AND so it begins: the depressing summer cull of Scotland's European representatives is underway.
AND so it begins: the depressing summer cull of Scotland's European representatives is underway.
st johnstone1 Eskisehirspor1 Gregory Tade heads St Johnstone into the lead. Picture: SNS
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Michael Grant
What might otherwise have been an enjoyable evening – pleasant weather in Perth, a sizeable crowd, a friendly atmosphere, a tie still in the balance – predictably deteriorated into the most bleakly familiar outcome.
In failing to turn around their first-leg deficit to the solid but unremarkable Turkish side Eskisehirspor, St Johnstone were elbowed out of the Europa League, 3-1 on aggregate, and the number of Scottish UEFA participants was cut from five to four. This is the time of year when the also-rans get flushed away, and there's no disguising the fact that this country contributes more than its fair share of them.
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