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Scotland's Game

Episode 1: I Play for Money

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

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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. Show less

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