The Scottish Football Partnership were delighted to be able to assist Rangers F.C. with funding support to help with their plans to install a new Stand with changing rooms and floodlights at their Milngavie Training Centre. Craig Mulholland, the club’s Head of Academy commented “We are delighted with the impact the new Academy stand, changing facility and education suite has had on the lives and learning of our players and coaches. The additional dressing room space has allowed us to increase the contact time with our young players and ultimately having more players training more often will result in an improved quality of player being produced. The new dressing room space has allowed us to increase the variety in our match programme, including the hosting of larger festivals and tournaments, again benefitting the learning and experience we can offer the young talent. The education suite has allowed us to increase the amount of academic education a young person does in the building with our in-house teachers and tutors and again allows the technical, sports science and analysis staff to obtain more contact time with our best talent. The significant investment from primarily the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund, the club and of course The Scottish Football Partnership has also allowed us to, in addition to the new dressing rooms and education suite, add new floodlights, upgrade the grass pitch, add new perimeter fencing and it has created an excellent seated environment for supporters and parents to enjoy football. Our women’s team have benefitted enormously from this and now have one of the best playing environments in the Scottish Women’s game. We are extremely grateful to the SFP for their continued support and I am sure they will be delighted to know that their funding support has had such a positive impact on so many aspiring footballers.”
