Archie Knox names his Scotland Under 21 squad

[RossP]

Archie Knox has named his first Under 21 squad since being appointed as National Youth Teams Coach, for the team's difficult UEFA qualifier in Slovenia on 16 August.

Three members of the talented Under 19 squad have been included - Calum Elliot, Steven Fletcher and Scott Cuthbert - while there is also a first call-up for Jay McEveley of Blackburn Rovers. McEveley did once play for England at Under 21 level, but has now elected to play for Scotland, for whom he qualifies through his Dumfries-born grandfather. However, Hearts defender Christophe Berra is missing as he is suspended.

In naming an extended 26 man squad, the new coaching partnership of Archie Knox and Maurice Malpas will have the opportunity to work with and assess the players for this game and the home qualifier against France on 1 September. Player eligibility covers those born in 1984 onwards.

SCOTLAND UNDER 21 SQUAD

Goalkeepers

David Marshall (Celtic)

Craig Samson (Ross County)

Iain Turner (Everton)

Defenders

Kirk Broadfoot (St Mirren)

Scott Cuthbert (Celtic)

Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen)

Richard Foster (Aberdeen)

Alan Hutton (Rangers)

Jay McEveley (Blackburn Rovers)

Paul Quinn (Motherwell)

Steven Smith (Rangers)

Steven Whittaker (Hibernian)

Midfield

Charlie Adam (Rangers)

Scott Brown (Hibernian)

Paul Lawson (Celtic)

Charles Mulgrew (Celtic)

Rocco Quinn (Celtic)

Kevin Thomson (Hibernian)

Ross Wallace (Celtic)

Mark Wilson (Celtic)

Forwards

Craig Beattie (Celtic)

Darryl Duffy (Hull City)

Calum Elliot (Heart of Midlothian)

Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)

Ross McCormack (Motherwell)

Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock)

[KingBeastie]

The fact that a large percentage of those names are already playing first team football bodes very well for the future me thinks

[Scotty]

The 'A' Squad was also named today .....

SCOTLAND A SQUAD

Goalkeepers

Neil Alexander (Cardiff City)

Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian)

Graeme Smith (Motherwell)

Defenders

Graham Alexander (Preston North End)

Russell Anderson (Aberdeen)

Gary Caldwell (Celtic)

Steven Caldwell (Sunderland)

Christian Dailly (West Ham United)

Jackie McNamara (Wolverhampton W.)

Graeme Murty (Reading)

Gary Naysmith (Everton)

Robbie Neilson (Heart of Midlothian)

Steven Pressley (Heart of Midlothian)

Andy Webster (Heart of Midlothian)

David Weir (Everton)

Midfield

Barry Ferguson (Rangers)

Darren Fletcher (Manchester United)

Paul Hartley (Heart of Midlothian)

Neil McCann (Heart of Midlothian)

Lee McCulloch (Wigan Athletic)

Ian Murray (Rangers)

Nigel Quashie (West Bromwich Albion)

Scott Severin (Aberdeen)

Gary Teale (Wigan Athletic)

Forwards

Kris Boyd (Rangers)

Chris Burke (Rangers)

Shaun Maloney (Celtic)

James McFadden (Everton)

Kenny Miller (Celtic)

Garry O'Connor (Lokomotiv Moscow)

[RossP]

I get more and more worried every time i see Stephen Caldwell in the squads... Have we never learned.

Just bought my tickets for the Faroes and France game  :clapping04:

[Exiled ICT]

Steven Caldwell but no Stephen McManus, seems a strange one to me.

And where's Riordan? He's not in either squad.