roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
The juniors are still very much there. Though they don't seem to produce many players for the Scottish league system. Many prefer to stsy junior these days!
Just a small point. Denis Law never actually played in Scottish football (something thst surprised me, I was convinced he started out at Aberdeen) he actually He started off at Huddersfield town. Dalglish had about 7 years at Celtic and came through their youth system. Graeme Souness started out at Tynecastle boys club (are/where a feeder club to Hearts before starting his pro career at Tottenham.
I knew Law played at Huddersfield, but assumed he had played up there. And always thought Souness was at Middlesborough, then the lovables. No idea he was at Spurs.
But even at the team I grew up watching, Bristol City, there was always a decent clutch of Scottish players. Not many internationals, but good enough to play Div 1 in those days. Off the top of my head, Gerry Gow, Tom Ritchie, Jimmy Mann, Donnie Gillies, probably one or two others. So half, ish, of a Div 1 side made up of Scots.
Different days, granted, mind.
