McLeish just on Sky & asked why no Tom Cairney. He answered correctly that Cairney was just back from injury. Unfortunately he then said that Cairney came on as a sub last night, he actually started, & he then muttered something about him being neat on the ball. It was painfully & embarrassingly obvious that he hadn't seen the game. Just a shambles.
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06-11-2018 01:19 PM #1
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06-11-2018 01:22 PM #2
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Ah isn’t Cairney and not the Bournemouth player the one who can still play for England and keeps bumping the squad?
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06-11-2018 01:30 PM #3
It's a decent enough squad, the players id want to see are in there. It's whether he can do anything with them.
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06-11-2018 01:33 PM #5
A decent manager would get that squad of players competing and doing some excellent things. I just don't believe McLeish fits that bill.
Looking at the squad, I'm pondering whatever happened to Ikechi Anya? He was one of the most exciting players I can remember seeing in a Scotland shirt, but he completely fell out of the picture? Not blaming McLeish, just curious as to where he went.
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I’m not sure if he’s moved on or not yet but I think that was the story. We were linked with him by someone on here last January which is why I looked into his situation a bit.
That was a long time ago though so theres a chance I’m getting him mixed up with someone else.
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06-11-2018 01:59 PM #8
16 goals at internationally in that squad. 9 midfielders with 1 goal between them.
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06-11-2018 02:28 PM #10
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United we stand here....
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06-11-2018 03:09 PM #12
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Rhodes and Anya,Both goal scorers,seem to have disappeared completely.McLeish does not appear well to me any time Isee him on TV.
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06-11-2018 03:51 PM #13
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I wish McLeish no harm, but he is coming over as a bit of a slaver these days.
Something seems amiss with him.
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06-11-2018 04:14 PM #14
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07-11-2018 09:25 AM #16
Cairney, Ritchie, Snodgrass and McArthur all saying no thanks to a call up. Shows you where international football stands...
It will be interesting to see if Fraser plays this time round. In his defence, he may still be traumatised after being played as a wing-back against Belgium.
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07-11-2018 09:48 AM #17
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Or do they not really rate this competition and value their club football more?
Cairney was crap in his only previous appearance, but his pedigree is such that surely he deserves more than one opportunity to impress?
I've always thought that there should be a long way back for players who want to pick and choose when they turn up for International duty.
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07-11-2018 10:02 AM #21
If a player picks and chooses which international fixtures they want to show up for - especially if they're ****ing competitive ones - they should be banned from selection.
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Not sure how many times I've seen him play or how many caps he has but i remember i got a right bee in my bonnet about how anonymous he was in his last cap for Scotland. Think he may have kept SJM out the team that night and it really annoyed me.
I'm approaching the stage of thinking it's probably best for Scotland if we lose these up coming games so we would replace Mcleish. It's sad to see him so far out his depth just now as I think he's probably a decent guy and i'm sure he knows his football, he just shouldn't be our national manager.
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07-11-2018 10:08 AM #23
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07-11-2018 12:29 PM #26
I don’t get the hate I’m seeing on social media for McBurnie. He seems to be doing well at Swansea.
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I'm pleased Fletcher is back in, he's no world beater but he's probably the best we've got available in that position. We've not got a great amount of options in that position so i've no issue with McBurnie being in the squad, i'd hope he's not starting though.
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International football is a tough one, unless a player makes an immediate impact they are shelved. Cairney seems to have fallen that way too. These guys need experience at International Level if he rates them (which you would think he does or did as they were in his first squads)
McLeish needs to find his best eleven (or fifteen) a system that plays to their strengths, and have the conviction to stand by his choices. Any decent manager worth their salt does this when first in the door of a new post.
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