SFA president Campbell Ogilvie says choice for the Scotland squad continues to be supervisor Craig Levein's choice6111060

The Scottish Soccer Association will not interfere with Scotland 7m.cn supervisor Craig Levein's choice policy irrespective of Steven Fletcher's ongoing exile, insists president Campbell Ogilvie.

Levein will title his squad for this month's Planet Cup qualifiers towards Wales and Belgium at Hampden on Tuesday but there will be no spot for the Sunderland striker in his strategies.

Fletcher has not showcased for the Scots given that informing the SFA by text message that he did not hope to be selected for a game towards Northern Ireland in February 2011.

The 25-calendar year-previous indicated last month through Twitter that he would be inclined to return to the nationwide fold if required, immediately after Levein closed the door on the participant in a bid to finish speculation above his international potential at the begin of the marketing campaign.

Although Scotland have endured a stuttering start to the qualifiers, Fletcher is in sparkling kind immediately after 7m claiming his fifth objective in four game titles for the Black Cats at the weekend.

On the other hand, SFA president Ogilvie is adamant the last choice rests with Levein.

He claimed: "It is clear-reduce, it is extremely black and white.

"The supervisor is employed to choose the team and the people who he would like for his squad for the countrywide team.

"The staff supervisor is employed to decide on the team that he deems fit to be the very best to gain the game titles.

"It can be not for myself or a board member to interfere in that course of action." Prerogative

He added: "I'm rather clear that it can be Craig Levein's prerogative to choose which people he wishes.

"As a issue of theory, I do not feel it's correct that a director 7m.cn should consider in any way to impact the team selection."

The Scots took just two factors from their opening two games at Hampden versus Serbia and Macedonia last thirty day period and now encounter two potentially tricky ties on the path as they bid to steer their campaign again on track.

Ogilvie stated: "I think there is a basic consensus that we wanted additional details from the 1st two games but they are two extremely excellent groups - Serbia in specific - and we've acquired to go into the next two game titles incredibly optimistic and with everyone pulling jointly.

"There has been some negativity out there at periods but, like any football complement, you have to go in with a good body of thoughts.

"In my see, every person has to be powering Craig and the group likely into these 7m video games.

"We are totally behind Craig. We have played two online games and we want to require something out of the up coming two games."