*** Heart of Midlothian v Rangers (League Cup Semi Final) Official Match Thread ***

[Victorian]

Just about survival in the 1st half and hopefully have a chance to bring in our game winners if there's still a game to win.     

[davemclaren]

6 minutes ago, i8hibsh said:

 

 

I will cheer us on but this boy is shite. How many goalless games must this "striker' have to put in before he is shown the exit foor.

That will be the new manager’s decision now. Let’s all hope he has a decent game today. 

[Thomaso]

I get the feeling Rangers defenders will be delighted they are facing Wighton instead of Uche.

[kila]

4-3-3?

 

Hopefully a lot of energy and pressing like at the Tynecastle game

[Nelly Terraces]

6 minutes ago, chester copperpot said:

 

That's a wind up right mate?

[Cruyff Turn]

MacLean and Wighton 😬😬😬

 

Decent bench though

[Mikey1874]

You forget till you get in that you are miles away from pitch

 

Back of lower South

 

 

 

At least can get internet 

[dsk1210]

1 minute ago, Victorian said:

Just about survival in the 1st half and hopefully have a chance to bring in our game winners if there's still a game to win.     

That's what it looks like.

[NaturalOrder74]

Maclean over keena again, brilliant 

[vlad on the tyne]

Fully fit Uche, walker and Naisy play. Macphee is playing the long game in the hope we are still in the game when changes need to be made. 

Miracles can happen 🙄🤔

[Hackney Hearts]

1 minute ago, Morgan said:

Bench could beat the starting line-up.

 

 

11 against 7 - would be a fun charity event.

[tcjambo]

Well at least the bench is attacking - shame we can only bring on 3 players. We will probably get two injuries the first 20 minutes anyway. Only one defender on the bench too.

[Tenor]

White

Bozanic 

Clare 

Wighton 

MacLean 

MacPhee 

 

I thought Levein's selections were pish. This might actually be the worst starting XI for a very long time!

[dsk1210]

Just now, Mikey1874 said:

You forget till you get in that you are miles away from pitch

 

Back of lower South

 

 

 

At least can get internet 

I hate that shitehole, never a final stadium

[Robert Lazar]

Interesting that damour is nowhere to be seen. Has he been feeling his cheese string or what. 

[Robbo-Jambo]

Just now, Robert Lazar said:

So the only real change is wighton for uche with maclean getting his occasional run out. 

Levein been passing notes? 

McLean is pure shi*e and lazy with it. 

 

Fear the worst even more now. 

 

Wighton starting 😞

 

Where is Morriston. No doubt injured. 

 

[Mikey1874]

Rangers have lost their last 5 semi finals scoring zero goals.

[jambo1975]

If Walker, Naismith and Uche are even 50/75% fit they have to start. Shambles of a team. He is cleary hoping we can keep it tight and being 1/2 of the afore mentioned to do something however reality is we could do 2 or 3 down in the first half. 

[tazhearts]

High press in the first half? Uche carrying a knock. Game plan to bring on Uche and Naysmith once out forward players run themselves into the ground?  Here hoping 🙈

[jambo1975]

1 minute ago, Robert Lazar said:

Interesting that damour is nowhere to be seen. Has he been feeling his cheese string or what. 

Seems to be suggested he was suspended? 

[i8hibsh]

5 minutes ago, davemclaren said:

That will be the new manager’s decision now. Let’s all hope he has a decent game today. 

 

Here is hoping.

[Robbo-Jambo]

5 minutes ago, Horatio Caine said:

Interesting Uche named as a sub - so what about the fact he was supposedly injured?

If he s not injured, we have dropped motm from couple of weeks ago against them. 🤔

[maroonlegions]

So the other half of the problem is now verified by that bomb scare of a team, i mean WTF..  Beaten already.

 

McPhee ...  

Edited November 3, 2019 by maroonlegions

[big man]

That team has Levein written all over it 

[MR INCREDIBLE]

Obviously McPhee doesn't fancy the job full time. 

[Victorian]

And if you play 3 unfit players from the start and we go in at half time 2-nil down?     Is that better?

Get a ****ing grip.    We are very limited for players.    Fact.

[Morgan]

Just now, jambo1975 said:

If Walker, Naismith and Uche are even 50/75% fit they have to start. Shambles of a team. He is cleary hoping we can keep it tight and being 1/2 of the afore mentioned to do something however reality is we could do 2 or 3 down in the first half.

But, if we’re not, think about that triple substitution around the 70 minute mark.

 

[GinRummy]

10 minutes ago, King prawn said:

1,996 - 1 goal 

way more than I thought. Thanks. 

[OmiyaHearts]

Hard to imagine a worse starting 11

[neilnunb]

5 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

I get the feeling Rangers defenders will be delighted they are facing Wighton instead of Uche.

 

 

Absolutely. At Tynecastle last season when Wighton cost one of the goals, Levein was going mad at him because he continually didn't follow instructions.

 

Uche seemingly not trained for 2 days?

[Robert Lazar]

4 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

McLean is pure shi*e and lazy with it. 

 

Fear the worst even more now. 

 

Wighton starting 😞

 

Where is Morriston. No doubt injured. 

 

 C'mon man, we can utilise Maclean's pace on this large pitch

[ToadKiller Dog]

2 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

Rangers have lost their last 5 semi finals scoring zero goals.

I'm going to pretend I havnt seen that stat .

We are the masters of ending poor runs .

 

Starting 11 for us a bit light weight ,looks a bit like our tactics at the last league cup semi at murrayfield .

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

2 minutes ago, big man said:

That team has Levein written all over it 

 

No it doesn’t - no target man

 

But ignores our only decent performance in 6 or 7 games by ditching the guy that caused the Huns a whole load of problems the last time we played.

[AGoodLaugh]

That lineup is absolutely disgusting 😂

Edited November 3, 2019 by AGoodLaugh

[OTT]

That is a grim, grim first 11.

[maroonlegions]

Levein still picking the team, we are all zipped up the back.. FFS..

[maroonlegions]

Hammering on the cards..  

[GinRummy]

Just now, OTT said:

That is a grim, grim first 11.

the front line is just howling. 

[lsimp77]

How Sean Clare still gets a game is one of life’s biggest mysteries. 

[Lfhearts]

The Dikamona fanboys club will be devastated, no doubt will be demanding he plays next game at full time...

[Mikey1874]

Hickey and Edwards with Uche on bench kind of repeated. 

[Hackney Hearts]

1 minute ago, Tom Hardy’s Dug said:

 

No it doesn’t - no target man

 

But ignores our only decent performance in 6 or 7 games by ditching the guy that caused the Huns a whole load of problems the last time we played.

 

Allegedly not 100% - hasn't trained for 2 days?

[GinRummy]

1 minute ago, Lfhearts said:

The Dikamona fanboys club will be devastated, no doubt will be demanding he plays next game at full time...

😂🙄😂

[Tennant's 6's]

Jeeso, that's a weak looking starting 11.

Got to hope & pray that they actually show something & give their all. 

 

'Mon the Hearts

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

Just now, Hackney Hearts said:

 

Allegedly not 100% - hasn't trained for 2 days?

Who knows - it still doesn’t have “Levein” team written all over it

[Absolute Scenes]

Not the greatest team but let’s get behind them and support them. Mon the hearts et into them. First hearts goal for Wighton today 😉

[Mundaydog]

If Naismith and Walker have made the bench lets think today is all about getting them a good 25/30 mins game time today in preparation for the game next Saturday which in the long term matters a lot more than this one does

[Jambo, Goodbye]

No point losing our cool over it. Let's see how the players react to the past events this week. 

 

 

[FruitJuice]

14 minutes ago, jambogaza said:

You wanted change, we got change so get behind the ****ing team today and do your analysing afterwards. 

Right everybody!  No one posts in this thread until the final whistle! Is that better Gaza?  

[Heriot_jambo]

2 minutes ago, lsimp77 said:

How Sean Clare still gets a game is one of life’s biggest mysteries. 

Leave Clare alone