The Perfect Storm
Charting the changes in Scottish football. How Scotland's desire to be part of a global football brand - and access the money that came with it - came at a price.
Football had become a global brand and Scotland was keen for its share of the action, and the cash. But the new money came at a price, top players demanded higher wages, kick-off times were changed and TV now called the shots.
Clubs desperate to compete in this new world were vulnerable to hare-brained schemes, mavericks with deep pockets and ego-driven illusions.
Almost overnight the dual drivers of money and media transformed the game - but left Scottish football struggling to forge an identity that would carry it into the future.
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Dark days for Motherwell FC in 2002
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Vladimir Romanov - The King of Hearts
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- Thu 1 Sep 2016 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
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