Levein’s time is up...

[Vlad Magic]

1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

There were lots of positives on Sunday and the team gave 100%.

As such I’m cutting Levein a bit of slack pending how things pan out against Ross County.

 

How very kind of you 😘

[Nookie Bear]

2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

I would say Levein has the cushiest manager's job in football. Probably the reason why he took it. He gets an easy ride from the people who appointed him. He is part of their team and has their respect.

 

From his point of view he is working for the club that means most to him and has a great relationship with the hierarchy as they don't get involved in what he does. No micro management. He is well paid and in such a privileged position, it doesn't get any better for an employee than that.

 

Spending power aside, I think he has one of the most enviable jobs in British football in terms of the scope of influence he has and the support he gets from his boss.

[The Real Maroonblood]

16 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

There were lots of positives on Sunday and the team gave 100%.

As such I’m cutting Levein a bit of slack pending how things pan out against Ross County.

Fair enough but he's still crap at his job.

[Cut The Crap]

10 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

 

Spending power aside, I think he has one of the most enviable jobs in British football in terms of the scope of influence he has and the support he gets from his boss.

 

Gotta be low on job satisfaction though?

 

Levein’s not stupid; he must realise he’s a crap manager.

[innerjambo]

3 hours ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

Terrible from a Hearts fan tbh. 

 

****ing hell, many of us grew up in a time we never won a cup for Almost 40 years, runners up in the league several times and a few close calls in the cup. 

 

MacDonald, Wee Robbo, Levien, jc, Smith, Berra, mackay amongst others, all part of a good team yet won nothing, Robbo was lucky he got in on it in 98.

 

Any banter about trophies aimed at us should result in he mods launching you for being a *****. 

Hibs patter in the extreme. 

 

 

 

I grew up with it as well, but at least they had a bit more fight about them, gave their all for the jersey. Without Naismith and Washington we looked like relegation fodder, and that's what really pisses me off, because it stinks of last season.

[The Wrinkly Ninja]

37 minutes ago, innerjambo said:

 

I grew up with it as well, but at least they had a bit more fight about them, gave their all for the jersey. Without Naismith and Washington we looked like relegation fodder, and that's what really pisses me off, because it stinks of last season.

 

Good thing we have Washington and Naismith then.....both recovering from injury!

 

Disagree that we looked like relegation fodder prior to them coming on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[merseyjambo]

Sorry but nothing has changed from last season. Reliant on one player. Naismith. He gets injured our season goes down toilet.

 

Anyone who is telling one of our better attacking opportunities in McDonald that he needs to work on defensive side of his game really shouldn’t be in job. Him and Mulraney are the players who can if given the opportunity stretch defences. 

 

The best way to put an opposing full back on the back foot is to have him worrying about what our winger can do to him. We should be getting the ball to their feet at every opportunity to run at the full backs. Make him defend, not give him the freedom of the wing to run up and down and worry about our attacker being able to defend. 

 

Did Jeffries tell McCann to work on defensive side of his game, did Doddie do it with JC. No. They let them loose and they gave defenders such a hard time. Does Yellow teeth tell Forrest to work on defensive side of his game. No he has other teams worrying about what Forrest can do to them. 

[Leveins Battalion]

43 minutes ago, The Wrinkly Ninja said:

 

Good thing we have Washington and Naismith then.....both recovering from injury!

 

Disagree that we looked like relegation fodder prior to them coming on.

 

 

 

Wemm

 

 

 

 

We were pathetic for 65 minutes half decent for 15 then fell to pieces.

[Forever Hearts]

48 minutes ago, The Wrinkly Ninja said:

 

Good thing we have Washington and Naismith then.....both recovering from injury!

 

Disagree that we looked like relegation fodder prior to them coming on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We must've been watching a different game. Until the substitutions we were total crap. 

[It should have been ten]

16 minutes ago, Leveins Battalion said:

We were pathetic for 65 minutes half decent for 15 then fell to pieces.

 

[Forever Hearts]

7 minutes ago, It should have been ten said:

 

It's true. 👍

[It should have been ten]

1 minute ago, Forever Hearts said:

It's true. 👍

 

It’s not. 👍🏼

[Forever Hearts]

5 minutes ago, It should have been ten said:

 

It’s not. 👍🏼

How would you describe our performance before the substitutions? 

 

This should be good. 🙄

[Enzo Chiefo]

38 minutes ago, merseyjambo said:

Sorry but nothing has changed from last season. Reliant on one player. Naismith. He gets injured our season goes down toilet.

 

Anyone who is telling one of our better attacking opportunities in McDonald that he needs to work on defensive side of his game really shouldn’t be in job. Him and Mulraney are the players who can if given the opportunity stretch defences. 

 

The best way to put an opposing full back on the back foot is to have him worrying about what our winger can do to him. We should be getting the ball to their feet at every opportunity to run at the full backs. Make him defend, not give him the freedom of the wing to run up and down and worry about our attacker being able to defend. 

 

Did Jeffries tell McCann to work on defensive side of his game, did Doddie do it with JC. No. They let them loose and they gave defenders such a hard time. Does Yellow teeth tell Forrest to work on defensive side of his game. No he has other teams worrying about what Forrest can do to them. 

Spot on, Mersey.

[Leveins Battalion]

Weirdly Craig Leveins win % since 2017 is up there with the best in his career 🙈better than when he was at Dundee Utd.However you get the feeling for those of us old enough to remember that he has become our Alex Miller,who even won a trophy.😂😂 

[The Wrinkly Ninja]

51 minutes ago, merseyjambo said:

Sorry but nothing has changed from last season. Reliant on one player. Naismith. He gets injured our season goes down toilet.

 

Anyone who is telling one of our better attacking opportunities in McDonald that he needs to work on defensive side of his game really shouldn’t be in job. Him and Mulraney are the players who can if given the opportunity stretch defences. 

 

The best way to put an opposing full back on the back foot is to have him worrying about what our winger can do to him. We should be getting the ball to their feet at every opportunity to run at the full backs. Make him defend, not give him the freedom of the wing to run up and down and worry about our attacker being able to defend. 

 

Did Jeffries tell McCann to work on defensive side of his game, did Doddie do it with JC. No. They let them loose and they gave defenders such a hard time. Does Yellow teeth tell Forrest to work on defensive side of his game. No he has other teams worrying about what Forrest can do to them. 

 

James Forrest, as an out and out winger, was about finished at Celtic before he improved his defensive positioning under Rodgers and changed his game!

 

[Gambo]

8 hours ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said:

Levein got it spot on yesterday in my opinion ! Team selection and tactics were working and his substitutions changed the game for us , but for blunders we win that game 

" team selection and tactis were working"

"His substitutions  changed the game for us"

 

What needed to be changed when it was "working" ???

 

See when it was working for us we were 1nil down ffs.

 

The subs had to be made to make the game change for us.

 

Some of the comments on here and other threads about how it was going to plan in first 65mins remind me of But her and his better to go a goal behind comments that we all had a good laugh about.

 

We had 10mins of the type of football we have been asking for in 90mins.

Edited August 5, 2019 by Gambo

[Selkirkhmfc1874]

1 minute ago, Gambo said:

" team selection and tactis were working"

"His substitutions  changed the game for us"

 

What needed to be changed when it was "working for us" ???

 

See when it was working for us we were 1nil down ffs.

 

The subs had to be made to make the game change for us.

 

Some of the comments on here and other threads about how it was going to plan in first 65mins remind me of But her and his better to go a goal behind comments that we all had a good laugh about.

 

We had 10mins of the type of football we have been asking for in 90mins.

We were one down because of Berra getting caught under the ball and zlamal not coming to clear ! Tactics were working hence zlamal had nothing to do because aberdeen couldn't get through us 

[It should have been ten]

45 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said:

How would you describe our performance before the substitutions? 

 

This should be good. 🙄

 

Wouldn’t describe it as ‘pathetic’ that’s for sure. 

 

We lost, get over it 😴

[Forever Hearts]

26 minutes ago, It should have been ten said:

 

Wouldn’t describe it as ‘pathetic’ that’s for sure. 

 

We lost, get over it 😴

Oh I'm over it because I'm so used to it. Now, how would you describe our performance up until the substitutions? It's not a hard question. 

[Bazzas right boot]

3 hours ago, innerjambo said:

 

I grew up with it as well, but at least they had a bit more fight about them, gave their all for the jersey. Without Naismith and Washington we looked like relegation fodder, and that's what really pisses me off, because it stinks of last season.

 

Not what you said. 

 

Having digs for being trophyless seems to have been your banter over the last few pages. 

 

Tramp banter. Shouldn't be allowed on here. 

[innerjambo]

3 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

Not what you said. 

 

Having digs for being trophyless seems to have been your banter over the last few pages. 

 

Tramp banter. Shouldn't be allowed on here. 

 

Never mentioned trophies over the last few days, you must be confusing me with someone else. Nice try though, keep up the happy clapping dude.

[Gambo]

1 hour ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said:

We were one down because of Berra getting caught under the ball and zlamal not coming to clear ! Tactics were working hence zlamal had nothing to do because aberdeen couldn't get through us 

 

They were 1 nil up, they didn't need to do much more. Just because they were also shite should not be used as an excuse for us being shite. We were horrendous as a footballing team in that time.

The tactics were not working unless you are of the Butcher mindset.

 

We played well for 10mins and that 10mins is how I would like us to play rest of season, definitely not the way we went about the first 65mins.

 

Levein could be excused for the last 15 with sending off and pen but never for wasting the first 65mins.

[Gambo]

59 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said:

 Now, how would you describe our performance up until the substitutions? It's not a hard question. 

It was part of the masterplan 😂

[AlphonseCapone]

7 hours ago, Forever Hearts said:

Only in football is abject failure so handsomely rewarded. 

 

Politics? 

[Selkirkhmfc1874]

4 minutes ago, Gambo said:

 

They were 1 nil up, they didn't need to do much more. Just because they were also shite should not be used as an excuse for us being shite. We were horrendous as a footballing team in that time.

The tactics were not working unless you are of the Butcher mindset.

 

We played well for 10mins and that 10mins is how I would like us to play rest of season, definitely not the way we went about the first 65mins.

 

Levein could be excused for the last 15 with sending off and pen but never for wasting the first 65mins.

We'll have to agree to disagree because as far as I'm concerned that's best we've played up there for some time and but for personal mistakes the tactics and substitutions were working 

[Gambo]

8 minutes ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said:

We'll have to agree to disagree 

Agreed.

 

Onto Ross County.

[Hectormasson]

34 minutes ago, Gambo said:

Agreed.

 

Onto Ross County.

And maybe a performance from everyone involved,hopefully a good win ...🤞🇱🇻🇱🇻🇶🇦

[It should have been ten]

1 hour ago, Forever Hearts said:

Oh I'm over it because I'm so used to it. Now, how would you describe our performance up until the substitutions? It's not a hard question. 

 

You’re “over it”  Get used to Craig being our manager for a good while yet as well. 

We were decent... far from pathetic. 

[Gizmo]

1 hour ago, Gambo said:

 

They were 1 nil up, they didn't need to do much more. Just because they were also shite should not be used as an excuse for us being shite. We were horrendous as a footballing team in that time.

The tactics were not working unless you are of the Butcher mindset.

 

We played well for 10mins and that 10mins is how I would like us to play rest of season, definitely not the way we went about the first 65mins.

 

Levein could be excused for the last 15 with sending off and pen but never for wasting the first 65mins.

It is permissible to set up to be robust away from home and then change gear later with subs and a tactical switch, having contained the opposition.

A come-back away from home having constrained a decent side for 65 minutes barring an unforced error, the only criticism that is warranted imo is the inability of our players not to shoot themselves in the foot with bad decision making.

[sandylejambo]

will Craig still be our manager if we don't beat Ross County?

[McCrae]

Just now, sandylejambo said:

will Craig still be our manager if we don't beat Ross County?

 

Yes

[sandylejambo]

1 minute ago, McCrae said:

 

Yes

now that is very worrying

 

[It should have been ten]

3 hours ago, Leveins Battalion said:

Weirdly Craig Leveins win % since 2017 is up there with the best in his career 🙈better than when he was at Dundee Utd.However you get the feeling for those of us old enough to remember that he has become our Alex Miller,who even won a trophy.😂😂 

 

Aye because we get spanked off our derby rivals every game and are they have a 22 game in a row record over us 🤦🏻‍♂️

 

Slaver!

[It should have been ten]

3 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

It is permissible to set up to be robust away from home and then change gear later with subs and a tactical switch, having contained the opposition.

A come-back away from home having constrained a decent side for 65 minutes barring an unforced error, the only criticism that is warranted imo is the inability of our players not to shoot themselves in the foot with bad decision making.

 

This 

[siegementality]

2 minutes ago, McCrae said:

 

Yes

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

[McCrae]

6 minutes ago, siegementality said:

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

 

Yes.... I think there is a chance we could lose against RC.  I can’t see any changes until be have played at least a dozen league games. Budge won’t do it.  

 

I reckon the extra stadium building  costs are impacting the player budget. Budge knows this and will cut him some slack. Our squad IMO is weaker than last year and none of the players we would expect to have on the bench are game changers.

Edited August 5, 2019 by McCrae

[shaun.lawson]

5 hours ago, innerjambo said:

 

I grew up with it as well, but at least they had a bit more fight about them, gave their all for the jersey. Without Naismith and Washington we looked like relegation fodder, and that's what really pisses me off, because it stinks of last season.

 

Under Paulo Sergio, without Skacel, we were hopeless... and only when we signed Beattie did we turn from also-rans into contenders.

 

Under Jim Jefferies, without Kyle, we were hopeless. He got injured; we collapsed.

 

Under Csaba Laszlo, without Aguiar, we were hopeless. He left; we imploded.

 

Between 2006 and 2008, where would we have been without Velicka? 2007/8 was bad enough as it was... without him, we'd have come 11th!

 

Between the mid-80s and mid to late-90s, where would we have been without Robbo? And of course I know we had the likes of JC, Crabbe etc etc too... but it's Robbo who gave them the freedom to shine, just as Naismith gives others the chance to shine now.

 

There is, in other words, nothing new in this. It's actually fairly normal. So were JJ, Paulo and Doddie shite because of our obvious reliance on some of the players above?

 

One other thing. For most of my time following the club, Hearts have been extremely fortunate in who our goalkeepers have been. Smith, Rousset, Niemi, Gordon, Kello, Alexander, McLaughlin... to the point whereby Cup-winning Jamie Mac was slagged off by many, even though he was perfectly solid. 

 

It's that position we need to get sorted above all else. No side will achieve anything without a good goalkeeper - because a bad goalkeeper unsettles the defence and hence, everything else. But it's not as easy as some might imagine to find the right one. To me, that's the number one priority. 

[Maroon Sailor]

12 minutes ago, siegementality said:

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

 

1 point from the last 27

 

Ice cold seat at Tynecastle

 

Should take care of Ross County though with a hard fought 1-0 grind

[shaun.lawson]

14 minutes ago, siegementality said:

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

 

Hearts 2 Ross County 0.

 

Obviously, if we lose, there'll be trouble ahead.

[Randy Marsh]

26 minutes ago, siegementality said:

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

 

I think we will lose an early goal but battle back for a hard fought 1-1 draw.

[Unknown user]

44 minutes ago, siegementality said:

Defeat to Ross County would give us a run of league results this year of:

 

LWWDLDLWLLLDLLLLL

 

I would imagine the atmosphere at Tynescastle will be pretty poisonous if we get beat.

 

Still confident?

 

 

Yep, with Naismith back we finally have someone who makes front post runs every now and again. That alone will make a real difference with the game we play.

[Pasquale for King]

47 minutes ago, McCrae said:

 

Yes.... I think there is a chance we could lose against RC.  I can’t see any changes until be have played at least a dozen league games. Budge won’t do it.  

 

I reckon the extra stadium building  costs are impacting the player budget. Budge knows this and will cut him some slack. Our squad IMO is weaker than last year and none of the players we would expect to have on the bench are game changers.

Only last week she said the football budget wasn’t affected by the building of the new stand, Levein said it did previously so someone is lying 🤷🏾‍♂️.

[Pasquale for King]

8 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

Yep, with Naismith back we finally have someone who makes front post runs every now and again. That alone will make a real difference with the game we play.

It’s actually shocking watching us and nobody else does this, what does it say about the coaching? Our crossing is usually awful

bit it’s not easy to hit a guy that’s behind two CHs, just tell them to hit hard and low and get to the front post. When Kyle Walker signed for City everyone laughed because he can’t cross the ball, Pep tells him hard and low across the 6 yard line, “half a goal” he calls it and his assists went through the roof. It’s basic stuff, why don’t we do it? That kind of thing frustrates the life out of me at games.

[tntjambo]

Its time he has to go we need a new start.

[Pasquale for King]

County are doing well, confidence is high so they might come at us more and give us some space hopefully. If they sit in it will be the usual pass sideways and back then hoof until Naismith comes on after an hour.

[pettigrewsstylist]

We played about 15 mins football then fell apart. To be expected tbh. Poor tactics at that ground on opening day. Think the score flatters us if we are brutaly honest. Papering over cracks again.

[Forever Hearts]

1 hour ago, It should have been ten said:

 

You’re “over it”  Get used to Craig being our manager for a good while yet as well. 

We were decent... far from pathetic. 

Still not answering the question. How would you describe our performance up until the substitutions?

[It should have been ten]

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[It should have been ten]

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