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KBID · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 811 Location: Stirling

No thanks. Ferguson spat in the face of team discipline - and like any normal person, he should have the book thrown at him.

I actually think Scotland are better without him and his little buddy, Shagger McGregor. We don't need those sorts of disruptive influences playing for our country! Look at our neighbours down south... a Manager who doesn't take any crap and players who want to play for him - that's why England are getting the results on the park. Not like up here where the inmates are running the asylum and start throwing their toys out of the pram when they don't like their boss(a la Kris Boyd!)

It's funny how when Barry Ferguson was at Rangers, he was always fit when it came to Rangers games but when it came to playing for his country he was always 'injured.'

Personally, I don't ever want to see Barry Ferguson(or, for that matter, Alan McGregor) in a Scotland shirt again. They don't deserve to represent their country after the shame they placed on it.
Young kids all over Scotland looked up to Barry Ferguson and Alan McGregor as role models, and this is how they treat them?
No thanks, Scotland doesn't have space in its squad for chancers like Ferguson and McGregor.
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fitbadaft · Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Posts: 93

I voted no for two reasons, firstly, Ferguson and McGregor were an absolute disgrace to their country with their primary school antics (apologies to primary school kids !!!), their silly behaviour whilst representing their country showed me that they did not take any pride in doing their best for our country. I am disappointed that it is even being discussed that they could return. My second reason for not wanting Ferguson back is that I always considered him to be over-rated as a player, as a previous poster said the only passes he made were sideways or backwards.

Markinch Rover · Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 236

if he maintains his form at the start of the season then he should be considered. Levein will make sure everyone in the squads attitudes up to scratch going forward and thats all that really matters.

On his day and injury free he is a decent player.

daryl1990 · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 2510 Location: glenrothes

I'm not overly fussy about him coming back from the ban, however he is no where near the level of Fletcher so should only be used as a back up.
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GhostZapper · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 1213

would be nice if Fletcher actually performed for Scotland tho, its something i get so frustrated about! Ferguson was always head and shoulders above Fletch for Scotland.

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GhostZapper · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 1213

26, but i agree. Much more to come from him. Was it Rooney that said he loved playing with fletcher and he was one of the most important names on the team sheet at Man U

IMO, he has never particularly suited the role played for scotland. Hes our best player by far, technically, and i would simply find a system to suit him. Man u seem to play a 4-4-2, or 4-5-1 with advanced forwards, and dont think it would be difficult for us to build a team around fletch.

ferguson had a good season playing the holding role for Birmingham, as opposed to his more advanced role previously. I think it was Old Trafford he had an outstanding game, won every ball in the middle of the park.

With that being the case, sit Fergie in, and let fletch go walkabout and maybe we'll see the kind of performances we all know he's capable off!

daryl1990 · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 2510 Location: glenrothes

GhostZapper · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 1213

i disagree - a lot of the Scotland fans i know believe he is the best player in the team, but all we are after is performances on the same level as what he can produce for Man U on occasion

Sadly, he hides too much for Scotland. I appreciate some of the things he trys, and just wish he;d have the freedom to be allowed to express his creative nature more. I dont think it helps trying him out in different roles as Burley or Levein did at the Czech game - he looked lost

Also, i know everyone was dradful in Cardiff, but on that kind of occasion, Fletcher as captain should have been the one to get the players up for it and halt the capitulation! Thats the kind of thing Ferguson offered, or even Scott Brown against Macedonia

When was the last time you can remember coming away from a Scotland match and saying "i thought Fletcher was outstanding today"

you can pick players out in the category for some games - Hutton and Ferguson against Italy at home, Gordon vs France, Scott Brown vs Macedonia, Kenny Miller vs Lithuania,
For me and many others, the last outstanding game Fletch had for Scotland was Slovenia in 2005.......

I firmly believe he is technically the best player in our squad. expectation should be hjigh, because apart from Rooney he was the best player in the EPL last season!

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9065 Location: Almost Dysart.

Sod Fergusson.

After the way he and McGregor behaved his career at international level should have been over anyway, but to be offered a reprieve by the new manager he should be prepared to walk on hot coals to come back.

"I'll think about it he said!"

If I'd have been CL I'd have just said there and then "No don't bother son"
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