Former Hibs star turned pundit is 'enjoying' switch from pitch to commentary box amid career fresh start
The former Hibs and Birmingham City man is now a regular on BBC Sport Scotland.
Scott Allan has given the low down on what life is like as a pundit after hanging up his playing boots last season.
The midfielder, who spent around five years at Hibs over two spells, most recently played for Kelty Hearts, but chose to retire in the summer, as he joined the coaching staff of Scottish League Two outfit East Kilbride alongside Mick Kennedy and Si Ferry.
A footballing journeyman, Allan played for 15 different clubs in both the Scottish and English domestic leagues. However, he is perhaps best known for his days at Easter Road, where he became the subject of transfer interest from Rangers in 2015, but ended up signing for Celtic instead as Ronny Deila hijacked the seemingly inevitable Ibrox deal.
What followed was a ‘difficult’ few years for Allan, whose Parkhead career never quite took off. However, he’s enjoying multi-tasking his punditry and coaching duties as he takes a back seat from being in the thick of it on the park.
Allan on life as a pundit
While being a relative new kid on the block when it comes to punditry at the age of 34, the former Scotland Under-21s International offers a fresh insight on today’s game and while still coaching at East Kilbride, he remains very well-connected.
Allan can regularly be seen on BBC and Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, where he has been allocated the Friday night slot alongside Scottish broadcasting icon, Hugh Keevins. On his new endeavour, Allan told Glasgow Times: “I am absolutely loving it, and I have done quite a lot, too. I'm really enjoying it.
“Friday nights with Hugh Keevins are interesting! Hearing the Super Scoreboard noise is something that is synonymous with growing up in Glasgow and going to the football with your dad on a Saturday, and it gives you a bit of a nostalgic feeling. I never thought I would be sitting next to Hugh Keevins on a Friday night, that is for sure!"
Celtic move sparked ‘difficult’ time
On the Old Firm transfer saga, Allan said: “I found it quite difficult to be honest. I think being a Glasgow boy, first and foremost, made it difficult, as every time I stepped outside and saw someone, it was the first thing they asked me.
"I could not really hide from it, because I was from there and my family lived there. My friends and family were asking me questions, the newspapers, and obviously, Twitter had come to the fore as well. It was difficult, and a bit unsettling if I am being totally honest, because right up until the end of July and the start of August, I did not know where I was going to end up.”