***Official Hearts v United Match Thread***

[Hearts1975]

33 minutes ago, Des Lynam said:

 

No we wouldn’t be but you know that. We need a strong start after the disappointing end to the season. 

 

We can’t have another season of ready made excuses. 

Spot on 

 

The fact that excuses are already being thrown about, and we haven’t even started the season yet, tells its own story 

 

this acceptance of mediocrity stinks - we are a big club and we should expect a level of success and performance to align with our overall status 

[jambopilms]

6 minutes ago, Hearts1975 said:

Spot on 

 

The fact that excuses are already being thrown about, and we haven’t even started the season yet, tells its own story 

 

this acceptance of mediocrity stinks - we are a big club and we should expect a level of success and performance to align with our overall status 

There it is. FFS.

 

Folk moaning on and on about how shit we are before we have kicked a ball yet tells a story

[Smith's right boot]

28 minutes ago, To Be Frank said:

 

Bozanic and Clare are good enough against Dundee Utd. The most important thing is that we have much better options further forward in Washingston, Uche, Mulraney, Keena and Zanatta

 

Yeah, We are better up front and we should have enough, but imo it won't be comfortable and Utd will fancy it. 

 

 

[Jodami]

Just a win please Hearts. If we lose the game I can see a panic buy following it. The fact it's the last year of Levein's contract may well dictate that kind of reaction.

Looking for serene progress to the knockout stages to get us into August past the English transfer deadline before we consider bringing in a central midfielder. 

[Smith's right boot]

17 minutes ago, jambopilms said:

There it is. FFS.

 

Folk moaning on and on about how shit we are before we have kicked a ball yet tells a story

 

 

If you're not moaning you're just accepting medecority, Ken like. 

[jambopilms]

Just now, Olly Lee's left boot said:

 

 

If you're not moaning you're just accepting medecority, Ken like. 

A term I have only heard on KB. I would love to know what these folk are doing to not accept mediocrety because crying on KB isn't changing anything.

[Hearts1975]

21 minutes ago, jambopilms said:

There it is. FFS.

 

Folk moaning on and on about how shit we are before we have kicked a ball yet tells a story

I made the post in the sense that we should all be thinking Positively and that we should beat Utd comfortably. It all starts with mentality and belief 

 

That’s a reasonable expectation.

 

I never even mentioned anything about Being shit before we have kicked a ball. 

 

 

[Baxfee]

Don’t know why but I think Robbie will be our manager again. Definitely not itk, based on heehaw, just a feeling 

[Sir Gio]

1 hour ago, Mr Elwood P said:

 

Why Burns ahead of Hickey? Going by media reports it seems Zanatta and McDonald might get some game time.

Hickey injured 

[jonnothejambo]

1 hour ago, ericb said:

Think CL will play 5-4-1

 

Zlamal

Smith Souttar Berra Halkett Hickey

Mulraney Clare Irvine Bozanic

Uche

 

 

5-4-1 ? 

 

5 at the back. 

 

 

At least you got the Halkett selection correct.

[jambopilms]

5 minutes ago, Hearts1975 said:

I made the post in the sense that we should all be thinking Positively and that we should beat Utd comfortably. It all starts with mentality and belief 

 

That’s a reasonable expectation.

 

I never even mentioned anything about Being shit before we have kicked a ball. 

 

 

Ok, sorry I thought you were just having a moan.

[Fergal]

3-0 to Dundee utd. Levein walks and guardiola comes out and says hearts is his dream job and leaves Man City. All to happen by sat pm. In the know. 👍🏻😃

[jonnothejambo]

30 minutes ago, Hearts1975 said:

I made the post in the sense that we should all be thinking Positively and that we should beat Utd comfortably. It all starts with mentality and belief 

 

That’s a reasonable expectation.

 

I never even mentioned anything about Being shit before we have kicked a ball. 

 

 

 

Mentality and belief. 

 

Sadly lacking by the flappers on here.

[Mr Elwood P]

23 minutes ago, Sir Gio said:

Hickey injured 

 

Is he?

[Hearts1975]

11 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Mentality and belief. 

 

Sadly lacking by the flappers on here.

Absolutely, we need to give the team a chance first and getting the new players to gel will take a bit of time 

 

That said, we still need to aim higher and improve our overall performances from last season

 

Play like we played in the cup final at the end of last season and we will be fine 

[Hearts1975]

19 minutes ago, jambopilms said:

Ok, sorry I thought you were just having a moan.

All good 👍

[Horatio Caine]

17 minutes ago, Fergal said:

3-0 to Dundee utd. Levein walks and guardiola comes out and says hearts is his dream job and leaves Man City. All to happen by sat pm. In the know. 👍🏻😃

Well, that would make sense because Hearts were Guardiola's boyhood heroes.

[Dallas Green]

2-0 Hearts.

 

Easy win. Stroll through the game.

[iantjambo]

1 hour ago, Hearts1975 said:

Spot on 

 

The fact that excuses are already being thrown about, and we haven’t even started the season yet, tells its own story 

 

this acceptance of mediocrity stinks - we are a big club and we should expect a level of success and performance to align with our overall 

Edited July 11 by iantjambo
Forget it. I read your comments after the quoted post 👍🏻

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

I don’t think United are a bad team, and unbelievably we are still in a position where we have injuries or unavailability of key players.

 

Neilson will be desperate to get a result.

 

I think I will wait to see the team before making any predictions.

 

 

[Uncle Buck]

We’ve certainly got options. I’d go with something like

 

Zlamal

Smith Souttar Halkett Burns

Edwards Clare Irving Mulraney

Uche Washington

 

2-0 to Hearts.

[jonnothejambo]

29 minutes ago, Hearts1975 said:

Absolutely, we need to give the team a chance first and getting the new players to gel will take a bit of time 

 

That said, we still need to aim higher and improve our overall performances from last season

 

Play like we played in the cup final at the end of last season and we will be fine 

 

[Hearts1975]

3 minutes ago, iantjambo said:

 

You say in your first sentence that the season hasn't even started yet and then go on about "acceptance of mediocrity" and "expect a level of success and performance" in your second one.

 

You're all over the place chief.

Some excuses being made previously on this thread about not expecting to win a game against a championship side, before we have even played them, or started the season proper tells it’s own story.

 

That’s quite a simple statement to comprehend and I referenced this to a previous post.

 

The second point I made is that we should expect better this season and it starts with the Utd game

 

the points I made are hardly all over the place chief 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Section Q]

1 hour ago, Baxfee said:

Don’t know why but I think Robbie will be our manager again. Definitely not itk, based on heehaw, just a feeling 

Propeller.............Contact...........!!!

[TemasekJambo]

31 minutes ago, Uncle Buck said:

We’ve certainly got options. I’d go with something like

 

Zlamal

Smith Souttar Halkett Burns

Edwards Clare Irving Mulraney

Uche Washington

 

2-0 to Hearts.

I think that is the team though Berra is likely to start ahead of Halkett. There should be enough there to beat United.

[sidjamesbottle]

53 minutes ago, Horatio Caine said:

Well, that would make sense because Hearts were Guardiola's boyhood heroes.

Yeh i'm sure Pep wears jerseys with patches at the elbows it all makes sense now !

[wavydavy]

It will be interesting to see how well this lad plays for United tomorrow assuming he plays of course.

  

Rachid Bouhenna

 

He is listed as a defender but I saw him in the play offs and he seemed to play as the defensive midfielder and looked decent.

 

Still has a year to go on his contract though.

 

[Icon of Symmetry]

6 hours ago, bistokid said:

 

The League Cup Group stages has already cost a failing Hearts Manager his job...

 

I’m sure he’s devastated. Totally ruined his career. 

[letsalldothebeattie]

Team of:

Zlamal

Souttar Halkett Berra

McDonald Cochrane Edwards Mulraney

Clare

Washington Uche

 

3-0 Hearts. Washington, Uche & McDonald

[Whatever]

Just now, letsalldothebeattie said:

Team of:

Zlamal

Souttar Halkett Berra

McDonald Cochrane Edwards Mulraney

Clare

Washington Uche

 

3-0 Hearts. Washington, Uche & McDonald

 

👍🏻

[Kiwidoug]

3 minutes ago, letsalldothebeattie said:

Team of:

Zlamal

Souttar Halkett Berra

McDonald Cochrane Edwards Mulraney

Clare

Washington Uche

 

3-0 Hearts. Washington, Uche & McDonald

Good man.  My phone says were raging hot favourites.

 

PHP.

[martoon]

3 hours ago, jambopilms said:

A term I have only heard on KB. I would love to know what these folk are doing to not accept mediocrety because crying on KB isn't changing anything.

 

The only thing to do would be not renewing/buying ST's and halting FOH contributions. However, most fans, even those of us who are unconvinced that Levein is the way forward, are reluctant to do that. "Crying", as you put it, is surely a better alternative to harming the club financially.

 

If naysayers are "crying" what are the relentlessly pro-Levein posters doing? Posting with style and panache and with right on their side, presumably?

 

There are two sides and one is just as entitled to an opinion on this forum as the other.

 

 

[iantjambo]

2 hours ago, Hearts1975 said:

Some excuses being made previously on this thread about not expecting to win a game against a championship side, before we have even played them, or started the season proper tells it’s own story.

 

That’s quite a simple statement to comprehend and I referenced this to a previous post.

 

The second point I made is that we should expect better this season and it starts with the Utd game

 

the points I made are hardly all over the place chief 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I saw that and edited my post.

[To Be Frank]

2 hours ago, Tom Hardy’s Dug said:

I don’t think United are a bad team, and unbelievably we are still in a position where we have injuries or unavailability of key players.

 

Neilson will be desperate to get a result.

 

I think I will wait to see the team before making any predictions.

 

 

 

Why is this so unbelievable? Players get injured. Just look at Celtic. They have Tierney out injured, they bring in a big money replacement and he gets injured in their first match. 

 

There’s a good reason Naismith is unavailable, MacLean is suspended and a few key players like Uche, Washington and White aren’t up so speed yet because we’re still half way through pre-season.

[Whatever]

18 minutes ago, To Be Frank said:

 

Why is this so unbelievable? Players get injured. Just look at Celtic. They have Tierney out injured, they bring in a big money replacement and he gets injured in their first match. 

 

There’s a good reason Naismith is unavailable, MacLean is suspended and a few key players like Uche, Washington and White aren’t up so speed yet because we’re still half way through pre-season.

 

Way off topic (not unusual for here 😆) but I remember you and a few others suggesting changes were likely to be made to the coaching structure this Summer......Have you heard anymore? Has the idea been scrapped?

 

Cheers.

[To Be Frank]

19 minutes ago, Whatever said:

 

Way off topic (not unusual for here 😆) but I remember you and a few others suggesting changes were likely to be made to the coaching structure this Summer......Have you heard anymore? Has the idea been scrapped?

 

Cheers.

 

Not heard any more tbh. I’m very surprised it hasn’t happened yet but still plenty time before league season starts for some members of the coaching team to pick up a job elsewhere. May also have chosen to wait for the first raft of managerial casualties to happen though instead.

[bistokid]

1 hour ago, Icon of Symmetry said:

 

I’m sure he’s devastated. Totally ruined his career. 

 

Not sure the point you're making? 

[Soapy Soutar]

Last season is done and its hard to know how it wouldve panned out if we werent so unlucky with injuries,also we had a run of games where some poor decisions cost us points.Also though a big chunk of the season we were piss poor so its hard to guage what this season will bring.

 

I expect us to beat utd and with a fair bit of ease..as for the season i expect us to improve on last season and give it our all then take it from there.

 

Oh and to put hibs in their place

[How's my driving]

[Gulf Jambo]

Think we could go for something like:

 

                    Zlamal

Smith   Souttar    Berra  Burns

 

                      Irving

 

   Edwards   Clare   Mulraney

 

            Uche   Washington

 

 

Irving playing in the deeper role for his passing ability, with Edwards tracking back to help him out.

 

Front 4 have a bit of free rein to do what they want.

 

Would be nice attacking line up

[Victorian]

So what's the deal then?      If you're not full-on banzai WE ARRA HERTZ WINNIN MENTALITEH then you're a mediocritter?

[Hearts1975]

4 hours ago, iantjambo said:

 

Yes, I saw that and edited my post.

Apologies.

I had already posted a response way before I read your edit. 

 

 

[rmreido]

3 hours ago, Soapy Soutar said:

Last season is done and its hard to know how it wouldve panned out if we werent so unlucky with injuries,also we had a run of games where some poor decisions cost us points.Also though a big chunk of the season we were piss poor so its hard to guage what this season will bring.

 

I expect us to beat utd and with a fair bit of ease..as for the season i expect us to improve on last season and give it our all then take it from there.

 

Oh and to put hibs in their place

This 100%

Starting with a 3-0 Hearts win🤞

C'mon the famous

HHGH

[maggieb]

2 hours ago, Victorian said:

So what's the deal then?      If you're not full-on banzai WE ARRA HERTZ WINNIN MENTALITEH then you're a mediocritter?

mediocRITTER? me thinks 

[ToqueJambo]

Very much looking forward to this game. Great first fixture with lots of interest, especially the whole student vs mentor thing between the managers. D Utd are putting together a Premiership standard squad but we've nothing to fear from them at all. 

[McCrae]

8 hours ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Mentality and belief. 

 

Sadly lacking by the flappers on here.

 

Or a lack of realism but those drinking the Kool Aid.

[Gashauskis9]

I wouldn’t even know where to start with predicting the team.  I don’t think pre-season has given Craig much peace of mind in terms of strongest 11.

[Kiwidoug]

I honestly don't think we've had a pre season in the true sense.  Just hope we don't suffer for that.

 

2 or 3 kickabouts.

[Mr Elwood P]

39 minutes ago, Gashauskis9 said:

I wouldn’t even know where to start with predicting the team.  I don’t think pre-season has given Craig much peace of mind in terms of strongest 11.

 

When everyone is fit we have a core of about 7 or 8 players who will be guaranteed to start. The main decisions are how many centre backs and who plays left back. Complicated for tomorrow as a few key players aren’t fit and Naismith hasn’t signed yet.

[Smith's right boot]

 

A good win will be good for many reasons , keep jkb quiet for a wee while. 

 

When we started strong last season, jkb was good for about 3 months. 

 

Folk were nice to each other, debates were courteous and sometimes informative, there was even a good bit of banter. 

 

We got beat and the melts returned and every thread since then has ended up a CL out one, I'm expecting Chesters shite in a field thread to turn soon. 

 

Win please, guarantees top spot and we can get the squad fit, get a few signings and hit August with optimism and confidence. 

 

Think it will be tough and would be far more nervous if it was an away game, with Robbie in charge he'll just defend and play shite fitba, cos that's what he done with us away from home, eh. 

 

Washingston to score. 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 11 by Olly Lee's left boot