The players can't be bothered...

[Dillinger]

So why should we?

 

 

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Scotland are missing Hull quartet Robert Snodgrass, Shaun Maloney, Andrew Robertson and Allan McGregor and Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan, who are involved in Saturday's English Championship play-off final.

 

Craig Gordon, Kieran Tierney, James Forrest, Leigh Griffiths and captain Scott Brown have been given time off, with Celtic in Champions League qualifying action in mid-July. 

 

Goalkeeper Scott Bain, full-backs Alan Hutton and Lee Wallace and striker Chris Martin have withdrawn because of injury

 

 

Not sure I can even bring myself to watch this tonight. A completely meaningless friendly for which our players can't even be arsed to show up for, while the rest of the U.K. and Europe gets ready for the Euros. 

 

That line about Celtic is ridiculous. They're playing in mid-July so they're being rested - it's the end of May FFS!!

 

So depressing. 

Edited May 29, 2016 by Dillinger

[aaid]

A bit harsh on the Hull and Sheffield Wednesday players. 

[Third Lanark]

The real worry is that we suffer 2 unnecessary defeats which cement our status as a Pot 5 team.

[JECK]

Why are you mentioning the hull players and bannan? 

[Dillinger]

I'm not putting them in the same category by any means! Just copied and pasted the whole section on players missing as it really means the squad is very bare bones. 

[thewolf_1980]

I have been incorrectly telling everyone this week (who also didn't know we were even playing) that we are playing France tonight.

Strachan has made a few blunders in recent times with his media comments re selection/non-selection of players so he has gone down a few notches in my estimation. Not picking players like Wallace and Rhodes because he "knows what they can do" whilst picking Hutton, Fletcher et al being a particular bugbear. 

Anyway, looking forward to watching it whilst planning our trip to Malta for the 'proper' game in a few months time.

Edited May 29, 2016 by thewolf_1980

[bossman4]

Dont see how you can say the players cant be bothered. It was Strachan that chose the leave out the Celtic and Aberdeen players out, by all accounts they were all happy to be included.

3 call offs, 2 of which are regularly slagged off on this board for being done and not good enough and another who position has more than enough cover is good at this time of year.

[Kirk]

Shinnie went on holiday this morning, seems like a nice enough guy, shame hes not involved.

[Big Col]

I gave up on the friendlies years ago.

[Tartan Eagle]

I agree with the general tone on this but tbf WGS has a very good record in friendlies while before he arrived we couldn't win one. 

Despite all the withdrawals, he could yet start with this team: Marshall; Patterson Hanley Martin Mulgrew; Fletcher McArthur Phillips Ritchie Anya; Fletcher           .....and how motivated are Italy? They're missing a lot of players too and may just take a breather or be a bit complacent for this game too. (Look how knackered the Madrid teams were last night). 

So how's that for an optimistic approach? (just need somewhere to watch it now!)

C'mon Scotland! 

[scottincarlisle]

I was worried back in March that we could lose all 4 friendlies but now we've played 2 won 2. 

[Guest flumax]

25min in and I can't be bothered either. 

What's the point 

[aaid]

Bannan and Berra out of the squad apparently Berra is going to his mates wedding.  Poor show if true. 

[deecie]

2 minutes ago, aaid said:

Bannan and Berra out of the squad apparently Berra is going to his mates wedding.  Poor show if true. 

At least he's a decent mate.

[dandydunn]

2 hours ago, aaid said:

Bannan and Berra out of the squad apparently Berra is going to his mates wedding.  Poor show if true. 

Where did you hear that then?

[bonny78]

On 5/29/2016 at 2:21 PM, Big Col said:

I gave up on the friendlies years ago.

that is the correct way to think about them. They should stop putting them on tv TBH.

 

 

[The Black Bra]

6 hours ago, aaid said:

Bannan and Berra out of the squad apparently Berra is going to his mates wedding.  Poor show if true. 

OK, so remind who is actually in the squad for the France game? Disappointed Bannan won't feature after the good season he's had. Berra being out means our options are more limited in defence, I think Paterson will have to be RB as moving Martin there will mean Mulgrew CB with Hanley, Robertson LB.

Knowing the weird way football works I could see us nicking an early goal n clinging on desperately for the rest of the game, be the last thing anyone would expect. OK, I'll get my coat........

[aaid]

9 hours ago, dandydunn said:

Where did you hear that then?

http://stv.tv/sport/football/1356054-berra-bannan-withdraw-from-scotland-squad/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter