"Ah, team bonding. An opportunity to knit a diverse squad of footballers closer together and strengthen relationships, commonly used in periods of adversity. "I ended up fighting with Craig Gordon at go-karting," former Heart of Midlothian player and manager Robbie Neilson tells the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast. "He threw his helmet at me, I threw a punch, he threw a punch and then we all started fighting.""
"Gary Caldwell's version of team bonding when Partick Thistle boss in 2018 was a little bit more extreme than some cold water therapy in a beautiful loch. The team were second bottom of the Scottish Championship and their grim start to the season had ended Alan Archibald's tenure. He was replaced by Caldwell, who had failed to win any of his first five matches, so he called in some help from the SAS."
Robbie Neilson engaged in a physical altercation with goalkeeper Craig Gordon during a go-karting team-bonding session, with helmets thrown and punches exchanged. Russell Martin led his Rangers squad to Loch Lomond for cold-water immersion as a bonding exercise. Gary Caldwell employed SAS-led, high-intensity simulations for Partick Thistle when results were poor, involving masked soldiers, simulated abductions, and psychological stress that left at least one player in tears. Partick Thistle recovered to finish the season safe in sixth place in the Scottish Championship. Team-bonding methods varied widely in intensity and outcomes.
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