Burj_Alba Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, romanticscot said: I am willing Oli to be fit, and if he starts I am expecting him to get off the mark. His goal tally for Swansea this year is great, his 5 caps can serve as an apprenticeship now lt's time to translate his club form to the bigger stage. Bates and McKenna together - Currently watching this for a refresher on how Israel got their 2 - First goal - McGregor should have done better Second goal - McKenna could have done better. I remember overall, the two central defenders played well. Look at the third goal, started by McKenna winning the ball high up in the opposition half. would rather have him for Thursdays match than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Sorry but I am totally lost as to what is happening. Everything seems spread about every thread on the forum. BBC saying Robertson might play on Thursday after all. McKenna might not play but then again he might Three players have withdrawn One player has retired One player has asked not to be selected "2 players have said they won't play on all weather. Have the they travelled with the squad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Marky said: Careful Chripper. The Macarroon Bar salesman guy will be on telling you you’re entertaining hyperbole. Bans won’t work for me though, because in my opinion the vast majority of the established players don’t give a feck anyway. Right son you’re banned for 10 games. Am ah? Aw naw. Boo Hoo. Right when’s ma next league game. If we’re talkin about league game bans then it’ll go like this. Andy Robertson - Hey Jurgen. I’m banned for Saturday’s game coz ah didnae turn up for Scotland. Jurgen.- Was!!!! Right wee man. You’re needin tae get yer priorities right. Dae ye want tae play for us for huge wedge and potentially get a #70m move tae Real Madrid, or dae ye want tae play for Scotland against Kazakhstan? You decide. AR - Ah’ve decided boss. AR - Alec, ah’ve retred. That's what's happening by default anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: Sorry but I am totally lost as to what is happening. Everything seems spread about every thread on the forum. BBC saying Robertson might play on Thursday after all. McKenna might not play but then again he might Three players have withdrawn One player has retired One player has asked not to be selected "2 players have said they won't play on all weather. Have the they travelled with the squad? No No Yes Yes Yes Yes/No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I notice neither Snodgrass or Ritchie, who's line was they were taking a break, have offered their services during this 'injury' crisis No one in the press having a go at them about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: Sorry but I am totally lost as to what is happening. Everything seems spread about every thread on the forum. BBC saying Robertson might play on Thursday after all. McKenna might not play but then again he might Three players have withdrawn One player has retired One player has asked not to be selected "2 players have said they won't play on all weather. Have the they travelled with the squad? This site has no active admins to keep the thread sprawl form happening and keeping discussion moving. We have threads for people being optimistic, and thread for people being pessimistic, and threads for people saying we hope we do well, just make a thread and join in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Marky said: Folk need to get with the programme here. Whether you like it of not, International football is now a very distant second priority for these players. Even the ones who want to play. If the SFA start trying to throw their weight around (which off course they won’t anyway), clubs AND PLAYERS will just say feck you then. They won’t have their livelihoods messed about with. It’s a sad fact. For countries of our standing, International football is irreparably broken. Yeah it's true for some nations but I also say again look at Wales set up. Bale could easily rest up and save himself for Real Madrid but he's pretty much always out there for Wales even when not fully fit. Ramsey is another and you're talking their two best players there so that filters down to the rest of the squad. Nothern Ireland don't have anywhere near as talented a squad but they seem to have set up akin to club side and always qualified for euros and made play offs of last World cup so feeling is success isn't too far away if they get a few breaks. Scotland simply have to make a tournament soon otherwise another generation will lose hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csinclair Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Let's try this again.... Kelly Palmer Bates Findlay Tierney McTominay McGregor Forrest McGinn Burke McBurnie I imagine Eck will probably go with Russell, Bain & Souttar though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Scotlandfan Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Is Johnny Russel available for Kazakhstan? Played last night in Colorado (and scored). 2 long haul flights for him and jet lag to overcome. He’s one I wouldn’t have minded too much if he could play against San Marino only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I think your being harsh for Russell, unless as you rightly bring up he is too fatigued with travel. From what I have seen in a Scotland jersey Russell has impressed more than Oli Burke has; who when I saw him on the wing he was always one for head down and beating a man but didn't have the awareness to pick out another player or spacial awareness to know where he was on the park. Seeing him having some success up front is where I would consider him primarily for us right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Ok time to revise my original team. If McLeish has decided to cut some sort of deal with McInnes about Scott McKenna, it should be that he plays on Thursday and can sit out Sunday in San Marino when Robertson should be back and he can choose to move Tierney inside or give Findlay a debut. For Thursday: Bain; Palmer, Bates, McKenna, Tierney; McTominay, McGinn; Forrest, Armstrong, McGregor; Burke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Stat for you; our entire squad of nearly 30 has 9 goals between them. Must be the lowest ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 And now it appears that Robertson might make the Kazakhstan match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just need to hope the players who do make it get the most out of it. Especially, nothing like a couple of good results to get feelgood factor about international duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 5 hours ago, exile said: Just need to hope the players who do make it get the most out of it. Especially, nothing like a couple of good results to get feelgood factor about international duty. we've just had a couple of good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 hours ago, ProudScot said: Stat for you; our entire squad of nearly 30 has 9 goals between them. Must be the lowest ever! So Forrest has more than the rest of the squad combined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, ProudScot said: Stat for you; our entire squad of nearly 30 has 9 goals between them. Must be the lowest ever! The Kazakhstan midfield alone have got more than that. Is it too early to start panicking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 49 minutes ago, Orraloon said: The Kazakhstan midfield alone have got more than that. Is it too early to start panicking? Oh I started panicking a long time ago... But seriously, number of goals is a bit of a false metric considering our young squad. I mean, we could call up Dodds, McCoist, and Jess and have bigger numbers than the Kazakhs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, mrniaboc said: Oh I started panicking a long time ago... But seriously, number of goals is a bit of a false metric considering our young squad. I mean, we could call up Dodds, McCoist, and Jess and have bigger numbers than the Kazakhs. I take your point but the lack of experience of scoring goals and winning games is worrying. I think our midfield is good enough to get us through the match but Fraser is a huge loss. We need Forrest, Armstrong and McGregor to play well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said: I take your point but the lack of experience of scoring goals and winning games is worrying. I think our midfield is good enough to get us through the match but Fraser is a huge loss. We need Forrest, Armstrong and McGregor to play well. Arguably the Kazakh lads have a lot less experience of winning games. I'm trying to stay optimistic in the face of what I'm almost certain will be yet another stupid banana skin we slip up on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 assuming robertson is out bain patterson mckenna (souttar) bates tierney mctominay mcginn forrest armstrong mcgregor burke Berra should really be in this squad, if Mckenna is out souttar and bates gives me reservations dont fancy chucking in findlay for a debut in a game like this. burke cant play on the left so hes going in up top as he has his celtic pals in alongside him, mcburnie has been poor in every game for scotland so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csinclair Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, LewisEDI said: assuming robertson is out bain patterson mckenna (souttar) bates tierney mctominay mcginn forrest armstrong mcgregor burke Berra should really be in this squad, if Mckenna is out souttar and bates gives me reservations dont fancy chucking in findlay for a debut in a game like this. burke cant play on the left so hes going in up top as he has his celtic pals in alongside him, mcburnie has been poor in every game for scotland so far. Paterson can't play in the first game because of the pitch. Also, Bates was thrown in for his debut in an important game and did fine so I have no worries about Findlay doing the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I think we will line up as follows Bain O'Donnell Bates Souttar Tierney McGinn McTominay Forrest McGregor Burke McBurnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Bain O'Donnell Bates Souttar Tierney McGinn McTominay Forrest Armstrong McGregor Burke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 In view of my appallingly limited knowledge of both players, can I ask why those selecting Souttar over Findlay are doing so? I guess experience wise, they are both absolute rabbits, so based purely on club form isn’t is reasonable to assume that Findlay is a better choice than Souttar? I may of course be talking utter bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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