- George Hirs was supposed to
- The necessary paperwork that allowed him to change from England's loyalty to Scotch did not arrive on time
- Clarke does not fear that the player, to be eligible through his paternal grandfather, has doubts about the resolution of Scotland
The Manager of Scotland, Steve Clarke, is confident that the striker of the city of Ipswich, George Hirst, will not turn his back on his squad.
Clarke had planned to include the 26-year-old in the group he appointed Tuesday for the UEFA League Play-Off matches against Greece at the end of this month.
A delay in the Scottish FA that ensures the necessary paperwork to allow a change of loyalty to Hirst, born in Sheffield, who has represented England from children under 17 to levels under 20, forced Clarke to leave him out.
Son of former England striker David Hirst, is eligible to play for Scotland through his paternal grandfather.
Clarke's previous attempt to limit a player in similar circumstances failed. Elliot Anderson, then with Newcastle United, was included in the Scotland squad for friendly with Cyprus and England in August 2023, but retired injured after initially reporting by the service.
The midfielder, who since then has made a transfer of £ 35 million to Nottingham Forest, then revealed that he was committing his international future to England for whom he has since played at the level of children under 21 years.
Ipswich George Hirst was supposed to be in the Clarke Scotland squad for Greece for Greece
Striker Hirst caught attention when he scored in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest
Hirst is harassed by his Ipswich teammates after his goal against Forest earlier this month
Clarke was in the tie of the cup to see Hirst, but he could not call him for now
Ironically, Anderson was on the forest side earlier this month that Ipswich played in the FA Cup, a match attended by Clarke, who saw Hirst score for the Boys tractor.
Having talked to Hirst, Clarke has no fears that he has cold feet to play for Scotland.
“George will come if we get the paperwork,” said Clarke. 'If we had achieved it for this camp, I would have been in this squad.
'He wants to play international football. We offer you that opportunity. You can never say 100 percent, but I will say that I am 99 percent convinced that, when George is selected for the team, it will appear.
'We had our first conversation a month ago. It is presented as a very pleasant person. He wants to be here.
'It is possible that it can still be added to this squad if the paperwork is performed.
'George is someone we have had in mind for a few months. I've seen it recently. He is entering and leaving the Ipswich team, has played in the Cup games.
'He scored against Forest and saw me on television in the game. No genius was needed to solve who was there to see because he was the only one in the qualified field to play for Scotland.
“He is a player who would help give us more depth to that striker's position if we can do it.”