Levein's team of world beaters for toninght

***Moulin Yarns*** · 06-09-2011 12:18 PM

Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

**patlowe** · 06-09-2011 12:20 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

That side should have enough to win IMO.

***JimBHibees*** · 06-09-2011 12:22 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

Amazed Cowie is in the team, like Bannan and hope he does well. Tonight will be a struggle for sure. Hope we can nick a win and keep the group going until October.

***johnrebus*** · 06-09-2011 12:25 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

God help us. The lack of quality in that team is frightening.

Even Hibs would give that lot a game.

**steakbake** · 06-09-2011 12:29 PM

Ludicrous that Fletcher doesn't get a game for Scotland. Wish Faddy would hurry up and find a regular game. O Connor has been in good form for us for 4 games or so, but I can see why that would in itself not be enough to give him the nod - in time, I'm sure he'll be back in the blue.

As angry as all the papers have been about the weekend's game, fact of the matter is that 5 points out of 15 means we'd be hostage to decisions and games elsewhere.

I reckon as soon as 4-6-0 was the formation in a relatively winnable game in Prague, we were in trouble.

Hope we can do something tonight and see what happens!!

**Albion Hibs** · 06-09-2011 12:30 PM

Decent players in there own right, only concern would be that with the exception of the back four they are very lightweight / small. We know the likes of Whitaker is not the best at defending set pieces into the box, so that would be my biggest concern. In saying that I have no idea what size of team the Liths are?

***Moulin Yarns*** · 06-09-2011 12:32 PM

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Decent players in there own right, only concern would be that with the exception of the back four they are very lightweight / small. We know the likes of Whitaker is not the best at defending set pieces into the box, so that would be my biggest concern. In saying that I have no idea what size of team the Liths are?

I think the Lith team will be the same size as Scotland, at least at the kick off, 11-a-side is the norm these days.

**poolman** · 06-09-2011 12:34 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

How times have changed

http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1...uad_sco74.html

***Wembley67*** · 06-09-2011 12:35 PM

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God help us. The lack of quality in that team is frightening.

Even Hibs would give that lot a game.

Every single player in that team would walk in to Hibs right now easily.

***Sylar*** · 06-09-2011 12:41 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

Oh dear.

***KeithTheHibby*** · 06-09-2011 01:11 PM

Once again, 1 striker playing in a must win game.

Incidentally do we have any other strikers on the bench??? Or are they all at home?

**soproni1** · 06-09-2011 01:13 PM

Lack of flair has been an issue against teams which are 'not as good or on the same level as us' - Snodgrass and Dorrans would add more than Bannan and Cowie surely - Dorrans was great against Spain FFS and Snodgrass scored in his last game - amazing what happens when players other than Kenny Miller go into the box (although that may be why he aint playing, being taught a lesson for going too far forward)

**euro Hibby** · 06-09-2011 01:15 PM

so we will find out just how deep his pool of players is ? Not sure why he put not play snodgrass before naismith. ? Banon does is a sub for villa..........

**Broken Gnome** · 06-09-2011 01:16 PM

Dorrans and Snodgrass have every right to do a Fletcher. Terrible.

***JimBHibees*** · 06-09-2011 01:33 PM

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Dorrans and Snodgrass have every right to do a Fletcher. Terrible.

Would agree particularly with regard to Dorrans.

***johnrebus*** · 06-09-2011 01:34 PM

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Every single player in that team would walk in to Hibs right now easily.

I would like to think so.

Hibernian are bottom of the SPL and this is the best Levein can come up with to represent Scotland?

The lack of quality we have at intenational level is probably worse than the Hibs side at SPL level.

**euro Hibby** · 06-09-2011 01:34 PM

I watched him chewing sweeties for 90 minutes on saturday on the sideline.........what a prick. !

**Cocaine&Caviar** · 06-09-2011 01:40 PM

Whats the story with Dorrans at the minute? Didnt set the prem on fire last season by all means, but a great prospect.

**Broken Gnome** · 06-09-2011 01:52 PM

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Would agree particularly with regard to Dorrans.

Worst thing is, especially for a guy supposedly so eloquent and adept with the media, if you actually broke down his selections and ask him why, I can't for a minute even work out how he could explain some of them. Impossible to convince people that those two didn't even merit a place on the bench, just as his 'everyone will be doing it in the future' reasoning for 4-6-0 was total guff.

Fud of a man.

**frazeHFC** · 06-09-2011 02:09 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

Naismith was abysmal on Sunday, i don't know how he is staying in the team. I don't get the Bardsley abuse? I think he is quality and who else would folk rather have at left back?

**Phil MaGlass** · 06-09-2011 02:09 PM

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I watched him chewing sweeties for 90 minutes on saturday on the sideline.........what a prick. !

so you missed all the goals then, why go all that way to watch levein for 90 minutes?

**hibsbollah** · 06-09-2011 02:14 PM

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Naismith was abysmal on Sunday, i don't know how he is staying in the team. I don't get the Bardsley abuse? I think he is quality and who else would folk rather have at left back?

Agree with both points completely. Naismith starting is incomprehensible after his alan o'brien-like showing on saturday. Bardsley is a good player, one of 4 or 5good fullbacks we have in the squad. Wish the rest if the positions had so much depth.

***SteveHFC*** · 06-09-2011 02:47 PM

Dorrans should be ahead of Cowie in midfield and Snodgrass should be in for Naismith.

**patlowe** · 06-09-2011 02:59 PM

Cowie has been excellent every time I've seen him in the past year or so. Surprised Bannan's got in but it seems Levein has taken a shine to him. Not heard much about Dorrans in recent times, seem to remember something about an injury at some point though. Where the hell is Commons?!

**soproni1** · 06-09-2011 03:03 PM

Can see where people are coming from re. Naismith but he has been one of our better players outwith Saturday, think he deserves to stay in. Especially with it being Goodwillie's 1st start it might be better to have him up there closest to him rather than give Snodgrass his first (competitive) start in that position (as mentioned before would find another place for him in the team though)

**patlowe** · 06-09-2011 03:20 PM

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Can see where people are coming from re. Naismith but he has been one of our better players outwith Saturday, think he deserves to stay in. Especially with it being Goodwillie's 1st start it might be better to have him up there closest to him rather than give Snodgrass his first (competitive) start in that position (as mentioned before would find another place for him in the team though)

Agree re Naismith, think he's one of our better attacking players and should not be dismissed because of one admittedly poor performance.

**'Mon the Hibs** · 06-09-2011 05:21 PM

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Team: McGregor, Whittaker, Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley, Naismith, Fletcher, Cowie, Bannan, Morrison, Goodwillie.

We seem pretty lightweight in midfield with Naismith, bannan and Cowie.

Goodwillie on debut upfront on his own (AT HOME... in a MUST WIN game?!?!

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Fletcher just back from injury, though he did look good on Saturday compared with the rest. Our best player at the moment.

Whittaker- crap defender at Hibs, crap defender at huns..... good going forward though. hopefully he won't be exposed and will get sepport from midfield.

Big game for Caldwell, McGregor and Berra!

**~~PISTOL1875~~** · 06-09-2011 05:46 PM

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Naismith was abysmal on Sunday, i don't know how he is staying in the team. I don't get the Bardsley abuse? I think he is quality and who else would folk rather have at left back?

Well I am gonna give you 3 names who could play at LB ahead of Bardsley and not forgetting they have a left foot..

1. Lee Wallace ( when fit )
2. Stephen Crainey..
3. Paul Dixon..

**HibeeSince85** · 06-09-2011 06:11 PM

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Well I am gonna give you 3 names who could play at LB ahead of Bardsley and not forgetting they have a left foot..

1. Lee Wallace ( when fit )
2. Stephen Crainey..
3. Paul Dixon..

Wallace is the only one of them that is competition for Bardsley.

Bardsley is a good player, who has proved he can play in the premiership, I don't have anything against him at all playing lb for Scotland.

That's not the strongest squad but enough to get a win, possibly even comfortably. Cmon Scotland!!!!!

**~~PISTOL1875~~** · 06-09-2011 06:15 PM

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Wallace is the only one of them that is competition for Bardsley.

Bardsley is a good player, who has proved he can play in the premiership, I don't have anything against him at all playing lb for Scotland.

That's not the strongest squad but enough to get a win, possibly even comfortably. Cmon Scotland!!!!!

Surely to play at LB , the most important thing would be your left foot as your strongest...........

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