Hirst could still play a part against Greece
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke says Ipswich striker George Hirst could still play a part in the Nations League play-off with Greece after a delay in formalising his call up stopped him from being named in the initial squad.The 26-year-old has played 19 times for the Premier League side this season, mainly as a substitute, scoring three times."It's possible - there was a delay in the paperwork," Clarke said when asked about the England-born striker's involvement. "There's still games to go before we meet up as a squad. There's always the chance of somebody else getting injured."Hopefully not, because I think we've suffered enough of that. George is somebody we've had in mind for a few months. I've watched him recently."He's in and out of the Ipswich team, played the cup games. He obviously scored against Forest. I think I was spotted on the telly at the game."It didn't take a genius to work out who I was there to watch, because he was the only one that qualified for Scotland who was on the pitch. "He's a player that would help to give us more depth to that position if we can do it."
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