Return of Yermaw Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ceudmilefailte said: Or Paterson or Burke. Dykes is probably crap at QPR as the formation doesn't suit. But we need a Dykes or McBurnie type to make ours work. I think the evidence shows that very few teams playing in a top league or internationally need a McBurnie type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 With proper coaching Dykes could be easily so much better. He could easily reach the levels of Mitrovic at Fulham. Just a shame he won’t get it at QPR or Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Callum Paterson scored tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Dykes has been unreal for us considering where he’s come from. He’s been better than a 20 mill Mcburnie which doesn’t make any sense at all. I don’t watch any QPR games so maybe it’s just a case of QPR being rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: Or Paterson or Burke. Dykes is probably crap at QPR as the formation doesn't suit. But we need a Dykes or McBurnie type to make ours work. Yep and God yes. I don't even acknowledge Paterson, to be honest. I think so. I haven't watched him at QPR, but if I were to guess, i'd say you were right. Dykes reminds me of a more mobile Chris Martin, he was better with a strike partner, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Dykes has moved up from Queen of the South to QPR (and Scotland) in a couple of seasons. He’s now struggling in a struggling team. With proper coaching he could move up another level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Return of Yermaw said: I think the evidence shows that very few teams playing in a top league or internationally need a McBurnie type. Yes. Why on earth anyone thinks McBurnie is worthy of repeated call ups is well beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyBlueScot Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Kyle Joseph (19) scored a hat trick for Wigan last night. Not a player I was aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTeeko Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Taylor1996 said: No. On technical ability, alone, Naismith is better than all of our strikers. Dykes is the only current striker in the Scotland squad that I rate. I certainly wouldn’t discount Naisy either. Especially when Shankland and McBurnie are miles off it just now. And never underestimate an aging player whose last chance for tournament is fast approaching as they tend to go for it that wee bit harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, McTeeko said: I certainly wouldn’t discount Naisy either. Especially when Shankland and McBurnie are miles off it just now. And never underestimate an aging player whose last chance for tournament is fast approaching as they tend to go for it that wee bit harder. Definitely. In terms of technical ability and being clever, he's miles ahead of everyone else we have in the striking position. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, SkyBlueScot said: Kyle Joseph (19) scored a hat trick for Wigan last night. Not a player I was aware of. Perfect 10 on who scored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, McTeeko said: I certainly wouldn’t discount Naisy either. Especially when Shankland and McBurnie are miles off it just now. And never underestimate an aging player whose last chance for tournament is fast approaching as they tend to go for it that wee bit harder. Naisy being discussed shows how bad our options are. A fully fit dykes and griffiths are better options and it looks like clarke prefers fraser up top with dykes so thats 3 ahead of him. After those 3 the options it gets very uninspiring. Shankland isnt exactly doing it in the top league. Burke is like forrest gump, he runs and runs......sometimes out of play 🤦♂️. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, McTeeko said: I certainly wouldn’t discount Naisy either. Especially when Shankland and McBurnie are miles off it just now. And never underestimate an aging player whose last chance for tournament is fast approaching as they tend to go for it that wee bit harder. I agree, there is some possibility he will go. Most likely if Dykes happens to be injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ramy 1314 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Turnbull scores again. Great goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTeeko Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 4 hours ago, vanderark14 said: Naisy being discussed shows how bad our options are. A fully fit dykes and griffiths are better options and it looks like clarke prefers fraser up top with dykes so thats 3 ahead of him. After those 3 the options it gets very uninspiring. Shankland isnt exactly doing it in the top league. Burke is like forrest gump, he runs and runs......sometimes out of play 🤦♂️. Dykes isn’t scoring, Griffiths is in and out the Celtic team and chipping in with a goal here and there, Shankland has three all season, Fraser is hardly getting game time, McBurnie is, well, McBurnie. Naisy will get plenty game time at Hearts, loads of goals and will be sharp providing he stays injury free. He’s our top scorer and never let us down. As things stand, it would be wrong to discard him as an option. You’re right though, our options are pretty poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loanhead-tartan Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: Edited December 30, 2020 by loanhead-tartan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I’d have Naismith in. He is versatile and I’d have him ahead of mcburnie. If I was taking 5 strikers I’d take dykes, Naismith, griffiths, Fraser and Christie. I wouldn’t take shankland or mcburnie in the squad unless they do something special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loanhead-tartan Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Dunno what happened there ^^^^^ nice assist from Griffiths there , would have been on the scoresheet had it not been for siegrist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, McTeeko said: Dykes isn’t scoring, Griffiths is in and out the Celtic team and chipping in with a goal here and there, Shankland has three all season, Fraser is hardly getting game time, McBurnie is, well, McBurnie. Naisy will get plenty game time at Hearts, loads of goals and will be sharp providing he stays injury free. He’s our top scorer and never let us down. As things stand, it would be wrong to discard him as an option. You’re right though, our options are pretty poor. Dykes adds a lot to the team without scoring. If he plays he needs someone up top to play off him. All of the strikers have 5 months to get their arse in gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 hours ago, SkyBlueScot said: Kyle Joseph (19) scored a hat trick for Wigan last night. Not a player I was aware of. Sounds promising, league 1 isn't the best standard but he's only 19 so if he can score plenty of goals this season he might get a move to a better club. Wigan are struggling big time by the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, vanderark14 said: Dykes adds a lot to the team without scoring. If he plays he needs someone up top to play off him. All of the strikers have 5 months to get their arse in gear. Yeah we do have players in other positions who can get us goals. Christie, McGinn, Fraser, Forrest have got us goals before and it looks like Turnbull knows where the net is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 hours ago, SkyBlueScot said: Kyle Joseph (19) scored a hat trick for Wigan last night. Not a player I was aware of. Born in Chipping Barnet, don't know if he's 1/2 or 1/4 Scots. He has nailed his colours to the mast early on and has played for our youth teams. Judging by his twitter he does seem quite keen on playing for us and was cheering the senior team on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Born in Chipping Barnet, don't know if he's 1/2 or 1/4 Scots. He has nailed his colours to the mast early on and has played for our youth teams. Judging by his twitter he does seem quite keen on playing for us and was cheering the senior team on. Hedging his bets probably. Most of these lads know the chances of playing for England is slim so they may as well play youth international with us then if they do become good enough for England they can switch. Not saying this is necessarily the case with this lad but it wouldn't surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broraboy Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Ryan Fraser not in the Newcastle bench tonight ? Not sure if he’s injured ? If this continues then how can he be considered for the Scotland Squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, broraboy said: Ryan Fraser not in the Newcastle bench tonight ? Not sure if he’s injured ? If this continues then how can he be considered for the Scotland Squad Ye he’s injured his groin. Appears to be made of glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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