-*** Official matchday thread - Heart of Midlothian V Queen of the South***

[David McCaig]

19 hours ago, DG_HMFC said:

 

I would lower your expectation with this side. The 2014/15 team would score goals for fun but this side is a 1 or 2 nil, 2-1 sort of level. 

 

They will no doubt sit in, and with our severe lack of pace and imagination, I can see it being another slog.

 

I hope I'm wrong, but this current Hearts squad is just so boring and stale, I wouldn't be at all surprised if we lost the game.

As evidenced by our 3 home league games so far:

 

Hearts 6-2 Dundee

Hearts 2-1 Inverness

Hearts 3-0 Alloa

[HMFC 86]

The draw between Raith/Ayr in 3rd and 4th place gives us the chance to win and stretch our lead at the top of the table. The pars will probably beat Morton, but it would certainly give us some breathing space from the others.

[Kiwidoug]

As I understand it, Queen of the South voted for our expulsion.  

 

Club I have always had a high regard for.

 

No more.

 

Want them destroyed.

[Jambo_Gaz]

36 minutes ago, Kiwidoug said:

As I understand it, Queen of the South voted for our expulsion.  

 

Club I have always had a high regard for.

 

No more.

 

Want them destroyed.

👏

[TypoonJambo]

10 hours ago, 1953 said:

Just what were you trying to do when you found out?

Playing twister?

[MTS1874]

A comfortable 3-0 win.

[Harry Potter]

2 hours ago, Kiwidoug said:

As I understand it, Queen of the South voted for our expulsion.  

 

Club I have always had a high regard for.

 

No more.

 

Want them destroyed.

On the naughty list. 

[Gambo]

Should be a very comfortable victory.

Surely a game we could take a gamble and play 2 up front or is that a bit extreme?

Hopefully we wont take our foot of the gas with 40mins to go and instead get stuck in for 90mins and let the players build confidence before next week.

 

 

[Harry Potter]

Pass bought for game.

[kila]

Wonder if the pitch sprinklers are on yet.

[All roads lead to Gorgie]

I'll go for 3-1. Walker, Wighton and Lee.

 

That sounds like a team of solicitors 

[copa-mundial]

Yes today's game has to be won. I think if it's comfortable after 45 to 60 minutes. The game will slow dramatically, with one eye firmly on next Sunday. 

 

Could be very similar to the Alloa home game a few weeks back. 

The win keeps us top. 

No injury concerns for next week. Job done!

 

 

[otterjohn]

12 hours ago, Kiwidoug said:

If it's Hearts 0 at half time, I'm going to bite my own willie.

Thats brilliant Kiwidoug Made me laugh out loud 😂

[otterjohn]

6 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said:

I'll go for 3-1. Walker, Wighton and Lee.

 

That sounds like a team of solicitors 

Well done guys Theres been a good few funny lines on this thread

[otterjohn]

2 0 Hearts Halkett and Lee

[TheBigO]

43 minutes ago, Gambo said:

Should be a very comfortable victory.

Surely a game we could take a gamble and play 2 up front or is that a bit extreme?

Hopefully we wont take our foot of the gas with 40mins to go and instead get stuck in for 90mins and let the players build confidence before next week.

 

 

Don't think we'll go 2 up but that doesn't mean lack of ambition. It's about getting players in box. 433/451/4231 can do that well enough.

 

A 442 can be a very defensive setup if you want it to be.

 

In a way, other than maybe the the 3 or 4 at the back, formations are a bit moot. I'd guess a lot of coaches rarely say "were playing 442 today lads" like they did in my day. It's still the currency I work in, but you know what I mean?

[MattyK82]

6 hours ago, David McCaig said:

As evidenced by our 3 home league games so far:

 

Hearts 6-2 Dundee

Hearts 2-1 Inverness

Hearts 3-0 Alloa

To be fair, that’s only 11 goals scored in 3 home games. 
 

That tally should be at 30+

🙃

[willie wallace]

Wonder if we will see the cup final line up in action today.

Barring any injury doubts I hope it is and they go full out and get a confidence boost for next week.

[Crookie]

3-0 Walker, Naismith and a Berra header from a corner

[topsport]

There’s only one baldy wighton 

Only one baldy wighton 

Sod the gifts and the tree,

Wightons just made it ‘shree’

Walkin in a wighton wonderland 

 

He got rid of his mop

Now he’s watched by klopp

Walkin in a wighton wonderland 

 

A little festive cheer...

 

big win please and no injuries. Thanks 😍 

[King prawn]

Got a good feeling about this one

[TheBigO]

11 minutes ago, MattyK82 said:

To be fair, that’s only 11 goals scored in 3 home games. 
 

That tally should be at 30+

🙃

I think people are forgetting how much of a trudge 14/15 actually was. We just kept winning, was all (and that was lovely of course!)

 

I remember beating Cowden 4/5-0 at Tynie but for about 40 mins or something it was awful. Lots of games were like that.

[jonesy]

2 minutes ago, TheBigO said:

I think people are forgetting how much of a trudge 14/15 actually was. We just kept winning, was all (and that was lovely of course!)

 

I remember beating Cowden 4/5-0 at Tynie but for about 40 mins or something it was awful. Lots of games were like that.

Difference was the feeling that, with the attacking threat of (then) Walker, Nicholson, Sow, King, and Keatings (plus Carrick, and even El-Hass!), goals felt more like a matter of time than a matter of hope. There are times I look at this current team and wonder where the goals will come from. We chuck on Roberts or Frear if Naismith, Walker, Boyce or Wighton aren't at the races, it actually makes us weaker going forward!

[David McCaig]

28 minutes ago, willie wallace said:

Wonder if we will see the cup final line up in action today.

Barring any injury doubts I hope it is and they go full out and get a confidence boost for next week.

I think we’ve probably been setting up for the Cup Final since we beat Hibs in the Semi, which would explain why the focus has been on being far more solid than we need to be in this division.

[Rudolf]

29 minutes ago, TheBigO said:

I think people are forgetting how much of a trudge 14/15 actually was. We just kept winning, was all (and that was lovely of course!)

 

I remember beating Cowden 4/5-0 at Tynie but for about 40 mins or something it was awful. Lots of games were like that.

The 10-0 game was 0-0 after 25 mins. I think we beat them 5-0 in a league cup group game at Tynie and that was 0-0 at HT. the game you’re thinking about was 1-1 at HT and ended up 5-1

[Ethan Hunt]

If we don’t score at least 3 against a team who have conceded 14 goals in 6 games then I’ll be disappointed.

 

There are cup final places on offer and I expect a far better performance than those witnessed recently.

[heartsfc_fan]

3-1

Fairly comfortable

[Jambof3tornado]

Win,just bloody win.

[Independence]

A win please with no injuries. Any score win will do.

[upgotheheads]

I'm hoping to see Haring and Irving. If we can't play our most creative midfield at home against teams like QoS when can we? 

Edited December 12, 2020 by upgotheheads

[Thomaso]

Any kind of win, no straight reds and no injuries will be fine!

[Boy Daniel]

Hope I’m back from the hospital in time to catch the game. Win please. 

[Harry Potter]

2 hours ago, kila said:

Wonder if the pitch sprinklers are on yet.

With the rain we have had,😕.

[wavydavy]

It will be interesting to see if Ginnelly is in the squad at last.

 

It was reported that he was fit and available for today and he definitely needs game time to get him fit for maybe an hour next Sunday.

 

 

[Rc55]

Referee today   William Collum.  Beware.

[kila]

4 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

With the rain we have had,😕.

 

Exactly

 

[Whatever]

44 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

If we don’t score at least 3 against a team who have conceded 14 goals in 6 games then I’ll be disappointed.

 

There are cup final places on offer and I expect a far better performance than those witnessed recently.

Yep, because QotS will have set up in those games exactly as they’ll set up today.

 

Them conceding those goals means we must score at least 3 today. That’s how football works.

 

Some people are utterly ****in clueless.

[Diadora Van Basten]

22 minutes ago, upgotheheads said:

I'm hoping to see Haring and Irving. If we can't play our most creative midfield at home against teams like QoS when can we? 

They haven’t played together so would make sense to put them in together with a view to next week.

 

1 minute ago, Rc55 said:

Referee today   William Collum.  Beware.

Would a red card today mean a suspension for next week. If so it’s worth betting on a red card for Gordon.

[Wee Mikey]

1 minute ago, Rc55 said:

Referee today   William Collum.  Beware.

That's fine. I have every confidence that Gordon will save the penalty.

[kila]

Neilson praised Walker in the press and he's on the cover of the match programme.

 

So he'll be on the bench right?

 

[Diadora Van Basten]

1 minute ago, Whatever said:

Yep, because QotS will have set up in those games exactly as they’ll set up today.

 

Them conceding those goals means we must score at least 3 today. That’s how football works.

 

Some people are utterly ****in clueless.

Agreed when you look at the league Arbroath and Alloa are below them. We struggled v Arbroath and got beat by Alloa.

 

Every team in this league will set up 4-5-1 against us until we show that we can deal with it.

[HoGwash]

4 minutes ago, Diadora Van Basten said:

 

Would a red card today mean a suspension for next week. If so it’s worth betting on a red card for Gordon.

Depends what its for. Violent conduct and serious foul play would miss the final. 2 yellows would be league suspension only.

[TheBigO]

1 hour ago, Rudolf said:

The 10-0 game was 0-0 after 25 mins. I think we beat them 5-0 in a league cup group game at Tynie and that was 0-0 at HT. the game you’re thinking about was 1-1 at HT and ended up 5-1

Yeah that's the one!

[Harry Potter]

21 minutes ago, kila said:

 

Exactly

 

😀

[indianajones]

Skelp them.

[Newton51]

 

[heartsfc_fan]

Only player I'd say is a surprise starter is White.

[Barack]

Welcome back, Gino.

 

Thank. ****.

[iantjambo]

Good to see Ginnelly on the bench

[kila]

 

 

        Naismith        Boyce          Walker

 

             White         Irving            Lee

 

Kingsley         Berra         Halkett           Smith

 

                              Gordon

 

 

 

Edit: Could swap Naismith and White around actually. Might be either.

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by kila