cornerkick Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 he would need to be part of the upcoming friendlies to have any shot of making qatar, right? Corazon, N1ckbr0wn, Unnamed Trialist and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 12:25 PM, Obinna said: How are we not trying to move mountains to keep this guy involved? This is the World Cup we are talking about and it feels like everytime his thread is bumped he's scored or assisted, be it domestic or UCL qualifiers. I agree with @narduch, we aren't going to see him. I wonder though if that changes with a late injury or two in midfield. God forbid we lose someone like Kaye or Osorio right before Qatar, or both, but does Herdman turn back to Arfield in such a circumstance, or does he bring in the likes of Liam Fraser or Kone for cover? Wotherspoon may not be fit in time (did he play today?) and a midfield of Eustaquio, Hutchinson, Piette, Kone and Fraser is not deep enough. Who is the next midfielder in this circumstance, Priso? Okello? Again, I am 99.999% sure Arfield is done, but I must admit I am holding onto that 0.001% chance. At minimum he should be a depth player for Canada…obviously something must have happened behind the scenes, because none of the parties seem like they want a reconciliation… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 hour ago, cornerkick said: he would need to be part of the upcoming friendlies to have any shot of making qatar, right? if you would have come to me out of friendship..out of respect....i dont remember the last time you invited me to Ibrox for coffee.....and now you want me to take you to Qatar??? johnyb, Corazon, Olympique_de_Marseille and 10 others 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, SoCalTransport said: At minimum he should be a depth player for Canada…obviously something must have happened behind the scenes, because none of the parties seem like they want a reconciliation… Agreed that there doesn't seem to have been any indication that Scott Arfield has reversed his publicly announced retirement from the CMNT. It may have been something he had to do to get a new contract with Rangers so don't think it's even 100% clear that there is a reconciliation angle involved. Edited August 25, 2022 by Ozzie_the_parrot rkomar, Kadenge and The Real Marc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Drawn with Napoli, Liverpool, and Ajax Ruffian, gwsmith63, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Suspect they'll be quite happy with that. Plzen drew the short straw in Pot 4 terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 That's a pretty tasty group. I haven't seen the others but that looks to be relatively even 1 (Liverpool) through 4 (Rangers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Quite a bit of cocacaf content in this group as well. Rangers: Arfield, Tillman (USA), Sands (USA), Roofe (Jamaica) Ajax: Sanchez (Mexico), Alvarez (Mexico), Klaiber (Suriname) Napoli: Lozano (Mexico) Free kick, Corazon, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Obinna said: That's a pretty tasty group. I haven't seen the others but that looks to be relatively even 1 (Liverpool) through 4 (Rangers). Although Liverpool is the highest-ranked team, in co-efficient terms, it's actually Ajax who are the Pot 1 team. As a Liverpool supporter, I'm getting a bit sick of seeing Napoli in the group stage. We've had them in 3 of the last 5 years. We also had Ajax last year. Rangers are the only fresh face for us. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: Although Liverpool is the highest-ranked team, in co-efficient terms, it's actually Ajax who are the Pot 1 team. As a Liverpool supporter, I'm getting a bit sick of seeing Napoli in the group stage. We've had them in 3 of the last 5 years. We also had Ajax last year. Rangers are the only fresh face for us. This is the problem with the Super League proposal, you always would see the same teams. For the big clubs it's already the case. In fact CL is a tiring formula, because no games are definitive. Or few. Every match you're calculating group points, or away result to take home. Only if the last day of the group stage you need a result, or if you're home in the knock-out and need a win, but even then. It's rarely as exciting as a single match knock-out cup match. I personally prefer league matches because you're chasing the top of the table. In CL I want to see the new powerhouses with a rising star. I think I've seen it rarely, like when Shevchenko came and scored a hat trick with Dynamo Kiev at Camp Nou (25 years ago). Edited August 26, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist The Real Marc and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Need a vpn narduch, Corazon, DeRo_Is_King and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 This guy is on fire, how the F does someone retire 12 months before an f'in world cup! I still say he did it for family reasons. His wife does not want him to leave the country is my theory. king1010 and Stryker911 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Another vpn required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 For what it's worth they are playing a 3rd tier side today Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Heavily rotated though with lots of youth plyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 39 minutes ago, costarg said: This guy is on fire, how the F does someone retire 12 months before an f'in world cup! I still say he did it for family reasons. His wife does not want him to leave the country is my theory. Herdman doesn't like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbacons Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, Mitchryan11 said: Herdman doesn't like him Get over yourself Herdman. Let bygones be bygones and get Arfield back in the fold. With midfield depth/quality an issue we need him at the World Cup. costarg, ghostknownunknown, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, canadianbacons said: Get over yourself Herdman. Let bygones be bygones and get Arfield back in the fold. With midfield depth/quality an issue we need him at the World Cup. Is the general understanding that Herdman does not want Arfield part of the team and not vice-versa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 34 minutes ago, canadianbacons said: Get over yourself Herdman. Let bygones be bygones and get Arfield back in the fold. With midfield depth/quality an issue we need him at the World Cup. You do know that's not actually Herdman talking about himself in third person, right? 17 minutes ago, jonovision said: Is the general understanding that Herdman does not want Arfield part of the team and not vice-versa? I don't think anyone knows that outside of the CMNT. Speculation abound though. Ruffian, jonovision and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, canadianbacons said: Get over yourself Herdman. Let bygones be bygones and get Arfield back in the fold. With midfield depth/quality an issue we need him at the World Cup. he came out in a podcast and said there was a problem with the players in the Scottish league and other players on the CMNT gelling along so I don't think its a coincidence scott arfield left Id say John Herdman asked him to do so Edited August 30, 2022 by Mitchryan11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Mitchryan11 said: he came out in a podcast and said there was a problem with the players in the Scottish league and other players on the CMNT gelling along so I don't think its a coincidence scott arfield left Id say John Herdman asked him to do so I can’t remember what was said word for word, but I don’t think you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, Mitchryan11 said: he came out in a podcast and said there was a problem with the players in the Scottish league and other players on the CMNT gelling along so I don't think its a coincidence scott arfield left Id say John Herdman asked him to do so I think you’re reading way too much into this. Ivan and Gian-Luca 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, JamboAl said: I think you’re reading way too much into this. probably timing was weird though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Scotty is a footballer and for sure would love a chance to play in the World Cup. What footballer wouldn't? My guess is a rift between Arfield and Herdman. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 From what I understand, Arfield and Herdman have an excellent rapport. Having said that, my source would not indicate why exactly Arfield isn't lacing up the boots for us no more. narduch, Obinna, canadianbacons and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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