Malcolm Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 ... cap McTominay.... playing last stages champions league and keeping Pogba out the team. Possible successor to brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Malcolm said: ... cap McTominay.... playing last stages champions league and keeping Pogba out the team. Possible successor to brown. Well that depends on the player himself. I am certain if he is not in the squad then he has chosen where his allegiances lie and we must accept that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Mcleish should be clear.... was he asked, if he declines, is it because he isn’t ready to make a choice or because he sees himself as English. I believe he has said in the past he wants to play for Scotland. By the way, fair play to him if he says he is English and wants to play for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4Footsoldier Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Totally agree - get this lad nailed down. He's probably already good enough to be in the starting XI at his position if we're building a team for the future. The unconfirmed speculation is that he would represent Scotland over England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hibs Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, Malcolm said: ... cap McTominay... Possible successor to brown. John McGinn is a possible successor to Scott Brown. McTominay is a possible Darren Fletcher successor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 So does anyone actually know what the kid feels? Does he consider himself Scottish or English. Eck needs to call him up. But prior to that Eck needs to have a word with the lads Dad and then Fergie, as he is still a God at Man U and make sure there is no doubt. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Not a hope in hell he will commit to Scotland,unless he feels a possible 100 caps for us is better than two caps for England. Even then he might think he is good enough to establish himself in the England team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: Not a hope in hell he will commit to Scotland,unless he feels a possible 100 caps for us is better than two caps for England. Even then he might think he is good enough to establish himself in the England team. Depends if he thinks he is English or Scottish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Was it not something to do with mourinho's ongoing thing with pogba, using mctominay to have a go at him basically. Am not convinced the lad will want to be picked by Scotland. For someone who has grown up in Manchester with English mates presumably and given scotlands terrible record over the past 20 years I can't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Why is Mourinho specifically saying this in an interview that is nothing to do with Scotland? Why should he think of McLeish when talking about McTominay? I think he's been speaking to McTominay and he's mentioned he wants to play for us, that's why he's said to McLeish to act on it. I also think the 'England is missing' comment means they are going to miss out on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 After he get paul dickov in to coach our strykers, aye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, bonny78 said: After he get paul dickov in to coach our strykers, aye. More chance of him coaching you for spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwhitelaw Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 It's probably not going to happen. He's waiting on an England call up. He was supposedly asked to be part of the squad by McKay for the Holland game but said he "wanted to establish himself in the Man Utd team first". It doesn't take a genius to figure out that an established first team, British born Man Utd player will eventually get called up to the England squad. We're a fall back unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, kwhitelaw said: It's probably not going to happen. He's waiting on an England call up. He was supposedly asked to be part of the squad by McKay for the Holland game but said he "wanted to establish himself in the Man Utd team first". It doesn't take a genius to figure out that an established first team, British born Man Utd player will eventually get called up to the England squad. We're a fall back unfortunately This is what I originally thought, but as I previously said, bit strange that Mourinho brings up the subject about getting McLeish to contact McTominay on a MOTD interview. If there was no chance, Mourinho wouldn't have bought up the subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Mourinho does like to wind folk up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Mourinho does like to wind folk up though. Or maybe Mourino didn't think he is good enough for England, sneaky feeling he isn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hibs Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Mourinho does like to wind folk up though. True, but who in this case is he trying to wind up and why? I can it is all part of his patter to wind up opposition managers, teams, fans and the media. But international managers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, kwhitelaw said: It's probably not going to happen. He's waiting on an England call up. He was supposedly asked to be part of the squad by McKay for the Holland game but said he "wanted to establish himself in the Man Utd team first". It doesn't take a genius to figure out that an established first team, British born Man Utd player will eventually get called up to the England squad. We're a fall back unfortunately By that token we should have had Aidan Mcgeady who opted for grandparents' country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: By that token we should have had Aidan Mcgeady who opted for grandparents' country. Get that wee cunt to hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: By that token we should have had Aidan Mcgeady who opted for grandparents' country. Ireland have actually been qualifying for tournaments though so choosing Ireland over Scotland is probably an easier choice than choosing Scotland over England. A large number of Scots of Irish descent already support Ireland over Scotland so if McGeady was already an Ireland supporter his choice was easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwhitelaw Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Third Lanark said: By that token we should have had Aidan Mcgeady who opted for grandparents' country. Eh?! It's nothing to do with opting for Grandparents' country its about opting for the country most likely to qualify for a major tournament. ROI had recently done so when McGeady made his choice and were more likely to again at the time (which they did). McTominay is hedging his bets in hope that England come calling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, kwhitelaw said: Eh?! It's nothing to do with opting for Grandparents' country its about opting for the country most likely to qualify for a major tournament. ROI had recently done so when McGeady made his choice and were more likely to again at the time (which they did). McTominay is hedging his bets in hope that England come calling Does anyone know that for sure though? McLeish should ask him and publicise the answer. If he wants to play for England then we forget about him and move on with no crawling back to him in 5 years if he turns out not to be good enough for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, daviebee said: Does anyone know that for sure though? McLeish should ask him and publicise the answer. If he wants to play for England then we forget about him and move on with no crawling back to him in 5 years if he turns out not to be good enough for them. We can take some comfort in Ethan Hamilton looking like a very good prospect. He’s not where McTominay is but he’s 2 years younger and knocking on the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, daviebee said: Does anyone know that for sure though? McLeish should ask him and publicise the answer. If he wants to play for England then we forget about him and move on with no crawling back to him in 5 years if he turns out not to be good enough for them. I see what you are saying but it is a tricky one. If McLeish were to ask and McTominay turns him down and it is then made public I guarantee a load of crap and angst would be thrown in the young man's direction which would be very unfair. A more diplomatic comment may be needed by McLeish such as he is not an option. Perhaps a fully frank statement like saying he feels more of a desire to play for England due to him being born there may be palatible to most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Offer him a call up. If he is unsure then never ask him again. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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