Scottish Football Quotes

I've played at Anfield and you can look at The Kop and there are blue pockets all over. It's another level in Glasgow.

In the media, I always seemed to come across as someone who was poking fun at the Scots and their football. I guess the Scottish public needed someone to blame for their international defeats, and I fitted the bill perfectly.

I didn't have a clue how big a club Celtic were when I joined.

As a young Scottish footballer growing up - I always used to follow Scotland and watch the games - Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, and Joe Jordan were players I looked up to.

The best signing I ever made at Rangers was Walter Smith.

I didn't really adapt to Scottish football well, but I enjoyed my time there. The physical nature and the pace of the game was a big thing, and many of the teams defended really deep against Celtic so there was not so much space to run in behind. That's a big part of my game, so that was one thing as well.

I went to St. Ninians, which is the same school that Aiden McGeady went to.

Scottish football doesn't suit me perfectly, how I want to play football.

I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.

I think you find Liverpool fans are extremely passionate, as are Evertonians, but I think it goes to another level in Glasgow.

I come from Glasgow and being from Glasgow everyone knows about Celtic and Rangers. It is a big part of most people's lives.

Scotland has the only football team in the world that does a lap of disgrace.

English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football gains so much from being in Europe. Clubs and fans all benefit from European action, laws and funding.

But then I always wanted to play for Rangers. Man United is a great club and Alex Ferguson is a legend.

Celtic fans are some of the greatest supporters I know.

I'm delighted when Scotland qualify either for the World Cup or the European Championship. I always take a vested interest in Scotland's result, and it creates the opportunity for a drink in our house when they do well.

Alan Hutton and I are always fighting the corner for Scottish football. It's a really tough league down here with a lot of quality players trying to get into the Premier League.

My ambitions were always to be a solid SPL player.

It seems to be a big thing to people that a Scottish player is going to play in the Champions League final, but hopefully that will become a more regular thing.

The Scottish game is not easy - far from it.You don't have so much time on the ball. There are aggressive defenders but it is good. Every opponent likes to mark closely so it is not so easy to score. In Germany there was more space to run into other areas of the pitch.

I was brought up in Glasgow, and I was a big Celtic follower.

Look at the English league. Everyone down there backs it. That's why it's so highly spoken of. If Scottish football can do that, it will make it a lot more appealing to some fans who are maybe not coming.

It seems everyone who knows about Celtic knows they are historical, and if you play here, expect diehard fans.

When a Scottish player goes down the road you're always going to get doubters. You always get people saying you're from a pub league.

A lot of players and pundits can be talking the Scottish league down and it's not until players and coaches actually experience it they start respecting it.