Scottish football fans across the world can get closer to the Scottish League Cup Final experience than ever following the news that, for the first time, the official match programme for the showpiece contest will be available as an app.
The matchday programme for Sunday’s final between Aberdeen FC and Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC, which has been produced by official SPFL partners ProgrammeMaster, will be available to download for just £3.99 on a number of platforms from 9am on Sunday.
The app gives fans from around the world the chance to read the matchday programme at the touch of a button, no matter where their location. Packed with exclusive features, from interviews with key players and staff from both sides to match previews and historical content, it is the ideal keepsake for fans before, during and after the final which is being held at Celtic Park, Glasgow.
To download the app, from 9am this Sunday, simply search for ‘Scottish League Cup Final’ in your App Store or Marketplace and press ‘buy/purchase’ to download it onto your desktop/newsstand.
The traditional match programme is priced at £5 and will be available at various vendor sales points outside Celtic Park on Sunday, as well as on sale online in advance
Neil Doncaster, SPFL chief executive, said: “A national cup final match programme has always been a treasured keepsake for Scottish football fans. By working with ProgrammeMaster and fully utilising modern technology it is fantastic that we are now able to share that product and experience with supporters across Scotland, the UK and throughout the world.”
Featured in the programme are exclusive interviews with managers of both sides. Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes talks about being the man charged with ending the club’s trophy-less spell, while Caley Thistle manager John Hughes discusses his job of aiming to lead his club to their first ever major trophy. There is also a feature with former Aberdeen boss Alex Smith, who presided over the club’s double-winning season of 1989/90, and ex-Inverness CT manager John Robertson.
Dons skipper Russell Anderson was in the last Aberdeen team to feature in a League Cup final 14 years ago, and he speaks about the run to this year’s final, while Caley Thiste captain Richie Foran claims the current Inverness squad is the best he’s ever seen at the club. You can also relive both side’s route to the Scottish League Cup final, as well as a look back at important days in both clubs’ histories.
As well as all that, Peter Pawlett discusses returning from a loan spell at St Johnstone to make a real impression at Aberdeen, while Inverness ‘keeper Dean Brill says he is proud to call the Highlands ‘home’ after making the move north of the border last summer.
ProgrammeMaster, which was founded in 1999, combines international experience with local knowledge to deliver the very best in high-quality magazines, match-day and event programmes, web content and digital publications. Its longest-standing client is The Football League in England.
Lee Berry, managing director of ProgrammeMaster, said: “We’re thrilled to have delivered the 2014 Scottish Cup Final programme and to have been able to make it so widely available across various platforms for the first time.
“The digital age provides a terrific opportunity to reach a wider audience than ever before and ProgrammeMaster continually invests and innovates to help take match programmes to football fans throughout the world.”
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