We might have been a bit unlucky to get France and Italy (although that France side was on the cusp of a rapid decline and IIRC they failed to win a game at Euro 2008) but we still contrived to lose a key game to Georgia who I think finished bottom or second bottom of the group, so ultimately be blew it as usual rather than being unlucky.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
As for getting a 'lucky' draw like Wales and NI would anyone actually be confident that Scotland would qualify from them? We did our best to fail to win a 'League C' Nations League group comprising Israel and Albania, while we're currently below Kazakhstan in our Euro 2020 qualifying group.
Over the last 22 years, it ultimately hasn't mattered how tough or easy our qualifying groups are perceived to have been, the bottom line is we've simply not been good enough. I caught a few minutes of a programme a few nights ago about our ill-fated 1978 World Cup campaign. The disbelief and anger from fans as we got gubbed by Peru and limped to a draw against Iran was an eye opener because the hype around Scotland at that time was such that we were actually being talked about as World Cup winners. These days we can't even qualify for a tournament let alone think about winning it.
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