Scottish football betting fans watched eagerly as their country went down to the world champions earlier this week. Football free bets were used for newcomers to avail of odds on the scots providing a shock in this game, even after going down by one goal in only the second minute.

I find it tragic for Scotland as they constantly come so close in matches like this. You have to imagine that if they had a bigger pool of players to draw on, what could they achieve? Scotland the Brave wasn’t a phrase coined for no reason and the Scots deserve better than they get. The manager has to shoulder responsibility in a game like this but if it had been a draw - and it so nearly was - it would have been a different story and he would have been a hero.

There aren’t many sides in the world who work harder and battle harder than Scotland but sometimes they could do with a bit more luck and maybe a bit more flare, it has to be said. How must it feel to be a Scotland fan after matches like this? All countries have had there downers in all sports but Scotland’s big chance to overturn a favourite don’t come along that often and the way this game finished on a very strange free kick decision outside the Scots 18 yard box, well no one would wish it on anyone!