Scottish premier league.

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by South Coast Royal » 05 May 2026 19:33

It's surprising that Lawrence Shankland is not always a starter for Scotland when he is such a good finisher as witnessed by his winner v Rangers.

What a difference it could make to the finances for Hearts if they just qualify for the Champions league, meaning that Celtic won't get their normal annual financial advantage.
That money, combined with backing from Tony Bloom, could see the club set fair for a few years and challenge the supremacy of the Old Firm.

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by From Despair To Where? » 06 May 2026 12:31

Shankland has never been consistent enough and Clarke prefers players like Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes who work hard.

When Shankland isn't scoring, he's often anonymous.

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by Winston Biscuit » 06 May 2026 12:37

wasn't he given chances for the national team and on quite a few occasions just failed to do much of anything?

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by From Despair To Where? » 06 May 2026 13:09

He made his debut as a Championship player so there's some mitigation there but he's only been a starter when others have been injured.

Che Adams has a marginally better gpg record internationally than Shankland but, although Shankland is the better finisher, Adams has the better all round game. Also, add into the mix John McGinn and Scot McTominay in midfield who both have a better gpg rate than either of them.

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by Silver Fox » 06 May 2026 14:18

Shankland will always have a place in our hearts for his absolute worldy against Denmark

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Re: Scottish premier league.

by From Despair To Where? » 06 May 2026 18:41

As One Yarders in off his arse go, it was indeed a worldy.

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