Gord help us... We’re in trouble
No team in the world can put you through the emotional wringer quite like watching Scotland.
The hope, the despair, the joy, the frustration.
Every emotion under the sun, you name it, a Scotland fan has most likely felt it whilst watching the side home and abroad.
But Saturday night against Lithuania was a different scenario.
A game which wasn’t billed as a must-win by manager Gordon Strachan despite everyone knowing three points was a must.
So Saturday’s draw was even more disappointing, demoralising and downright unacceptable.
Scotland faced Slovakia last night in a game which took place after we had gone to print but, by full time, the campaign could be over before it really started.
To be honest, a win over Slovakia would only make you realise how much more of a shambolic result Saturday was.
We had to win our home games against Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia as well as the away fixtures to Lithuania and Malta to even think about making the World Cup.
Second place was always the target for the play-off as England will run away with this group.
To potentially be sitting with four points out of 12 is a disaster.
The England game next month which was originally viewed as a‘free hit’which we could discount becomes a game we need to get something from.
The situation we find ourselves in is dire regardless of results going forward.
We should have 11 better players than Lithuania and we should be able to beat them.
On Saturday night, inside Hampden Park, I firmly believe Gordon Strachan had 11 players capable of beating Lithuania.
My worry is that he did not play the right 11.
The main sticking point for Scotland supporters is the decision to play Chris Martin as the main striker when Leigh Griffiths sits on the bench.
When we fell a goal behind on Saturday with 35 minutes to go we didn’t rush to bring on the 40-goal striker.
We waited until the 71st minute to give Griffiths a chance — how much impact can he be expected to make in such a short space of time?
The last time the prolific Griffiths started a
We find ourselves