McCulloch weighing up Scotland comeback

06 February 2010 19:16
Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch revealed he is considering coming out of international retirement. McCulloch controversially quit the Scotland scene in the middle of the World Cup qualifying double-header against Macedonia and Iceland in September 2008. The 31-year-old, who was injured at the time, was said to have been keen to concentrate on his club career. There were also reports he did not want to play under former Scotland boss George Burley and the suspicion of a rift between the pair will grow after this revelation. Indeed, Rangers' own official website reported McCulloch's u-turn was the result of "a change of regime". The player, who earned the last of his 15 caps against Italy in November 2007 and never featured under Burley, now plans to hold talks with new Scotland manager Craig Levein and Ibrox boss Walter Smith. He said on www.rangers.co.uk: "I think I need to have a word with the gaffer [Smith] and Craig Levein. The middle of the park is the strongest part of Scotland's team so there are six or seven players that are possibly younger than me that would come into the frame. So I don't want to say that I would come back or not. We will just have to wait and see what happens."

Source: PA