craigkillie Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, accies1874 said: Fraser's not a bad shout as long as Tierney can play as he did against the Faroe Islands or we have someone overlapping him from midfield. The natural replacement would obviously be Doig. It's probably too early for Hickey but I think he'd be well suited to drifting into midfield from LWB with Tierney pushing high. I don't think it's too early for Hickey (or Doig) to play against Moldova at home - he's played 11 games in Serie A. Edited August 27, 2021 by craigkillie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 15:59, TheScarf said: It's the kind of attendance/game that you would shift away from Hampden to a 30/40k seater stadium, but Scotland doesn't have any. Its 20k then a 30k jump to Ibrox and Hampden. Even if Hampden had been better constructed with the same capacity - could've had the lower tier holding 30k or similar and only opened that initially, with an upper tier or two holding a further 20k. It's the worst large stadium I've ever been to anywhere in Europe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Just now, Marshmallo said: Even if Hampden had been better constructed with the same capacity - could've had the lower tier holding 30k or similar and only opened that initially, with an upper tier or two holding a further 20k. It's the worst large stadium I've ever been to anywhere in Europe. Good shout. 2 tiers with only the bottom one open would been ideal for most Scotland games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Good shout. 2 tiers with only the bottom one open would been ideal for most Scotland games. Was my pal who drew this comparison so I can't take the credit, but Monchengladbach's stadium holds 54k and would be a perfect blueprint for that sort of set up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia-Park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Just now, Marshmallo said: Was my pal who drew this comparison so I can't take the credit, but Monchengladbach's stadium holds 54k and would be a perfect blueprint for that sort of set up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia-Park The terracing too would be superb for Scotland games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Think that would work fine against Moldova, but would he not just play Tierney as a LWB if Robertson is injured and put another CB in to take the LCB spot?Tierney at CB gives us two attacking options down the left as opposed to one if Cooper's there. I'm just talking about the Moldova game atm as hopefully Robertson's fine for the other two. I don't think it's too early for Hickey (or Doig) to play against Moldova at home - he's played 11 games in Serie A.I was more getting at him only playing 50-odd minutes since February. I could've made that clearer though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Went on to see how ticket sales were going (already got mine), surely it would've made more sense to open the South Upper first before having folk stuck centrally behind the goal miles from the pitch with an absolutely terrible view? Edited August 27, 2021 by C. Muir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, craigkillie said: I don't think it's too early for Hickey (or Doig) to play against Moldova at home - he's played 11 games in Serie A. I'd love to see Aaron Hickey called up, but I'd be surprised because John Souttar who was in a fairly similar situation wasn't called up. Would you rather Josh Doig start than Ryan Fraser? If not, is it better to have him in the senior squad or playing in the u21's. This is how I think the squad breaks down and covers positionally. Edited August 27, 2021 by 2426255 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, 2426255 said: I'd love to see Aaron Hickey called up, but I'd be surprised because John Souttar who was in a fairly similar situation wasn't called up. Would you rather Josh Doig start than Ryan Fraser? If not, is it better to have him in the senior squad or playing in the u21's. Fraser could play wing-back of course, but it blunts our attacking options a bit. I think Doig would be more than capable, but as you say it comes with the downside of disrupting the U21s and also bringing another body into a tight-knit squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Fraser could play wing-back of course, but it blunts our attacking options a bit. I think Doig would be more than capable, but as you say it comes with the downside of disrupting the U21s and also bringing another body into a tight-knit squad. We have quite a few options to consider starting in attack against Moldova and I just don't think it's really necessary to bring in a replacement to play against them, I'd be pleased to see Ryan Fraser start at left wing back personally and there would have been a fair case to start him over Greg Taylor anyway. The only justification for me calling someone further into the squad would be to introduce them to the set up like we did with Nathan Patterson and provide further cover in the event of an injury to Robertson or Fraser. Edited August 27, 2021 by 2426255 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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8MileBU Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 8 hours ago, DAFC. said: Think that would work fine against Moldova, but would he not just play Tierney as a LWB if Robertson is injured and put another CB in to take the LCB spot? If Robertson is going to miss out then I’d go with Tierney as the LWB and put Hickey in the LCB spot. Hickey seems to have regained his fitness and form after Covid/injury and arguably the most versatile player Scotland currently have. 7 hours ago, craigkillie said: I don't think it's too early for Hickey (or Doig) to play against Moldova at home - he's played 11 games in Serie A. Agreed. Hickey is an excellent player and started well in Italy prior to getting Covid/injured. If not for that I’d have had him in one of the three CB spots or maybe even a RWB last year as the boy just looks so comfortable with a ball whichever position he plays. 6 hours ago, Marshmallo said: Even if Hampden had been better constructed with the same capacity - could've had the lower tier holding 30k or similar and only opened that initially, with an upper tier or two holding a further 20k. They adopt this strategy at the Allianz Arena in Munich, alternating between a full house for Bayern and bottom tier only being opened for 1860 games but feels like a full house. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Estragon Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Is anyone else having bother with tickets for this? I didn't get a confirmation email on buying them on 5th of August - and nothing has arrived by post. Just phoned the bank, and they've confirmed the transaction. Wondering if anyone has encountered something similar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 There aren't physical tickets as far as I know - you should have received a QR code or something like that when you bought them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 58 minutes ago, Estragon said: Is anyone else having bother with tickets for this? I didn't get a confirmation email on buying them on 5th of August - and nothing has arrived by post. Just phoned the bank, and they've confirmed the transaction. Wondering if anyone has encountered something similar. 28 minutes ago, craigkillie said: There aren't physical tickets as far as I know - you should have received a QR code or something like that when you bought them. Yup, a QR code set up in the most annoying way possible - as tickets weren’t sent as individual documents you could save as a document in your phone - had to go through the email, screenshot individually and send out to everyone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 19 hours ago, 8MileBU said: Agreed. Hickey is an excellent player and started well in Italy prior to getting Covid/injured. If not for that I’d have had him in one of the three CB spots or maybe even a RWB last year as the boy just looks so comfortable with a ball whichever position he plays. He can't play centre-back because he is not a very good defender. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 John McGinn self isolating 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Not necessarily out yet - could be awaiting a test result to come out of isolation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 2 hours ago, craigkillie said: He can't play centre-back because he is not a very good defender. Aye, ok, naybothermate. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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