Scott McTominay !! They love him !!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[exile]

12 hours ago, StirlingEgg said:

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He looks quite blown away himself after the second! 

McTominay has exceeded all expectations – already scoring 10+ goals. Even if he had managed that playing for (say) Bologna or Torino that would have been great of itself, but to be in pole position for winning the league is extra special.

I see that Talksport article mentions equalling Denis Law scoring 11 goals in a season, and also compares favourably with Joe Jordan and Graeme Souness in Italy - though I see Souness did win silverware, and that front is not clinched yet.

Edited April 28, 2025 by exile

[Burj_Alba]

Not just the goals but his overall play. Conte has him worked out and uses him to Scott's and the teams benefit. In those Napoli matches he is often found supporting the defensive midfielders ( Billy or Lobotka) and then in an instant, supporting Lukaku and other strikers. Magnificent stamina and 100% effort which I am sure Napoli fans appreciate just as much as the goals and assists.

Top man, happy we have him. Hopefully 100+ caps.

[Caledonian Craig]

14 hours ago, RDFH64 said:

You seem to make plenty of noise & you certainly don’t listen 🤔

Give it up. This is the guy who thinks he knows better than Sir Alex Ferguson.

[Silversand]

3 hours ago, Burj_Alba said:

Not just the goals but his overall play. Conte has him worked out and uses him to Scott's and the teams benefit. In those Napoli matches he is often found supporting the defensive midfielders ( Billy or Lobotka) and then in an instant, supporting Lukaku and other strikers. Magnificent stamina and 100% effort which I am sure Napoli fans appreciate just as much as the goals and assists.

Top man, happy we have him. Hopefully 100+ caps.

I saw the 2nd half against Torino & he was box to box. At the end of the game they had a list of most distance covered, and McTominay was top on 12.5km covered. As you say, he has some stamina.

Edited April 29, 2025 by Silversand

[Orraloon]

38 minutes ago, Silversand said:

I saw the 2nd half against Torino & he was box to box. At the end of the game they had a list of most distance covered, and McTominay was top on 12.5km covered. As you say, he has some stamina.

12.5 km? Pffft.

I do more than that playing round of golf. 

[kumnio]

1 minute ago, Orraloon said:

12.5 km? Pffft.

I do more than that playing round of golf. 

On the first hole side to side no doubt..

[Bobster]

1 minute ago, Orraloon said:

12.5 km? Pffft.

I do more than that playing round of golf. 

Fair enough but can you play as a striker?

[Guest]

I'm not surprised people are touting him as a number 9 for Scotland. That Che Adams miss pretty much sums him up when it comes to half chances in front of goal. However, if it were all about finishing I'd put Shankland in there instead of any of our other strikers as McTominay is offers too much in other areas.

[Squirrelhumper]

20 hours ago, AtVsfan said:

The "real fans"?

Might want to visit redcafe and say that 95% of them aren't "real fans." As that's probably the amount of United fans who don't rate him. Even yet.

Yeah. No. I don't need an audience or a mob to say my piece. Nor am I an indirect talker.

You're welcome.

Guarantee vast majority are fans from likes of Asia and Africa who couldn't pin OT on a map. 

[Squirrelhumper]

2 hours ago, Silversand said:

I saw the 2nd half against Torino & he was box to box. At the end of the game they had a list of most distance covered, and McTominay was top on 12.5km covered. As you say, he has some stamina.

And yet we've a balloon who thinks he's a striker. 

[Big Ramy 1314]

Just reading on more than one site that Real Madrid are going to make a move for McTominay in the summer... Get to fuck with your money and all the pathetic nonsense RM... If this is true, I hope he stays at Napoli, the man could become a legend and the Napoli fans adore him. Also read some Napoli fans have adopted wearing kilts !!! 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[bdgsct]

9 hours ago, Silversand said:

I saw the 2nd half against Torino & he was box to box. At the end of the game they had a list of most distance covered, and McTominay was top on 12.5km covered. As you say, he has some stamina.

He's so effective for Napoli as the shape suits him perfectly. He covers so much ground that he plays as an 8 and a 10 in one. I can't help but think Clarke doesn't get the best out of our best players by playing a shape that doesn't suit or a playing players slightly out of their best position. You could argue mcginn, Ferguson, Christie, Tierney haven't found a settled position and the style of play doesn't suit Gilmour's game.

[Toepoke]

7 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said:

Just reading on more than one site that Real Madrid are going to make a move for McTominay in the summer... Get to fuck with your money and all the pathetic nonsense RM... If this is true, I hope he stays at Napoli, the man could become a legend and the Napoli fans adore him. Also read some Napoli fans have adopted wearing kilts !!! 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Would be a big move, no Scottish international has ever played for Real Madrid.

 

[Big Ramy 1314]

6 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

Would be a big move, no Scottish international has ever played for Real Madrid.

 

Do you think it's a smart move? I can't stand Real Madrid ! Money talks with them. I honestly think from what I have read, McT loves it in Napoli.. I personally, would not want him to move to RM.. 

[Toepoke]

15 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said:

Do you think it's a smart move? I can't stand Real Madrid ! Money talks with them. I honestly think from what I have read, McT loves it in Napoli.. I personally, would not want him to move to RM.. 

Money talks with all big clubs these days. It's not like he'd be moving to Napoli's rivals. Opportunity to win the title in another major league, and possibly the Champions League, alongside some of the best players in the world.

I'd paraphrase the late great Gordon McQueen here. 99% of footballers want to play for Real Madrid, the rest are liars.

 

 

[Big Ramy 1314]

20 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

Money talks with all big clubs these days. It's not like he'd be moving to Napoli's rivals. Opportunity to win the title in another major league, and possibly the Champions League, alongside some of the best players in the world.

I'd paraphrase the late great Gordon McQueen here. 99% of footballers want to play for Real Madrid, the rest are liars.

 

 

Fair play TP. I like the quote from McQueen..😊

[Rich NATA]

I've no doubt McTominay is loving Napoli and Napoli are loving him, but there are (IMO) two clubs (and only two clubs) who no player can resist... Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Even if players are at the likes of Liverpool, Bayern, AC Milan, PSG, etc... Barcelona and Real Madrid seem to to irresistible.

[vanderark14]

7 hours ago, AtVsfan said:

Imagine we had Gareth Bale.

Most of the bozos here would've had him playing at left back.

Professional players are flexible. McTominay was a midfielder when he played a dozen or so matches at centerback.

Tonighy Lewis-Skelly is a midfielder. Playing at left back. Jurrien Timber is a centerback. Playing at right back.

Scott McTominay is a no 8. Doesn't mean he's not flexible.

You remind me of an ex partner.....she was very passive aggressive and used used to make shit up  so in her head she was right and everyone else was wrong too. 

[immcinto]

10 hours ago, Toepoke said:

Would be a big move, no Scottish international has ever played for Real Madrid.

 

He's not going to Real Madrid. An Italian radio pundit said he was good enough to play for RM. That's all

[vanderark14]

18 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said:

Guarantee vast majority are fans from likes of Asia and Africa who couldn't pin OT on a map. 

I had a quick glance at red cafe, plenty of well wishers for Mctom, a few arrogant idiots who still believe Mctom isn't any good

Chripper just doing what chripper does, creating a different reality to make a point

[vanderark14]

18 hours ago, BryanBlessed said:

I'm not surprised people are touting him as a number 9 for Scotland. That Che Adams miss pretty much sums him up when it comes to half chances in front of goal. However, if it were all about finishing I'd put Shankland in there instead of any of our other strikers as McTominay is offers too much in other areas.

Its inevitable when a midfielder hits double figures and our main striker has scored less in the same league, however McTominay scored this many because of where he plays. Moving him up top for an entire match would dilute what he can do, just like it did when he played in defence and as DM. He is perfect where he is.

on another note, I think Shankland is lucky we have a shortage of strikers because he isn't actually that good.

[stocky]

10 hours ago, Toepoke said:

Would be a big move, no Scottish international has ever played for Real Madrid.

 

I give you Caroline Weir, currently playing for Scotland and Real Madrid.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽🤔

Bit of a show pony IMO, but plays for both none the less 😜😜😏😏

 

[Toepoke]

1 hour ago, stocky said:

I give you Caroline Weir, currently playing for Scotland and Real Madrid.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽🤔

Bit of a show pony IMO, but plays for both none the less 😜😜😏😏

 

As a supporter of the women's game I acknowledge this omission. 

I'd carefully worded the post due to John Watson's sole appearance for Real (clearly not carefully enough)...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fox_Watson

 

[vanderark14]

36 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

As a supporter of the women's game I acknowledge this omission. 

I'd carefully worded the post due to John Watson's sole appearance for Real (clearly not carefully enough)...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fox_Watson

 

everyone knew what you meant, no need to acknowledge anything

[Guest]

2 hours ago, vanderark14 said:

Its inevitable when a midfielder hits double figures and our main striker has scored less in the same league, however McTominay scored this many because of where he plays. Moving him up top for an entire match would dilute what he can do, just like it did when he played in defence and as DM. He is perfect where he is.

on another note, I think Shankland is lucky we have a shortage of strikers because he isn't actually that good.

I think Shankland is a much better finisher than Adams and Dykes. Adams is a better footballer than Shankland which is why he's playing at a better level.

To be clear, I wouldn't propose putting McTominay in as a striker but he with many accounts is not wrong that the two he got in his last game for Napoli were strikers' goals.