Scotland manager insists up-and-coming players have every chance of making the national team squads
intotheScotlandteamorthe England team. He has put himself there because he has done well. I saw him at Charlton when nobody knew about him. I went to see Tony Watt and he came on as a sub for Nottingham Forest. I knew then I was going to pick him.
“If you can impress there is an opportunity for you. If you are going to blow us away we are not going to mess about with under19s and under-21s and all the rest of it. Bang, you are up there, in there. There are so many good players who started at an early age.”
Tierney, the Celtic left back Scotland in a decent position going into their match against England.
“Of course I would like to win,” he said. “But we are getting a bit better at understanding that these teams are not mugs any more, just because we don’t recognise the names. If you look at the results it’s a bit different.
“I was talking to another manager the other day and we were saying that we never put targets on players. Some go ‘right, next six games we have to get a certain amount’. If you get beat in the first two you put yourself in it and real pressure on you. Let’s go and see where we go.” MARK WARBURTON has been offered a one-match ban by the Scottish FA after his angry reproach to referee John Beaton at Pittodrie in the wake of Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen.
The Rangers manager responded furiously to the controversial match-changing call made by Beaton when he penalised full-back James Tavernier for a foul on winger Jonny Hayes, with James Maddison scoring a spectacular winner in the closing seconds from the resulting free-kick.
A seething Warburton marched onto the pitch to confront Beaton over his call, the Ibrox manager incensed by the award, arguing Tavernier had played the ball first, a claim backed up by television replays.
However, Warburton’s rant has resulted in his being accused of breaching Rule 203, with the governing body stating to Warburton in their notice of complaint that “immediately following the conclusion of the above match you did commit misconduct in that you entered the field of play and repeatedly used offensive, abusing and insulting language towards match officials.”
The Rangers manager has until Monday to respond, while a principle hearing has been set for Thursday, October 13.
It adds to what has been a fraught week for Warburton who was further frustrated on Tuesday evening when the Development League fixture at Auchenhowie with Hibernian was abandoned at half-time.
Warburton had intended using the Hibs match to give Philippe Senderos, Rob Kiernan, Matt Crooks and Joe Dodoo run outs.
However, when assistant referee Scott Love fell ill with chest pains at half-time, Hibs boss Eddie May refused to send his side out for the second period, despite Rangers, who were leading 2-1 at the break, and referee David Dickinson being happy for the action to continue.