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There was no comparison between the attacking Scotland in the final game of their Nations League group campaign and the cautious Scotland in the last match of their dismal Euros experience.

We do not know what 2025 will bring and forecasts of doom could well be punctured by the mere dismal reality of gross incompetence; the future may just be dumb.

Despite claims on social media that the 4B movement is behind South Korea’s dismal fertility rate, there is little evidence to back this up.

It may even spur them to make diplomatic overtures on broader issues; Iran’s currency, the rial, already in dismal shape, dropped precipitously the day after the American election.

With a recent history of dismal final quarters, the prospect of an England comeback was not supported by the stats.