets - A look at what could happen in January and why Ligue 2 should be targeted Like/Share/Review

Chris and Cammy didn't want to go a week without some Pure Championship chat so they preview the upcoming fixtures for matchday nine in the Scottish Championship. Can Ian McCall get one over Dundee?It's Inverness against Alloa again, who's winning this time?Will Shankland score against the stubborn Queens defence?Will Arbroath end their bad run or can Morton pick up a first league away win?Dunfermline should be doing better, shouldn't they? But will they against managerless Ayr? 

Recently sacked draw merchant Jack Ross, high flying Motherwell and the bewildering Scotland team and manager are the Pure Fitbaw topics this week. 1:40 - Gavin and Owen react to the dismissal of Jack Ross by Sunderland. We dig into the detail of results, performances, tactics and the squad before talking about future destinations for the young Scottish manager. Could he end up back in Scotland and where? 17:20 - With Motherwell up in 3rd place in the Scottish Premiership we analyse how they have done it by discussing their players, style of play and underlying statistics.   33:15 - Finally we turn our attention to Scotland and raise some concerns about tactics, leadership and communication. Are you Pure Fitbaw? Subscribe, rate and review for the stories, tactics, stats and rumours about football in Scotland, and beyond, for fans by fans. Follow www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw to join the community and read the stories on www.purefitbaw.com

Cammy and Chris walk through the match action from matchday eight in the Scottish Championship.00:40 - Alloa Athletic 1-0 Dundee United. Alloa superbly put United to the sword in a 1-0 win which should have really been more.06:56 - Greenock Morton 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic. The Pure Championship podcast derby was a predictable snoozefest but of course we talk about it quite a lot anyway.16:33 - Ayr United 0-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A lesson in finishing as Caley take their chances and Ayr misfire as their good run of form comes to an end.23:15 - An International Interlude. Cammy and Chris make some suggestions for players from the Championship who could, keyword being could, be in line for future call ups across the Scottish national team age groups.32:13 - Dundee 2-0 Arbroath. McDaid downs Arbroath as they pick up a much needed win while Arbroath continue on a poor run.37:09 - Partick Thistle 0-1 Queen of the South. Queens continue their defensive solidity as they shut Thistle out and grab the three po

The national team, Kilmarnock and match analysis across the SPFL tiers are the focus for Owen and Gavin this week on the 38th episode of the Pure Fitbaw podcast. 1:40 - We pick our Scotland line ups for this week's matches against Russia and San Marino and Gavin gets a little angry about the squad, call offs and call ups. 21:40 - With Kilmarnock in good form we discuss results, tactics, players and future plans for Angelo Alessio's clean sheet masters. 39:03 - Finally we analyse three matches; Ross County v St Johnstone, Raith Rovers v Falkirk and Cowdenbeath v Edinburgh City. The action included an indecent tackle from Craig Thomson, a great goal from Connor Sammon and bad defending from the two top flight teams. Subscribe, rate, review and, if you are Pure Fitbaw tell a friend too.

Standout players from the season so far, Scotland u19 and u21 squad and fixture discussion and the sack race in the SPFL. This week on the Pure Fitbaw podcast Gavin Miller and Owen Brown change things up a bit. Less match analysis this week in exchange for a few more topics.   First up we take turns to pick out some players from the Premiership down to League Two that have caught our eye this season so far. From a Czech goalkeeper with his own Youtube training show to the bottom tier's answer to Scott Sinclair and with three big goalscorers in the mix too. Next we talk about Scotland u18, u19 and u21 results, squads and fixtures before debating which squad Aaron Hickey and Billy Gilmour should be in.   Finally we put a bunch of managers on notice, with Tommy Wright of St Johnstone the highest profile of the ones we think could follow Gary Caldwell out the door soon. 

Bonus Europa League Mini Podcast! Gavin Miller (www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw) and Owen Brown (www.twitter.com/OwenJamesBrown) discuss Celtic and their opponents in the Europa League group stage; CFR Cluj. Celtic host Cluj on Thursday 3rd October. Listen in to the get the low down on what stands in the way of more coefficient gravy and look out for more bonus episodes about each Europe League group opponent from Pure Fitbaw,

Bonus Europa League Mini Podcast! Pure Fitbaw podcast host Gavin Miller is joined by Swiss football expert Craig King (www.twitter.com/FootballSwissEN) to discuss Rangers' opponents in the Europa League group stage; BSC Young Boys. BSC Young Boys host Rangers, in Bern, on Thursday 3rd October. Listen in to the get the low down on what stands in the way of more coefficient gravy and look out for more bonus episodes about each Europe League group opponent from Pure Fitbaw,

Chris and Cammy start off by discussing the breaking news from the Scottish Championship, that Lawrence Shankland has scored his way into a Scotland call up.06:40 Queen of the South 1-1 Dundee - Queen's good defensive record ensures Dundee inconsistent form continues.14:22 Arbroath 0-3 Ayr United - Alan Forrest bags another double in another Ayr first half masterclass.22:56 Dundee United 6-0 Morton - Dundee United absolutely terrorise Morton as Chris has to, unfortunately for him, talk about just what happened to the 'Ton.29:38 Dunfermline Athletic 1-1 Alloa Athletic - Alloa back to their soaking up pressure and getting a result best as The Pars fail to finish their chances.39:33 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Partick Thistle - Ian McCall has an instant impact in the league as Thistle pick up their first win of the season as the Pure Championship curse strikes Caley.43:31 Previewing matchday eight, including the Pure Championship Podcast derby between Greenock Morton and Dunfermline.

Owen and Gavin are back! Kieran Tierney is also back and we look at what he will bring to the EPL with Arsenal. We then talk about the risks of signing players with an injury history and look at the gambles that Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts have taken with their recent transfer moves. A change up in match action sees a breakdown of the following: Hibs v Hearts - Where did it go wrong for Hibs? Some question marks over Ryan Porteous, our thoughts on Mallan and Allan not working together and Gavin actually drops some stats. East Fife v Dumbarton - East Fife and their positive style impresses is as do the well designed Dumbarton corner routines. Albion Rovers v Edinburgh City - Wonder strikes and defensive mistakes are the story of this game. Kelty Hearts v Auchinleck Talbot - We ask if Kelty Hearts were broken by Auchinleck’s superior use of dead ball situations. Finishing up we give some love to the new Nike retro kits and are in awe of Monaco and their ASOSesque fashion look book release.  

Cammy and Chris are back and bringing you the second episode of the Pure Championship podcast, Pure Fitbaw's podcast purely focusing on the Scottish Championship.00:45 - Gary Caldwell sacked by Partick Thistle and Ian McCall takes over.05:34 - Sandy Stewart in charge for the interim at Ayr, who's going to take charge permanently?11:35 - Partick Thistle 0-3 Dunfermline. Thistle's defensive woes continue as the Pars pick up their first win in the league this season.18:24 - Alloa 1-4 Ayr. The Honest Men swat the Wasps asides in the first half an hour in McCall's final match in charge.22:26 - Dundee United 2-1 Arbroath. Dick Campbell's game plan to frustrate Tannadice would have paid off if it wasn't for Lawrence Shankland.27:15 - Greenock Morton 1-0 Dundee. The Dark Blues misfire and leave Cappielow frustrated as a classic David Hopkin team performance secures all three points for the 'Ton.34:58 - Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-0 Queen of the South. Chris makes a roasting hot prediction around Inverness as they

Norse footballing god Erling Braut Haland and other current stars with footballing parents, Scots plying their trade in the English leagues and all the Scottish Premiership action are the topics on this week's episode of the flagship Pure Fitbaw show with Owen (www.twitter.com/owenjamesbrown) and Gavin (www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw) 1:42 We analyse each of the weekend's Scottish Premiership games in turn from Hearts loss at home against Motherwell to Ross County's late victory over St Mirren. Tactics, key players, mistakes and bits of play we loved with mentions for Hearts' age range, Hibs' new defence, KIlmarnock's El Makrini's interceptions, Paton of Ross County's potential and Cosgrove of Aberdeen's lack of open play goals. 41:46 - Four Scottish players in the English leagues get the Pure Fitbaw spotlight with Owen talking about the contrast in minutes and roles for Scott McTominay and Stuart Armstrong and Gavin dropping down a division with some quality and experience as a suggestion for the national team. 

Pure Championship is our new podcast purely focused on the Scottish Championship. Who are we and why do we want to focus on the Championship?03:18 Arbroath 1-0 Partick Thistle - Is Gary Caldwell in trouble, were Arbroath robbed and why do the BBC like the wind so much?11:17 Ayr United 2-0 Dundee United - The Lawrence Shankland grudge match. Ian McCall shows Robbie Neilson how to coach...18:20 Dunfermline 0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle - Where is Dunfermline's first league win of the season coming from and are Caley Thistle genuine title contenders?25:00 Queen of the South 1-0 Morton - Dobbie woes and McCrorie highs. Morton like shooting but hate defending.32:24 Dundee 2-1 Alloa - Young guns helping Dundee on their way to victory and are Alloa the Championship's version of Hamilton in the Premiership?Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you enjoyed it, we'll do more!

This week Gavin (www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw) gets mad about Scotland's results and performances against Russia and Belgium. He and Owen (www.twitter.com/owenjamesbrown) analyse both matches including team selection, tactics and key incidents. We then discuss Oli McBurnie and the Scotland centre forward role. Next, Gavin calls for Billy Gilmour to be promoted to the senior squad and a general ditching of older players. After that we talk Challenge Cup - strange fixtures, opinions on their products and all. Finally, after four goals in two France under 21 appearances we highlight Odsonne Edouard. Owen and Gavin debate his strengths and the type of European clubs that could be interested in him. Are you Pure Fitbaw? Subscribe, rate and review for the stories, tactics, stats and rumours about football in Scotland, and beyond, for fans by fans. Follow www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw to join the community and read the stories on www.purefitbaw.com

An immediate reaction to the first Old Firm Derby of the season, analysis of recruitment at Rangers and Celtic before the close of the transfer window and, ahead of ties against Russia and Belgium, discussion of the Scotland squad. 00:55 - Gavin and Owen's instant reaction to Rangers v Celtic with a focus on the home side's conservative team selection, performance of key individuals such as Edouard and Ntcham among the visitors and decisions by the referee. 17:12 - Discussion of Celtic's recruitment including El Younousi, managing relationships with players and other clubs, congestion at centre forward and the likely arrival of Greg Taylor 26:03 - We talk through Rangers recruitment including Andy King, the impact on Greg Docherty and the value of experience, depth v quality, how much Owen would pay for Ryan Kent and if Defoe was a bad buy 37:44 - Gavin verges on being 'Steve Clarke out' as we work through his centre back choices, communication issues, leaving Mikey Johnston out and the options at centre forw

Matches, players and transfers are the focus on the Pure Fitbaw podcast this week as Gavin & Owen analyse their pick of the recent SPFL matches, highlight some players lighting up the leagues so far this season and pick out key positions for the Scottish Premiership's bottom six to strengthen before the transfer window slams shut. 03:20 - We debate our way through Hibs v St Johnstone, Ross County v Livingston, Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers v Montrose and Stirling Albion v Cove Rangers 29:01 - Discussion of players that have stood out this season so far, for better or worse, such as Lawrence Shankland, Declan Glass, Alex Harris and Ofir Marciano. 44:20 - Familiar faces among our shouts for who the bottom six should bring in during the remaining transfer window time including a right back for Hibs and a goalkeeper for Hamilton Accies. Are you Pure Fitbaw? Subscribe, rate and review for the stories, tactics, stats and rumours about football in Scotland, and beyond, for fans by fans. Follow

On this bonus episode, 'Stat To The Future', Owen (www.twitter.com/OwenJamesBrown) and Gavin (www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw) use data from Modern Fitba to take a look back at the players of the 2018/19 Scottish Premiership season. Who is the surprise player ranking at fourth highest non penalty xG per 90? Who got lots more goals than xG? Who had lots more Expected Assists than actual Assists? How could that happen? What will it mean for their season 2019/20? Which player got the most xG from set pieces? Which player is responsible for the highest percentage of their team's total xG? Listen in for all this and more and look out for more stat specific podcast episodes throughout this season. Are you Pure Fitbaw? Subscribe, rate and review for the stories, tactics, stats and rumours about football in Scotland, and beyond, for fans by fans. Follow www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw to join the community and read the stories on www.purefitbaw.com