Disaster Index: 5.1 Entry: Succession Vocabulary Cause: The Scottish FA confirming Steve Clarke's replacement process "starts now" while deploying the phrase "nothing's off the table." Category: Administrative Evidence: "Nothing's off the table" is the institutional register adopted when the table has not yet been identified. The SFA chief executive has confirmed the process is open, active, and unresolved. Scotland's World Cup campaign concluded before the succession question was publicly framed. Historical precedent: The SFA has previously conducted managerial searches of variable duration and outcome. The appointment of Steve Clarke in 2019 followed a period of similar procedural openness. Affected parties: Shortlisted candidates not yet shortlisted. Supporters invested in continuity of approach. The concept of a plan. Immediate outlook: The process starts now. The Index will continue to observe it.