The SFA have made no move yet to formally discuss the future of Alex McLeish, with the next board meeting not scheduled until mid-April
Rod Petrie flew to Italy last night and joined with president Alan McRae and chief executive Ian Maxwell ahead of the San Marino game, but those arrangements were made before the horror show in Kazakhstan.
McLeish would not survive another catastrophe in San Marino, but even if they win comfortably he may still have questions to answer from SFA officials.
If they hold a debrief early next week and decide his time has come they could move to replace him with immediate effect.
But McLeish has allies on the board, not least Petrie and McRae, and they may argue he be given the games against Cyprus and Belgium in June to prove he can turn it around.
And McLeish is adamant he won't walk away and said: "This is in my genes. Listen, of course it’s hard but I never feel I’m on a hiding to nothing or anything like that.
Alex McLeish tells SFA he’s ready to deliver the greatest comeback EVER
“I still feel it’s a fantastic challenge. If we can do it now and qualify from this setback it will be the greatest ever.
“Right now everybody is telling me it’s the worst ever, but that’s what I have to believe, that we can turn it around.”
