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Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | The last ever episode of the weekly Gavin and Owen podcast :( Gav is stepping aside to focus on work within football for MRKT Insight and the end of this season plus the recent milestone of 100,000 listens feels a good end point for us. There will be more Pure Fitbaw content, including podcasts - starting with Euro 2020 previews for every single nation at the tournament - but in this final weekly flagship episode we reviewed the Scottish Premiership season for all 12 teams and gave them a score out of five. As ever please rate, review and share the podcast. Thank you for listening, supporting and being a friend of the podcast over the last two years - it has been our pleasure. 

Cammy and Chris cover off the promotion quarter final Fife Derby and discuss Morton living to fight another day in the relegation final against Airdrie.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | Today Owen and Gav discussed the Scottish Cup and the state of play in the SPFL play-offs * Dundee United v Hibs  * St Mirren v St Johnstone* All play-off ties As ever please rate, review and share the podcast. 

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | * 1:35 Rangers v Celtic   We analyse the 4-1 victory for the Scottish Premiership champions with a focus on issues leading into this for the visitors, tactical tweaks on both sides including the hosts' 4-3-1-2 formation and the key moments in the match.   * 26:15 Top 5  Leagues   We give an overview of the state of play in each of Europe's 'Top 5 Leagues' including:- 26:30 Bundesliga we discuss managerial changes, Robert  Lewandowski and the relegation threatened big clubs.- 38:30 English Premier League our talk takes in champions Manchester City, managerial vacancy at Spurs and the struggle to survive this division.- 48:15 Ligue 1 we analyse the title race with comments about Lille and PSG, Kylian Mbappe's future and then if Nantes can escape relegation- 54:30 La Liga brings us a tight title race, the prospect of a player better than Leo Messi and Elche facing the drop- 60:40 Serie A our focus is on how Juventus can bounce back next season, the decline (again) of Parma and a

Cammy's Pars have secured their promotion playoff spot while Chris will be spending Friday evening bricking it as Morton fight to avoid 9th. Away from the action, Stephen Dobbie's announcement that he's leaving Palmerston Park prompts a chat about the Championship Hall of Fame. Who are you nominating?

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | * How did St Johnstone win the Scottish Cup quarter final over Rangers and thoughts on Callum Davidson's rookie managerial season. * Pick a team of the best Scottish teenage footballers right now * We analyse a key match, Falkirk v Cove Rangers,  in the only title race still open in the SPFL. As ever please rate, review and share the podcast.   

Cammy and Chris wave a fond farewell to Alloa Athletic as their relegation from the Championship was confirmed this past weekend. They then take an in-depth look at the playoff race at both ends of the table.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | * Stranraer v Hibs Scottish Cup 4th round tie analysed with a focus on selection choices, goalkeepers and chances at both ends. * SPFL League 1 and League 2 state of play discussed as the final pre split fixtures are set to take place * Why did Hamilton Accies extend Brian Rice's contract and, looking at the style of play and underlying stats, should they have done so? * Super League view from PF and an alternative - based purely on the quality of a club's kit. Leave a review :)

Cammy and Chris congratulate Hearts on their Scottish Championship title win before discussing which players will be key for each of the other clubs in their final three fixtures this season.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish | * St Johnstone v Aberdeen - an intriguing match up from the first of the post split top six Premiership fixtures as rookie manager Callum Davidson attempts to close out a successful season and Aberdeen await the arrival of Stephen Glass as manager and what changes that might bring. * Forfar Athletic v East Fife - a game with an impact at both ends of the SPFL League 1 table as bottom placed Forfar Athletic, in the middle of a congested fixture schedule, host East Fife who might yet be a dark horse for promotion. * Loan Watch - we pick out six young Scottish loanees to watch from a 19 year old wide attacker in the Scottish Championship to a goalkeeper in SPFL League 2. Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

Chris and Cammy have a collective cry about the recent form of their teams. They also cover off the race for the promotion playoffs and what's going to happen at the bottom of the table too.

Unbiased | In-depth | ScottishWe start, with the help of Alasdair Madden from the Road To Nowhere podcast, by analysing Lille's table topping victory over PSG in Ligue 1 before moving on to discuss the situation in terms of tactics, recruitment and the future at Heart of Midlothian before ending with a discussion of Glasgow City's victory over Celtic on the return of SWPL1 women's football in Scotland.  Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish Kicking off with a look back at Scotland's draw in Israel before touching on our tie this week against Faroe Islands before analysing Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle and Edinburgh City v Stenhousemuir in the SPFL League 1 and 2 promotion races.   Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

We were joined by Byron Hutchison (Social Media Marketing at the Bundesliga and an expert on Scottish footballers playing outwith the UK at www.footballfromafar.com) for his insight on the Austrian national team squad members who play for clubs in Germany.  From superstars like David Alaba to emerging talents like Saša Kalajdžić Byron talked Gavin and Owen through player attributes and styles to give us a good understanding of the team Scotland may face on Thursday night. In addition we spoke about Austria's call up of 17 year old wonderkid Yusuf Demir and if this was a move to heed off international interest in him from Turkey and if there are any parallels for Scotland to consider with the likes of Elliot Anderson.  Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

Chris and Cammy bring you the best of the weekend's action from the Scottish Championship. Dundee are the only team in the top 5 to win while Caley Thistle enter the top 5 with a win at East End Park. Morton pick up a vital three points against Queen of the South, while Ayr and Raith and Arbroath and Hearts play out bore draws.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish SPFL League 1 and League 2 are back so Gavin Miller and Owen Brown talk us through all the match action and key talking points in this episode of the Pure Fitbaw podcast.   Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

Cammy and Chris walk through the best of the Championship action. Alloa shock the league's form team, Queen of the South, in one of the best matches of the season so far. Hearts win again as the title grows nearer and the final Pure Championship derby (in the league) of the season brings the Pars' first win against Morton.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish Owen and Gavin discuss the imminent Scotland squad announcement for this month's World Cup qualification triple header with the help of audience questions sourced beforehand and more fired in from the twitch chat box.   Among the topics: three retired Scottish players we'd pick for this squad, should Ryan Gauld be in, what does it mean to be 'in form' and can John McGinn be played as one of the two deeper central midfielders? Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw

Chris and Cammy try and predict the final Scottish Championship league table. Agree or disagree? Get in touch and let us know.

Unbiased | In-depth | Scottish Gavin Miller and Owen Brown interviewed Joe Donnohue (words and podcasting at Scouted Football and Leeds United reporter for Leeds Live) on our Monday Night Fitbaw live stream (https://www.twitch.tv/purefitbaw) and this is a podcast version of the discussion which included topics such as: * History of Scouted Football and details about Joe's involvement* Joe picks a 5 a-side team purely from players that have been profiled in Scouted Football handbooks* Discussion of young players to look out for at this summer's European Championships* What neck tattoo would you get if you had to?  Please leave us a rating and review and share the podcast with your friends. We can be found at www.purefitbaw.com and on www.twitter.com/PureFitbaw, www.instagram.com/pure_fitbaw and www.facebook.com/PureFitbaw