The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Wright hits out over Clark Scotland snub
Perth boss ‘gobsmacked’ as keeper overlooked by McLeish
Tommy Wright is “devastated” for goalkeeper Zander Clark after the latest Scotland snub for a St Johnstone player.
Kilmarnock’s Jamie MacDonald has been called up by Alex McLeish for the Nations League doubleheader against Albania and Israel following the withdrawal of Sunderland’s Jon McLaughlin.
And the decision reinforces Wright’s belief that his players “aren’t even on the radar” as far as Scotland selection is concerned.
“First of all I’m devastated for Zander. It’s a decision which beggars belief really. When we saw he’d been overlooked everyone was gobsmacked.
“That’s taking nothing away from Jamie MacDonald, who is a very good keeper and someone I tried to sign in the past. But on form, Zander has been outstanding.”
“St Johnstone fans have said to me many times that players don’t get capped at this club and they seem to be right. We are not a fashionable club, that’s pretty clear.”