So has Graham Shinnie suddenly become a better player now he is at Aberdeen ? 

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aberdeen-defender-graeme-shinnie-set-6510137

just goes to show if you play past Perth you have no chance of a call up 

Edited September 25, 201510 yr by mikeyrob73

Galling that he wasn't even on the bench for the Poland game. Just shows you what a closed shop the Scotland team is. In contrast, Northern Ireland regularly pick lads from clubs like ICT, Kilmarnock and Hamilton Accies. They won their group comfortably. Scotland finished a distant fourth.  

He was injured 

Galling that he wasn't even on the bench for the Poland game. Just shows you what a closed shop the Scotland team is. In contrast, Northern Ireland regularly pick lads from clubs like ICT, Kilmarnock and Hamilton Accies. They won their group comfortably. Scotland finished a distant fourth.  

He was injured 

Just as well he has been playing ***** for Aberdeen the last 2 games

Shinnie on the bench tonight.

What on earth is the point calling up players in exceptional form like Shinnie, being four or five up against Gibraltar in a meaningless game then throwing on the likes of Naismith? This was a perfect chance to see how players like Shinnie were shaping up to break onto the international scene but no. Strachan yet again goes with the players we've all seen a million times before and know what they can do so we don't get to learn anything ahead of the next campaign.

Spot on RiG he could have gone further and played a few others as well as the game counted for nothing.

Strachan yet again goes with the players we've all seen a million times before and know what they can do so we don't get to learn anything ahead of the next campaign.

How on earth can you possibly criticise the manager who got Scotland a historic 6-0 away win in Portugal?! 

If Shinnie had played it would have been 26 - 0.

If Shinnie had played it would have been 26 - 0.

If both Shinnies had played it would have been at least 40-0....

Apart from the Shinnie brothers was the last set of brothers to be called up to the Scotland squad (not at the same time)

Apart from the Shinnie brothers was the last set of brothers to be called up to the Scotland squad (not at the same time)

Barry Ferguson and Derek Ferguson? I'm probably overlooking an obvious answer!

I'm thinking Caldwells

Edited October 29, 201510 yr by Alex MacLeod

The Caldwell brothers performance against Norway was so calamitous it inspired a 'chuckle brothers' meme on social media.