Brave Burley should throw Iwelumo in at the deep end

Scotland need an aggressive centre-forward and George Burley is unlikely to shirk the opportunity to hand Chris Iwelumo his debut against Norway George Burley. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images George Burley has already been maligned in Macedonia and inventive in Iceland as Scotland's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a somewhat fraught start. Tomorrow, the manager is unlikely to be guarded in Glasgow. After all the hysterical nonsense spouted about Burley, both in the aftermath of last month's friendly draw with Northern Ireland and that loss in Macedonia, he emerged with a lot of credit for deploying an attacking formation as the Scots won in Reykjavik. Eight starters for Norway's crucial visit to Hampden tomorrow are virtually certain; Craig Gordon, Kirk Broadfoot, David Weir, Gary Caldwell, Gary Naysmith,... [read full story]