What's going on with Scotland's Under-21s?

About this episode

Kieran discusses the current state of Scotland's Under-21 football team with guest Owen Brown, exploring key issues and challenges.

- Why is nobody talking about the Under-21s? - What are the pros and cons of young Scots moving to English academies? - How do we entice dual nationals to declare for Scotland? 🌳 Link to all our socials: https://linktr.ee/ImprovingScottishFootball 🙋🏻‍♂️ For partnership enquiries: improvingscottishfootball@gmail.com Kieran is joined by Owen Brown from The Young Team for this important and timely chat. Scotland, Scotland football, national, Scottish football, podcast, Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Hibernian, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, United, Highlights, the terrace, open goal, PLZ, heart and Hand, Rangers Review, 20 Minute Tims, ACSOM, A Celtic State of Mind, Review, BBC, radio, SPL, SPFL, Premiership, championship, league 1, league 2, show

People in this episode

Host: Kieran

Guest: Owen Brown

Topics covered

• Scotland's Under-21 football
• young Scots in English academies
• dual nationals in football
• Scottish football development
• youth football
• national team prospects

Keywords

• Under-21s
• Scottish football
• youth academies
• dual nationals
• football development
• Scotland
• soccer
• Owen Brown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Young Team, Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Hibernian, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Motherwell

Places: Scotland

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