Wren Road Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Martin has 7 starts this season, 5 of which he was subbed. 0 goals and 0 assists. Apart from a tap in and being the victim of a brutal assault in Malta he is bang out of form. Fletcher has 10 starts, subbed off 4 times with 3 goals and 2 assists and looked decent against Malta. He is the logical choice here.Fully expect WGS to throw a curveball tonight though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Burke as a false 9 imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 36 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: We have three good keepers, and Marshall is the number one until he does something to lose it. If he keeps doing what he is doing, he'll probably never lose it despite arguably being the poorest of the three. I'm assuming you're including McGregor and not Jack Hamilton?! Tried picking my XI for tonight's game online. Our options at centre back are truly atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said: I'm assuming you're including McGregor and not Jack Hamilton?! Tried picking my XI for tonight's game online. Our options at centre back are truly atrocious. Yes, indeed. Jack Hamilton's shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Roar Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I can't see Jack Hamilton's shite making the line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Martin has 7 starts this season, 5 of which he was subbed. 0 goals and 0 assists. Apart from a tap in and being the victim of a brutal assault in Malta he is bang out of form. Fletcher has 10 starts, subbed off 4 times with 3 goals and 2 assists and looked decent against Malta. He is the logical choice here.Fully expect WGS to throw a curveball tonight though There's a certain irony in wgs sticking with fletcher when he couldn't buy a goal and no club wanted him yet as soon as he hits some decent form drops him for a guy who has no goals or assists this season and only 7 odd goals in his last 50 matches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 We're not very good, but Lithuania are site and in a rebuilding phase. I don't think they have any players playing top flight football outwith footballing backwaters at the moment. If we take a positive approach we'll have no problems taking two or three goals off of this mob. The Euro campaign fell on its are in Tblisi but that was the only qualifier we failed to score in. As mentioned the main worry for this campaign is keeping the ball out of our net not our ability to score, as we have goals in nearly every variation of the front four. While no doubt we'll give our visitors a consolation goal I feel we should win by a couple. I'd go 3 or 4 goals to one inScotland's favour. I'd in some ways be just as happy with a 1-0 victory but that's unlikely in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 You would kill for a back four with Steven Pressley and 2006 Gary Naysmith in it? Robertson and Tierney are both comfortably better left backs than Naysmith was by that point in his career and while they have their weaknesses, Martin and Hanley are considerably better players than Pressley ever was. Dailly would be preferable to Paterson but he was a decidedly average player himself. Our squad now is stronger in every area of the park. Are you serious???I'll admit to perhaps Pressley being the week link of that back four but in 2006 he was Hearts' Captain, had just led them to 2nd in the league, had lifted the Scottish Cup that year and took them to the semis of the League Cup, he was arguably playing at the top of his game!!!Naysmith was fully fit in 2006 playing in the top tier with Everton and was on his way to overtaking Maurice Malpas as our most capped left back ever, if his career hadn't effectively ended the following year when his cruciate got done. A distinction he would already have if he hadn't lost the previous two years to injury remember. And yes whilst I agree that Robertson and Tierney and both class options to have, as defensive fullbacks they can't lace Naysmiths boots (yet) their strengths are in the attacking side of their game not the dirty work, which is what we really need now!!!You say that Dailly was average, but he would walk into our starting 11 now, he was also handy as being the "Utility Man" that WGS considers Mulgrew to be but with the difference being that Dailly could actually do a turn for us in various roles!!!I note that you didn't mention Davie Weir so I take it you would agree with him being in the side??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroathlegend36-0 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Never rated Fletcher at all for club and international but would like to see Fletcher start this as his performances for Sheffield Wednesday have been fantastic this season giving his all in every game he's played in and he should be high in confidence because of his own performances. He's been winning balls in the air and holding up the ball very well and has been getting into good positions in the box. He's defeinatly the inform striker in the squad just now and should start because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Team i'd like to see: Marshall Patterson Martin Berra Robertson Fletcher McArthur Ritchie Snodgrass Burke Fletcher What I think we will get: Marshall Patterson Martin Greer Robertson Fletcher Morrison Forrest Snodgrass Ritchie Naismith/Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Steven Fletcher for Martin is the only change I'd make from the Malta game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Ssn reporting that Martin starts. Honestly can't see how anyone would think Martin should start ahead of fletcher. Hope that it ends up fine but at some point I think Strachan's stubbornness is going to waste another campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Roar Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I wasn't a fan of Bannan to begin with but he seems to make a big difference in unlocking stubborn teams with his passing. I might choose D.Fletcher alongside him with McArthur narrowly missing out. I would also pick S. Fletcher ahead of Martin but i'm not bothered either way there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've loved Bannan since seeing him against Lithuania the last time out I didn't think he was defensively good enough to play one of the holding roles, but I think we can risk it against Lithuania, Malta and (maybe) Slovenia. I'd also like to see McArthur start, but he's not gonna drop the captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 C'mon the scotch! Let's win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Wallace also meant to be starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, DavidMcG said: Wallace also meant to be starting. Fucking hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, DavidMcG said: Wallace also meant to be starting. U wot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Just now, DavidMcG said: Wallace also meant to be starting. Where did you hear this? Wallace getting a call up, never mind a start, was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudu Dahan pal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 If there was ever a basis for the wee ginger p***k to be sacked surely it's playing a grass? Unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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