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Anyone else read this ? Essentially Shelley Kerr allegedly got pissed in France, had a team meeting and told the players the World Cup exit was all their fault(!) She's not exactly denying it happened either.
Scotland head coach Shelley Kerr admits she would "do things differently" in hindsight after players were reduced to tears at a meeting the day after they were knocked out of the World Cup.
Kerr admits that she, along with some of her backroom team, "had a few drinks" with dinner before the debrief.
Some players considered their Scotland futures after the meeting but Kerr insists the squad is fully behind her.
"There were a few hard and fast conversations," she told BBC Scotland.
"That will happen in a performance environment. On reflection would I do things differently? Yeah of course... maybe the timing because the emotions - certainly the circumstance - were so unique."
Scotland lost the opening two games of their first World Cup against England and Japan before conceding three in the final 16 minutes to draw 3-3 with Argentina when victory would have earned a last-16 place.
Kerr is understood to have blamed the players in a heated and emotional meeting in Paris the following day, but she denies suggestions that too much alcohol had been taken.
"The staff were working around the clock and the day after, when the tournament finished, myself and some of the staff went out for a meal and we had a few drinks," she said.
"You're on time off but of course I can see the perception."
What do we think ? That a sackable offence ? And more importantly, which Scotland game will Steve Clarke do the exact same ?
Scotland head coach Shelley Kerr admits she would "do things differently" in hindsight after players were reduced to tears at a meeting the day after they were knocked out of the World Cup.
Kerr admits that she, along with some of her backroom team, "had a few drinks" with dinner before the debrief.
Some players considered their Scotland futures after the meeting but Kerr insists the squad is fully behind her.
"There were a few hard and fast conversations," she told BBC Scotland.
"That will happen in a performance environment. On reflection would I do things differently? Yeah of course... maybe the timing because the emotions - certainly the circumstance - were so unique."
Scotland lost the opening two games of their first World Cup against England and Japan before conceding three in the final 16 minutes to draw 3-3 with Argentina when victory would have earned a last-16 place.
Kerr is understood to have blamed the players in a heated and emotional meeting in Paris the following day, but she denies suggestions that too much alcohol had been taken.
"The staff were working around the clock and the day after, when the tournament finished, myself and some of the staff went out for a meal and we had a few drinks," she said.
"You're on time off but of course I can see the perception."
What do we think ? That a sackable offence ? And more importantly, which Scotland game will Steve Clarke do the exact same ?
