World Cup 2002 Qualifiers
Scotland	2	2	Belgium
Dodds (2)

Bluddy buggerin' Belgie bastards!!!!

I still cannae believe it. 2-1 up, three minutes intae injury time and wir practically an the plane tae the finals, so whit dae we do? Fall a-bloody-sleep! That's whit we do. Ah'm gutted. An' yon lanky Belgie that scored the equaliser wi' a free header? Ah've seen some haircuts in ma time, bit that boy's barnet takes the biscuit. Shockin'.

Anyway, there ah wuz, startin' tae celebrate wi the rest o' the Tartan Army when along comes big "Pudding-Bowl Heid" tae snatch victory from oor grasp at the death and totally spoil the party. It's jist no fair. Ah wiz oan a definite promise wi' the burd if we'd won.

As it wiz, ah felt that depressed afterwards, ah could'nae even raise a smile.

If there's any justice in the world, we'll still qualify, despite this setback, and the Japanese can look forward to a Scots ceilidh wi' the famous Tartan Army instead o' a fiesta of flatulence and unbridled boredom wi' the fun people whose biggest claims tae fame are Hercules Poirot, the European Parliament and the brussel sprout.

You huv my word on it as a manager and gentleman.

But first, we need tae well and truly gub San Marino oan Wednesday.

And this time, believe me, the players will be well prepared fer any dodgy hairstyles creeping intae the penalty-box.

Nae doubt about it, this wiz big "Braveheart" Colin Hendry's game.

A San Marino player shows Colin Hendry how to do a forearm smash properly

Forget the two goals, the forearm smash with the pointy elbow to the throat of the cheeky wee San Mariner that wiz niggling him at the time wiz a real beauty and the Ref nivver even saw it!

Brilliant. Willie Wallace himself would've been proud of it.

Only four goals against the weakest opposition in World football is a disappointment, certainly, but then that's Scotland for you.

Whit the supporters huv tae remember is that the players themselves are just Scotland fans too.

Which explains why they were all pished as a fart before this game, obviously.

I remain optimistic about our chances. If you look at the group table as it stands, it's quite plain to see that we just have to win all of our remaining games to qualify for the Finals in Japland and, having talked to each of the players individually, and on their own, I know they agree that the best way to go about that task is to score more goals in each of those games than the other side and in so doing there is a certain likelitude that we will achieve that aim in the ultimate event.