ROCC OUR WORLD LADS

Confidence growing of a win or draw against Morocco to reach next round

- BY RYAN CARROLL in Boston

THE Tartan Army out in Boston are urging the team to put the past behind us and get the result we need against Morocco tonight.

Before now, our national team have qualified for 12 major tournaments but never been able to get out of the opening group.

The tens of thousands of foot soldiers who have made the long trip across the pond are now desperate to see us change that.

With the new 48-team World Cup allowing the eight best third-placed teams from the 12 groups to get through, they reckon we've never had a better chance.

Irvine lads Davy Bowman, a 51-year-old business analyst, Jay Doherty, 51, 49-year-old project manager Davie McCurry and aircraft engineer Andy Macfarlane, 51, are certain we have enough to do it.

Davy said: ‘‘This group are getting out of this group.

‘‘This is the difference between previous Scotland teams to this one. It's like a club atmosphere the boys have got now.

‘‘I saw a video in which Andy Robertson said that if they have a game on a Monday night they will all travel up on the Saturday so they can all have a pint before it - just like normal guys, but they are all very, very good at football.

‘‘I think we will get the draw we need.’’

Jay added: ‘‘This is a proper team, there's no individuals. I'm predicting a 1-0 win.’’

With the weather taking a slight turn yesterday, organisers closed the large fan zone in the city centre.