Former Scottish first minister Henry McLeish headed a review of the Scottish game in 2010. He has now called for a new summit on the state of the game after Scotland’s failure to qualify for Euro 2016. Much smaller countries such as Iceland and Northern Ireland succeeded in qualifying.
Former Scottish first minister Henry McLeish headed a review of the Scottish game in 2010. He has now called for a new summit on the state of the game after Scotland’s failure to qualify for Euro 2016. Much smaller countries such as Iceland and Northern Ireland succeeded in qualifying.
The question is whether such a meeting could come up with any new ideas or, indeed, ideas that could actually be implemented without encountering too much opposition. It might be worth taking a close look at how other smaller nations structrure their football. Although the Celtic-Rangers duopoly does not exist in its old form, it would be interesting to look at how many other countries have dominant teams.