“It’s called the 4x4 club for a reason” Gordon Parks on who gets into Celtic and Rangers’ academies

“It’s called the 4x4 club for a reason.” Gordon Parks on the warning signs he saw years ago: SFA community coaching sessions in Easterhouse that nobody turned up to, Murray Park and Lennoxtown open only to kids whose parents could drive them there four nights a week, and youth club football that “became a direct debit affair”, with families who can’t afford £120 a month. He says the stat Peter put up “should be held up for shame”, and that the SFA white paper delivered nothing tangible...

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