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Who would BBC pundits have in their Scotland squad?

The excitement is mounting as Euro 2024 edges closer, with just over three weeks until the tournament kicks off. The buzz builds again on Wednesday when Scotland head coach Steve Clarke names a 28-man squad. Two unlucky souls will be trimmed from the pack on 7 June, with warm-up friendlies against Gibraltar and Finland to come. A few regulars are missing through injury and some more are doubts. So, who will make the cut for mouthwatering Group A games against Germany, Switzerland and Hungary - and hopefully beyond? On the eve of Clarke's eagerly anticipated announcement, some of BBC Scotland's football pundits have a go at picking their squads...Former Scotland midfielder Leanne Crichton, who appeared at Euro 2017 and the 2019 Women's World Cup, suggests Sturm Graz right-back Max Johnston as a solution to the absence of Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson. The uncapped 20-year-old has an Austrian Bundesliga winners' medal but only started twice in the league, making regular appearances from the bench. There are also places for Aberdeen midfielder Connor Barron and Kilmarnock winger Danny Armstrong.