Fox named in Scotland squad

Thu, 01 Oct 16:00:54 2009

Celtic defender Danny Fox was named in the Scotland squad to face Japan in a friendly in Yokohama on October 10.

The Cheshire-born full-back - who joined the Hoops from Coventry in the summer - has switched allegiance and qualifies for selection through a Scottish grandparent.

There were also call-ups for Derek Riordan, whose one and only cap for Scotland came against Austria back in 2005, and Robert Snodgrass, who has featured for the under-21s and who has flourished since his move to Leeds.

Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson was back in George Burley's plans after recovering from a serious knee injury sustained last November, but his Ibrox team-mates David Weir, Kenny Miller and Neil Alexander were all absent from the squad.

James McFadden was also a notable omission but there was a recall for Charlie Adam, while Ross Wallace was in line to earn his first Scotland cap.

Full Scotland squad: Gordon (Sunderland), Langfield (Aberdeen), Marshall (Cardiff); Barr (Falkirk), Berra (Wolves), Caldwell (Celtic), Fox (Celtic), Hutton (Tottenham), McManus (Celtic) Whittaker (Rangers); Adam (Blackpool), Brown (Celtic), Dorrans (West Brom), Fletcher (Manchester United), Maloney (Celtic), Snodgrass (Leeds United), Thomson (Rangers), Wallace (Preston North End), S Fletcher (Burnley), Naismith (Rangers), O'Connor  (Birmingham City), Riordan (Hibernian).

 

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  1. a srong manager like walter"i left yiz high and­ dry"when david murray talked me into turning my­ back on scotland for rangers..get off th glue jason ya­ t i t !

    From zzgus f, on Fri 2 Oct 12:51PM

  2. Well Pops ,lets hope its no they two clowns currently­ at Parkhead

    From Duncan, on Fri 2 Oct 1:34AM

  3. Hey Nancy, your boyfriend is a paedo as you are only 14­ years old!! And I agree with point 1 (so does daddy).

    From Alan R, on Thu 1 Oct 11:25PM

  4. Wattie will be the next Scotland Manager maybe in Jan

    From Stuart, on Thu 1 Oct 11:04PM

  5. they do have a clue `failureto` -a nice jaunt for the­ suits(parasites).but as you say a long tiring flight­ for the players when they could have had a training­ camp or a short trip within europe.would they have done­ this with a strong manager like walter smith?

    From jasonsinclairx, on Thu 1 Oct 10:02PM

  6. just what we all needed, long flight back and forth to­ japan for a meaningless game. No wonder Scottish­ football is in such a state. The powers to be, just­ aint got a clue.

    From failuretocommunicate, on Thu 1 Oct 9:34PM
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