If lockdown hadn't happened then Glenafton would have been preparing for their final league match as a juniors club this weekend. If they'd won all their games in hand they could have been vying for the title too.
Their captain Craig Menzies joins Gareth and Paul and looks at the change to the new West of Scotland League setup. He reflects on a stunning 2017 campaign, when the Glens did lift the title, as well as the Scottish Junior Cup and Evening Times League Champions Cup.
Craig lifts the lid on the squad WhatsApp group chat and reveals just who is the loudest in it. The Rangers fan tells us about life living down the road from Gazza, just who was the most talented player he's played with and the opponent he always dreads facing.
While playing football has been off his agenda, Craig has still been busy in his day job as MacMillan Cancer Support's programme manager in Glasgow. He talks about his role has changed during the coronavirus, why you should still go to your doctor if you're concerned about something and how you can help as a volunteer. For more on MacMillan click here.
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063 Keith Gibson on Harmony Row joining the senior ranks, David Gormley on building a squad in a week at Broomhill & Jamie McKenzie on leaving Lanark
062 Thomas Devine: Hamilton Palace & his Forth love affair, relegated two hours after joining the management team and going it alone in the dugout
061 Chris Mackie Part 2: Regrets, motivated by Moet, a burger van move, hero to villain at St Anthony's & scoring in the Scottish PLUS Maybole's new club anthem
060 James Orr: letting Cumbernauld Colts off the leash, buying a poodle to stay out the doghouse & being dropped because of his hair
059 Sean Kenney: missing out on WoSFL then taking Kilbride Thistle to Ardeer plus why he hopes Billy Gilmour starts for Scotland
058 Jamie McKenzie: managing at 25, plans for Lanark, unfinished business at Gartcairn & why he could have done more as a player
057 Chris Mackie part 1: rebuilding Fauldhouse and why they should be heading west, not east
056 Dom McInally: Rossvale chairman on return to original ground & new sides entering WoSFL
055: Mick Kennedy on colts teams & Kieran McAnespie on attitude, World Cup 98 & Babestation
054 Craig McEwan Part 2: 24 hour Clyde deal, learning under Jimmy Nic & Terry Butcher & Scotland U21 caps plus Matt Maley on Girvan job & Annbank request 12 months off
053 Kieran McAnespie: leaving Cumbernauld & success as Clydebank's step-dad PLUS Davie Irons & Stephen Swift on managerial changes at Stenny
052 Stevie Wilson on Ardrossan's proposal & misquote claims, Callum Graham on joining Pollok and Matt Maley's fears for Annbank
051 John Johnstone on getting a mental edge & why positive thinking is wrong PLUS Kennie Young on the season restart and Ardrossan Winton Rovers' proposal
050 Birthday special with Sunderland's Ross Stewart: Loving football again at Ardeer & Kilwinning, his dad's life-changing £500 & leaving the land registry
049 Matt Maley: Christian Nade & his Caribbean pre-season, topping the table at Annbank, the hunt for new committee members & coaching Greg Taylor
048 Paul McColl: where lockdown leaves the amateurs, the start of summer football, facing Gazza as a kid & wages in his shoes
047 John Gall: The pie man behind Darvel on American investment, floodlights & his grandad's secret Hurlford donation PLUS Kennie Young on the season's end
046: WoSFL season on the brink PLUS Allan Jenkins Part 2 on Gretna getting promotion too soon then becoming a Ballymena hero, sealed with a kiss
045 Paul Frize: Beith glory years, Ford Transit Saturday, Man U hand-me downs & the new WoSFL committee
044 Chris Jardine: Gazza & rejection at Rangers, Oasis & UEFA Cup final tickets at Annan & coaching with Dalbeattie Star
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