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Scott McDonald brings Helicopter Sunday memories to Open Goal

The former Celtic striker joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday for career stories stretching from Scotland to Middlesbrough and Australia.

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SCOTT McDONALD ON CELTIC, ANDY HALLIDAY AT BORO & HELICOPTER SUNDAY | Keeping The Ball On The Ground

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3:48McDonald argues that modern academies can overload young players with tactical instructions.
7:56Moving to Celtic meant simplifying his game and concentrating on chances inside the box.
10:50McDonald and Halliday recall Strachan's demanding running drills and fitness tests.
29:47The former Middlesbrough team-mates revisit their time together under Strachan.
53:45McDonald reflects on his late Motherwell goals against Celtic on Helicopter Sunday.

Gordon Strachan's Monday running sessions were harder than pre-season, Andy Halliday remembers. Scott McDonald's visit gives Open Goal plenty of those shared football memories, with former team-mates comparing notes rather than simply working through a guest's CV.

The Keeping The Ball On The Ground special is the most-watched of seven new uploads, reaching roughly 79,000 views. McDonald explains how moving from Motherwell to Celtic meant stripping his game back: "I think what I did really well there when I went to Celtic was I simplified everything." Alongside the training-ground stories, he questions whether modern coaching leaves young players enough room to think for themselves.

Then comes Helicopter Sunday: McDonald's two late Motherwell goals against Celtic helped send the 2005 title to Rangers, before he later joined Celtic himself. Viewers are bringing their own match memories to the comments, while one picks up his argument about teaching players to solve problems on the pitch. The episode includes a paid betting-advertising break.

McDonald's stories also fill all three of the channel's strongest-moving uploads right now. Separate clips revisit Strachan joining the pre-season running and McDonald discovering that Tony Mowbray would be his Middlesbrough manager. The full episode is drawing the most daily views of the three.

Elsewhere, Right In The Coupon's Celtic-Kilmarnock preview drew roughly 71,000 views, with Derek Ferguson, Gordon Dalziel and Marvin Bartley joining Ferry. Open Goal's subscriber total was unchanged across the week, and daily viewing is close to its usual level. Among nearby football channels, The Good, The Bad & The Football had a particularly busy week; Open Goal's own fresh momentum centres on McDonald and the managers who made training memorable.

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Scott gelled with you three amazingly there. Great story teller, get him on whenever you can. Top work chaps
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Great chat. I was at the Spartak game big Boruc saved a penalty tae
@jamescotter1888See it on YouTube
I was at Ibrox that day Scotty scored that half volley edge box at the Celtic end was magical 1-0 Celtic legend🍀👌
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6:13 is it not a failure of coaching, if kids and players today haven't been taught to figure things out for themselves on the pitch
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