Football: Premier Boost for Boss Mcleish ; Scotland V Sth Africa, Weds, 8pm

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JUST one glance at recent Scotland squads named by Alex McLeish and a pattern is emerging that is taking the national team back to the good old days.

In the group that will tackle South Africa at Pittodrie on Wednesday night, there are no fewer than nine Premier League players - just a few seasons ago, there were no players at that lofty level. And, although McLeish has been economical with his use of Old Firm players for this friendly, bearing in mind their imminent Champions League ties, the bulk of his preferred team come from the Glasgow giants.

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Football: Premier Boost for Boss Mcleish ; Scotland V Sth Africa, Weds, 8pm

And the new Scotland manager is excited abou...

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