theabsentee

I agree, Fraser ,Gauld , Morgan & Cairney are all good shouts . Would be even happier if Ross Stewart or especially Doak could get some first team action & make it. Turnbull not though, hasn't done anywhere near enough in recent times to deserve it. Anyone any news on McTominay ?

I think we all are 😪 I planned being in Germany over 2 weeks but if things get any worse I'm looking to take a mid group stage home break. I'm not feeling confident at all about our chances currently.

Good to hear, you never know as Southampton will be in the play offs if he gets 3 or 4 appearances & scores a couple of goals he might have a outside chance of making the 26.

If he doesn't try Christie in his best position & we go out at the group stages then I'm not proud to say it but I'll be one of them. For now I'm trying to stay positive about the team & manager so let's hope Tierney, Hickey & Armstrong all make it & Clarke picks a balanced squad.

Surely Clarke can't ignore when a player transforms himself from a average attacking midfielder to a fantastic holding midfielder much longer!

He does look quite exciting.

Don't think De Bolle did much on loan at Hamilton & know nothing about Smith apart from him being a ex Celtic youth keeper. Hope they both go on to have decent pro careers but it's highly unlikely either become full internationals.

Wow I was about to post I'm gutted for the player & us but you've cheered me up. Always been a fan of Armstrong, classy footballer & person, let's hope Martin is right🍀

Definitely agree , surely Clarke is aware of his apparent desire to play for us. He is still a Bologna player so let's see where he ends up next season. Once/ if he is starting regularly in Italy or championship level in England he could be deserving of a call up.

I saw the last 10 minutes & the extra time. Binks has been on the bench more often than not as I think Coventry have quite a few promising young defenders. Anyway today he got on after a hour & from what I saw he was excellent , made a couple of cracking tackles, won the late penalty & looks very good on the ball. He hasn't done anywhere enough to be considered for this summer but he certainly could have a chance of being a Scotland player in that future especially as he is a central defender.

You live in Lille don't you? Nice city enjoyed the vibe for the friendly. McGinn plays too much football & might have benefitted from them going out but on the other hand going into the Euros in a happy place after lifting a European trophy & finishing in a champions League place might boost his form.

I know Fraser did play wing back once & don't think it worked, can't recall the game though. Fraser is a great player at his best & especially if he still has a bit of pace having him & Stuart Armstrong as in form impact bench players is crucial for us. Trying Fraser as wing back again could be considered if circumstances required it .

Part of the problem with Ralston is he doesn't play enough for Celtic for us to be sure he is much better than any of the journeyman SPL Scottish right backs. He might look solid on occasion but there must be reasons he rarely plays & there's no English championship clubs seem to be showing interest. I do like his attitude & commitment, he isn't intimidated by opponents either but against real quality with pace I think he might be seriously found out . I would like Ross McCrorie to be called up & tried out in the June friendlies. Think he might suit our style of play also as he is strong, works damn hard & quicker than Ralston . He is also a player who has actually been signed for decent money by a club playing higher level than the SPL.

Not looking good , heartbreaking for the lad.

Do you actually follow club football? I don't think O'Donnell even starts regularly for Motherwell anymore. The last euros was 3 years ago FFS what he did then is totally irrelevant!

If you want to start suggesting steady eddie spl players then let's bring Nicky Devlin or Chris Cadden into the mix. Both better than O'Donnell is now & on a par or arguably better than McGinn. I'll apologise for even suggesting it though as i still think it crisis hasn't reached that level yet

I'm sorry both players races are well & truly ruin. McGinn is a steady player but even without Hickey & Patterson we have 3 minimum younger choices before he should come even close to consideration .

Frasers alleged attitude problems are totally overblown on here by some posters, they ignore the BBC football focus interview at his peak where he said how proud he was playing for Scotland. The guy in injury prown that's the main reason he has missed camps in the past. Anyway I'm trying to not get into another debate on here about players pasts or players blood qualifications , we have had them all before & we should agree to disagree as after a while they get bloody boring. A fit Fraser should go as he could be useful of the bench & he is technically good enough to be tried at right wing back if our injured players don't make it

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I saw that & some Blackpool fans reckon the difference in quality from EFL 2 to 1 isn't that wide so they expect him to play a big part for them next season. Scouser by birth but has played under 19's for us & arguably should be in our under 21 squad already.

Yeh I see that. Though for them like you say it's a good season as I can't recall them ever being in the championship. Erhahon for a 22 year old has played 150 first team games, that's pretty impressive . Only time will tell what his ceiling is but I do expect he will progress to be a championship player at the very least. Any St Mirren fans here have an opinion?

Don't know much about Taylor but ex St Mirren & Scotland under 21 midfielder Ethan Erhahon has had a great season for Lincoln apparently . Still only 22 & a natural holding midfielder.

I really can't see that being tried again . He is too crucial to our back 3.

Looks like a bad day for us, just catching up here & reading the Ferguson sad news after watching Patterson limp off with what looked like a hamstring injury. Gutted for both of them 😪 I'm still hoping for Hickey 🤞 For Ferguson i would go with Fraser, if he is already selected it should be Cairney or Gauld . Turnbull has done nothing at Cardiff to warrant consideration.

He did okay apart from a couple of poor passes until that 6 goal, beaten too easily & injured what looked a pulled hamstring trying to make that challenge 😪 The lads having really bad luck as he might have done enough to get more minutes or even a start at the weekend now it could be touch & go if he'll make the Euros 😪