Scotland hero Joe Jordan ended 16 years of hurt when his spectacular diving header gave the national team a 2-1 win over Czechoslavakia at Hampden in 1973, which took them to the World Cup finals for the first time since 1958.
The former Leeds United, Manchester United, AC Milan and Verona hitman went on to become the only Scot to score at three consecutive tournaments and can’t believe we’re now looking at going 28 years – and counting – since we last qualified for the biggest competition of them all.
While some have criticised manager Steve Clarke for his tactics in last week’s World Cup play-off semi-final defeat by Ukraine, Jordan looks at the bigger picture and insists the SFA and Holyrood need to do more to produce talented youngsters – starting with scrapping fees for kids to join teams in the poorest areas of the country.
