Return of Yermaw Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Would have thought it would have been ideal preparation to play the nucleus of Sunday's team in a friendly. I see the Germans are playing tonight and with all the other more obvious advantages they hold over us, they are likely to be that wee bit sharper as a result. Can't help but think we are missing a real trick with this.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320lichtie Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I can't help but think we aren't. I'd be pissed off if we had a game tonight and lost guys due to an injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Considerably more benefits from a friendly than negatives - including the risk of an injury...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Depends who could have been available for a game. No point playing the same old teams over and over again. If the opposition available had been the Faroes, Lithuania or the Czech Republic then we needn't have bothered. On the other hand if we returned the favour to former opposition and got either Estonia away or Slovenia at Pittodrie we could have given the new faces like Forsyth, Reynolds, C McGregor, McDonald and Martin a game which would have been handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 We're playing Azerbeijan in a closed doors friendly tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Here? Actually are we not also playing Morton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Aye, it's at Cappielow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Considering we are playing OMAN .....i would be quite happy not to be playing a friendly this evening...... very little to be gained from playing that lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 IMO any game is better than no game. The players play together so little as it is that additional game time is important so the players understand each others games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 aye quite happy that theres no friendly for us the night.players should be sharp enough with 3 weeks of the donestic season gone. i'd be ragin if a couple of players got injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 IMO any game is better than no game. The players play together so little as it is that additional game time is important so the players understand each others games. That's clearly not Strachan's opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Aye, it's at Cappielow. closed doors though is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 So are we playing Morton, Azerbaijan or Oman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellpiero Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Remember reading in the paper a few weeks back saying wee chesney turned down friendlies cos he wanted extra time for team bonding and training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantyboy1983 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 So are we playing Morton, Azerbaijan or Oman? ROI are playing Oman just now, were 1-0 up when i checked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) Remember reading in the paper a few weeks back saying wee chesney turned down friendlies cos he wanted extra time for team bonding and training Same tactic as Walter smith, he took the squad to man us training ground on a friendly date. Paid dividends as he went on a glorious run of results before eck took over. Edited September 3, 2014 by Robroysboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 If we did have a friendly tonight, the focus of the last few days would have been on who we were playing and getting ready for that match. Without a game tonight, we've been able to put all the focus onto the Germany match and really work on a game plan for that one massive challenge. I bet the squad are together now watching Argentina beat Germany and looking at any small weaknesses they have and figuring out the best way to exploit them. Also, I'm sure we have a rotten record in the 2nd match of double headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Didn't play a friendly before Croatia in Zagreb and there was loads of chat on here about players being rusty because the season had finished. Turned up "cold" and we were magic. The-more-games-the-better mantra is just daft, if it were true your club team would play full 90 minute games twice a day. When it comes to friendlies you need to play the right team at the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 can we get to see the Morton game.. any iidea of kick off time etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Didn't play a friendly before Croatia in Zagreb and there was loads of chat on here about players being rusty because the season had finished. Turned up "cold" and we were magic. The-more-games-the-better mantra is just daft, if it were true your club team would play full 90 minute games twice a day. When it comes to friendlies you need to play the right team at the right time. That's a fair point there. If a few fans turn up outside the ground for the Morton practice match, they might as well just let them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapperone Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 The rumour on here was for us to be playing in Copenhagen. I know that because the hotel I reserved - and cancelled in March - phoned me up last night to ask where I was! Just as well I kept the cancellation email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 It's next March we're playing in Copenhagen, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langtonian Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 can we get to see the Morton game.. any iidea of kick off time etc... beat the mighty morton 3-0.wonder if we move up the rankings after that win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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