A decade ago the defender was an apprentice refrigeration engineer and amateur footballer. Now – after spells in Poland and Turkey – a Scotland debut and promotion with Wolves are almost a realityWolverhampton Wanderers are portrayed as the Championship’s entitled elite but there is a wonderful counterstory within.On Friday, aged 28, Barry Douglas could make his Scotland debut as Costa Rica visit Glasgow. Hampden Park was once his football home. Douglas played for two full seasons at Queen’s Park, the amateur club perennially of Scotland’s lower echelons, before a switch to Dundee United kick-started what has been a career worth celebrating even before it reaches the promised land on the horizon.I had experienced a lot in football and life but it was a nice time to come back and be part of a project at Wolves. I don’t think anyone expected us to do as well as we have doneI never really focused on [getting a Scotland call-up]. There was maybe a little bit of out of sight, out of mind. You don’t get much coverage playing abroad Continue readingreadfullarticle
