F_T_Y Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I have always thought of this guy as a defender, he has looked out his depth anytime playing for Scotland, but he seems to play as an attacking midfielder and lone striker for his club side. Would it be worth trying him further up the pitch like warnock has done with him at Cardiff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I would have liked to see him playing up front tonight, but since our manager didn't bother calling up another right-back he's sort of stuck playing there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 We don't have another RB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 What about this for an idea? Why don't we leave him out of the squad completely? His touch is rubbish, he's as slow as a week in jail, and he appeared to have little in the way of positional sense yesterday. The only thing he seemed to do was to win a couple of aerial battles. I know he plays (bottom of) premiership football, but he's a carthorse. Get rid please. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Nevis Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 What about this for an idea? Why don't we leave him out of the squad completely? His touch is rubbish, he's as slow as a week in jail, and he appeared to have little in the way of positional sense yesterday. The only thing he seemed to do was to win a couple of aerial battles. I know he plays (bottom of) premiership football, but he's a carthorse. Get rid please. If there was a full compliment of right backs, he would surely have only been considered as an attacker? Who should have played at right back last night instead? Not trying to be wide there btw, just with call offs/injuries etc. not sure who I'd go for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Given hes 24 recovered from a career threatning injury and playing his first season in the EPL it would be incredibly foolish to write him off. He could be that ‘handful’ attacker that Dickov, Miller etc used to be for Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Och no, I get why he filled in, and I see how crabbit my initial post seemed. I just don't think we need him in any of the other positions on the field. He doesn't have the touch or awareness of Fletcher, and he isn't at the level of the other midfielders. I inferred from the original post that we were talking about future squads, where there, presumably, would be a full compliment of full backs. I simply don't think he's a good enough player to be considered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Good squad utility player and probably a nightmare to defend against. Should be in the squad, definitely. Along with Fraser he's arguably the best performing Scottish footballer around. If we are to believe all the hype about the premiership. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 12 hours ago, velo army said: Och no, I get why he filled in, and I see how crabbit my initial post seemed. I just don't think we need him in any of the other positions on the field. He doesn't have the touch or awareness of Fletcher, and he isn't at the level of the other midfielders. I inferred from the original post that we were talking about future squads, where there, presumably, would be a full compliment of full backs. I simply don't think he's a good enough player to be considered. I must be forgetting all the other players who are scoring in the Premier League... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Reckon he is getting a hard time here. We don’t have another reasonable option for RB in the squad at the moment. He will do a steady job for us tomorrow night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 At least the guy had the balls to admit he was shite in papers today. I will give him my full support if he plays tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 20 hours ago, Cerberus said: We don't have another RB. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 The thing is, I think he's now basically down as a midfielder for Cardiff and has now played there for the best part of a full season, now being thrown in up front for them. I can see he might fill in at RB for Scotland but it would be a bit unfair to be playing him there regularly or judging his play on what is now no longer his usual position. I know he was a RB for us but that was a while ago now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 He’s a god awful footballer. Shite touch, can’t defend, can’t tackle, can’t pass, can’t dribble, can’t run. All he’s good at is winning headers and even then he’s not good enough that a team like us can afford to carry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Valhalla said: He’s a god awful footballer. Shite touch, can’t defend, can’t tackle, can’t pass, can’t dribble, can’t run. All he’s good at is winning headers and even then he’s not good enough that a team like us can afford to carry. Total pish. Really don't know where this bandwagon has come from. Admittedly I never saw the game, but did he really play that badly? If so then it's a bit harsh to judge him on one game. With O'Donnell out folk need a scapegoat I suppose, although given we won 0-4 I'm not sure why a scapegoat is needed. Edited November 19, 2018 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, DA Baracus said: Total pish. Really don't know where this bandwagon has come from. Admittedly I never saw the game, but did he really play that badly? If so then it's a bit harsh to judge him on one game. He was getting ripped pretty much every time they went up against him one on one in the first half. If they hadn't had a man sent off I could have seen him being hooked or possibly sent off eventually. Second half wasn't near as bad as they tired and weren't anywhere near as much of a threat going forward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Rodhull said: He was getting ripped pretty much every time they went up against him one on one in the first half. If they hadn't had a man sent off I could have seen him being hooked or possibly sent off eventually. Second half wasn't near as bad as they tired and weren't anywhere near as much of a threat going forward. He's terrible, but he's the only possible right back in the squad. It's entirely McLeish's fault for selecting such a lop sided squad. The worry is that he gets injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 We don't have another RB.I'll get me coat!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: He's terrible, but he's the only possible right back in the squad. It's entirely McLeish's fault for selecting such a lop sided squad. The worry is that he gets injured. I'm sure Hendry or possibly even Shinnie could have been drafted in if needed but I agree it's hardly ideal. Ryan Fraser is probably the best RB in the current squad but it would be a complete waste for Scotland to play him there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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