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1 hour ago, John Lambies Doos said:
2 hours ago, 2426255 said:
Anyone know why Andy Robertson was being booed in the Ireland game?
     

Was there, because he is a well known good player, not to mention there are a lot of Man U fans in Dublin

From my own experience about half of Ireland are Man United “fans”. Next to no one there is interested in their own leagues.

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20 hours ago, Captain Saintsible said:

Liverpool have another young right back, Conor Bradley, still only 18

Made 5 first team appearances last season and has 8 caps for Northern Ireland.

Ramsay faces a bit of competition to become TAA’s understudy……

Nah, not from Bradley he doesn't.

He'll be punted out on loan to some diddy team.

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53 minutes ago, Gordopolis said:
59 minutes ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said:
Ashby starting in West Ham’s Conference League Qualifier tonight. Looks like 50/50 first team and reserves.

We're absolutely spunking out quality right backs now

We need to spunk out a couple of quality forwards 

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We need to spunk out a couple of quality forwards 
Yep. Up front has to be the longest-running frustration we've had. Since Miller & McFadden (both decent) and certainly since McCoist (our last real quality #9), we've had cracking options in just about every other area of the park.

It'd be so satisfying to have an all-round, regular goalscorer emerge.

I like Dykes, but he's never going to be our Lewandowski. Adams can be a cut above too, though too hit and miss.
Ross Stewart and Jacob Brown still feel like very grey options. Stewart starting strongly in the Championship though, which augurs well.

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1 hour ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said:

Ashby starting in West Ham’s Conference League Qualifier tonight. Looks like 50/50 first team and reserves.

Put in a few other topics, Ashby is going to be pushing Coufal for that first team spot. Will play all of the European campaign.

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13 hours ago, Gordopolis said:

Yep. Up front has to be the longest-running frustration we've had. Since Miller & McFadden (both decent) and certainly since McCoist (our last real quality #9), we've had cracking options in just about every other area of the park.

It'd be so satisfying to have an all-round, regular goalscorer emerge.

I like Dykes, but he's never going to be our Lewandowski. Adams can be a cut above too, though too hit and miss.
Ross Stewart and Jacob Brown still feel like very grey options. Stewart starting strongly in the Championship though, which augurs well.
 

Agree with all of that.  A Tier 2 striker is the difference between us being a team capable of qualifying every other tournament, and one that is a 1/4 side.

There are any number of French, Germany, or English forwards who have auxiliary roles with their national teams but who would score a bucket load for us.  It's any wonder why we can't even create third tier international forwards.

It's a shame that Adams just isn't quite clinical enough.  Staying fit and healthy he should manage 15 goals, but he strikes me as another Kenny Miller who will score fairly regularly, but will never bang in a hat trick.

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1 hour ago, immcinto said:

Why is Scotland producing so many full-backs, in contrast to every other position on the pitch?

Is it just a statistical fluke?

Are the JD Performance schools creating a particular type of player?

The former I would think. Of the current emerging fullbacks/wingbacks, two came through the Performance Schools (Ramsay and Patterson), two didn't (Ashby, Doig). Of the established fullbacks none did (Robertson, Tierney, Hickey, O'Donnell, Ralston, Taylor).

If you look at the best PS players (IMO), there is representation breaking through into the professional game in most positions, the notable absences being forwards (there are some very good ones coming through though) and goalkeepers. 

Fullbacks: Ramsay, Patterson, 

Centrebacks: Kerr Smith, Leon King, Liam Morrison

Midfield: Gilmour, Alex Lowry, Connor Barron

Forwards: Rory MacLeod, Dire Mebude, Ben Doak, Rory Wilson

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