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.
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.