Craigieboy86 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) we will have a squad of 25/26 with Scotland to a header for friendly on November possible set face Turkey before world cup 2022 What are you all wishing/hoping for? If Gordon and McLaughlin retire international football national who replace them Edited September 14, 2022 by Craigieboy86 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 We do need to try one of the back up keepers. Maybe give Kingsley and Porteous more caps. Doig , Ferguson and Henderson from Italy. Stewart from Sunderland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendricks Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 14/09/2022 at 22:05, Craigieboy86 said: we will have a squad of 25/26 with Scotland to a header for friendly on November possible set face Turkey before world cup 2022 What are you all wishing/hoping for? If Gordon and McLaughlin retire international football national who replace them Craig Gordon won't be retiring from international football until i) Scotland fail to qualify for Euro 2024 or ii) he represents us in Germany and we get knocked out iii) he gets an injury that stops him playing any football. He is desperate to play for us at a major championship. We will need a new keeper for the World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ewan8472 said: We do need to try one of the back up keepers. Why? To find out what? We already know they arent at Craig Gordon's level. Some merit in giving McCrorie some experience maybe. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Ignoring the friendly for a second, this is the 26 man squad I’d be taking to Qatar if we’d qualified and everyone was available GK: Craig Gordon, John McLaughlin and Liam Kelly [3] RB: Nathan Patterson and Aaron Hickey [2] CB: Jack Hendry, Scott McKenna, John Souttar, Grant Hanley and Ryan Porteous [5] LB: Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney and Greg Taylor [3] CM: Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Billy Gilmour, Ryan Jack and Kenny McLean [5] CAM/Wingers: John McGinn, Ryan Christie, Stuart Armstrong, Ryan Fraser and Jacob Brown [5] CF: Che Adams, Lyndon Dykes and Ross Stewart [3] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 7 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: Why? To find out what? We already know they arent at Craig Gordon's level. Some merit in giving McCrorie some experience maybe. In case Craig gets injured etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Hopefully there's no November friendly so Porteous can extend his bizarre record of getting each of his call-ups in different years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Ewan8472 said: In case Craig gets injured etc Then put them in when he gets injured, just like we put Porteous in when McKenna got injured. The like of John McLaughlan and Liam Kelly are not the future of Scottish goalkeeping, probably not Zander Clark either, though his more immediate problem is club action as long as Gordon is playing. McCrorie might be but I'm not desperate to see him play before he needs to. If you want to give them "experience" then fair enough but I don't see any need and the phrasing of your original post was "we need to try them" which more implied you want to see if they are good enough. We already know they aren't as good as Gordon. Edited September 28, 2022 by Skyline Drifter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Donathan said: Ignoring the friendly for a second, this is the 26 man squad I’d be taking to Qatar if we’d qualified and everyone was available GK: Craig Gordon, John McLaughlin and Liam Kelly [3] RB: Nathan Patterson and Aaron Hickey [2] CB: Jack Hendry, Scott McKenna, John Souttar, Grant Hanley and Ryan Porteous [5] LB: Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney and Greg Taylor [3] CM: Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Billy Gilmour, Ryan Jack and Kenny McLean [5] CAM/Wingers: John McGinn, Ryan Christie, Stuart Armstrong, Ryan Fraser and Jacob Brown [5] CF: Che Adams, Lyndon Dykes and Ross Stewart [3] It's a pretty strong, and Gordon apart, youthful, squad right enough. I've not seen Brown play anywhere other than striker but that's semantics and there's a few of them can play more than one position, most obviously HIckey and Tierney. I'm not sure we need 3 left backs, especially when Hickey can play it too, unfortunately for Taylor, though Tierney playing centre back most of the time probably gets him in for now. I'm yet to be convinced by either Brown or Stewart either but they have time, and there's probably nobody else better in those positions unless Nisbet, Shankland or even James Forrest get back to regular football at a top level. I think Clark's better than Kelly (and probably McLaughlin) but he's not going to get picked playing for Hearts reserves. I'd be more inclined to have McCrorie than either of those two but none of them will play while Gordon's fit anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy86 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Keeper McCrorie, Kelly Z.Clark (3) Centre back McKenna, Porteous, Hendry Kingsley Souttar Lindsay (6) Right full back Patterson Hickey (2) Left full back Roberston and Tierney (2) creative midfielder McTominay McGregor, Jack Turnbull A.Campell (4) Attack midfielder Armstrong, McGinn, Christie, Henderson J.Campbell (5) Right & Left winger McKay Forrest Wright Anderson (4) striker Dykes, Adam, Stewart, Shankland (4) Edited September 28, 2022 by Craigieboy86 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 43 minutes ago, Craigieboy86 said: Keeper McCrorie, Kelly Z.Clark (3) Centre back McKenna, Porteous, Hendry Kingsley Souttar Lindsay (6) Right full back Patterson Hickey (2) Left full back Roberston and Tierney (2) creative midfielder McTominay McGregor, Jack Turnbull A.Campell (4) Attack midfielder Armstrong, McGinn, Christie, Henderson J.Campbell (5) Right & Left winger McKay Forrest Wright Anderson (4) striker Dykes, Adam, Stewart, Shankland (4) Are Lindsay and A. Campbell any good ? A bit too soon for J. campbell ? Wright ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy86 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ewan8472 said: Are Lindsay and A. Campbell any good ? A bit too soon for J. campbell ? Wright ? A.Campbell and Lindsday good work hard with Luton and Preston NE 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I hope to God there's no friendly. Don't want to ruin this good feeling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This could end up being a Peru/Mexico type squad under McLeish with a bit of give and take with some teams going away during the World Cup like Celtic and Everton going to Australia. Im assuming the money is good for the SFA to be considering a friendly that is an absolute nightmare for fans to get to if the Diyarbakir rumours are true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: Then put them in when he gets injured, Craig Gordon is nearly 40 and has a history of injuries. You would rather his back up would have had some minutes at international level and know the defence a bit better should Craig not be available for an important game. It also gives him a bit of a rest too. Edited September 28, 2022 by gannonball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I wish for continuity Porteous was outstanding last night said before will say it again he is better than the ones un capped in the championship 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 49 minutes ago, gannonball said: Craig Gordon is nearly 40 and has a history of injuries. You would rather his back up would have had some minutes at international level and know the defence a bit better should Craig not be available for an important game. It also gives him a bit of a rest too. This ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Pie Of The Month said: This could end up being a Peru/Mexico type squad under McLeish with a bit of give and take with some teams going away during the World Cup like Celtic and Everton going to Australia. Im assuming the money is good for the SFA to be considering a friendly that is an absolute nightmare for fans to get to if the Diyarbakir rumours are true. £400 return, a 7 hour overnight layover in Istanbul airport, and a foray into a politically volatile part of Turkey, for a friendly. Cant see many bothering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Would like to see Lindsay given a shot here, played every minute for a Preston team that has 7 clean sheets in 10 games in the Championship, I think he's a better option for the next few years than Gallagher. Limited value in continuity given the length of time until we play our next game and the high chances of rests/calloffs anyway, might as well get a look at a few of the fringe guys - Doig, Morgan etc, would also like a look at Gauld but that seems like a pipe dream. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy86 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Virtual Insanity said: Would like to see Lindsay given a shot here, played every minute for a Preston team that has 7 clean sheets in 10 games in the Championship, I think he's a better option for the next few years than Gallagher. Limited value in continuity given the length of time until we play our next game and the high chances of rests/calloffs anyway, might as well get a look at a few of the fringe guys - Doig, Morgan etc, would also like a look at Gauld but that seems like a pipe dream. Findlay too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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