Legendary Scots broadcaster and football commentator Archie McPherson has slated Scotland’s performances at this year’s World Cup describing them as “the worst ever”
In a series of blistering comments McPherson said the current team had insulted the memory of great players of the past.
He made the remarks following Scotland’s 3-0 defeat to Brazil in Miami adding that they had “no right” to be there.
View 3 ImagesDejected Scotland fans(Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)
McPherson, 89, covered Scotland’s participation in six World Cups between 1974 and 1998 for the BBC.
In a social media post the former Sportscene presenter said: “The Scotland side I saw being comfortably beaten by the Brazilians last night is the worst ever to have represented our country at the World Cup.
“Yes, we had disappointments in the past, which I closely witnessed six times through the years.
“But the almost feverish efforts to equate our presence in the States as being of potential historical significance invested qualities in Clarke’s side they simply did not possess.
“That was evident in every single game. But not only that , it was blindly ignoring the detailed reasons why we failed in the past in that special tournament.
“Thus insulting the memory of some our great players like Dalglish, Jordan, Bremner, Gemmill etc.
“We had our faults certainly. But never did I feel ,as I did last night, that this Scotland team were simply trespassers with no authentic right to be there.”
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View 3 ImagesArchie McPherson on Sportscene(Image: Youtube)
In the 1996 film adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult novel Trainspotting Macpherson re-voiced his commentary of Archie Gemmill’s famous goal for Scotland against the Netherlands at the 1978 World Cup as a sex scene.