Podcast: Title race debrief – is Scottish football at a turning point?

Episode details

Radio Scotland,·18 May 2026,·27 mins

Celtic are champions after a final-day decider – where now for Scottish football?

Pitch invasions, post-match statements, and simmering discontent, what does it all mean for the game as a whole?
Will Celtic be able to find stability next season, or will their dysfunction continue? Fans are clamouring for change at the club – does this title merely paper over the cracks? It’s a World Cup summer, which will complicate their plans, and they need a permanent manager – are they about to give Martin O’Neill the job?

Can Hearts build on their impressive campaign, or was their title tilt a one-off?
Tony Bloom’s long-term vision for investing in Hearts is going about exactly as he expected so far… Will they be challenging for the title again next season?
Will they be able to recruit as effectively this summer again – and have another go at winning the league?

With Andrew Petrie, former Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan, and The Scotsman’s Mark Atkinson.