England v Scotland

[Mark Connolly]

2 minutes ago, Leggy Blonde said:

That team is so pish looking, they actually might just do it. 

1-0 win or 0-7 hiding look like decent predictions.

[NewHope]

Apart from Morrison, all the Englishers have been dropped for this one.

[Leggy Blonde]

Just now, Mark Connolly said:

1-0 win or 0-7 hiding look like decent predictions.

Probably the latter but f**k it, it's been one of those weeks. 

[Pearbuyerbell]

3 minutes ago, Alan Stubbs said:

This is going to be tough to watch.

Get yourself a 50" Sony Bravia 4k.   

It's only money.  

[Falcor Roar]

7 hours ago, Bearwithme said:

There is speculation in the papers today that Griffiths will start. We'll see.

Well I'll be damned. Looks like he starts after all.

[Alert Mongoose]

'Use your emotionation' according to Strachan.

[NewHope]

16 minutes ago, gastropod said:

Anya at right back  ?? Has he ever played there before..

Yes.

[F_T_Y]

So scott 'broony' broon decides to jack it in, not interested in malta, lithuania or slovakia but strolls back into the side for the biggest game of the campaign, just so happens that celtics season is already over.

 

 

[TheGoon]

I still don't think we'll get hammered. That's not based on anything other than gut feeling. A narrow defeat keeps Strachan in a job though.

[Paco]

14 minutes ago, Savage Henry said:

But still.  Lordy, that's a last hurrah if ever there was one.

Definitely looks like it. Anya at RB, Forrest somehow starting and Griffiths getting a shot will grab the headlines - but why on earth have we dropped our experienced vice-captain, who plays for and captains Norwich City every week, while keeping Newcastle's back-up Grant Hanley in the side? Absolutely bemusing. 

Gordon coming in too, despite pretty shoddy domestic form, while our number one has done absolutely nothing wrong?

Also means we have two left-sided centre backs playing, which will be very uncomfortable for one of them (presumably Hanley). People underestimate how much that can change the game for a centre half, especially a left-sided one who rarely if ever has to play on the other side.

James Forrest can f**k the f**k off too.

2-1 Scotland.

[Quentin Taranbino]

According to Strachan, Hanley has got the nod over Russell Martin because "he was born in Scotland and will have more of the fire in the belly for this fixture than Russell"

[RandomGuy.]

Clearly no one has seen Forrest play this season then.

He was shite against us, but gets all the time and space in the world to play as the defenders are too busy worrying about Griffiths, Dembele, Rogic and Since air.

[tintax]

Tonight will be the last time we have to endure Strachans shite as manager of our national team.

[Pearbuyerbell]

1 minute ago, F_T_Y said:

So scott 'broony' broon decides to jack it in, not interested in malta, lithuania or slovakia but strolls back into the side for the biggest game of the campaign, just so happens that celtics season is already over.

Please stop this pish about Brown.   His commitment to Scotland has never been in question, he only quit the national team as he didn't think he was able to perform at a suitable level anymore.   He was shite and slow last year.   Since then he's been transformed and looks fit as a daisy, and feels he's playing at a standard where he'll be an asset to Scotland again.    

 

 

[F_T_Y]

1 minute ago, DavidMcG said:

According to Strachan, Hanley has got the nod over Russell Martin because "he was born in Scotland and will have more of the fire in the belly for this fixture than Russell"

For real?

[jagfox]

6 hours ago, ICTChris said:

It's the defence that's genuinely awful.  I can see the logic in the back three/five argument - get people back in numbers, shut down the space but at the end of it you're just putting more useless players in there and I don't think we can get a backs to the wall with one breakaway goal.

The thing with the 3-5-2 is that the defenders should be more focussed on their duties and it would allow Griffiths to play off of one the lumps of wood up front.  

Wales have certainly improved gradually and greatly since they went back to it although I cede they still have better players in most positions than us at the moment.

[TheGoon]

1 minute ago, Paco said:

Definitely looks like it. Anya at RB, Forrest somehow starting and Griffiths getting a shot will grab the headlines - but why on earth have we dropped our experienced vice-captain, who plays for and captains Norwich City every week, while keeping Newcastle's back-up Grant Hanley in the side? Absolutely bemusing. 

Gordon coming in too, despite pretty shoddy domestic form, while our number one has done absolutely nothing wrong?

Also means we have two left-sided centre backs playing, which will be very uncomfortable for one of them (presumably Hanley). People underestimate how much that can change the game for a centre half, especially a left-sided one who rarely if ever has to play on the other side.

James Forrest can f**k the f**k off too.

2-1 Scotland.

Russell Martin is utter, utter guff. So is Hanley, but he's a bit more physical. 

[Savage Henry]

According to Strachan, Hanley has got the nod over Russell Martin because "he was born in Scotland and will have more of the fire in the belly for this fixture than Russell"

I hope that's not serious.

[Mark Connolly]

1 minute ago, DavidMcG said:

According to Strachan, Hanley has got the nod over Russell Martin because "he was born in Scotland and will have more of the fire in the belly for this fixture than Russell"

Brilliant strategy.

[dogmc]

Can't remember the last time he picked a team where there was a real sense of logic to his thinking. Dropping Marshall and Burke make zero sense as does picking forrest. Whatever the result I hope this is Strachan's last game.