grant hanley, and danny wilson, are the to best young centre halfs at the moment imo. id have one of them ahead of the likes of berra and webster. wilson cant buy a game right now, but hanleys a regular for blackburn, so id start hanley next to caldwell, say what you want about caldwell, but hes always there when called upon, and with a youngster next to him to help sweep up his occasional mistakes. it could be a formidable partnership imo. berra, and webster are bang average, international football needs that bit extra either athleticism or tactical nous they have neither. hanleys the one i think that can step up, and in time when wilson gets more game time he can come in. but they are our only two young centre halfs with any prospect from what i can see. the only other i can think of is fraser kerr, the 19 year old on loan at motherwell. hes looked decent this season. one to watch. the rest such as perry, hanlon, etc are good but still have a way to go if they want to have successful international careers.
i just hope the young players do step up, because we bloody need them too. hope strachan can get the players fired up. passionate performances will lead to the fans growing passionate again.