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The Football Show · 7 September 2026
Tam McManus believes David Gray must defeat Ross County in the cup this weekend or face the sack at Hibs. Alex Rae reckons Gassama could be a big player for Rangers against Celtic. Roughie says Dons fans are living in the past.
The Football Show is live, with Peter Martin joined by Alan Rough, Alex Rae and Tam McManus to review a big weekend in Scottish football. On the agenda: a worrying hamstring injury to Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland, three managers already feeling the heat barely into September, Rangers grinding out a 1-0 win over Motherwell, a hugely impressive St Mirren pushing Celtic all the way at 1-2, the VAR offside calls in Paisley, and whether anyone can stop Celtic's perfect start.
WHICH SCOTTISH MANAGERS ARE UNDER PRESSURE?
With Livingston having already sacked their manager after 98 days, the panel assess the growing heat on Neil McCann at Kilmarnock, Stephen Robinson at Aberdeen and David Gray at Hibs, and mount a defence of all three, arguing that supporters, not boards, now get managers sacked, and that knee-jerk, social-media-driven reactions are killing patience in the Scottish game.
HOW BIG A BLOW IS THE SHANKLAND INJURY FOR RANGERS?
The panel react to Lawrence Shankland's hamstring injury, suffered just minutes into Rangers' 1-0 win over Motherwell, fearing a repeat of the problem that sidelined him at Hearts, and debate whether Derek McInnes has enough firepower with Kevin Kelsy and Ryan Naderi, who scored the winner after an Alex Paulsen error.
CAN ANYONE STOP CELTIC?
After Celtic made it five wins from five with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at St Mirren, the panel praise a brilliant St Mirren side under Craig McLeish, break down the VAR offside decisions, and debate whether Hearts or Rangers are the only teams who can realistically challenge Martin O'Neill's side at the top.
The Football Show Highlights:
00:00 Welcome + Shankland's injury blow for Rangers
03:20 Three managers under pressure: McCann, Robinson, Gray
06:50 Rangers 1-0 Motherwell: Naderi scores, Paulsen's howler
09:27 Djeidi Gassama's rise + the Premier Sports Cup draw
14:26 Your messages: 'journalists only care about the Old Firm'
15:30 St Mirren 1-2 Celtic: the Buddies impress
16:39 The VAR offside calls and the penalty
19:30 Craig McLeish: 'I want my players brave, not stupid'
26:30 Liam Scales: O'Neill's man
33:00 Will anyone stop Celtic this season?
37:00 David Gray and the manager sack race
40:00 Angry Aberdeen fans (continued in Part 2)
Part 2 of today's show: https://youtube.com/live/G-Gt5PN4pWM
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