If you were the new Scottish manager, what would you do with the squad going forward? I feel like the home Euros gets in the way a bit. It is the easiest Euros ever for us to qualify for - at least 3 of the 4 hosts will be there so not qualifying would be a disaster. So you need experience for 2028 but a number of those players aren't going to have a role to play in qualifying for, and hopefully playing in, 2030. Robertson, McTominay, Hanley, Tierney, McGinn, Christie, Hendry, Souttar, McLean and McKenna as well as Shankland, Adams and Dykes will all be at least 33 by 2030. But we need a lot of that experience over the next 2 years. If you were the new manager how would you approach it? I'd be tempted to bin most of them after the Euros.

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Someone posted a piece earlier today about the initiatives in the MLB and it got me thinking. This is what I would like to see in the Scottish game to improve the product and what is stopping the S.F.A from doing it?

1. Lose the preoccuption with trying to be a 'mini' England - identical league names shows the mindset of those in charge. It's not a fair comparison and we don't need to copy them.

2. Drop the minnows - 42 teams in 4 divisions - for a Country of barely 5 million people. It's too many. Most don't survive on a commercial basis and are staffed by volunteers. I would have a top division of 16 teams and a second tier of 12 teams. The rest drop into a pyramid of part-time regional leagues or merge.

3. Get a sensible fixture list - I would have as many games start at 3pm on a Saturday as possible. I don't want anymore games of Falkirk 'entertaining' St. Mirren at 8pm on a Tuesday night.

4. Slash prices across the board - food, drink, tickets and merch - The product is not value for money. £28 for an adult ticket and £10 for children. That's  £76 for a family of 4 - before buying a match programme, food and drink!

The SPFL just rest on their laurels because it's 'the national sport' - this isn't the 1920s, we live in a time of abundant content where you can watch movies, games, socials - no entertainment has a god-given right to exist, you need to convince people it's worth spending their money on. Flat rate of prices on everything and improve the experience - music, fan zones, kid's footballs, autograph sessions, food trucks the lot.

5. Trial Alcohol - let's see if people can be sensible about it.

6. Introduce Summer Football - We don't have the weather. Fans don't need to freeze on a cold dark February. It will mean better weather, better pitches, better quality football, less money spent on heating and floodlighting and better preparation for European Football.

7. Better socials and engagement - It needs to be a spectacle - I'm not saying cheerleaders and half time shows - but better highlight packages, engagement online. Right now you've got people like Open Goal, PLZ, The Warm-Up all doing their own thing. Bring them into the fold and start promoting our league.

7. Get the TV deals nailed down - The Scottish Government are all about 'standing up for Scotland' - then do it, hold the BBC's feet to the fire. We get under 5% of BBC football rights despite having 10% of the population. Every match should be streamed. There are loads of streaming services in Asia in India, China, South-East Asia that don't get Premier League rights we could be selling to. Centralize all the commercial rights with the SPFL

8. Youth Development - We need a national coaching academy. Partner with a University. We need to modernize tactics and raise standards, technical ability, bringing through players and facilities to do it. England did it with St. Georges and we can have something similar. Mandatory minutes for Scottish under-21 players.

Are the S.F.A going to do any of this? Nah, what's for lunch?

Pretty solid view of the game. The graphic on Messi's impact post substitutions is incredible.

I can see a lot changing especially in the squad too with a lot of players like Miller and Todd being called up to the national team who could really benefit us in this tournament. However, the manager is always the one who makes the decision that wins us the games.

My first thought of a realistic is Rafa Benitez who has ready declared interest in the role. I feel like John McGlynn lacks top level experience but it could be worth a shot in the dark. Any thoughts? And how far could we go under each possible candidate?

I hope his next shite is a hedgehog

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