The ABZ Football Podcast

EP25: Mid-Season Review Pt.2 / Willo Flood Interview

It's a quarter of a century for the ABZFP and we are joined this week by Noel Blaha as we bring you Part 2 of our Mid-Season Review where we take a collective look at the squad as a whole and we examine the areas that need addressing in the January transfer window.  Noel also gives us some insight into his family's recent pilgrimage back to the North East of Scotland.
 
We take our usual look at the Women's team ahead of their return to action and our loanees in Loan Watch.
 
We round off this week's episode with the next installment in our line of exclusive, in-depth interviews and this week it is a man who signed for the Dons in the summer of 2013, becoming a lynchpin of the side that won the League Cup in 2014 - it's Willo Flood!
 
Music from @weareshangri_la

EP24: Hibs & Dundee Reviews / 2021-22 Mid-Season Review Pt.1

Episode 24 of the ABZ Football Podcast is here!  Join Gary & Gavin as we pick through the leftovers of the festive double-header against Hibs & Dundee and as the league enters it's (earlier than anticipated) winter shutdown, we bring you the first in our mini-series of mid-season reviews as we take a look back at our Summer recruitment and rank those who joined the famous with our customised ABZFP scale.
 
Music from Iona Fyfe - "Poor Ditching Boy".  Available at ionafyfe.bandcamp.com.
 

EP23: Hibs & Dundee Previews / Kári Árnason Interview

It's a pre-Christmas bonus on Episode 23 as Gary, Gavin & Graham bring you our preview(s) of the upcoming SPFL Premiership double-header against Hibs & Dundee; we bring you the latest look at how our loanees are doing in our regular Loan Watch segment; and we round things off with our little present under the tree for our ABZFP listeners as we bring you an exclusive, in-depth interview with Icelandic footballing legend and ex-Dons star, the one and only Kári Árnason!
 
Music from @ColinClyne

EP22: St. Johnstone Review / Worst Dons XI

Episode 22 of the ABZ Football Podcast is here!  Andy Murray from online behemoth, WhatCulture, makes his ABZFP debut as he joins the lads to look back on the Dons' 1-0 victory in Perth; we then take our regular look at the AFC Women's Team together with our usual Loan Watch feature; in Part 2, in true end of year fashion we bring you the Worst Dons XI, as voted for by you, the ABZFP Universe.  Join us as we laugh, cry, cringe and reminisce about some of those who will go down in folklore at Aberdeen for all the wrong reasons - also includes, "The Gregg Wylde Conversation".
 
Music from Carnivores.

EP21: Livi & St. Mirren Reviews / St. Johnstone Preview / Rachel Corsie Interview

Gavin takes a wee breather so it's up to Gary & Graham to lead you through the bleak, mid-winter days and nights as we look back on a fine pair of wins for Stephen Glass' Showtime Dons against Livingston & St. Mirren and we preview this weekend's trip to Perth to face St. Johnstone.  Sandwiched in-between are our usual Loan Watch & Fantasy Football segments before we round things off with an exclusive interview with current Scotland captain and life-long Dons fan, Rachel Corsie.
 
Music from Virtues.
 
 

EP20: Celtic Review / Livi & St. Mirren Preview(s) / Theo Snelders Interview

Quite unbelievably, your ABZFP crew have made it to 20 episodes and what better way to celebrate than pick over the bones of the 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park - has Gary turned?  We then take some time to look ahead to a critical Pittodrie double-header as Livingston & St. Mirren head north in the space of 4 days as the Dons look to get back on track.  In the absence of a Women's game to review, we look at the Young Team, cast our eye over our loanees and take a look at the ABZFP Fantasy Football Scotland league before rounding things off with the latest in our line of exclusive, in-depth interviews with a true legend of the Club - Theo Snelders.
 
Music from Masenko.
 
EP20 sponsored by @hopshopaberdeen

EP19: NFC Madden ‘21

Erin Grieve joins the regular ABZFP crew as we look back over last weekend's tumultuous visit to Tannadice and we pick the bones out of the aftermath; we then take our usual look at the Women's Team, the Young Team and bring you our regular look at our loanees; we check out our progress (or lack thereof) in the ABZFP Fantasy Football Scotland league before rounding things off with our preview of this Sunday's trip to Celtic Park in the SPFL Premiership. 
 
Music from Forest Fires.

EP18: Dundee United Preview / Eugene Dadi Interview

After one of the more entertaining international breaks in recent memory, the ABZFP crew are back with Episode 18 which includes an in-depth preview of our upcoming visit to Tannadice in the SPFL Premiership; our regular look at the Young Team and our Loan Watch segment before rounding things off in Part 2 with an exclusive interview with a man who only spent one season at Pittodrie but who left an indelible mark on the support - it's Eugene Dadi!
 
Music from @TheCapollos

EP17: Motherwell Review / Stuart Duff Interview

The ABZFP crew are a man light this week with illness forcing Gary Scott onto the sidelines but fear not, Gavin Baxter & Graham Steele are here to take a look back over the disappointing 2-0 reverse at the hands of Motherwell as we head into the final international break of the calendar year.  The guys then take our usual look at the Women's team and their recent fixtures against Glasgow City and Motherwell before casting our eyes over our young guns who are out on loan.
We round things off with the latest in our series of exclusive, in-depth interviews with Dons personalities of past and present and this week, it's a man who was a boyhood Aberdeen fan, eventually making his way to Pittodrie via Dundee United and who has recently been promoted to be the Club's Youth Phase Manager, it's Stuart Duff!
Music from @BirdLawPunx - "What Would Charles N'Zogbia Do?" (ABZFP Theme)

EP16: Rangers & Hearts Reviews / Motherwell Preview / David Robertson Interview

Welcome to Episode 16 of the ABZ Football Podcast!
This week Gary, Graham & Gavin look back over a promising week for the Dons including the impressive draw at Mordor & the win over Hearts at Pittodrie; the guys also review the Women's Team and their SWPL Q/F defeat to Hibs before providing a round up on our loanees and their form in the last week; the gang look ahead to the visit of Motherwell to Pittodrie next Saturday before we round things off with an exclusive, in-depth interview with David Robertson!
Music from @BrokenChanter

EP15: Hibs Review / Rangers & Hearts Previews / Paul Mason Interview

Join Gary, Graham & Gavin in Episode 15 of the ABZ Football Podcast where the guys take a look back over Saturday's huge win over Hibs before turning to preview the Premiership double-header against Rangers at Ibrox and Hearts at Pittodrie.  There is the usual look at the Young Team and our respective loanees before closing the show out with an exclusive interview with the legendary Paul Mason nearly 32 years to the day since his 2 goals secured the Skol Cup in 1989.
 
Music from @BestGirlAthelete

EP14: Activate Crisis Mode?

Thom Watt joins the ABZFP crew to look back at the Dons' capitulation in Dundee and the fallout therefrom - including a remarkable appearance by Dave Cormack on the radio.  We take our usual whistle-stop tour around our Young Team out on loan and provide an overview of the Women's Team and their 1-0 defeat in SWPL1 at the hands of Hibernian before rounding off the show with our preview of the first team's huge fixture against Hibs in the SPFL Premiership next Saturday.
 
Music from @audiokicksband
 

EP13: Dundee Preview / Tommie Hoban Interview

Join the truncated and under the weather ABZFP crew for the 13th episode of the ABZ Football Podcast where we preview this weekend's crucial away fixture under the lights at Dens Park; we also have a look at the Women's Team following their 8-0 hammering at the hands of Rangers together with our usual round up of the Young Team and our players out on loan; and we round things off with an exclusive interview with ex-Don Tommie Hoban who talks us through his career, his love of Aberdeen and the surrounding areas, the mental side of injury, his reasons for deciding to retire from the game and his impressions from working first hand under Stephen Glass - an interview not to be missed.
 
Music - "In My Garden" by CS Buchan (@FitLikeRecords)

EP12: Celtic Review / Ally Begg Interview

It's Wednesday...and you know what that means!  Join us for Episode 12 of the ABZ Football Podcast where we review our 2-1 home defeat to Celtic in the Cinch Premiership and we take a look at where the lads think the Dons are as we head into the second international break of the campaign; we run the rule over the Women's team and their 3-2 reverse to Hearts in SWPL 1; our weekly look at our loanees; and we round things off with well-known Aberdeen fan Ally Begg as the broadcaster talks us through his love of the Dons and discusses his new book "Aberdeen - European Nights" which is out on 21st October.
Music: 'Oceans' by Vansleep (@vansleepuk)

EP11: St. Mirren Review / Celtic Preview / James Graham (The Twilight Sad) Interview

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means!  Join us for Episode 11 of the ABZ Football Podcast where we review Stephen Glass' 20th game in charge that ended in defeat at the SMiSA Stadium; we'll cast our eyes over the AFC Women's Team, the Young Team & give you our weekly Loan Watch; we take a look at Ange Postecoglou's Celtic side ahead of this Sunday's visit to Pittodrie and we round this week's epsiode off with an exclusive, in-depth interview with James Graham from The Twilight Sad where we talk about his love of the Dons, the 'Sad and loads more!