Burley awaits crunch meeting over future

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Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith today stated there would be no "knee-jerk" reaction following Wednesday night's 1-0 defeat by Holland, which ended the country's World Cup hopes.

Smith said: "The table doesn't lie and we didn't get enough points to make it to the play-offs. That being said, there are a lot of positives to be taken from the way the team played in the last couple of games."

He added: "Hopefully, this will have an effect on those players who will be representing us in forthcoming campaigns.

"As for the future, there will be discussions with George Burley next week to review the way the campaign has gone.

"However, unlike many people who are quick to offer a knee-jerk reactive opinion, I feel that this a time for measured and considered reflection on the campaign that has just been completed.

"I always insisted that we would review matters once we knew whether we had qualified or not and this is what will happen now."

"Our next competitive match is in September 2010 so there is no need to make any statement regarding George Burley's future until we have had a discussion with him on how he regards the events of the last year and what his plans are, going forward, for the development of the Scottish team.