GHfaeGTA Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Still injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugitive Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 not injured now should be playing this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 not injured now should be playing this weekend Where did you see that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugitive Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Didn't see it, spoke to a family friend. His mum and dad are over there just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 They were knocked out of the league cup which is where he was getting most first team games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 got 30 mins or so in the last league game he was fit for though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Back from injury and scores for B team today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Fantastic to see Gauld clearly knuckling down and becoming a better player at Sporting Lisbon. Three training sessions a day would have been hard to get used to at first but he should now be at a great level of fitness. Good to see as well that Gauld hasn't been "converted" by his new club into a defensive midfielder. How many times has that happened to our promising young attacking midfielders in the past ? How typically Scottish would it have been had Gauld complained to the Daily Record of homesickness and went on loan to Rangers on deadline day. It's so refreshing to see him showing the early signs of success out in Portugal. Time for his international debut against either Northern Ireland or Gibraltar in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Just listening to Gauld speak you can tell he's more switched on than his edinburgh/glesga daft boy counterparts. The fact that he would never be the type to get on the blower to Keith Jackson or some media twonk to complain of missing his ma's steak pie and the old firm makes it all the more sweeter because you know that the rectum and the current are annoyed by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Just listening to Gauld speak you can tell he's more switched on than his edinburgh/glesga daft boy counterparts. The fact that he would never be the type to get on the blower to Keith Jackson or some media twonk to complain of missing his ma's steak pie and the old firm makes it all the more sweeter because you know that the rectum and the current are annoyed by that.Plenty of switched on Scottish players from central belt. Andy Robertson, Naismith are two for starters. Equally there's been total bangers from north east in the past. Edited February 8, 2015 by Squirrelhumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Yeah not all obviously. Am thinking guys like o'connor, Ferguson to an extent, and myself lol. Am sure I read a Garry oconnor interview and he actually referred to himself as a "daft boy". Sweeping generalisation, my bad. Edited February 8, 2015 by JECK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethV Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Gauld didn't make the bench again for Sporting tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Gauld didn't make the bench again for Sporting tonight No big concern, patience will be required. Don't see him being in first team squad until next season at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintlyscot Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Sporting are setup for success at the moment. To be on the fringes of the first team is quite an achievement for Gauld. They are desperate for a league championship however and the shambolic defeat tonight pretty much rules that out this season. That might mean more game time for Ryan to establish himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davew Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 the shambolic defeat tonight pretty much rules that out this season. Sporting scored a last minute equaliser. Finished 1-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My only cause for concern is this sell-on clause. Looking purely on the negative side here but if he cannot fully break into the first team on a regular basis where will that leave him? What club would be prepared to take the plunge and have to pay massive amounts on a non-first team regular with that clause sitting there? That being the case he'd run the risk of becoming a nearly man with no great amount of first team football. Now on the positive side I think he is still on a learning curve so I am not panicking that he isn't a first team regular yet and I think next year will see him really make his mark in the team. He is in the best place to learn just now with a team of coaches with a great record for nurturing young talent and is well away from the temptations of the ned culture that has gripped other promising youngsters of ours who I must add were not as mentally mature and well-grounded as Ryan seems to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He'd be a lame duck, dry horse, or maybe even a tartan tammy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My only cause for concern is this sell-on clause. Looking purely on the negative side here but if he cannot fully break into the first team on a regular basis where will that leave him? What club would be prepared to take the plunge and have to pay massive amounts on a non-first team regular with that clause sitting there? That being the case he'd run the risk of becoming a nearly man with no great amount of first team football. Just because there have a buy out clause doesn't mean anyone wanting to buy has to actually pay it. If he's not looking like breaking into the first team and someone comes in for him, Sporting would probably accept an offer of around what they paid for him. The buy out clause is there to try and ensure that Sporting are well compensated should he turn out to be a great player and top sides come sniffing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Just because there have a buy out clause doesn't mean anyone wanting to buy has to actually pay it. If he's not looking like breaking into the first team and someone comes in for him, Sporting would probably accept an offer of around what they paid for him. The buy out clause is there to try and ensure that Sporting are well compensated should he turn out to be a great player and top sides come sniffing around. Ah right cheers yes I wondered about that. In any case I think he has the talent and mental attitude to make it at Sporting and hopefully he'll blossom into a Scotland international destined for great things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The buy-out clause in Portugal is a legal requirement. They're never enforced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 In squad travelling to Wolfsburg Thursday Europa League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 In squad travelling to Wolfsburg Thursday Europa League I know clubs usually take ridiculously big squads to European away games these days but I really hope Gauld can get off the bench for twenty or even ten minutes. One thing though is that I think some guys are expecting a wee bit too much just now from Gauld. Yes he's scored for the first team and seems to have caught the managers eye but he's still a wee bit off becoming a first team player for Sporting. That should happen eventually but all in good time. However, I do agree with many that our upcoming games against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar are ideal for giving him his first cap (or two). Next season should be the one where Gauld makes his impact at Sporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethV Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Didn't make the bench, seems weird to take him to Germany when he's not even on the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Didn't make the bench, seems weird to take him to Germany when he's not even on the bench Clubs take about twenty or more players to European matches these days. It's ridiculous right enough. Might be another of EUFA or FIFA's bizarre rules. Personally I always thought five substitutes was plenty. No need for all these huge squads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It can only be a positive that he has travelled. Gets him training around the top team, experience of the whole European away game set-up, gets to know the guys who he will hopefully be playing with every game next season. Looks like they have a sensible and measured approach to bringing through their young prospects using gradual integration into the first team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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