Mighty Scotland mannschaft fails to measure up as Gibraltar toil leaves Hotline in Euro 2024 panic

The latest Irn Bru ad has caused a stir with talk of Scotland’s “strong and mighty mannschaft”.

But it seems the Tartan Army are a little concerned by the national team’s shortcomings after seeing Steve Clarke’s side measure up to a meagre 2-0 win over Gibraltar. Scott Gowers, Edinburgh, said: “Scotland may have beaten Gibraltar but if they perform in the same manner at the Euros then we'll have an early exit again. This win may be a win but it also shows us how pathetic Steve Clarke's Scotland really are. For players wanting to win a place at the Euro's they have not exactly put their best foot forward.”

Drew Ferguson, Oban, shared that mood of pessimism as he rang to say: “Please dampen the hype with this Scotland squad at the Euros as this team is bang average with a significant lack of quality in defence and up front. They will be lucky to get one point in Germany.” John Thomson, East Kilbride, added: “To stop any unnecessary embarrassment for our nation, Scotland need to excuse themselves from the Euros after the abysmal performance against mighty Gibraltar.

"If we can’t convert chances against a team like them then we have absolutely no chance of scoring against teams like Germany, Hungary and Switzerland. We had roughly five shots on goal, scoring two. Against quality sides we will be lucky to get two shots at goal therefore we need to convert every chance. Instead of playing the safe option of one out and out forward making it easy for opposition defences to mark, why not change our usual tactics and play two up front and give our opponents something different to deal with from us?”

Goals from Ryan Christie and Che Adams eventually gave Scotland the win in Faro after a goalless first half. But Neil Renton,