Disaster Index: 5.1 Entry: The Question That Survives the Tournament Cause: The managerial question arriving as podcast subject before the debrief has formally concluded. Category: Structural Evidence: A BBC Sport Scotland panel is currently weighing whether Steve Clarke remains the right appointment. The tournament has ended. The question has not. Scotland's post-campaign managerial reviews have historically produced either prolonged uncertainty or premature resolution — neither of which has improved the subsequent cycle. Historical precedent: The post-2022 qualifying debrief extended the managerial question across two windows. The structural conditions that prompted the question were not materially addressed. Affected parties: The Scottish Football Association; the next qualifying campaign; supporters who would prefer to know. Immediate outlook: The question is in the public record. That it is being asked by informed observers rather than resolved by the governing body is itself a data point. Filed: 26 June 2026 / Post-tournament