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Situations vacant list grows at scottishathletics as Frank Dick departs

FRANK DICK stepped down yesterday as chair of scottishathletics, with the ink barely dry on a strategy document which was his brainchild and several posts linked to it still waiting to be filled.

Frank Dick:  'I don't want the sport to bruise more than it has. It's the right decision for everybody' Picture: Getty
Frank Dick: 'I don't want the sport to bruise more than it has. It's the right decision for everybody' Picture: Getty

The precipitate departure of this perceived white knight – former Scotland and UK national coach from the sport's golden era – makes it hard to avoid the conclusion that this is now a sport in crisis.