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Hampden_Hibby · 11-05-08, 19:19

No, wasn't picked. According to wikipedia...

Hansen won his last of a paltry 26 Scotland caps in 1987. The reason given for his lack of caps by Scotland coaches of the late 70s and the whole of the 80s was that a formidable partnership had formed between Miller and Alex McLeish at the dominant Scottish side Aberdeen (managed at the time by Alex Ferguson) and it made sense to keep them together at international level. Indeed, Ferguson (in temporary charge after the sudden death of Jock Stein) dropped Hansen from the squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, sighting Hansen's poor international form and reluctance to play international friendly games in the warm up to the World Cup as the reason.

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Hampden_Hibby A True Gadgie/Gadgess Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: . Posts: 4,236 vCash: 500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 76 Times in 30 Posts Rep Power: 16	Re: Andy Gray's International career No, wasn't picked. According to wikipedia... Hansen won his last of a paltry 26 Scotland caps in 1987. The reason given for his lack of caps by Scotland coaches of the late 70s and the whole of the 80s was that a formidable partnership had formed between Miller and Alex McLeish at the dominant Scottish side Aberdeen (managed at the time by Alex Ferguson) and it made sense to keep them together at international level. Indeed, Ferguson (in temporary charge after the sudden death of Jock Stein) dropped Hansen from the squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, sighting Hansen's poor international form and reluctance to play international friendly games in the warm up to the World Cup as the reason.