No theatre or Scotland curveballs from loyal Clarke

No theatre or Scotland curveballs from loyal ClarkeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ross Stewart is recalled to the Scotland squad, but Oli McBurnie misses outByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writerPublished2 minutes agoA little after midday on Tuesday, the Scotland head coach power-walked into the Hampden auditorium in the manner of a wrestler heading for the ring; Stone Cold Steve Clarke was in the building.Clarke threw his World Cup squad sheet on the table and cupped his ears to the assembled media. "What are you saying to it?" he demanded.Then, with a mad flourish, he put his hands to his eyes as if looking through binoculars. "America, here we come," he cried. "Yeah, baby!"If only. Clarke's aversion to theatre meant the first Scotland World Cup squad announcement in nearly 30 years was about as humdrum as could be, no fanfare from the manager, nothing to separate it from any other squad announcement.On social media, the Scottish FA did its best to bring an element of drama to it, but Clarke was never going to play along with that. A friendly game against, er, whoever, or a momentous day for the Scottish national team and the chosen ones bound for the States - same difference. It's his way. Consistency, normality, an unchanging vibe.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Clarke on naming Stewart in World Cup squad'Big game scorer' Stewart and Curtis make Scotland World Cup squadPublished4 hours agoWorld Cup quiz: Name every player in Scotland's squadPublished2 hours ago'We understand the magnitude' - Scotland World Cup squad announcement as it happened'No McBurnie while Clarke is in charge'Beforehand, we knew most things, pretty much. We knew because Clarke said a few weeks ago that the squad was more or less set in his head already.He values loyalty like he appreciates his next breath, so while ot...