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BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Depleted Scots call up Naismith

Something like this?:

Alexander

Hutton, G Caldwell, Berra, Alexander

McCormack, D Fletcher, Brown (if fit), Hartley, Maloney

some poor bastard upfront on their own - S Fletcher, K Miller, Faddy?


Not too confident but then Scotland under Burley has never instilled that in me..........

Anyone going over?

[Lucky Rathen]

I'm not confident about this at all, under Burley we've been an absolute shadow of the team we had under Smith and McLeish. Something has gone really wrong under Burley, not helped by the fact that, despicable as they are, 5 huns have quit / been dropped from the squad that probably would have been starters.

[RodThunder]

They need to win games to ensure maximum points, so if Burley persists with this one- up carry on then we're certainly odds on not to qualify. I can't understand why he wouldnt take a punt and go for two up top, take the game to them and see what happens. The worst that'll happen is that we won't qualify, which would be nothing new either way.

4 across the midfield would have another benefit in that Paul Hartley wouldn't get a game; he's absolutely stinking.

[Lucky Rathen]

Scotland squad: Neil Alexander (Rangers), Jamie Langfield (Aberdeen), David Marshall (Cardiff City), Darren Barr (Falkirk), Christophe Berra (Wolves), Gary Caldwell (Celtic), Steven Caldwell (Burnley), Callum Davidson (Preston), Alan Hutton (Tottenham), Jamie McAllister (Bristol City), Steven Whittaker (Rangers), Graham Alexander (Burnley), Scott Brown (Celtic), Kris Commons (Derby County); Darren Fletcher (Man Utd), Paul Hartley (Bristol City), Shaun Maloney (Celtic), James McFadden (Birmingham), David Clarkson (Bristol City), Steven Fletcher (Burnley), Ross McCormack (Cardiff City), Kenny Miller (Rangers), Steven Naismith (Rangers)

Must be the first time 3 Bristol City players have been called up for Scotland duty.

[Carrots Gladstone]

Originally Posted by RodThunder

4 across the midfield would have another benefit in that Paul Hartley wouldn't get a game; he's absolutely stinking.

And he's shite at football.

[Adam Easy Wishes]

Alexander

Hutton
G.Caldwell
Berra
Whittaker

Hartley

Maloney
Fletcher
Brown
McFadden

Miller

[geo1903]

My work is associated with football and in my opinion the current interest in Scotland is probably the lowest its been for a couple of years. The team is predicatable and we're at quite a low ebb, despite still having a chance of qualifying.

[Lonz]

Not going to Norway but got tickets for both home games.

Not in anyway optimistic of making the play-offs but, as a long suffering Scotland fan, I remain hopeful.

[Tubthumper]

I have never been convinced by Burley and I sure as fuck am not at this moment and time. Under Smith and Mcleish I thought we had a set of players and a regime able to qualify in the very near future. Now, well, we don't.

[Carrots Gladstone]

Originally Posted by Tubthumper

I have never been convinced by Burley and I sure as fuck am not at this moment and time. Under Smith and Mcleish I thought we had a set of players and a regime able to qualify in the very near future. Now, well, we don't.

Totally agree.

We are progressing very well under the previous regimes, and had either of the two previous managers stuck around, I think we'd be in a far better position than we are, and we'd all still be feeling very optimistic.

But Burley has done fuck all to inspire confidence and we seem to have taken a massive backwards step.

Jimmy Calderwood for Scotland...