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Rangers Novo wishes he'd never mentioned Scotland qualification

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 07:22

Nacho Novo feels the controversy over his suggestion he could qualify to play for Scotland has got out of hand.

The 29-year-old Spaniard had claimed he would probably accept a call to represent his adopted country.

"I didn't start anything," said the striker.

"I was just asked a question and I said what I felt, that if something happened then I would be happy to play.

"It was a simple answer to a simple question, that's all but everyone has taken it too far.

"I was surprised by the reaction.

"I haven't had any contact with anybody (from the SFA), I find out everything from what I read in the papers.

"I respect everyone's opinions, people will be with you, people will be against you, but I don't want any trouble at all.

"My sister heard about it back in Spain, it was big news back there as well.

"There has been a lot of fun in the dressing room and my team-mates call me Hamish McNovo and things like that.

"Everybody has had a laugh and it's been quite funny.

"But I just want to play football and be happy, that's all."

Asked if he felt Scottish, Novo joked: "Can't you hear my Glaswegian accent?

"It's been a long time, eight years, and my family is Scottish.

"Scotland is my home, I came from a lower division club in Spain to here and everybody has helped me and been really nice to me."

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Submitted by Dokey Pike (not verified) on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 08:58.

He only wants to play for Scotland because he isn't good enough to play for his homeland... (Spain) And any how, he must be desperate to want to play for Scotland. Imagine the England team if all the players that could gain English citizenship actually did ?

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