Two of Scottish football’s most renowned characters – John Hughes and Tony Watt – join us this week to chat all things SPFL, UEFA Champions League and chickens! On this week’s show, John Hughes reveals the reference he received from a young Joe Hart when signing Kasper Schmeichel on loan for Falkirk ahead of the Dane’s reunion with the Bairns this weekend in the Premier Sports Cup. Reflecting on Celtic’s stunning UEFA Champions League opening day win against Slovan Bratislava, Tony Watt shared his firsthand experiences of nights under the lights at Parkhead and the Italian legend who charmed him after a Champions League game. Finally, in the week that the SPFL Premiership saw the first managerial casualty, John Hughes asked, “What’s the remit” for the Perth side, citing Craig Levein’s success in keeping the side in the top flight. 0:00 Intros 0:45 Celtic’s stunning UCL start 6:10 John signing Kasper Schmeichel for Falkirk 08:45 Tony’s personal memories of UCL nights at Celtic Park 12:50 Swapping shirts with Andrea Pirlo and falling in love with Buffon 16:11 The Rondo 20:50 The first Premiership managerial casualty 26:03 Can Tony name all 14 of his clubs? 29:58 Tony reflects on the ‘madness’ of his career journey 34:50 A new arrival in Tony’s chicken coop 36:48 The weekend’s fixtures including the Tony Watt Derby To take on Gordon and Sam in The Warm-Up’s official SPFL Fantasy Football League, follow this link:
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