Steve Clarke

“The thing is, if nobody points out what's wrong, then nothing will ever be done about it.”

“I won't be chasing down players who have retired. I only want players who are 100% committed to Scotland.”

“At the end of the day, you want a straightforward, simple system which everyone understands. If you can get clarity and simplicity in any process, it's better for everybody.”

“I was no different to any other kid of my generation. I played with my mates in the park every day, every spare minute I could.”

“I feel unfulfilled in England. I think I'm a decent manager and a very good coach. I've still got a lot to offer some club who will maybe take a chance on me.”

“When I bump into Scotland supporters they are pretty positive. They just want a little bit of success. I don't think that's too much for them to ask.”

“I think I worked out in my head it's something like 75 training sessions before you've got them pretty well drilled. You're not going to get that in international football so you're relying on their intelligence and the ability of the players to slot in.”

“It's important not to get hung up on the notion that everyone who has an injury is trying to dodge it.”

“It should be the pinnacle of any players' career to get to a World Cup Finals with their country.”

“I don't shout from the rooftops or blow my own trumpet. But I take a lot of satisfaction from the players and staff at clubs who recognise what I've done.”

“I was happy working on my golf and doing a bit of fishing.”

“If people are coming in in dribs and drabs, it doesn't look good. You have to have standards and have rules to adhere to. If you have that then it carries on into the training.”

“I want to make the Tartan Army happy and qualify for a major tournament. That's the goal.”

“My dad has even less emotion than me!”

“When I was little I got to dribble the ball around while my older brother Paul, who played for a long time for Kilmarnock, my dad and my uncle Jimmy - who was at Celtic as a kid and played with Morton and Cambridge City - kicked it hard and I got punted out the way. But gradually I got allowed into the game.”

“You know when you take a manager's job it could be terminal. I was making sure there was enough in the bank to cover that, making sure myself and my family would be all right when I took the plunge.”

“At times, you have to maybe speak out of turn or say a little bit too much which upsets a few people.”

“Scottish football has always been about Celtic and Rangers, but we've rattled some cages and that's been good. The more competition they have, the better for Scotland as a whole.”

“In football you tend to drift away and on to the next job; you bump into someone after two or three years and it's the same as seeing them yesterday.”

“I feel I did a good job at West Brom. It was cut short abruptly, which is something historically that West Brom have done - as you've recently seen with Darren Moore.”