Gordon - Future is bright

Scotland keeper praises experience of current squad

Last updated: 10th October 2008

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Craig Gordon believes Scotland boss George Burley has quality and experience at his disposal for the foreseeable future.

Burley is currently preparing his charges for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Norway - a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports 1 & HD1.

Sunderland goalkeeper Gordon, 25, is in line to land his 34th cap for his country, while the likes of James McFadden and Darren Fletcher both also have experience and age on their side.

And Gordon believes the current crop of Scots are well-placed to progress over the years to come.

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"In my early days there were a lot of young players in the team with not a lot of caps to their name," he said.

"Now, with the big-game experience we have got behind us in different environments and different stadiums, it is only going to help us in the long run.

"All us guys on 30-40 caps still have a lot of time left in our careers.

"We could quite conceivably have six to eight years left. Hopefully, I'll be a bit longer because I'm a goalkeeper.

"We are still in our mid-20s but to have that experience means we are able to help the next batch coming through."