CALMAC AND CO MISS ANGE DEBUT

CELTIC’S ‘Scotland Six’ missed new boss Ange Postecoglou’s first training session at Lennoxtown yesterday.

Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Ryan Christie, David Turnbull, Greg Taylor and Jack Hendry are now on a well-earned break after the Euro Finals exit of Steve Clarke’s side following Hampden defeats against Czech Republic and Croatia and a draw against England at Wembley.

Potential new skipper McGregor, who impressed Postecoglou, as CQN reported yesterday, started two games and was a second-half substitute in another while Christie made a 45-minute appearance in the opener against the Czechs before disappearing from view.

Likewise centre-back Hendry while Forrest only made a cameo appearance in the 2-0 loss in the first encounter. Turnbull and Taylor didn’t kick a ball in anger.

All six are likely to join up with their team-mates within a fortnight.

Postecoglou’s first game, a friendly against Sheffield Wednesday at Dragons Park in Newport, is just 12 days away and he has a Champions League first leg qualifier against the Danish league runners-up FC Midtjylland in Glasgow on July 20 with the return eight days later.