Hope springs eternal...

OK, the lads lost in the final. But they did us proud. Even Ian Bell in The Sunday Herald gets a wee bit carried away:

"Not so long ago a consensus was reached by coaches, the media, former players and fans alike. Football in Scotland, we all agreed, was no longer producing talent. The well was dry. Decline was permanent, humiliation inevitable.
Not true. Youth is never a slave to yesterday. Tomorrow is the only thing that matters. Today, though, we can share the emotions for which we have long envied other countries: pride, actually, and a bit of hope. That’s more than enough for now."