Small has its place in the beautiful game
Many of Scotland's finest footballers have been "Wee Men".
Players cast in that very Scottish mould of being vertically challenged, but magnificent on the ball.
However, while they may have been small, there was nothing lacking with the size of their hearts or their playing ability.
In giving a first international call up to the prodigiously talented Danny Swanson and cementing Barry Bannan's place in the Scotland squad, boss Craig Levein has turned the clock back to an era when one question and one question only needed to be answered in picking a player.
"Can he play?"
With "wee" Jimmy Johnstone and "wee" Willie Henderson and countless other small players at every club in the land, the answer in the past was an emphatic yes.
You'll all remember players at your own club who fit the bill.
They pay me to watch football and talk football. That’s some people's idea of Christmas every day. I can't deny it's mine too. I view the football world through a different lens from some journalists, because I live and work in Dundee. The Old Firm are interesting, but so was my breakfast this morning. There is a whole lot more on the Scottish football menu than the big two. From the SPL to the juniors, the game offers lots of dishes, and they all get my taste buds going.