John McGinn

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

It was always going to be a risk if I went to America.

If you are going to be successful in football you have to make sacrifices and that's something I am happy to do.

Sometimes you just need a wee bit time away from football to freshen things up.

It's always nice to be getting personal recognition, but I wouldn't be getting it if it wasn't for the help of my team-mates and the backroom staff.

Football is a great place to get away from things, and going over to Greece was amazing and I've loved it - it is basically getting away from all the talk.

For every Scottish player and whoever qualifies to play for Scotland, it's important to put in the performances and, when a squad is coming up, to stay on your toes and prove you deserve to be there.

I've never hidden the fact I'm ambitious at some point.

I've always said the same thing - I'm learning, I'm getting better and I'm loving playing in front of sell-out crowds.

I feel as if I'm getting better all the time. At the same time, though, I'm ambitious.

There is not really any point in having a big squad if you don't use it.

I'd been with Saints for 13 years, so it was always going to be a bit strange going back for the first time.

I remember when I was at St Mirren someone called me the ugliest thing they had seen at Tynecastle, and two minutes later I scored - it was brilliant. I just laugh it off - I agree with them most of the time!

Going to places like Tynecastle, where you're so close to the crowd, you get reminded how ugly you are and stuff like that!

That is what all the top players do and if you want to be the best you know you are going to get marked.

When you come to a club like Hibs not everyone can handle it, there's pressure in every single game to get results.

Sometimes a manager will assess the other team through the warm-up and try to get an inkling as to what way they are going to be playing.

The advice I would give to young players is always give St Mirren an opportunity.

I think everyone will agree that it doesn't matter how we get to an international tournament. We are going to do whatever it takes.

You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.