18 Apr 2023 18:15:40
First time poster, I live in LA and have watched Cifuentes a lot as I follow LAFC, if he produces in a Rangers shirt like he does for LA he'd be a crackin signing, I'd see him make a switch to Spain before Scotland tho.

1.) 18 Apr 2023
18 Apr 2023 19:31:24
LA really into the MLS mate many talented players and the USA are producing some amount of quality youngsters now, looks like it is getting far more youngsters interested in football, Cifuentes would be quality if we could manage it, but you're probably correct if offered epl or Spain he ain't coming to Scotland.

2.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 00:16:11
Yeah, in the 7 and a bit years I've been here there's definitely been an increase in youngsters getting into it, pass a school any day of week and there's games going on.

3.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 00:29:08
We hardly see that in Scotland now mate, or even in parks unless games, can't mind the last time at my local park i seen young lads out playing football.

4.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 05:54:53
Regarding kids out playing on the pitches, it’s more a case of really struggling to find pitches to play, in my area the council close grass pitches in Easter for two weeks break, and pitches are closed early in summer, it’s a struggle to book a pitch for grass roots match, in Scotland we do our best to put kids of playing, this is only my experience in my area.

5.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 08:33:58
Almo

Renfrewshire by any chance?

6.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 10:01:25
Stay in Linlithgow almo,2 public parks and i have never seen boys out playing football for some amount of years, back 30/ 40 years ago we had about 20 aside, kids are more interested in computers now.

7.) 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023 10:36:45
Comes back to schools level in my opinion - where teachers don't get OT for working extra hours at weekend or nights - schools now relying on teachers doing it free of charge out of goodness of their hearts.
Also going back 50 odd years our public parks were jam packed with bounce games going on - remember even during midweeks of school hols that those unemployed (grown men) would be kicking a ball and many school youngsters would go along and get a game till dark o'clock -that helped get the youngsters hardened and interested in amateur/ Junior footy too. That's what got me hooked on the great game.
Changed times indeed!