kmcca5 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Us - Looks like Maloney will be a doubt, Fletcher has a knock but will probably be fit (Not sure how happy I am about that) Looking Like Snoddy is a non starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Mulgrew's out for a bit too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I'd actually settle for Fletcher getting a wee injury. Nothing serious. just enough to keep him out of this double header. He is absolutely $h1te but I think he may have pictures of WGS riding Mark McGhee's mrs. It's the only explanation I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McVinceSCT Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 We won't miss Mulgrew or Maloney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Glad Fletcher and Mulgrew may be out, will mean Gordon doesnt have to make a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I'd actually settle for Fletcher getting a wee injury. Nothing serious. just enough to keep him out of this double header. He is absolutely $h1te but I think he may have pictures of WGS riding Mark McGhee's mrs. It's the only explanation I can think of. Everyone has them got them free with last ssc membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 We won't miss Mulgrew or Maloney. Aye very good. If it weren't for Maloney we'd be out of the running already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I don't understand why you are saying we won't miss Mulgrew and I don't know why GS has been playing him at the back. He has done a good job for us at the back but I think he has been our best centre midfielder and is the only player who can take a set piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McVinceSCT Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) We can't select players only because they had 1 or 2 good games. Maloney offers nothing (or nearly), no creativity, no speed. He's not alone in this case, but we can't keep playing him only because he scored 2 goals and gave 3 assists... I won't miss Mulgrew at left back. Agree he was not too bad in mildfield. Edited September 17, 2015 by McVinceSCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) I don't understand why you are saying we won't miss Mulgrew and I don't know why GS has been playing him at the back. He has done a good job for us at the back but I think he has been our best centre midfielder and is the only player who can take a set piece. I wouldnt deny he has played well for club if you say so, but I dont think he has played well for Scotland, and cant keep carrying him. A few months ago I would also have agreed with you on set pieces, but he has not been delivering in the last few games. And I cant remember the last time I rated Fletcher up front for us. Just to add, dont think Mulgrew is the only one, just using the names mentioned by OP. Edited September 17, 2015 by BlueGaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Can't wait to hear your recommendations for a replacement re Maloney Edited September 17, 2015 by JECK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIFA10 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 We can't select players only because they had 1 or 2 good games. Maloney offers nothing (or nearly), no creativity, no speed. He's not alone in this case, but we can't keep playing him only because he scored 2 goals and gave 3 assists... He can maybe count though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I'm 50/50 with Maloney at the moment, but would stick with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Maloney's goals have kept us in it. Ludicrous talk to suggest otherwise. I agree about Mulgrew and the set pieces, why can no-one else cross a ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I don't understand why you are saying we won't miss Mulgrew and I don't know why GS has been playing him at the back. He has done a good job for us at the back but I think he has been our best centre midfielder and is the only player who can take a set piece. Mulgrew's set pieces in the last two games were utter $h1te. Every single one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Mulgrew's set pieces in the last two games were utter $h1te. Every single one of them. Can't remember him hitting a good one this campaign apart from the one for the corner before the goal at Celtic park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 People who think Steven Fletcher is "shite" don't understand football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 People who think Steven Fletcher is "shite" don't understand football. Agreed, but I don't think he works hard enough to play up top by himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooky Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I don't understand why you are saying we won't miss Mulgrew and I don't know why GS has been playing him at the back. He has done a good job for us at the back but I think he has been our best centre midfielder and is the only player who can take a set piece. Agree. Our best performances this campaign have arguably come when Mulgrew been in centre mid beside Brown. He has ability on the ball and is technically very good. Draws a lot of fouls and doesn't give the ball away much, does the simple stuff well. Thought he was brilliant at home to Ireland. Him and Brown would be my first choice for Poland, wouldn't be too disappointed with Brown and Fletcher in there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 He's one of Strachans favourites and thats why hes in the squad. However I do think hes shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) He's one of Strachans favourites and thats why hes in the squad. However I do think hes shite Assuming you're talking about Fletcher, the reason he's one of Strachan's favourites is because of the job he does for the team. He's not a Kris-Boyd-scores-buckets-of-goals-but-little-else player. Like Kris Boyd, he wouldn't be in the team if he was because Scotland don't have the luxury of selecting lazy poachers because they wouldn't get the ball. It's same reason Kenny Miller got nearly 50 caps. Edited September 17, 2015 by adamntg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo2576 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Fletcher may not have turned out to be the goalscoring CF we had all hoped, but he could certainly find the net earlier in his career, but to call him shite is beyond stupid. The guys touch and technique stands out from everyone on our team with exception of Maloney. He is not lazy either, ran his arse off chasing lost causes against Germans. Yes he is very left footed, but in the same way as the vast majority of our right footers can only use one foot. But, his job is to score goals primarily as a striker which he had not done so on that basis it might be time to try someone else, but it's poor form rather than being shite that should see him make way. I still think he is our best option but couldn't argue with him getting dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Fletcher may not have turned out to be the goalscoring CF we had all hoped, but he could certainly find the net earlier in his career, but to call him shite is beyond stupid. The guys touch and technique stands out from everyone on our team with exception of Maloney. He is not lazy either, ran his arse off chasing lost causes against Germans. Yes he is very left footed, but in the same way as the vast majority of our right footers can only use one foot. But, his job is to score goals primarily as a striker which he had not done so on that basis it might be time to try someone else, but it's poor form rather than being shite that should see him make way. I still think he is our best option but couldn't argue with him getting dropped. Agree with most of that apart from him scoring in his early career. His return as a striker is alarmingly poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo2576 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Don't have stats to hand but I remember him scoring most of Sunderlands goals when he signed and thought he did ok at Wolves? Maybe was just a purple patch though and I'd never call him prolific. Is excellent at turning provider though and a lot of his passes/touches allow anya to be the effective player he can be. Doesn't deserve a lot of the idiotic statements he receives on here, he is of course wide open to criticism as a goal scorer but to be branded utter shite? Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Aye, he is not utter shite, good at the linkup play. Problem is we need to win against Poland so need someone to step up and score. That has been Maloney a few times in this campaign, but we need that from somewhere else if he is injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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