Scotland's preparations for the Hampden crunch with Italy were rocked by a sensational spying scandal.Team boss Alex McLeish had to halt a closed door training session in Dumbarton when he spotted a mysterious onlooker on the roof of a white van using a camera to record his secret tactical workout.
McLeish had earlier been placed on alert by the Daily Record after we received a tip-off that an Italian would be trying to spy on the team at the Strathclyde Homes Stadium.
It was part of a sneaky attempt to uncover his match plan for Saturday's do-or-die European qualifier.
Daily Record photographer Phil Dye was also on the lookout for suspicious characters. "This really was a quite extraordinary set of events. It was like something out of Austin Powers. (more)
