Yes�it is a national shame as Coach Butler says it is

It seems clearer today, with some players snubbing Peter James Butler’s call up just because they were not called upon before.  Excuses like already having off season plans and preparing for trials in Europe are just that- excuses. Players across the world are setting aside their holiday plans and others to go play for their national teams.

These players must know that they do not own a national team place-they have no guarantee of being selected for reasons the gaffer may have at any given point in time. See, I admit that all these players have sacrificed for the Zebras over the years, but the players must also admit that they have gotten loads of recognition and exposure from playing for the national team. Some of them have been in the setup for the past 20 or so years- from the junior national teams onwards- this has been at the expense of fresh talent.