Forget The Ball

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick look at the BBC's decision to axe Football Focus., Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Philip, Johnnie and Chick sit down before taking a break to celebrate unsung hero Tommy Sloan, ask should the Premiership go back to 16 teams and what makes a bad game? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick all agree for once! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie is back with Phil, Johnnie & Chick to discuss Scottish Player of The Year, Hair Pulling, football nutters and ask what football club has supplied the most World Cup winners? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie & Chick talk cheap football tops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie & Chick talk sex appeal, Gazza'a Harley Davidson merch and who came out of retirement aged 33? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johnnie and Chick confess to the antics of their visits to Broadwood Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johnnie and Chick are holding the fort talking about whether Aberdeen will go down, Italy's world cup dilemma and the 3 foreigner rule or should that be the 8 diddy rule? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which one of our Forget The Ball team would take on the Scotland's manager's job if asked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick are not talking about the Japan game, but are talking about Football April Fools, player psychology and deny stealing 400,000 KitKat's... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick reminisce about The Great Jim Baxter and reveal which celebrity's dad discovered him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick look at Celtic's latest performance, testimonials and what are their favourite chocolate bars... ever? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode Josie, Johnnie, Chick and Phil enter the Manosphere, create some Good Vibrations and discuss the best and worse celebrity footballers... and there's a guest appearance from Charles Bronson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's The Best Law Change Ever? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick cheer everyone up with their own funeral plans, go retro with La Liga's Retro Matchday and what are the best and worst World Cup songs ... "We're All Going To WembleyMy Knees Have Gone All Trembley" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang discuss the most famous people they've met... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick talk about the Celtic £10M share proposal, the Italian League in Gaelic and can St Mirren still win the triple? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VAR, Timewasters and Divers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Chickless epsiode, Josie, Phil and Johnnie nominate their favourite Football films, remember the late Robert Duvall's visit to the BBC Club and Victoria's nightclub and discuss if Hearts are league contenders or are they just going through a purple patch? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What were the team's first ever football strips and at what age is no longer dignified to wear a strip? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick pick their favourite European teams, discuss what age should you stop wearing football strips, and clubs on the brink plus the gig Johnnie and Phil did at the Glasgow SEC playing with some of Simple Minds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to celebrity players is Rod Stewart actually a good player? Chick reveals all to Josie, Philip and Johnnie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick talk late cancellations, the Ghost of Ibrox, streakers and ask what ever happened to the mavericks of Scottish Football? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick examine the great Pele's ticket tout antics and what was the best ever Brazil team? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick predict who's going to win the Scottish Premiership and the World Cup, what happened to the reserve leagues, and the first of Josie Smith's Urban Myths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Wright and Gazza lead Chick astray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick discuss their Porn Names, their teams best ever goalie and if they won the lottery would any of the team buy a football club? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Day Graeme Souness Changed the Size of The Pitch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie & Chick ask who's actually going to be allowed into the USA to watch the World Cup and what will you not be allowed to take in with you - definitely not Buckfast. Also who from the team is the best player? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie, Phil, Johnnie and Chick wish Kevin Keegan a speedy recovery and remember meeting the great man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chick learns some new lingo from Jozie, Phil and Johnnie, like 'Blue Monday' and 'Vanilla' whilst discussing Harvey Barnes eligibility for the Scotland team and pay tribute to Martin Chivers and those record transfer fees of the past. Plus have you seen the price of chocolate??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip, Johnnie and Chick with a Q&A at the Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a Hogmanay Special, Phil, Johnnie & Chick look back at 40 years of Only An Excuse with behind the scenes memories and anecdotes recorded live at The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A comic look back at the best bits of the podcast in 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listener Alastair Leck asks the gang what the best ever Scotland goal is? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie, Josie and Chick chat about Celtic vs The Board vs Thye Fans vs Wilfried Nancy, plus firing blanks and dead rubbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remembering the great Dixie Deans of Glasgow Celtic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie and Josie are in the studio meanwhile St Mirren fan Chick zooms in live from the celebrations after their historic 3-1 defeat over Celtic in the League Cup Final... what could possibly go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip, Johnnie & Chick are joined by Josie as they look back at the way Match Draws were done in the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Great World Cup Draw and Josie joins Phil, Johnnie & Chick to fire them listener's questions.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie and Chick are at The Stand in Glasgow for a live show looking back at player's secret Midnight Excursions breaking the manager's curfew when playing abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie and Chick are back at The Stand in Glasgow for a live show basking in the glory of the Scotland win and test Chick's Spanish lingo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can You Name the 1973 Scotland Squad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip, Johnnie and Chick talk Scotland's 4-2 win over Denmark and ask, is Steve Clarke Scotland's most successful manager ever? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the bevvy be brought back to stadiums? Celtic vs Rangers pitch battle in 1980... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie & Chick chat 'going to the dogs' , ' you can't teach old dogs new tricks' and does Renaldo think he's the dog's bollocks? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How long will Martin O'Neill be at Celtic - is there room for sentimentality? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip, Johnnie and Chick chat over zealous referees, Easter Road Cocaine Scandal and Scotland's Strip.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celtic 3 Rangers 1 - It's the Old Firm match analysis from Philip Differ, Johnnie Watson and Chick Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Johnnie & Chick are back at The Stand in Glasgow for some more analysis on the old Firm management front and stories of Partick Thistle maverick Chick Charnley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.