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Now we face the fall-out before the inevitable clear-out.

Bloody typical. Ninety minutes of gallantry rendered irrelevant by one devastating moment of grisly misfortune. George Burley has pioneered a new strain of valiant failure.

His team gave everything last night but, ultimately, maxi­mum effort came at a cost of composure -- and Scotland’s already flimsy World Cup prospects -- going out the window.