Last week was a week to forget for Scottish teams in Europe. Another one.
While Celtic, Hearts, Hibernian and Motherwell started last week with hopes of continental qualification, Hearts were the only side to get through their tie. The other three suffered defeat, calamitously so in the case of Celtic and Rangers.
It’s against this backdrop of abject failure that Scottish football will hold a crisis summit this week. The national game is in a terrible condition and something must be done about it.
Underperforming teams in Europe, an exodus of young talent to England, low refereeing standards, a growing financial gulf to other leagues… Scottish football is being dragged down by a number of issues.
These issues, however, are nothing new. If they haven’t been addressed before now, what are the chances that any meaningful solutions will be found this time?
Will the crisis summit do anything to stop Scottish football’s slide?
