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The unedifying scramble at Hampden when it became clear that O’Neill didn’t want the job last time led to the rush-job that gave us McLeish.

Some talk of Clarke as a future Celtic manager.



He is the Real Deal.



The next Scotland manager is already plying his trade in this country; the trouble is, he might not be for very much longer.

If there is interest in Rodgers – who any club would have to buy out of his current deal at a cost of millions – then there is surely interest in Steve Clarke.

Even as Alex McLeish buys himself time, and players like Leigh Griffiths, secure in their own positions, pledge their willingness to play for him, there is an unspoken assumption that the national coach will reach a crisis point sooner rather than later.

If the ex-Ibrox boss falls – when he falls – the SFA better hope that Clarke is still in reach.