TWENTY-SIX days to go until the absolute deadline for Steve Clarke to name his Scotland squad for Euro 2024. And just 33 until he leads his side out in the Allianz Arena in Munich for the opening game of the tournament against hosts Germany.
Not a lot of time, then, for Ben Doak to prove he is capable of making some kind of contribution after recovering from the knee surgery that stopped a promising season dead in its tracks at Liverpool in December.
However, if the 18-year-old can convince Clarke he is in a condition to make an impact at the finals — at some stage in Scotland’s campaign, if not that high-octane curtain-raiser — there should be no hesitation at all in putting his name down for a plane ticket.