ProudScot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Scotty CTA said: Yet, you rate Griffiths. The difference is that we know Griffiths is good enough. McBurnies personal issues aren’t what rules him out of contention, it’s being completely hopeless that does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 And, of course, I know that. (Just pointing out the unfairness of the criteria.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I don't think McBurnie will be in the squad for a few reasons - his rehab on his injury may be reason alone but also I think Clarke and his team should be compassionate and give him the summer to get counseling to help with this recent issue, anger management or some professional help. I don't think the lad is mental, and even if he was I think in this day and age we can have dignity towards people with mental illness. We don't know all the facts of what happened but it didn't appear to be entirely self defense so he needs help in how to behave in public. Covid is causing all sorts of issues also,it's just not a good time for anyone other than the likes of Bezos and power grabbing elites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 33 minutes ago, romanticscot said: I don't think McBurnie will be in the squad for a few reasons - his rehab on his injury may be reason alone but also I think Clarke and his team should be compassionate and give him the summer to get counseling to help with this recent issue, anger management or some professional help. I don't think the lad is mental, and even if he was I think in this day and age we can have dignity towards people with mental illness. We don't know all the facts of what happened but it didn't appear to be entirely self defense so he needs help in how to behave in public. Covid is causing all sorts of issues also,it's just not a good time for anyone other than the likes of Bezos and power grabbing elites. Yes, there's always the big picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/man-involved-in-oli-mcburnie-street-fight-releases-statement-about-sheffield-united-player-3236493%3famp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 24 minutes ago, Taylor1996 said: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/man-involved-in-oli-mcburnie-street-fight-releases-statement-about-sheffield-united-player-3236493%3famp I think compassion and grace is a good move, still not all the facts are known other than to the witnesses but the public embarrassment alone can often be punishment enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, romanticscot said: I think compassion and grace is a good move, still not all the facts are known other than to the witnesses but the public embarrassment alone can often be punishment enough. I just hope McBurnie learns from this and grows as a person... as well as a footballer. It's up to him, though. You can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Scot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I think everyone is blowing this out of all proportion. The guy was getting verbally abused for a sustained period of time. Not just the one incident as they are on different streets in the footage. He has decided that he doesnt need to accept the abuse and his given the other lad a slap and a kick. The vast majority of us have done worse and been proud of it. I for one have no issue with players scrapping when being abused. Ive more issue with them drink driving etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Diamond Scot said: I think everyone is blowing this out of all proportion. The guy was getting verbally abused for a sustained period of time. Not just the one incident as they are on different streets in the footage. He has decided that he doesnt need to accept the abuse and his given the other lad a slap and a kick. The vast majority of us have done worse and been proud of it. I for one have no issue with players scrapping when being abused. Ive more issue with them drink driving etc Agree.After watching and listening to that video,those guys that were verbally abusing McBurnie were asking for a seriously good seeing to,and that's what they got.Still laughing thinking about their faces when they saw McBurnie marching towards them.Snivelling little shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Confirmed today that he is out of the Euros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Bet there's a lot of happy people here. The lad is heartbroken (as any Scotland supporter would be if they missed out playing at a tournament) and yet there's pages and pages of bile. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Taylor1996 said: Bet there's a lot of happy people here. The lad is heartbroken (as any Scotland supporter would be if they missed out playing at a tournament) and yet there's pages and pages of bile. Congrats. I bet there isn't but whatever makes you feel all warm and smug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, kumnio said: Confirmed today that he is out of the Euros. He won't be a miss IMO. We've got better strikers who will start ahead of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: He won't be a miss IMO. We've got better strikers who will start ahead of him. Sad for him but zero loss and we will have a better squad because of it to be brutally honest. If he wasn’t injured he wouldn’t be in consideration after his recent arrest anyway in all likelihood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Gutted for him. He is going through a ruff patch and now missing out on the euros as well. It doesn't matter if you think he is good enough or not, he would of been in the squad if he was OK. He scored in the shootout and played a part in getting us there. Hopefully he comes back stronger mentally and maybe a season in the championship will help him get his scoring boots back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 15 hours ago, vanderark14 said: He won't be a miss IMO. We've got better strikers who will start ahead of him. Not many though, unfortunately. 24 minutes ago, stitch said: Gutted for him. He is going through a ruff patch and now missing out on the euros as well. It doesn't matter if you think he is good enough or not, he would of been in the squad if he was OK. He scored in the shootout and played a part in getting us there. Hopefully he comes back stronger mentally and maybe a season in the championship will help him get his scoring boots back on. Aye, he's had a bit of bad time of things recently, this being the latest knock-back. Hopefully his luck changes soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I don’t think he’s good enough but never want to see someone miss out because of injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 5 hours ago, stitch said: Gutted for him. He is going through a ruff patch and now missing out on the euros as well. It doesn't matter if you think he is good enough or not, he would of been in the squad if he was OK. He scored in the shootout and played a part in getting us there. Hopefully he comes back stronger mentally and maybe a season in the championship will help him get his scoring boots back on. Aye, on a human level it's a real shame for the guy. He must be so disappointed. Most of us were probably behind the couch when he stepped forward to take that penalty but he rolled it in without a problem. That took some bottle as the pressure on him in particular must've been enormous. I'm not a fan of his at all but would love to be proved wrong some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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