PASTA Mick Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 24 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: I'd rather keep Fraser and leave Forrest out with Christie taking his placeĀ Fraser, Forrest and Christie should all be starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzohiggy Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 17 hours ago, bazmidd said: Jeez a Midfield of McTominay, McGinn and McGregor should be able to perform and keep a shape to a required standard both offensively and defensively against Kazakhstan and Cyprus. McGregor and McTominay as the base should be enough against most sides, I would only put in a specialised Defensive Mid against better nations than us. Anyway McGregor almost plays a similar role to Jack right now, in fact Jack has been getting forward more than McGregor recently with Davis protecting. As Roy Keane said a Midfielder should pretty much be able to do a bit of everything and between McGregor, McTominay and McGinn they all can Might play in a similar position on the pitch but they offer completely different skills. McGregor sets the tempo, is high energy but is lightweight and not a defensive midfielder.Ā Jack is aggressive, breaks up play and gets f***ed in about the opposition. Room for them both in a Scotland team but they certainly don't do the same thing on the pitch.Ā Might not be popular opinion but I'd have a midfield without mcginn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Billy Gilmour came on for Mason Mount in the 87th minute v. Palace. Am I right thinking that is his Premier League debut? Edited November 9, 2019 by Hertsscot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hertsscot said: Billy Gilmour came on for Mason Mount in the 87th minute v. Palace. Am I right thinking that is his Premier League debut? His PL debut was against Sheffield Utd at the end of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blantyre_Braveheart Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, vanderark14 said: Have Ryan Jack's performances been that good in Europe? IF they have there's no reason why he should be given a chance at DM. I see MCGinn and MCTominey more as box to box midfielders. Ryan Jack can sit and protect the back four.Ā However the only evidence i have of Jack playing great in Europe is the word of rangers fans on here and not the reasonable ones, the zoomers. Anyone else watched Rangers is Europe? He has played very well for us and has massively stepped up his game this season. He had a poor mistake for the Porto goal in the away tie but other than that he has been good. His drive, work rate and aggression have always been his main strengths but as I said he has stepped up his game and worked hard to improve on the passing, shooting and ball retention sides of his game. Ā McGinn/McTominay are better players in a superior league but that doesn't always translate to international football. Neither have put in many great performances for Scotland. These next couple of games should be about trying to find a team for the playoffs. I believe guys like Jack, Gallagher, etc should be given a chance to show what they can do.Ā Ā Truthfully I can see him as a make shift right back for the playoffs. Every RB we've tried has been woeful, so I can see Jack playing there in the playoffs. Edited November 9, 2019 by Blantyre_Braveheart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: His PL debut was against Sheffield Utd at the end of August. Only a month or two out then!Ā Still encouraging that he's getting little bits of the action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slide tackle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 3 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: Fraser, Forrest and Christie should all be starting. 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 58 minutes ago, Hertsscot said: Only a month or two out then!Ā Still encouraging that he's getting little bits of the action. I thought that when Kante came back he might be back to the U23s but he seems to be still with the firsts for the time being Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Eamonn Brophy gets his first goal in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 4 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: Fraser, Forrest and Christie should all be starting. No they shouldn't, Forrest doesnt turn up for scotland. You probably know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Great to see Naismith score today. I reckon he will score much much more because levein has left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I'm amazed that we're holding onto Steven Naismith for so long. Tierney's on the bench against Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazmidd Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 6 hours ago, gonzohiggy said: Might play in a similar position on the pitch but they offer completely different skills. McGregor sets the tempo, is high energy but is lightweight and not a defensive midfielder.Ā Jack is aggressive, breaks up play and gets f***ed in about the opposition. Room for them both in a Scotland team but they certainly don't do the same thing on the pitch.Ā Might not be popular opinion but I'd have a midfield without mcginn I'll be honest I've not seen too much of Jack but what I have seen I've never seen him get fucked in about opposition in an aggressive manner. Where he gets this hard man image from I don't know he's certainly not cut from the Roy Keane cloth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Cooper went off injured after 72 minutes. McKenna and who else at the back on Saturday if heās injured?Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, bigfingers said: Cooper went off injured after 72 minutes. McKenna and who else at the back on Saturday if heās injured?Ā Devlin or Gallagher ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 2 hours ago, vanderark14 said: No they shouldn't, Forrest doesnt turn up for scotland. You probably know that Just out of interest, which of the current squad do you think do "turn up for Scotland"?Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Just now, PASTA Mick said: Just out of interest, which of the current squad do you think do "turn up for Scotland"?Ā Not much but forrest is in a different league, he looks lost or disinterested in playing for scotland with exception of 2 matches. Hes been.like that since he was first capped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Burke and Henderson both got half an hour today in there respective leagues .Don't think the latter will amount to much with our strength in midfield but it is good to see Burke getting a reasonable amount of game time. Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, bigfingers said: Cooper went off injured after 72 minutes. McKenna and who else at the back on Saturday if heās injured?Ā I know I go on about stats a bit much and the importance of a player like Cooper. but in the 72 minutes he was on he had more possession of the ball, more touches of the ball, made more passes(91 % success rate) and won more headers than any one else did in the full 90. Hope he's fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Assist for Ryan Fraser today and both he and Armstrong played the full 90 minutes which is promisingĀ No sign of McBurnie. Marshall let in 3 to bring him up to eight in his last 4 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: I know I go on about stats a bit much and the importance of a player like Cooper. but in the 72 minutes he was on he had more possession of the ball, more touches of the ball, made more passes(91 % success rate) and won more headers than any one else did in the full 90. Hope he's fit. Iām hopeful him and McKenna will form a solid partnership.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzohiggy Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, bazmidd said: I'll be honest I've not seen too much of Jack but what I have seen I've never seen him get fucked in about opposition in an aggressive manner. Where he gets this hard man image from I don't know he's certainly not cut from the Roy Keane cloth Don't think he's mental like kean but there is absolutely no doubt he's an aggressive midfielder.Ā But then again you wouldn't know that as you've not seen too much of him playingĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab The Crab Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Goal for Hornby tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Rab The Crab said: Goal for Hornby tonight. Really would like to see our train set in action next year for the senior team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab The Crab Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Really would like to see our train set in action next year for the senior team. Heās making the most of this opportunity. Ive read a few bits on his time over there and heās very highly rated by their coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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