The Toe Poke Podcast

ToePokePodcast

The Toe Poke is the show that celebrates the footballers who left for the World Cup with high hopes ... only to come home too soon. And often in disgrace.

Episodes

  1. 29 APR

    We’d have qualified had I played | Episode 8 - Frank McAvennie

    The countdown to kick-off at the World Cup continues!Our next guest on the #ToePokePodcast joins on an emergency loan from @LetMeBeFrankPodcastFrank McAvennie is on great form chatting about his experiences at Mexico’86 - on and off the park!Follow us on social media:Facebook: ToePokePodcastTiktok: @ToePokePodcastInstagram: @toepokepodcastX: @thetoepokepodwww.toepokepodcast.comFilmed at The Green Room Glasgow: www.thegreenroomglasgow.co.ukDavid Tanner is talkSPORT’s Scottish football correspondent and previously presented live TVcoverage of Scotland internationals on Sky Sports. He worked on the1990 World Cup forSuperScoreboard at Radio Clyde and he presented the sports segment on STV News duringFrance’98. David is a popular host of dinners, Q&A nights and other events.Follow him on social media:X: @DavidTannerTVInstagram: @DavidTannerTVFacebook: DavidTannerMediaTikTok: @davidtannertvRaymond Mearns is one of Scotland’s most respected comedians and a true pioneer of the Scottish stand-up scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has performed all over the world and is widely regarded as a major influence on a generation of Scottish comics. He has appeared on BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News, Limmy’s Show, and Tiktok as 'Glesga Da'.Follow him on social media:Facebook: RaymondMearnsComedianInstagram: @RaymondMearnsComedianTikTok: @raymond_mearnsYouTube: @raymondmearnscomedian

    1hr 19min
  2. 15 APR

    We knew nothing about Iran or Peru | Episode 7 - Lou Macari

    Raymond and David are at Old Trafford looking back to the inglorious Scotland World Cup campaign of Argentina 1978. Manchester United legend Lou Macari recalls Ally MacLeod, Willie Johnston’s dope tests and dodgy dossiers on Iran and Peru. The guys relive the World Cup of nightmares at the Theatre of Dreams!Follow us on social media:Facebook: ToePokePodcastTiktok: @ToePokePodcastInstagram: @toepokepodcastX: @thetoepokepodwww.toepokepodcast.comFilmed at The Green Room Glasgow: www.thegreenroomglasgow.co.ukDavid Tanner is talkSPORT’s Scottish football correspondent and previously presented live TVcoverage of Scotland internationals on Sky Sports. He worked on the1990 World Cup forSuperScoreboard at Radio Clyde and he presented the sports segment on STV News duringFrance’98. David is a popular host of dinners, Q&A nights and other events.Follow him on social media:X: @DavidTannerTVInstagram: @DavidTannerTVFacebook: DavidTannerMediaTikTok: @davidtannertvRaymond Mearns is one of Scotland’s most respected comedians and a true pioneer of the Scottish stand-up scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has performed all over the world and is widely regarded as a major influence on a generation of Scottish comics. He has appeared on BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News, Limmy’s Show, and Tiktok as 'Glesga Da'.Follow him on social media:Facebook: RaymondMearnsComedianInstagram: @RaymondMearnsComedianTikTok: @raymond_mearnsYouTube: @raymondmearnscomedian

    1hr 9min
  3. 11 MAR

    We thought we could win the World Cup | Episode 3 - Willie Donachie

    Former Scotland and Manchester City defender Willie Donachie joins David Tanner and Raymond Mearns on this week’s Toe Poke podcast for a brilliant look back at one of the most fascinating eras in Scottish football... including the story behind one of Scotland’s most famous own goals.Follow us on social media:Facebook: ToePokePodcastTiktok: @ToePokePodcastInstagram: @toepokepodcastwww.toepokepodcast.comFilmed at The Green Room Glasgow: www.thegreenroomglasgow.co.ukDavid Tanner is talkSPORT’s Scottish football correspondent and previously presented live TVcoverage of Scotland internationals on Sky Sports. He worked on the1990 World Cup forSuperScoreboard at Radio Clyde and he presented the sports segment on STV News duringFrance’98. David is a popular host of dinners, Q&A nights and other events.Follow him on social media:X: @DavidTannerTVInstagram: @DavidTannerTVFacebook: DavidTannerMediaTikTok: @davidtannertvRaymond Mearns is one of Scotland’s most respected comedians and a true pioneer of the Scottish stand-up scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has performed all over the world and is widely regarded as a major influence on a generation of Scottish comics. He has appeared on BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News, Limmy’s Show, and Tiktok as 'Glesga Da'.Follow him on social media:Facebook: RaymondMearnsComedianInstagram: @RaymondMearnsComedianTikTok: @raymond_mearnsYouTube: @raymondmearns1131

    1hr 4min
  4. 3 MAR

    Fangs for the Memory | Why Scotland failed at France ‘98 | Ep 2 - Craig Burley | Part 2

    So good, we brought him back! Part two of The Toe Poke with Craig Burley who tells the story of France’98 under Craig Brown. “Butler” joins us from his home in Connecticut where he tells the Tartan Army what they can expect from his adopted home when it hosts planet football. Craig and David also reveal which Scotland manager he interrupted midway through a sh*te!Follow us on social media:Facebook: ToePokePodcastTiktok: @ToePokePodcastInstagram: @toepokepodcastwww.toepokepodcast.comFilmed at The Green Room Glasgow: www.thegreenroomglasgow.co.ukDavid Tanner is talkSPORT’s Scottish football correspondent and previously presented live TVcoverage of Scotland internationals on Sky Sports. He worked on the1990 World Cup forSuperScoreboard at Radio Clyde and he presented the sports segment on STV News duringFrance’98. David is a popular host of dinners, Q&A nights and other events.Follow him on social media:X: @DavidTannerTVInstagram: @DavidTannerTVFacebook: DavidTannerMediaTikTok: @davidtannertvRaymond Mearns is one of Scotland’s most respected comedians and a true pioneer of the Scottish stand-up scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has performed all over the world and is widely regarded as a major influence on a generation of Scottish comics. He has appeared on BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News, Limmy’s Show, and Tiktok as 'Glesga Da'.Follow him on social media:Facebook: RaymondMearnsComedianInstagram: @RaymondMearnsComedianTikTok: @raymond_mearnsYouTube: @raymondmearns1131

    36 min
  5. 21 FEB

    We snuck beers up the fire escape - Why Scotland failed at France ‘98 - Ep 1 - Craig Burley, part 1

    Our first guest on The Toe Poke is the last man to have scored for Scotland at the World Cup. He’s also the only Scot to have been sent off at the tournament! Now a pundit with ESPN in the US, Craig Burley recalls what it was like to play Brazil in the opening game of France’98, his goal against Norway, his red card against Morrocco, and he reveals what the Scotland management said when he arrived back in camp with bleached blonde hair!Follow us on social media:Facebook: ToePokePodcastTiktok: @ToePokePodcastInstagram: @toepokepodcastwww.toepokepodcast.comFilmed at The Green Room Glasgow: www.thegreenroomglasgow.co.ukDavid Tanner is talkSPORT’s Scottish football correspondent and previously presented live TVcoverage of Scotland internationals on Sky Sports. He worked on the1990 World Cup forSuperScoreboard at Radio Clyde and he presented the sports segment on STV News duringFrance’98. David is a popular host of dinners, Q&A nights and other events.Follow him on social media:X: @DavidTannerTVInstagram: @DavidTannerTVFacebook: DavidTannerMediaTikTok: @davidtannertvRaymond Mearns is one of Scotland’s most respected comedians and a true pioneer of the Scottish stand-up scene. With a career spanning over three decades, he has performed all over the world and is widely regarded as a major influence on a generation of Scottish comics. He has appeared on BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News, Limmy’s Show, and Tiktok as 'Glesga Da'.Follow him on social media:Facebook: RaymondMearnsComedianInstagram: @RaymondMearnsComedianTikTok: @raymond_mearnsYouTube: @raymondmearns1131

    53 min

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

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The Toe Poke is the show that celebrates the footballers who left for the World Cup with high hopes ... only to come home too soon. And often in disgrace.

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