Naismith: Fans were right to boo

Steven Naismith admits he would have jeered the Scotland team too if he was a member of the Tartan Army who witnessed the 3-0 defeat to Wales, but he was adamant that manager George Burley should not be singled out for abuse.

With the Scots trailing by three goals by half-time, furious fans called for Burley's dismissal throughout the second half at the Cardiff City Stadium before the players left the pitch to boos at the final whistle.

"It wasn't just the manager, it was all of us who were getting it," Naismith said. "I can definitely see the fans' point of view. If I was a fan in the crowd, I would have been doing the same."

He added: "It wasn't good enough. They travel a long way and pay a lot of money hoping to see a good game. We destroyed that basically.

"The manager is the boss and he is the one who is going to get the stick but it's everybody. He's not the one who goes out on the park and wins the games - that's the strikers. And he's not the one who goes out on the park and defends - that's the defenders.

"Basically, everybody who played has to have a hard look at themselves. The only positive was that it was a friendly and it's not cost us in a European or World Cup game."