Scotland lowdown: Reasons to be cheerful, fearful and everything else you need to know
Finding fine form: Scotland manager Steve Clarke (centre) during a training session at Oriam, Edinburgh. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.
A similar story to Ireland, laced with fluctuations. An eight-match unbeaten run between the end of last year and start of this included six straight victories but two defeats in their last five carried more relevance.




