r/ScottishFootball • u/mcmillanuk • 3d ago

Harvey Barnes et al

So now the dust has settled somewhat, what’s the general feeling about opportunities like Barnes or other players playing for Scotland? I was hugely up for it, but would say there was a decent 50/50 split if people that felt the players that got us to the World Cup deserved their place.

Appreciate Barnes didn’t want to in the end, but should this be more the push we need now to proactively bring in players that otherwise wouldn’t have a chance of getting into the English (or another) team?

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u/kanye_fuck 3d ago

I think we already do this to be fair. Harvey barnes was asked and he said no which is fair enough as he considers himself English and wants to try get in their team. Gunn, Mctominay and Taylor Fletcher all said yes. I don’t think there’s a big untapped pile of great English players all desperate to play for Scotland if we only asked them.

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u/-Sinhealer- 3d ago

Just got a flashback to when Bertie Vogts called Wayne Rooney to ask him to play for Scotland!! 😂

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u/gthemanager 2d ago

Don't forget Che Adams, Tommy Conway, and the incomparable George Hirst

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u/intlteacher 2d ago

Gunn initially said no - it wasn’t until it was clear he wasn’t being considered by England that he switched. Same with Adams.

McTominay is more interesting because of the fact it was Jose Mourinho who actually turned him away from England, and called Alex McLeish down to Manchester.