Jagtag Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Ryan Gauld will need to watch out. Only room for big strong boys who can run fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Muppets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I saw an announcement about Sbragia and automatically assumed it was about him resigning or being sacked. Who on earth was involved in this decision?! Lazy recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 no wonder he was so desperate to grind out results in that U19 tournament. HOOOOOOOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Terrible decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hard to believe. Beyond disappointing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_Wolf Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Sometimes I wonder if the SFA hate Scotland fans and purposely think of weird and wonderful pranks and schemes to cause us misery. And then read this forum and laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 He was at the Dundee V Dundee United Development squad game at Links Park last week. Probably shot his load when he saw 6' 8" Harry Souttar was playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesney Hawkes TA Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Been announced Billy Stark back as his assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Blackheart Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Been announced Billy Stark back as his assistant. Nae way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart87 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Actually saw Ricky Sbragia today. Went to the museum at Hampden and him, Brian McClair & Scot Gemmill were all chatting away in the cafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Brian McClair, forgot about him. Anyone know he's getting on with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I f@cking despair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Wow, this is as underwhelming as it gets. What happened to the idea of trying to integrate playing styles across all the age groups? Sbragia couldn't be more different to Strachan if he tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Lazy, boring and shite Well done sfa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie x Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Brian McClair, forgot about him. Anyone know he's getting on with it? Think he has only just started the job in the last couple weeks, so will not even have his coat off yet. Re: Sbragia, I was pretty impressed when he first came through the door, but after what happened with Harper, I was very disappointed. If what Brighton are saying is true that Harper has been signed to actually play first team football for them, going to be interesting to see where this will go, because Harper is at the age when he will be in the U21's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 jobs for the boys. sbragia and mcClair will be well acquainted from their time at man u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Anyone hear McClair being interviewed on Sportsound earlier tonight? Jesus, he sounded so fed up and downbeat it makes you wonder if he even want's to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee- Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Think he has only just started the job in the last couple weeks, so will not even have his coat off yet. Re: Sbragia, I was pretty impressed when he first came through the door, but after what happened with Harper, I was very disappointed. If what Brighton are saying is true that Harper has been signed to actually play first team football for them, going to be interesting to see where this will go, because Harper is at the age when he will be in the U21's. Think he was vindicated regarding Harper. Some people too quick to condemn. Brighton might be his level if he ups his game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz65 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I don't share the pessimism here. Sbragia is a coach who Alex Ferguson considered good enough to be in charge for the youth team at Man United, yet he's being written off for some comments he made about a kid who few people have even seen play. If Jack Harper had been a Brighton player when he was left out of the under 19s squad it wouldn't have gained any attention at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee-toon-red Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Taking Harper out of the equation, his comments about wanting big, strong, fast runners was still scandalous for someone in his position in 2015. 1985 maybe but not nowadays, regardless of who thinks highly of him as a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz65 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I didn't think that his comments were that bad. The Scottish tabloids tried to spin them as a Scottish dark-age coach dismissing a Real Madrid wonder kid because he wanted to play cart horses. In reality, Jack Harper maybe isn't that good and it was a reasonable decision to leave him out. 'Unfortunately, I don't see enough of him in action. The last time he was with us, he did OK, but I wanted a little more impact. At Real Madrid he can float all over the place, which he does. But with us, he has to be more disciplined. 'He's an exceptionally gifted lad, but sometimes we can't carry him. He can be a luxury sometimes. In some cases, if it's going well, he can be a good luxury. But the ex-Manchester United reserve team coach still believes Harper has a big future ahead of him. Sbragia stressed: 'Listen, Jack's time will come. The last time I spoke to him, he wanted to really settle in at Real Madrid and find a place there. That's been a big thing for him. 'I've gone with the boys I've seen most in the last six months. We keep tabs on Jack and see video clips of him. We have people over there who keep their eye on him. 'There are others I've left out like Dominic Thomas at Motherwell who will have gripes that they're not in the squad. 'But I've picked a group of 18 which will hopefully do well for us. It's my opinion and I'm not saying it's right. But the squad I've picked is an extremely strong one. 'I can only pick 18 when I really could have picked 26 or 27. I've gone for a physical side and runners. Hopefully I'm right. 'It's purely tactical and there certainly hasn't been a lack of enthusiasm from Jack about playing for Scotland.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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