JagDude Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'd go: McGregor Hutton Berra Martin Roberston Fletcher Mclean Snodgrass Bannan Anya McCormack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint4805 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looking forward to seeing Snoddie back. We missed him in the last campaign. Hope Kenny McLean gets a chance and does well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The team is : Scotland: McGregor, Hutton, Martin, Berra, Robertson, Mulgrew, Snodgrass, Fletcher (C), McLean, McCormack, Anya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Fletcher, Mulgrew and McLean in the middle seems a bit negative to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The "Christmas tree" formation ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, runningtings said: Fletcher, Mulgrew and McLean in the middle seems a bit negative to me. Don't know much about McLean but I can imagine Hutton & Robertson bombing forward to add some more attacking options maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 19 minutes ago, runningtings said: Fletcher, Mulgrew and McLean in the middle seems a bit negative to me. Think yourself lucky we're playing with somebody up front this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hmm aye, maybe Mccormack will be on the wing though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 So only trying out McCormack and McLean? Everyone else is fairly regular. What's the point? What will he learn from this? I bet if the other Fletcher had been fit he'd have played instead of McCormack. Looks like this campaign will be more of the same not quite being good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: So only trying out McCormack and McLean? Everyone else is fairly regular. What's the point? What will he learn from this? I bet if the other Fletcher had been fit he'd have played instead of McCormack. Looks like this campaign will be more of the same not quite being good enough. Emm, there will be substitutes. Starting a team full of debutants away from home against a team like the Czech Republic is usually a recipe for disaster. Edited March 24, 2016 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Interesting fact. Ross McCormack is the first Fulham player to represent Scotland since 1960 ! The last was Graham Leggat who sadly died last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 2 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said: Emm, there will be substitutes. Starting a team full of debutants away from home against a team like the Czech Republic is usually a recipe for disaster. I didn't say we needed a team full of debutants. Just a wee bit more imagination. Strachan seems bereft of fresh ideas and this win over a weakened Czech team just papers over the problem for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 1 hour ago, ErsatzThistle said: Interesting fact. Ross McCormack is the first Fulham player to represent Scotland since 1960 ! The last was Graham Leggat who sadly died last year. You do know McCormack left Fulham years Ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Gills Mcginty Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: You do know McCormack left Fulham years Ago? What? Fulham captain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: You do know McCormack left Fulham years Ago? Do you mean Leeds Utd by chance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 49 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: You do know McCormack left Fulham years Ago? When did he go back to them then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 50 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: I didn't say we needed a team full of debutants. Just a wee bit more imagination. Strachan seems bereft of fresh ideas and this win over a weakened Czech team just papers over the problem for a while. Who would you have picked and played tonight? We had McGregor, Berra, Darren Fletcher, Bannan, McLean, Phillips, Watt, Snodgrass, Caddis and McCormack who either never played or played infrequently in the last campaign on the pitch tonight. 10 players. We also have the other "half" of the squad for the home game next week. I'm struggling to understand this lack of imagination claim based on 10 new or recalled players and another game, featuring different players again, still to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Delighted at the win, and the second half performance was decent too. Thought McGregor was excellent tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab The Crab Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thought McCormack put in s great shift up front, Tony Watt didn't look out of his depth either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 35 minutes ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: Who would you have picked and played tonight? We had McGregor, Berra, Darren Fletcher, Bannan, McLean, Phillips, Watt, Snodgrass, Caddis and McCormack who either never played or played infrequently in the last campaign on the pitch tonight. 10 players. We also have the other "half" of the squad for the home game next week. I'm struggling to understand this lack of imagination claim based on 10 new or recalled players and another game, featuring different players again, still to come. How many caps do McGregor, Fletcher, Snodgrass, Berra and Bannan have? What is to be discovered by playing them? Only McLean and McCormack were starters. Why use Hutton other than just to give him his 50th cap? We need to learn about some newer players and I was happy to see Caddis and Watt come on but surely we could have started another couple of new players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 1 hour ago, ErsatzThistle said: Do you mean Leeds Utd by chance ? Yep. Well spotted. ? I've got my Leeds and Fulhams mixed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 3 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said: Interesting fact. Ross McCormack is the first Fulham player to represent Scotland since 1960 ! The last was Graham Leggat who sadly died last year. It's certainly a fact, whether it's an interesting one is debatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 22 minutes ago, aaid said: It's certainly a fact, whether it's an interesting one is debatable. Well I say it is the most interesting fact in the documented history of interesting facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 7 hours ago, RenfrewBlue said: We need to learn about some newer players and I was happy to see Caddis and Watt come on but surely we could have started another couple of new players? Who? All very well you saying we should have done this and that but without suggesting viable alternatives you end up sounding like you are moaning for moanings sake. IMO you have to have a mixture of new options and experience. You go in with a lot of younger and/or inexperienced players and you get dicked. That happened too often in the Vogts era with caps handed out like confetti. Results and morale suffered. I thought he got the balance right last night. A few players getting a chance for turning up for squads in last campaign and hardly starting (Fletcher, Berra, McGregor), a couple of debuts, working someone back into the side who has been out with injury long term, some playing time and a chance to stake a starting spot for players who we have only seen bits of during Strachan reign (Phillips, Bannan). A good mix of lightly capped players and more established. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Good result, tried some new players out and learned a thing or two. Well done Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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