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Sacked in the Morning

BBC Radio Scotland

From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manager.

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5:34

Series 5 Coming Soon

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2023/10/05

Craig and Amy drop in to reveal the first guest of the new series and Craig has a little surprise for his co-host that catches her a little off guard!

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47:26

Cup Final Special

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2023/05/30

The football season is nearly at an end so that means one thing...the Cup Final! With Celtic ready to face Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup Final, Craig and Amy welcome representatives of both clubs to hear about their own final experiences. Jackie McNamara tells all about his one regret despite winning a host of medals with Celtic and John Robertson is on hand to relive the feeling standing on the touchline, willing the referee to blow the whistle so he could finally get his hands

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49:28

Jim Leishman - Football's Mr Motivator!

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2023/05/23

Former Dunfermline and Livingston gaffer (plus Provost of Fife no less) Jim Leishman joins Craig and Amy to look back at his career and the inspirations behind some of his best motivational team talks. You won't believe how the Bible and Martin Luther King influenced Jim 'Don Juan' Leishman in the dressing room. After listening you will never EVER want to share a car to St Tropez with two boys from Lochgelly, even if one of them is the Provost of Fife plus discover the meaning of the word 'shunky'

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45:33

Steve Nicol on Crisps and Biscuits

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2023/05/16

Liverpool legend Steve Nicol joins Craig and Amy from his home in the States. What was the Liverpool legend's diet like as a player? Turns out not the best but did it matter? 5 league titles, 3 FA Cups and a European Cup suggests not really. We take a look back as his 10year stint as manager of New England Revolution and why he was happy to get the sack.This podcast has been edited since first publication

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46:19

Jonathan Sayer on Non-League Ownership

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2023/05/09

Is football club ownership all the Hollywood glitz and glam that the Wrexham story would have us believe? As an actor Jonathan Sayer was more at home in the West End or Broadway but when home town club Ashton United tweeted that they needed help he couldn't refuse. Now co-owner and co-chairman with his dad he takes us behind the scenes of running a non-league football team. From all the volunteers helping out, to the lengths they'd go to get a game on in the winter. Craig brings in his own

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45:28

Michael Appleton on Injuries

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2023/05/02

Former Blackpool, Lincoln City and Oxford United manager Michael Appleton joins Craig and Amy to discuss his career and how injuries can impact a season. Craig reveals what it was like when he was a player and had to a pain killing injection to play in an Edinburgh derby. Michael takes us back to when he started out and just how quickly he lost his teeth on his debut plus he reveals just what happened with his knee injury and why he ended up taking his surgeon to court.

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46:26

Gus Poyet on Great Escapes

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2023/04/25

Former Brighton and Hove Albion and Sunderland manager Gus Poyet joins Craig and Amy to chat about promotions and great escapes. Just how did he pull off the unimaginable when everyone thought the Black Cats were heading for relegation to the Championship? Those with a sensitive disposition be warned, Gus and Craig play Top Trumps with some bodily function stories, plus what does the Greece national team boss think of what's currently happening at both Tottenham and Chelsea?

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44:16

John Aldridge on Difficult Conversations

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2023/04/18

Liverpool legend John Aldridge joins Craig and Amy for a hilarious episode. Just how hard are the difficult conversations you need to have as a manager? We talk to John about managing Tranmere (including a certain League Cup Final incident), signing on at Anfield plus how he came to play for Jack Charlton's Republic of Ireland.

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44:20

Lou Macari on Hiring a Circus Clown

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2023/04/11

Former Celtic and Stoke City manager Lou Macari joins Amy and Craig to discuss his greatest ever signing, a fired circus clown called Neil. Also in the podcast Craig talks about the importance of the kit man, Lou takes us back to joining Celtic and what it was like under legendary manager Jock Stein, and why he chose Manchester United over Liverpool. Plus Amy puts Lou's knowledge to the test in our big quiz.

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45:52

David Martindale on the Health Impacts of Management

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2023/04/04

Craig and Amy hit the road and visit Livingston gaffer David Martindale. Craig and Davie have an honest discussion about the impact management has on your health. We hear about what it's like to manage with the league's lowest budget plus Davie tells us how he went from prison cell to the dugout in less than 10 years.

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47:47

Graham Arnold On Poaching Scottish Players

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2023/03/28

Amy Irons and Craig Levein are back for a new series of Sacked in the Morning and what a guest to start. Graham Arnold led the Australian men's team to their best ever World Cup performance in Qatar before finally losing to eventual winners Argentina. Graham reveals how easy it is to get Scottish-born players to play for the Socceroos, takes us back to the World Cup and his plans for playing against Lionel Messi, and tells us all about his decision to swap goalkeepers in the dying seconds of the

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5:00

Series 4 Coming Soon

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2023/03/24

Amy and Craig drop in to reveal who the first guest of their new series will be plus in a game of "Never Have I Ever" a certain former Scotland manager reveals whether he has ever asked a player to cheat!

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53:55

World Cup Special with Trevor Steven and Paul Lambert

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2022/12/16

Scotland legend Paul Lambert and former England international Trevor Steven join Craig and Amy for a World Cup special recorded in front of an audience in the Drygate in Glasgow. Trevor takes us back to 1986, the Maradona Hand of God plus what it was like being managed by Bobby Robson. He also played in the 1990 World Cup and by the sounds of things he could have filled a whole podcast with his Gazza stories alone. Paul started every Scotland game of France 1998 and his abiding memory seems to be

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50:53

World Cup Special with Gordon Strachan and Ryan McGowan

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2022/12/09

Scotland legend Gordon Strachan and Australian international Ryan McGowan join Craig and Amy for a World Cup special recorded in front of an audience in the Drygate in Glasgow. Gordon takes us back to his two World Cups in 1982 and 1986. He tells us what it was like to line up against the Brazilians in the tunnel, to take a drugs test with a couple of Russians and why Jock Stein told him to stay in his room. Plus Ryan McGowan tells us all about making the Socceroos squad for the 2014 World Cup in

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53:24

World Cup Special with Alan McInally and Martin O'Neill

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2022/12/02

Former Northern Ireland captain Martin O'Neill and ex-Scotland international Alan McInally join Craig and Amy for a World Cup special recorded in front of an audience at the Drygate in Glasgow. Alan takes us back to Italia 90 and has brought with him something that Craig hasn't seen for 32 years. Meanwhile Martin has tales of what could've been in 1982 and what happened when he didn't manage to get his hands on Eusebio's shirt.

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51:28

World Cup Special with Colin Hendry and Jimmy Nicholl

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2022/11/25

Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry and ex Northern Ireland international Jimmy Nicholl join Craig and Amy for a World Cup special recorded in front of an audience at the Drygate in Glasgow. Colin takes us back to France in 1998 as he led Scotland out for the opening match of the World Cup against Brazil and recounts Craig Brown's famous last words. Jimmy started every match for Northern Ireland at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. Defeating Spain, lining up against Brazil and managing to get his

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49:01

Martin O'Neill

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2022/11/23

Legendary Celtic and Leicester manager Martin O'Neill joins Amy and Craig as he takes a look back over his career. Martin goes back to the start to talk about how it started at Wycombe Wanderers, he discusses his amazing time at Celtic including the one big regret of his career plus what it was like to win not one but two European Cups with Nottingham Forest.

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43:01

Peter Grant on being a Manager versus Assistant

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2022/11/16

Former Norwich gaffer Peter Grant joins Amy Irons and Craig Levein to discuss his time as both a manager and an assistant manager. Peter has managed in Scotland and England and has been an assistant at some huge clubs such as West Ham, Aston Villa, Birmingham and Scotland. So how does the role differ and which does he prefer? Craig and Peter also reminisce about the 'good old days', if days where you shared unwashed training gear, slips and baths can be described as good plus Peter recounts us with

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44:00

Geoff Shreeves on Interviewing Managers

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2022/11/09

Geoff Shreeves has been a touchline reporter for decades and on football pitches all around the world. Who better to ask just what it's like to interview a manager when they have just been hammered 5-0? He joins Craig and Amy to tell tales of a major run-in with Sir Alex Ferguson, how Gordon Strachan viewed him standing outside the dressing room and the time Brian Clough got a little too close during an interview. All that plus does he have what it takes to take the top spot in Amy's 'Big Quiz'

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43:01

Steve Evans on the Technical Area

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2022/11/02

Stevenage gaffer Steve Evans joins Craig and Amy as they discuss how you control your emotions in the technical area. Has Steve calmed down over the years? What is it like when you are supposed to be setting an example as manager but find yourself sent off? Plus Steve reveals that even his wife wasn't safe from his touchline antics on her Christmas night out. All that plus will Amy find a new leader for her 'Big Quiz' league table?

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