Scottish football now “laughing stock” in England - McQueen

FORMER Scotland international Gordon McQueen says Scottish football is now considered a “laughing stock” south of the border.

The ex-Leeds United and Manchester United defender says the demise of Rangers has rapidly decreased the reputation of Scottish football in England.

McQueen was at Hampden to publicise the launch of the search for this year’s Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductees.

The Ibrox club are in administration with no guarantees that the club will not be liquidated in the future and have to emerge as a newly-formed company.

He said: “We have had nothing to cheer about at international level, it’s not been easy for Scotsmen in England.

“One thing you were reasonably proud of was that we had two big clubs who had 50,000 there every single week and we could ram that down their throats.

“They are laughing at us now, because of what is happening at Rangers and it’s not nice.

“I get the Scottish papers every day in life and every day it seems there is something else that turns up, another twist in the tale, and I haven’t seen anybody who has come up with an answer yet, nobody, the Blue Knights (consortium who have shown interest in buying the club), the SFA, or even the press.

“You’ve got to have fears for the future of Scottish football when you see what is happening to Rangers and the national team haven’t done anything in ages although I like the bloke who is in charge (Craig Levein).

“And we have done nothing at club level.

“I used to know people who used to wait religiously for Rangers and Celtic results, you don’t get that so much.”