Scottish football’s biggest names have issued a dire warning that our stars of the future are being priced out of the game.
They claim grassroots football is under threat because of the soaring cost of living as ex-players and clubs reveal how parents cannot afford to pay team subscriptions because of rocketing food and fuel bills.
Gordon Strachan said it was time the Government stepped in as Andy McLaren, Jim Jefferies and Alan Rough warned that crippling monthly fees and rising pitch costs were turning it into a middle-class sport.
