Scotland v Curaçao

[vanderark14]

35 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said:

Idiotic if true. 

I am shocked that you hold this opinion 🤣🤣

[runningtings]

Can't see Robbo passing up a cap opportunity. These guys will want to play, that's the whole thing with these players so I'm expecting a few of the first XI today.

Hopefully Curtis and Stewart get a decent chunk of the game too.

Edited May 30 by runningtings

[BoundaryFault]

I don't think that Dykes should be in the squad - but, given that he is - he needs to get some time so that he has a better chance of contributing when it counts.

More positively, I'd like Curtis and BGD to play a part in this game.

[Toepoke]

1 hour ago, ceudmilefailte said:

Sneaky feeling you do. 

I've heard people have, while some haven't. I certainly wouldn't buy a ticket expecting a guaranteed point to harvest.

 

[ceudmilefailte]

15 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said:

It’s not idiotic. What would be idiotic is if a club needlessly releases a player who then suffers a severe long term injury today in a kick about that doesn’t fall within a FIFA international window 

Clubs are investing millions of pounds into their assets who will be featuring today and they are well within their rights to make sure that those assets are protected

The issue here is the SFA and FFK organising a match outwith the official FIFA calendar

If that’s the case just pick the TAMB first eleven.

In some cases we are talking players that have been sitting on the bench all season not our big names

[ceudmilefailte]

42 minutes ago, vanderark14 said:

I am shocked that you hold this opinion 🤣🤣

That we shouldn’t play Gilmour or Paterson?

[ceudmilefailte]

32 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

I've heard people have, while some haven't. I certainly wouldn't buy a ticket expecting a guaranteed point to harvest.

 

I heard there was a couple of games people didn’t get a point because of an admin error or maybe it was the other way round. 

[er yir macaroon]

 

Sensible 

[Malcolm]

4-3-3?

[DesiScotsman]

3 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said:

 

Sensible 

Sensible lineup indeed. A lot of those players haven’t played much football at their clubs so definitely need the minutes.

[JECK]

A win (overdue) and a Shankland goal would be good here 

[exile]

Haiti are ranked 83rd in FIFA rankings, one below Curacao. Only New Zealand are below them (85th).

Even without our strongest team, today should be a good sense of where we are and need to be. 

[DesiScotsman]

Just now, Malcolm said:

4-3-3?

4-4-2 I think.

Gordon

 

Hickey

Souttar

McKenna

Robertson

 

BGD

Gimour

McLean

Christie

 

Hirst

Shankland

[The Black Bra]

3 minutes ago, Malcolm said:

4-3-3?

I would’ve thought 4-4-2, Hirst & Shankland up front, Gilmour & McLean in the middle, Christie & BGD wide.

[bdgsct]

Surprised Stewart not in the squad, his last game was a couple of weeks ago. I wonder if he is carrying a knock?

[exile]

Good to see Gordon, Hickey, BGD, Shankland

[The Black Bra]

2 minutes ago, DesiScotsman said:

4-4-2 I think.

Gordon

 

Hickey

Souttar

McKenna

Robertson

 

BGD

Gimour

McLean

Christie

 

Hirst

Shankland

Beat me to it!

[Scots_Wha_Hae]

I expect, so long as it goes well, most of them won’t play much more than 60 minutes. Lots of straight swaps on the bench.

[DesiScotsman]

6 minutes ago, bdgsct said:

Surprised Stewart not in the squad, his last game was a couple of weeks ago. I wonder if he is carrying a knock?

Or it’s not an official FIFA international window so clubs aren’t obliged to release their players for this game as it’s outside the international calendar.

Hence how we’ve got a few of the training youngsters such as Wilson, Graham & Fletcher on the bench to cover.

Edited May 30 by DesiScotsman

[The Black Bra]

Who is actually on the bench? BBC Sport haven’t updated the line up yet. 
would like to see Patterson, Hyam, Curtis and Stewart come off the bench.

[JECK]

Great to see Doak in getting game time

[DesiScotsman]

1 minute ago, The Black Bra said:

Who is actually on the bench? BBC Sport haven’t updated the line up yet. 
would like to see Patterson, Hyam, Curtis and Stewart come off the bench.

[GaryWood34]

Pleased at the team.

could not give one fuck about this. 

McTominay and McGinn have played a lot of high intensity football and needed to be nowhere near the team. 

[The Black Bra]

OK, not Stewart then. Gunn to either get the 2nd half or else full game against Bolivia. Hendry to get some time as well as we need to decide on a CB pairing for Haiti. Would’ve said McKenna and Souttar but Souttar not doing well at club level. My Rangers supporting mates would be glad to see the back of him.

[Third Lanark]

Surprised to see Tyler Fletcher on the bench; must think highly of him.