With top-flight action set to return after the international break, BBC Sport Scotland takes a look at what we have learned from every club so far this term.

Former Ipswich Town and Scotland player and manager George Burley is undergoing cancer treatment.

Phil Goodlad, Stephen McGinn and Scott McDermott talk Scotland, Hibs and Aberdeen.

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by Chris Sutton, Conor Coady and Rory Smith.

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Robyn Cowen and George Elek as England get off to a bright start under Lee Carsley Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: the handbrake is off and Lee Carsley is at the wheel. What did the panel make of this new direction for England? And how unsurprised were they by the scorers in Dublin? Continue reading...

Iona Ballantyne, Lee Miller and Craig Telfer discuss Scotland’s defeat to Portugal

BBC Scotland pundits give their thoughts ahead of Scotland's visit to Portugal in Nations League Group A1.

Ben Doak showed promise against Poland but Clarke’s cupboard is barer than many admit as he heads to Lisbon If Steve Clarke’s Scotland regime is to spiral beyond the point of no return, it will do so on the manager’s own terms. Seven of the players who started the now infamous defeat by Hungary – the performance offended Scottish fans, not the result – did likewise as Poland visited Hampden Park on Nations League business. The figure would be higher, but for the international retirement of Callum McGregor and the decision of Ché Adams to remain with Torino for reasons that remain a matter of considerable discussion. Fans who want Clarke to rip it up and start again ignore two core facts. The manager is understandably loyal to a group of players who have generally served him well. There is also no batch of fresh talent waiting in the wings, a matter that will become perfectly obvious to Clarke’s eventual successor. Continue reading...

Midfielder Billy Gilmour backs Scotland's chances of defeating Portugal in Sunday's Nations League match in Lisbon.

Scotland face a daunting task against Portugal in their second Nations League A Group 1 fixture. Which players should start?

A new competition bring a new kind of calamity for Steve Clarke and his shaken Scotland players, writes Tom English.

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke says his side should not have lost to Poland after coming back from 2-0 down.

The bad news keeps on coming for Steve Clarke and Scotland. Just when it looked as if damage incurred during a horrible Euro 2024 – and in the first half here – looked like being repaired, Poland snatched a 97th-minute victory. Grant Hanley’s lunge triggered a penalty which only added to despondency around the Scotland team. Until that point, even the extending of a run to one win in 13 felt unimportant. Clarke’s team had recovered from two goals behind at half-time to level the scores. The key problem attached to what happened next is this always looked the easiest of Scotland’s Nations League fixtures. Continue reading...

BBC Sport Scotland commentator Liam McLeod assesses what Scotland can expect from Poland in Thursday's Nations League opener.