"I'd be a bit daft if I wasn't proud because I'm the first guy to reach that amount of games, he said. It's nice, but that's a little personal thing at the moment. It shouldn't be about me. It's about the team and it's about trying to get to the World Cup so that's what we're going to focus on."
"The brief was to qualify for tournaments. We've managed to do that twice, but we want to do it again because we're all greedy. The expectation was to do as well as I could. I've always looked at the players and you're thinking: What can we do to improve?' Did I think it would last this long? Probably not, but here I am."
"Previous generations dreamed of getting beyond the group stages; now the goal is to reach the group stages. Scotland haven't qualified for the World Cup since 1998, but Thursday's comeback victory over Greece has given everyone an industrial-strength shot of the mixed blessing we call hope. Here's how Group C looks at the halfway stage. (The top team go through automatically, the runners-up go into the playoffs.) Denmark P3 Pts 7 GD +9 Scotland P3 Pts 7 GD +4"
Steve Clarke will record his 72nd match in charge of Scotland, surpassing Craig Brown as the longest-serving manager by matches. Clarke expressed personal pride but emphasised that the focus remains on the team and World Cup qualification. Clarke noted past success qualifying for tournaments twice and the desire to qualify again. Scotland produced a comeback win over Greece, boosting hope in Group C. At the halfway stage Denmark and Scotland both have seven points, Greece three and Belarus zero. Scotland can secure automatic qualification with a favourable result at home to Denmark on 18 November, following an away trip to Greece.
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