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BLACK AND BOOED

Michael Grant and Graeme Macpherson

Black and booed

Ian Black said he was "disappointed" to be booed by fans on his Scotland debut last night while Craig Levein, the manager, claimed the behaviour was only down to the controversial former Hearts player taking the field at Hibernian's Easter Road, writes Michael Grant and Graeme Macpherson.

Scotland's fine 3-1 win over Australia in the final friendly before the first World Cup qualifier against Serbia next month was overshadowed when Black came off the bench 15 minutes from the end. His name was jeered by the 11,000 crowd and then his every touch was also booed.

Many supporters had criticised Levein for bringing Black into the squad, just a week after saying it would be difficult for any player in the third division to step up to international standard but it was shocking to hear a Scotland player being subjected to sustained verbal abuse on what should have been a special night in his career.

Given that Ryan McGowan, the Australian substitute, was also jeered, the assumption was that Black was heckled by Hibernian supporters as he is a former Hearts player.

"It's a bit disappointing when you come here to play for your country and for the fans who are supposed to be supporting you and they do that," said Black. "But I'm big enough to get on with it and I hope I get another opportunity.

They're obviously trying to play it down as a Hearts Hibs thing though...

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Reported by several media outlets. These "the media are out to get us" threads are getting old. We seem more obsessed with how much the whole of Scotland's against us than we are about our own club. Reminds me of certain factions in Scotland of a certain Religeon who have been pathetically ripping the arse out the victim card for decades.

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Well that's what the manager had to say about it. I don't think he would our opinion on his media skills.

Levein said the Scotland fans were entitled to their opinion.

"The Ian Black thing was a little bit unfortunate but I'm not going to make a big deal about it," said Levein.

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Levein doesn't have a problem home fans booing scotland players fucking wank.that's black defo fucked now for Scotland the manager says wont be picking him then picks him and doesn't even condone the abuse from his own fans.ian get tae fuck out of there next time your phone rings tell him tae shuv his tartan army up his arse specky prick

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