Match Thread Scotland v Cyprus & Spain

[thedandydon]

Scotland squad

Goalkeepers: Zander Clark, Angus Gunn, Liam Kelly

Defenders: Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Aaron Hickey, Nathan Patterson, Ryan Porteous, Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney

Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong, Lewis Ferguson, Billy Gilmour, Ryan Jack, John McGinn, Callum McGregor, Kenny McLean, Scott McTominay

Forwards: Che Adams, Jacob Brown, Ryan Christie, Lyndon Dykes

Thoughts? No standout keeper there.  A lot of our 'best' players getting limited playing time too. Clark sticking by the tried and tested but not sure there's many pushing their way in to replace them. Possibly Shankland if he'd been fit.

[Roberto]

Thats why I would hate Steve Clarke as Aberdeen manager...

He'd try and sign fucking Hanley.

[Ten Caat]

To my mind, one of Kelly or Clark who have both been in squads before (although strangely neither have ever been given a try out even in a friendly) deserve the chance to start this one. But given the publicity surrounding the inclusion of Gunn, I suspect he's Mr Clarke's favoured option.

[Zeus]

Steve Clarkes last games in charge? 👀

[Roberto]

Hanley, Jack, Brown and Gilmour should be nowhere near these squads right now.

Rewarding players for being mediocre.

[HaarDon]

1 minute ago, Roberto said:

Hanley, Jack, Brown and Gilmour should be nowhere near these squads right now.

Rewarding players for being mediocre.

Exactly.

Though Hanley was surprisingly decent last time I saw him in the Scotland squad.

[Roberto]

1 minute ago, HaarDon said:

Exactly.

Though Hanley was surprisingly decent last time I saw him in the Scotland squad.

Against who though? Glencraft?

[jamiesd]

Terrible looking squad.  Same faces.  Mind you, who else can he pick?  Im surprised Tefal is not in it.

[HaarDon]

33 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Against who though? Glencraft?

It was only 1 game lol.

 

[ericblack4boss]

3 goalkeepers none are capped, we have had enough friendly games, where Clark and Kelly have been in squads, they should have been capped by now

[HaarDon]

Fuck off Gunn.

 

Wtf are you doing Clarke!!!

Disgusting that english cunt is in the squad.

[thurso]

I hope to many players not being first pics for their clubs doesn’t have a detrimental effect on the national team. 
 

If gunn starts he has to have a flawless game for people to start to accept him in the slightest 

[The Gee Man]

No Afc player again, sums up our youth development again. Couple move on and we are miles away

[Roberto]

I have a major hatred for Stuart Armstrong.

He's fucking shite.

[Don_Corleone]

Doubt we'll win against Cyprus and Spain at the same time. 11v22, odds stacked against us.

[Roberto]

40 minutes ago, Don_Corleone said:

Doubt we'll win against Cyprus and Spain at the same time. 11v22, odds stacked against us.

Jesus.

[jamiesd]

1 hour ago, The Gee Man said:

No Afc player again, sums up our youth development again. Couple move on and we are miles away

said it many times.  the conveyor belt of talent is fucking terrible.  Surely time for a new approach and new staff

[G man]

1 hour ago, The Gee Man said:

No Afc player again, sums up our youth development again. Couple move on and we are miles away

Only 4 players (2 of those are keepers)

in the squad playing in Scotland. Says everything about the standard of Scottish football- nothing to do with our youth development.

 

[G man]

3 hours ago, ericblack4boss said:

3 goalkeepers none are capped, we have had enough friendly games, where Clark and Kelly have been in squads, they should have been capped by now

Totally agree. Made no sense for Clarke to keep playing Craig Gordon in friendlies. As for Gunn- Scottish father who played for Aberdeen and Scotland. He is not the only English born player who will have played for Scotland.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

3 hours ago, Roberto said:

Hanley, Jack, Brown and Gilmour should be nowhere near these squads right now.

Rewarding players for being mediocre.

The worst part of that post Is I actually had to Google who the fuck Brown was!

[Ten Caat]

17 minutes ago, G man said:

Totally agree. Made no sense for Clarke to keep playing Craig Gordon in friendlies. As for Gunn- Scottish father who played for Aberdeen and Scotland. He is not the only English born player who will have played for Scotland.

But not so many have (very publicly) rejected our offer to represent us previously. We've now got 2 in our squad who really would have preferred to play for England under different circumstances (those circumstances being that they were just plain better players that England would really want to include in their set-up). 

Frankly it stinks. 

[The Gee Man]

51 minutes ago, G man said:

Only 4 players (2 of those are keepers)

in the squad playing in Scotland. Says everything about the standard of Scottish football- nothing to do with our youth development.

 

It actually explains why as a youth moving to sevco/Celtic or epl 3rd squad is a foolish career move “IF” you want Scotland caps. Money wise, perfect move

[jamiesd]

58 minutes ago, G man said:

Only 4 players (2 of those are keepers)

in the squad playing in Scotland. Says everything about the standard of Scottish football- nothing to do with our youth development.

 

Course it has, half of them were developed up here.

[Howard Marks]

No surprise that ol' snakey is in there again. Clarke is a known hun and needs to stick by his illegitimate son. (allegedly).

[Simply Red]

Ryan Gauld not captain and best player in Europe yet? 
 

Mind all that pish

He at Formartine now? 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

16 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

Ryan Gauld not captain and best player in Europe yet? 
 

Mind all that pish

He at Formartine now? 

Currently earning about $2.2m per year.

He’s doing just fine 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

32 minutes ago, Howard Marks said:

No surprise that ol' snakey is in there again. Clarke is a known hun and needs to stick by his illegitimate son. (allegedly).

Clarke is a Celtic fan 😆

[WesthillWanderersFC]

2 hours ago, G man said:

Only 4 players (2 of those are keepers)

in the squad playing in Scotland. Says everything about the standard of Scottish football- nothing to do with our youth development.

 

How many Croatian players play in Croatia? 

Same question for Denmark? 
Norway?

I’d say if Scotland have players in the EPL or Seria A (markedly better leagues than the SPFL) then that’s a good thing? 

[Ten Caat]

39 minutes ago, Howard Marks said:

No surprise that ol' snakey is in there again. Clarke is a known hun and needs to stick by his illegitimate son. (allegedly).

5 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Clarke is a Celtic fan 😆

He's a Roman Catholic Kilmarnock supporter but probably would have Celtic leanings..

After a year out of football, Clarke was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock, the club he had supported as a child, on 14 October 2017. When he took over, the club sat bottom of the league table.

[ericblack4boss]

Aye the Gunn situation is poor at least Goram, and  McCall, wanted to play for Scotland, 

Hope Bryan is fucking ashamed of his loon