The world has changed considerably since Steve Clarke last took charge of his Scotland side.
Given what has gone on over the past few weeks, a sense of perspective has settled over the progress of our national team, like a huge dark cloud.
What seemed back then like the most important thing on the planet – qualification for a Qatar 2022 – now feels like an almost grubby, completely out of kilter wish at a moment when real-life carnage is being unleashed against the nation that stands in Clarke ’s way.
