PrestersKTID Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 minute ago, accies1874 said: I find it a bit strange that Naismith only got 51 caps considering how long he was a Scotland player for. There are some players who in my head were mainstays for years but only got about 20-30 caps. Lots of injuries for Naismith and likes of steven fletcher had beef with Levein so probably missed out on 20 odd caps. Naismith was competing with Miller/Mcfadden etc. Thought that aswell that players from last 25 years or so struggled to get over 50 caps. Lack of international tournaments costs a few caps every 2 years but there were a lot more call offs in that time. Had a reluctance from certain managers to put players in earlier. Calum Mcgregor was due a cap for a year or 2 before he got one. Jordan Rhodes and ross mccormack scoring for fun but hardly had a sniff. Mcfadden not getting to the 50 was always a shame, Maloney too. Fletcher, Gordon, Miller, Robertson, Mcginn, Mcgregor, Brown, Caldwell, Naismith and Hutton the only ones debuting after 2000 with over 50 caps. Tom Boyd, Weir, Dailly, Kev Gallacher and Colin Hendry all got caps after 2000 but for most their caps were earned before that time. Now though you have likes of Hanley, Mctominay, Armstrong, Christie, Tierney that should comfortably make it over 50. Dykes, Mclean, Mckenna all over 30 and a bunch of other players on good totals at a young age. Makes a big difference. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 hours ago, KingRocketman II said: Naismith was pretty decent for us. He and Fletcher would have been pretty decent together. Stand out game for me for Naismith was at home against the Dutch under Burley (?) - Naismith was immense and additionally, seemed to win pretty much everything in the air. Credit to Burley for that one. He played Naismith on the right and we kept firing diagonal balls to him as he had the beating of Van Bronkhorst in the air. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Barry Ferguson? Square baw Barry? Sausage rolls and cheese and onion crisps Barry? c**t* should have been hung drawn and quartered for his antics on the bench. * This also includes McGregor by the way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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