Graeme Souness may have backed Gordon Strachan to continue as Scotland manager yesterday but there comes a point where enough is enough and the feeling among fans is that time is now.

Strachan will meet with the Scottish Football Association this week regarding his future and the backing of a Scottish legend will do his chances no harm of at least finishing the World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign.

Part of the problem for the Tartan Army is Strachan’s reluctance to play in-form players or bring through talented youngsters, instead persevering with players whose better days are years behind them.

The former Celtic boss was in defiant mood after Friday night’s 3-0 defeat against England at Wembley. He was adamant that he wasn’t thinking about himself when asked if he should step aside and let someone else lead Scotland.

But at a time when Wales are coming off the back of a European Championship semi-final, a tournament which also saw Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and England all qualify and reach the knockout stages, the mood among some fans is that this team should be doing better.

Qualifying for the 2018 World Cup is all but impossible.

Scotland are second from bottom and though they are four points off second-placed Slovenia and six from England who top the group, Strachan’s side welcome both teams to Hampden Park next year and cannot afford to lose either game, let alone another qualifying game.

Souness said that “Scotland are in a cycle where they don’t have a great deal to pick from.

“The question of whether he (Strachan) should stay or go is not important. Is there someone out there who could make us better? I don’t believe there is. I think he is getting the most from a very modest group.”

But Oliver Burke and other emerging players have been unable to force their way into the starting line-up and this supposed “modest group” are underachieving in the eyes of the fans.

Scotland fans rocked up at Wembley in their thousands and were quietly optimistic they could nick something against an England side still coming to terms with their third manager in a year.

But after goals from Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill, the away section was all but deserted, fed up with Strachan and many will hope that is the last time they see him in the national team dug-out.

Strachan said that if the media thinks that he is “worried about myself, you’re completely wrong.” However, many believe he should be.