Kevin Nisbet has been backed to use his Scotland frustration to make sure Steve Clarke can’t overlook him in future.
The 26-year-old was told last week he was in the provisional squad for the Euro qualifying openers against Cyprus and Spain after hitting eight goals in nine starts since returning from an ACL injury in December. But with QPR’s Lyndon Dykes available again Nisbet, who has one goal from 10 caps for his country, missed out on the cut for the Hampden double header.
And Hibs assistant Jamie McAllister is adamant he'll fire his way back into the national set-up. He said: “Yeah (he’s disappointed). We'd heard that he was in their thinking. We got an email saying that he was being considered but that was last week. Nizzy was on a hot streak during December/January when he scored the six in six. He had a little setback with not getting the move and then he's had a few little tweaks. We need to make sure he is right, but I think that will come. Nizzy has got the quality. He is clinical. He's experienced for his age, he's proven at the level.
