Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Gordon McKie discusses Andy Robinson's apology following the defeat to Wales and the disappointing ticket sales with The Scotsman's Stuart Bathgate.
Scotland supporters voted with their feet in two different ways last week - once in the case of those who opted to stay away from the Wales game, and a second time in the case of those who walked out early after seeing the team go 16-0 down in the first half. "Yes, we were very disappointed with the performance," McKie accepted. "It was unacceptable, and one I'm sure Andy (Robinson] will want to tackle head-on next week when he comes back.
"I saw them (leaving] as well. That sort of thing I do notice and it troubles me greatly. Andy was not slow to apologise to me personally, which is a measure of the man. He recognises there is a correlation between performance and attendance, and people leaving early is unsatisfactory from our perspective. The team need to play to a level that makes people want to stay till the end of the game."
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