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  1. I am becoming increasingly keen on a 433. Allows us to play guys like burke and morgan who are maybe not quite suited to playing as wingers in a 442 or 451. A front three made up of stewart adams burke morgan dykes fraser and brown gives us pace and guys who can create chances and score goals. Worth a try against teams that are weaker or of a similar level to us.
  2. Lovely goal by morgan. Thats 11 for the season, hopefully gets in the september squads.
  3. Yeh this is probably the last chance for him to make it at a good level but at least hes got a goal and that might earn him some more gametime. I dont have high hopes for him anymore but at least hes been given a chance in the bundesliga again which i am kinda surprised hes been given after his relatively poor stint at sheff utd. We dont have any decent wingers apart from fraser who doesnt turn up so burke hasnt got much competition in that area so he might get back in based on a run of decent bundesliga performances. I still hold out hope for him lol.
  4. Nobodies getting carried away. Hes got himself a goal in the limited gametime hes had so far and if he does do relatively well for werder then he should get a place back in the squad. Saying that hes still got a lot to do before that happens plus we dont really play much wingers so its going to be tough for guys like him unless we choose to go for a 451 or 433 in some games. Either way hes scored in the tiny amount of gametime hes had so far which is promising and should help with his confidence.
  5. Stewarts finish. Hes started well and it seems clear he will score goals in the championship, hopefully he scores loads and gets a move to the epl.
  6. https://youtu.be/NIzoQsPN-P0 Burkes goal. Its a pretty decent finish. If his career starts to take off there then perhaps he should get his place back in the squad. Problem is we dont play wingers and i am not sure burke is really a winger anyways. Maybe a formation of 433 would be worth a try. A forward three chosen from adams, dykes, fraser, burke, stewart, brown could work especially against the weaker teams. Plenty of pace and guys who can finish reasonably well.
  7. https://youtu.be/NIzoQsPN-P0 Burkes goal. Its a pretty decent finish. If his career starts to take off there then perhaps he should get his place back in the squad. Problem is we dont play wingers and i am not sure burke is really a winger anyways. Maybe a formation of 433 would be worth a try. A forward three chosen from adams, dykes, fraser, burke, stewart, brown could work especially against the weaker teams. Plenty of pace and guys who can finish reasonably well.
  8. Thats optimistic lol. We havent produced a good goalkeeper since marshall, mcgregor and gordon came through which is more than 15 years ago. Personally i think we will be in the same situation in 2 years time as guys like slicker and main etc need more time than that assuming they make it at all. Liam kelly might improve but theres a good chance that motherwell will be his level. I cant think of many goalkeepers who could suddenly make massive improvements in the next couple of years. My main objection to mclaughlin in the past was his lack of gametime at rangers and the fact hes not played much football above league 1/spl. If he becomes rangers main man then i think he will deserve a chance to at least get a run in the scotland team when gordon retires.
  9. Ciaran slicker started for rochdale last night. He got subbed after 67mins so i am unsure if he was injured or just playing really bad. The score was 0-0 when he came off so surely it must of been an injury. Perhaps someone can give us an update on it.
  10. So who do we opt for if the situation is the same as now in 2 years? The hope is someone comes through but that might not happen.
  11. If theres no decent keepers around by then and hes doing well as rangers no.1 then i dont see any other option but to use him. No point in chucking some 25/26 year old who isnt good enough just because they are young. If he becomes rangers no.1 then he will probably merit selection over any other keeper and can be used for few years until a young talented keeper comes along.
  12. Looks like mclaughlin is starting games for rangers this season. If he becomes rangers no.1 over the next couple of seasons then he will merit a starting place for scotland especially when gordon retires which i am guessing he will after the 2024 euro campaign.
  13. Dykes, stewart and brown goals from the weekend. All good finishes.
  14. Burnley would be a decent option imo. Good chance they go back up and i think a season in the championship would do him good before stepping up to the epl. Hes still quite inexperienced considering hes 27 and i think the epl could be too big a leap for him.
  15. Jack hendry not even in the match squad for club brugge tonight. Is he injured or just out of favour? Currently its 1-1. Maybe hes best moving on if hes not going to get games.
  16. Middleton scores a beautiful goal for dundee united.
  17. Lol yeh fair enough. Midfield is a strong area.
  18. Only 5 of that first list are guys who should be starting games. Guys like ferguson, campbell and mclean are currently just squad filler and mclean might not be even get in squads in the future. The guys in that second list are no where near our squad. Lets wait until they actually get called up before we worry about who they should replace.
  19. Yeh i will be surprised if he goes for as little as that. Usually has a wee spells where he does well for saints but can be quite average alot of the time. At least its another epl side wanting him.
  20. Doesnt sound good but hopefully its just a bad game. Every player has them.
  21. Thats good to see, a season in the championship will do him good then next season a loan move to an epl side. Its a big ask for him to make it at city but theres a decent chance of him making it as an epl player.
  22. Maybe, its hard to tell. Scotland fans and fans of the clubs they played for probably appreciated them but alot of normal football fans didnt know much about collins due to him playing in scotland and then france. Epl fanboys probably didnt know much about him. Not sure hendry was always rated that highly by fans outside of scotland and blackburn. Hes probably our best ever centre back in terms of performances for scotland. To only concede 6 goals in two qualifying campaigns is something we will probably never see again. Strange that none of the bigger clubs in europe took a chance on him. Alot of scotland fans slagged the standard of player we had in the 90s due to us having much better in the 70s and 80s but those 2 were big performers in what was average squads and personally i dont think i appreciated how good we had it in the 90s until they were gone and we then had 20+ years of centre backs who mostly couldnt make it in the epl let alone win it. What we would give for a hendry these days. Maybe not so much collins due to us always having good central mids but a hendry and even colin calderwood would be heaven sent these days.
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