Taylor1996
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Grant Hanley has shades of Colin Hendry about him.
The older he gets, the better he becomes.
An absolute mountain last night.
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As much as the Scotland players outshone their England counterparts, Souness was in amazing form.
He obliterated Ian Wright, etc, for the whole of the segment after the final whistle.
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A top drawer performance.
If we take this into Tuesday, with the same passion and no little skill, and hopefully a goal or two, we will progress out of the group.
All of the players were magnificent. Special praise for O'Donnell (who looked like a right sided Andy Robertson) for rebounding after the Czech match.
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A star is born.
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Marshall
McTominay Hendry Tierney
O'Donnell Robertson
McGregor Gilmour
McGinn
Adams Dykes
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7 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said:
If that is legitimate the it suggests the team is this:-
Marshall
McTominay Hanley Tierney
Forrest Robertson
Armstrong McGregor McGinn
Fraser
Adams
That would suggest nowhere on the bench for Nisbet or Patterson though. Unless Patterson is playing as is Nisbet but that would suggest that Forrest and Fraser were not on the bench which I can't see happening.
Well, if nothing else, that formation will stump the English.
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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/england-fans-chant-f-you-24349257
What a shock, the mood changes from good humour to sinister when the English fans make an appearance.
Hopefully the police keep their lot in check.
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On Mr Brown's boys and (was it Fred McAuley?) said something like "not everyone in the camp was happy" Craig Burley's name popped up in my mind. And it turns out that it was him who was unhappy.
He always struck me as a moaning wee git.
Still remember when he got into a feud with Gullit, which lead to his move to Celtic.
Don Hutchison on the other hand, one of my favourite players. Also, Championship Manager 93/94 legend.
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5 minutes ago, scotlad said:
Aye, I mind wee Kev rocking the 'Smiffy from the Bash Street Kids' look in that game.
Think it was Callum Davidson who played LWB in that game but aye, Beckham was a virtual spectator.
My memory has let me down though, it was Collins and Ferguson in midfield with Hutchinson playing just behind Dodds and McCann up front.
McGinn can play a quick forward pass that Collins was so good at but that's about the only similarity between the two. Hopefully Gilmour starts, and shines.
Lol!! I was actually thinking of that! Couldn't remember his name! Great minds.
Sounds about right. And McNamara was a right back. It seems that I have an even worse memory.
Ah. In fairness, you weren't far off. And what a player Hutchison was! He never had a bad game for us. Just one of those players.
McGinn always strikes me as a kid in the playground that has downed 10 double Espresso's and 5 Red Bulls before kick off. 😛
Yeah. Collins just oozed class.
hopefully. Hopefully he starts.
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24 minutes ago, Third Lanark said:
Agree. And even less so is McGregor; I am dreading the possibility of him keeping Gilmour out, unless - unless - they could both play somehow?
Possibly.
The main thing is that Gilmour starts. Back in the 90s team we had Collins, McAllister, Lambert (and McCall was awfully underrated - he could play a bit) but the current lot, only Gilmour can dictate the tempo.
For me, the performance as well as the result hangs on the Gilmour decision. It sounds crazy saying that a match is hanging on a lad who has just turned 20, but he's a special talent.
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5 minutes ago, scotlad said:
I saw a clip of Craig Burley on Twitter earlier saying that when we beat England in '99 we did so by outplaying them and controlling the game. That certainly tallies with my recollection of events too.
If my memory is still doing its job our midfield three that night was Burley, Collins and Barry Ferguson. Collins and Ferguson were certainly capable of ditcating the tempo of a game in a way our few of our current midfielders are capable of, with the exception of Billy Gilmour.
One of my biggest memory of that match was Kevin Keegan's head dipping deeper and deeper into his coat the more ths match went on. Also, David Beckham pushed so far back by our left wingback (McNamara?) that he was pretty much a 2nd right back.
It was a fantastic performance. Both were, actually. It's a damn shame that Lambert picked up an injury leading up to the playoffs. If Lambert was there, we would've won the tie.
Yeah. I think it was. And I agree about Collins and Ferguson. As much as I love McGinn, he isn't exactly a composed figure who will dictate play, same with McTominay.
For that reason, Gilmour must start.
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1 minute ago, Bristolhibby said:
When is the team announced?
J
Between 7pm-7:30pm.
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Watching the 96 match on ITV4, our midfield three have to replicate the midfield trio of Collins, McAllister and McCall.
Those three dominated the majority of that match.
Not an easy ask, when you consider that it was against Ince and Gascoigne.
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Steve Clarke is always going on about the Scotland players being brave and courageous.
He should lead by example.
Start Billy Gilmour.
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Rio Ferdinand saying to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink that it'll be "easy" for England tomorrow.
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6 minutes ago, The Black Bra said:
Aye, that’s him, very smug. Not in Lovejoys league though.
I like Lovejoy, he's actually a really nice guy.
Wotton's a smug a-hole who thinks he's funny.
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28 minutes ago, The Black Bra said:
There’s another guy on Sky sports news at 10 am, Rob something? Looks like Tom Lovejoys dad and nearly as smug. He had Paul Lambert on the other day, when Lambert said Scotland had a chance, he said ‘Paul, I admire your optimism’ in a way which said don’t be ridiculous, you’ve got no chance. Had Talksport and 5 live on this week as well, it’s not all of them but some of them seem like their gloating before a ball has even been kicked. It’s like Iceland never happened, they just can’t help themselves.
They may well beat us comfortably but you can never say we haven’t got a chance. If it’s not us, hopefully someone puts them in their place soon enough.
Any relation to Tim?
There's a name from the past. I miss him and Helen Chamberlain.
Rob Wotton? Now there's a face that you wouldn't tire of flicking.
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9 minutes ago, Blantyre_Braveheart said:
Even taking being injured a few days later out of it, I found it utterly bizarre that he (along with Robbo) played most of both games. Especially against Luxembourg.
There was no need for him to play more than 45 minutes against Luxembourg in a friendly. In all honesty why even start him (give him 20/30 at the end for fitness). The game should've been used for squad players to stake a claim for a start.
100% agreed.
The more you think about it, the stranger it is. I think that it's easy to be wise after the event, but both should've had cameos in either match. Much like Wijnaldum and De Jong came off 30 minutes into our friendly against the Dutch.
Patterson, especially, needs matches, as he sure as hell isn't getting them at club level.
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1 hour ago, scotlad said:
He hadn't played for Arsenal for a while due to injury so he did need minutes, to be fair,
True.
Giving him 160 minutes over those two matches was reckless.
Tierney has been passed fit.
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31 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said:
Wasn't just the SPL, they played him against Brechin City ffs
Crazy stuff.
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I used to give him pelters for pulling out of Scotland squads in the past, but I think we're now seeing the reasons why.
Celtic had a wonderkid on their hands and they severely overplayed him. It's not like they had to, it's the SPL, they could've played a youth player at left back and they'd beat 10 out of 11 teams.
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4 hours ago, Haggis_trap said:
Why the hell was he not rested against Netherlands and Luxembourg...
That's a great question.
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7 minutes ago, Tartan blood said:
A fully fit and firing Tierney could be the difference between us getting a result against England. However, I think we are good enough to beat Croatia without him. Though it'll make the task far harder.
It's a hell of a dilemma.
Definitely. It's always the way, isn't it? Two world class players and fate steps in "Nah! You'll have one and you'll be grateful!"
It's maddening.
Best case scenario, he'll be raring to go for both matches... even if it means he'll miss a part of Arsenal's pre-season.
Let's be honest, we deserve a wee bit of luck with regards injuries, when you count Darren Fletcher, McFadden, Gordon, Kennedy.
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4 minutes ago, Tartan blood said:
That doesn't sound good. Is it worth risking him against England to put a pretty big likelihood he'll be out of the Croatia game?
He really is a monumental loss. On his form, he was basically our most important player. Just having him on the pitch gives everyone else a psychological boost.
It's a bit of a sickened, isn't it?
I don't know. Having him on the field would be a plus, for the reasons you said, but I'm not sure if it's worth it if he isn't fully ready.
It's a variable that we don't need.
Billy Gilmour
in TA specific
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People talk about Foden and Mount, but Gilmour could be better than both of them.
Not a knee jerk reaction.
This is him at 20, imagine what he's going to be like when he has a couple hundred matches under his belt.