Burley's reign is just like Berti's.Byline: Alan Marshall SCOTLAND fans believe Saturday's friendly in Japan is now no more than a B international due to the 10 player call-offs. And the Tartan Army The Tartan Army are travelling supporters of the Scottish national football team. They were named the World's Friendliest Fans during the 1998 World Cup, and have won numerous awards over the years from both FIFA and UEFA for their combination of rabid support and friendly , 500 of whom are making the journey to Yokohama, fear there are echoes of Berti Vogts' reign about the fixture. A host of unfamiliar faces will be capped in the Far East and Hamish Husband, spokesman for the fans, believes boss George Burley bur·ley n. pl. bur·leys A light-colored tobacco grown chiefly in Kentucky and used especially in making cigarettes. [Probably from the name Burley.] increasingly has much in common with the German. Vogts endured countless call-offs for friendles and handed an amazing 40 players their Scotland debuts, many of whom sank without trace. He paid the price with his job and Husband said: "The Tartan Army are playing a Japanese Select on Saturday morning and some are expecting a call-up from George. "Seriously, from what was a good idea, there was always a danger this would turn into a B international. "George is putting his record, which doesn't make good reading, at further risk. This is what happened to Vogts. "He fell down in the friendlies due to the teams he had to cobble together cobble together Verb [-bling, -bled] to put together clumsily: a coalition cobbled together from parties with widely differing aims Verb 1. . There is a danger for Burley this is happening again." CAPTION(S): DISASTER: Berti Vogts |
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