EVERGREEN WINGER NOW DREAMING OF LANDING A LATE CALL-UP FOR EUROS

Hickey have left Steve Clarke short of natural right-sided options ahead of the tournament in Germany. With Scotland players dropping like flies, three goals from Forrest in his last two games have opened a late window of opportunity. ‘I’ve not got a holiday booked,’ grinned Forrest, who has 38 caps. ‘You never book a holiday early in this game, it’s always last minute. ‘If you ask any Scottish player, you’d want to be involved. I went to the last Euros and it was a great experience. ‘My last cap was at the Euros. But I need to concentrate on what I am doing here. ‘I have not thought about it once. I wasn’t in the squad in January-February time and I have been buzzing being back in about it with the boys. ‘I have managed to get on the scoresheet and help the team a few times. I just want to take it game by game and keep helping out here.’ Despite now being fit, Forrest went through a lengthy spell on the sidelines and was left out of matchday squads. Handed a start at Dens Park yesterday after making an impact in last weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen, he said: ‘Since I came back into the squad five or six weeks ago, I feel that I’ve really contributed when I came on. ‘Last weekend was really good personally and getting into the final was great. I was delighted to get the start today and I scored a couple of goals and we got all three points. It was a great day all round. ‘You have to believe in yourself, and I know because I am a bit older that football can change so quickly due to injuries and suspension. ‘The goals today could be massive. The three points were very important. We knew all the stuff that went on with Dundee’s pitch and stuff. They are in the top six and are having a very good season. ‘We knew it would be a hard game so I was delighted to get the goals and to win the game.’