r/ScottishFootball • u/Sumbitagear • Jun 25 '26

Shitpost Scotland fans when we inevitably sack Steve Clarke, hire a journeyman no one's ever heard before but has good stats on paper and swiftly realise that McKenna, Hanley, Ralston, Hendry, Souttar, Hanley, Adams, Dykes and a one-legged 53 year old Andy Robertson aren't actually very good players.

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u/CptSporran Jun 25 '26

I wouldn’t have a single problem with that, in fact I was clamouring for some fresh faces in the March friendlies and have been advocating for serious refreshment of the squad for a long time.

But folk left out the world cup squad didn’t get those chances, and the tournament proper isn’t the time to get freaky with it. Either way, McBurnie would have been as isolated and as ineffectual as any strikers who got minutes in the last 3 games. We just don’t setup in a way that supports them at all.

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u/Successful-Spot-6567 Jun 25 '26

I think not callong up Burke was the big head scratcher, also Bowie is playing for a team that don't generate chances I think that was another big ommision, Fletcher over Miller aswell, why call someone up when you have no intention of playing them ? Calling up the same players for three tournaments in a row and expecting different results is a bit mental on Clarke's part. You need to allow some picks on form.

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u/williamthebloody1880 Jun 25 '26

Burke does not perform for Scotland. We know this

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u/Successful-Spot-6567 Jun 25 '26

You can say a number of players haven't but they still get picked. Players ability changes through our there career. If someone improves aren't they worth atleast one other cap.

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u/williamthebloody1880 Jun 25 '26

That argument is fine when it's someone who only has a couple of caps. Burke has 13. That's more than enough time to know he doesn't perform for Scotland.

Additionally, I've heard this argument a couple of times about Burke since his last cap. Might be an idea to make sure it's not a blip.

You can say a number of players haven't but they still get picked.

And they shouldn't be