Guest Speakers
Frank McAvennie- Ex Football Player & TV Pundit
Frank McAvennie has had a very colorful playing career with several top football clubs in Scotland - St Mirren / Celtic & Falkirk and in England – West Ham & Aston Villa from the early 80’s to late 90s and playing for Scotland in the 86 World Cup.
Frank is one of the top guest speakers on the circuit who has lots of fantastic stories to tell.
Tam Cowan – TV Presenter
One of Scotland´s favourite all-round entertainers, Tam Cowan is a television presenter, radio host, newspaper columnist, restaurant reviewer and after dinner speaker for corporate events.
What sets him apart is his ability to be entertaining and skilled at all these disciplines, and of course, his acerbic wit.
Jim Leishman–Ex-Football Manager & Player
Leishman played for Dunfermline between 1970 and 1977 before being transferred to local rivals Cowdenbeath. His most noticeable goal came in a 1-2 victory against Rangers. Jim still holds the record of being the last player to score a winning goal for the Pars at Ibrox. Leishman is well known for his down to earth personality, excellent relationship with Dunfermline fans, and his "aeroplane" celebrations. At one point he enjoyed a reputation for his witty attempts at delivering his thoughts on football in verse. Leishman's strengths are considered to be his man-management skills and his renowned ability to motivate and install self-belief in his players
Murdo McLeod – Ex Football Player & TV Pundit
MacLeod made his name with Dumbarton in the mid 1970s before moving to in 1978. During his nine years there he won five, two and one. MacLeod has the distinction of being awarded with scoring the greatest ever Old Firm goal, in a vote by Celtic supporters in 2000. He moved from Celtic to club Borussia Dortmund, for whom he played for four years and 103 games. He won the German Cup and Super Cup. He returned to Scotland with Hibernian, where he captained the club to a League Cup win in 1991.
Joe Miller – Ex Player (Celtic an Aberdeen)
Though born and raised in Glasgow and having played for Celtic Boys Club, Joe Miller was missed by the club when he signed for Aberdeen as a youth. He made 60 appearances for them playing as a central striker and became one of the most lauded up and coming players in the country.
Considered as the outstanding prospect in the closed season at the end of 1986/87, most of the big clubs south of the border made bids for him with Liverpool and Manchester United leading the pack closely followed by Everton, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. McNeill was prepared to use most of the funds gained from the sale of McClair, Johnston, McInally and MacLeod to win his signature but Aberdeen rebuffed him 3 times. Celtic were not alone - all the English teams got this treatment too and it appeared that Aberdeen were pricing him out of the market.
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John Rowbotham – Ex Referee
John was appointed to referee the 2005 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Dundee United. He said the feeling he had when appointed resulted in him speaking to spacemen for days!
Now retired, John was also a FIFA referee and has officiated at 4 World Cup qualifiers .Instantly recognisable for his 6'3'' frame and shaved head, he was a favourite with both home and away fans.
John is happy speaking to audiences of 50 to 500.
Charles "Chick Young"
is a professional association football pundit, who regularly appears for BBC Scotland on Sportscene and Sportsound.
He is known for his trademark laugh and speech patterns, which have made him a popular target for lampooning on the BBC Scotland sports comedy show Only an Excuse
Derek Ferguson – Ex Player & Radio Pundit
Derek is an former Scottish football player and manager/ radio pundit. Was a creative midfield player, Derek is best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian.
He also played for Dundee, Sunderland, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Portadown, Partick Thistle, Adelaide Force, Ross County, Clydebank, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers and made a few appearances for Scotland.
Alan Rough – Ex Goalkeeper
Alan Rough is an former Scotland and Hibernian Goal Keeper who currently hosts his own Radio Show. He is know to his listeners as Roughy.Alan signed as a goalkeeper for Partick Thistle in 1969 and notched up an impressive 410 league appearances before signing for Hibernian in 1982 and playing a further 175 league games. He also had a short stint with Celtic turning out 5 times.
Jimmy Nicholl – Ex Football Player
A Canadian-born former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Manchester United. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles.
After retiring, he moved into management. Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once and is currently assistant manager at Kilmarnock.
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Jim Craig – Ex Player (Celtic an Scotland)
James Philip Craig is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a right back.
Most closely associated with Celtic, he was a member of their Lisbon Lions side which won the 1967 European Cup.
John Beattie – Ex Rugby
Broadcasting and journalism. After retiring from rugby, Beattie moved on from civil engineering and retrained as a chartered accountant, before moving into broadcasting in 1995.
He works as a commentator or presenter for rugby on television and radio.
John currently works on BBC Scotland drive time.
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