ArabFC Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Watching the City v Newcastle game last night and admiring how good Newcastle have become in the last few months, it struck me that there are a few options there that Clarke must surely have an eye on. Harvey Barnes, Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento and Elliott Anderson are all eligible for both Scotland and England and would all improve our squad imho. Hayden Hackney down the road in Middlesborough too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Yeah Newcastle is part of Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I don't know of the last guy but I'm sure the other 3 will happily play for Scotland when they're 35 with 0 England caps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeTon Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Harvey Barnes is probably not that far off contention for England, especially now he's at a club pushing into Champions League football. If he were to play for Scotland it would be absolutely sensational. Gordon can get f**ked. Absolutely useless. Livramento could be alright, he's still proving himself. Don't really know who he even is. Elliot Anderson is the lesser known (ironically he's the only one on this list who plays for Scotland at Youth level - having done so at every level except U19), but he was, supposedly, amazing for Bristol and he's starting to break into the Newcastle side. He certainly has a long career ahead if he keeps doing what he's doing (same goes for Livramento) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 A lot of people in north east England are strangely very Tory and have a weird chip on the shoulder against Scottish people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 26 minutes ago, ClydeTon said: Livramento could be alright, he's still proving himself. Don't really know who he even is. He's going to be the starting RB pretty soon at Newcastle. I dint see Barnes making the same impact, bit part player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, ClydeTon said: Harvey Barnes is probably not that far off contention for England, especially now he's at a club pushing into Champions League football. If he were to play for Scotland it would be absolutely sensational. I have a pal who’s a Leicester City season ticket holder, and he raves about Barnes and can’t believe he hasn’t had more of a chance with England. He made one appearance for them, as a late sub in a friendly against Wales in 2020, and hasn’t had a sniff since. Always thought he was the sort of player Scotland need - direct, pacy, strong, and weighs in with his shares of goals and assists. It was reported last season that Clarke and Carver were down at a Leicester game, which was curious at the time as neither team had a player obviously eligible for Scotland, other than Barnes. After that, I thought there might be an announcement that Barnes had switched to Scotland. Nothing happened, and he wasn’t in the next squad. Given Clarke’s thoroughness, I expect this avenue has been explored. Edited August 20, 2023 by Frankie S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 33 minutes ago, throbber said: A lot of people in north east England are strangely very Tory and have a weird chip on the shoulder against Scottish people. Geordies- Scots with their brains bashed in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Newcastle is in the north-east of England. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcernedReferee Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I'd be ok with swapping Newcastle for Edinburgh -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Newcastle is in the south of Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Wallsend in Newcastle was the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall so I'd want at least part of it back after Indepedance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Can we swap them for a pair of bigots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Apparently "am a geordie man me" was a common utterance by the good folk of Newcastle to Hanoverian redcoats during the 45 as the red coats marched North to fight the Jacobites. This being in case their Southern compatriots confused them with the enemy and gave them a cuff round the lug or worse. Hence the nickname "geordie"........loyal subject of king George. Anyways....Anderson might still make the grade for us. The rest. Nah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 21 hours ago, throbber said: A lot of people in north east Scotland are strangely very Tory and have a weird chip on the shoulder against Scottish people. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHF-23 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Barnes had an excellent season in a mince side last year and still couldn't get into an England side without Bowen and Sterling available in the summer. The players picked in the positions he'd play were Saka, Rashford, Grealish and Foden. Coming through their under-21s are Smith-Rowe, Madueke, Gibbs-White, Gordon and Palmer. Don't think there's much chance he'd get into the England squad in the next few years given the competition but who knows. He may well just not be interested at all though - fair play, but he'd be a significant upgrade on Christie or Armstrong if he could be persuaded. I've heard (I think on here maybe) that Anderson is dragging his feet but he looks another good option in a similar position. Livramento looked a real player when he first moved to Saints but don't think he played much last year, Patterson and Hickey are both more developed at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliv75 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Barnes is a great player. he was superb when he came on against Villa in the first game of the season. Got a goal and a assist! Think he will be a big player for Newcastle this season! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 21/08/2023 at 14:34, GHF-23 said: Barnes had an excellent season in a mince side last year and still couldn't get into an England side without Bowen and Sterling available in the summer. The players picked in the positions he'd play were Saka, Rashford, Grealish and Foden. Coming through their under-21s are Smith-Rowe, Madueke, Gibbs-White, Gordon and Palmer. Don't think there's much chance he'd get into the England squad in the next few years given the competition but who knows. He may well just not be interested at all though - fair play, but he'd be a significant upgrade on Christie or Armstrong if he could be persuaded. I've heard (I think on here maybe) that Anderson is dragging his feet but he looks another good option in a similar position. Livramento looked a real player when he first moved to Saints but don't think he played much last year, Patterson and Hickey are both more developed at the moment. Livramento was out for a year with an ACL injury 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Would be willing to bet this lot get zero Scotland caps betweent them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 *amongst 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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