Vogts' gets vote of confidence

Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor has given public backing to team manager Berti Vogts.

The German has lost nine of his 13 games in a 15-month spell that has seen the Scots slip below Guatemala in the Fifa rankings.

Wednesday night's friendly defeat by Austria was witnessed by just 12,000 fans - and most of those booed the team off at the end.

But Taylor insisted that sacking Vogts was not an option they were planning to take.

He told The Scottish Sun: "Berti was signed for two qualification campaigns by design at the outset.

"We knew we might not get to Euro 2004 and he might need time.

"Results and performances matter but bear in mind the contract is for four years not two.

"It would be daft to sack Berti in the middle of a campaign when we have realistic chances of finishing second in the group and taking it on from there."