timmalloy1888 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 With all the young talent in the SPFL just now I think things look quite positive for the future of the national team. But who do you think will do the most in the game ? For me I can't see past Stuart Armstrong of Dundee United. He's been progressing more and more each season and he's also added goals to his game, which along side his dynamic style of play makes me think he could play at the top level for club and country for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANG TOON SAINTIE Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Steve Banks at St Johnstone is a cracking prospect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timmalloy1888 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 I agree that this lad could do big things if given the chance. But I worry that he might be the type of player who goes down South and just sits on a championship bench because he's made the move too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I agree that this lad could do big things if given the chance. But I worry that he might be the type of player who goes down South and just sits on a championship bench because he's made the move too soon. Hopefully he stays with us for another season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeato Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Very impressed by Armstrong and has to be the main guy out of the Utd youths for me. I also think our own McGinn and McLean have a strong future and dearly hope they make it. Stevie May is obviously excellent as well. All in all, the future is bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambunctious Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Robertson for me. I honestly can't believe how good he is! Considering his age and where he was before he joined United it's absolutely bonkers. Armstrong is a class act. I think he's a bit different from a lot of the midfielders Scotland often produce. He orchestrated United pumping us on more than one occasion last year. It's very early days for Jack Leitch seeing as he's only played a handful of games for us, but he looked far from out of place in the centre of our midfield. He added a bit of skill and bossed our post-split game against Celtic, MotM in fact. There's countless others that have impressed or will. Every club has a couple of exciting prospects that are getting serious game time week in week out. I'm quietly optimistic that in 5/10 years time Scotland will have a reasonably stronger squad than we do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburns Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Dundee have Craig Wighton and Cammy Kerr, still a couple of seasons development behind a lot of others but they are both excellent prospects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MAC Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Ziggy Gordon is going to go onto bright things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 There is some very good young players playing in the Prem atm, I change my mind who I think is the best all the time. Good positive thread, let's hope even more player make the break through this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hoping Scott Brown at Saints will push through this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill Jester Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 There are a couple of young guys at ibrox that are expected to make a splash this season. Chris Boyd and Kenneth Miller I think their names are. Not familiar with them but given the opportunities that the club has had to spend the last couple of years blooding youngsters I assume that they must be 19 or 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Is Stuart Armstrong had been English he would have gone to the world cup. There I have said it. Stevie may has all the attributes to go to the top and seems to have the best one in that he doesn't seem to be a dick. Andy Robertson is also class. Also think Kenny McLean and calum Paterson will be Scotland regulars in years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Is Stuart Armstrong had been English he would have gone to the world cup. There I have said it. He hasn't even been capped by Scotland yet, so struggle to see the logic there. Reminds me a lot of Thomas Muller (which is no bad thing) in that it's hard to define his exact position. He's not a winger, not a striker, not a central midfielder, not a real No.10 type - he just seems to do a great job wherever you put him. Ryan Gauld however remains the best prospect for me by far. He dropped off badly after being used too much last season, but he has the talent to go all the way in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Can only speak as I find, but against us Armstrong caused us more problems than Gauld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I'm actually glad there's good talent in the premier league; it's good for the national team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Can only speak as I find, but against us Armstrong caused us more problems than Gauld. Agreed, Gauld has been fairly anonymous against us, only time I've been impressed was in the 1-1 draw at McDiarmid in the 2012/2013 season when he scored. Armstrong usually troubles us but was poor the last few times, in fact Ryan Dow has been the biggest problem recently. GMS seems like half the player he used to be, while Souttar was always good for handing us a goal due to a mistake and looks utterly terrified of May. Robertson and Armstrong are the only two players I really think live up to the hype out of the team, but I admittedly don't see the others outwith matches against us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Andrew Robertson has never looked out of his depth whenever I've seen him. Playing for Scotland just seemed natural for him and I have a feeling he'll end up with a lot of caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Can only speak as I find, but against us Armstrong caused us more problems than Gauld. You're really not comparing like with like. Armstrong was released by ICT when he was about the age that Gauld is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Agreed, Gauld has been fairly anonymous against us, only time I've been impressed was in the 1-1 draw at McDiarmid in the 2012/2013 season when he scored. Armstrong usually troubles us but was poor the last few times, in fact Ryan Dow has been the biggest problem recently. GMS seems like half the player he used to be, while Souttar was always good for handing us a goal due to a mistake and looks utterly terrified of May. Robertson and Armstrong are the only two players I really think live up to the hype out of the team, but I admittedly don't see the others outwith matches against us Stevie May on the other hand was still three years away from the St Johnstone first team when he was John Souttar's age. Some of these comparisons are just ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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