Italy v.s France

[OddJob]

Imo that's excellent news for Scotland as France will be quite nervous on Wednesday as they now know they HAVE to win. I'm not getting carried away and saying we'll win, but it's a start.

[ZeroTolerance]

Imo that's excellent news for Scotland as France will be quite nervous on Wednesday as they now know they HAVE to win. I'm not getting carried away and saying we'll win, but it's a start.

 

We'll see.

 

However, Henry was booked tonight and will be suspended against us

[Patty]

We'll see.

 

However, Henry was booked tonight and will be suspended against us

 

WOOHOO!!

 

Who do they have now to play against us? Trezeguet, Anelka and Wiltord?

[ZeroTolerance]

WOOHOO!!

 

Who do they have now to play against us? Trezeguet, Anelka and Wiltord?

 

France lined up like this today:

 

Landreau

 

Diarra Thuram Escud

[OddJob]

France lined up like this today:

 

Landreau

 

Diarra Thuram Escud

[K-9]

France lined up like this today:

 

Landreau

 

Diarra Thuram Escud

[fatshaft]

Imo that's excellent news for Scotland as France will be quite nervous on Wednesday as they now know they HAVE to win. I'm not getting carried away and saying we'll win, but it's a start.

Nah, a France win would have been best, they'd be almost home and hosed, while Italy would be in big danger. Now France know they have to keep digging in. A good result for sure, an Italy win would have been disastrous, but not the best.

[Suspect Device]

Boyd should not be used as a lone striker IMO.

 

O'Connor would have to do that but I'm not really happy with him in the role either.

 

Agreed Ferguson will have to be in the midfield for Wednesday. If you want somebody with composure and who very rarely loses the ball then you want Ferguson.

 

Sorry to be praising a hun but since it's international week there are no clubs, only country.

[arthursseat]

Lets not get any false impressions of what wednesday night is going to be like.....It's is going to be 90 minutes of back against the wall hell! That French midfield has the capability of tearing us a new arsehole and the Scottish team selection will be important.

 

I agree that the French may have a couple of older players in their team that we may be able to exploit for pace so I though the suggestiong to play Robson was quite an intersting one which I would like to see. I dont think it will happen though.

 

The same can be said for McFadden, I do't think he has a hope in hell of starting.....but would lov him too. McLeish may well drop Teale but he will keep MCulloch because we will need some one who can apprently 'put in a shift' against the french.

 

I think the team will likely be as follows:

 

Gordon

McEvely McManus Weir Hutton

Mculloch Brown Fletcher Ferguson Teale

Oconner

 

My prefferred team would be:

 

Gordon

McEvely McManus Weir Hutton

Maloney Brown Fletcher Ferguson Robson

McFadden

[MG_Don]

Have a fair idea of what Big Eck will do, I would go with:

 

------------------Gordon-----------------

 

Hutton Mcmanus Weir Mcevely

 

 

Maloney Ferguson Fletcher Brown Mcfadden

 

---------------O'Connor------------------

 

Sad state of affairs when I'm actually saying we should start Weir, sadly we don't really have much choice.

[Tord31]

I'd go with

 

Gordon

 

Hutton McManus Weir McEveley

 

Hartley Fletcher Ferguson Mculloch

 

Brown

 

Boyd

 

 

Probably, McLeish won't play Boyd as a lone striker so O'Connor or McFadden instead

[fatshaft]

Have a fair idea of what Big Eck will do, I would go with:

 

------------------Gordon-----------------

 

Hutton Mcmanus Weir Mcevely

Maloney Ferguson Fletcher Brown Mcfadden

 

---------------O'Connor------------------

 

Sad state of affairs when I'm actually saying we should start Weir, sadly we don't really have much choice.

Very worrying, Anelka's pace will destroy Weir.

 

BUT - our team is slowly starting to show more quality, McFadden, Fletcher, BRown, and even the wee Ned are a pretty solid midfield.

[arthursseat]

Actually my dream XI would be this:

 

Michael Watt

Jamie Mac Lee Wilkie Matt Elliot Paul Devlin

Brian O'neil Michael Hughes Nigel Quashie Neil McCann (with broken leg)

Michael McIndoe Chris Illewemo (sp?)

 

Herr Berti as manager of course....or Ebbe

[OddJob]

Actually my dream XI would be this:

 

Michael Watt

Jamie Mac Lee Wilkie Matt Elliot Paul Devlin

Brian O'neil Michael Hughes Nigel Quashie Neil McCann (with broken leg)

Michael McIndoe Chris Illewemo (sp?)

 

Herr Berti as manager of course....or Ebbe

His greatest ever game for Scotland was definitely against England at Wembley, when he tore Sol Campbell a new arsehole. Other than that not many games of note. Quashie did quite well (when fit), but since he's struggling for club form he's never been picked since.

[paulkaneatemyhamster]

Chris Illewemo (sp?)

 

 

Now, this lad has forged a rather good career for himself in the 2nd tier of English football, better than say Kevin Kyle or Scott Dobbie, yet never been given a sniff of a call up

 

Imean as forwards go he's certainly no worse than most of the guff Berti picked or even the likes of Lee McCulloch or Craig Beattie

[Madbad]

You'd play Hutton and McEveky after the Lithuanians tore them a new one each in the second half? They were awful!

 

France would get past them time after time, and only the world's greatest ever keeper of all time, honest, will keep the score in single figures!

[vanderark14]

You'd play Hutton and McEveky after the Lithuanians tore them a new one each in the second half? They were awful!

 

France would get past them time after time, and only the world's greatest ever keeper of all time, honest, will keep the score in single figures!

 

 

in fairness te the full backs on saturday it had alot to do with Mculloch and Teale not tracking back to help when needed.

 

Teale and Mclooch should be dropped for the next game. both very overated IMO

[Madbad]

in fairness te the full backs on saturday it had alot to do with Mculloch and Teale not tracking back to help when needed.

 

Teale and Mclooch should be dropped for the next game. both very overated IMO

 

Surely not

 

One plays for the scum, the other in the world's greatest league

[At The Border Guy]

Have a fair idea of what Big Eck will do, I would go with:

 

------------------Gordon-----------------

 

Hutton Mcmanus Weir Mcevely

Maloney Ferguson Fletcher Brown Mcfadden

 

---------------O'Connor------------------

 

Sad state of affairs when I'm actually saying we should start Weir, sadly we don't really have much choice.

 

 

That would be my choice as well, but with McFadden just behind O'Connor. You've got to feel sorry for McManus in that defence though...

[Ajja]

You'd play Hutton and McEveky after the Lithuanians tore them a new one each in the second half? They were awful!

 

France would get past them time after time, and only the world's greatest ever keeper of all time, honest, will keep the score in single figures!

 

I think its a disgrace that Hutton gets to pull on a Scotland jersey. He has a reasonably solid engine for getting up and down the flanks but he offers nothing else. He is volatile, clumsy in the tackle, end product is non-existant and he is fugly into the bargain....but, guess what.....he plays at Ibrox so its a no brainer.