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*First Team kick off time shown. U23s kick off 2 hours prior

*First Team kick off time shown. U23s kick off 2 hours prior

FORMER ABERDEEN AND DUNDEE UNITED MANAGER ALEX SMITH BELIEVES SCOTTISH FOOTBALL HAS LOST THE PLOT AS THE MANAGERIAL MERRY-GOROUND SPINS EVER FASTER.

Former Scottish League Managers Association chief Smith, who moved to Australia after retiring from his role as technical director of Falkirk in 2018, is saddened to see the lack of patience being shown in the game.

He said: “The game in Scotland has gone crazy. The managerial merry-go-round is unbelievable. “It’s crazy what’s happening and I think the SFA should be thinking of a way to intervene to stop this “Should they put a financial penalty on a club taking in a young manager and then binning him after six or nine months?

“I know it’s extreme but we’re chasing people out of the game all over the place yet poor choices in boardrooms seem to be allowed to continue every season.”

Smith believes the rise of social media has not helped with directors throughout the country falling into the trap of being easily swayed by dissenting voices.

He said: “I look at the game now and I see clubs listening to every moan and complaint from social media."