Scotland play-off veteran believes national side are safe bet to make Euros
might have thought those matches didn’t matter because the team couldn’t qualify automatically, but they were great for confidence.
“The teams Scotland could get are all quite difficult, especially Romania. Countries from the old Eastern Bloc are always tough and agile. It isn’t going to be an easy game because we don’t have the quality we once had.
“But playing the first game at home is a major boost. Getting a home draw for the final will be important as well. There will be a great crowd there and I am sure they will get right behind the team.
“It is important they had these wins. Then again, the game is in March. Hopefully there will be nobody missing. Steve will be wanting his players to be fit and in good form. The players will be looking forward to them. They know they have one game to win. The confidence is back a bit.”
The 1986 World Cup campaign ultimately ended in disappointment for Bett, whose late goal against Iceland in Reykjavik ensured Scotland recorded a vital win during qualifying and finished second in Group 7, as he didn’t feature in any of their matches in Mexico.
“I was disappointed not to be involved,” he said. “I thought I should have been playing. The manager said he didn’t want to play too many Aberdeen players. But I had played in all of the qualifying games. It was difficult to take.”
It would, though, perhaps have been harder if Scotland had come up short in the play-off against Australia and not been involved at all.