Slide tackle Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Think he gets way more stick than he deserves, i think hes a real rock at the back and has been quite consistent so far. He absolutely fearlous and is good in the air. Young player as well so hopefully hes here for the long run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think most people on here assume he's about 30. Given that Martin is quite light weight, I shudder to think where we'd be without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoltanBuchan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 While he's far from 'international class' at the moment, he certainly deserves his place. It's also worth remembering that centre-backs can often take far longer to develop than other players. Colin Hendry was 27 before he even made his debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320lichtie Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Came out of nowhere and done well for us, only 22, give him time and hell become a solid player for us. Started a thread on here before bout him. Think he could reach 100 caps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Remember he has no experience at top flight level and is young so those factors alone can anyone really slate him when he hasn't been culpible for us conceding loads of goals in key matches. He has been pretty consistent if unspectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 You'll never beat Grant Hanley. Normally Martin is the assured centre half in the partnership but I think on Friday night Hanley has Centre Half of the Match. I'm a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allyc Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 He's raw but he still youngish.he could become a great player for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianp Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hanley is probably the best we have at present ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Remember he has no experience at top flight level and is young so those factors alone can anyone really slate him when he hasn't been culpible for us conceding loads of goals in key matches. He has been pretty consistent if unspectacular. Hanley has played a couple of seasons in the EPL with Steve Keans shocking Blackburn side that got relegated. Remember him scoring a header at old trafford. I know he's not the best centre half going but I would have thought he could have got back to a lower half EPL side by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hanley has played a couple of seasons in the EPL with Steve Keans shocking Blackburn side that got relegated. Remember him scoring a header at old trafford. I know he's not the best centre half going but I would have thought he could have got back to a lower half EPL side by now Well my point being although still pretty raw he is our best option. He has been a stalwart in our side for the last year or so when we have stitched together a fine run of form so hardly merits him getting the chop as some would like to see (not saying you Jeck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Blackburn fans have a rather cruel nickname for him - Hanleycapped. I like him. Certainly doing better than Wilson who was the big hope a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherps Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Irish tactics, or lack of them, played right to Hanley's strengths. Any time the ball is in the air, he looks fine. A liability against anyone with a bit of pace or movement, though, and his distribution still leaves a lot to be desired. Plenty of time to improve and is obviously thought highly of by people who know a lot more about football than me. After his solid display in Warsaw, both with and without the ball, I thought Greer might've taken Hanley's place for at least one of the recent games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 After his solid display in Warsaw, both with and without the ball, I thought Greer might've taken Hanley's place for at least one of the recent games. I would agree with that. I'd have played Greer against England and rested Hanley. I'd also have rested Brown and brought in maybe Bannan or Fletcher and up front would have replaced Martin with May and used Russell earlier. As I said pre-match yesterday I'd sooner lose experimenting than losing playing a strong side with fatigue or mental tiredness issues pus it would have given us the chance to have a better look at other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishTyke Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Need David Weir back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boss Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Can't believe what I'm reading. Hanley is a complete dumpling and our weakest link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davew Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hanley is a complete dumpling and our weakest link. Great argument, you clearly put a lot of thought into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Martin is our best centre half by some distance at the moment. Hanley has potential but gets caught ball watching too often and his positioning can be questionable at best. As others have said he's still young so will hopefully learn and improve but I'd rather he was doing that with his club than with Scotland. Unfortunately we don't have (m)any better options at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Feels like ever since I've watched Scotland at least one of our players have been described as our "weak link" at any given time. I don't think the other options, Greer and Berra are any better than Hanley, in fact both have been criticised on here, and ironically probably been described as weak link themselves. Fact is we are an average team, equally capable of upsetting the bigger teams or having a game littered with individual errors. Strachan is finally a manager who will allow us to play good football and get the best out of an average group of players. All we can hope for is more highs than lows. It's going that way so far Edited November 20, 2014 by ParisInAKilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ffs the boy is only 22 and captain of his club. Aye big deal, he makes a mistake and a top quality player punishes him for it. Hanley hasnt let us down in our qualifing group. If he was going to have a bad game then im glad it was against England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Feels like ever since I've watched Scotland at least one of our players have been described as our "weak link" at any given time. I don't think the other options, Greer and Berra are any better than Hanley, in fact both have been criticised on here, and ironically probably been described as weak link themselves. Fact is we are an average team, equally capable of upsetting the bigger teams or having a game littered with individual errors. Strachan is finally a manager who will allow us to play good football and get the best out of an average group of players. All we can hope for is more highs than lows. It's going that way so far Spot on. If you were to delve through the many topics on her since the Euro campaign began I have seen articles slating Hutton, Whittaker, Hanley, Steven Fletcher, Bannan and Martin and I am sure there others. That is around half our team yet we are right in the mix for a qualifying spot so we are either punching above our weight thanks to Strachan and/or those players are not all as bad as some would have us believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hanley just needs to move up a level and test himself against top class forwards on a weekly basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 How many centre backs are first choice for their national team at his age? Solid defender and will only get better with experience. Also - he's now 23. Big man's birthday today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Hanley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Same birthday as me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReid Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Same birthday as me Happy bday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Same birthday as me Can you play centre half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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