Kenny McLean says he wouldn't be at Norwich City today if it weren't for the unique platform provided by Scottish football.

The 32-year-old spent the entirety of his career in his home country before making the switch to Carrow Road six years ago, enjoying spells with St. Mirren, Arbroath and Aberdeen.

Although McLean has become a mainstay in yellow and green, winning the player of the season award last term and playing regularly in the top flight for two seasons.

He says he couldn't have done any of it without the formative experiences gained north of the border, having spent years developing there.

"It gave me a platform to then progress and move down south and go to the Championship," he said of the Scottish pyramid. "It gave me the opportunity to play in the Premier League.

"It really made me into what I am today. It opened plenty of doors and gave me a platform to go and progress my career further."

Many have attempted to compare the English and Scottish leagues, with Adam Idah's loan at Celtic re-opening the debate for Norwich fans.

McLean says the SPFL is too idiosyncratic to compare, however, and that's what makes him love playing football there.

He's been linked with a move back to Scotland in recent weeks, with boyhood club Glasgow Rangers again touted. It's clear that he retains an appreciation for the league, as he said on the Scottish Scrapbook.

"It's hard to explain, because people always try to make it a comparison and compare it to everything else," he continued. "But I think it's just unique in its own way.

"It's a place where I've plied my trade, I came through there, and it's a place where I love playing.

"Whether it's the SPFL or even going back to Arbroath where we got relegated from League One, it was somewhere that really brought the best out of me."