JOHN MCGINN

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

You just want to prove people wrong and, over time, people start believing in you.

It's never nice looking over your shoulder and needing other results but sometimes that happens in football. It's a lot better to know your future is in your own hands.

I was fortunate to be able to go to the Scotland games with my grandad and it's scary to think I could now be playing in one.

If someone is going to spend a whole game marking you, then there may be games when I will have to sacrifice myself for the team and take them away and create space for a team-mate.

There's always going to be that question going up a division. Can you do it? Are you only good against the players in a lower division?

It doesn't matter the level whether it is League Two or anywhere, you want to win games.

Scoring at the big stadiums in Glasgow is something I have dreamed about doing since I was a wee boy and now I have managed to do that.

I think you're always fighting a losing battle when you're Scottish and I don't think that's right. I think the way that people look at Scottish football is wrong, but at the same time, we have to start proving it on the park and start showing it again.

You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big club like Hibs brings and it's not for everyone.

You work so hard to get to a level and you need to grab your chance with both hands.

Well I'm still a massive Celtic supporter. And I always will be. That will never leave you.

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

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

You need to be brave to able to stand up to tough atmospheres and against top players.

To be honest, I had a brilliant group of players at Hibs and the support were very fair with me. They didn't make it difficult.

If I could achieve half as much as Broony's achieved in his career, I'll be delighted.

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

You always need to be on your toes.

I was so used to playing at St Mirren and then Hibs all the time, so it was really important that the next place I was going I was going to play.

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!

When a Scottish player goes down the road you're always going to get doubters. You always get people saying you're from a pub league.

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.

When you experience lows like I have it just makes you hungry to go and succeed even more, and make sure days like that don't happen as much as they have done.

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.