As a Rugby World Cup year begins, the Scotland on Sunday's Iain 'Mystic' Morrison looks into his odd-shaped crystal ball.
"Andy Robinson Appointed to Coach the Lions - The composite side won't tour Australia until 2013 but the coach will be announced shortly after the Six Nations to give him a decent run at the job, and Scotland's favourite Englishman is the obvious candidate, although he will need another respectable showing in the Six Nations to cement his refurbished reputation.
"Ian McGeechan has given wonderful service that won't be matched in our lifetime but it's time to move onwards and Bath's less-than-glorious exit from the Heineken Cup at the hands of Ulster suggests that the years are beginning to catch up with him.
"Robinson knows many of the England squad almost as well as his own Scots and other Welsh/Irish players from his time as Lions assistant coach in 2001 and 2005. In fact he has more Lions experience than anyone else with the exception of McGeechan. He also has the benefit of not being foreign, because while Graham Henry did a decent job when the Lions last toured Oz, the feeling persists that a native is preferable.
"Would Gordon McKie prevent Robinson from going or, more likely, use the freedom to coach the Lions as an incentive to persuade the coach to extend his stint with Scotland beyond March 2012?"
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