St Mirren Academy Director - Allan McManus ("Parents force their kids to play academy football" - Episode 17 snippet")

New Snippet: Allan Mcmanus, the Academy Director of Scottish League Cup winners St Mirren. Tells me on Episode 17 of my Podcast.

That he has been surprised to discover in his job, that a lot of players do not want to be playing football, but they feel that they have to play to please pushy parents.

The former Hearts defender also shared with me his experience of a St Mirren academy player getting their pro contract and making their debut in the first team, only to quit football two days later because the player couldn't handle the pressure.

Full Episode: Friday January 2nd 2025