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Sunday Mail
|May 18, 2025
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL has a habit of going around in circles - in Jamie Swinney's case, that may not be a bad thing.
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In between Swinney the Falkirk fan who went to games with his late grandpa and Swinney the Falkirk chief exec was Swinney the coach made redundant by Falkirk.
Rewind to the run-up to Christmas in 2017 and he - as well as kids and fellow coaches - learned via the Press the Bairns were ditching their youth academy, ending his time as head of youth and operations.
If nothing else, it's fitting he stands to be at the helm when resurrecting it from as young as Under-11s.
Bringing it back below Under-16s and 18s, who both won their titles, in 2026 was always the intention.
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