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Gary Parker · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:24 pm Post subject:

Feels like its a total Scottish football issue hunting for players https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62030282

Perhaps this just highlights that the talent pool isn't there to support so many clubs at the level they want to be at. Might only get worse the further we go into Brexit etc.

Big Alex · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 501 Location: Cotswolds

Not sure I understand what Brexit has to do with anything, not as far as RRFC anyway. We should be looking for home grown/local talent (as should all Scottish clubs. I is embarrassing to read of all the transfer stuff happening in the premiership - hardly any talk of Scottish names, 95% are unpronounceable foreigners. What chance has the national side got.............?
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Gary Parker · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:09 pm Post subject:

Heilan Rover · Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 453 Location: Lorient

Big A and GP, I know this will be controversial but here goes:

I think the solution lies with the authorities. Good young Scottish talent is hard to come by, and there are a lot of reasons for this. However high amongst those reasons is the dissolving of the reserve leagues. These leagues and reserve teams that played in them were great nursery platforms for youth football whilst also allowing injured first team players to get game time. The later being even better for youngsters to learn the game with the auld heeds coaching the youngsters DURING an actual game.

Aye, Money, or lack of it, will no doubt be sited as a reason not to do this. However Money ought to be found for this important task of not only ensuring the continuation of our game, but building our future National team as well. It is no use having all the best potential youths playing in the premier league's B teams. Some of these guys could be getting weekly starts for other lower division clubs and as such would be learning their trade against stiffer opposition.

Another thing the authorities can do would be to introduce an edict that every team must have say an under 20 Scottish player listed in the starting 11? Controversial, but if every team were forced to do it, far more focus would be concentrated on bringing the kids skills into line. Clearly in England this would be an English under 20, and in Wales and Ireland a Welsh or Irish under 20.

Just a thought!

Cuparman · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1572 Location: Irvine

wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2136 Location: Aberdeenshire

I blame the OF. They have stolen all the best players from other Scottish clubs over the years and they either didn’t make many appearances or disappeared. The football authorities fawn over both these sides to such an extent that they are miles ahead of any other Scottish side. No one cares about the other 40 professional sides and the focus of the media, SPL, SFA etc is always about Celtic and Rangers. Scottish football has been dead for years thanks to the Glasgow giants and the shameful bigotry that encompasses their fans.

Cuparman · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1572 Location: Irvine

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