George Burley may not have had the best of starts as national coach, but friendly results like Wednesday’s are not the ones that matter. A good result for Scotland in
Skopje will
put the
doubters back in their place – although it is a daunting task. Stewart Fisher reports
Gary Naysmith is hoping next week’s game in Macedonia is the start of a successful
campaign that ultimately
leads to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 for Scotland and membership of the SFA’s Hall of Fame for himself, writes Stewart Fisher
RANGERS: They started the season with a paucity of midfielders, but the transfer window has brought some strength in depth to Walter Smith’s men in the middle of the park. Stewart Fisher reports
CELTIC: If Gordon
Strachan’s side are to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League again this season, they may wish to encounter an unfamiliar group opponents along the way, writes Michael Grant
