shawfield shed boy Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If i was Rhodes i would tell SFA to f**k off and He would be quite right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Pulled out of the squad with a mystery 'injury'. Chances of him being available for Blackburn next weekend? High to certain. The Gibraltar game was the one he was picked for and one he would have got a chance in. What a pity. And Griffiths, who has also withdrawn? Oh, no, that's different, isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Quite happy to see them walk away. More should do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Quite happy to see them walk away. More should do the same. Quite right, they've both been utter sh*t for us, haven't they? Remember them toiling through game after game in this qualifying campaign, making a right arse of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Quite happy to see them walk away. More should do the same. Why? It's utter petulance. There may well be an injury involved but it smacks of toys oot the pram stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Why? It's utter petulance. There may well be an injury involved but it smacks of toys oot the pram stuff. I think we should maybe wait and see what WGS says about it before staging a tear-stained, dirty protest. I suspect there's nothing sinister in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I think we should maybe wait and see what WGS says about it before staging a tear-stained, dirty protest. I suspect there's nothing sinister in this. True, just saying what it looks like from the statement on the BBC. I'd have thought if Strachan let them go for tactical reasons it would've been mentioned but maybe not. It doesn't look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Wouldn't call a meaningless game against Gibraltar "a shot" in all honesty Its the only one he'd get though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 And Griffiths, who has also withdrawn? Oh, no, that's different, isn't it. Is it? To who? I fear neither of them will ever be good enough to make an impact at international level, sadly. Our two best forward players are clearly Fletcher and Naismith. Coming up behind them the cupboard is pretty dry. Russell, May, Rhodes, Watt, Griffiths... Can anyone really see any of them being a regular goalscorer at international level? Nope, me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 From BBC: Of the players who dropped out of the squad ahead of the trip to Portugal, Jordan Rhodes has a medial ligament problem, fellow striker Leigh Griffiths injured a calf in the half-time warm-up on Thursday, while midfielder James McArthur's wife is expecting a baby imminently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 From BBC: Of the players who dropped out of the squad ahead of the trip to Portugal, Jordan Rhodes has a medial ligament problem, fellow striker Leigh Griffiths injured a calf in the half-time warm-up on Thursday, while midfielder James McArthur's wife is expecting a baby imminently. Clumsy b*****ds. They should both be punted forever for being made of chocolate. Fucking malingering twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Clumsy b*****ds. They should both be punted forever for being made of chocolate. Fucking malingering twats. Club-footed ars*holes, eh? And McArthur - he might have checked in his calendar before getting a ride 9 months ago - tsk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Rhodes off to Boro http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35446488 Hopefully he'll be an EPL striker in 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Rhodes off to Boro http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35446488 Hopefully he'll be an EPL striker in 6 months That strikes me as yet another sideways move at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 That strikes me as yet another sideways move at best. Middlesbrough are lightyears ahead of Blackburn at the minute both on and off the park and will likely be a Premier league club next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 That strikes me as yet another sideways move at best. Looking at the Championship table I'd say its a conservative move up. Boro sit in 2nd place and seem determined to finish 1st or 2nd to avoid playoffs again this season. Blackburn are at least 3 years away from promotion. He should get plenty of support and chances at Boro too. It'd have been interesting to see him move to Swansea or Newcastle, as has been mooted in the last few days, but one or both of them are likely to be relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Good move for the lad, he needs to be playing in the premiership next season to enhance his Scotland chances. Shite place to live though Boro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm not a massive fan, but whether he's in the Championship or Premier League I expect him to be at a higher standard than Fletcher by the end of the coming campaign. I don't hold out much hope for us at all in the 2018 qualifiers and see it being a bit of a transition campaign, so it's probably best we have him as the direct back-up now instead of arseing about with Chris Martin types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Wouldn't be surprised if boro go up as champions now. Rhodes goalscoring record at any team he has played for has been terrific. Should be our main man for the world cup campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Wouldn't be surprised if boro go up as champions now. Rhodes goalscoring record at any team he has played for has been terrific. Should be our main man for the world cup campaign. All depends on strachan's POVInterestingly Boro play a 4231, so if Rhodes can thrive in that side it will certainly strengthen his case. Either way I hope this finally helps answer the Rhodes question one way or another. Having him in limbo on the fringes of the squad for the last 4 years just seems wasteful given that we generally struggle for goals. Same could be said for McCormack, who's been floating around like that for 7 or more years. ETA Gah! Spoke too soon - seems the deal to Boro is off due to his agent trying to shoehorn in extra performance clauses. Not good for Boro, Blackburn or Rhodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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