There was a time when Scotland spending the lead-up to a fixture in Georgia at a training base in Antalya would have be seen as ostentatious. With major tournaments flashing by without Scottish involvement, frugality was essential.
Demonstrable success means Scotland’s current manager, Steve Clarke, has his paymasters precisely where he wants them. When Clarke wanted a five-star hotel base in Glasgow, the Scottish Football Association agreed.
The stop-off in Turkey this week was booked long ago, on the basis that the match in Tbilisi on Thursday could be meaningful, but there was never any…
