minijc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Part of football has to be playing to the strengths of your players. I really don't think we are doing that with Miller. From what little I've seen of us we so need a number 10, focal point, whatever youcall it. What would you say Millers strengths are? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66938
mizer Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I thought somebody was winding me up when I got text this earlier. What a joke! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66939
dave_min Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Terrible decision by Burley, can only assume he got called up based on how well he played against Argentina, cause it sure as fuck isn't based on his club form. Hopefully though this little jaunt to Japan is the turning point in his season. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66940
manc_don Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 What a farce. Can't believe this numpty has been called up to the Scotland squad. He really needed to be droppped and given a kick up the arse, this is just rewarding him for being an absolute failure of a striker. I was impressed with his touch for the McDonald goal that was deemed offside, I think thats the most I've seen him do in well over 9 months. I just hope as you say Dave_min that this is the turning point in his season. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66941
baggy89 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Terrible decision by Burley, can only assume he got called up based on how well he played against Argentina, cause it sure as fuck isn't based on his club form. Hopefully though this little jaunt to Japan is the turning point in his season. This is the reason he's been called up. The OF and premier/championship clubs won't want their players flying for 12 - 16 hrs. With the risk of being accused of having an "agenda", or not wanting AFC players to receive international caps, McGhee would be making far better use of his time and energy trying to discourage Miller from going to this farce than he did with Aluko and his situation. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66943
minijc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 But this is an actual international break, Baggy, when most other nations have a game, not when we are about to play 3 very important matches. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66944
baggy89 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 So, it's a friendly, he flies for 12 - 16 hours therefore there is an increase in injury risk, his fitness also suffers because of jet-lag. He plays, suffers an injury that puts him out for 4 or more games. or He flies back (for 12 - 16 hours therefore there is an increase in injury risk, his fitness also suffers because of jet-lag) without having played, and gets injured in training or in the Hearts game and is out for 4 or more games. Would it then be worthwhile for McGhee to have tried to stop him? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66945
minijc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Possibly but there is onlky a small chance in any of those happening, also how could jet lag eddect his fitness? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66946
baggy89 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 The risk of injury is increased due to being relatively immobile for long periods of time, therefore the chance of injury is higher than normal. Jet-lag will affect your fitness because of tiredness, they'll either be too tired to train properly or train with an increased risk of injury. This is why South American and Australasian teams tend to play their friendlies in Europe nowadays and that's taking into account that a lot of these players will be used to flying around the world and their bodies will be more adapted to cope with the stresses it puts on the body. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66948
minijc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Fair enough, common sense though, have a walk up and down the plane every so often to keep the body going. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66949
baggy89 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm sure the SFA will have organised some sort of sports therapist to devise some sort of stretching plan and exercises they can do in confined spaces but I can't see how that would ever make up for 2+ days training or complete rest for each leg of the journey. Stupid pointless trip made even more so for the likes of Miller and Wallace who weren't drafted in on merit merely because Burley's, in some cases second choice, picks have feigned injury. Injury only feigned for the very reasons I've posted previously. But these guys will feel under pressure to go knowing that a perceived snub now, will put their future international aspirations in jeopardy, and in that sense it is very similar to Aluko's situation. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66958
mizer Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I hope he plays and gets injured, as McGhee aint going to drop him and give the other strikers a chance (for legal porpoises I feel I should state that any hoped injury is not serious and dolphinetly not detrimental to his career). Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66964
CtS Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I hope he plays and gets injured, as McGhee aint going to drop him and give the other strikers a chance (for legal porpoises I feel I should state that any hoped injury is not serious and dolphinetly not detrimental to his career). You speak some ammount of carp. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66965
Kowalski Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm sure he'll have a whale of a time in Japan. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66966
baggy89 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Well, I'm not going to be yellow (finned) and change my tuna. Miller should snub the call up, forcing Burley to cast his net wider. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66968
dave_min Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I've haddock with this thread. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66969
Kowalski Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Surprised there's not a plaice for Mulgrew instead of Miller in the Scotland squad. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66970
manc_don Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Seems like even Miller knows he's very lucky. http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1818681,00.html Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66976
19afc03 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Some of the comments on this thread are entirely out of PLAICE! FFS .... should have read the thread properly and and notice that someone already beat me to 1st PLAICE, however i'm sure that EEL score a goal if he get's a game and everyone will think he's BRILL, and shout WAHOO. But then again he may just FLOUNDER and end up like a MULLET or looking like a POLLOCK. I did try to fit "Patagonian Toothfish" in, but it just didn't fit! Anyone want to bet he scores with his CONCH or PERIWINKLE ...... Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66977
Kowalski Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Lee Miller's missed his flight to Japan! He's having to drive there, and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66983
minijc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Lee Miller's missed his flight to Japan! He's having to drive there, and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. Impossible. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66985
Ptayles Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 This is a strange decision but it could be the kick up the arse he needs Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66986
redordead Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 he's going for a jolly, I'd be suprised if he gets a sniff when he's there Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66987
Goldie03 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Fucking hell I cannot believe he has been called up bet the bugger bloody scores Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-66988
Ptayles Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 It looks like he might be in with a shout of starting Only 3 strikers available-This is getting beyond a joke. There is no way that we should be travelling to Japan during the season and with all the players pulling out of the squad(Personally i cant blame them).It just seems to me that they se playing for scotland as no big deal Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/2380-lee-miller/page/3/#findComment-67020
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