Disaster Index: 4.1 Entry: Collective Memory Mobilisation, Pre-Campaign Cause: A public broadcaster soliciting supporter memories of Boston before the current campaign has produced anything requiring commemoration. Category: Emotional / Historical Evidence: BBC Scotland has issued an open call for videos, audio, and recollections from the 1994 World Cup group stage. The request arrives during a live tournament. The country is being asked to look backwards while the present fixture list continues to operate. Historical precedent: Scotland's relationship with archive footage is well established. The 1978 Archie Gemmill goal remains in active circulation. The function of remembered triumph is not celebration; it is insulation. Affected parties: Supporters old enough to have been in Boston; supporters too young to have been there who must now absorb the inherited emotional debt; the current squad, who will read about it anyway. Immediate outlook: The memory industry is open for business. The present campaign proceeds alongside it, under conditions that have not yet been assessed on their own terms. Filed: 2026-08-17 / Pre-match, Group stage