Graeme Souness labels smirking Simon Jordan 'nasty piece of work' as pundit brands Germany RUBBISH

Smirking Simon Jordan branded Germany “rubbish” but will take joy when they “pull Scotland’s pants down” despite mounting a defence of Steve Clarke as he enjoyed some on-air Auld Enemy banter.

talkSPORT host Jim White and Scotland legend Graeme Souness were debating both England and the Dark Blues’ chances at Euro 2024 as they discussed Clarke’s side’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday night.

Souness said: “Scotland don’t have the same quality as England. They have to try to nick games with a set piece or counter attack. Scotland can’t take the best teams on in a game of football. They have to come up with a plan. Scotland are a nation with less than five million people now ... for us to be there is a right result and I felt that as a player as well. The expectation level will be enormous and you should forever be an optimist. It will be difficult but not impossible to go and win games 1-0, 2-0.

"Scott McTominay is the top scorer in our qualifying group and we’re missing an out-and-out goalscorer. In the past we’ve been very workmanlike under Steve Clarke and we’ve got by. We won’t turn up and bash teams up. Anything is possible in football. With the group of players they have, and some of them are very good and playing in the Premier League, can do a job on teams. They can nick a draw in the first game and win the other two. But we need a plan.”

And as Simon Jordan warmed up to have his say, Souness smirked: “You’re a nasty piece of work.” But Jordan said: “I’m about to defend the Scots. The only reason I ever say anything about the Scots is because I sit in a studio with Jim (White) he says if England win a tournament it will be the worst day of his life so I have to defend that. But