Scotland hosting a proper major tournament sounds magic but Trojan Horse fear remains - Michael Gannon

Scotland getting a slice of Euro 2028 sounds like a nice idea but there’s something slightly whiffy about this GB and Ireland joint bid.

England are right in the thick of it but it’s more like UEFA have loaded all the home nations in to a Trojan Horse to use in their war with FIFA.

This smacks of the European suits telling England they can go to the play park, but as long as they take their wee brothers with them.

Listen, on paper it’s a pleasant plan.

We get to host some more Euro games and this time it’s not smack bang in the middle of a global pandemic.

The 2020 version felt like an almighty anti-climax. Steve Clarke ’s men bust a gut to make sure we’d be at our own party and then couldn’t invite anyone but the next door neighbours.

Sure, the 12,000 inside Hampden did their best to make a racket, but compare and contrast the atmosphere to what we finally experienced against Israel and Denmark.

Doing it properly would be lovely.

It would also be nice to at last get the chance to give Hampden the makeover it so desperately needs.

The Old Lady looks okay on the telly but we all know it’s a false impression as it’s murder in the stands.

Three sides need levelled and rebuilt at least and there would be no better chance to do it than for the Euros.

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