IT'S A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES

A month shy of 43, Gordon to be Scots No.1 again

- BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON

CRAIG GORDON could be on the verge of the most astonishing climax of a career which spans almost a quarter of a century.

A knee injury has sidelined his Scotland goalkeeping rival Angus Gunn, who was given the nod last time out for the home wins against Greece and Belarus.

Just a month or so short of his 43rd birthday, the chances are Gordon will wear the gloves away to Greece on November 15, when a positive result will keep the Scots on course to walk straight into next summer's World Cup.

A single point will be enough to ensure a dramatic final night shootout against Denmark at Hampden just three days later.

And it seems more than likely that Gordon will be back in the firing line for that one too, with history in the palm of his hands.

It is fairytale stuff for a keeper who can no longer get a game for his own club, at a time when Hearts are nine points clear at the summit of the Premiership and attempting to pull off a sporting miracle of their own.