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The Sack Race #2: 🗣️‘Fan media lives on hate-watching. Rage. Sack the manager ... owners feel it’
Former league chief Roger Mitchell believes be it foreign, financial or fan owners calling the shots, the modern boardroom is the killing ground for…
The Sack Race #1: 🗣️ 'Sometimes you have to lose a little bit...'
One in three Premiership clubs have cut loose their manager this season. We spoke to two decision makers on why they decided to stand by their man
Diary of a (football) CEO: 'Hiring Askou was a calculated risk, selling Miller was excruciating'
Brian Caldwell, Motherwell. Part Two
Diary of a (football) CEO: 'It takes over your life... you can't even carve the turkey' 📞🎅
Brian Caldwell, Motherwell. Part One
#3 The Jamestown Seven: "Everybody should have known about him... you didn't need data to see it" 👀
Magnusson: An athletic, eager all-rounder. ✅ Milne: Versatile, clever and good in the air. ✅ McEntee: A physical, super-competitive ball-winner. ✅
#2 The Jamestown Seven: From finding a Rolls Royce in Portugal to unearthing a hidden gem in Estonia 💎
Hearts broke the bank for Ageu and raised eyebrows by signing Kabore… but they knew exactly what they were doing
#1 The Jamestown Seven: Data + Character = Hearts’ winning formula
How Braga and Kyziridis passed the personality test
Seven Issues for Scotland to Solve in Seven Months before the World Cup
From age profiles and Gannon-Doak’s hamstring to draws of death and altitude sickness... Stephen McGowan map out the challenges and potential pitfalls…
ADDICTED TO GAMBLING #3: The ads are everywhere… are we kidding ourselves about the prospect of safe betting?
MPs have linked marketing to harm, and ex-Wrexham striker and recovering addict Marc Williams says sportspeople are SEVEN times more likely to have a…
ADDICTED TO GAMBLING #2: 🗣️ ‘I lost £1million over the years… when the threats started, that was the wake-up call’
It took decades for Brian Johnston to overcome his betting problem. He believes gambling is rife among footballers and wants them to learn from his…
ADDICTED TO GAMBLING #1: 🗣️ ‘I held my hands up — but should you punish someone for an illness?’
Scottish football is hooked on bookie sponsorship, but the compulsion to gamble afflicts many participants. Brian Rice hit rock bottom…
GAME OVER #3: YouTuber. Barista. Prison Guard. How footballers can build a second career
🗣️ “You might not miss football as much as you feared.” PFA Scotland are helping to build an off-ramp for players approaching their endgame
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