Steve_Wilkos Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 We'll win now that Keiran Weiner isn't playing. Should never be called up again after his 'performance' in Israel and the fact his heart clearly isn't in it for Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Because I am, of course, a howling VL, I decided to have a look at how many withdrawals there have been in each of McLeish's squads: Kazakhstan and San Marino: 5 (ongoing) Albania and Israel: 9 Israel and Portugal: 7 Belgium and Albania: 5 (I don't think Fraser officially pulled out but McLeish revealed just before the game that he was unavailable) Peru and Mexico: 6 Costa Rica and Hungary: 6 Fraser and Tierney have dropped out of four of McLeish's six squads. I don't know how many of those withdrawals were genuine, but we're either unlucky that two of our best players couldn't last more than half of the manager's international breaks, or they're fucking unpatriotic scum who are up there with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Aiden McGeady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I try and not go overboard when people call off and turn into a Hamish Husband type, but the more I think about the number of players we "won't risk" in this game is fairly ridiculous. Any idea if the Kazakh doctors are advising any of their players not to play or is it solely Scottish knees this pitch is designed to aggravate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, accies1874 said: Because I am, of course, a howling VL, I decided to have a look at how many withdrawals there have been in each of McLeish's squads: Kazakhstan and San Marino: 5 (ongoing) Albania and Israel: 9 Israel and Portugal: 7 Belgium and Albania: 5 (I don't think Fraser officially pulled out but McLeish revealed just before the game that he was unavailable) Peru and Mexico: 6 Costa Rica and Hungary: 6 Fraser and Tierney have dropped out of four of McLeish's six squads. I don't know how many of those withdrawals were genuine, but we're either unlucky that two of our best players couldn't last more than half of the manager's international breaks, or they're fucking unpatriotic scum who are up there with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Aiden McGeady. See because you're a howling VL, do you fancy comparing that to one (or all if you wish) of the other home nations? Just interested to see if these numbers are about average or if our players really are just lazy b*****ds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I considered comparing it to one other country but couldn't be bothered. I'll let someone else pick that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, accies1874 said: I considered comparing it to one other country but couldn't be bothered. I'll let someone else pick that up. Any idea how it compares with Strachan’s squads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig McCulloch Burley Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 McGregor will start of Scotland caption and Shinnie will start Left full back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleksandr Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 No right backs no left backs why not 3 centre backs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy2015 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 How we can go away into a crucial World Cup qualifier struggling for a left back when we have Tierney Robertson Douglas Bryan and Kingsley? Only Scotland truly unbelievable. It’s also unbelievable that right back now looks a stronger position than left back for us..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 BainPalmer, Bates, Findlay, Shinnie McGinn, McGregor, FleckForrest, McBurnie, Burke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, skippy2015 said: How we can go away into a crucial World Cup qualifier struggling for a left back when we have Tierney Robertson Douglas Bryan and Kingsley? Only Scotland truly unbelievable. It’s also unbelievable that right back now looks a stronger position than left back for us..... It's not a World Cup qualifier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig McCulloch Burley Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, accies1874 said: Really no surprises that Tierney's pulled out for the third Scotland squad in a row. If Leigh Griffiths had ‘pulled out’ as regularly as Kieran Tierney he could have saved himself a lot of problems and maintenance money........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Armstrong has to play. I really don't understand why that's up for debate. He's been outstanding for Scotland in the last couple of years, and is playing and doing well for Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Armstrong has to play. I really don't understand why that's up for debate. He's been outstanding for Scotland in the last couple of years, and is playing and doing well for Southampton. I agree. He's got to play. In my opinion alongside McTominay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Oleksandr said: Niemi Souttar McKenna Bates Forrest McGinn McGregor Russell Armstrong Burke Mcburnie Jesus Christ mate, you’ve been making this Niemi joke on various threads in here for about a fortnight. It’s was a funny one-off ladsbible type gag at the time....being regurgitated by yer da every time a Scotland squad gets announced....less so. Half-a-dozen times in the same sub-forum by the same user....barely a snigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The thought of Scott Bain being in goal for Scotland in a meaningful game makes me feel physically sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah Cole Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Armstrong has to play. I really don't understand why that's up for debate. He's been outstanding for Scotland in the last couple of years, and is playing and doing well for Southampton. I agree he should play.However...He’s been on the bench of late at Southampton.If he plays then either McGinn drops out or McGregor plays out of position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, skippy2015 said: How we can go away into a crucial World Cup qualifier struggling for a left back when we have Tierney Robertson Douglas Bryan and Kingsley? Only Scotland truly unbelievable. It’s also unbelievable that right back now looks a stronger position than left back for us..... Could Matt Targett opt to play for Scotland again? He switched from Scotland U19s to England U19s a few years ago. He should be eligible to play for Scotland at senior level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I agree he should play. However... He’s been on the bench of late at Southampton. If he plays then either McGinn drops out or McGregor plays out of position. I'd take Armstrong over mcginn, and I'd definitely leave mctominay for a more defensive role (against the big teams). We've got so many good options in midfield positions, and hopefully that will be enough to get the job done tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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