Steve Clarke hears biggest fan read out passionate letter urging him to quit Scotland as Hotline identifies the fixer

Under-fire Steve Clarke has urged the Tartan Army to “keep believing” after Scotland were zapped in Zagreb.

But it seems a large section of the Hampden faithful have lost faith in the manager after seeing the national team nullified in the Nations League yet again. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia means it is now four straight defeats for the Scots, with the summer’s pre-Euros kick-about win over minnows Gibraltar the only victory in the last 15. And that brutal run has lead some to the conclusion that the time is up for Clarke.

Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, was the first raging punter on the phone as he said: “I’m afraid with the losing run continuing, Steve Clarke’s position must now be close to being untenable. David Moyes would be the ideal replacement to reinvigorate the squad as fresh ideas are required to qualify for the World Cup.”

Scott Gowers, Edinburgh, added: “Steve Clarke has to go now and take his Celtic contingency with him. Tony Ralston once again was responsible for Scotland not getting a positive result. It's a shame for John Souttar as he was Scotland's best player by a country mile.” Alfie Mullin, London emailed in: “I must say thank you to Steve Clarke … for turning us into a laughing stock and keeping us there! Please Steve, quit before you cause us any more damage. Get a new job. Your skills will be more appropriate at Celtic, when their manager shows his true credentials by getting his team humiliated in Europe, as per usual.”

Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, said: "Lets face it Scotland don't have a abundance of talented players nor managers to represent us at international level. We have a few playing for big clubs but they have world-class players around them. If the hierarchy at Hampden want