S12E45 SWPL Review & Scottish Cup Preview

Scottish Football Forums Podcast

It's another Scottish Women's Football roundup and the regular trio of John B, Vinny and Dave give their views on everything that's happened in the Women's game over the last few weeks.

Glasgow City have taken a six-point lead at the top thanks largely to victory away to Celtic, and this form lead to Leanne Ross moving from interim to permanent Head Coach. Is it one hand on a 16th SWPL title for them or have Celtic and Rangers got enough in them to overhaul them?

Hearts had long secured a top six finish and have an eight point lead over their city rivals Hibs, who also secured a top six spot. They were joined by Partick Thistle, whose victory at Dundee United edged them into the final top six position ahead of Motherwell and Spartans. For a club who were promoted to the top flight at the 11th hour due to the sad demise of Forfar Farmington, it's an incredible achievement for Brian Graham's girls to get to this position in only their second season in the top flight. Vinny caught up with Thistle's longest serving player Taylor McGlashan who expressed what this meant to the club.

The conversation then moves onto the bottom half of the table and the battle to avoid the relegation playoff match with the SWPL2 runners-up. Which one of Dundee United, Aberdeen and Hamilton, currently seperated by four points, will face the dreaded playoff? And with the gap between second and sixth in the second tier only seven points with nine games to go, it's still all to play for between five sides vying for a second chance at promotion. League leaders Montrose are motoring along nicely with a nine point lead at the top.

This weekend, the SWPL1 season takes a break as the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals commence. Glasgow Women host Motherwell, Hearts entertain holders Celtic, Rangers are at home to Hibs in a repeat of the Sky Sports Cup Final, whilst the only non-top flight side left in the competition Kilmarnock welcome Glasgow City to Rugby Park. We end with our top three players of the SWPL1 season so far, and we have a variety of options that all have a good case to be in the running for player of the year.

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