(Slightly boring, slightly boastful story coming up, don't read if easily bored)
Ah ha! Well If the Scottish FA had gone to Chichester College in early 1978 they'd have seen a guy there called Hassan Nayebagha. He played for the Maths department in the College inter-departmental football tournament. He was very good, easily the best player in the tournament, but he wasn't unbelievably outstanding - I was quicker than him for a start. I talked to him after one of the games. I asked him if he played for a local club and he said he didn't. I said I played in the Worthing League and he was better than that, he was at least County League standard, so had he thought of joining someone like Chichester City? He laughed and said no.
Next time we played them he wasn't playing. I asked where he was and his mates said he gone back to Iran as he'd been selected for the Iranian World Cup squad! Naturally I didn't believe them, but watching the Scotland v Iran game a familiar face filled the screen. Coming on as a sub for Iran was ' H Nayebagha'. I couldn't believe it. It shows how poor Scotland were as Hassan was a lower level non-League player at best.
