Show Notes
Improving Scottish Football is BACK! - and we've moved into a shiny new studio. Kieran and the panel give their takes on key issues they believe is holding back Scottish Football from becoming an established nation on the international stage.
This episode is proudly sponsored by Hollis Financial Planning: https://www.hollisfinancialplanning.co.uk 🌳 Link to all our socials: https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball 🙋🏻♂️ For partnership enquiries: [email protected]
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:08 Player Pathways 18:20 League Reconstruction 33:30 TV Deal 44:53 Referee Transparency 58:39 Should Sport be Free? 01:09:20 Ranking, Final Thoughts & Outro
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