Brown Ferguson

@sportscotland Ast Regional Performance Manager and High performance manager to Scottish Golf. UEFA Pro Licence holder. Assistant Manager at Stenhousemuir FC

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

@pieandbov Brilliant post 👏👏

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

What a night

🌎 🏆 HERE WE COME!

Superb @ScotlandNT 👏👏👏

#SCODEN

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

It’s been a quick 100 league matches! Been a great group to work with and hopefully many more games to come

[Stenhousemuir FC @StenhousemuirFC]

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👏 Congratulations to Brown Ferguson, who reaches 100 league matches as Assistant Manager today!

A true Warrior, Brown has represented Stenhousemuir as a player, manager, and now assistant, and it’s brilliant to see him hit another milestone in maroon.

🔗 https://t.co/5nNErsLWnY

⚔️ #brown #warriorslegend

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

@mcgov12 So sorry to read this news. Thoughts are with you and your family.

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

@imried7 There are no words Dougie, just know that you and your family are in everyone’s thoughts.

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

Start of season 28 🧑‍🦲and 11th with @StenhousemuirFC! Best of luck to everyone involved across the leagues as we start the new campaign!

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

Great interview. Been a very very busy week but a lot of great work done by a lot of people at the club to get a team on the pitch today. A lot of positives to take forward. All the best to @MotherwellFC for the rest of the season

[Stenhousemuir FC @StenhousemuirFC]

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WarriorsTV also spoke with Gary Naysmith following today's action.

https://t.co/ObFgN7ywGr

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

2nite is an example of where we are going Nationally. We are playing a GK, who has never played a 1st team league match IN HIS LIFE!!

This should have been unthinkable for us, not reality

We’re Lacking depth of quality and numbers and it’s only going one way unfortunately.

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The following is information on the number of Scottish players playing in the Scottish Premiership over the 2024/25 season. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ScottishFA @pieandbov @PFAScotland @spfl @sportscotland @BBCSportScot

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The trend of Scots playing in our top flight is declining each year and there doesn't appear to be any consideration or plan to alter this which should be a concern for Scottish football

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

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SOME OBSERVATIONS
- Hearts and Kilmarnock are the only teams playing over 50% of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
- Motherwell are the team most often to start 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿U21 players
- 9 of the teams in the top flight started a🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿U21 player less than 2% of the time
- Aberdeen and Celtic did not start a🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 U21

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OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED
- 20 team selections over the season did not contain a single Scottish player
Hibs x 3
Ross County x 11
Rangers x 5
Celtic x 1

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How does each team compare.....

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4/9

7.8% of players starting games were part of the youth pathway at the club they play with. Just over 10 players out of 132!

This includes the likes of Craig Gordon and Liam Kelly who both were youth players at their clubs (Hearts and Rangers) before returning

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

5/9

3.23% of players starting are Scottish and under the age of 21. This is just over 4 players out of 132 each game week across Scotland's top flight.

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3/9

Players born outside Scotland but eligible to play for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 are captured in this stat (i.e. Alex Lacovitti). Players born in Scotland, but representing other countries, have not been included (i.e. Martin Boyle)

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The overall percentage of Scots starting games is now at 31.46%. This equates to roughly 41 Scottish players out of 132 who are starting in the top flight on a weekly basis.

This has dropped from 45% in season 21/22 and is declining ....... fast!

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

Maybe, but this isn’t something that’s just happened, it’s been rumbling on for months. The guy is pursuing something else, which is also special. He’s given years of dedication to the club and success. Why does Xabi Alonso get a hero’s reception today? He’s expected to go to RM?

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

Can’t understand the boos for TAA at Liverpool. Guys been a brilliant servant to the club, won titles, represented the city and club, and has just decided to move on, like everyone else will at some point down the line.

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

As a 2013, Playing up a year in an A division team is no easy thing, so super proud parents 2d. Proud coach as well seeing this team grow. One more win to secure their own league title 🤞 so the season not finished yet!!  Brilliant to be involved with such a Great group of parents, players and coaches.

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

As our 1st season finished today, I then rushed off to the watch my other team that I help coach, @sfcwitc 2012’s, in the A Divisional cup final at Broadwood.  I’m pleased to say the day ended well with the group winning the game 3-1, and clinching a first title at 11’s.  Amazing to see their smiles at the end of the game

[Brown Ferguson @brownaferguson]

Also super proud of my own son who has been part of this amazing group for a number of years.  He helps with kit for the 1st team on match days, and today shot off to his own game after 30 mins. His efforts in his own match were recognised with a POTM which was lovely to see.