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'Cartwheels at breakfast' & kicking about Boston - the culture shift in Scotland camp

We were warned last week to expect a "different Steve Clarke". I'm not sure if we were predicting him to be "doing cartwheels down at breakfast". Assistant coach Steven Naismith was, of course, speaking in jest at Clarke's reaction to Scotland's victory against Haiti on Saturda

'Cartwheels at breakfast' & kicking about Boston - the culture shift in Scotland camp
BBC Sport — 15 June 2026
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We were warned last week to expect a "different Steve Clarke".

I'm not sure if we were predicting him to be "doing cartwheels down at breakfast".

Assistant coach Steven Naismith was, of course, speaking in jest at Clarke's reaction to Scotland's victory against Haiti on Saturday - the country's first at a World Cup in 36 years - but it is a sign of the shift among the squad and staff.

The head coach has not hidden in recent weeks that he "didn't enjoy" the first two major tournaments he led his country in and insisted he would "soak it up" stateside.

The history makers didn't hit the Boston town on Saturday night, but instead were up at the crack of dawn on Sunday for some downtime with their families and friends.

"Previous tournaments there's not been that," Naismith told the media on Monday, back at the squad's base camp in Charlotte, North Carolina.

"Just being a dad, being a husband, being a son. That's not been there.

"What we're doing now is working - and long may it continue."

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