Former First Minister Henry McLeish believes "significant progress" has been made in his attempts to improve Scottish Football. Six months ago McLeish's Review of Scottish Football report was considered and accepted at the SFA's AGM and the author was at Hampden today to make his six-month's progress report. McLeish was pleased to be able to report that the majority of his recommendations have now been completed or in the process of being implemented.
McLeish said: "It is six months to the day from the AGM. In both reports 103 recommendations were made and they are now being implemented in one way or another after that famous vote at the AGM. More progress has been made in the last six months than the last 60 years. It's a major step forward for a game experiencing major challenges. There has been significant progress. The SFA realised something significant and substantial had to be done."
However, McLeish stressed that the full benefits of his changes may not be apparent for some time. He went on: "We are building for the long term. That's the sensible way for Scotland to move. We are moving in the right direction. The message today is that tremendous progress is being made. We are exceeding expectations from when I took this on. It's not just a short-term response to the report but long-term rebuilding. If we are going to make changes we have to get it right."
Source: FOOTYMAD
