CLARKE'S ON COUNTDOWN

SURLYSOME MISTAKE Clarke during rout of Liechtenstein

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THE countdown is on for Steve Clarke.

His SFA employers say he deserves the chance to see if he can take Scotland to next year's World Cup.

The extent to which the manager has earned that generosity will start to be measured when Clarke's team plays the first group-stage qualifier in Denmark in September.

Jose Mourinho was the self-proclaimed Special One. Jurgen Klopp was the Normal One.

We've got the Surly One.

Before his side took four goals off the Liechtenstein team occupying 205th place in the World rankings, Clarke said: “Everybody likes to be loved but I don't.