Caledonian Craig Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Is Ricky's dream kind of player Kevin Kyle. Big strong and god damned shite footballer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Dont want any scotland side to fail at any level, I just want to make them better. You should watch his compilation on youtube or dailymotion, he is without doubt going to be a huge talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 When's the next squad for the u19s announced? I presume Harper will be in it after this furore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Henderson is a cracking player with a lot of potential. He's getting games for Celtic and his assist for Guidetti v Inter Milan was superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Toepoke, on 27 Mar 2015 - 12:25 PM, said: When's the next squad for the u19s announced? I presume Harper will be in it after this furore... Unless Sbragia is like Levein. Then he'll be too stubborn and will leave Harper out, just to show everyone who's in charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The bit I don't get is the physicality thing as he is bigger than others that were selected so I am sorry but I just don't buy that. Perhaps the truth is Ricky prefers kick and rush and has no place in his team for flair players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Playing Devils advocate a bit but the fact that Austria had two players sent off could suggest that they adopt an over physical approach. Maybe he was worried that Harper might not be up to that sort of treatment. He wouldn't be the first flair player that the opposition were able to nullify by kicking them out the game. All that said, that's giving Sbragia the big benefit of the doubt as his initial comments were pretty outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Playing Devils advocate a bit but the fact that Austria had two players sent off could suggest that they adopt an over physical approach. Maybe he was worried that Harper might not be up to that sort of treatment. He wouldn't be the first flair player that the opposition were able to nullify by kicking them out the game. All that said, that's giving Sbragia the big benefit of the doubt as his initial comments were pretty outrageous. These are the occasions that ball players should be tested against physical sides, to prepare them for senior level football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 some of the press reports saying the U19's didnt need harper to win. FFS. its not about the winning at that age. getting to the finals is not the point. its giving our best prospects a game and experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 These are the occasions that ball players should be tested against physical sides, to prepare them for senior level football. Didn't say I agreed with it, just that it might explain his remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtag Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Dont want any scotland side to fail at any level, I just want to make them better. You should watch his compilation on youtube or dailymotion, he is without doubt going to be a huge talent. I've seen him play several times and as I've said before he is one of the best young prospects at that age I've ever seen. He has 2 great feet and ability to spray 40 yard passes to switch play quickly. I think had he been at about 95% of other top clubs in Europe he would already have played first team football by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Didn't say I agreed with it, just that it might explain his remarks. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggycoo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Do we really think the an overly physical approach by Austria would really be tolerated by ref, UEFA, Madrid??? Can just see him turning up at Madrid after the games black n blue and Real having nowt to say to the governing body........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Whatever Srbagia's reasoning for his decision he has rather boxed himself into a corner with his words. After all he never once indicated this was his temporary take on Jack Harper. It was worded as if this was for all games and not just the current match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If we lose Harper to Spain then the whole of the SFA should be marched down Sauchiehall Street, tarred and feathered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Playing Devils advocate a bit but the fact that Austria had two players sent off could suggest that they adopt an over physical approach. Maybe he was worried that Harper might not be up to that sort of treatment. He wouldn't be the first flair player that the opposition were able to nullify by kicking them out the game. All that said, that's giving Sbragia the big benefit of the doubt as his initial comments were pretty outrageous. Even if that was the case, and I don't believe it is...we have two more matches to play. He could have been left out for the Austria match and brought in for the other 2, less physical matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo2576 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Sbragias stance is inexcusable, bit if har If we lose Harper to Spain then the whole of the SFA should be marched down Sauchiehall Street, tarred and feathered Sbragias stance is inexcusable, but if harper ends up picking Spain then he's as bad as McCarthy in my book. Let's hope it doesn't come to that, don't think it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 if harper ends up picking Spain then he's as bad as McCarthy in my book. Why? He's lived there his whole life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo2576 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Why? He's lived there his whole life! Maybe a bit severe of a comparison, but he's either Scottish or not. Not a fan of switching your nationality to suit your career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Maybe a bit severe of a comparison, but he's either Scottish or not. Not a fan of switching your nationality to suit your career. Steady on. I don't think it's unreasonable to have dual nationality and having lived there his entire life, it's hardly treachery. If we continue to shun him, he'd have every right to embrace the country of his birth. If he were my son, I wouldn't think twice about pushing him for a Spanish cap if this persisted. I wouldn't bring up my son to show blind loyalty to a flag especially if the coaches here continue to turn their nose up at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Steady on. I don't think it's unreasonable to have dual nationality and having lived there his entire life, it's hardly treachery. If we continue to shun him, he'd have every right to embrace the country of his birth. If he were my son, I wouldn't think twice about pushing him for a Spanish cap if this persisted. I wouldn't bring up my son to show blind loyalty to a flag especially if the coaches here continue to turn their nose up at him. Coaches come and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Coaches come and go. Aye but in that time so could the player... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Coaches come and go. True. Doesn't sound like Strachan is overly bothered either though so it raises questions about attitudes in Scotland rather than one coach. I can't imagine living abroad, having my son born a Spanish citizen, immersing him in Scottish culture to the point where he's raised as a Scot, makes his way through the Spanish system, proving himself at Real Madrid (for his age), only for coaches at the SFA to turn their nose up at him. I'd take that as a serious slap in the puss to be honest, and I wouldn't be wanting my son to become distracted over such nonsense. If Spain came calling and treated him with more respect, I wouldn't stand in his or their way if coaches continued to talk about him in the way they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald74 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Bonkers. Signed up to, and highly rated by Real Madrid. The club that treat Man Utd, Dortmund, Chelsea etc as feeder clubs. To be on their books you must be the cream of the crop. Yet these simpletons running Scottish football ignore that? We should be building our team around him. He might not run about like a dafty for 90 mins, but the chances are he will take 1 min of those 90 to change a game. Everything that is wrong with Scottish football in a nutshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Chelsea, feeder club. Don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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