Disaster Index: 3.4 Entry: Late Adjustment, Pre-Qualifier Cause: Two late withdrawals from the Scotland Women's squad ahead of World Cup qualifying fixtures, requiring Rangers replacements to be called without the standard preparation window. Category: Administrative Evidence: Sophie Howard (Como) and Freya Gregory (Newcastle United) drop out. Laura Berry and Mia McAulay called from Rangers with qualifier fixtures imminent. Preparation time is not a bureaucratic formality. Historical precedent: Late squad changes before qualifying windows are sufficiently common to have their own administrative category. Whether the disruption transfers to the pitch is the variable the Index cannot resolve in advance. Affected parties: Berry and McAulay, entering a squad environment already in rhythm. Howard and Gregory, absent from a campaign they had been selected for. Immediate outlook: Squad adjusted. Qualifier preparation continues on a compressed timeline.