Forget Scotland, the man who should be vacating his post this week should be John Toshack.
Let's face it - with Scotland's current squad there isn't a lot of hope, perhaps Alex Ferguson could get them fired up enough to reach the playoffs but that's about it. Wales however, have their best crop of players since Southall/Giggs/Hughes/Rush era, but are no closer to a groundshare with Bristol City than they are to a major tournament.
In friendly matches, the team displays so much quality it makes your head spin. I remember last year when they stuffed Norway, I thought they could really kick on and challenge in their World Cup group, but straight away they go and balls it up in qualifiers when the result actually matters.
The way I look at it is: if Wales keep Toshack they will continue to lose to Finland and Slovakia at home, and find themselves fighting for 3rd in the group before you know it. Without him, they will probably lose the ability to develop players like Ramsey, Ledley, Church, Hennessey in the first team. So let's stick him upstairs in a director's chair while the team are on a high, and bring in more of a quality tactician who can bring in some consistency. Suggestions? Maybe a non-Welsh for a change; Rijkaard wouldn't be a bad shout, not that he'd take it.
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