jamboinglasgow Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 With Keattings and Oliver scoring today and Hamilton having another decent performance it made me think how good is that we have such competition in all positions. So upfront we have Sow, Carrick, Keatings, Oliver with El Hassnaoui still to come into contention. On the wings we have Nicholson, Walker, King and D. Smith, Central midfield we have Gomis, Buaben, Holt and Robinson Central defence there is Wilson, Ozturk, McGhee and McKay Left back is McHattie and Eckersley Right back is Paterson and either McGhee or L. Smith And for goalkeepers we have Alexander, Gallacher, Hamilton (wont include Hollis in this.) That is such depth in talent across the squad, the fact we won so convincingly and played so well with arguably 5 of our best XI missing. With competition players will be pushed to work hard at training to keep or gain positions. Well done to CL and Robbie for their sensible and well thought out recruitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisyboy Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 We have a well balanced squad thanks to Our management team. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Keeps everyone on their toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblick1874 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 With Keattings and Oliver scoring today and Hamilton having another decent performance it made me think how good is that we have such competition in all positions. So upfront we have Sow, Carrick, Keatings, Oliver with El Hassnaoui still to come into contention. On the wings we have Nicholson, Walker, King and D. Smith, Central midfield we have Gomis, Buaben, Holt and Robinson Central defence there is Wilson, Ozturk, McGhee and McKay Left back is McHattie and Eckersley Right back is Paterson and either McGhee or L. Smith And for goalkeepers we have Alexander, Gallacher, Hamilton (wont include Hollis in this.) That is such depth in talent across the squad, the fact we won so convincingly and played so well with arguably 5 of our best XI missing. With competition players will be pushed to work hard at training to keep or gain positions. Well done to CL and Robbie for their sensible and well thought out recruitment. Deep breath, but I think you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Graham (educated acceptable hun , self styled) Speirs was showing his ignorance on sportscene at tea time " Hearts have only 11-12 good players therefore Rangers will win the league". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblick1874 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Graham (educated acceptable hun , self styled) Speirs was showing his ignorance on sportscene at tea time " Hearts have only 11-12 good players therefore Rangers will win the league". Faceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Green Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Graham (educated acceptable hun , self styled) Speirs was showing his ignorance on sportscene at tea time " Hearts have only 11-12 good players therefore Rangers will win the league". Guy is a welt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 We have already demonstrated that we can cover for absences. We are going to get stronger, not waeker, and I firmly believe that will include mental strength. Competition for places is superb and I have confidence that Robbie will manage his squad well. Young guys will be able to be rested whereas last season Gary Locke was very limited in what he could do. I honestly can scarcely believe the great job that Hearts supporters in general, FoH, Ann Budge and her board, Ian Murray, Craig Levein and Robbie Neilson have done in rebuilding our club. I am bursting with pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamb0_1874 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Graham (educated acceptable hun , self styled) Speirs was showing his ignorance on sportscene at tea time " Hearts have only 11-12 good players therefore Rangers will win the league". Are you sure I thought graham speirs was praising or squad and tipping us for glory while the ex hibbie sitting next to him said we didnt have the depth in the squad and tipped rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Graham (educated acceptable hun , self styled) Speirs was showing his ignorance on sportscene at tea time " Hearts have only 11-12 good players therefore Rangers will win the league". The longer they believe that the better, let's hop rangers are convinced also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 With Keattings and Oliver scoring today and Hamilton having another decent performance it made me think how good is that we have such competition in all positions. So upfront we have Sow, Carrick, Keatings, Oliver with El Hassnaoui still to come into contention. On the wings we have Nicholson, Walker, King and D. Smith, Central midfield we have Gomis, Buaben, Holt and Robinson Central defence there is Wilson, Ozturk, McGhee and McKay Left back is McHattie and Eckersley Right back is Paterson and either McGhee or L. Smith And for goalkeepers we have Alexander, Gallacher, Hamilton (wont include Hollis in this.) That is such depth in talent across the squad, the fact we won so convincingly and played so well with arguably 5 of our best XI missing. With competition players will be pushed to work hard at training to keep or gain positions. Well done to CL and Robbie for their sensible and well thought out recruitment. I agree. We need a minimum of two options for each position. Up until very recently that second option tended to be a player out of position. What this means is we can cope with the odd injury or suspension. We'd need a horrible run of luck to see that questioned. See goalkeeper the last few weeks. Hollis will play his last game for us against Stenhousemuir and Halliwell will never play for us. Both will likely leave at the end of their short term deals. The above squad allows us to naturally promote youngsters and not force a teenager into the team out of necessity. Only those excelling and really ready to come in. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsalldothebeattie Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looking at the depth and seeing performances yesterday the boys who are out could struggle to get back in! Jack Hamilton is such a good option in goal commanding makes some cracking saves so far. Not afraid to rush at players feet to take the ball. Alexander & Gallacher could be struggling. Jordan McGhee has impressed me at Right Back since coming in. Looks strong, stronger than last season bombs on well and has decent cross and passes on him. Paterson is a cracking player but if McGhee keeps playing well would be hard to drop him. Up front well it's got to be hard to drop Keatings now. Hat trick on first league start looked fantastic yesterday and over his niggle. Oliver chipping in with one from bench and Sow with 2 goals so far this season I think puts pressure on Carrick when he is back. I think Keatings might miss midweek I hope he doesn't as goals will help him but he surely must start Falkirk on Saturday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Not really into rotating and large squads. Pick a team and stick with it is my preferred choice. You do need a style of play and players that can just step in because of injuries and suspensions though. So far so good and I think its proving we are very lucky to have Robbie and CL in charge of the playing side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 McGhee mentioned playing right back this season was like night and day compared with last. Whilst he said at start of season he wasn't a right back he's now said he doesn't mind playing anywhere across the back Pragmatic but also indicative of the improved coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I thought the young lad Roy looked sharp when he came on yesterday. Is he a natural striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I thought the young lad Roy looked sharp when he came on yesterday. Is he a natural striker? Not sure but fast and wears shiny GOLDEN boots!!! Clearly a gift from Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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