Steve Clarke wants Scotland to have 'top level' training facilities

Steve Clarke wanna A upper end Scotland training complex as he prepared For euro 2024 In Germany.

THE Men's national team moved Since their base In Oriam, Scotland Sports Performance Center, has Glasgow earlier In THE year, with coach John Sculptor criticize THE locations has THE Hériot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus.

Clarke spoke about THE move has Lesser Hampden And A city center hotel as part of THE reset of Scotland following THE defeat by Ukraine In THE World Cup playoffs In June 2022 And, although he East concentrate on A second successive euros, he East look has THE longer term, though he can not be THE beneficiary.

Scotland were drawn against host country Germany, Swiss And Hungary In Band A For following summer euros, with THE Scottish together has confront THE The Netherlands In THE First of all of A friendly double-header In March with A so far anonymous opponent future has Hampden Park days later.

Clarke said: “Oriam was THE place that I was request has to use. He was good.

"Initially he was Perfect, he served It is aim. We had a few Really GOOD camps has THE Oriam, a few great results, a few great moments.

"We do THE best of those facilities And We do them work.

"But After A period of time You think, 'ALL RIGHT, This East A little little fatigue, We are A little fatigue of This place And We need has change'.

"HAS be fair has THE (AFS) advice, as Soon as I began has ask For change, they were on he. They Understood What I was trying has say has them.

"Just has refresh he up, has to try has improve THE facilities A little little And move close has THE high level of installation.

"Unfortunately We don't do it to have OUR own base In Scotland SO We to have has find something And has THE moment THE Blythwood hotel And Lesser Hampden East A fantastic option but I won't stop look And I won't stop push For something other because I to want has keep moving And in motion.

"I say he has THE advice all THE time, Never stop trying has improve And Never stop trying has look For something Ultimately, hopefully, can become A Scottish F.A. installation.

"He would be be Good but be realistic, two tournament qualifications In 25 years East not going has help We (pay For he), You would be need has look has another two Or three, Or three out of THE following four, Or three out of THE following five, A constant additional income future In THE association And maybe SO they can think about that.

"If You are ask Me if I would be I instead to have A training ground that A Renovated Hampden – Hampden will get Renovated For THE 2028 Euros.

"If that refurbish East adequate SO I would be be saying look has put your money In A training ease that belongs has THE Scottish F.A. And SO You can look has move THE game Before, You can to use he as A ease For THE Men's A, THE Women's A And SO hopefully all THE minor groups moving down THE path And that East something We should look to."

"I can to start THE process," continued Clarke. "I Never think Also a lot about myself. Maybe You see that sometimes.

"But if I am In THE lucky position has be head coach with A Really talented band of players – which I am – SO This East THE time has to start trying has build something For THE future.

"Hopefully he could be For just A head coach down THE double – Or maybe two Or three head coaches down THE double Before We In fact get there.

"But, either path, that will mean We have has been regularly successful And SO hopefully We can END up with A Good product. »