Quentin Taranbino

Anyone fancy predicting our team/squad five years from now. Could be a bunch of same players

The only outfield player available for all three games to not get a single minute on the pitch. He was our saviour last year

Yeah they did very good at the offside trap tonight. Jack Hendry was a huge leader in the defence tonight. He is 7 years older than Hickey and 3/4 years older than Taylor and Porteous. Hendry took charge and led that defence to the clean sheet tonight.

The other great thing that's come from this break is the success of new formation and how some of the squad players have gotten on. If we are playing 4 at the back and Robertson, Tierney, Hickey and Patterson are all available, who plays? I think Hickey has nailed down the right back slot. Who is our first choice centre back pairing now? Genuinely no idea if everyone was available. Jack Hendry has had three colossal games. I think McGregor, McTominay and McGinn pick themselves in midfield but other two midfield positions could be up for grabs. Adams has been magnificent up front but still feel we are lacking a couple of clinical strikers. Goalkeeper as has been discussed is up in the air aside from Gordon Lots of questions to be posed next time we have a match but mostly good problems to have.

Yeah I would say so. Three very different performances. A classy attacking showing, a determined gutsy comeback and a dogged defensive shutout. So many players in and out of the squad, the confidence is there. Excellent all round. Our strongest overall squad in a long long time

Did I just watch McLean stand and watch ball go out of play without even running a step towards it

Agreed. A very solid debut so far. Doesn't look out of place

McLean probably the one player not really pulling his weight so far, not tracking back, not getting forward and not offering much. Needs to be hooked at half time I think. Taylor is massively struggling too but wondering if that's the illness. He needs help down his side and not getting it from McLean

So if we lose to Ukraine, there will be no pot 2 for us, unless Armenia beat Ireland. Simple

I'm not sure at what point SFA have to register their official squad and whether there is an administrative cut off but as for physically getting there, not a chance too late. I would be on phone earlier today to Shankland / Conway and telling them to get to an airport

Ukraine are almost certainly going to better than they were last week and because they need the points, have more urgency and attacking play. My worry with the expected line up is that under the cosh, we are going to be much slower breaking out and moving ball from defence to attack. Whether it's McLean or Jack, neither are likely to stroll forward like McTominay does in that position. Taylor and Hickey are decent but way behind Patterson and Tierney in terms of getting the ball and driving it up field. Both players considerably slower as well I would say. I think it's crucial that Adams and in particular Fraser play which I think they will, as we need outlets further up the park that can break at speed. I think playing Dykes would be a mistake, he offers no pace and whilst he can hold the ball up, I think Adams hold up play is better. Just have a feeling it will be one of those games where its constant pressure and played mostly in Scotlands half and we are defending well but struggling to break and get a foot on the game and hold any sort of possession.

Hmm....certainly alot more worried now that Tierney and McKenna are both out. For some reason, I always feel more secure and confident when KT is in the team. ..............................Gordon........................... Hickey......Hendry......Gallagher.....Taylor ...................McGregor.....McLean................ Fraser..................McGinn.................Christie ..................................Adams............................. I think the team will shape up something like that. The Taylor/Gallagher side of defence gives me the fear, to be the point I would maybe switch Hickey to the left and bring in Ralston. I would prefer a fit and on form Gilmour in the middle but its clearly gonna be McLean or Jack. much less confident now .

I had to move seat last night after about half an hour as the guy behind me was absolutely unbearable with his shouts. Nothing particularly controversial, just utter nonsense. Like pure screaming at the top of his lungs (so in my ear) SEND HIMMMMM!!!! PLAY HIMMMMMM! COME ONNNNNNNNNN! GET IT UP THE PARK!!!! FCUKING KEEP THE BALL! COME ONNNMNNNNN! WHO THE FCUK IS THAT TAE! FCUKING GET HIM AFF! FCUKING BOOOOO! I understand passion, but folk like this just get so angry over absolutely nothing. Genuinely ruined the start of the game for me. Not 20 seconds would go by before he was shouting out some football term that often made no sense to what was happening.

Yeah I think he will play McLean to replace McTominay. He is clearly a player that SC likes and trusts and I think he would drive forward a little more than Jack or Gilmour would so think he will get nod. Adams will come in for Dyles Would also be surprised if Fraser didn't come in too probably for Armstrong

Have been massively impressed with Hickey these last two games. I was one of those (and I'll put my hand up) who doubted his ability to play on the right after predominantly being successful for Bologna on the left but he has settled in with Brentford and Scotland on the right with ease. He doesn't quite have the drive and energy that Patterson brings but I think his passing and link up play is better. Great option to have in the squad

Wouldn't have dropped Che Adams. Become a very important part of the attack

With Turnbull and now Patterson out, Steve Clarke said after the game that there would "definitely be one, maybe two players coming in" With Ralston in as right back cover already, I suspect it will just be a midfielder coming in to the squad. Genuinely think this would be a great time to call Elliot Anderson up to main squad. The lad is clearly an exceptional talent. Get him involved

Although he started off deeper, he was playing much more box to box in the second half although to be fair most of our players were as we continually pressed and played mostly in Ukraines half. But McGregor was definitely the one sitting deeper though and McTominay was getting forward. I thought he was very good, he has a physical presence that none of other midfielders have, made a number of key interceptions and was trying to get involved in attacks. Needs to shoot more though, had a couple of great opportunities for a shot and he shat it and attempted to pass. Be interested to see how deep he plays when we play against someone who is more of a threat than Ukraine were tonight and whether he will have same licence to get forward

f**k any negativity - that was as good a Scotland pressing performance I have ever seen and right up there with the Denmark game last year. I was genuinely very very proud of the players tonight, they pressed everything and forced Ukraine into mistake after mistake. And even though some of our finishing was brutal, not a single player gave up. Head up and kept going and going and finally got our rewards. Special mention again to the difference Austin MacPhee has made to our set pieces. Unbelievable difference over the last couple of years. Another two goals tonight, would be interested to know how many goals from set plays we have scored since he came on board. Catching up on the thread and folk saying at start of second half how boring the game is and how turgid we are to watch - go take a flying f**k. That performance was anything but boring. Great performance and especially the never say die effort and commitment every single player showed tonight.

Saying on the radio that it's a back four

A midfield of McGregor, McGinn and Armstrong with Christie supporting Adams. Tierney and Patterson are wing backs McTominay, Hendry and McKenna centre backs. Gordon in the sticks

Cheers. The way he has emerged as an option so quickly did make me think of Rhodes. Hope - if he turns out to be decent - he is given a fair crack at playing for us. Never liked the way we managed to underutilize poachers like Rhodes and Boyd (noted that Boyd contributed largely to his underwhelming cap record). The other thing worth noting is that for a 20 year old lad, he is very sure of himself, bit of a swagger and a confidence to him. When he is in interviews and doing press stuff, he isn't some camera shy awkward kid, he has a presence about him. I like that (I think)

From what I have seen from his goals, highlights and my one Bristol City game this season, I can offer this: He is a nuisance to defenders, doesn't give them a moment. Poacher type striker who won't take time in the box for extra touches or letting ball bounce. Sharp movement in the box. Good with his head and the kind of striker to thrive off good service from out wide. Not dissimilar to a prime Jordan Rhodes in a way. Confident lad.

In general I'm not a massive fan of calling up Championship jobbers, guys that I would consider have hit their ceiling and unlikely to play at a higher level or progress much beyond where they are now. These players are usually in abundance and hit the odd purple patch every season or two. Sometimes they look like they might be useful in a Scotland shirt but often they look like they would be way down the pecking order and a bit of a liability. Current guys in that category - Dom Hyam (Blackburn), Liam Lindsay (Preston), Kal Naismith (Bristol), Murray Wallace (Millwall), Tom McIntyre (Reading) However, nations league squads like these where we are struggling with injury are exactly the type of squads where guys like this should be utilised. I might be wrong but I feel like SC often doesn't use his full available squad size to the point where I think we have sometimes had spaces on the available subs bench for some games. Between the five centre backs mentioned above there must be between 300 - 400 appearances I would guess at Championship level between them. From their playing level/history and from what I have personally seen of these players, I would suggest squad cover/filler isn't beyond some of them for precisely the reason we find ourselves in now. Likelihood is none of them would play - but an injury to McKenna in one of these games and suddenly you need a back up centre half on the bench ready to step in. For what its worth - McIntyre and Hyam are the two to me that seem most capable at performing at a higher level but it also wouldn't surprise me if neither does

Grim stuff.