Caledonian Craig Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 By some accounts (unconfirmed) but I suspect them to be true Kieran Tierney looks set to be out for three months and may need surgery. His reaction when the injury struck tells me he knew how bad it was. He will be a big miss and now Steve Clarke has some thinking to do about how to approach our remaining three qualifiers without the influential Tierney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 If Tierney is out then hopefully Josh Doig is in the full squad instead of Greg Taylor! Playing every week in Serie A, ideal opportunity to draft him in as Robbos cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, ProudScot said: If Tierney is out then hopefully Josh Doig is in the full squad instead of Greg Taylor! Playing every week in Serie A, ideal opportunity to draft him in as Robbos cover Yes I would agree but Josh Doig has been named in the U-21 squad yesterday so evidently that isn't in Clarke's mind just now. To be fair to Greg Taylor he has not really let us down when called upon but he is a left-back/ left-wing back and not a like-for-like replacement for Tierney whereas Doig is. The fact he has been called up for U-21's kind of tells me Clarke will tweak our formation for the Spain match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I always feared this would happen with Tierney when folk were calling for him to get games. It suited us just to have have him getting a few minutes here and there with Arsenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Probably unlikely against Spain but I wonder whether Hickey could do that LCB role with Patterson at RWB? Against Spain, a back 4? Without Tierney in that position we’ve been generally poor with any other back 3 combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, GHfaeGTA said: Probably unlikely against Spain but I wonder whether Hickey could do that LCB role with Patterson at RWB? Against Spain, a back 4? Without Tierney in that position we’ve been generally poor with any other back 3 combination I suppose that is an option but a bit of a gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Dillinger said: Tierney missing is a massive blow. I still have nightmares about those Ireland and Ukraine games. Didn't have him or Robertson for Ukraine away and did not badly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Scot Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 If we are to play with the same style against Georgia then I hope Kingsley at Hearts gets called up. He is the only LCB we have that plays the same way as Tierney. Obviously to a much lesser level however we have seen previously that Cooper and McKenna cant play the Tierney role. If they are to play then we need to move to a back 4 maybe with a proper holding midfielder. 41221 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz7 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, GHfaeGTA said: Probably unlikely against Spain but I wonder whether Hickey could do that LCB role with Patterson at RWB? Against Spain, a back 4? Without Tierney in that position we’ve been generally poor with any other back 3 combination Hickey is a great fit for the tierney role. He's played as a wing back for us and conventional full back every week for brentford . Is taller than tierney and also imo now better defender than tierney. Natural progression for him and this option is only one that will still give us an attacking option. He's also been part of team for a while now so will be well versed on what tierneys role was. It also gives us more attacking threat on right via patterson. Would obviously have liked tierney to play but not as big a loss as some feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandScot Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 For me Tierney is a huge loss as nobody can play the Tierney role like he does. At LCB he does not attack often, but when he does it is to great effect. If playing a back 5, I agree with other posters Hickey and Kingsley are the best approximations for the Tierney role, though I would also add Souttar. My preference though would be to revert to a back 4 with Hickey anchoring the midfield in the holding position, flanked by McTominay and Doig. This frees Patterson to attack on the right, plus Doig to augment Robertson to bomb forward on the left. Doig is a big unit with great engine who, like Patterson and Robertson, can carry the ball forward at pace. McTominay, Doig, Ferguson and McGinn are all adept at supporting Dykes by making late runs into the box. It is tough to leave out Gilmour and, though it will never happen, my team would be: Gunn Patterson Porteous Hendry Robertson Hickey McTominay Doig Ferguson McGinn Dykes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookhouseBoys Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 6 hours ago, gaz7 said: Hickey is a great fit for the tierney role. He's played as a wing back for us and conventional full back every week for brentford . Is taller than tierney and also imo now better defender than tierney. Natural progression for him and this option is only one that will still give us an attacking option. He's also been part of team for a while now so will be well versed on what tierneys role was. It also gives us more attacking threat on right via patterson. Would obviously have liked tierney to play but not as big a loss as some feel Agree with this and if it was what happened then Clarke would probably be looking to bring in another right back rather than left. Anyone know how max johnston has been doing, or would it more likely be Ralston that gets called up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Absolute beauty from Stuart Armstrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 hours ago, HighlandScot said: For me Tierney is a huge loss as nobody can play the Tierney role like he does. At LCB he does not attack often, but when he does it is to great effect. If playing a back 5, I agree with other posters Hickey and Kingsley are the best approximations for the Tierney role, though I would also add Souttar. My preference though would be to revert to a back 4 with Hickey anchoring the midfield in the holding position, flanked by McTominay and Doig. This frees Patterson to attack on the right, plus Doig to augment Robertson to bomb forward on the left. Doig is a big unit with great engine who, like Patterson and Robertson, can carry the ball forward at pace. McTominay, Doig, Ferguson and McGinn are all adept at supporting Dykes by making late runs into the box. It is tough to leave out Gilmour and, though it will never happen, my team would be: Gunn Patterson Porteous Hendry Robertson Hickey McTominay Doig Ferguson McGinn Dykes 6 defenders? 4 of which being fullbacks. Dropping both McGregor and Gilmour? And pulling McTominay back down the field where he is less effective? Ferguson jumping the queue ahead of Christie and Armstrong? I see your logic, but the only way this will ever happen is if 1 of the 2 buses carrying our players to the stadium breaksdown and half the team can't make kickoff. What will almost certainly happen is a natural centre back replaces Tierney and that's it. Most of the rest will be pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Armstrong received MOM tonight. Deserved. He was prominent throughout. Check out the goal. Well worth a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctonjock Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Lyndon Dykes in goal for last 5 minutes for QPR at Leeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syecosse Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) Tommy Conway back from Injury and off the bench to score a great goal, A promising return. Edited October 4, 2023 by syecosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Clarke at Parkheid tonight running a rule over McGregor and Taylor no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syecosse Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Conway again with a great goal, 2 stunners off the bench, is it to late to call him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeks_mctavish Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, syecosse said: Conway again with a great goal, 2 stunners off the bench, is it to late to call him up. Good to hear. Sounds very promising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, syecosse said: Tommy Conway back from Injury and off the bench to score a great goal, A promising return. Get him in the squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFH64 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 29 minutes ago, ProudScot said: Get him in the squad Looks a natural finisher 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 10:09 PM, Rich NATA said: Armstrong received MOM tonight. Deserved. He was prominent throughout. Check out the goal. Well worth a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, syecosse said: Conway again with a great goal, 2 stunners off the bench, is it to late to call him up. Video should start with Conway's first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Dave78 said: Video should start with Conway's first... Crikey he’s good, two excellent goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 7 hours ago, Dave78 said: Video should start with Conway's first... I'm sold. Certainly looks like he offers a lot more than Jacob Brown did at this level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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