Colm O'Regan: If we can’t beat the Scots in the World Cup, let’s join them

The Scots are really good at this and ‘this’ used to be our thing. Being loved. We invented that job. And in Boston!!! That’s our city

Scotland fans during the Fffa World Cup Group C match at Miami Stadium, Florida. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Lookk at them. With their sunburn and drinking and singing. Making noise. The Scots in Boston and now Miami. Disgusting.

That used to be our job. Being the beloved fans of a major championship — that was Ireland’s thing. At Euro ‘88 and Italia ‘90, we were dotey. With our moustaches and Dingo jeans. A surprise to the world. We’d never been seen in those numbers before, and the world loved us for not knowing any better.