Twenty-two long years, 264 torturous months, more than, 1,100 despairing weeks. The Tartan Army's foot soldiers were waiting for a leader of substance and in Steve Clarke they finally found their general.
On his appointment in 2019 the former Chelsea stalwart faced the challenge of succeeding where a long line of predecessors could not. A string of household names all found tournament football out of reach - but under Clarke no summit feels...