AGE JUST A NUMBER AS GORDON TARGETS NO.1 SLOT FOR SCOTS

CRAIG GORDON plans to solve Scotland's goalkeeping crisis by playing at the World Cup aged 43.

- By Scott McDermott

CRAIG GORDON plans to solve Scotland’s goalkeeping crisis by playing at the World Cup aged 43.

The Hearts stopper has signed a new one-year deal at Tynecastle and is currently Steve Clarke’s first-pick for the national team.

There’s a goalkeeping crisis at Hampden, with the likes of Angus Gunn, Liam Kelly, Zander Clarke and Robby McCrorie all injured.

Ipswich kid Cieran Slicker, inset below, was thrown in for his debut last week but had a nightmare in a 3-1 defeat to Iceland.

Then Ross Doohan, inset bottom, was called up while on holiday in Turkey - to play against Liechtenstein on Monday.