The Jocks Are On Their Way To St James' Park!

Last updated : 11 March 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
Already we have had every Jock and his kilt linked with a move to the Toon, and the national tabloids are looking up every McDonald, Campbell, McTavish and Filthy McNasty they can find North of the border to make a connection.

Kevin Keegan: "I think you will see more and more Premier League managers looking at Scotland because there is some talent here.

"I don't mean this disrespectfully but probably, for the last six or seven years, that wasn't always the case.

"We are like any other club, we will look for talent wherever we think it can improve us. Whether it be Scotland, Lithuania, Russia, that's what you do.

"At the moment I think Scotland has got four or five players. (Alan) Hutton has just gone down to Spurs from Rangers and I think there are others here, definitely.

"I think they will interest everybody to be honest, not just me."

"There's definitely a lot of talent coming through. Most of it is already known about.

"We have had Celtic Under-19s and Under-14s here, we have had Dundee United's youngsters here. So there is already some fantastic young players coming through. We saw a lot of good girl players as well.

"I think there is a resurgence in Scotland, from what I am seeing, of kids who want to play.

"What they have got to make sure is those kids who are playing at 12, 13, 14, don't fall by the wayside when they get to 15, 16.

"I think that's what happens a lot, not just in Scotland, but the north of England.

"We have got to address that because those two or three years, you can't just go missing from football and just pick it back up again, because they are vital years.

"I guess a lot of guys want to go and watch Rangers and Celtic and teams like that rather than play and they have got to try to do both."