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Homes — some having further to travel for others, but forall, it travel for others, but for all, it will feel like travel for others, but forall, it will feel like a very long journey. thats all the squad apart from billy gilmore, of course, because he tested positive for coronavirus before this match and wasnt able to travel to glasgow. hes isolating in darlington at scotlands training base in northeast england, and he will remain there until he is permitted to leave. but what now for scotlan...

Deep disappointment for scotland. yes, thejourney deep disappointment for scotland. yes, the journey for scotland deep disappointment for scotland. yes, thejourney for scotland is over after that loss to croatia. they needed a win and just could not deliver so the squad and all the coaching staff have gloved and travelled home. some have further to go than others but for all of them it will feel like a very long journey. billy gilmour of course after testing positive for coronavirus had to isola...

Is still at the training base and he will remain there for the foreseeable future until he is permitted to travel again. as i said, so much hope attached to the squad and despite the exit last night, the support from the tartan army has been unwavering and that will not change even though scotland lost their first match, drew the second and lost their third. all the fans stayed in that stadium and applauded the stadium as they walked around the pitch acknowledging the fans. there were not any bl...

Ositive sally nugent is at wembley. the positive test _ sally nugent is at wembley. tie: positive test for sally nugent is at wembley. tte: positive test for billy gilmour, coming 48 hours after that man of the match performance against england, nobody has been deemed as a close contact, despite sharing a changing room with his team—mates, before and after the game. he was seen hugging scotland manager steve clarke as he was substituted in that match, and then pictures emerged from their train...

Morning that meant because there had been this close contact between that trio, it meant that even though they were negative, they would have to self—isolate which they are doing back at their training base but well away from the main group and undergoing some personal fitness regimes. but it is incredibly strict and we are in a bubble here. we a bubble when we go to england training and kept three metres apart from the players and the rest of the squad at more than arms length. of course the ...

Because they dont have billy gilmour, and he is isolated, we are told, at the training base, and he did not travel to hampden park to be with the rest of the squad. he is going to be a loss but they will have to get on with it and that is why they have been given 26 players and 23, because of covid, so steve clarke is going to have to have a bit of a rejig with his selection process and pick another team and another starting xi for tonight. it is a team game. it is not about individuals, very mu...

He was substituted, then pictures emerged from their training base, with gilmore playing table tennis alongside the scotland captain andy robertson and john mcginn. but, again, none have been described as close contacts, despite scotland being in consultation with nhs england. that is a big question. but there is no doubt that billy gilmour will be a huge mess for scotland against kureishi and that must win match. ,,. , against kureishi and that must win match. , a, ,., against kureishi and that...

A lot— be quite a doubt, but theres still a lot of— be quite a doubt, but theres still a lot of discussions and investigations going on the on the scenes. _ investigations going on the on the scenes. so— investigations going on the on the scenes, so as and he just said, theyre — scenes, so as and he just said, theyre isolating and we just have to find _ theyre isolating and we just have to find out — theyre isolating and we just have to find out over the next 12 hours or so _ to find o...

Theyve actually never beaten scotland before. however, as we know, they were runners—up in the world cup in 2018, so they are going to be a tough team to beat. but victory is what scotland need, and thatis victory is what scotland need, and that is all that can keep scotland in this tournament. a draw or a loss means scotland would stay in fourth place, and thats not good enough. a win would move them to either second or third. they would automatically qualify, but third—place means they wou...

Other close contacts to billy gilmour have been identified. that means no other players will have to self—isolate at this stage. that may change, but that is certainly the situation at the moment. the scotland squad make their way up from their training base in darlington in the next hour or so, billy gilmour will remain back there, but it is a huge blow for scotland. he was man of the match in his competitive debut for scotland in that game against england at wembley on friday night, he would...