ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Walter Smith's Scotland have landed an impossible draw in the qualifying stages for Euro 2008 and are caught in a seemingly inescapable seedings trap. But improved performance would mean that fourth spot would not automatically be a failure, writes Michael Grant from Montreux

The Sunday Herald | January 29, 2006| | Copyright

GIVEN the overwhelming evidence that their Euro 2008 prospects had been killed before lunch was served, any Scot with patriotic blood in their veins was in need of something to lighten the mood after being numbed by that merciless qualifying draw in the Montreux Convention Centre on Friday.

An attempt at levity came from the unlikely source of Michel Platini. Referring to the fact the 2007 Rugby World Cup may render the Stade de France unavailable when Scotland are due to play in France, Platini said: "Who knows, maybe we could go and play it in Tahiti! The Scottish fans would like that I'm ...

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