Eck axe talk’s a bit silly

Steven Naismith reckons talk of Alex McLeish being sacked as Scotland boss last month was CRAZY.

Big Eck was under real pressure before leading the national team to wins over Albania and Israel in the Nations League.

That gives Scotland a second chance at reaching Euro 2020 if they fail to get throug from a qualifying group, which includes Belgium, Russia, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and San Marino.

Naismith could hardly believe that the knives were out for McLeish just months into his second spell as Scotland boss.

Now the Hearts star believes the glory days could be set to return under the boss.

Naisy said: “I wasn’t shocked to hear that talk because modern day football people see the