Graham Spiers; Says 'No, Non, Nein' to Mock Jocks at Hampden

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The past 24 hours have been classic Hanna-Barbera time in the life of Scottish football. A communal fit had been triggered by Berti Vogts and the so-called "foreign legion" question, over which some had gone berserk, and, of course, lapsed into sheer fiction.

I fear one or two matters can be clarified with scarcely a wipe of the nose. Celtic's Alan Thompson is not, and will never be, on some mythical Berti Vogts wish-list. Nor is Lorenzo Amoruso, that most hapless of Italian stallions. Stan Laurel, following a miraculous emergence from the grave, has more chance of playing for Scotland than these two.

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Graham Spiers; Says 'No, Non, Nein' to Mock Jocks at Hampden

But to more serious matters: should a Frenchman, an Italian or someone from the Galapagos Islands even be considered to play for Scotland? I must admit it is a prospect this observer cannot get...

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