Back in the Pre-History of Football, the 'Professors' of Scotland... [Derived Headline]

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Back in the pre-history of football, the "professors" of Scotland effected a small revolution in an evolving sport. As someone down south probably put it: "Gad, sir, the cunning Jocks are - what's it called? - 'passing' the ball! Is that allowed?"

Happy days. As anyone who witnessed events on Tuesday night will testify, the art of connecting players by the expedient of moving the ball between them in a timely and accurate manner seems to be dying before our eyes. Or as a jeering bystander at Easter Road once upon a time observed, "Pass? Couldnae pass wind."

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Back in the Pre-History of Football, the 'Professors' of Scotland... [Derived Headline]

The list of all the things Scotland couldn't do while facing Liechtenstein is now a long one. Few of its items lie beyond the category marked E, for elementary. The fact that a win was recorded at all, and at the last poss...

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