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The Football Show · 26 September 2026
Slovenia vs Scotland, Scotland vs Switzerland, North Macedonia vs Scotland - Nations League football kicks off again. However, "He's a non-starter." Peter Martin, Hugh MacDonald and Gordon Parks debate Scotland's striker problem as the Sebastian Pocognoli era begins, and disagree hard over Oli McBurnie.
With no Lyndon Dykes, Che Adams or Lawrence Shankland available, who leads the line for Scotland? Gordon Parks makes his case that Oli McBurnie is "a non-starter" and "not international class", the panel argue over whether it is the player or Steve Clarke's cautious system that held Scotland's forwards back, and Hugh MacDonald makes the case that "we were better just being Scottish". Plus the anthem froth, the back line, the young players who could emerge (Steven Welsh, Ben Doak, Josh McPake, Lennon Miller), and whether Scotland can take a point off Switzerland in the Nations League.
Who should lead the line for Scotland? Is McBurnie international class? Have your say below.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The anthem froth and "the fraud squad"
01:41 How will Pocognoli set up the team?
02:10 The striker problem: no Dykes, Adams or Shankland
02:40 "McBurnie is a non-starter": the striker debate
04:38 "We were better just being Scottish"
05:15 What the best international teams have
06:24 The back line: Welsh, Binks and Luke Graham
08:28 "We do have the players": it's how he sets them up
09:29 The Nations League: a chance to cut his teeth
11:16 Can Scotland take a point off Switzerland?
12:33 The midfield: Gilmour and a solid three
13:33 Ben Doak, Josh McPake and the young wingers
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