Season 2020’21: Game 36: Kilmarnock (H)

[Goggles & Flippers]

It's actually quite an entertaining game just now, pretty open.

[SteelmaninOZ]

 

[SteelmaninOZ]

 

[Neilwell86]

On 5/1/2021 at 11:31 PM, Goggles & Flippers said:

Tavernier was injured which allowed Patterson to break through, granted an average performance in blue or green gets the press hacks excited, not as if that defence has been troubled much this season. However Tavernier has returned, is club captain and Patterson has to serve a 3 match bad for attending a house party earlier in the year.

Personally I'd drop McBurnie, I don't think he warrants a place. Nisbet could easily be replaced by someone like Forrest albeit returning from a long injury. Turnbull has earned a spot from coming into and being among the best of a bad bunch at Parkhead. I'd suggest Griffiths too but I don't know where he is at at all in terms of his game or beyond it now, he is a talisman however. Ryan Jack would be my third if one of the above doesn't get the nod. I wouldn't be surprised if its 3 with call ups already but not in the most recent squad.

Only a few games to rattle the managers cage. With the extension of 23 to 26 in the squad it is more likely to be someone he's used over the past year and dropped. Wikipedia list these as:

GK	Robby McCrorie	18 March 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Livingston	14 October 2020, v.  Czech Republic
DF	Liam Cooper	30 August 1991 (age 29)	5	0	Leeds United	18 November 2020, v.  Israel
DF	Paul Hanlon	20 January 1990 (age 31)	1	0	Hibernian	14 October 2020, v.  Czech Republic
DF	Paul McGinn	22 October 1990 (age 30)	0	0	Hibernian	14 October 2020, v.  Czech Republic
DF	Ryan Porteous	25 March 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Hibernian	14 October 2020, v.  Czech Republic
MF	Ryan Jack	27 February 1992 (age 29)	10	0	Rangers	25 March 2021, v.  Austria
MF	Ross McCrorie	18 March 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Aberdeen	14 October 2020, v.  Czech Republic
FW	Leigh Griffiths	20 August 1990 (age 30)	22	4	Celtic	18 November 2020, v.  Israel
FW	Callum Paterson	13 October 1994 (age 26)	17	0	Sheffield Wednesday	18 November 2020, v.  Israel
FW	Oliver Burke	7 April 1997 (age 24)	13	1	Sheffield United	18 November 2020, v.  Israel
FW	Lawrence Shankland	10 August 1995 (age 25)	4	1	Dundee United	18 November 2020, v.  Israel
FW	James Forrest	7 July 1991 (age 29)	35	5	Celtic	7 September 2020, v.  Czech Republic

Mcburnie is touch and go as to whether or not he will be fit for the euros, chances are he won't be going for that reason alone.

Ryan Jack is definitely missing the euros through Injury which is a shame because he was excellent against Serbia, he would be a nailed on starter.

I agree with you on Griffiths, he is the one player who you'd fancy to have one effort and score it however he is another who seems well out of the picture. Forrest needs to prove his fitness first however I think Ryan Fraser is injured at the moment so that would seem a natural swap.

I think your looking at one of Shankland, Nisbet and Patterson going.

Turnbull deserves a spot, still not convinced he will go though.

[weeyin]

If we're playing Championship level teams, Shankland would be a good call, but the jury's still out for me on his credentials at the top level. Tony Watt's looked more effective (and I wouldn't be picking him for Scotland at this point either).

[Neilwell86]

2 hours ago, weeyin said:

If we're playing Championship level teams, Shankland would be a good call, but the jury's still out for me on his credentials at the top level. Tony Watt's looked more effective (and I wouldn't be picking him for Scotland at this point either).

Agreed, still not sold he is as good as we are made to believe.