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Open Goal - Football Show

Hilarious Football Stories With Falkirk Captain Coll Donaldson | Keeping The Ball On The Ground

Open Goal - Football Show

Fitba Media Ltd

Sports, Soccer, Football, News, Sports News

4.82.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

We've got a treat for you this week as we're joined by Falkirk Captain and a great personality from the current game, Coll Donaldson! Coll shares some brilliant insight into life at Falkirk under John McGlynn from the last few years that's seen the club achieve back-to-back promotions to reach the SPFL Scottish Premiership this season!


Coll also tells some great stories from his very interesting career which saw him move down to London at 18 to sign for Harry Redknapp's QPR where he was sharing a dressing room with some of football's big hitters like Rio Ferdinand, Adel Taarabt, Niko Kranjcar, Charlie Austin, Richard Dunne and many others!


He also discusses some more difficult times he had in his football journey during his time at Dundee United before John Robertson revived his career at Inverness, leading to a move back to the top flight at Ross County under Stuart Kettlewell, John Yogi Hughes and Malky MacKay.


Great show and a great guest - you'll enjoy this one!


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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:38.2

Si, peak fares are gone for good? You mean I can jump on a train at rush out and still pay the same as off-peak? You heard them, Slenny boy. ScotRail has permanently removed peak fares, now making travel simpler, more flexible and better value for everyone. You just sit back and enjoy the journey. So you're telling me I can hop on whenever I like and still pay the off-peak fare?

0:56.3

I know that would be music to your ears me, man. You can get planning the next travel away day vlog with all the money you've saved. And a few extra quid in my pocket means lunch is on me next time, lads. Aye, about time too. As everyone listening will be aware, certain early morning and evening journeys cost more or had time restrictions.

1:11.4

Now it's the same fare all day, every day so you decide when you travel. And here's the best bit. Scott Rail belongs to all of us. It's owned and funded by the people of Scotland so this change is here to stay. Good for your pocket, keeps things simple and lets you travel on your own terms. What's not to like? So whether it's getting to work, heading to the game or a day out of the family, you're in control.

1:30.9

Spot on. simple and lets you travel on your own terms. What's not to like? So whether it's getting to work,

1:28.0

heading to the game or a day out of the family, you're in control.

1:30.9

Spot on, peak fare's gone for good.

1:33.5

That means you'll now pay the same low fare no matter when you travel.

1:37.1

To find your great new fare, go to scotrail.com.com. UK. Yes, welcome to keep the ball of ground! Yeah! Col Donaldson! Speech! Gotta take it away! Gotta call, speech! No, that's all you, say, all you. Is it Colin Donaldson? No, it's call me. Is it? Like the aisle. Donaldson's like a president of a bowling club or so that. Heard a lot about being caught cheating the fees.

2:19.5

So Cole?

2:20.6

Aye.

2:32.0

C-O-L Donaldson? Uh-huh. No, two owls. Double. Two ellums? Mm-hmm. Heard a lot about this guy. Huge character in the game. Oh, he's a massive character, mate. It's a massive character, mate. He's the biggest character if I done it.

2:32.7

All right.

2:33.6

Weren't with it, I know, ain't he?

2:34.2

How'd I go?

2:34.9

I've had to go.

2:35.7

The hearse.

2:37.7

There's no lawyer left.

2:35.0

The hair's. He's in the life, mate, he's the biggest character if I done it. That all right. It went well, I know, ain't he? How'd I go? I've had to go.

2:36.0

The hairs.

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