Scotland captain Andy Robertson is right behind his gaffer – but the Tartan Army are starting to lose faith in Steve Clarke.
A run of one win in 14 games – against the mighty Gibraltar – has got Hotline callers demanding a change, even if the performances against Poland and Portugal were half decent. Jamie Thompson, Yoker, said: “Robertson saying stick with Clarke is absolutely laughable. “Scotland supporters are stuck with this useless clique of friends in charge of the SFA, none have made any difference since they were given cosy well paid jobs, gold plated pension, first class travel, company cars.
And you and the rest of this Scottish team are mediocre players not a chance of reaching the World Cup. Enough of these utter failures. John Bruce, Glasgow, said: “Not many managers would survive a run of one victory in 14 games – especially on the back of their team's brutal performance in a top competition where they were lucky to finish as the worst team there.
With two defeats under his belt already in this tournament, and another bottom group place not exactly unthinkable, these are hardly the credentials for Steve Clarke taking Scotland forward – or anywhere near the next one.” Bill Murray emailed: “When will the SFA realise that we need a new manager his record is appalling and team selections abysmal.