Andrew and Alan talk about the SD Scotland Index - an overview of the ownership of Scotland's 42 senior clubs, and of their approach to supporter engagement and transparency.

The index was conceived as an extension of the work Alan did for Raith Supporters Trust to improve their members' understanding of the ownership of their club structure. In this episode we talk about the Raith Rovers story, the development of the SD Scotland Index, and our plans for developing it further.

You can view the Index here: https://tabsoft.co/2H9UsRg

A previous version of the Index, which we initially published as a PowerPoint file, can be found here: https://bit.ly/2uUmBa8

The Raith Supporters Trust's "Who Owns What?" document can be found here: https://tabsoft.co/2qiURGB

A PowerPoint slide deck showing how the Raith Rovers ownership structure evolved over the last 35 years can be found here: https://bit.ly/2H742o0

E-mail us at behindthegoals@hotmail.com, or contact us on Twitter at @SuppDirectScot

Behind The Goals

17: SD Scotland Index

This week we hear one of the greatest but least-known stories in Scottish football - Jimmy Bone's achievements in Zambia with Power Dynamos FC, the first team from southern Africa to win the Cup Winners Cup - a fascinating conversation that could have gone on for a lot longer!

Enjoy.

24: Jimmy Bone

The podcast has gone yellow this week for a very special episode of Behind The Goals - or should it be Behind The Home Runs?

Jesse Cole (@YellowTuxJesse), owner of the Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) spoke to us about their unique approach to running a baseball team. Playing in the eighth tier of baseball in the US, the team started from scratch in a city whose previous team folded due to a lack of interest in the sport. By focussing 100% on entertaining the fans (do that, and the results will follow, according to Jesse) they've gone from zero interest to sold-out stadiums, winning their league in the process.

Jesse's enthusiasm is infectious, and his insights into creating the perfect matchday experience are worth considering for any sport. Some of these ideas may not translate easily to Scottish football, but the beer festival idea might be popular ("you can't drink all day unless you start at breakfast time!")

Enjoy!

29: Jesse Cole of Savannah Bananas

After an extended break, Behind The Goals is back! And we're doing it in style - we've taken the podcast on the road again, this time to Warsaw for a beer festival.

Whilst in Warsaw we did a bit of ground-hopping - taking a tour of the national stadium, drinking beer responsibly in the Legia stadium (where the beer festival was being held), and taking in a Liga III match at the Polonia stadium. Polonia won 2-0 against ŁKS Łomża, and even though we wanted to just sit and watch the game we were forced (literally!) to stand up and join in with the chants and choreography!

The last week or two has also been a bit of a media frenzy, with invitations to appear on radio and TV to talk about the potential reintroduction of alcohol sales in football stadia (a subject we're very familiar with!) and also to respond to the trouble at last week's Edinburgh derby match. Faces for radio? You bet.

As always, get in touch with us via behindthegoals@hotmail.com or on Twitter @SuppDirectScot

38: Beerhind The Poles

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