Scotland fans will not waste time mourning the loss of Steven Fletcher's services to the national team, according to Hamish Husband, the spokesman for the Association of Tartan Army clubs.
It is understood the Wolves striker will no longer be selected for international duty while Craig Levein is manager after he declined to be involved in next week's Carling Nations Cup opener against Northern Ireland in Dublin.
And Husband said: "Craig Levein has moved on now - there are a lot of good, young players for him to choose from. It's not a disappointment for us, it would have been more of a disappointment if it was a better player. He has shown a lack of ambition and passion and the fans will have forgotten him by next week."
Levein was set to recall Fletcher after dropping him from the squad for the friendly against Faroe Islands in November, and despite critical comments made by Fletcher about the controversial 4-6-0 formation used by Scotland in the 1-0 defeat away to the Czech Republic.
When informed that he was under consideration for selection, the player sent a text message to Frank Reilly, a Scottish Football Association official, stating that he did not want to be selected and that Levein could phone him if he wanted.
Husband believes Fletcher's actions also demonstrated a lack of respect for both his manager and his country.
"Has Craig Levein done the right thing? Absolutely," said the fans representative.
"Doing what he did by text message shows a lack of passion by Fletcher. If a player is upset about something he should be letting rip, not sending a text.
"It shows a lack of respect for the manager, the fans and especially the country.
"Levein is his own man and he will pick his own players. I would hope Fletcher doesn't play again for the country. He doesn't seem to have the heart."
Source: PA
