http://bit.ly/pFBKTK Darren Fletcher is again for Scotland. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Photos

The anthems. The Czech tune is unremarkable. Did Trololo have a b-facet? Scotland's, of study course, is just a lot of aggressive shouting. What a lot more do you want?
I am not 100% convinced by his tactical nous, but Craig Levein's undoubtedly obtained one particular factor going for him: a total beard. Does any other best-level supervisor activity this kind of a substantial-quality fungus? He's trimmed it back for the huge match, but in the center of the extended break in between this sport and the previous Euro qualifier, he had a complete, thick tramp's model going on. He was working a really excellent seem. He'd clearly made a decision to kick back again and permit himself go. And why not? Who bothers shaving when they are experiencing some high quality down time? There is a cause I am solitary, now I arrive to think about it.
There's not also much optimism, though. This is Scotland, and it can be not how issues are accomplished these days. All many thanks to a particular Ally McLeod, of program, who actually began to get carried absent with himself when the Scots beat reigning European champions Czechoslovakia 3-1 in Globe Cup qualifying at Hampden in 1977. Lessons have lengthy been realized, and I'm sorry to have introduced this up but once more.
There is authentic, if guarded, optimism around Hampden, although. The Czechs aren't really the force they had been, despite the presence of Milan Baros, Tomas Rosicky and Roman Hubnik, who scored that winner towards Levein's sorry outfit in Prague. Scotland, meanwhile, are on the up. Current results have been just good, no fantastic surprise given that, for the initial time in a long although, most of the staff are now regulars in the English Premier League. If the Scots can win today, then beat Lithuania on Tuesday and win in Liechtenstein, odds are the play-off spot will be theirs.
Kick off: 3pm.
Referee: Kevin Blom (Holland)
Czech Republic: Lastuvka, Hubnik, Rajnoch, Sivok, Kadlec,Hubschman, Plasil, Petrzela, Rosicky, Jiracek, Baros.Subs: Drobny, Pekhart, Rezek, Pudil, Pospech, Vacek, Lafata.
Scotland: (9