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I'd have had Paterson, Armstrong & Ferguson in my 23 man squad. If all are to miss it i was thinking who'd i replace them with I looked through soccerway of all scots playing abroad & quick scan of players in the SPL- drop off from our squad to the replacements is quite dramatic Assuming Livramento, Barnes &Armstrong not interested I'd have McCrorie, Fraser & Gauld in Genuinely thinking who else you'd have in the 2 midfield roles and it doesnt look great

On the back of all the Right Back conversation if Hickey and Paterson both out for me would be Ross McCorrie lot of U21 international experience, did well at Aberdeen starting to play first team football in the Championship which is a good level - great age and height For me would have him over Ralston who hasnt played much and would have the same lack of game time issues as Paterson had last 2 games and Max Johnson from what i read hasn't played as much Also really frustrating that Calvin Ramseys season long loan at Preston was a disaster as if he had had a great season could have been first choice right back for us this summer but sadly went really badly for whatever reason

I would have really liked to see him fit and inform in this team - big blow with his injuries this season

Shankland just misses that bit of pace and strength for top International matches If we could take Adams pace, Dykes strength, stamina, physical stature & shanklands finishing we'd have have a good striker

Apparently duel nationality with US and appeared for them at U-15 level

For me that 3rd striker is the only position not nailed on i think the rest of the squad picks itself if everyone is fit For me its Shanklands to lose and based on where hes playing and his position in that team i cant see him losing it. Nisbett not first choice at Millwall recently, Brown can see him losing form and his position in Luton team. The one i would have been interested in is Ross Stewart if he could have been fit this season which he sadly isnt. I think he is better alround than Shankland better physically, strength, speed, hold up play - but im happy with Shankland being there

Hickey could be long term replacement for Robbo on the left and the Tino L plays RB - ideally Paterson kicks on and makes that role his but seems to be struggling at Club level last few months

Cant agree more with your points - shame as well as its such a pivotal age group that should play a foundational role in our succession planning - as players are getting older we should be looking to gradually rotate them out and ideally many of those players would come from the U21's

Great topic Only changes i would do is i wouldnt take Taylor as a back up left back as Hickey and Tierney can cover so would take Soutter instead Then would take S Armstrong instead of Doak, unless his game time dramatically improved over the rest of the season think the experience of Armstrong would win out I know Craig Brown did this at France '98 but would be great for Clarke to take a few '21's along with the squad for the experience and would help with the succession aspect of it as a couple of players are early 30's and likely to be transitioned out over the next few years

I think these three games against England, Spain and France resets the expectations back to reality for a few - weve improved but still have a long way to go I'm still very confident we will qualify

I was just about to post the same thing - if its offside i thought they told the ref and the ref didnt go over Whatever happened ref was a disgrace

The manager plays him in the wrong position and does McT no favours at all with his use of him

you have a raging hardon about Jacob Brown Whats up he had a go on your misses

i was about to message the only thing i would like to have seen was a few of the more inexperienced players to come on for a substantial period of time But overall great result, very professional performance

the obligatory Oliver Burke deadline day loan move to Championship side - cant believe he is still only 26 yrs old feels hes been around so much longer than that - all the physical attributes with very little of the footballing attributes sadly