England's manager was Fabio Capello, who had been to the town in the 1980s to refine his coaching knowledge. Largs changed coaches and careers, but coaches changed Largs as well. For a seaside resort whose traditional summer custom had been siphoned off by sunshine package deals abroad, an influx of hungry and, more often thirsty, football coaches was welcome. Ricky Sbragia, who did his coaching courses at Largs' previous incarnation, has brought Manchester United's Under-23s to stay on successive summers. But the courses that coached the coaches have migrated to Oriam, a new national performance centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Source: BBC January 15, 2019 00:02 UTC