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Balls & Whistles
by Highland News and Media
A Highland News and Media podcast looking at the latest sport news from across Inverness, Ross-shire, Caithness and Sutherland.
Episodes
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Episode 51 - Snowman Rally 2022
After a year off because of the pandemic, the Snowman Rally returns to Ross-shire this weekend! The first event of the Scottish Rally Championship takes place between Dingwall and Muir of Ord, and it's one of sports editor Will Clark's favourite events to cover, so of course he will be there. To...
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Episode 50 - Transfer Window reaction
The January transfer window is officially shut, so Will and Andrew look back over the business Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle have done and analyze the arrivals, departures, whether anything could still happen from the free transfer market and where - if anywhere - still needs...
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Episode 49 - Mid-season Review
We're back! This is the first episode of Balls & Whistles in 2022, and with Will already making use of some of his annual leave it's left to Andrew to steer the ship - but he has brought in the reinforcements. With the Premiership's winter break ending next week and the Championship just getting...
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Best of 2021 - Part Two
As the hours tick down in 2021, it is time to look back on the second half of the year at some of the sporting highlights we've featured on Balls & Whistles! In this one there was plenty of history made and titles won, not in the least by Invergordon's Tom Stoltman, who became the World's…
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Best of 2021 - Part One
We're coming towards the end of 2021, so we thought it was worth taking a look back over some of Balls & Whistles' highlights of the year! This episode has clips from interviews and discussions up until the summer, when football dominated sports coverage as one of the few things running…
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Episode 48
It's another episode of Balls & Whistles, and because of a very busy Thursday Andrew takes you through some of the interviews he has done this week. First off, he was at the Ross County match against Celtic on Wednesday night, so there is immediate post-match reaction from Harry Clarke and then...
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Episode 47 - Avenge Me!
Sports editor Will Clark is back alongside Andrew Henderson and that means there are discussions aplenty - about Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Scottish Cup exit, about whether Ross County can come up with a repeat of their 5-0 demolition away at Dundee on home turf and just how open the Highland...
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Episode 46
Andrew is on his own again, so it's time to hear some of the interviews that are behind the content in this week's newspapers! We kick off this episode by hearing from Ross County striker Dominic Samuel in the aftermath of the Staggies' 0-0 draw against St Mirren on Wednesday night, also looking...
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Episode 45 - Rainbow Laces
We promised you a special episode, and here it is! The Rainbow Laces campaign kicks off it's 2021 activation this week, so Andrew has taken the opportunity to shine a bit of a spotlight on the campaign and LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport. First he talks to LEAP Sports Scotland and Football v…
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Episode 44
Inverness Caledonian Thistle suffered a shock defeat to bottom of the table Dunfermline last time out, so this week's Balls & Whistles is a chance for Will and Andrew to pick apart what's going wrong at the Caledonian Stadium. We hear David Carson's post-match interview after the defeat to the…
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Episode 43
It's the international break, but while that means Ross County are set for two free weekends in-a-row there is plenty at stake for the likes of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's men's and women's teams, Highland League clubs and North Caledonian League outfits too. Caley Thistle take on Dunfermline…
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Episode 42
The dream team are back together as Will returns from annual leave to discuss the latest sporting happenings around the Highlands this week with Andrew. Kicking us off in this episode are Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who have gone through a sticky patch of form recently but still sit in second...
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Episode 41
It's another solo week for Andrew so it's time to sit back and listen to some of this week's interviews in full - starting with Ross County's Malky Mackay and Regan Charles-Cook after they emphatically scored their first Premiership win of the season against Dundee. It was not so good for…
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Episode 40
The dream team are back as Andrew returns to spare Will the editing of the latest Balls & Whistles, and there's loads of discussion to catch up on! First off: Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Caley Jags are now five points clear at the top of the Championship despite losing their first league...
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Episode 39 Will gets what Eric Carmen meant. Caley Thistle, Ross County, Highland Rugby Club and Ross Sutherland's first women's captain.
Will is all by himself and only Eric Carmen understands his pain. Scott Allardice looks at his season with Caley Thistle so far and this weekend's game against Morton. Harry Paton discusses Ross County's chances of winning their first game of the season with St Mirren. In rugby, Highland take on...
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Episode 38 - A marathon effort for sport in the Highlands
Andrew has gone absent without leave for two weeks, so while he is being hunted down, Will is taking the wheel single handedly. Caley Thistle are in SPFL Trust Trophy action at Elgin City. Ross County have the weekend off but Regan Charles Cook still had time to chat to us about his season so…
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Episode 37
Will is back, and not a minute too soon as this week sees a bumper episode of Balls & Whistles! We kick off this week's show with a look at the Loch Ness Marathon, which is back for the first time in two years after the pandemic forced its cancellation last year, where over 7500 runners will be...
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Episode 36 - Ridin' Solo
This time it's Will who is off on holiday, so this week Andrew takes you through some of the major stories of the week with extended interview clips from the key suspects. After starting last week talking about the Camanachd Cup final between Kinlochshiel and Lovat, we talk to the winning manager...
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Episode 35
There is only one place to start in this week's episode, and for a change it isn't in football! That's because the Camanachd Cup final takes place on Saturday between Lovat and Kinlochshiel, and Will has been chatting to both teams ahead of the historic match. Inverness Caledonian Thistle have a...
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Episode 34
It's back to action in a big way for Ross County this weekend as they travel to Glasgow to face Celtic - but can they repeat their shock win at Parkhead from last season with both clubs sporting new-look sides? Inverness Caledonian Thistle have a big match of their own as fellow promotion…
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Episode 33
It's a very positive week at Balls & Whistles, not in the least because Strathpeffer paracyclist Fin Graham claimed his second silver medal of the Paralympic Games yesterday morning! We also look back on a solid weekend for both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County in league action…
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Episode 32 - Champions, Champions, Champions
It is a golden episode of Balls & Whistles as we discuss winning teams and athletes across a number of sports! First up is Rangers as the Scottish Premiership winners travel to Ross County on Sunday with the Staggies having signed yet another player on loan this week - is that a good thing for...
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Episode 31 - Will's declarations
There was some shock news coming out of Brora Rangers last weekend as manager Steven Mackay handed in his resignation. We look at the events that led to Mackay's decision, and wonder where the Cattachs go from here as they look to salvage their Highland League title bid already... It is a free...
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Steven Mackay steps down as manager of Brora Rangers
In a special episode of Balls and Whistles, Steven Mackay tells Alasdair Fraser why he has resigned from Highland League champions Brora Rangers.
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Episode 30 - Why football shouldn't be in the Olympics
The dream team is back together as Andrew returns from two weeks off to discuss Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle's starts to their respective league campaigns with Will. It's not just the SPFL that are back, though, as the Highland League is also a couple of weeks into the season…
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Episode 29 - When Balls and Whistles got their dictaphones out
Hendo is still on holiday and Will has no friends. So he is on his own again this week reviewing the latest in Highland sport. On this week's show, Alasdair meets with Caley Thistle midfielder Aaron Doran and Ross County manager Malky Mackay to chat about the new league season. Clachnacuddin...
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Episode 28 - Hendo's brother's stag do.
Will Clark is heroically steering the podcast wheel on his own while Andrew Henderson is on best man duties organising a massive party through Fraserburgh under current social distance guidelines to celebrate his brother's wedding. So this week, he is reading all the big sport stories reported in...
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Episode 27
The Premier Sports Cup group stages are well under way, but first up we have a Paralympian! Fin Graham's place in the Great Britain paracycling squad for Tokyo was confirmed yesterday morning, and just a couple of hours after the news broke he spoke to Will, and we've got the full conversation...
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Episode 26 - Season Preview
The Scottish domestic football season starts this weekend! It feels like we've barely had time to put our feet up since the 2020/21 campaign ended, but the Premier Sports Cup group stages kick off tonight, so it felt like the right time to do a season preview for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and...
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Episode 25
There are returns aplenty on this episode of Balls & Whistles, as Andrew is back from annual leave and Covid-19 forces more cancellations across football and shinty in particular. Will did manage to see Inverness Caledonian Thistle in action across two pre-season friendlies though, so he's…
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Episode 24 - Tom Stoltman - The strongest man in the world!
In a special episode of Balls and Whistles, we speak to Invergordon athlete Tom Stoltman who is officially the world's strongest man!
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Episode 23
We're still in Euros mode, even if Scotland's defeat to the Czech Republic did bring Will and Andrew back down to earth a little bit. With the Auld Enemy up next, it seemed like the right time for Highland News and Media content editor - and proud Englishman - Andy Dixon to make his Balls &...
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Episode 22
Euro fever has officially hit Balls & Whistles! The tournament kicks off today, while Scotland's first match is on Monday, and we couldn't help but talk all about it. There is still some news about the Highlands' clubs too though, as Tom Walsh has returned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle as Billy...
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Episode 21
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have a new manager! After weeks of speculation, Billy Dodds has been confirmed as the new man in charge at the Caledonian Stadium, and we hear from both Dodds and ICT's chief executive officer Scot Gardiner about the appointment, what the dynamic between Dodds and...
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Episode 20
There was one story that dominated sports news in the Highlands this week: Malky Mackay being appointed Ross County manager. Will and Andrew take an in-depth look at why Staggies fans are upset, why the club have given him a chance, what could have been done better with the announcement and even…
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Episode 19
Ross County will be playing Premiership football next year! They secured safety without even having to go through a play-off with a 2-1 win away at Motherwell last weekend, so Will and Andrew break down what that means for John Hughes' future and pick out their star performers for the Staggies…
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Episode 18
What a few days it has been for Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle! With news of John Robertson's return to ICT in a newly-created sporting director role breaking after we recorded, we lead with the Staggies being just a point away from securing Premiership football for another season...
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Brora Rangers manager Steven Mackay speaks after Kelty Hearts defeat
Brora Rangers manager Steven Mackay speaks after League Two play-off semi final defeat to Kelty Hearts.
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Episode 17
There was good and bad to talk about this week, as Brora Rangers suffered a disappointing defeat in the first leg of their pyramid play-off semi final against Kelty Hearts, but Ross County's Premiership fate is back in their own hands after an impressive 2-0 win away at Dundee United. Both sides...
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Episode 16
It's official: the pyramid play-off will be going ahead this season. The news broke just hours before recording this episode of Balls & Whistles, so Will and Andrew react to finally getting a resolution, who might get the upper hand when Brora Rangers play Kelty Hearts and whether club 42 will…
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Episode 15
It's play-off central on Balls & Whistles! Ross County have slipped back into the Premiership's play-off spot, Inverness Caledonian Thistle's chances of making the top four in the Championship took a hit and Brora Rangers don't even know if they will get their chance at promotion. Will and Andrew...
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Scott Allardice speaking after Caley Thistle's Scottish Cup 2-1 defeat at St Mirren
Scott Allardice speaking after Caley Thistle's Scottish Cup 2-1 defeat at St Mirren
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Episode 14
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are still in the play-off places after all the games in hand in the Championship have been played, but before they can think about their promotion chances they have a trip to Paisley to take on St Mirren in the Scottish Cup with a quarter final berth up for grabs.…
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Episode 13
Will is back from annual leave, and he was thrown straight into the action as Caley Thistle backed up their Highland derby win in the Scottish Cup with an even more impressive performance away at Morton. The guys discuss the confidence Inverness clearly have going forward right now, and there's...
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Inverness Craig Dunain RFC
It's exciting times for Inverness Craig Dunain Rugby Club, as they are partners in a new artificial pitch to be built at the Inverness campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands. After moving around various pitches to train and play games in recent years, this will finally give them a...
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Episode 12
It's time for a Highland derby! Inverness Caledonian Thistle travel to Ross County tonight in the Scottish Cup for the first meeting between the sides in two years. With Will still on annual leave, Andrew is once again joined by Alasdair Fraser to preview the match, which in recent years has seen...
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Episode 11
You might have heard, but this week Brora Rangers pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history be defeating Championship leaders Hearts, so of course that's what leading the way in the latest episode of Balls & Whistles. Will is on annual leave, so Andrew is joined by Alasdair...
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John Hughes - That is the worst i've seen Ross County
John Hughes says Ross County's 1-0 defeat at St Johnstone was the worst he has seen the team play since he took over as manager.
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Jordan Tillson speaks after Ross County's 1-0 defeat at St Johnstone
Midfielder Jordan Tillson says Ross County will learn not to concede late goals again this season after late heartbreak in the 1-0 defeat at St Johnstone.
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Beth Maciver
Balls and Whistles speaks to Inverness cyclist Beth Maciver who has been selected by Spanish team Movistar to represent them at the 2021 Zwift Racing League against the top e-cyclists in the world.
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