Wee John Rankin - Football saviour

[HibbiesandtheBaddies]

Watched John on Peter and Roughie tonight, and Ranks floated the idea that it should be written into the contracts of professional footballers that they should give up a few hours a week to coaching kids fooball.

I think the kids would love that, whether it be a couple of hours assisting a current boys club setup, or taking a schools team (which appears to be in decline due to lack of resource)

Thoughts?

[Centre Hawf]

Watched John on Peter and Roughie tonight, and Ranks floated the idea that it should be written into the contracts of professional footballers that they should give up a few hours a week to coaching kids fooball.

I think the kids would love that, whether it be a couple of hours assisting a current boys club setup, or taking a schools team (which appears to be in decline due to lack of resource)

Thoughts?

Would be a great idea, can imagine the opportunity to be coached by one of your heroes as a youngster would encourage you to want to go to your local bog of a football pitch on a cold December night for an hour or two

[HoboHarry]

Watched John on Peter and Roughie tonight, and Ranks floated the idea that it should be written into the contracts of professional footballers that they should give up a few hours a week to coaching kids fooball.

I think the kids would love that, whether it be a couple of hours assisting a current boys club setup, or taking a schools team (which appears to be in decline due to lack of resource)

Thoughts?
Yer a rotten barsteward condemning some poor kids to coaching sessions from the Painter man Ian Black....

:greengrin

[matty_f]

I have a lot of time for Rankin, liked him when he was at Hibs and though he put up with a lot of stick from the fans, he never hid.

[HoboHarry]

Could be good for parents too mind you. I would imagine a few of the mothers would have learned some new "ball skills" after a session run by Leigh Griffiths.....

:greengrin

[Lago]

:top marks
I have a lot of time for Rankin, liked him when he was at Hibs and though he put up with a lot of stick from the fans, he never hid.

[The_Sauz]

Yer a rotten barsteward condemning some poor kids to coaching sessions from the Painter man Ian Black....

:greengrin

To be fair, he did say "professional footballers"
:wink:

[bob12345]

The grassroots community is certainly in support going by this: https://www.facebook.com/likeyfs/photos/a.199510540090352.46371.184845868223486/1043596372348427/?type=3&comment_id=1044425825598815&ref=notif&notif_t=photo_comment