To borrow a couplet from the Auld Enemy, everyone seems to know the score, we've seen it all before. It's a must-win game for Scotland away to one of Europe's lesser lights so obviously we're going to make a complete mess of it, right?
Except things feel different these days under Steve Clarke with - dare we say it - an air of positivity around the national team.
Scotland may not always be pretty to watch and they still put us through the wringer but more often than not the job gets done and that's all that's required to keep our World Cup 2022 dream alive.
Win in Chisinau and we're guaranteed a play-off spot that would leave us two wins from Qatar.We'll have to do it without Scott McTominay and Lyndon Dykes though, who miss out on this
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