Scotland face the night which shapes their future

So what is it to be, Scotland? Will Warsaw 2024 be one of the big ones, one of those nights long remembered as a seminal chapter in the team’s modern history? It is hard to believe a Nations League game in freezing Poland, which Scotland go into bottom of the group and facing relegation, could carry any excitement at all let alone have the potential to shape the entire international careers of the manager and every one of his players.

But it could. Now, you could be forgiven for stifling a yawn at the prospect of a win over Poland keeping Scotland alive in the top tier of the Nations League and, at the very worst, avoiding immediate relegation. If Steve Clarke’s team secured a