Scotland's Game — Season 1, Episode 1: I Play for Money
30 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
Thirty years ago Scottish football was riding high, producing many world-class players and regularly qualifying for international tournaments. But the social landscape was changing fast with a new political doctrine placing money above everything - resulting in one fifth of the work force in Scotland losing their jobs, fracturing the industrial communities that supported many of the football clubs. The game badly needed modernisation and a new direction. Emerging was a new breed of leaders with new skills, with the ability of keeping one eye on the ball and the other on business.
About Scotland's Game
Documentary series charting the changes in Scottish football. How social changes 30 years ago resulted in a new breed of leader with new skills.