Quotes from Robert Snodgrass

I was a fan like everybody else, even before I got called up for Scotland.

I went away with Scotland because I was trying to get some game-time somewhere but it just wasn't working out with Scotland, the results weren't happening.

I still love going back to Celtic Park now, whether it's for Celtic or Scotland games, and seeing the atmosphere.

I've been brought up with a family that is patriotic and loved the Scotland-England games so to see it first hand when we played down there at Wembley and lost 3-2, with goals from set pieces, it was hard to take.

It really hurt me when there was this perception that I didn't want to play for Scotland. I was fuming, absolutely gutted.

I wanted to be a team player, chipping in and earning my wage. There's no other way for me.

It was only when I went down south that I started to eat, sleep and breathe football.

When I had other things to deal with in my personal life, people were telling me to come and play for Scotland. So I'd come but then not play. I'd prefer people just to be honest with me and say whether they really want me there or just as a back-up.

There's always that element in the back of my head, thinking if it's meant to be I'll play for Celtic one day.

Coaches from Celtic actually came to my door but I wasn't interested. I thought I'd get lost in the system. I wasn't ready for it.

You have your heart on your sleeve when you play games, but playing for your country is special, you dream about it as a wee boy.

When I started going to see Celtic, it was just before Henrik Larsson signed. We used to try to skip into the games. You would stand outside, waiting for someone who had a spare ticket and then give him the wee puppy eyes in the hope he'd give it to you!

I'm not a left midfielder. I hate that position, I don't like it.

I've seen Graeme Jones getting absolutely crucified and I'm thinking, 'You've got it wrong,' He's one of the best things that's happened to the SFA. He's one of the main guys trying to drive the nation forward.

This is what footballers are used to. You're used to playing matches throughout the Christmas period so for us it doesn't feel weird. We're working on Christmas Day and we've always done it.

It's hard to enjoy the acclaim and savor the praise when the team isn't winning.

I'd love to get into the Premier League with Leeds.

I've shown I can perform at Premier League level and that's where I want to be playing for the next few years. That's where I want to stay, it's the big league and I'm driving towards being there for as long as I possibly can.

My first Premier League goal against Palace, I caught it on the bounce and reversed it across the 'keeper.

You only get half a chance sometimes against these big boys in the Premier League.

I firmly believe that the Premier League is the best league in the world, and when Norwich came in for me, I made the step because I believe that Norwich can kick on again.

From a personal point of view, when you're hitting the back of the net at Premier League level people recognize that you're doing something right.

Luckily, I have a thing inside me that I wake up and I am happy every day. But boys and girls want to live the dream and are looking at everything you do on a day-to-day basis.

It would be great to play in a Scotland side that defeated England. That could be another box ticked off for me.