Disaster Index: 3.1 Entry: The First List Cause: Sébastien Pocognoli preparing to name his first Scotland squad, requiring the country to receive a new set of inclusions and omissions without the benefit of established grievance infrastructure. Category: Administrative Evidence: Pocognoli's appointment follows the Salvo era. The squad announcement will be the first formal act of the new regime. Established opinion on who is in and who is out has not yet been updated to reflect reality. Historical precedent: Each new Scotland manager inherits a public with strong views on selections that predate them. The first squad is always read as a manifesto whether or not one was intended. Affected parties: Fringe internationals whose status is newly uncertain; supporters whose mental squad has not yet been revised; one or two players who will be called up and described as fresh thinking. Immediate outlook: The list will be received as a statement. Whether it earns that reading is a separate question. Filed: 2026-09-15 / Pre-qualification, new management era