jamborich Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) Confident Gordon Smith halcket popescui Kingsley Walker haring Lee halliday Naismith boyce Control midfield we win Edited October 23 by jamborich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hearts00 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 No pace, no legs. No width. A half fit central mid fielder. Would not be confident with that team at Hampden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulp74 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 18 minutes ago, jamborich said: Confident Gordon Smith halcket popescui Kingsley Walker haring Lee halliday Naismith boyce Control midfield we win I take it you didnt watch the game tonight??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rip van tinkle Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 No chance that Naismith, Haring or Halliday are starting. They just do t have the fitness, those ****ers are a quarter of the way into their season Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigAlim Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) Gordon, Smith, Halkett, Popescu, Kingsley, Walker, Lee and Boyce will all definitely start. I reckon Wighton has earned his chance too and I'm going to assume Ginnelly and Roberts are unavailable until told otherwise. Leaves two places up for debate. I think Halliday was poor today, Irving is not the most defensively aware and Haring hasn't managed a lot of minutes in midfield since his return, however one of these three will start. Frear doesn't look up to much so far however with Moore and White as his only competition I reckon he'll be in the team. ____________Gordon Smith__Halkett__Popescu__Kingsley ___Walker__Lee__Halliday__Frear _________Boyce__Wighton I really did think McGill was going to be more involved in the last two matches, I would have been tempted to play the laddie in this game but seems like a bit of a baptism of fire Edited October 23 by BigAlim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NB GIN Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 19 minutes ago, hearts00 said: No pace, no legs. No width. A half fit central mid fielder. Would not be confident with that team at Hampden. Agree awful selection Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alwaysthereinspirit Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 29 minutes ago, jamborich said: Confident Gordon Smith halcket popescui Kingsley Walker haring Lee halliday Naismith boyce Control midfield we win Roberts and/or Ginnelly have to start. No if’s and or buts. That’s pretty much the midfield we had today. And struggled. Sorry but no thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1971fozzy Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) 37 minutes ago, jamborich said: Confident Gordon Smith halcket popescui Kingsley Walker haring Lee halliday Naismith boyce Control midfield we win No width in that team. We would be murdered. moore may well come in and do well on that big pitch assuming the wide players are injured of course Edited October 23 by 1971fozzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1971fozzy Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 (edited) 22 minutes ago, rip van tinkle said: No chance that Naismith, Haring or Halliday are starting. They just do t have the fitness, those ****ers are a quarter of the way into their season that’s my worry. If we had played the same games and got the trio you mention up to speed then it’s a different ball game. They are all half fit. Just gives me the rage this game is even going ahead. But we will still do them. they want revenge for 2012 (not the same), and Robbie will want to erase the 2016 debacle that haunts him . Big game but it’s no level playing field given the expulsion Edited October 24 by 1971fozzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ToqueJambo Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 14 minutes ago, 1971fozzy said: No width in that team. We would be murdered. moore may well come in and do well on that big pitch assuming the wide players are injured of course I was thinking Moore might come in if needed. He was good against Rangers and Hibs under Stendel. I think it'll be the same 4-2-3-1 with Lee and Irving in centre mid, Boyce up front and Walker in the middle. Any two from Roberts, Frear, Ginnelly, White and Moore out wide depending on who's fit. Walker could also maybe play wide right and Wighton could come into the middle, or Naismith if fit. If Roberts and Gino are injured, going by the Raith line-up it would be Frear and Moore to come in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonesy Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 It's Hibs. We'll smash 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HMFC01 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 5-3-2. To be fair it looks like a 3-4-3. All 3 mids back when defending. I am thinking we can't rely on our usual wingers to be fit. I can presume we will get alot of news about several players in race to be fit this week. 😀 Gordon Popescu halket kingsley Smith. White Lee haliday Walker Wighton boyce Subs: Stewart, haring, irving, frear, naismith. I think it's only five subs. I will no doubt change it when I find out who's fit. Just abit of fun. I can see it going to extra time. So, we want strong legs for the majority of the first team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HMFC01 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Seven subs, we can use three during ninety minutes, one extra sub during extratime only. Maximum four. Not bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ri Alban Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Are Gino and Roberts both unavailable? CG MS CH MP SK JG OL AH JR JW LB Or CG MS CH MP SK JW OL PH AH LB SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Allowayjambo1874 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Given no one knew he had an injury I suspect Roberts wasn’t risked with one eye on the Hibs game. Frear and Halliday poor and Ginelly probably out. To combat Boyle I can see Aidey White and Kingsley both playing as they did at end of Arbroath game so that if one goes forward on left one will sit. Could be over thinking it, just very surprised when white came on for Frear yesterday. Gordon, Smith, Halkett, Popescu, Kingsley, Roberts, Lee, Haring, White, Walker, Boyce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jambmoz Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Maybe we just need to accept that’s it’s going to be very difficult and unlikely that we will win next week. I’m always pessimistic anyways but we do have some glaring deficiencies. We’re giving up far too many chances for a start, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baxfee Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Hoping that the arrogant boy wonder (Porteous) will have another one of his moments and get sent off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David McCaig Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 8 hours ago, hearts00 said: No pace, no legs. No width. A half fit central mid fielder. Would not be confident with that team at Hampden. A truly awful side with no pace, no legs, no width and 2 half fit midfielders plus a half fit centre forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregzy2k7 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 For me this will be our biggest test this season, They have played more games than us this season and against stronger opponents, Therefore the pressure is very much on hibs to win! They are expected to win and for that reason alone i feel quietly confident that we can pull something off here. My line up would be something like this Gordon Smith Halkett Popescu Kingsley Haring Irving Roberts Naisy Walker Boyce Obviously depending on fitness, I believe thats our strongest team to start the match. I included naismith because he is a big game player, Maybe if it is still 0-0 after first half we can push naismith further up to partner boyce and go 4-4-2 and if thats not working bring Wighton on for Naismith, if we take the lead we bring irving off and put halliday on to take the pressure off. Its a shame about ginnelly, if he was fit i would have started him instead of naisy but i still feel we have good options on the bench to try and change the game. I predict the game will finish 1-1 and then we will sneak it 2-1 after extra time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigO Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Ginos a big loss, assuming he must be out. Pace at Hampden is so useful. Look at what Suso and Driver did. Hopefully Roberts is back and you have a shout to make with Frear but he looked too timid for me last night. Gordon Smith Halks Pops King Haring (worth it even for 45/60 imo) Irving (need his positive passing and speed of thought Moore Walker Roberts Boyce Moore a wild card and maybe Walker out there better with Naismith or Wighton in middle. As I say, Gino was the key for me. If Haring is fit enough, we win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diadora Van Basten Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 I think we should stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation. The defence picks itself. For the holding midfield two I would go for Lee and Irving and give Haring the last twenty. CAM would be Walker with Naismith in reserve. Centre forward would be Boyce with Wighton in reserve. Ideally the wide players would be Gino and Roberts but Gino is unlikely to play and Roberts is a slight doubt. Getting the reserves for these players is going to be vital and I think selecting Frear, Wighton and Halliday would be a mistake. I would probably go for Moore and Henderson as back up to Gino and Roberts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfamonkey Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Is it 3 or 5 subs in Scottish Cup ? Given the criticality of the returning players this could be key for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoncurMacdonaldMercer Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 2 hours ago, jambmoz said: Maybe we just need to accept that’s it’s going to be very difficult and unlikely that we will win next week. I’m always pessimistic anyways but we do have some glaring deficiencies. We’re giving up far too many chances for a start, careful squire we don’t like joined-up thinking round these here parts 😠 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamborich Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 9 hours ago, 1971fozzy said: No width in that team. We would be murdered. moore may well come in and do well on that big pitch assuming the wide players are injured of course That's my thinking Ginnelly and Robert's injured Smith and Kingsley play as wing backs with Haring dropping back to support defense Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hairdryer Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 We are going in as underdogs which is understandable,if the hearts team which beat Dundee turn up then we have a decent chance a performance like last night then the best hope is winning on penalties Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamborich Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 2 minutes ago, Hairdryer said: We are going in as underdogs which is understandable,if the hearts team which beat Dundee turn up then we have a decent chance a performance like last night then the best hope is winning on penalties Do you think hibs would have won comfortably last night..I don't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychicjambo Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Rather have Harry. Than Olly lee he looks so slow no drive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boag1874 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 4-2-3-1 Gordon Smith Halkett Popescu Kingsley Irving Halliday or Haring Naismith Walker Roberts Boyce They’ve favoured a back 3 and alot of their attacking threat is through Boyle so we have to double up on their wingers and push them back to make it a back 5. Play with a diamond in the middle on that big pitch and we’ll get absolutely murdered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC_92 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 46 minutes ago, TheBigO said: Ginos a big loss, assuming he must be out. Pace at Hampden is so useful. Look at what Suso and Driver did. Hopefully Roberts is back and you have a shout to make with Frear but he looked too timid for me last night. Gordon Smith Halks Pops King Haring (worth it even for 45/60 imo) Irving (need his positive passing and speed of thought Moore Walker Roberts Boyce Moore a wild card and maybe Walker out there better with Naismith or Wighton in middle. As I say, Gino was the key for me. If Haring is fit enough, we win. I think this might be the one. A fair drop-off in quality between Ginnelly and Moore, but it's the change that imbalances the side the least. Moore will stay high and wide - we can't trust Walker to do that and he's far more effective behind the striker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 10 hours ago, rip van tinkle said: No chance that Naismith, Haring or Halliday are starting. They just do t have the fitness, those ****ers are a quarter of the way into their season I think Haring will start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ramrod Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Tough game for us at this time of the season . We have been shafted yet again by the powers that be , given we've played 2 league games and they've played a dozen . If they can't beat a Championship club that's played 2 league games and is still striving for match fitness and continuity it will be an utter embarrassment. In saying that it Hibs , we probably couldn't have better opponents in a Semi given the circumstances. Wouldn't be surprised if we go through , which would be some achievement given the timing and scheduling of our league . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 (edited) 58 minutes ago, TheBigO said: Ginos a big loss, assuming he must be out. Pace at Hampden is so useful. Look at what Suso and Driver did. Hopefully Roberts is back and you have a shout to make with Frear but he looked too timid for me last night. Gordon Smith Halks Pops King Haring (worth it even for 45/60 imo) Irving (need his positive passing and speed of thought Moore Walker Roberts Boyce Moore a wild card and maybe Walker out there better with Naismith or Wighton in middle. As I say, Gino was the key for me. If Haring is fit enough, we win. Not far off, but I think White might be out wide or even Halliday. I'd be tempted to play White out wide left. Edited October 24 by Smith's right boot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smoked-Glass Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Fk hibs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamborich Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 10 hours ago, rip van tinkle said: No chance that Naismith, Haring or Halliday are starting. They just do t have the fitness, those ****ers are a quarter of the way into their They can start they don't have to play 90 minutes we have to dominate the game from the start not chase it at the end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a11ank Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 It's Hibs FFS. We could play our reserves at Hampden and pump them! Bring it on!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Is this game 5 subs? If so, staring Naismith, halliday, Haring is less of a risk. With 5 subs they could give me run out for 15 minutes with little risk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychedelicropcircle Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Three negatives for hibs hearts hampden & being favourites Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wavydavy Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 10 hours ago, hearts00 said: No pace, no legs. No width. A half fit central mid fielder. Would not be confident with that team at Hampden. Unfortunately I have to agree. I saw that Roberts was out through injury last night and it does not look promising for Ginnelly with his thigh injury. Walker also took a knock I think to his calf and Haring and Halliday almost make Ollie Lee look quick. On a big open pitch like Hampden it favours the team with pace so I think for us a lot will depend on if out injured players are fit to play. Frear looks a big disappointment so I would imagine it will be time for Moore or Henderson to get an outing again. I think I would also like to see Irving given a chance again to create something in midfield rather than revert back to the tactics last night with the long ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DH1986 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 We have to take into consideration their decent start to the season and the fact they’re way ahead of us in match sharpness. Folk assuming we’ll just turn up and win because it’s Hibs are stuck in the 80’s and 90’s. This is going to be a tough match to get through. Gordon Smith Halkett Popescu Kingsley Gino/Roberts Lee Haring Irving Halliday Boyce Pack the midfield, keep it tight and give them no room down the flanks. We need a big big performance from Boyle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rip van tinkle Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 22 minutes ago, jamborich said: They can start they don't have to play 90 minutes we have to dominate the game from the start not chase it at the end That exactly my point though, how can we dominate by playing three players who are lacking in match sharpness? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Belt 1874 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Any combination of Lee, Halliday and Irving gives me the fear. Especially at Hampden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
upgotheheads Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 If Roberts and/or Ginnelly are unavailable next week then Henderson or Moore would be a better option than Frear, on last nights performance at least. Frear seems to be an up or down kind of player, we shouldn't be gambling on him having a good day. I wonder if Roberts was rested last night? We wouldn't need three wingers in the squad, and maybe this was seen as a chance to give Frear game time, while ensuring we have at least one wide player available for next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
upgotheheads Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 2 minutes ago, Central Belt 1874 said: Any combination of Lee, Halliday and Irving gives me the fear. Especially at Hampden. Dunno. all three are mobile and would suit the big pitch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 8 minutes ago, rip van tinkle said: That exactly my point though, how can we dominate by playing three players who are lacking in match sharpness? No one knows, that is why the game is difficult for us, they've played a quarter of the season, we've played two games Was always the case, has been for months. This is not news and is partly why the game will be tougher than "normal". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural Order Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 The only way we'll win with Lee and Frear on the park is if we sell them both to Hibs during the week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 2 minutes ago, The Natural Order said: The only way we'll win with Lee and Frear on the park is if we sell them both to Hibs during the week. We've beaten hibs with Lee in the team before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural Order Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 4 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said: We've beaten hibs with Lee in the team before. We've beaten Hibs with Joel Pereira in goals. Would you fancy getting him back on loan and giving that a try next week? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smith's right boot Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 3 minutes ago, The Natural Order said: We've beaten Hibs with Joel Pereira in goals. Would you fancy getting him back on loan and giving that a try next week? No, but that's not what you said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gashauskis9 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Gordon Smith Popescu Halkett Kingsley Walker Haring Irving White Naismith Boyce Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hairdryer Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 1 hour ago, jamborich said: Do you think hibs would have won comfortably last night..I don't I don’t think hibs would have won comfortably last night next Saturday if we have the right approach then i am confident of a win maybe after extra time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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