Yep, Beattie has done well, but it's not really happened for him against Rangers tbh, he's played about 2 or 3 times. Guess he really should get the nod, you can't really argue, but I just think Aliadiere will torment their defence with his pace, Beattie is no slouch but is nowhere near as quick as him. And he hasn't had the slightest hint of a sniff of the first team in the league, he only made 2 sub apps against Artmedia. I thought it was strange signing him anyway from the off, but to give the younger guys the nod ahead of him was really the thing that threw me. Usually the newer guys get a chance to prove themselves, he hasn't.
As for Maloney, yep on the wing, but I would rather go with the tried and trusted in there, especially now we got Nakamura. No way would I play Maloney up front, as that's where I think he'll get bullied, Rangers players are never slow to go in like nutjobs, the likes of Rae, Andrews, Murray and Malcolm would get away with knocking him out the way, whilst when BBJ challenges he gets fouls against him. Maloney on the wing, more than up front, that's where I think he'll get a rough time of it. Maloney's pace is very good, but between him and BBJ they'd be offside every 2 mins, they're the worst at Parkhead for straying offside.
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