Malcolm Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, runningtings said: Forrest is way overdue a decent game for Scotland, never looks that interested. Forrest is twenty games overdue a decent game for Scotland and agree that he doesn’t look interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 21 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: Where would your money go? McLeish XI McGregor McKenna Mulgrew Tierney O'Donnell McGinn McDonald Robertson McGregor Russell Fletcher vs. Rhodes Snodgrass Cairney Ritchie McTominay McArthur Douglas Hanley Hendry Bardsley Marshall Not in the squad XI McLeish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 16 hours ago, runningtings said: Forrest is way overdue a decent game for Scotland, never looks that interested. Been saying that since about 2013 to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 A. McGregor Tierney Mulgrew McKenna Robertson McGinn McGregor Forrest Armstrong Fletcher Fraser 4-5-1 Tierney situation not ideal. If Armstrong not fully fit I’d put Tierney as DM, move Callum McGregor further forward and have O’Donnel at RB. Take your pick between Forrest, Phillips and Russell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 12:51 PM, DaveyDenoon said: Yes that would be enough to win the group. But there’s more than that to think about. A draw v Albania and a win v Israel will very likely see us away from home for the first/semi final playoff. We’d struggle to win that. Two wins will probably mean a home tie instead. I’d fancy our chances. The difference is massive. We need to win both. We're never winning both But if we put out a similar formation to Israel away we'll likely lose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 9:02 AM, Squirrelhumper said: Albania are shite, we should be going there to win. Albania were shite against us at Hampden in a downpour They beat Israel at home who put us out of our misery in Haifa In Albania they will be difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Jamie Macdonald called up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Jamie Macdonald called up. Very unlikely to feature but I think I'd have preferred a younger 'keeper to get called up - maybe one from the u21s who don't have a match? However, he probably deserves it on form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said: Very unlikely to feature but I think I'd have preferred a younger 'keeper to get called up - maybe one from the u21s who don't have a match? However, he probably deserves it on form. Bizarre thing is, his form has been poor last couple of weeks and talk of him getting dropped! He's been outstanding last couple of years for us. Biggest travesty is Liam Kelly continually overlooked for the 21s but old firm reserve goalies getting the nod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: Very unlikely to feature but I think I'd have preferred a younger 'keeper to get called up - maybe one from the u21s who don't have a match? However, he probably deserves it on form. A younger keeper would have made more sense. Alternatively, what's the deal with David Marshall? An experienced keeper at international level who has just kept clean sheets in successive games for his club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrcorr Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 McGregor Tierney, Mulgrew, McKenna, Robertson McGinn, McGregor Forrest, Christie, Fraser Fletcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 hours ago, scotlad said: A younger keeper would have made more sense. Alternatively, what's the deal with David Marshall? An experienced keeper at international level who has just kept clean sheets in successive games for his club. He doesn't want called up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Should have called up Zander Clark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, runningtings said: Should have called up Zander Clark. A bit off topic, but is his name "Alexander"? If so, why does he call himself "Zander" and not "Xander"? There's no "Z" in Alexander. Not really important, just something that annoys me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 3 hours ago, robertrcorr said: McGregor Tierney, Mulgrew, McKenna, Robertson McGinn, McGregor Forrest, Christie, Fraser Fletcher that looks about right for me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Chripper said: A bit off topic, but is his name "Alexander"? If so, why does he call himself "Zander" and not "Xander"? There's no "Z" in Alexander. Not really important, just something that annoys me. Don't mention what annoys you on this place, you'll just be met with a barage of bell ends offended by whatever offends you. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 minute ago, todd said: Don't mention what annoys you on this place, you'll just be met with a barage of bell ends offended by whatever offends you. 😆 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Chripper said: A bit off topic, but is his name "Alexander"? If so, why does he call himself "Zander" and not "Xander"? There's no "Z" in Alexander. It's spelled phonetically. People say 'Zander' and not 'Ander' as the 'x' has already gone with 'Alex'. Alex-(z)-ander The 'lazy z' comes from where the 'x' and the 'a' meet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anyway is Mulgrew healthy? Would like top see McKenna and Devlin (for mostly selfish bias reasons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Scotty CTA said: 9 minutes ago, Scotty CTA said: It's spelled phonetically. People say 'Zander' and not 'Ander' as the 'x' has already gone with 'Alex'. Alex-(z)-ander The 'lazy z' comes from where the 'x' and the 'a' meet. That's all fine and good, but where does the "z" come from? Out of thin air? Pronounce "Alexander". There is clearly a "z" sound, so where does that come from? The "x", of course. It doesn't come out of thin air. Not convinced? How about "(Ale)Xander Harris" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Xander Cage from the "xXx" franchise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Chripper said: That's all fine and good, but where does the "z" come from? Out of thin air? Pronounce "Alexander". There is clearly a "z" sound, so where does that come from? The "x", of course. It doesn't come out of thin air. Not convinced? How about "(Ale)Xander Harris" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Xander Cage from the "xXx" franchise? 1) Never thought I'd see a Buffy reference on here. Good man. 2) Sometimes shortenings of names have different spellings. Depends on personal preference I guess? C.f Madge or Peggy for Margaret, or even Alec for Alexander. 3) It's starting to look like almost everyone on here agrees on 8 of the starting 11! McGregor Tierney McKenna Mulgrew Robertson McGinn McGregor Fraser I think that's actually a really positive sign. That's a solid group of guys to build a team around if we can get them playing together regularly. Then all we have to do is figure out the other three, and it seems that ideally it would be 3 out of Griffiths if he can sort his troubles out, Armstrong if he can get some game time for his club, Cairney if he is keen to represent us, Christie who looks to be on the rise, and Forrest. Let's see if McLeish is on the same wavelength as us. Though I've got a terrible feeling he's gonna stick with McDonald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 minute ago, mrniaboc said: 1) Never thought I'd see a Buffy reference on here. Good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee-toon-red Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Macdonald called up one day and dropped by his club the next. Oh dear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4Footsoldier Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I just don't see what McDonald brings to the squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Scotland squad update: OUT: Charlie Mulgrew, Kevin McDonald & Stephen O'Donnell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, N4Footsoldier said: I just don't see what McDonald brings to the squad Glaikitness? Lack of pace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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