Scary Bear Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, BFTD said: I heard we're calling up no-marks from places like Canada now too. The SFA don't even have a picture of him. Probably a part-timer on loan from Tim Hortons to fill out the squad. Maybe he can play right back? A cunning plan from Stevie boy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Quote Goalkeepers Łukasz Skorupski (age 33) Bologna Bartłomiej Drągowski (age 27) Panathinaikos Marcin Bułka October (age 24) Nice Bartosz Mrozek February (age 24)Lech Poznań Defenders Jan Bednarek (age 28) Southampton Bartosz Bereszyński (age 32) Sampdoria Jakub Kiwior (age 24) Arsenal Tymoteusz Puchacz (age 25) Holstein Kiel Paweł Dawidowicz (age 29) Hellas Verona Sebastian Walukiewicz (age 24) Torino Mateusz Wieteska (age 27) Cagliari Kamil Piątkowski (age 24) Red Bull Salzburg Midfielders Piotr Zieliński (age 30) Inter Milan Przemysław Frankowski (age 29) Lens Sebastian Szymański (age 25) Fenerbahçe Jakub Moder (age 25) Brighton & Hove Albion Nicola Zalewski(age 22) Roma Jakub Kamiński(age 22) VfL Wolfsburg Bartosz Slisz (age 25) Atlanta United Jakub Piotrowski (age 26) Ludogorets Razgrad Kacper Urbański (age 19) Bologna Mateusz Bogusz (age 23) Los Angeles FC Mateusz Kowalczyk (age 20) GKS Katowice Forwards Robert Lewandowski (captain) (age 36) Barcelona Karol Świderski (age 27) Charlotte FC Krzysztof Piątek (age 29) İstanbul Başakşehir Adam Buksa (age 28) Midtjylland Since the Euros Szczesny has retired from football, Grosicki from international football and Cash is injured again after missing the Euros with a separate injury. Would've been nice if Lewandowski retired too but he's started with 4 goals in 4 league games for Barcelona so isn't quite done yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Given the stubborn comments from the management team since they reappeared, I’m pretty concerned we are going to see the most stubborn line up imaginable. He’ll change to a four at the back, but play three behind the striker with absolutely no width or creativity about it as well as McLean next to Gilmour in midfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Josh Doig, Connor Barron and Jon McCracken called in Che Adams, James Forrest, Robby McCrorie and Greg Taylor out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Adams the only one likely to feature there, but it reduces our attacking options a bit. Suppose Barron coming in means Christie or McGinn have more chance of playing further forward. Noticeable that it's two Celtic players pulling out at once off the back of their captain retiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDD Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Maybe a wee bit odd to call up a central midfielder when a striker and a winger withdraw. Doig ought to be chosen ahead of Taylor going forward anyway, especially since you'd expect Taylor is likely to lose his starting berth at Celtic soon (heard that before, I know I know). I would liked to have seen Forrest start on Thursday, but hey ho. We're looking a good bit weaker this squad than we have in a while, but I'm still fairly optimistic we can survive this group and ultimately go into the World Cup qualifiers in a better place than we are at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 It's bad enough when the games are behind a paywall, but to have them potentially not broadcast in Scotland at all is shambolic. I have the means to watch it regardless, but I really hope they manage to sort something out for those who can't. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 40 minutes ago, AndyDD said: Doig ought to be chosen ahead of Taylor going forward anyway, especially since you'd expect Taylor is likely to lose his starting berth at Celtic soon (heard that before, I know I know). I've seen this a few times on here, but Doig is playing in Serie B at the moment, and Taylor will probably be playing in the Champions League. I don't know if people think Taylor is a lot older than he actually is or something, or if they're just wanting change for change's sake, but I don't really see any reason for picking Doig ahead of him at the moment. Calling up Doig now makes perfect sense though, there's not really another good candidate and he is likely to be a potential squad member going forward, especially after Robertson retires in a couple of years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Barron over Miller 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Since the Euros Szczesny has retired from football, Grosicki from international football and Cash is injured again after missing the Euros with a separate injury. Would've been nice if Lewandowski retired too but he's started with 4 goals in 4 league games for Barcelona so isn't quite done yet. Lewandowski’s three goals from open play have all been taken well but he’s missed a couple of sitters and has looked a wee bit off the pace for Barca. Not sure there will be the same quality of interplay with his international teammates as there is with his club ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 44 minutes ago, Craig fae the Vale said: It's bad enough when the games are behind a paywall, but to have them potentially not broadcast in Scotland at all is shambolic. I have the means to watch it regardless, but I really hope they manage to sort something out for those who can't. Normally I would agree wholeheartedly but I'm honestly neither up nor down about it. Disillusionment has taken hold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) 22 minutes ago, craigkillie said: I've seen this a few times on here, but Doig is playing in Serie B at the moment, and Taylor will probably be playing in the Champions League. I don't know if people think Taylor is a lot older than he actually is or something, or if they're just wanting change for change's sake, but I don't really see any reason for picking Doig ahead of him at the moment. Calling up Doig now makes perfect sense though, there's not really another good candidate and he is likely to be a potential squad member going forward, especially after Robertson retires in a couple of years. Doig has been a reliable performer in Serie A for the past couple of seasons. He’s started most weeks for Verona and Sassuolo in a top European league at a young age, so quite clearly has something about him. Sassuolo’s form falling off a cliff and them getting unexpectedly relegated is just unfortunate, but shouldn’t detract from Doig’s suitability as a member of the Scotland squad. The post you quoted did use the wording “going forward” and I think it’s fair enough, tbh. Maybe you’ll file this as ‘change for change’s sake’ category, but give me the young player who has been trusted to play regularly at a good level and who will almost certainly continue to improve as a player in the next few years, over the guy who is a decent LB in a mid-level European league and who has clearly reached his relatively limited ceiling. Edited September 3 by Nightmare 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Breathe it in, folks. A craigkillie post having a go at Greg Taylor: 1 hour ago, craigkillie said: Noticeable that it's two Celtic players pulling out at once off the back of their captain retiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Plenty of people will be happy about Adams dropping out, and we do have the numbers to cover him, but imo he's still our best striker and would've been likely to start at least one of these games. I'd probably go with Shankland against Poland and Dykes against Portugal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahemps Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 12 minutes ago, accies1874 said: Plenty of people will be happy about Adams dropping out, and we do have the numbers to cover him, but imo he's still our best striker and would've been likely to start at least one of these games. I'd probably go with Shankland against Poland and Dykes against Portugal. I am not, I think he is our best striker. There is a reason he has played in the EPL and is now in Serie A and the Shankland and Dykes are in the SPFL and League 1. I would be tempted to give Conway more game time now, he is playing at the next highest level . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2426255 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, craigkillie said: I've seen this a few times on here, but Doig is playing in Serie B at the moment, and Taylor will probably be playing in the Champions League. I don't know if people think Taylor is a lot older than he actually is or something, or if they're just wanting change for change's sake, but I don't really see any reason for picking Doig ahead of him at the moment. Calling up Doig now makes perfect sense though, there's not really another good candidate and he is likely to be a potential squad member going forward, especially after Robertson retires in a couple of years. I don't really understand it myself. If Doig was starting left-back for Celtic and Taylor was playing for Sassuolo then you'd still have people wanting Doig over Taylor. I assume it's because he's younger, more athletic and perceived to be more attacking and therefore more exciting. Ultimately it's not a debate worth having until Robertson retires. Edited September 3 by 2426255 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, accies1874 said: Plenty of people will be happy about Adams dropping out, and we do have the numbers to cover him, but imo he's still our best striker and would've been likely to start at least one of these games. I'd probably go with Shankland against Poland and Dykes against Portugal. Can we call up McBurnie? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, accies1874 said: Plenty of people will be happy about Adams dropping out, and we do have the numbers to cover him, but imo he's still our best striker and would've been likely to start at least one of these games. I'd probably go with Shankland against Poland and Dykes against Portugal. Really? I've missed that bit in amongst the fury of the past few months. Who do they want to replace him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I have a good feeling about this. 2-0 The Caledonia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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