LinkinFighter Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'd take Caulker too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Also in the take Caulker camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Was he one of the ones we chased, but ultimately he turned us down? Clearly no chance of representing England, so it's pretty transparent what he's doing if so. Still, I would absolutely have him in the squad if he wants to be there. I don't care if it's his second choice, he's better than what we have now. Can imagine it would send the TAMB into absolute hysterics, which is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So he has wore the England top and wants to play for Scotland ? Not for me We're all British, who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Martin Caulker Hanley Robertson works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Martin Caulker Hanley Robertson works for me With Bain in the sticks behind them. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Gordon Martin Caulker Hanley Robertson Brown McArthur Snodgrass Naismith Anya Griffiths Not a bad side that, a lot of options in midfield that are about as good as each other (Ritchie, Mulgrew, Maloney, Armstrong, Morrison, etc) to change it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 If Caulker does end up playing for us then there's a partnership between him and Hanley for the next 8-10 years there. Only think is if he impresses for Liverpool and gets plenty of game time then I can see him getting called back up to the England squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Caulker is a no brainier if he's available. Not only to go straight into the squad, but straight into the starting 11. Don't think he's great by any measure, but he's far better than Hanley and Martin. Am I right in saying Ritchie hadn't even been to Scotland before he played for us? This is definitely the way we should and likely will be heading in the future. Having an international team made up mostly of players who have played their whole career in England, from youth to senior level. Scottish football can't seem to consistently produce international level players anymore for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 If Caulker does end up playing for us then there's a partnership between him and Hanley for the next 8-10 years there. Only think is if he impresses for Liverpool and gets plenty of game time then I can see him getting called back up to the England squad. Only seems to be playing as emergency striker for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 If Caulker does end up playing for us then there's a partnership between him and Hanley for the next 8-10 years there. Only think is if he impresses for Liverpool and gets plenty of game time then I can see him getting called back up to the England squad. That's the thing I kinda hope he is limited to the bench till the end of the season and that'll rule him out of the Euros then he'd hopefully think the best chance of getting 50+ international caps is playing for us. He's not world class or anywhere near it but he would be as big a player for us like Ashley Williams is for Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Caulker is a no brainier if he's available. Not only to go straight into the squad, but straight into the starting 11. Don't think he's great by any measure, but he's far better than Hanley and Martin. Am I right in saying Ritchie hadn't even been to Scotland before he played for us? This is definitely the way we should and likely will be heading in the future. Having an international team made up mostly of players who have played their whole career in England, from youth to senior level. Scottish football can't seem to consistently produce international level players anymore for whatever reason. I'd take the odd good player if they were available and we REALLY NEEDED them but it's not the direction we should be looking to head in for f**k sake. Ireland do this quite a lot but at least they're a real country, what would even be the point if we had a team full of English born players? National team would be about as pointless as Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I think he means trained in England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I think he means trained in England Hope so, last thing id want to see is us with a team/squad packed full of granny rule players. If we really need them then fine, if not then don't touch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hope so, last thing id want to see is us with a team/squad packed full of granny rule players. If we really need them then fine, if not then don't touch them. But then the "if we really need them" is subjective. If there's eleven players based down south that qualify with the granny rule that are markedly better than what we have, should we call them up? I know it's not the best position to be in, and I would much rather we were calling up players that were born, raised and play in Scotland. But we don't produce players that are good enough for that at the moment. What's more important? Having an "All-Scottish" team or achieving something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'd take the odd good player if they were available and we REALLY NEEDED them but it's not the direction we should be looking to head in for f**k sake. Ireland do this quite a lot but at least they're a real country, what would even be the point if we had a team full of English born players? National team would be about as pointless as Scotland. Well we do really need them. We clearly don't have good enough players who have came through in Scotland to qualify for a major tournament. I wasn't necessarily referring to English players with a Scottish granny, just eligible players who've spent their formative footballing years competing at a higher standard in England. Like Darren Fletcher, never kicked a ball in Scottish football and likely never will, he's the best Scotland player of the last 10 years though. I hope more of our best young players follow his path and move down south at the first opportunity they have. Over and above that though, surely we should be picking the best players we have available? It shouldn't matter if they were born and played their whole career here like Brown or if they're coming to Scotland for the first time to play for the national team like Ritchie. Eligibility and ability should be and I imagine are the only factors that are taken into account when naming the squad. Can't imagine WGS going through their birth certificates and thinking .. Well this guy is better but this guy was born in Scotland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Not related to the squad but prices for the fixtures for next campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Not related to the squad but prices for the fixtures for next campaign. ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1454088986.379842.jpg Much better than the previous qualifying campaign, although some people will still find something to moan about. £125 for East/West Stand season ticket is very decent indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Caulker starting for Liverpool tonight in the FA cup. Pundits beforehand talking about him for a few minutes about previous clubs etc. Hopefully he has a mare tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 S. Fletcher on the verge of signing for Marseille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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