From a half-empty Hampden to a National Stadium bursting at the seams.
That’s the measure by which Andy Robertson sums up Steve Clarke’s impact on this Scotland team. The skipper remembers a time when he would emerge from the Hampden tunnel to find the depressing sight of thousands of empty seats. It was such a dark period, the Liverpool ace admits he feared the bonds tying the national team to the Tartan Army might have reached breaking point.
But all that changed with Clarke’s appointment. Now four years on the proof that the nation has been united behind the gaffer and his squad can be counted with every click of the turnstiles for this week’s opening Euro qualifying double header with Cyprus and Spain. Both games are heading for sellouts and Robertson insists that is testament to the work done by the man yesterday rewarded with a new two-year extension.
