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The Warm-up is BACK! Join Scottish football’s odd couple Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton as they are joined by debutant Charlie Adam and they dive into the game’s the big stories; 

Will we have a genuine title race this season? 

Will Russell Martin be able to turn Rangers’ fortunes around? 

Who has impressed in the transfer window? 

Will Derek McInnes’ Hearts be aiming for top-six, or higher? 

Who are the guys predicting for the title, Europe and the relegation spots?

Give us your best in the comments as the lads will be answering them in our new Mailbag episode, coming soon!

00:00 – Start

00:30 – Welcome back!

01:50 – Chris bumping into Greg Taylor

03:30 – Are Celtic tracking a centre-forward?

04:00 – Rangers doing good business?

06:07 – Charlie on coaching, and the pressures of winning

10:20 – The start of the season is crucial

17:37 – What do Celtic need?

22:46 – Who's done good business? What are the expectations at Hearts?

31:30 – Getting the predictions in

32:13 – Who else can sneak into the top-six? St. Mirren? Dundee United?

37:04 – Livingston and Falkirk a surprise?

40:00 – Stuart Kettlewell at Killie

42:44 – David Gray’s Hibernian

45:30 – Thanks and goodbye

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Steven Fletcher joins Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton and Charlie Adam in the studio for The Warm-Up's first big interview of the season. 

The Scotland striker talks about a successful career which began at Hibs, in one of the greatest young teams to emerge in Scottish football in recent decades and includes record moves in England and a recent transfer to Wrexham. 

Fletcher also reflects on some unusual highlights among them an appearance in a French cup final in what was legendary Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last game in France and a starring role with Channing Tatum in a Superbowl advert. 

00:00 Start 

00:27 What’s happening in football 

02:06 You could tell something special was happening at Wrexham 

05:15 How hands on is Ryan Reynolds 

07:07 Tony Mowbray changed Hibs’ mentality 

09:35 Broony in a Rangers strip 

12:08 I wanted to sign for Celtic 

15:10 ‘Scary’ move to England 

17:04 Handling record transfer fees 

27:35 Playing Zlatan at Marseille 

36:15 Channing Tatum sliding between my legs 

37:45 Charlie Adam in the Liverpool documentary 

41:22 Scotland regrets and the Levein bust-up 

47:15 What next for Steven Fletcher 

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Who are the SPFL’s GOATed strikers? 
 

Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton are joined by Charlie Adam for The Warm-Up's first big debate of the season. 

A few special caveats are in place for this one with Boyd and Sutton OUT of the running along with Celtic legend Henrik Larsson, who is widely accepted as Scottish football’s greatest forward of all time. 

Several key names are in contention, with Chris Sutton identifying the man he succeeded at Celtic Park as one of his favourites.  

Boyd looks to his strike partners at club and international level - and in England - to make his case for one striker who ‘won’ titles for two clubs in Scotland. 

Adam, meanwhile, puts forward two names from the team he supported as a boy who he sees as worthy contenders. 

00:00 Start 

02:17 The other Sutton 

03:09 Chris on Mark Viduka 

03:59 Michael Mols - what might have been 

04:55 Kris on getting Kenny Miller match fit 

05:40 Big Bad John 

06:40 Scott McDonald 

07:07 Kyogo v Edouard 

08:18 Shankland v Morelos 

12:29 Playing for the Old Firm 

13:30 McDonald v Griffiths 

15:15 The top fives  

18:13 Behind the scenes 

18:35 And the lights go out... 

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Your Scottish football questions… answered (and argued over) by Boyd & Sutton. 

Every month The Warm-Up will tackle your biggest talking points, from boardroom bust-ups to dressing room secrets, from the pitch to the stands. 

This month, Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton are quizzed on title contenders, who really is the third biggest club in the country, and the surprising truth about their “wholesome” bromance. 

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00:43 Sutton switch to stand up 
1:37 Hearts are the third biggest club in Scotland 
3:19 Wholesome moments – Boyd x Sutton 
5:35 Career influences at Rangers, Killie and Norwich 
 
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Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton and Steven Naismith are joined by Gordon Strachan on The Warm-Up, as the former Celtic and Scotland manager reflects on Old Firm pressure, criticism in football, and his remarkable career. 

Watch for 👇 

 An Old Firm baptism of fire 

Character assassinations 

His time at Celtic 

A Scotland player and manager 

The future of Scottish football 

His return to Dens Park 

Leeds and Manchester United memories 

 & a whole lot besides. 

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00:00 - Start 
01:55 - Chesney, Chesney, what’s the score? 
03:30 - Coping with criticism 
06:20 - Unfair character assassinations 
09:22 - Two Gordon Strachans 
10:06 - Finding the sublime in the ridiculous 
12:28 - Protecting your players 
16:25 - Changing club culture 
21:50 - You can’t handle the truth 
25:05 - Talking psychology 
29:55 - Enjoying management 
32:00 - Anger is an energy 
39:07 - Playing for free 
42:42 - The future of youth football in Scotland 
46:55 - Returning to Dens Park 
53:30 - Leeds and Man United memories

 
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Join Scottish football’s odd couple Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton as they sit down with co-host Steven Naismith, fresh from his appointment as Steve Clarke’s new Scotland Assistant Coach. 
 
Topics covered 👇 

Old Firm now in crisis? 
Beyond Celtic and Rangers, do other Scottish clubs really want European football? 
Who has done the best business in the transfer window so far?  
What Dundee United can learn from Dundee 
Would you watch a Boyd & Sutton World Cup Roadshow?  

CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Start 
01:37 – a job for the boy 
02:46 – the Old Firm derby 
05:21 – Russell Martin’s new Rangers 
06:46 – Walter Smith’s derby mantra 
12:10 – Igamane and a question of commitment 
14:30 – transfers and the Old Firm arms race 
16:20 – where Sunday’s game is won and lost 
17:30 – Celtic not at their fluent best 
21:45 – a question of character 
23:27 – the Dundee derby 
24:33 – calling Elvis 
25:41 – how good is Jim Goodwin? 
28:08 – do clubs really want European football 
31:35 – shameless football 
32:26 – transfer review 
38:00 – Celtic's transfer dealings 
40:32 – Naisy and Scotland 
41:50 – Boydy and Sutton hit the road 
42:29 – ends 

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Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton and Steven Naismith answer your questions on The Warm-Up. 

Listen for 👇 

Kris Boyd – Football Manager 
The signing of the summer 
Aberdeen’s defensive troubles 

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In our new RANKED feature, Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton and Steven Naismith debate the biggest Premier League stars who crossed the border… and FLOPPED in Scotland. 

Watch for 👇 

The Bhoy from Brazil 

Joey Barton’s time at Rangers 

Rangers' UEFA Cup Final villain 

Not so Keane on Roy 

& a whole lot besides. 

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00:00 – Start 

01:10 – Ranking the flops 

02:25 - Chris makes his choice 

02:40 – Sympathy for Joey Barton 

03:08 – Steven's selection 

03:45 – Following Franny 

04:20 - ‘Gordon’ Ramsey 

05:40 – The worst rangers team of all time? 

06:10 – Memories of Juninho 

07:20 – Adventures in Mexico 

08:15 – ‘It's not easy being versatile’ 

09:13 – Reading material 

10:20 – The same as you: Nada 

 
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With Rangers failing to score in their UEFA Europa League defeat to Genk and Celtic wrestling with the question of what to do with a problem like Maeda, The Warm-Up asks which of the Old Firm sides will be the first to get their frontmen firing. 

Will Daizen Maeda persevere up front for the Scottish champions or is it vital that Brendan Rodgers gets new signing Kelechi Iheanacho match fit and starting in a central role. 

Russell Martin faces a different issue at Rangers. Will £8 million man Youssef Chermiti start to make an impact or could Russell Martin even opt to pair him in attack with former Aberdeen frontman, Bojan Miovski. 

Also, up for discussion is: 

Jimmy Thelin’s desperate Dons 

What happened to two up front? 

Motivational tools at Ibrox 

Dressing room favourites 

00:23 Celtic in Belgrade 

01:01 Concerns for ‘Celtic’s Maradona’ 

05:06 Iheanacho making his mark 

06:38 Brendan’s special talent 

09:30 ‘Celtic are still a work in progress’ 

11:40 ‘Has Russell turned the corner’ 

12:45 ‘Stimulating... in a different setting’ 

13:53 Background Ibrox noise 

14:50 Price tags in Scotland 

16:40 Playing with two strikers 

17:30 Dressing room dynamics 

18:40 Nico needs Russell. Russell needs Nico 

19:35 Time to talk about Jimmy 

20:55 ‘I'm not a fitness expert...’ 

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Sutton calls Full House on Boydy Bingo as our hosts feud over Old Firm and Edinburgh derby comparisons and put themselves in the frame to replace Brendan Rodgers as Celtic’s managerial Dream Team. 

The Warm-Up team of Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton and Steven Naismith discuss Hearts under Derek McInnes, their progress so far this season and ask if new shareholder and Brighton & Hove Albion owner, Tony Bloom, will go ‘blooming big’ in January. 

The team also look to Easter Road and the missing piece of the jigsaw at Hibs, who failed in a deadline move for a Scotland striker. 

And with the clock ticking for under-pressure Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin, they also ask, is this season a ‘last dance for Brendan Rodgers’? 

Also, up for discussion is: 
📦 Why Shankland is the total package 
🔄 Celtic’s transfer model 
🤬 Sutton and Boyd in the dugout? 

00:00 Start 
00:24 Do Hearts look like title challengers? 
01:25 The Brazilian is ‘the real deal’ 
03:30 Hearts’ sole desire 
04:55 The unknown of January 
05:28 Hibs in a good place 
06:38 Missing piece of the jigsaw 
07:15 The weight of expectation 
10:10 Hibees not hitting top form 
11:35 The first derby of the season 
15:30 Defensive exposure 
16:40 Last dance for Rodgers 
18:01 Boyd and Sutton in the dugout 
20:15 January is pivotal  
22:00 You’re just making stuff up 
22:30 Edinburgh derby predictions
23:59 “You got me the sack” 

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