Twenty-two long years, 264 torturous months, more than, 1,100 despairing weeks. The Tartan Army’s foot soldiers were waiting for a leader of substance and in Steve Clarke they finally found their general.

On his appointment in 2019 the former Chelsea stalwart faced the challenge of succeeding where a long line of predecessors could not. A string of household names all found tournament football out of reach - but under Clarke no summit feels to beyond Scotland’s grasp. With the experience of Euro 2020 under his belt and time spent moulding a squad capable of going toe to toe with the world’s finest, Euro 2024 represents another major milestone.

We Can Boogie goes behind the scenes of Scotland’s remarkable rise and explores the extraordinary story of the man who has led the revival and of the team he has shaped. It is a story told through the eyes of those who know him best. Former teammates and coaching colleagues lend their voices alongside an all-star cast of past and present Hampden favourites in a tale of triumph and hope.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Caledonia is calling for Clarke
• 2 The long road to Hampden: from Buddie to Stamford Bridge Blue
• 3 Gullit, the special one and King Kenny
• 4 Setting Scotland’s standard
• 5 Big guns blast hopes of automatic qualification to Euro 2020
• 6 Dykes provides some thunder from Down Under
• 7 Fighting a pandemic – and for a play-off
• 8 We’ll be coming – brilliance in Belgrade
• 9 Falling at the final Nations League hurdle
• 10 The countdown to Euro 2020
• 11 Checked in, Czech-ed out
• 12 A point proved at Wembley
• 13 Modrić’s magic spells the end of Euro 2020
• 14 World Cup hopes and dreams
• 15 Bonding Bravehearts
• 16 The pain of Ukraine
• 17 Rising above the Auld Enemy
• 18 Raising the Saltire
• 19 Clarke’s new contract – but McTominay is the big deal
• 20 A statement of intent
• 21 Rodri’s rubbish
• 22 Scotland’s having a party and Haaland’s in his bed!
• 23 Scotland ride the crest of a wave after Hampden deluge
• 24 Remembering Craig Brown
• 25 A Famous Five takes Scotland to the brink of Euro 2024
• 26 Bloody VAR
• 27 Germany, here we come
• 28 Super Shanks saves Clarke’s 50th
• 29 The qualification party
• 30 Clarke’s inner circle
• 31 Solving the tactical puzzle
• 32 Euro 2024: writing new chapters
• Picture Section