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Youth football investigation. Part 1: Ian Cathro, the 23-year-old behind Dundee United’s academy, insists open minds and open ears are the secret to success

HAD it not been for his patron, Ian Cathro might have been written off as a daft laddie.

But now some believe the 23-year-old may have the insight and originality of thought to revolutionise the way Scotland’s young talent is developed.