Walking Down Hope Street
Introducing Walking Down Hope Street. A podcast for Falkirk fans where each month we meet a former Bairn and chat about their time in the navy blue.
Episodes
49 episodes
49 - Brian Martin
From Juniors to the Bairns, a rude awakening on the physio’s table and marking a man who eclipsed the main stand...
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Episode 49
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52:30
48 - Craig Ireland
From turning down Jim McLean to Barry Fry blocking Bristol and leading the Bairns in the SPL
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Episode 48
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53:40
47 - Rory Loy
From Killie prodigy to a life in commentary and a race against time to make the Scottish Cup Final.
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Episode 47
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1:10:18
46 - Ian Westwater
From being crocked by Romario, to becoming a Dunfermline legend and a shocking experience in the Brockville bath.
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Episode 46
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1:24:45
45 - Gareth Hutchison
From success with Stenny, to full time football with the Bairns and a room service romance with Kevin James...
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Episode 45
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43:07
44 - Colin McNair
From a star in the making to hitting rock bottom and taking the long road to recovery...
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Episode 44
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47:52
43 - Neil Scally
An Ayrshire beginning, to a Magician’s apprentice and a winning cup-final goal for the Bairns
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Episode 43
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41:48
42 - Simon Stainrod
From satsuma-stopping with Budgie to that iconic 'table-topping' moment and the true story of his infamous shoe...
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Episode 42
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1:21:37
41 - Brian Brown
From growing up a Bairn, to pulling on the Navy Blue and then a new life down under...
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Episode 41
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1:19:41
40 - Peter Hetherston
From Bairns breakthrough, to Elton's soirées and adding a 'Crunch' to Albion Rovers...
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Episode 40
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1:09:25
39 - Colin McDonald
From not a lot of sunshine on Leith, to start striker at the Bairns with tales of Wales and wages wars in between.
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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52:02
38 - Paul Smith
From Bairns player to coach, and a tour de force of Scottish football in between
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Episode 38
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59:59
37 - Ricky Waddell
From the Warriors to dodging Totten’s missiles and a Braves new world...
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Episode 37
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1:19:38
35 - Gordon Marshall
From that famous win at Parkhead to a dressing room dressing-down from Souness and an old firm negotiation at the salon...
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Episode 35
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1:07:42
34 - Derek McWilliams
From Vince Mennie's home videos to Jim Duffy’s special rub and the case of the missing trophy...
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Episode 34
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1:04:37
33 - Mark Kerr
From early days with The Cat, to an Aegean adventure and becoming a Champ Man legend...
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Episode 33
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1:03:29
32 - Jimmy Gilmour
From the royal treatment at Queen's Park, to a pep talk from Jimmy Johnstone and a plethora of shrewd negotiations...
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Episode 32
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1:11:01
31 - David Nicholls
From Irish Sea ping-pong to sparing Totten’s blushes and a Spanish fiesta with Ian McCall.
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Episode 31
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38:55
30 - Craig Brown
From Dens Park champions to Brockville heckles and Fergie's 'holiday of a lifetime'...
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Episode 30
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48:02
29 - Tony Parks
From the UEFA Cup to the B&Q Cup and a stellar coaching career.
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Episode 29
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1:14:20
28 - Kevin James
From a glorious semi to a dream move to Gorgie and a victorious return as captain...
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Episode 28
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57:29
27 - Neil Duffy
From South Africa to Dundee, the world's worst "My Way" and a greased up Stainrod.
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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51:11