lichtie23 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'd start Fletcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roversforlife Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Watt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Scotland's strikers aren't exactly banging them in at the moment, but I have a feeling this will be considerably easier than many fear. I rarely make predictions, but 6-0 Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 So Rhodes or Fletcher? Rhodes is the best finisher we have, can score headers, left foot or right foot. There will be a few scrambles in the box and this boy seems to be like a magnet to the ball, I wouldn't be upset if he starts as he'll be good for a couple you'd imagine. I'd be telling him not to move from the penalty box. Might be why GS has called him up out of the blue? Fletcher is our best overall striker, has improved under GS and does his best work outside of the box. Has built up a good relationship with Naismith, not scored enough but I think he deserves a chance today to rectify that. Will he start the both of them? According to this: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/jordan-rhodes-finally-worked-out-5388088 McGhee and Strachan reckon he's shown enough development that he warrants a call up not just for this squad, but for ones vs 'big' opposition too: He [McGhee] said: “The first thing Gordon and I said to him was that if we were playing Germany or Poland this week, Jordan would still have been in the squad. “We reassured him that he’s not here because we are playing Gibraltar or a team that's perceived to be lesser opposition. “He’s here on merit and we’ve picked the squad with regard to the best we had available to us now, regardless of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With chances likely, Rhodes is a must today. Fletcher good around the box but cannot be relied on to score goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With chances likely, Rhodes is a must today. Fletcher good around the box but cannot be relied on to score goals. I could see Fletcher providing for Rhodes and hopefully getting on the scoresheet himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hummed and Hawwed about going to this but have decided that I can't really justify £35 to see Gibraltar so I will be watching it in the house with a couple of beers and Sky Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punk_dfc Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hummed and Hawwed about going to this but have decided that I can't really justify £35 to see Gibraltar so I will be watching it in the house with a couple of beers and Sky Go. Same here. If it was Saturday, I might have gone but at the price, plus travel, I just didn't fancy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Tickets should be a fiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Imagine Rhodes will be on the bench, no real need to change our set up at the moment. Shattered, but looking forward to this. Surely won't be that mythical beast, a straightforward Scotland victory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 According to this: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/jordan-rhodes-finally-worked-out-5388088 McGhee and Strachan reckon he's shown enough development that he warrants a call up not just for this squad, but for ones vs 'big' opposition too: He [McGhee] said: “The first thing Gordon and I said to him was that if we were playing Germany or Poland this week, Jordan would still have been in the squad. “We reassured him that he’s not here because we are playing Gibraltar or a team that's perceived to be lesser opposition. “He’s here on merit and we’ve picked the squad with regard to the best we had available to us now, regardless of the opposition. That's fair enough. It's a good headache for GS to have, I'd give Fletcher 60 mins and then bring Rhodes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeNewcomer Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hummed and Hawwed about going to this but have decided that I can't really justify £35 to see Gibraltar so I will be watching it in the house with a couple of beers and Sky Go. Where are people getting £35 from (if not part of package)? I checked the SFA website a few days ago for tickets and the north, east and west stand were coming up as 45 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parscelona Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Went to the Liechtenstein game where we needed a last gasp goal to win against a bunch of minnows so with that still in the back of my mind, i don't think this will be a cakewalk by any means. Before that game, the discussion was all about how many goals we would win by and we made a complete arse of it. We've improved since then and hopefully we win by a few, yet Scotland tend to never do things the easy way. My team would be, Marshall Hutton/Martin/Berra/Robertson Brown/Morrison Ritchie/Naismith/Anya Rhodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 On our day we could easily stick six or seven past these guys. But in typical Scotland fashion it'll be a nervy 3-0. Early goal then nothing until the last fifteen minutes. Would be interesting to see the likes of Russell and May get some time today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Where are people getting £35 from (if not part of package)? I checked the SFA website a few days ago for tickets and the north, east and west stand were coming up as 45 quid. It's £35 behind the goals. £42 for North and South Upper, £45 for South Lower. I don't mind paying those sorts of prices against Ireland, Poland and Germany. Feel a bit mugged at having to pay it for Gibraltar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hopefully there will be lots of tracking back and physicality in the air. The last thing we can afford in games like this is flair or passengers. For that reason I wouldn't play any strikers or wide midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbineTon Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 How many tickets have been sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 How many tickets have been sold? SFA guy texted sportsound yesterday saying 35k had been sold and that was yesterday noon. So be just under 40k probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm expecting to see us hit 5 or 6 against this mob of insurance brokers and posties. Strachan's team talk should consist of no more than "f***ing intae thum" before retiring to his hotel to await news from Scott Brown of how many we got. In reality it will probably be 0-0 at HT after we have 82% of possession and 23 shots on goal, before 2 or 3 goals in the last half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 How many tickets have been sold? Guessing it will be our usual core support of around 37-38,000. Not bad for a game against such rubbish and given the price of tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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