ErsatzThistle Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Idle, timewasting thread of the day ...... How many players can you recall who were definitely called up at one time or another for the Scotland senior team but never actually made it onto the park ? A few from recent years that I can remember: Paul Hanlon Jamie Langfield (multiple times) Gary McKenzie Craig Samson Graeme Smith (the one that played for Motherwell) Stevie Smith Ryan Stevenson Must be dozens of others, name them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) Ryan Esson got a few last minute call up's when a gk would withdraw for an away trip (think there has been a few players like this over the years.... sure there was a game in Lithuania and subs went out training and there was someone in them that got a lot of people saying "when was he called up?") John Brown got a few call up's back in the day, but never got off the bench (think he was the token Rangers player in the squad for a game v Germany at Ibrox after all the regular Rangers players were left out because the game was between two champions league matches). Sure Tam McManus once got a call up but never got off the bench. Think Kevin Harper got a few call up's under Vogts, but never off the bench. Edited August 10, 2020 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Jamie Macdonald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Didn't Bobby Geddes not get a call up for a game v Malta in the 90's? Sure Killie list him on their board with international players in their function suite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTeeko Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Danny Swanson for the Liechtenstein/Spain double header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, wanderer said: Didn't Bobby Geddes not get a call up for a game v Malta in the 90's? Sure Killie list him on their board with international players in their function suite. He's not on that board in the boardroom as he never got capped. The only players on it are players who have gained full caps, most recent is Findlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 With the aid of Google, it would appear that Alan Main was one of four goalies called up for the play off vs. England in 1999 And Alan Combe was on the bench for a miserable friendly vs. Sweden in 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Jamie McAllister turned up for about 30 squads but I'm not sure if he ever got a cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Jamie McAllister turned up for about 30 squads but I'm not sure if he ever got a cap. One cap v Trinidad at Easter Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Orraloon said: Jamie McAllister turned up for about 30 squads but I'm not sure if he ever got a cap. Just googled it. He got one cap against Trinidad and Tobago. I always thought he should get a special award as the most dedicated Scotland player of this generation. Always turned up almost never got a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Just googled it. He got one cap against Trinidad and Tobago. I always thought he should get a special award as the most dedicated Scotland player of this generation. Always turned up almost never got a game. Nah, that "honour" goes to Jamie Langfield who had a ton of call ups by Smith, McLeish, Burley and Levein but was never used. In fairness to Langfield he never moaned about it to the press or anything. Did either of the Young brothers ever get called up or Phil McGuire for that matter ? Edited August 10, 2020 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Just googled it. He got one cap against Trinidad and Tobago. I always thought he should get a special award as the most dedicated Scotland player of this generation. Always turned up almost never got a game. I do not think he was actually ever in that many squads to be honest. I do not recall he was in a couple while at Livi, and then Burley gave him a couple of call up's much later, but not a name I recall seeing that often in Scotland squads, maybe 5 or 6? but certainly not Scot Gemmill style of like 40 squads in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Did either of the Young brothers ever get called up or Phil McGuire for that matter ? No. Darren was always one of these players that the press liked to say was on the brink of the squad, but never got the call up. McGuire I do not recall ever being called up, bar B games, from what I recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, wanderer said: No. Darren was always one of these players that the press liked to say was on the brink of the squad, but never got the call up. McGuire I do not recall ever being called up, bar B games, from what I recall Ah With further aid from Google: Recent Conservative Party candidate for Central Ayrshire, Derek Stillie, was called up twice by Vogts. Tommy Miller (midfielder who played for Ipswich and Sunderland about 16/17 years ago) was called up for that infamous friendly vs. Wales but pulled out with an injury. Doesn't appear to have been called up again. Had completely forgotten that Ryan Gauld got called up for one game in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Ah With further aid from Google: Recent Conservative Party candidate for Central Ayrshire, Derek Stillie, was called up twice by Vogts. Tommy Miller (midfielder who played for Ipswich and Sunderland about 16/17 years ago) was called up for that infamous friendly vs. Wales but pulled out with an injury. Doesn't appear to have been called up again. Had completely forgotten that Ryan Gauld got called up for one game in 2014. Vogts had a habit of going through a lot of 3rd choice keepers.... Scott Shearer (kid who everyone raved about at Albion Rovers in the early 00's) was another who would get a call now and again, as well as Kenny Arthur at Thistle. Bob Malcolm might have made a couple of squads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWMM82 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 As a Buddies fan, I can remember Campbell Money made many squads but never actually got capped. To be fair he always had the likes of Goram and Leighton ahead of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Has Scott Allan ever been called up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Scott Fox was called up once by Strachan and I mind Ally Maxwell making the squad several times in the 90s but never featuring (inevitable that there'd be a lot of goalies on this thread, I suppose). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, wanderer said: Didn't Bobby Geddes not get a call up for a game v Malta in the 90's? Sure Killie list him on their board with international players in their function suite. Alan McCulloch made a few squads but never got a game. He was due to play in a 1980 friendly v Poland in Poznan but broke a finger in training. Another Killie player, defender Brian Rodman made the bench at Wembley in 1975 but never got a cap (I doubt he would've wanted on the pitch that day as we got horsed 5-1). Edited August 10, 2020 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 8 hours ago, McTeeko said: Danny Swanson for the Liechtenstein/Spain double header. Interetsingly enough, that call up for Swanson came at a time when he was going through severe mental health problems. Depression etc. Was hardly mentioned at the time but United had paid for him to go in the priory to help him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 10 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said: Idle, timewasting thread of the day ...... How many players can you recall who were definitely called up at one time or another for the Scotland senior team but never actually made it onto the park ? A few from recent years that I can remember: Paul Hanlon Jamie Langfield (multiple times) Gary McKenzie Craig Samson Graeme Smith (the one that played for Motherwell) Stevie Smith Ryan Stevenson Must be dozens of others, name them ! With the exception of Clangers ( who I would not begrudge a cap) the rest at least fall in to the ‘thank fuck’ category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Did Neale Cooper make it into a squad once? Seem to vaguely recall that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 8 hours ago, wanderer said: Didn't Bobby Geddes not get a call up for a game v Malta in the 90's? Sure Killie list him on their board with international players in their function suite. I seem to recall Geddes being the over age player in the under 21s ? Maybe that’s what’s in your mind ? I could be talking shite as well mind you but it seems to ring a bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, daviebee said: Did Neale Cooper make it into a squad once? Seem to vaguely recall that. Australia play off game 2nd leg in 85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jim Beem said: I seem to recall Geddes being the over age player in the under 21s ? Maybe that’s what’s in your mind ? I could be talking shite as well mind you but it seems to ring a bell. Maybe, but certain he was on the bench v Malta as we had a mini goalkeeper crisis for that game (it was Leightons first cap in 3 years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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