A Shinnie fur Scotland

[HumbersideDude]

Just spotted this on twitter.

Graeme Shinnie‏@Shinzzaa

Massive congrats to my big bro @andy_shinnie For his first scotland call up!! Proud of you bro :)

[RossP]

I'm assuming there's been a call off, similar to the N.Ireland one for McKay.

...or Graeme is trolling.

[old caley girl]

Amazing news re Andy! Well deserved!

[WYNESS101]

Great news for Andy

[12th Man]

Great news well done

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Well deserved

[MissICT]

Andy very much deserves his call up. Had a feeling he would get one soon. Very proud of him.

[ferben1994]

get in son thats ace news

[Yngwie]

Great news, well done. But kills off any slim chance of him signing a contract extension with us!

[RossP]

Great news, well done. But kills off any slim chance of him signing a contract extension with us!

It could also demonstrate to him and others that they don't need to move club in order to get international recognition.

[+DoofersDad]

We have had a significant number of call ups in the last few years. It may well be the case that players are more likely to get a call by coming and staying here than going elsewhere. Rooney would surely have been in the thoughts of the Republic of Ireland had he stayed here but he certainly won't be if he can't get a start at Swindon.

[+jagster]

Well Done Andy, Great to see him getting some recognition for the fine form he is in

[RiG]

Good to see Steven Fletcher as committed as ever to Scotland.

[+bughtmaster]

Excellent news, well done lad you deserve it

[+DoofersDad]

Confirmation here

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland/20292831

[bauhaus]

Only 16 players in squad now, with 3 keepers. Andy will likely get a run out, with outside chance of a start, as only 3 midfielders named in squad, he may get the nod for an attacking mid position. Billy Stark knows what he is capable of too.

Have we had a player called up for the full Scotland team before. Under 21s, 19s, 17s, 16s, B game or several foreign squads have come before, and many after ICT,

[Proctor]

Great news for Andy. What a great time to be an ICT fan.

[12th Man]

Only 16 players in squad now, with 3 keepers. Andy will likely get a run out, with outside chance of a start, as only 3 midfielders named in squad, he may get the nod for an attacking mid position. Billy Stark knows what he is capable of too.

Have we had a player called up for the full Scotland team before. Under 21s, 19s, 17s, 16s, B game or several foreign squads have come before, and many after ICT,

1st time, Ian black got a call up in 2005? for futures squad but not 1st team

[IBM]

Great news for Andy. What a great time to be an ICT fan.

Always a great time to be an ICT fan

[IBM]

Only 16 players in squad now, with 3 keepers. Andy will likely get a run out, with outside chance of a start, as only 3 midfielders named in squad, he may get the nod for an attacking mid position. Billy Stark knows what he is capable of too.

Have we had a player called up for the full Scotland team before. Under 21s, 19s, 17s, 16s, B game or several foreign squads have come before, and many after ICT,

1st time, Ian black got a call up in 2005? for futures squad but not 1st team

Hope he gets on the park and performs better than Black which won't be difficult!

[Yngwie]

Whilst Blackie had a good case for inclusion on merit in that Futures/B squad, it was the fact that the game was being played in Inverness that cemented his place. There seemed to be a convention that those squads would always include a player or two from the host club to boost the crowd.

[ICTRoughi]

Andy Shinnie is in the starting 11 tonight. Well done lad!

[Yngwie]

Seriously?!

[Yngwie]

Gilks ,Dixon, Hanley, Berra, Whittaker, D Fletcher, Mulgrew, Shinnie, Naismith, Miller, Rhodes

[KingBeastie]

Fantastic - hope he scores. (and signs a new deal with us)