The World Cup has come and gone, and produced a few surprises along the way.
England put in a magnificent performance, and Croatia, of course, a country with a smaller population than Scotland.
So, if Croatia can do it, why not Scotland? Could the reason be that we no longer have the Baxters, Johnstones or Laws of former years even to qualify, owing to the fact that those former stars played in the streets and on any green patch they could find, whereas now young players go to sports academies so any natural talent or abilities they might have are snuffed out of them and they end up being turned into robots.