Oli McBurnie mystery as striker named on Sheffield United bench despite Scotland withdrawal

[Varkanoid]

They did the right thing. He could have played for Scotland, got 15 minute game time then got injured as he wasn't match fit. That potentially could have been a striker down for us for weeks. Sod Scotland.

 

[stringer]

Steve Clarke was in on the plan for him to play tonight, which sort of kills the big conspiracy theory

 

[Oreyt]

 

[metalblade]

Can't say I blame Oli for not turning out for the sweaty scrubbers after the dogs abuse he has received from their so called fans, I know if it were me I'd be saying fuck em! Who else have they got up front who is anywhere near the player McBurnie is? It's not like he was born in Scotland don't he qualify through a grandparent? Scotland's loss our gain. The Scots don't like anybody unless they play for Celtic and vote SNP a sad reflection on the nation as a whole.

 

[ElephantBlade]

This is why Scotland are fucking wank. I was talking to a Celtic fan before lockdown who told me Fleck was "pish". Idiots

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Dugshite.

 

[Yank]

Also just to throw it out there one and only time I tried haggis I got the runs so there's that

 

[Sean Thornton]

What absolute twaddle. Kenny Miller played for Scotland for years quite happily and is as big a bluenose as they come. He's just one example.

Rangers fans really are the flat earthers of football fandom. Everything's a bloody conspiracy about them.

Kenny Miller is a Scot though. AnEnglish Rangers fan clearly triggers some people.

 

[Bergen Blade]

I didn't think he looked ready to play international football. Scotland fans should stop being so dramatic and assess him when he's played a bit more football.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Steve Clarke was in on the plan for him to play tonight, which sort of kills the big conspiracy theory

So it’s not the fault of every Rangers fan then as seemingly claimed?

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Just cause Mcburnie doesnt talk like william wallace doesnt make him any less Scottish. The clues in his name.

Mcburnie also doesnt help himself very much with the comments he made to fleck that were caught by the media and his comments winding up celtic fans on social media.

Mcburnie has a lot of growing up to do

Imagine if harry kane acted how mcburnie has and yes mcburnie is probably there best NO9

 

[bromtom]

Just cause Mcburnie doesnt talk like william wallace doesnt make him any less Scottish. The clues in his name.

Mcburnie also doesnt help himself very much with the comments he made to fleck that were caught by the media and his comments winding up celtic fans on social media.

Mcburnie has a lot of growing up to do

Imagine if harry kane acted how mcburnie has and yes mcburnie is probably there best NO9

I'd personally love it if any of the England players grew a personality.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Just cause Mcburnie doesnt talk like william wallace doesnt make him any less Scottish. The clues in his name.

Mcburnie also doesnt help himself very much with the comments he made to fleck that were caught by the media and his comments winding up celtic fans on social media.

Mcburnie has a lot of growing up to do

Imagine if harry kane acted how mcburnie has and yes mcburnie is probably there best NO9

He does have much to learn tbf. He wouldn’t get away with it if he played in the hotbed ( the only bed in Scotland actually ) that is Glasgow.

 

[FTPE]

McBurnie is a big Rangers fan, I think we are down playing his love of all things Scottish a little bit.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Just cause Mcburnie doesnt talk like william wallace doesnt make him any less Scottish. The clues in his name.

Mcburnie also doesnt help himself very much with the comments he made to fleck that were caught by the media and his comments winding up celtic fans on social media.

Mcburnie has a lot of growing up to do

Imagine if harry kane acted how mcburnie has and yes mcburnie is probably there best NO9

Harry Kane would look a bigger twat than Oli in a bucket hat and gold CP jacket. ( probably worn with sandals and toweling socks.

 

[Sean Thornton]

McBurnie is a big Rangers fan, I think we are down playing his love of all things Scottish a little bit.

Surely that’s enough to ignore everything else about the place?

 

[Paisley Blade]

If I moved to Scotland and my children were born there, they'd play for and support Sheffield United and England.

I moved to Scotland and my children were born here. I wish they played for Sheffield United ,alas not, they do support them though. They obviously support Scotland , why on earth wouldn't they ?

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Scotland are struggling at the moment with their forward line.

I think the greater loss to them for the next two matches will be the non-appearance of Lawrence Shankland, not Oli McBurnie.
Last season, Shankland was a Scottish Championship player, some would argue that the SC is on a level with L1 in England.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44851704

McBurnie told BBC Scotland: "Club football is one thing but, especially growing up as a kid, you want to play for your country.
"As a striker, you want to be Scotland's number nine. Luckily enough, I've worn the number nine on two occasions for Scotland and it's probably the proudest moment of my life."



"For me it's another cap and I'll never turn that down if I'm fit and able to go," he said.

 

[Addison]

'Nothing devious in it' - Wilder reveals why McBurnie played for United

The Blades striker withdrew from the Scottish national squad this week

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Appearance explained by CW with agreement of Scotlands manager. The McBurnie haters north of the border will be disappointed. Sports editors in Scottish press now having to rewrite tomorrows headlines.

 

[Auld Reekie Blade]

...The Scots don't like anybody unless they play for Celtic and vote SNP a sad reflection on the nation as a whole.

That, is just utter bollox

 

[Niceguyeddie]

That, is just utter bollox

Ignore him he hates everyone

 

[Auld Reekie Blade]

Ignore him he hates everyone

At least he’s even handed!

 

[Houston_Blade]

I know.

You would think after all that "caught on video" shenanigans last year he'd be a bit keener to show face and win over the doubters. He really has been anonymous when he's played for Scotland, so most folk up here have not seen the best of him, certainly not enough to forgive two bouts of what could easily be interpreted as not giving a shit.

It’s the 4-5-1 and hammer the ball up to the big man. John Fleck would look like a park footballer for Scotland and would come back with a stiff neck. Cloggers.

 

[s4-blade]

What these little Scottish morons have got to learn is that Oli Mcburnie on his own is bigger and more important than their pathetic little stain of a country.

 

[Booker4]

Can see now why he didn't play for Scotland, but I do wonder if he'd have been more inclined to pay had Scotland fans not been so critical of his every move in previous games.

 

[HolmesfieldBlade]

This is what happens when you pick players that aren’t actually from that country. Only got themselves to blame

They’d have no players left!! Seen as the population of the entire country is less than London

 

[metalblade]

That, is just utter bollox

Yup like the flag wavers on the A1 strange how they all hate wee nippy but keep voting her in turning a blind eye to her constituency having 37% child poverty and rat infested housing with rubbish piled high on the streets. All the above is ok as long as they hate the English, I do wish she would get independence then we could forget about the shithole.

 

[corner_flag]

Harry Kane would look a bigger twat than Oli in a bucket hat and gold CP jacket. ( probably worn with sandals and toweling socks.

Thanks for that.
I was drinking coke and I laughed so much it came out my nose. I hate that

 

[Auld Reekie Blade]

Yup like the flag wavers on the A1 strange how they all hate wee nippy but keep voting her in turning a blind eye to her constituency having 37% child poverty and rat infested housing with rubbish piled high on the streets. All the above is ok as long as they hate the English, I do wish she would get independence then we could forget about the shithole.

I stand by my comment! It was bollox.
The ‘protest’ you refer to is 4 people out of 5,000,000
Child poverty and rat infestations are not exclusive to Glasgow. Every major city has its issues including the one I was born and brought up in.
We don’t keep voting her in, she has no majority.
That’s my final comments on the subject - it’s a football forum.

 

[pudseyblade]

They're a bigoted bunch - he's hated by the current fan base (and significantly only the loudest parts of the current fan base) purely because he supports Rangers, simple as. If he was scoring regularly for Scotland he'd be fine, but any fringe player with a Rangers connection has to be twice as good as the rest