Johnnyshaker
-
Posts
147 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Tartan Army Message Board News
Media Demo
Posts posted by Johnnyshaker
-
-
Kelly should get 90 mins in my opinion, I'd be very disappointed if I was him and i was on the bench again for a friendly. Little point in carting him all over Europe to never give him a sniff of a game when we need a backup with some experience.
-
10 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said:
Give Craig Gordon the first half but then give Liam Kelly the full second half.
I'd be disappointed if Craig Gordon started to be honest, If it was me I'd give Kelly the full 90.
You need to get a good blend in friendles as @Diamond Scot alluded to, a mix of starters, new faces and fringe players. E.g. IMO it would be a waste of a trip to start with Gordon, Patterson/Hickey, Tierney, Robertson, Hanley, Hendry, McT, Armstrong, Christie, McGinn, Adams.
But having a starting line up of something like; Kelly, Hickey, Robertson, Hendry, Porteous, McKenna, Gilmour, Ferguson, McGinn, Anderson, Brown would offer the chance to see Kelly and Anderson, Brown get a start, a bit more of Porteous and Ferguson, etc. Then when the subs start you bring on Hyam for McKenna, Doig for Robertson, Campbell as well maybe.
-
Turkey away confirmed. Venue tbd.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63176919
QuoteScotland will travel to face Turkey in a November friendly in preparation for next year's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.
The venue for the game on Wednesday, 16 November has yet to be announced.
It will be the first meeting of the sides since 1960.
"It is important that we have a match against a strong opponent before we begin our Euro 2024 qualification campaign," Scotland head coach Steve Clarke said.
"Turkey will provide a stern test for us."
-
It would be good to get a game but I don't think we will have one to be honest. We seem to have an opinion at SFA/press level that friendlies are a waste of time.
If Poland and Austria hadn't have been prescribed then I doubt we'd have played any in March (one at most).
Our media will moan about players needing a rest and then every other country in Europe will play apart from us.
-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying
Stage Matchday Dates Qualifying group stage Matchday 1 23–25 March 2023 Matchday 2 26–28 March 2023 Matchday 3 16–17 June 2023 Matchday 4 19–20 June 2023 Matchday 5 7–9 September 2023 Matchday 6 10–12 September 2023 Matchday 7 12–14 October 2023 Matchday 8 15–17 October 2023 Matchday 9 16–18 November 2023 Matchday 10 19–21 November 2023 Play-offs Semi-finals 21 March 2024 Finals 26 March 2024 -
What I reckon he'll pick:
Gordon
Souttar - Hanley - McT
Patterson - McGinn - McGregor - Gilmour - Robertson
Armstrong - Adams
I'd personally change a few things
- Hanley should be nowhere near the team. For me he was the root cause of a lot of the problems on Saturday.
- Adams is running on fumes so I'd freshen things up there, it would be good to give Brown/Stewart a full game.
- I'd start Hickey as Robertson is knackered, but I recognise the captain isn't getting dropped.
- Freshen things up in the middle, Turnbull in for Armstrong maybe.
- Ideally you'd have a 'keeper with a few caps here to give a run but that's a wider problem that should've been addressed earlier in the year.
-
First offer can have them or a combination of them!
-
I've got a child ticket and an adult ticket spare if you want? I'll DM you
-
Also got 2 for sale, block 102
-
On 5/24/2022 at 10:53 AM, Alloa1878SC said:
Surprised hes taking 4 keepers but assume hes taken Marshall for an experienced backup for the Ukraine/Wales games in case Gordon gets injured or as someone says perhaps for a potential penalty shootout. Im also guessing the other 2 goalkeepers will be in for a shout of some game time in the NL. We need to blood younger keepers sooner rather than later after all.
Yeah, this really surprised me about why Gordon got 180 mins against Poland and Austria. I can't believe Clark or Kelly didn't get at least a half between them. I found that a really strange decision, if they aren't getting a shot in a friendly then realistically when are they going to get a chance.
-
I'm tempted by that. Looks to be reasonably close to the centre as well.
-
Train down on Friday, back Sunday. It takes 2 hours and is reasonably cheap, about £45 return I think
-
18 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said:
I know goalscoring in League One is not a good standard, but I think I would reluctantly include Stewart in the squad for the June games. We just haven't got that many strikers to choose from.
The not having many strikers made the friendly team selections in March all the more surprising. I know you want to keep the momentum going but it surely would have been better to give Brown a lot more minutes than he got and give Stewart at least a run.
-
Back on Ticketmaster, general sale this morning at 11.
-
I know we're not exactly short in midfield, but I was at Fiorentina v Empoli on Sunday and Liam Henderson was playing for Empoli. Looked alright, played advanced in midfield and got past the strikers a few times. Had a few bits of posturing, barging and arguments with Torreira who he towered over!
He got subbed when one of their CBs got sent off after an hour.
I remember the days we'd have killed for a midfielder starting in Serie A but it's a sign of how much we've improved that he's way down the list.
-
I think we definitely need one or both of the other keepers to have some game time. That was probably my only negative from Thursday's game, it would've been a perfect time to give one of them at least a half.
-
-
51 minutes ago, Malcolm said:
This shouldn’t be hard but often is. Scotland should play in navy…. Dark navy…. Almost black. White collar and cuffs, white shorts and either navy stockings with red tops or red.
too often we have strips that are not dark enough, have gold pish on them, Scotland flags or text. Horrible,
I agree with the gold but you do sometimes need a little bit of a neutral-ish colour on the kit, especially if the shorts are navy.
I really don't get this obsession with red on our socks from some people though, not for me. The current home top is decent, I don't get why the red is on it but it doesn't ruin it.
We're one of those countries who play in their flag's colours so I'm happy with all navy or navy with white shorts, red shouldn't be anywhere near it for me.
-
Biggest disappointment for me was the lack of goals, we created a lot of chances and not putting a couple of them away was pretty much the fine line between us getting out of the group and being sat here writing this. Not that we're especially blessed but only taking 3 strikers was a bit puzzling, surely another different option - even someone inexperienced - was worth a squad place?
-
-
Hi all, I found this photo earlier of Bellahouston Park on wiki from 1938 and wondered if anyone knew what the two grounds were just down from top left?
I'm fairly certain that's Ibrox at the top so were the other two football grounds as well as they look to have stands?
-
On 11/23/2017 at 1:31 PM, giblet said:
Anyone playing NFL fantasy leagues? totally got into them now, much better than the Barclays premier league one.
I'm doing one at work for the first time this year and I've really enjoyed it, much better than the English PL one like you say.
Currently 8-3 and top of my conference, 101 - 78 up this week with 2 players still to play. I've been really lucky with RBs, which is good considering my only objective in the draft was to get Matt Ryan!
-
No rumours around about 2018 London games yet? Is it next year where they are supposed to be starting using White Hart Lane (if it's ready!)?
-
10 hours ago, mawbroon said:
6 pointers on sale thurs johnny just in case you miss them
Cheers maw!
Turkey (Turkiye?) squad
in TA specific
Posted
I really don't see what we learn from that starting line up at all.