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9 minutes ago, vanderark14 said:

If that were the case he would say he's disappointed at not being called up and hopes to be considered in the future

Absolutely correct.

He does have a checquered history. He was photographed lying in a casino covered in £50 notes which he got lambasted for a fair few years ago. He got called up for us for a friendly V Estonia and withdrew from the squad injured early in 2013 and did not get another call-up for a year. That is odd in itself.

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3 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said:

Steven Caulker flashing his knickers for a call up

Good. It’s an absolute no brainier for mccleish to call up caulker. We’re hardly brimming over with cb talent. Caulker & McKenna new cb partnership sounds good to me. They’re both young, physically strong over 6ft 2 & talented players.

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35 minutes ago, Scotsdeutsch said:

Good. It’s an absolute no brainier for mccleish to call up caulker. We’re hardly brimming over with cb talent. Caulker & McKenna new cb partnership sounds good to me. They’re both young, physically strong over 6ft 2 & talented players.

Nah. The guy is English and has played for England. That would be a classic case of someone coming to us because he hasn’t proved good enough for England.

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4 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said:

Steven Caulker flashing his knickers for a call up

He can keep his St George’s cross undergarments to himself. 

Once you’ve played for a country (even in a friendly) that should be it for me. I know that’s not the rule but I believe it should be. 

I don’t want England’s (or any other country for that matter) sloppy seconds. 

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My thoughts on squad for next 2 years rather than the 2 games. With a new manager, coaching staff and changing of the guard with some of the older players leaving us and newer ones coming in i think its time to try a new formation, weve tried 4-2-3-1 and its various forms for a long time with no success so lets try something brand new. With 2 friendlies now and 3 or 4 at the end of the season these 5 or 6 games are the perfect time to bed it in. I would go for a formation of below i think its the best way to deal with weak center backs, tierney/robertson issues and the lack of right backs

           GK

     CB CB CB

RWB CM CM LWB

      AM     AM

            ST

Squad for next 2 years would be 

GK -    Gordon, Marshall, Archer

CB -   Martin, Mulgrew, Berra, Tierney, Hanley, Lindsay 

RWB -    Fraser, Paterson

CM -    McDonald, MacArthur, McTominay, McGinn

LWB -    Robertson, Douglas

AM -    Armstrong, Cairney, Ritchie, Phillips

ST -    Griffiths, McBurnie, Martin (this one due to lack of alternatives)

Please feel free to rip it to shreds but if you do it would be great to hear what you would do different in terms of tactics or players 

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1 hour ago, borojock said:

My thoughts on squad for next 2 years rather than the 2 games. With a new manager, coaching staff and changing of the guard with some of the older players leaving us and newer ones coming in i think its time to try a new formation, weve tried 4-2-3-1 and its various forms for a long time with no success so lets try something brand new. With 2 friendlies now and 3 or 4 at the end of the season these 5 or 6 games are the perfect time to bed it in. I would go for a formation of below i think its the best way to deal with weak center backs, tierney/robertson issues and the lack of right backs

           GK

     CB CB CB

RWB CM CM LWB

      AM     AM

            ST

Squad for next 2 years would be 

GK -    Gordon, Marshall, Archer

CB -   Martin, Mulgrew, Berra, Tierney, Hanley, Lindsay 

RWB -    Fraser, Paterson

CM -    McDonald, MacArthur, McTominay, McGinn

LWB -    Robertson, Douglas

AM -    Armstrong, Cairney, Ritchie, Phillips

ST -    Griffiths, McBurnie, Martin (this one due to lack of alternatives)

Please feel free to rip it to shreds but if you do it would be great to hear what you would do different in terms of tactics or players 

I’m not too fussed about the formation as long as whatever one McLeish goes with suits the players he chooses. 

Trying to fit players into a formation by playing them out of position gets right on my thrupenny bits. 

I’d be amazed if there weren’t more Rangers players in the squad than you’ve went with (not right away possibly).  I  think Ross McCrorie will break into the squad eventually and Docherty may get a call up if he keeps developing. Ryan Jack might even get back in when he’s fit although as an emergency only I would think. 

As long as McLeish goes with form players who are starting every week for their clubs then I am pretty optimistic for this campaign. 

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2 hours ago, Scotsdeutsch said:

Good. It’s an absolute no brainier for mccleish to call up caulker. We’re hardly brimming over with cb talent. Caulker & McKenna new cb partnership sounds good to me. They’re both young, physically strong over 6ft 2 & talented players.

Is it? He is honking so far, absolutely honking.

Oh look, theres a name that might have been good years ago, lets call him up.

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9 minutes ago, kumnio said:

Is it? He is honking so far, absolutely honking.

Oh look, theres a name that might have been good years ago, lets call him up.

Why do you think he's been so bad? Is because he's missed so much football? Playing in a really poor team? Or do you think he's just lost it? 

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Caulker has barely played last four years and has had major off the field issues.

Think you need to wait a year or two before he's more stable in his life before even considering a call up and I'd still have major doubts.

He's played three games for Dundee.

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1 hour ago, PASTA Mick said:

Why do you think he's been so bad? Is because he's missed so much football? Playing in a really poor team? Or do you think he's just lost it? 

He seems a nice guy, but his appetite is lacking, concentration looks poor, and amazingly, we have got significantly worse since we signed him. He looks like someone going through the motions, he seems to have the component parts to be a very good defender, but he doesnt seem capable of combining them.

 

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31 minutes ago, bigfingers said:

If gers beat celtic their players will be in the squad. It’s the “natural order” of things in this country 

You on the bevvy?

Also, are you Craig Levein?

If so, please leave. You’re not welcome here. :lol:

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13 hours ago, borojock said:

My thoughts on squad for next 2 years rather than the 2 games. With a new manager, coaching staff and changing of the guard with some of the older players leaving us and newer ones coming in i think its time to try a new formation, weve tried 4-2-3-1 and its various forms for a long time with no success so lets try something brand new. With 2 friendlies now and 3 or 4 at the end of the season these 5 or 6 games are the perfect time to bed it in. I would go for a formation of below i think its the best way to deal with weak center backs, tierney/robertson issues and the lack of right backs

           GK

     CB CB CB

RWB CM CM LWB

      AM     AM

            ST

Squad for next 2 years would be 

GK -    Gordon, Marshall, Archer

CB -   Martin, Mulgrew, Berra, Tierney, Hanley, Lindsay 

RWB -    Fraser, Paterson

CM -    McDonald, MacArthur, McTominay, McGinn

LWB -    Robertson, Douglas

AM -    Armstrong, Cairney, Ritchie, Phillips

ST -    Griffiths, McBurnie, Martin (this one due to lack of alternatives)

Please feel free to rip it to shreds but if you do it would be great to hear what you would do different in terms of tactics or players 

No Forrest and McGregor??

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13 hours ago, borojock said:

My thoughts on squad for next 2 years rather than the 2 games. With a new manager, coaching staff and changing of the guard with some of the older players leaving us and newer ones coming in i think its time to try a new formation, weve tried 4-2-3-1 and its various forms for a long time with no success so lets try something brand new. With 2 friendlies now and 3 or 4 at the end of the season these 5 or 6 games are the perfect time to bed it in. I would go for a formation of below i think its the best way to deal with weak center backs, tierney/robertson issues and the lack of right backs

           GK

     CB CB CB

RWB CM CM LWB

      AM     AM

            ST

Squad for next 2 years would be 

GK -    Gordon, Marshall, Archer

CB -   Martin, Mulgrew, Berra, Tierney, Hanley, Lindsay 

RWB -    Fraser, Paterson

CM -    McDonald, MacArthur, McTominay, McGinn

LWB -    Robertson, Douglas

AM -    Armstrong, Cairney, Ritchie, Phillips

ST -    Griffiths, McBurnie, Martin (this one due to lack of alternatives)

Please feel free to rip it to shreds but if you do it would be great to hear what you would do different in terms of tactics or players 

Not going to rip you to shreds but looking 2 years from now, then Martin, Mulgrew, Phillips, McArthur , C. Martin should not be considered. Third striker should be  Cummings,  McKenna and Soutar in CB pool.

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On 7/3/2018 at 8:12 AM, bigfingers said:

Ryan Fraser has played a decent amount of games in the EPL this season, surely worth a starting place now.

I always find it strange that Fraser seems to do well but usually doesn't get a long run of starts. Makes me wonder if he's capable of doing 90 minutes consistently.

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Berra’s distribution is actually embarrassing...it’s amateur level. He loves an aimless hoof up the park does big Christophe. He’s a half decent cb who scores a lot with his head & that’s it. In an ideal world he’s a reserve/squad player definetly not at first team standards at international level.

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10 hours ago, SteveHFC said:

Barry Douglas to be called up. 

I find that pointless if true, he’s obviously a good player suffering a lack of international opportunities due to the amount of left backs we have but it’s wasting a squad place in my opinion.

Its hard enough to facilitate Tierney and Robertson and they’re both much better than Douglas.

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