By Andrew Dickson

KRIS BOYD is determined to thank Scotland's fans for the reception they gave him last night by firing the country to Euro 2012.

The Rangers striker made his first appearance for the national team in almost two years when he came on as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 win over the Czech Republic.

His introduction to the friendly fixture marked the end of a self-imposed exile from the squad under former manager George Burley.

And having got life in new coach Craig Levein's pool off to a positive start, Boyd is eager to build on that when qualifying for the European Championships begins.

The Scots will fight it out with title holders Spain, the Czechs, Lithuania and Liechtenstein for a berth at the finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Boyd said: "I was delighted to get on and play in Scotland jersey again. It is something I have always wanted to do.

"It was great to get a chance to do that against the Czech Republic and pleasing to get a good result that gets us off to a good start under the new manager.

"The most important thing for me personally was to concentrate on the job I had to do on the park rather than anything else.

"I couldn't let anything else get inside my head and now I'm just thrilled to be back and playing in the dark blue of Scotland once more.

"The fans were great with me and hopefully in the next qualifying campaign I can repay them with goals which can help us qualify for the European Championships.

"I'd like to do that for them after the way they were with me when I came on. It was good to hear them cheering and they were terrific."

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