O/T Scotland tonight

[stokearab]

Israel on Sunday is now a must win game or we are phucked and must win games in Israel never tend to work out well for us.I give the team credit tonight for never accepting defeat.

Tbh I feel we have enough to win over there IF Clarke picks the right players and the right formation. Just for example McGinn was ineffective until moved further up the park.
O'Donnell should be replaced by Palmer and he needs to being Gallacher back in. Play the best 11 every game.

[DUFCstokie]

Meanwhile FIFA have issued a statement

"We have looked again at England's group and we've decided it was unfair. We've now redrawn the group and the new group will comprise England, Antigua, The Solomon Islands, Grenada and the Isle of Man.
Due to the world wide pandemic all matches will be played at Wembley"

Excellent

[GUNBOAT]

To have any hope of getting through its a must win in Israel,Denmark won there and its more than likely that Austria will too.

[stokearab]

To have any hope of getting through its a must win in Israel,Denmark won there and its more than likely that Austria will too.

Would agree, a must win in the second game of the campaign. Jeez. Scary.

I'd go

Marshall
Palmer Gallacher Hanley Tierney
ChristieMcTominayMcGinnArmstrongRobbo
Dykes

But no chance that's what we'll see

[GUNBOAT]

Would agree, a must win in the second game of the campaign. Jeez. Scary.

I'd go

Marshall
Palmer Gallacher Hanley Tierney
ChristieMcTominayMcGinnArmstrongRobbo
Dykes

But no chance that's what we'll see

Dykes is not having a good season but he may well still have credit in the bank with Clarke from the euro's qualifying campaign.

[stokearab]

Dykes is not having a good season but he may well still have credit in the bank with Clarke from the euro's qualifying campaign.

True, but he scored for QPR last Saturday and I don't see how Adams should be ahead of him at this point.

[GUNBOAT]

True, but he scored for QPR last Saturday and I don't see how Adams should be ahead of him at this point.

Its the age old Scottish problem of finding a striker who is bang in form,over the years very few Scots have scored more than 30 international goals.
I think that was the first goal Dykes had scored in around 20 games,as for McBurnie well me and you have scored as many goals for Scotland as he has Stokie Boy.

[stokearab]

Would agree, a must win in the second game of the campaign. Jeez. Scary.

I'd go

Marshall
Palmer Gallacher Hanley Tierney
ChristieMcTominayMcGinnArmstrongRobbo
Dykes

But no chance that's what we'll see

Maybe better qualify that selection

.................Marshall
Palmer Gallagher Hanley Tierney
..................McTominay...
Christie......McGinn.. .Armstrong.....Robertson
..................Dykes

Palmer isn't as phyically strong as O'Donnell but I think he's better in possession and can cross a ball.
I think Clarke will stick with O'Donnell, drop Armstrong for McGregor and start Adams instead of Dykes.
I never felt Hendry deserved to start ahead of Gallagher at CB, maybe Gallagher is carrying a knock, it'll be interesting to see if Hendry starts again tonight.

[NOSCOTCAPS]

Its the age old Scottish problem of finding a striker who is bang in form,over the years very few Scots have scored more than 30 international goals.
I think that was the first goal Dykes had scored in around 20 games,as for McBurnie well me and you have scored as many goals for Scotland as he has Stokie Boy.

I cannot believe McBurnie gets the nod ahead of Shankland, neither in goal scoring form, but Shanks has to be the better player, despite price tag and league differences. Shanks is more than just goals

[GUNBOAT]

Israel looking like Brazil against us as per usual,didnie like the stat that Crocker came out with earlier.They have only managed 2 clean sheets from their last 15 games and both of them are v Scotland.