The Scottish Football Podcast turns its attention to Edinburgh, where both Hearts and Hibs are facing difficult questions. Following their Celtic Park humbling, Hearts must prepare to face Mo Salah's Trabzonspor in the Conference League, a test that could prove even tougher under Wouter Vrancken. The panel asks whether the club should rethink its risk-reward style of football or stick with its organised chaos approach, and just how worrying its away form has been this year.
Elsewhere in the capital, Hibs are struggling to find any momentum. The discussion asks why there has not been a new manager bounce for Marink Reedijk, and whether issues off the park have made the atmosphere at the club too toxic for success. Lacklustre recruitment is also under scrutiny as a possible driving force behind the downturn in results.
With results slipping, the episode raises the question of whether it is time to be worried about a relegation fight at Easter Road. The programme brings together David Currie, Mark Atkinson and Rory Loy to unpack the reasons behind both clubs' struggles.
The 29-minute episode was broadcast on Radio Scotland on 21 October 2026 and is available to listen to for 29 days on BBC Sounds.
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