Scotland endured a nightmare friendly encounter with Iceland on Friday night.
Steve Clarke’s men kicked off their double header with an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at Hampden Park, with all three goals completely preventable.
Angus Gunn started the game in between the sticks, but had to be substituted off just six minutes after kick-off due to an ankle injury.
🏴 Scotland 1-3 Iceland 🇮🇸
⚽️ It continues to be a poor night from Scotland. After a VAR check Iceland’s third goal stands.
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Cieran Slicker was brought on for his first Scotland cap, but endured a hellish baptism of fire by making two costly mistakes that led to goals.
Kilmarnock goalkeeper Robby McCrorie was injured in the warm-up, so it means Clarke has been looking elsewhere for a solution.
Enter Ross Doohan.
Photo by Pete Norton/Getty ImagesCeltic-bound Ross Doohan set for Scotland call-up
According to the Daily Record, Doohan is set to be called up by Scotland in time for Monday’s friendly against Liechtenstein.
Doohan has international experience at Scotland U21 level, playing 13 times at that age group between 2018 and 2020.
The 27-year-old from Clydebank is about to sign for Celtic having left Aberdeen at the end of his contract this month.
Brendan Rodgers has picked Doohan to replace Scott Bain as Celtic’s third choice goalkeeper behind Viljami Sinisalo and Kasper Schmeichel.
Bain left the Hoops to sign for newly-promoted Scottish Premiership side Falkirk.
Why did Celtic choose Doohan?
Well, the most obvious answers to that would be that it’s a free transfer and Rodgers knows Doohan from his first spell in charge of the Bhoys.
Doohan spent time out on loan at six different clubs when contracted with Celtic, before he finally left permanently to play for Tranmere Rovers.
But Stephen McGinn thinks Rodgers’ intention behind Doohan’s signature is to boost Celtic’s homegrown quota for Champions League matches.
UEFA rules state a requirement of at least eight homegrown players in a Champions League league phase squad.
McGinn said at the start of May: “Well, with Celtic, Ross Doohan is linked with Celtic, Lyle Cameron is already signed with the Rangers.
“I don’t mean this in any sort of disrespectful way, but you feel as if the clubs are looking at them because of the European stuff in terms of needing a certain amount of homegrown players.
“So they’re having to, if people are moving on or likely wanting to move on for games, they’re having to have a certain amount of Scottish players.”