Scott Sinclair!

It might be over rated but it's still a good standard and far better than here . It's unfair to say a player that is out of form and doesn't deserve to be picked because they struggle to do it consistently against some of the best players in the game. but a player who scores his goals against let's be honest at best poor to average players deserves to be called up ahead of them. They don't.

The reality is if Sinclair was to be called up hed he getting called up to play at a standard similar to that of the EPL. Not great football on the eye at times and results are all that matters. Everyone else in contention is already playing at that standard. They might not be in great form but they are playing at that standard. Sinclair isn't (every week). The manager is taking a gamble on him having to raise his game to perform if he gets any chance of a game in the first place. Doesnt have to do that with anyone else.

For Sinclair there's only one solution. Just like there was for big Fraser and hooper. Do it against the best teams in the champions league. At that point you're performing against teams better than the EPL standard. Then * have a legitimate argument to be called up. Until that it's pure and total bias on any fans here part.

 

Don't really get that point, at all. Especially when you consider the difference in Scotland's form since Strachan flooded the team with Celtic players, and Sinclair is Celtic's best player.

If Strachan had a clue we'd already have the playoffs secured and we'd be challenging this England team for automatic qualification.

Honestly find it quite surreal how much you're overrating these English players to be honest.

 

That's fair enough. Having 6 players that play together regularly makes the transition easier. But in truth playing for England and Scotland are two different things. They might * it at every single major tournament but they get to them without a hitch consistently. There's a higher level of expectation, pressure, criticism with them than playing for a team that hasnt been to a major event in 20 year.


If it's surreal that you think I overrate them thats fair but Sinclair plays in the SPL. A league where no team bar us has qualified for a European proper in 7 years . So just realise the standard sinclair is doing it against before saying I'm overrating players that are rated by the likes of Arsene Wenger and jose moutinho.

So regardless of wether I think Sinclair should be in the squad or not. I dont have any problem nor do i think anyone of us should have one with him not being included just because he bangs them in for fun domestically for us. Doing it domestically didn't get Fraser or hooper a call up and it won't get Sinclair one either.

 

You being completely ridiculous. I for one am quite glad that Sinclair didnt get a call up because Id much rather he was played at Celtic as I couldnt give a monkeys about England. But you saying he doesnt deserve a call up just because he plays in the SPL is ignorant, he has proven himself on the highest european stage, against players right now who are flopping it completely against mid table EPL sides that I would argue Celtic could beat.

PS, Forster was called up whilst in the Celtic squad so youll need to elaborate as if your going to come up with the european argument, then your arguement about Sinclair collapses on itself.

 

It will probably be argued as irrelevant but why can Boyata be called up to the Belgium squad when he's got to go up against two of the best CB's in EPL, yet Sinclair isn't worth a sniff because he don't do it in the EPL.

For me at the end of the day, irrespective of the quality he plays against, there is a pressure, an intensity, a near unreasonable level of expectation of playing for Celtic and a certain mentality required to perform continuously for us at any stage in the way he does which is the type of qualities that England should be taking advantage of.

A young boy made a mistake of chasing the money and it failed, but the player that such clubs wanted to spend such money on is still there and we seeing it reemerge right now over the last 18 months.

Whether he starts or not he's worthy of a call up.

 

So us anderlecht and astana a * poor standard to score against ?

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Fraser foster got a call up when he was celtic goal keeper

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It quite obvious he is hoaching if he was a celtic fan he would have known forster was called up when he was celtic goal keeper

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Best post of the thread

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Alan Thompson also got a call up when playin for us.

 

Cause the * always get a * easy group

 

Again. You keep talking about Sinclair is only doing it at 'SPL level'. He's been doing it in the Champions League as well by the way.

 

Hahahaha get to * I said Gary and Fraser because both were called up in there time here. Hooper had to withdraw with injury.

 

Lol noticed u said domestically Yeh their European performances got them the call up sinclair though has been performing in europe he performed great last year in Germany finished the tie in astana and yes I know we got beat of barca but the game could have been 1-1 at a point through a sinclair attack onto a penalty which was missed

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Yes forster was called up for performing against Barcelona. A team of a higher standard than the epl. His amazing 3 games against them did more for him than any others in his time here and being part of a team in the last 16 helped more so too.

What I said about Sinclair is * need to do it against bayern and psg , the top CL teams. Teams like Barcelona for forster. Teams of a better standard than the EPL. If he does it against them its impossible to argue that he doesnt deserve a call up. Goals in qualifiers won't do much to catch the eye but the anderlecht goal wouldnt have done him any harm.
He is up against it with that being the standard required obviously but Fraser managed it.

 

Hes been fantastic for us in Europe. One of our best players at the stage. Two games against Astana. Tough to argue with that from our perspective. Off the post in gladbach. 3 goals against linfield. Put in some shift in rosenborg.
But for the English and their snobbery it seems they believe the CL starts when the draw is made for the group's.

 

Totally agree in majority of anyone else's eyes he deserves the call but if you come from England and support a team from their top flight then he is * poor

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I hope we manage to get to the last 16 with a mini bayern colapse. Then we draw an english team, then Sinclair can score a hatrick and * them.

 

Can still get one if we are in europa and more likely to beat one at that stage they always collapse at that stage perfect example tottenham

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England are * anyway. Is he eligible for anyone else ?