'A seething mass of anxiety.' We preview the Old Firm Scottish Cup clash.

Scottish Football Podcast

BBC

Soccer, News, Sport, Sports News

3.6 • 793 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

We take an in-depth look at Sunday’s Old Firm Scottish Cup tie as both Rangers and Celtic face questions from their own fans about mentality and player quality. With Charlotte Cohen, Stephen McGowan and Rory Loy.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.0	On BBC Sounds.
0:09.0	Football from Five Live.
0:11.0	Join the Five Live sport team for exclusive commentaries from the Premier League,
0:15.1	FA Cup and Champions League.
0:16.8	Nice for the Colonel!
0:18.2	Watch a goal!
0:19.7	And stay on top of everything football every day with the Football Daily podcast
0:24.2	and twice weekly join the Wayne Rooney show breaking down the biggest stories from the
0:28.5	Premier League and beyond football from five live listen on BBC Sounds perhaps the biggest game of the season at Ibrox on Sunday.
0:39.8	Defeat is unthinkable but unavoidable for one side.
0:43.4	But who is going to come out on top in Sunday's epic clash?
0:48.1	I'm Charlotte Cohen and alongside Rory Loy and Stephen McGowan,
0:51.2	we're focusing on Sunday's winner-takes-all Scottish Cup clash.
1:02.0	Hello and welcome to the Scottish football podcast, all the news, views and analysis you need on Thursday the 5th March.
1:09.6	And today we are focusing on what could be a seismic match.
1:13.1	What a goal from Yusuf Jermite!
1:16.5	It's Scott McTovarney.
1:18.4	Up comes a Tarty, right-footed, save the rebound, saved as well, but it's forced in!
1:23.4	The old firm face off again and defeat could leave the losers facing a trophyless season.
1:28.3	Rangers facing the unhappiness of fans after Jekyll and Hyde performance last Sunday.
1:32.3	Is Chermite with a chance?
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