Scottish football deserves a better TV deal πΊ
Thereβs one key change that can make it happen.
Hereβs how we do it π
27.04.2025 09:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Why is Gemmill still in charge of Scotland's Under-21s?
What keeps a coach in charge for nearly 10 years when there hasn't been success?
20.04.2025 12:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New pod alert!
We lost 6-1 to Iceland and haven't qualified for the U-21 EUROs in nearly 30 years π€―
What is going on!?
15.04.2025 13:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
NO to a 10-team league. Scottish football can do so much better.
01.04.2025 17:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
Has Belgiumβs 16-team league been a success?
Should Scotland consider a similar setup? π€
Frazer Robertson, 1st team coach at Standard LiΓ¨ge, shares why it works π§πͺ
22.03.2025 13:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Improving Scottish Football
The RIGHT TO DREAM philosophy β A blueprint for Scottish football?
Available on all podcast platforms!
YouTube: youtu.be/aB_RryvatuY?...
16.03.2025 09:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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π¨π¨π¨ New pod alert!
With Frazer Robertson β 1st team coach at Standard Liege. We compare Belgian football to Scottish football β and discuss their 16-team league setup π§πͺ
+ fantastic insight into his time working at RIGHT TO DREAM for 8 years. Links below.
16.03.2025 09:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Why is alcohol still banned in Scottish football? πΊ
It's not the 1980s anymore! Football fans shouldn't be treated like second-class citizens.
Would you like to see the ban repealed? π
08.03.2025 10:50 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
A bonus this week with an extra episode as @jbleasdale81.bsky.social speaks to Kieran from @improving-scot.bsky.social
07.03.2025 11:05 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Kieran Hennigan of @improving-scot.bsky.social recently published a video proposing a 14 team top flight that went viral. In this podcast, I ask him to give reasons as to why this is his preferred option
07.03.2025 11:19 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Improving Scottish Football
St Mirren: WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT PRODUCING OUR OWN PLAYERS
"We need to get better at producing our own talent!
St Mirren's Keith Lasley reveals how the club are merging academy players with the first team.
youtube.com/shorts/sI9t6...
23.02.2025 11:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Superb new podcast out now with Keith Lasley, Chief Operating Officer at St Mirren.
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE π₯³
17.02.2025 10:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
YouTube video by Improving Scottish Football
IT'S REPETITIVE & BORING! Clubs playing each other 4 times a season needs to STOP
Clubs playing each other 4 times a season is repetitive and boring. We can make Scottish football more exciting than it currently is.
We need league reconstruction - and this is how we do it π
youtu.be/hsKbWqoom_Q?...
16.02.2025 13:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What does it take to make it to the top? π€
Young Scottish players are developing a new mindset - fearless, hungry, and obsessed with improvement.
Talent isnβt enough on its own!
11.02.2025 12:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Improving Scottish Football
The 3 things that elite young players all have in common
New pod alert! π¨π¨π¨
What does it take to make it to the top?
What can be done about the lack of young Scots playing in the top flight? β½οΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
youtu.be/9QNOYSJI0XY?...
03.02.2025 08:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Were Premiership clubs right to ban artificial pitches in the top flight? π€
Listen to Falkirk CEO Jamie Swinney π₯ π
"Our pitch is absolutely light years ahead of Livingston's and Kilmarnock's".
27.01.2025 08:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Scottish Football Tier 5 And Below
The lower leagues of Scottish Football maginze
@improving-scot.bsky.social
hiya, hope your all well. Could you possibly share our Lower leagues of Scottish football magazine
Scottish Football Tier 5 And Below
scottishfootballtier5andbelow.blog
24.01.2025 20:39 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New podcast alert! π¨
Should it be this tough to get out of the Scottish Championship!?
WIth Falkirk CEO Jamie Swinney and @johnwalker1986.bsky.social - available on all podcast platforms!
22.01.2025 07:42 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Max Johnston is now Sturm Graz's first choice right back. Should he be starting for Scotland too?
"Sturm Graz have played a blinder!"
@kaiwatson.bsky.social @johnwalker1986.bsky.social
19.01.2025 07:44 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Ryan OnΓ© has started the last couple of games @sheffieldunitedfc.bsky.social βοΈ
Heβs got incredible potential. Could he be the future Scotland striker weβve been missing? π€
@kaiwatson.bsky.social and @johnwalker1986.bsky.social give us an insight π
15.01.2025 18:15 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Gabe Forsyth is a top Scottish prospect to watch in 2025 π
He's playing for @canaries.co.uk at just 18 and is learning under a great manager with a track record of developing young players.
@kaiwatson.bsky.social @johnwalker1986.bsky.social
14.01.2025 13:56 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A young Scottish player to watch in 2025! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
19-year-old Bobby Wales plays up front for @kilmarnock.bsky.social He's agile, clinical, and exciting π₯
@kaiwatson.bsky.social and @johnwalker1986.bsky.social discuss π
08.01.2025 12:10 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Do you remember when Liam Morrison signed for
Bayern Munich in 2019?
He's now developing nicely at @qpr.co.uk and is a top Scottish Prospect to watch in 2025 π
@kaiwatson.bsky.social and @johnwalker1986.bsky.social look at his career and qualities π
07.01.2025 13:48 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Who are the Top Scottish Prospects to watch out for in 2025?
Robbie Ure came through at @rangersfc.bsky.social
and then moved abroad to @rscanderlecht.bsky.social
He's breaking through into the first team at just 20 years old.
@kaiwatson.bsky.social and @johnwalker1986.bsky.social discuss
06.01.2025 12:07 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
No one that's going to set the heather alight unfortunately. Clinging onto the hope that Slicker goes on loan or gets game time at Ipswich.
06.01.2025 12:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New podcast alert! π¨
The Top 10 Scottish Prospects to watch out for in 2025 π
Available on all podcast platforms and YouTube with @kaiwatson.bsky.social @johnwalker1986.bsky.social
youtu.be/Zfm4DIlgql0?...
04.01.2025 12:08 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The system is designed to maximise excitement and jeopardy. It increases the number of high-stakes matches, which is good for broadcasters, fans and sponsors.
Should Scotland look at something like this?
31.12.2024 12:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The bottom 4 fight for survival with 2 teams relegated directly, and 1 more playing off against the 3rd best team from the league below.
31.12.2024 12:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Teams 7th β 12th compete in another mini-league.
The winner gets the chance to play-off for a European Conference League place against the team that finished 4th in the mini-league above.
31.12.2024 12:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
If you could share the magazine below as we try and land it in more countries.
Our Football magazine:
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Could you give this page a like or follow
https://www.facebook.com/share/19zFapUEUS/
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