Monday 14 November 2016 13:29, UK
Charlie Nicholas says Scotland have "not been good enough" in the past two years, and believes Gordon Strachan will leave his post.
Scotland lost 3-0 at Wembley on Friday night, leaving them second bottom of World Cup Qualifying Group F and their hopes of a first major tournament appearance since 1998 fading once again.
No decision has been made on Strachan's future as yet, but Sky Sports pundit Nicholas says Scotland "don't even get close" to competing these days.
Nicholas told SSNHQ: "Two years ago, we beat the Republic of Ireland and everybody was a bit upbeat. Since then, we've won three competitive games - against Gibraltar twice, and against Malta. I don't think it's good enough.
"I'm a realist, I think in Scotland we are. We like to laugh and joke about the situation because we're used to it.
"When we see the likes of Wales and Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland doing well, we don't even threaten now, we don't even get close.
"For Strachan, we don't know when the meeting will be, whether he'll be sacked, whether he'll walk or whether he does truly believe he can do better.
"The higher core of the SFA is run by amateurs in my opinion, and there's a very negative feel around at the moment. It's been going on too long, and it's time to modernise the whole set-up. We need a lift."
Strachan said on Friday after the defeat by England that he was not thinking about the pressure on himself, and is fully focussed on the fortunes of the players and the fans.
Nicholas however does expect Strachan to depart before their next international fixture in March, at home to Slovenia, and insists Scotland need a fresh outlook going forward.
"I'd expect him to walk. He's had his four years. He knows the situation, we can pick holes in the players, but are we going to get anyone in that is any better? We don't know that. We could get a big name in and he could change it, or it might not go well.
"He's had four years to make it better, it has not worked, he's been making strange selections and his formations have not looked exciting.
"When he came in we looked a threat going forward, and all of a sudden our defence looks all over the place. We need something new, someone has got to come in eventually and make things better.
"We have to look at the future, and I think Gordon will admit he's not done too much. We've got five months to build up and start planning. It should have been done and dusted this week."
