Euro results underline need for change in Scotland
It's never too early to panic say some sceptics and in the case of our European results this week they may have a point.
With and both hammered, and only managing a creditable draw, all against teams coming from small countries, the alarm bells must finally ring the complacency out of our game's rulers.
These results come in the week that correctly told Scots to forget past glories and look to the future.
Meantime, Professor Grant Jarvie, deputy principal at the University of Stirling and board member of told a conference in Singapore that small countries can succeed.
"Uruguay, with its population of 3.3 million, reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in South Africa, while New Zealand, with a population of 4.3 million went home the only undefeated team in the competition," he pointed out.
Both men are right.
They pay me to watch football and talk football. That’s some people's idea of Christmas every day. I can't deny it's mine too. I view the football world through a different lens from some journalists, because I live and work in Dundee. The Old Firm are interesting, but so was my breakfast this morning. There is a whole lot more on the Scottish football menu than the big two. From the SPL to the juniors, the game offers lots of dishes, and they all get my taste buds going.