Walking Down the Provie Road: Recent Episodes
Walking Down the Provie Road
In all this wide world, there’s but one team for us….
Walking Down the Provie Road is a podcast 100% dedicated to the fortunes of Dundee Football Club. Regular host Gary Cocker will be joined by guests to chew over the latest from Dens Park, as well as highlighting some of the most recent articles on the pod's site, www.provieroadpod.com .
After a 6-month hiatus filled with house moves, parenthood and various Dundee players hitting the front and back pages, Danny and Gary are back to discuss all things Dundee - well, mainly their dread of the transfer window.
Danny takes the reins in Gary's absence to chat with Steven about all things Dundee in the first pod of the new season. We're in the Premiership! We're scoring goals! What's not to like?
PUMP IT UP
THE DEES ARE GOING UP
We revel in returning to the top tier, apologise to James McPake and look forward to next season. Enjoy.
Gary, Danny and Steven get together after a short hiatus to happily go over the unbeaten run and securing a playoff berth, what's needed to (somehow) finish second and why being runners-up could be important to our Premiership hopes.
Gary, Danny and Steven practically trip over each other to wax lyrical about the upturn in fortunes, feel hopeful about the team's resilience, and wonder aloud if we've found our best team by accident.
Gary and Danny get together to Ayr (boom boom) some grievances after yet another self-destructive performance.
Danny and Gary are joined by special guest star, D.C. Thomson's very own George Cran, to talk about the pitch, his beloved Doonhamers, set-piece calamities and whether the enforced break will do us a favour.
Gary and Danny sack off moaning about losing to Rovers - why do that when you can interview title winner Peter "Peaso" MacDonald instead?
Peaso talks to us about how he came to sign for the Dee, his enjoyment of training under Bomber Brown, and why the 13/14 team still has a group chat on the go. Tuck in and enjoy!
Gary and Danny are joined by Ross and Scott from the 1893 Foundation to hear about the progress made by the Foundation since it was established last year, before all four dig into a frustrating result (and series of injuries) picked up at Gayfield last week.
(Clearly, this was also recorded before the Ayr Utd game was called off...)
Tommy Coyne, Keith Wright, Bomber Brown, Tosh McKinlay, Bobby Connor and, of course, Vince Mennie.
Enjoy our nostalgia-laden trip down memory lane as Grant, Alan and Steven revisit the gung-ho, come-and-have-a-go-if-you-think-you’re-hard-enough nearly men of the 1980s.
Gary, Danny and Steven kick off the New Year in giddy style after back-to-back victories against Alloa and Hearts put Dundee right back in the mix.
Gary and Danny shovel humble pie down their throats as they wax lyrical about Osman Sow, as well as chatting about the cup draw and getting ahead of themselves over our Alloa/Hearts double-header.
Gary and Danny have a long debate about the hows and whys of substitutions and game management before chatting to Arran from Friends of Dundee FC about their fundraising work (our sound quality got away from us a bit this week....)
Gary interviews Stephen Wright, head of Dundee FC's Academy, about their ongoing fundraiser, as well as talking about how Covid-19 has affected the Academy.
Gary and Danny get together to suggest they're alright with the Dee signing current and former United players and be quietly content with 3 points against Arbroath before chatting to special guest Greg Fenton about the work of the Dundee FC in the Community Trust, including their recent projects and the prospect of a women's team in dark blue.
Gary, Steven and Danny get together to preview the Arbroath game, gloss over the Hibs result and focus on the one positive - the emerging youth at Dens.
Gary, Steven and Danny get together to do a dramatic reading of Gowser's post-match rant before getting a lot off their chests about where the team is today and what needs to change.
Gary, Danny and Steven pick over the sudden collapse to Hibs, ask when we'll be able to have a settled defence, and worry about teams beginning Operation Stop Charlie Adam.
Gary, Danny and Steven bid a fond farewell to Graham Dorrans before dissecting the Alloa draw and our chances of making it past a vengeful Paul Hartley in the League Cup....
Gary and Danny are joined by podcast debutant Steven Reid to make kneejerk suggestions for where we go after a draw at home to Raith Rovers, before talking about some of the latest findings for The Dee Archive.
Gary and Danny bask in the glow of what everybody except Davie Hopkin considers a worthy win over Morton, before saying "hullo!" to Fife's most famous son Shaughan McGuigan as we preview Saturday's game against his beloved Rovers.
Gary and Danny pick over the bones of a hammering from Hearts and try to pick out some quick fixes ahead of the Morton game.
We are BACK for the new season! Gary and Danny go over the squad changes and how the team has looked in pre-season before getting a bit carried away about the Hearts game...
This week, Gary, Danny and Ryan were lucky to be joined by title-winner Dave "Buck" Rogers. Dave talks to the guys about nights out with Big Rab, Cowboy's softer side, his love of the city and a memorable Christmas party....
Gary and Danny chat to Ross Day and Scott Roberts, 1893 Foundation ambassadors, about the latest fundraising drive for the club as well as other ways fans can help support the Dee through these strange times.
Links:
1893 Foundation: https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/1893-foundation/
The NHS badge GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-dee
Run for the Dee - 1893 mile challenge: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/runforthedee1893
This week, Gary and Ryan sat down with Deefiant hero Matt Lockwood to talk about his time at Dens. Matt tells us about the unlikely connection that leads to his arrival at Dens, a karaoke night that showed the team bond, Bomber's handshakes, how his time at Dundee came to an end and his own coaching and managerial ambitions.
Gary and Danny continue their series of interviews by chatting to current Morton skipper Jim McAlister. Jim talks about how he came to sign for Dundee, the impact of Bomber Brown during the Club 12 season, the Ciftci incident, the RKO on Gary Harkins and the two year deal that never was...
It's yet another Dundee FC Hall of Fame star in the hotseat this week, as Gary and Danny quiz Barry Smith on his life and times at Dens Park as both a player and a manager. Tune in to hear about pre-season training up an Italian mountain, why you shouldn't have your engagement party after a Dundee derby, reminisce about the likes of Nemsadze and Artero and, of course, the Deefiant season.
(Note: the connection dipped at times during the interview, but we've done our best to tidy up any crackling and poor audio levels. Bear with us - it's worth it!)
We've got a rare treat for you this week, as Gary and Alan Pattullo speak to Dundee FC Hall of Fame member Gavin Rae about his three spells at Dens, including early days under Duff, Cowboy and Jocky, Bonetti era team-mates, team bonding in Trinidad & Tobago, and memories of the Cup Final and the title winning tie against Dumbarton.
In a special crossover edition with the Evening Tele's "Twa Teams, One Street" gang Calum, George and Graeme, Gary and Danny dish out some sort-of-the-end-of-the-season awards. Who wins villain of the year? What was the goal of the season? Whose opinion has aged like milk? Tune in to find out...
Gary, Grant and Danny get back around the virtual table to pick over the bones of the SPFL vote, league reconstruction, and what it all means for Dundee. (Some microphone experimentation is responsible for the occasional audio mistake...)
Gary, Danny and Grant discuss the last ten-team top tier and look back at a season of late winners, the early influx of talent from abroad, and the worst kept secret in Scottish football management.
Gary, Danny and Grant continue their look back by chatting about our first season back in the SPL, including merger discussions, the new stands, and Dariusz Adamczuk.
Danny, Gary and Grant get together to do a podcast with a change, as they look back at the 1997/98 First Division triumph.
Gary, Grant and Danny get around the (remote Skype) table to pontificate on what could happen to the league in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. We don't have a clue, but it's never stopped us before...
Danny interviews Greg Fenton, Community Trust Manager of the Dundee FC in the Community Trust, to learn more about the trust and the projects it's running.
Gary and Danny get together to wax lyrical/eat humble pie about Christophe Berra, chew over the new look formation, and ask whether two strikers will be enough for the rest of the season.
Gary and Danny bask in the glory of three points gained at the expense of Partick Thistle and mull over the new-look defence.
Gary and Danny dissect yet another Cup exit at the hands of Motherwell before going over the rumoured ins and outs and asking where everything goes from here. (It's honestly more fun than it sounds....)
Gary and Danny get together to chew over an important away win at Firhill before previewing the derby.
Gary and Danny celebrate hitting the heady heights of 3 wins on the bounce before worrying about Marshall's hammy and refusing to make any predictions about the derby. The guys then move onto happier ground by giving their 3 cult heroes from Dundee derbies of old (or, in Gary's case, very recently).
Gary and Danny bask in the glory of back-to-back away wins against Ayr and Alloa. The guys wax lyrical about the improved performances across the park before demanding that literally nothing is changed for Friday's televised game against Morton.
Gary and Danny make the most of the international Braes - I mean, break - by enjoying a home victory over Arbroath, mulling over our defensive shift, praising Dorrans and trying to work out what to do with our strikers, before going over our Top 3 worst ever signings (spoiler alert: we ended up just naming loads of people.)
Gary, Danny and Ryan finally get around to covering a few mediocre results for the 'Dee, as well as looking afresh at our squad and recognising it'll be a long, hard season...
Nobody ever said supporting Dundee was easy....
This is a mercifully short monologue from Gary following the derby defeat at Tannadice. We'll be back in the future with a more in-depth pod next week - surely we can't slip up in the Tunnock's, can we?
Ryan, Danny and Grant discuss the scrappy goalless draw at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. We then preview a massive game on Friday evening and share our favourite derby moments.
Gary, Danny and Grant sit down to try and work out how we lost to Aberdeen before mulling over the Caley game and what remains to be done in the transfer market. (This was recorded before Josh McPake was announced...)
Gary and Danny wax lyrical about Hemmings, mull over potential other transfer targets, breathe a sigh of relief post-Ayr and get optimistic about the BetFred Cup tie against Aberdeen.
Gary is joined by Grant and Danny for the first proper podcast of the season. After giving kneejerk opinions on our new signings, we talk formations, the Dunfermline debacle, and look forward to Ayr.
A summer without football has cleansed our palate ahead of the 2019/20 promotion push. Unfortunately, it's also resulted in everybody going off on holiday, so this is just a quick 10 minute summer recap/season preview from Gary before we return properly next week. Enjoy!
Gary, Grant, Ryan and Danny get together to celebrate the arrival of James McPake and Jimmy Nicholl, and "look forward" to preparing for a return to the Championship and the BetFred Cup.
Gary and Ryan get together to bid a "fond" farewell to Jim McIntyre and talk through Dundee's managerial options.
Gary and Danny pick over the rubble of yet another defeat before gazing into the crystal ball of who could come in if/when there's a change of manager.
Gary, Ryan and Danny get together just before the post-split fixtures kick off to moan about the last month or so and consider what can be done to turn things around.
Gary, Ryan and Danny get together to celebrate the victory over Livi, lavish praise on various players, thank our lucky stars for a few breaks and preview this Friday's game against Hibs.
Gary, Grant and Danny return to rake over the coals of two bouts of last minute heartbreak, be cautiously optimistic about new signings and be recklessly confident about our chances against Livi.
Gary and Ryan are joined by podcast debutant Al as the pod reawakens from a festive slumber. We take a whirlwind tour through the ins and outs at Dens before dipping into the latest storm over club shares and then collectively convincing each other this is the year we lift the Scottish Cup (spoiler alert: it won't be.)
Gary, Grant and Danny bask in the glory of a two-game unbeaten run, and take the opportunity to dole out some praise to the older heads in the squad as well as admiring the back to basics approach we've adopted. We turn our attention to our fellow relegation candidates and hear about why one podcaster was fatshamed by an Accies midfielder...
Gary and Danny sit down to rake over the coals of the Motherwell game, look at McIntyre's emerging preferences, discuss a few of our long-service players and then make a plea ahead of the St Mirren game.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points, get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Gary, Grant and Danny are back to dissect the "performance" against Hearts, debate how much time McIntyre will need to sort out the squad, and touch on the now-defunct debate on whether to Dodds or not to Dodds.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points, get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Join Gary, Grant and Danny as they go over the Kilmarnock game and agree that focusing on the winning penalty doesn't tell half the story. The trio also wearily discuss McCann's future again before moaning about ticket prices breaching the £30 barrier.
if you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points, get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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We won! We won a game of football! Join Gary, Danny and Ryan in disbelief as they go over a victory against Accies, before delving into listeners' questions about the new stadium, McCann's future, and whether or not Lewis Spence is a dumpling.
if you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points, get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Gary is joined by Danny and Ryan to pick over the bones of yet another insipid defeat. The trio analyse where we keep going wrong and wonder just what it will take for a change of manager to take place.
if you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points, get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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We've all dreamed of pulling on the dark blue of Dundee, and for one of us, the Deefiant season presented the ultimate opportunity. In this podcast, Craig Robertson tells podcast regular Grant all about how the chance to turn out for the Dees came about and his memories of the 2010/11 season. Following on from a piece carried in Nutmeg Magazine and the Guardian, it's not to be missed.
We'll be back next week after our inevitable joyless home defeat to Hibs, but in the meantime, if you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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After an international break hiatus, the usual trio of Gary, Grant and Danny are back to mull over our deadline day deals, bid a fond farewell to Craig "the DAB slayer" Wighton, and to "look forward" to a trip to Ibrox.
We also mention our new association with TheTwoPointOne - sign up to a 2.1 sub using promo code "provieroad" to help us build on the podcast and site.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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The usual trio are back after a short hiatus to rant about our abysmal Cup performance, discuss McCann's future and be generally miserable - basically just the usual late August feelings for Dundee fans.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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We really should've known this would happen. Danny, Gary and Ryan get together to rant about the capitulation to Dunfermline in the BetFred Cup, running the rule over our new signings and suggesting some other areas of the park where Dundee need to strengthen. There's a quick plug at the end for the Cult Heroes XI vote too.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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After a summer hiatus, the guys are back to dissect all things dark blue! As well as looking at the overhauled squad and making rash predictions about the quality of our new signings, Danny, Gary and Grant go over the 4-0 victory over Stirling Albion before touching on the club captaincy and Paul McGowan's court case.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Grant, Ryan, Gary and Danny get together to celebrate survival and dish out some end of season awards.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Gary, Ryan and Grant return to dissect the defeat at Fir Park, before trying (and failing) to simplify the relegation arithmetic and looking ahead to the game against Accies.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Gary is joined by Danny and debutant Ryan to dissect/gloat about the vital victory over St. Johnstone in what was definitely not a derby. The trio touch on Moussa hitting form at just the right time before discussing the optimism at Dens and making some ill-advised predictions for the 'Well game.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Danny, Gary and Grant sit down to discuss (read: rant about) next season's ticket prices, before eventually mulling over recent contract extensions and where our pre-split success against Celtic and Hearts leaves us ahead of the split.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Danny, Gary and Grant return to discuss what went wrong against St Johnstone, our miserable home record, and whether to expect 0 or 1 points before the split. We also discuss Neil McCann's tenure, and where Dundee go from here.
You'll be pleased to hear we've finally fixed our sound quality issues - just a pity we can't do anything about the team's form while we're at it.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Grant, Danny and Gary return to discuss the run-in to the split and dissect the club's finances. As you can tell, there were some recording/audio difficulties which we're hoping to sort out for next time.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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The usual trio of Grant, Danny and Gary are back to dissect a fairly miserable week for the Dees, helped only by the capture of Steven Caulker. We go through the Cup exit, chucking away 3 points at Killie, before going through a few mailbag questions. The episode was recorded before the fantastic result against Thistle, but due to "technical difficulties" (e.g. Gary's laptop turning the recording into static) we've only just got around to publishing it. Call it a time capsule piece.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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After a short hiatus, Gary and Danny are back along with Grant Hill to dissect that defeat to County, bemoan that transfer window and pretend that this could be our year in the Cup.
If you have any questions, suggestions or future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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Gary and special guest Danny Smith, founder of Up Wi' The Bonnets, go through the Aberdeen game on Friday night and what could be done differently under the lights at Tynecastle on Tuesday. There's also a discussion about the Nou Campy, and a bit of a therapy session about the inevitable loss of Glen Kamara and Jack Hendry to other clubs.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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The first ever episode of the podcast dedicated 100% to Dundee FC has landed!
Join host Gary Cocker and special guest, journalist and writer Alan Pattullo, as the duo go through our defensive options, grumble about the goalie situation, muse on fanzines of old, and try to work out where the hell the goals are going to come from. The optimism, believe it or not, is sickening.
If you have any questions, suggestions for future features or discussion points,get in touch with the show on Twitter @provieroadpod or e-mail the show: provieroadpodcast@gmail.com .
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