COLT NY Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Malcolm said: it’s easy enough, just don’t pick them any more. For me, mcburnie is at the bottom of the queue. I hope dykes has a great game and we forget all about mcburnie. He has a long long road back.... there was the tunnel video last year, and now this. Plus he has done nothing in a Scotland jersey. I'd agree with that... Look at Northern Ireland.. Get a team of players that love playing for the country and turn up buzzing whenever they turn up, and they can beat anyone. We have two teams worth of players that are just as good as Northern Ireland. I'm not sure what the right blend is as some previous call offs of certain individuals may be perfectly explainable. That's Steve Clarke's job to figure out though, as he should be able to observe that dynamic. We need to develop a club mentality in the squad. I imagine that some of the players that have not bought into that (Fraser?) may now start to get left out from future squads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Still astonished at all the comments about this. Seriously all our “strikers”are fking pish at the moment and no way good enough or the answer. The sooner a top level striker comes along the better. ( I know there’s not much chance of that at the moment). Fkin McBurnie, Dykes etc can do one, just no where near good enough. I’d be tempted to put McGinn upfront on his own, knows how to put the ball in the net for one thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I have a non-evidenced based feeling that Dykes will suit our play to a tee and maybe even score goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 He's obviously aware of the backlash against him as he's been furiously retweeting comments from his manager last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 hours ago, JECK said: Still astonished at all the comments about this. Seriously all our “strikers”are fking pish at the moment and no way good enough or the answer. The sooner a top level striker comes along the better. ( I know there’s not much chance of that at the moment). Fkin McBurnie, Dykes etc can do one, just no where near good enough. I’d be tempted to put McGinn upfront on his own, knows how to put the ball in the net for one thing. Now don't be silly. Celtic did that with Christie and got dumped out of the champions league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 12 hours ago, 0Neils40yarder said: English clubs in general would prefer to keep their players where they can see them at this stage of preseason I'd have thought Strangely this time England have had more withdrawals than us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 McBurnie claims the decision was taken out of his hands by Clarke and Wilder. If true then it seems odd he was even selected in the first place. Let’s see if he turns up in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Third Lanark said: Strangely this time England have had more withdrawals than us. Not sure about England as I don’t pay attention to their squad but as I stated elsewhere I think the EPL clubs won’t mind their international players getting a couple of competitive games in their legs before the league starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 "Nobody is more frustrated than me at having to withdraw from the Scotland squad for this double-header. I know both my club and international managers have explained the situation but I feel it’s important I do too. The reality is I haven’t been able to train at all for the last two weeks due to a cut in my foot that became infected. Given that pre-season coincides with the Nations League matches as a result of the COVID-19 impact on football, the last thing I wanted to do was let myself or my country down. I was ready and willing to give it my best but both managers - probably rightly - took the decision out of my hands. Playing a bit longer than I expected in a friendly is a different world to an international double-header but I get how some people perceive it. I will be supporting my team-mates from home and putting in the work to get fit for October. Stay safe and see you soon." https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/oli-mcburnie-breaks-scotland-silence-22619510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I think I'll give McBurnie the benefit of the doubt over this withdrawal. Not many players over the years have provided a written statement as to why they have pulled out. Fair play to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeTA Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On the face it looks bad but the 3 sides of the story (managers and players) makes sense and is probably the correct call. Although between the 3 of them they would have been better to have the discussion earlier and not named him in the squad, unless of course they were trying to give him every chance of making it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 22 hours ago, ceudmilefailte said: One of the biggest problems I have with international Football is you won't hear what Clarke or McBurnie think. Quote my self but hey ho. Congrats to Clarkes management on this and good to hear McBurnies thoughts as well. Won't stop the uninformed having a go at him next time he plays. Personally think any one who went on the Mexico/Peru double header(like McBurnie) shouldn't need to provide a sick line in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 18 hours ago, Taylor1996 said: I hope Oliver McBurnie has a great season next season. I hope he bangs in the goals of Sheffield United and I hope that he grows up and matures, both as a footballer and as a human being. Then, and only then, will he be ready to lead the line of Scotland. Let's stop the pitchforks and torches routine. It's not like we're losing Ronaldo. Besides, in my opinion, these matches are glorified friendlies. I expect two losses, whether or not we have a fully fit McBurnie. Bump. This and his tweet, I'm more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. It's strange that McBurnie is taking pelters for pulling out, whilst, just a few days ago Kieran Tierney admitted that he has never attended a Scotland match, as a fan. The former took the time to explain the reason he pulled out. Which says to me that he cares. I don't remember Tierney or Fraser making the same gesture, after the numerous times they pulled out. Talking of social media, Tierney never mentions Scotland. It's time that people here stopped with the which hunt and stopped making a fuss over, what is essentially, not important. (Covid-19, anyone?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Fair play to the lad. At least he explains his absence. I agree with chripper to certain extent about tierney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Taylor1996 said: Bump. This and his tweet, I'm more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. It's strange that McBurnie is taking pelters for pulling out, whilst, just a few days ago Kieran Tierney admitted that he has never attended a Scotland match, as a fan. The former took the time to explain the reason he pulled out. Which says to me that he cares. I don't remember Tierney or Fraser making the same gesture, after the numerous times they pulled out. Talking of social media, Tierney never mentions Scotland. It's time that people here stopped with the which hunt and stopped making a fuss over, what is essentially, not important. (Covid-19, anyone?) This is hardly a surprise. I would be surprised if more than a quarter the current squad had been to a Scotland match as a supporter. A couple of them probably hadn’t even set foot in Scotland before they were selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I'm happy with this, I am also slightly looking forward to Dykes playing, I think he could do a turn putting himself about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Taylor1996 said: It's strange that McBurnie is taking pelters for pulling out, whilst, just a few days ago Kieran Tierney admitted that he has never attended a Scotland match, as a fan. Talking of social media, Tierney never mentions Scotland. Always found it odd how active Tierney is on Twitter and the like, shows his love for everything Celtic (and I don't blame him) yet absolutely zero for the country he represents. I know he did a paper interview the other day about raring to go, repaying faith, etc, etc. To me, that's just talk that he thinks the papers and fans want to hear, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyb Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) The clubs rule and we had the same issue with Tierney. Clarke seems Ok with it and he has said he is frustrated and the decision was taken out of his hands. What more can he say. hopefully fit for October! Edited September 2, 2020 by sandyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, Bobby Russell's Lovechild said: Always found it odd how active Tierney is on Twitter and the like, shows his love for everything Celtic (and I don't blame him) yet absolutely zero for the country he represents. I know he did a paper interview the other day about raring to go, repaying faith, etc, etc. To me, that's just talk that he thinks the papers and fans want to hear, Exactly. Players who show their love they support? Fair enough. However, I can't understand players that don't share the same love for their country. I'm guessing his father wasn't much of a patriot, either, otherwise Tierney snr would've dragged his son to Hampden to support Scotland. Yeah. That article didn't really cut any ice with me. Him, along with Fraser, are the players who I think are the least committed. McBurnie, I think is one of the most committed. I never remembered him ever pulling out of an under 21 squad. And I remember an article he did a while back, and he said that him Dad followed him playing everywhere, when he played with the under 21s and he loved making his Dad proud. I think some people need to lay off a wee bit. Doesn't help when the Daily Record are stirring the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 So did he play 45 mins with a septic foot or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: So did he play 45 mins with a septic foot or what? Presumably his foot is better now. He hasn’t trained for 2 weeks apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Texas Pete said: Presumably his foot is better now. He hasn’t trained for 2 weeks apparently. Cheers! One upon a time Scotland players were my heroes. Now that I'm a miserable auld git, they're as much a reason to reach for the Gaviscon as my own offspring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: they're as much a reason to reach for the Gaviscon as my own offspring If you're serious about that: One tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda in a glass of water is more effective than any heartburn/acid reflux medication. Plus you save a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I have been particularly vocal about the mcburnie situation, but given the recent statements from all sides I am coming to the view that I was too quick to judge. I will reserve that and see what happens over next month or two. If dykes plays well he is man in possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Bobby Russell's Lovechild said: I think I'll give McBurnie the benefit of the doubt over this withdrawal. Not many players over the years have provided a written statement as to why they have pulled out. Fair play to him I'm just wondering who wrote it for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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