I heard this, absolutely shocking. I dont understand these guys, I really dont
The Scottish FA showed no interest in him til the press got wind of how good he was. Billy Reid called up the unders squad coaches and tipped them off about his availability and they didn't show ANY interest at all.
The Irish FA scouted the boy, showed an interest and played him.
If someone showed you that they wanted you, would you honestly hold out and wait?
Hardly the players fault in this situation when our national coaches fucked up, no matter how much it pisses us off.