Aye, caramba!

Alexei Slamondski I wonder who will choose the reading material? No doubt it will be the world seen through Scottish writers – only Scottish writers: “Nae Paddington for you, son. He’s named after a station in the Great Satan land”.

bramley Free “Vote SNP” badge in every pack? If only the SNP cult would insist on them being taught to read, write and do simple arithmetic instead of trying to bribe the parents to vote SNP with cheapo gifts. Maybe beads and mirrors next.

Jimmy one Well, despite all the carping on here it gets a thumbsup from me. I reckon it’s a Fandaba Dozy idea and apparently I’m not alone in this opinion.

Localnumberfife Yet another bribe. Be under no illusions, this is an attempt to bribe the electorate. I said way back when bridge tolls were abolished that the SNP were attempting to bribe the populace and that more “free” things would follow.

kmcn Two matches, two shots on target. Meantime, Mexico had 32 shots on goal. Is standing still in front of a Mexican firing squad an achievement?

Ron Delnevo So now we have to endure Mcleish talking up... ahem... mediocrity (at best) so he can hang on to his job for the next five years.

Gordon Hastie When it comes to Scotland and football anything short of abject defeat is a victory.

Darmaman Hard to see where the “success” was. “Abject failure” sounds much more realistic.

Kenneth Young Unfortunately we consistently replace mediocrity with mediocrity, and Mcleish is a mediocre manager overseeing a country of mediocre talent, under a mediocre SFA.

Med1a One