Squirrelhumper Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 12 hours ago, romanticscot said: We may be playing Tierney at right back again Absolutely not. Play your best players at their best positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 11 hours ago, Gala Tartan Army (Borders) said: Think O'Donnell has to come in if Patterson out. You should do stand up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Pity Archie gray doesn’t fancy a near guaranteed start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanBlessed Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Johnston has played 359 mins of league football this season (1,172 mins in all comps). Ralston has played 789 mins (987 mins in all comps) Johnston has featured in 14 league games, Ralston has featured in 13. Ralston has 8 caps already, he's 100% ahead of Johnston on the pecking order. Might be different if Johnston was starting most weeks but he's mainly a sub for league games. Did most of Ralston's games not come in the earlier part of the season? I'd still have him down as first back-up to Hickey, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, ProudScot said: Aye that’s what I mean. Would never have started him. Same as always Who would you have dropped from our midfield for Ferguson? I like Ferguson as a player, he has 12 caps now and not overly done much in any of those caps (albeit mainly subs) Gilmour ahead of him and NI game showed how much we miss McGregor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 12 hours ago, Gala Tartan Army (Borders) said: Dont think any chance Fraser will be called up, behaved like a pr1ck too many times. Would like to see a Gauld or Doak (if fit) but cannot see it. Cairney decent but showed zero interest in playing for us. Think O'Donnell has to come in if Patterson out. Holy fuck...the most mental of mental takes I reckon I've seen on here. SOD was shite at his 'peak' and now isn't even the best aging right back at Motherwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, ceudmilefailte said: Pity Archie gray doesn’t fancy a near guaranteed start. Shame. He's been playing right back and midfield, both positions where we picked up injuries yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, ceudmilefailte said: Pity Archie gray doesn’t fancy a near guaranteed start. Very much so. He looks a fantastic prospect. I had hoped when Calvin Ramsay went on loan to Preston from Liverpool that he'd have the kind of impact on the Championship that Gray has had, but instead he seems to have gone off the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theabsentee Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Squirrelhumper said: You should do stand up. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theabsentee Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, BryanBlessed said: Fraser played in the Nations League against Ukraine and Ireland in 2022 and that was after any problems he's had with Clarke. He wasn't called up after that as he wasn't playing at all with Newcastle. Maybe Eddie Howe had a grudge against him for how he left Bournemouth. I think he would have been in the last squad if he wasn't injured. Frasers alleged attitude problems are totally overblown on here by some posters, they ignore the BBC football focus interview at his peak where he said how proud he was playing for Scotland. The guy in injury prown that's the main reason he has missed camps in the past. Anyway I'm trying to not get into another debate on here about players pasts or players blood qualifications , we have had them all before & we should agree to disagree as after a while they get bloody boring. A fit Fraser should go as he could be useful of the bench & he is technically good enough to be tried at right wing back if our injured players don't make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanBlessed Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 8 minutes ago, theabsentee said: A fit Fraser should go as he could be useful of the bench & he is technically good enough to be tried at right wing back if our injured players don't make it I'm a big fan of Fraser especially as we don't really have any other player like him. I expect he'll almost certainly be in the final 23. I'd probably still got with Ralston at RWB as he's almost certainly better defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scots_Wha_Hae Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, scotlad said: Very much so. He looks a fantastic prospect. I had hoped when Calvin Ramsay went on loan to Preston from Liverpool that he'd have the kind of impact on the Championship that Gray has had, but instead he seems to have gone off the radar. Absolutely. There was a point (at least in my mind) when we had Hickey, Patterson and Ramsay all playing (relatively) often and well plus Johnstone breaking through and the prospect of Gray and/or Livramento possibly playing for us too. It seemed an embarrassment of riches, and now we are scraping the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 hours ago, Scots_Wha_Hae said: Absolutely. There was a point (at least in my mind) when we had Hickey, Patterson and Ramsay all playing (relatively) often and well plus Johnstone breaking through and the prospect of Gray and/or Livramento possibly playing for us too. It seemed an embarrassment of riches, and now we are scraping the barrel. Also the lad Ashby who went to Newcastle from West Ham. I don't know whether he's injured but I don't think he's featured much for Swansea on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 8 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: Johnston has played 359 mins of league football this season (1,172 mins in all comps). Ralston has played 789 mins (987 mins in all comps) Johnston has featured in 14 league games, Ralston has featured in 13. Ralston has 8 caps already, he's 100% ahead of Johnston on the pecking order. Might be different if Johnston was starting most weeks but he's mainly a sub for league games. Ralston hasn't started any league games this season and hasn't played first team football since February. He might be ahead of Johnston in the pecking order, but on a very shoogly peg between now and the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 8 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: Johnston has played 359 mins of league football this season (1,172 mins in all comps). Ralston has played 789 mins (987 mins in all comps) Johnston has featured in 14 league games, Ralston has featured in 13. Ralston has 8 caps already, he's 100% ahead of Johnston on the pecking order. Might be different if Johnston was starting most weeks but he's mainly a sub for league games. Ralston hasn't started any league games this season and hasn't played first team football since February. He might be ahead of Johnston in the pecking order, but on a very shoogly peg between now and the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) 9 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: Johnston has played 359 mins of league football this season (1,172 mins in all comps). Ralston has played 789 mins (987 mins in all comps) Johnston has featured in 14 league games, Ralston has featured in 13. Ralston has 8 caps already, he's 100% ahead of Johnston on the pecking order. Might be different if Johnston was starting most weeks but he's mainly a sub for league games. Edited April 16 by Goozay Weird triple post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syecosse Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 46 minutes ago, Hertsscot said: Also the lad Ashby who went to Newcastle from West Ham. I don't know whether he's injured but I don't think he's featured much for Swansea on loan. Just come back from injury, but from what I can see it's been a hit and miss loan for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganRoy Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Ryan Fraser in the old Strachan wing back role it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borojock Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 On the back of all the Right Back conversation if Hickey and Paterson both out for me would be Ross McCorrie lot of U21 international experience, did well at Aberdeen starting to play first team football in the Championship which is a good level - great age and height For me would have him over Ralston who hasnt played much and would have the same lack of game time issues as Paterson had last 2 games and Max Johnson from what i read hasn't played as much Also really frustrating that Calvin Ramseys season long loan at Preston was a disaster as if he had had a great season could have been first choice right back for us this summer but sadly went really badly for whatever reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 43 minutes ago, borojock said: On the back of all the Right Back conversation if Hickey and Paterson both out for me would be Ross McCorrie lot of U21 international experience, did well at Aberdeen starting to play first team football in the Championship which is a good level - great age and height For me would have him over Ralston who hasnt played much and would have the same lack of game time issues as Paterson had last 2 games and Max Johnson from what i read hasn't played as much Also really frustrating that Calvin Ramseys season long loan at Preston was a disaster as if he had had a great season could have been first choice right back for us this summer but sadly went really badly for whatever reason Ramsay’s had big injury issues ever since he moved down South. He was recalled from loan to Preston then went on loan to Bolton but not playing, presumably injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 13 hours ago, Goozay said: Ralston hasn't started any league games this season and hasn't played first team football since February. He might be ahead of Johnston in the pecking order, but on a very shoogly peg between now and the end of the season. I'm not sure why you are making stuff up but he 100% played 90 mins vs Killie at Parkhead in Feb, i know, as i was there. Just looked it up and he started the previous week at Easter Road too. He's not featured in the last 5 games (unused sub) but he featured in 4 out the 5 before that (starting in two of them and playing 30 mins in each of the other two) Ralston and Johnston have had very similar minutes on the park this season - my point was that Ralston has proven in the past he can do a job for Scotland without massive amounts of game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I agree, Ralston is a good steady option. Far better than a completely off the boil Patterson whose confidence is completely shot due to not getting a game at an abysmal team. I think Fraser has to be in the squad now in place of Ferguson, gives us a different option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2024 at 6:58 PM, Caledonian Craig said: Replacement for me would be Ryan Fraser. You picked up a knock too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 17 hours ago, borojock said: On the back of all the Right Back conversation if Hickey and Paterson both out for me would be Ross McCorrie lot of U21 international experience, did well at Aberdeen starting to play first team football in the Championship which is a good level - great age and height For me would have him over Ralston who hasnt played much and would have the same lack of game time issues as Paterson had last 2 games and Max Johnson from what i read hasn't played as much Also really frustrating that Calvin Ramseys season long loan at Preston was a disaster as if he had had a great season could have been first choice right back for us this summer but sadly went really badly for whatever reason Ross McRorie sounds a good shout. Desperate times on that side of the park by the looks of it though. Folk calling for Fraser there. How will he defend? And we'll be defending a hell of a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 McCrorie is definitely worthy of consideration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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