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5 hours ago, spirt of 98 said:

Folk Hearts are murder at least the last time we were in this league we dominated it like an SPL team in the wrong league. This time we are just the best of a crap league, face facts we need change or we will be relegated again next year or finish bottom 6 which for the money pumped in is a shock. 


Thank you.

 

Last time we looked like someone who had overdressed for the party, a class above, now we are just so far ahead because the others a sooooo bad at taking points off each other.

 

For years we always need the annual overhaul, other teams are tweaks here and there, but us, we recruit horrifically and run a pointless academy.

 

We should not recruit another player for 2 seasons and force the young boys through, force the coaches to develop the player types we’re spunking cash on.

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23 hours ago, hmfc_liam06 said:

Win the next two and I reckon we win the league at East End Park.

So as I predicted!!? 

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By my reckoning we need 12 points from the last 7 games to be sure of winning this league, assuming Dunfermline win every game and manage to improve their GD ratio by 20 goals over us. I think we can start to relax.

 

 

 

I posted the above on a different thread earlier if anyone thinks it's familiar. We should be able to have a count-down every time a game involving Raith or Dunfermline is played. I don't think any other team is remotely a threat.

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Working out us winning the league is like an old school arithmetic question. I had no idea then and I have absolutely no idea now how you work it out. Will stick with the lazy option (ie this thread). Keep up the good work - I love the various connotations 👍 

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On 13/03/2021 at 17:28, JamboBoy said:

All teams nearest us are actually nearer to the relegation play off spot (9 Pts) than topping our points total which is 15 pts away. This really is such a brutal league to play in, in more ways than one! 

The second placed team is closer to the bottom of the league than it is to the top.

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17 hours ago, soonbe110 said:

No league game on 3 April if we are still in cup. 

OR (if we lost to Brora) the Pars beat Morton in their second round tie (same day we play Brora) giving us a free Saturday. Personally I'm hoping we play Stranraer that day 😄 

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31 minutes ago, JTJ said:

OR (if we lost to Brora) the Pars beat Morton in their second round tie (same day we play Brora) giving us a free Saturday. Personally I'm hoping we play Stranraer that day 😄 

If we are not playing Stranraer that day kickback will go into a meltdown the likes of which we haven’t seen and one from which it might not recover. 

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On 14/03/2021 at 18:41, upgotheheads said:

 

By my reckoning we need 12 points from the last 7 games to be sure of winning this league, assuming Dunfermline win every game and manage to improve their GD ratio by 20 goals over us. I think we can start to relax.

 

 

 

I posted the above on a different thread earlier if anyone thinks it's familiar. We should be able to have a count-down every time a game involving Raith or Dunfermline is played. I don't think any other team is remotely a threat.

No if we Win the next 3 games its official as we play the pars. They cannot catch us if they lose to us and we win any 2 other games. Even if the pars beat everyone else then they cant catch us. Only 1 of the 3 below us can catch us. They play each other. Chances are they wont match our current haul. Leaving us 7 games to pick up points. And if anyone can get max points its only going to be us

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33 minutes ago, Hagar the Horrible said:

No if we Win the next 3 games its official as we play the pars. They cannot catch us if they lose to us and we win any 2 other games. Even if the pars beat everyone else then they cant catch us. Only 1 of the 3 below us can catch us. They play each other. Chances are they wont match our current haul. Leaving us 7 games to pick up points. And if anyone can get max points its only going to be us

 

Um...  but if they beat us, and everyone else, and we don't get 12 points from the other games, and they can overturn our huge gd advantage... I don't claim to be a mathematician but in my post I did say that Dunfermline had to beat everyone, including us obviously. If we can get 12 points from the other games then they have to overturn the gd as well. I probably should have said that we need 13 points from the next seven games. I'm not convinced we can beat Dunfermline away, we haven't managed it so far, however I seriously doubt that Dunfermline will not drop points in their last nine games, they've dropped six in the last five.

I think we'll be home and dry with three game to spare.

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On 14/03/2021 at 12:35, spirt of 98 said:

Folk Hearts are murder at least the last time we were in this league we dominated it like an SPL team in the wrong league. This time we are just the best of a crap league, face facts we need change or we will be relegated again next year or finish bottom 6 which for the money pumped in is a shock. 

Get a grip 

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On 14/03/2021 at 13:29, Ex member of the SaS said:

I know the league will be won ( and probably already is ) and fairly easily too, but until it's mathematically impossible to be over taken, I won't be putting out the flags. Dunfermline have two in hand plus the seven games left. That means they can ( no matter how unlikely ) get to 57 points. So until we have that many or Dunfermline lose or draw that is the figure I will be going by.

I think their two games in hand are Raith and Scumdee at home. Raith play ICT tomorrow night at home so chances are both likely to drop points IMO.

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Hopefully we win it with games to spare and can give some of the younger lads a run out. Keep the first team guys fresh for the Scottish Cup and hopefully we'll get a few SPL sides to test ourselves against. 

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On 14/03/2021 at 08:35, spirt of 98 said:

Folk Hearts are murder at least the last time we were in this league we dominated it like an SPL team in the wrong league. This time we are just the best of a crap league, face facts we need change or we will be relegated again next year or finish bottom 6 which for the money pumped in is a shock. 

With your future seeing glasses couldn’t you win the lottery weekly and buy us out of our yo-yo slump. We could be Scotland’s Man City.

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On 14/03/2021 at 22:39, Morgan said:

The league is over.

 

It’s won.

 

Capiche?

 

 

 

 

Pretty much where I'm at.

 

This season should be treated as a non event. We've won ugly but won. In the championship without fans that's a result.

 

Other teams fans may not have tolerated negative tactics, and we'd have surely played better at home with a crowd.

 

It's won, were going up. We as fans didn't really lose out cos we couldn't go. It's a net "meh" as a season. Probably been better than a mid table garbage season but not by much.

 

Onto next year.

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On 14/03/2021 at 12:35, spirt of 98 said:

Folk Hearts are murder at least the last time we were in this league we dominated it like an SPL team in the wrong league. This time we are just the best of a crap league, face facts we need change or we will be relegated again next year or finish bottom 6 which for the money pumped in is a shock. 

 

No facts to face there, just a load of wind and pish based on your opinion. 

 

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6 hours ago, BudgeUp said:

Pretty much where I'm at.

 

This season should be treated as a non event. We've won ugly but won. In the championship without fans that's a result.

 

Other teams fans may not have tolerated negative tactics, and we'd have surely played better at home with a crowd.

 

It's won, were going up. We as fans didn't really lose out cos we couldn't go. It's a net "meh" as a season. Probably been better than a mid table garbage season but not by much.

 

Onto next year.

 

 

At this rate, we'd have won the league more comfortably than utd and Hibs have done in recent years. 

In fact, rangers too. 

 

Agree 2nd part, teams particularly at home might have been encouraged to attack more if there was fans. 

 

On to next year, indeed! 

 

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On 14/03/2021 at 16:26, j1964m said:

No team in the league under us will get 45 points league is finished all but them fighting for the playoffs they will drop points against each other all finished Barr the leftovers

Correct answer. If any other team gets 45 points they will be well clear in second place. 

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15 minutes ago, soonbe110 said:

Correct answer. If any other team gets 45 points they will be well clear in second place. 

 

Yup, if you look at the current points totals of Raith, Dunfermline and Dundee. They have now reach 2/3 of the season completed. Dunfermline on 30 have average 15 points every 9 games so would put them on course for 45 points. Raith on 29 points are 14.5 points every 9 games, so you argue again they are on course for around 45 points. Dundee on 27 have an average of 13.5 per 9 games so would be on course for 40.5 points.

 

Dunfermline did get 18 points in their first 9 games after getting 4 wins and a draw in their first 5 games (and in the 9 games had 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, a fantastic run.) So even if they had another amazing run of 9 games like in the first 9, that would still only put them at 48 points maximum, something which only requires us to really win our next game.

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12 hours ago, upgotheheads said:

 

Um...  but if they beat us, and everyone else, and we don't get 12 points from the other games, and they can overturn our huge gd advantage... I don't claim to be a mathematician but in my post I did say that Dunfermline had to beat everyone, including us obviously. If we can get 12 points from the other games then they have to overturn the gd as well. I probably should have said that we need 13 points from the next seven games. I'm not convinced we can beat Dunfermline away, we haven't managed it so far, however I seriously doubt that Dunfermline will not drop points in their last nine games, they've dropped six in the last five.

I think we'll be home and dry with three game to spare.

We have 2.2 ppg even for the remaining games that went to 1.5ppg its still won. The points remaining will be the minimum amount of points we win by. Its over. The rest are playing for the playoffs

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2 minutes ago, kingantti1874 said:

Dunfermline we not win both games in hand. It will be over within 2 games, 3 at the very most.

Raith had a wee chance to bridge the gap, they managed 2 draws, they dont play Hearts every week, the only time they raise their game.

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I think we may see teams coming at us a bit more in the last games , like Arbroath away as they need to get points on the board to stay in the league.

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50 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said:

 

Yup, if you look at the current points totals of Raith, Dunfermline and Dundee. They have now reach 2/3 of the season completed. Dunfermline on 30 have average 15 points every 9 games so would put them on course for 45 points. Raith on 29 points are 14.5 points every 9 games, so you argue again they are on course for around 45 points. Dundee on 27 have an average of 13.5 per 9 games so would be on course for 40.5 points.

 

Dunfermline did get 18 points in their first 9 games after getting 4 wins and a draw in their first 5 games (and in the 9 games had 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, a fantastic run.) So even if they had another amazing run of 9 games like in the first 9, that would still only put them at 48 points maximum, something which only requires us to really win our next game.

Yes, but add in the number of games those three have to play against each other and us in the remaining fixtures and I’d be really surprised if any of them get to 45 

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2 hours ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

No facts to face there, just a load of wind and pish based on your opinion. 

 

Thanks for your incredible insight. That’s what a football forum is about people giving their opinions and discussing them. May be you need to find another activity to fill your time! 

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10 hours ago, alwaysthereinspirit said:

With your future seeing glasses couldn’t you win the lottery weekly and buy us out of our yo-yo slump. We could be Scotland’s Man City.

Really 

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13 hours ago, Cruyff said:

Hopefully we win it with games to spare and can give some of the younger lads a run out. Keep the first team guys fresh for the Scottish Cup and hopefully we'll get a few SPL sides to test ourselves against. 

 

Yup

 

18 minutes ago, One five said:

I think we may see teams coming at us a bit more in the last games , like Arbroath away as they need to get points on the board to stay in the league.

 

We're in position now where just getting a point from  us will be no good to anyone else in any position in the league. Every team needs to win their games to avoid relegation or establish play-off places - it's one of the factors that makes the Championship a much better competition than the Premiership in my opinion. Alloa at the bottom could still theoretically finish second, so every game from now on is going to be an attack fest because winning three points will be much more important than just not losing. Hearts will benefit most from this situation, as we'll hopefully see on Saturday.

 

 

Just for fun I'm going to predict that we will officially be declared champions on 30th March after the Raith v Dunfermline match. Post you predictions here for bragging rights when it actually happens.

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5 minutes ago, upgotheheads said:

 

Yup

 

 

We're in position now where just getting a point from  us will be no good to anyone else in any position in the league. Every team needs to win their games to avoid relegation or establish play-off places - it's one of the factors that makes the Championship a much better competition than the Premiership in my opinion. Alloa at the bottom could still theoretically finish second, so every game from now on is going to be an attack fest because winning three points will be much more important than just not losing. Hearts will benefit most from this situation, as we'll hopefully see on Saturday.

 

 

Just for fun I'm going to predict that we will officially be declared champions on 30th March after the Raith v Dunfermline match. Post you predictions here for bragging rights when it actually happens.

3rd April,  when we take 3 pts at Dunfermline 👍

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Bazzas right boot
8 minutes ago, spirt of 98 said:

Thanks for your incredible insight. That’s what a football forum is about people giving their opinions and discussing them. May be you need to find another activity to fill your time! 

 

All fine, but don't state your opinion as fact, especially when predicting the future. 

 

It as you say - about opinions and mine is your facts were a lot of wind and pish. 

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1 hour ago, One five said:

I think we may see teams coming at us a bit more in the last games , like Arbroath away as they need to get points on the board to stay in the league.

I think the same, there is a chance we will be the least motivated team in the league.

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Bazzas right boot
3 minutes ago, jambopilms said:

I think the same, there is a chance we will be the least motivated team in the league.

 

 

A sc run will help keep us focused. 

 

If we get knocked out of that, the the last 4/5 games could be difficult. Minds would be turned to next season no doubt. 

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13 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

A sc run will help keep us focused. 

 

If we get knocked out of that, the the last 4/5 games could be difficult. Minds would be turned to next season no doubt. 

Don’t talk about getting knocked out of the sc before we have even kicked a ball in it 🙄, I’m looking forward to a good run in it 🤞

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Bazzas right boot
1 minute ago, One five said:

Don’t talk about getting knocked out of the sc before we have even kicked a ball in it 🙄, I’m looking forward to a good run in it 🤞

 

We all are!

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3 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

We all are!

Be nice for another final if we keep knocking on the door it will eventually open👍

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League is done, has been for months. No chance we are blowing the lead we have with the teams around us. Can probably afford to lose half the games left and still win it with points to spare. The teams at the top can't put a run together and they all still have to play each other. We will have it won after the QOTS game I think as I can see both Raith and Dunfermline dropping points in the games between then. 

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davemclaren
11 minutes ago, One five said:

Be nice for another final if we keep knocking on the door it will eventually open👍

The only way to win a final is to get to one or more. 😄

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30 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

A sc run will help keep us focused. 

 

If we get knocked out of that, the the last 4/5 games could be difficult. Minds would be turned to next season no doubt. 

 

Would agree, we can set yourselves up nicely for it. Rest players in league games (not all of them but rotate them) and focus on the cup as games will come quickly.

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League for all intents and purposes is done. However, mentally it'll be a big weight off the squad's shoulders when it's wrapped up mathematically, allowing us to focus fully on the Scottish cup. Rest all our injury-prone wage thieves etc. 

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4 minutes ago, Juho_Makela_Goal_Machine said:

League for all intents and purposes is done. However, mentally it'll be a big weight off the squad's shoulders when it's wrapped up mathematically, allowing us to focus fully on the Scottish cup. Rest all our injury-prone wage thieves etc. 


and hopefully give some of the younger players game time. 
 

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When we win the league in a few weeks it will interesting and conflicting watching the playoffs, can’t stand any of the teams involved. Probably better for one these crap teams to come up with us and go straight back down again 😆

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29 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

When we win the league in a few weeks it will interesting and conflicting watching the playoffs, can’t stand any of the teams involved. Probably better for one these crap teams to come up with us and go straight back down again 😆

 

As much as I would like to see those in the Championship miss out, the teams in the Premiership are the ones I would like to see suffer more.

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2 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said:

 

As much as I would like to see those in the Championship miss out, the teams in the Premiership are the ones I would like to see suffer more.

Yeah probably, and I think any team going up with us would struggle anyway. 

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4 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said:

 

As much as I would like to see those in the Championship miss out, the teams in the Premiership are the ones I would like to see suffer more.

I’d rather see Dunfermline (who acted badly towards us before anyone reminds me) going up and Hamilton or Ross County coming down. Not Raith or Dundee though. 

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19 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

I’d rather see Dunfermline (who acted badly towards us before anyone reminds me) going up and Hamilton or Ross County coming down. Not Raith or Dundee though. 

 

I know what you mean, Dundee could have stopped anything then sold themselves for the cheapest price. Raith's chairman destroyed years of good will between Hearts fans and Raith in a very short time. I would love it if QotS got into the play-offs, they did vote against us but there is nothing else I can really think of they did. 

 

Really want Ross County down.

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