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The ultimate dream of any professional footballer used to be to play international football. Now it seems it is the most dispensable part... Kris Boyd’s snub to Scotland boss George Burley is the latest example of a player turning his back on his country, following Paul Parry’s recent walkout on Wales. In both cases, the stated reason is that they felt rejected by the current managers. In both cases, I suspect money - or the relative lack of it in the international game - may have been part of the reason. Boyd is not even a regular in the Rangers team, yet he felt he should have been given a chance against Norway on Saturday, rather than Burley plunging debutant Chris Iwelumo into the action as a second-half sub when the goals just wouldn’t come. In retrospect, Boyd may have had a case after seeing Wolves striker Iwelumo miss... [read full story]
