The Sunday Post (Inverness)

Is the Tartan Army a help or hindrance?

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So, after waiting 23 years, Scotland go out after three games. At least they didn’t prolong our agony.

My problem isn’t with the team, who put everything into it, but the fans, the Tartan Army, with their kilts and fancy-dress feathers. If you put the rise of the Tartan Army on a graph it would exactly mirror the fall of the team’s fortunes on the park.

What kind of message do they send, the supporters who say it doesn’t matter to them if the side win or lose, they’re going to party? That it doesn’t matter how the team does because it’s all about having the best fans in the world?

It’s a joke. Against Scotland, England were booed off at halftime and full-time. That might seem harsh but there should be a happy medium because it does matter if the team wins or loses

and it’s not just about the party.

J Fergusson, by email

Mr and misses

I liked your story about being married to an expert. My sister was married to a doctor and once walked about with a broken wrist for almost a week because he said it was only a sprain. In fairness, she never let him forget it.

S Healey, Aberdeen

Where are GPS?

I am in complete agreement with those who wonder what our GPS in certain areas are being paid for.

Our nurses, retail assistants firefighte­rs, paramedics, gas workers and many more people are all doing their jobs with only the protection of a mask and, perhaps, some gloves. I’m sure the public would not complain if their doctor was dressed like a spaceman, as long as they can see the GP face-to-face to discuss their medical problem. Sending a photo or trying to describe the problem by phone is, for many people, not good enough.

Either give us a very substantia­l reason for the no face-to-face mantra or open up our surgeries. Jean Bennett, by email

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