Homegrown plan kicks in

NEW incentives for clubs to introduce home-grown players to their first teams have been welcomed by the Scottish Premier League.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2011, 18:56 BST
Updated 26th Jul 2011, 01:51 BST

The Scottish Football Association have launched a 500,000 initiative to encourage clubs to develop and promote young players.

The Performance Awards Scheme means that SPL clubs who select two Scottish Under-21 players in their starting line-up in any competitive match will receive 750 from the SFA, and 1,000 for selecting three or more.

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SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "The SPL welcomes the introduction of the Scottish FA's Performance Awards Scheme.

"SPL clubs already do a lot of good work in this area and motivating clubs to develop young Scottish talent can only be a good thing for Scottish football."