Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Malky poised to name SFA coach
A NEW SFA head of coaching will be appointed in “a week or so”, performance director Malky Mackay has confirmed.
Mackay’s implementation of Project Brave, a series of recommendations aimed at improving the elite pathway for young players, is under way.
And amid several new proposals, the 29 current club academies will be reduced to a maximum of 16, the number of academy players will be reduced from 2,500 to 1,200, summer football for young players will be i ntroduced and reserve football will be brought back.
Mackay said: “Someone is nearly ready to be appointed and that will be done in the next week or so.
“It is someone I feel that is able to talk to every club, who has experience, well versed in Scottish football.
“Between him, myself and the Scottish national coaches we are going to get out to the clubs week on week so that the SFA presence within football clubs becomes the norm.
“I have asked 12 clubs so far and I will be getting round as many clubs as I can in the near future but not one club has said no.
“There is no conflict of interest, it is about trying to educate clubs’ coaches, look at the best young players that we will hopefully select for Scotland so there i s no downside.
“The only downside is that it needs to be done and we need to do it pretty soon, it is not something that has been done for a while.”