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5 minutes ago, Rab The Crab said:

He’s making the most of this opportunity.

Ive read a few bits on his time over there and he’s very highly rated by their coaching staff.

He also seems really proud about playing for Scotland if his social media is anything to go by.

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14 hours ago, vanderark14 said:

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

I think it's a really lazy comment about Forrest.

There is no doubt that he is one of our best players.  Getting the best out of him is what the manager should be looking to do - not replace him with an inferior player.  

A forward 4 which includes Forrest, Christie and Fraser could be very effective for Scotland.  I think Fletcher would have been the best forward to have with them but we probably need to make do with McBurnie (who I still think will do well for us given a run of games).

We'd need two solid, midfielders in the team.  McTominay is the obvious first choice.  I'd be fairly happy with any one of McGinn, McGregor, Armstrong, Fleck or even McLean alongside him.  

I'd be looking at Jack for right-back and obviously Robertson at left-back.  I don't have any answers for the centre-back problem but feel McKenna is probably the best of an average bunch.  

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24 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said:

I think it's a really lazy comment about Forrest.

There is no doubt that he is one of our best players.  Getting the best out of him is what the manager should be looking to do - not replace him with an inferior player.  

A forward 4 which includes Forrest, Christie and Fraser could be very effective for Scotland.  I think Fletcher would have been the best forward to have with them but we probably need to make do with McBurnie (who I still think will do well for us given a run of games).

We'd need two solid, midfielders in the team.  McTominay is the obvious first choice.  I'd be fairly happy with any one of McGinn, McGregor, Armstrong, Fleck or even McLean alongside him.  

I'd be looking at Jack for right-back and obviously Robertson at left-back.  I don't have any answers for the centre-back problem but feel McKenna is probably the best of an average bunch.  

You're absolutely right, that forward 4 could be very effective IF Forrest carried his celtic form, application and desire over to scotland but he simply doesnt.

I know you struggle to take criticism of a celtic player but open your eyes, forrest just doesnt do it enough for scotland.

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1 hour ago, PASTA Mick said:

I think it's a really lazy comment about Forrest.

There is no doubt that he is one of our best players.  Getting the best out of him is what the manager should be looking to do - not replace him with an inferior player.  

A forward 4 which includes Forrest, Christie and Fraser could be very effective for Scotland.  I think Fletcher would have been the best forward to have with them but we probably need to make do with McBurnie (who I still think will do well for us given a run of games).

We'd need two solid, midfielders in the team.  McTominay is the obvious first choice.  I'd be fairly happy with any one of McGinn, McGregor, Armstrong, Fleck or even McLean alongside him.  

I'd be looking at Jack for right-back and obviously Robertson at left-back.  I don't have any answers for the centre-back problem but feel McKenna is probably the best of an average bunch.  

That's pretty much word-for-word what I was going to say. 

Plus, when Forrest and Fraser gave their best performances for Scotland it wasnt out wide. They were both in a narrow three up front.

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1 hour ago, stocky said:

Griffiths could return for Celtic today.....  This could be a great bonus for Play Offs if it is true...

 

My hopes have risen......

I really hope he plays but why would celtic want to? Eduard is arguably the best player in the league right now

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1 minute ago, er yir macaroon said:

He’ll need rested eventually. Plus I suspect he’ll look for a move in January. 

I should have said, Griffiths will play but only when eduard is rested. Hopefully he does get a move in January and we see Griffiths starting more before the playoff

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1 hour ago, The_Dark_Knight said:

The Old Firm with a combined three eligle Scots.

Also, does anyone know anything about Lamie? The guy that was accused of being me (Rab something) raved about him. He also claimed that Lamie was an anchorman, but he seems to be a center back.

At least Celtic have got four on the bench whereas Rangers have only got one.  As a supporter of the latter I would like to see a few more coming through and hopefully we will do in the coming years.

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6 minutes ago, Hertsscot said:

At least Celtic have got four on the bench whereas Rangers have only got one.  As a supporter of the latter I would like to see a few more coming through and hopefully we will do in the coming years.

The SFA should take it out of their hands by introducing a homegrown rule.

It's just not good enough.

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On 11/4/2019 at 9:14 PM, ceudmilefailte said:

Liam Lyndsay  has worked his way back into the Stoke team. Not sure why I am so convinced he has a future in the national team.

He's a Scottish centre-back playing at a decent standard in England.

What more convincing do you need?

If Jack Hendry was deemed to be worthy of a cap then Liam Lindsay certainly is, as he is the better player of the two.

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8 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said:

Aye but could he dae it fae the anchor role? 

For Liverpool or for Scotland?

For Liverpool: They have probably the best anchorman in the EPL in Fabinho. So Robertson wouldn't play in the anchorman position for Liverpool.

For Scotland: We dont have Alexander-Armold or Salah, so Robertson wouldn't have had the chance to create the goal.

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10 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said:

The point is he’s not delivering a ball like that sitting in front of the defence. I’m not actually against your back 3 but Robertson needs to be wide left.

For Scotland he's never in a position to whip the ball in. Scotland lose the ball so frequently that he's usually always at left back. At Liverpool he's pretty much a winger.

This is why he's getting so much abuse. Scotland fans expect him to replicats his club form, but he can't.

Your best players should be in the middle, especially if you're weak in the middle, which we are. Look at David Alaba and Joshua Kimmich. Both play full back for their club, anchorman for country.

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1 hour ago, killiefaetheferry said:

Aye but could he dae it fae the anchor role? 

Actually, yes.

Remember the 96/97 European Cup final? Paul Lambert played as the Borussia Dortmund anchorman and set up the first goal by whipping a ball in from the right. (As well as marking Zidane out of the match and being MOTM)

Just because a player plays in a position it doesnt mean they're static for 90 minutes.

Watch from 1:22 - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJB_80-iJ8

Full match:

https://footballia.net/matches/borussia-dortmund-juventus-fc-champions-league

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1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said:

He's a Scottish centre-back playing at a decent standard in England.

What more convincing do you need?

If Jack Hendry was deemed to be worthy of a cap then Liam Lindsay certainly is, as he is the better player of the two.

Only problem is he wasn't even in the squad yesterday.

I keep convincing myself he will come good though.

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