Scottish Cup Draw - Away to Auchinlek at 12:30 on 22/1/22

[Nookie Bear]

9 hours ago, Shaggy2 said:

Absolutely. Just saying they can stick their hard feelings up their arse, the worst decision that day went against Hearts. Looking at 5-0 if they go down to 10 that early, even taking into account how bad Hearts were that day. 

I thought we played well that day 🤷‍♂️
 

Good attitude in the first half, fight for everything and scored goals. No surprise we took it easy in the second. 

[TexasAndy]

BTW when was last time Hibs got a tough draw in cups (excluding v Rangers in semi)

[Shaggy2]

4 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

I thought we played well that day 🤷‍♂️
 

Good attitude in the first half, fight for everything and scored goals. No surprise we took it easy in the second. 

It’s the 2012 game they’ve got a beef about. Still believe they should have had a crack at us at their place due to a tight offside call at the end of the game. Probably WAS onside but they didn’t complain or acknowledge that they’d got off with a blatant red card in the first 5 minutes.

[Bazzas right boot]

1 hour ago, vegas-voss said:

Some strange folk out there.I always used to think football fans were fickle ( I certainly am ) but some Hearts fans really seem to carry a real grudge for years and years 

 

 

 

Definitely strange. 

Celebrate wins through gritted teeth. 

Secretly ( or not so much) hope we get beat so they can be proven right. 

Strange way to support a team. 

 

 

[Gambo]

11 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

Nah, he should be able to make about 8 changes for this and we’ll win easy. 

"He should be able to" ..... of course he should.......but Brora says otherwise.

 

We are 3rd in the top league fighting for 2nd place away to a non league team who are god knows where in god knows what pyramid league, a team mixed with regular starters/some fringe players should be able to see them off with ease.

 

Even allowing for Neilson we will breeze through this tie.

[Francis Albert]

8 minutes ago, TexasAndy said:

BTW when was last time Hibs got a tough draw in cups (excluding v Rangers in semi)

So the last time was ... the last time.

 

(Cue Hibbie accusations)

[Shaggy2]

51 minutes ago, Cut The Crap said:

Wait… this is our first game back after three weeks off?

 

Brora had just come back from 10 weeks off! 😳

[Bazzas right boot]

25 minutes ago, DG_HMFC said:

 

Oh he will. Do you think he'll risk another Brora debacle? Because that would've been the first thing to entered his head when the draw was made last night. 

 

 

First thing that would have entered his head would have been the same as we were all thinking. 

 

-Thank **** it's not Celtic away. 

 

Although, Any game is a potential banana skin, every year is different. 

We'll win this game and I'll take charity bets on it. 

 

Certain Folk seem to be willing another shock for one reason or another as opposed to believing it will. 

 

We are a good side. 

Once folk acknowledge that, they can stop gushing themselves at the thought of Neilson getting the sack for getting beat of this gang. 

 

Cracking draw. 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Smith's right boot

[Bazzas right boot]

6 minutes ago, Francis Albert said:

So the last time was ... the last time.

 

(Cue Hibbie accusations)

 

First thought I had Tbh. 😂😂

And the next time, they have celtic 🤷‍♂️

Edited November 30, 2021 by Smith's right boot

[DG_HMFC]

3 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

First thing that would have entered his head would have been the same as we were all thinking. 

 

-Thank **** it's not Celtic away. 

 

Although, Any game is a potential banana skin, every year is different. 

We'll win this game and I'll take charity bets on it. 

 

Folk seem to be willing another shock for one reason or another as oppose to believing it will. 

 

We are a good side. 

Once folk acknowledge that, they can stop gushing themselves at the thought of Neilson getting the sack for getting beat of this gang. 

 

Cracking draw. 

 

 

 

 

 

Correct. We'll have for too much quality for them, but I still believe it'll be a tough game because they'll be well up for it.

[Bazzas right boot]

6 minutes ago, DG_HMFC said:

 

Correct. We'll have for too much quality for them, but I still believe it'll be a tough game because they'll be well up for it.

 

Yeah, every game or most games are tough.

 

It's their cup final. 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Smith's right boot

[Shaggy2]

As well as the Auchinleck and final appearances omen, as a Panner it’s just dawned on me that the last (only?) time we faced a side that had ko’d Preston Athletic in an earlier round, we won the trophy. 

[The Gorgie]

Should be a good away day. Hopefully they'll give us about 2000 tickets.

[Harry Potter]

Hobos home draw, what a big surprise NOT.

[davemclaren]

Looking at it dispassionately ( if such a thing really exists ) for a random draw you are always looking for the optimum combination of a home tie against the weakest team. 
 

We didn’t get a home tie but we certainly got one of the weakest teams so an excellent chance to progress. 

[Shaggy2]

11 minutes ago, Sir Craig Gordon said:

Should be a good away day. Hopefully they'll give us about 2000 tickets.

Nae danger, they had 1,800 on Saturday v Hamilton. Even if it was “just” 1,500 home fans, they’ll easily sell that twice over for us. Think we’ll get 20% at best (800). 

[Maroon Sailor]

There were 5 balls left and two of them were Celtic and Hearts

 

HTF we avoided them is a miracle especially as Miller would have been very happy with himself.

 

 

[davemclaren]

1 minute ago, Maroon Sailor said:

There were 5 balls left and two of them were Celtic and Hearts

 

HTF we avoided them is a miracle especially as Miller would have been very happy with himself.

 

 

I ceratsinly thought that hot ball draw was coming. 

[TyphoonJambo]

8 minutes ago, Shaggy2 said:

Nae danger, they had 1,800 on Saturday v Hamilton. Even if it was “just” 1,500 home fans, they’ll easily sell that twice over for us. Think we’ll get 20% at best (800). 

50/50 split surely. 

[naeclue]

2 minutes ago, davemclaren said:

I ceratsinly thought that hot ball draw was coming. 

Thought Willie was a bit unresponsive to Amy Irons banter at the end - maybe he fluffed it.

 

Joe Savage at the Shareholders Dinner said he was itching for a return to Brora, hopefully they know the correct approach for this tie.

 

Am slowly coming around to Robbie as a manager, so an emphatic win please to continue that process. 

[Shaggy2]

15 minutes ago, TypoonJambo said:

50/50 split surely. 

😂

[portobellojambo1]

11 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said:

4,000 Capacity, 500 seated

The ground capacity is 4,000 but I believe that Auckinleck Talbot are limited to a maximum home gate of 3,100, to do with the layout of the ground apparently. They could fill the ground themselves but I think they will give us some tickets, although it may only be around 1,000 max.

[Deevers]

11 hours ago, Morgan said:

Are our players ever ‘up for it’ nowadays?

 

 

They certainly were not last season  - no excuse for it now though. They must know that they are going to a place were sustained physical effort will be required. No excuses this season for anything other than a good win.

[Pasquale for King]

7 hours ago, JimmyCant said:

Can you link to that quote or interview ?  I’d be astonished if Savage publicly said such a thing

About 42 minutes in they talk about it, I read him saying it in the press after the season ended. 

 

[Ex member of the SaS]

Confident we will win without too much bother, but it's the final straw for Robbie if we do fail. Also sure he knows this and will be well prepared, but it comes back to previous threads about plan B. If things start to go wrong he needs to step up and make the right changes.

Who will we get in the next round? I full expected to get Celtic the more the draw went on so no doubt it will be them next time. Millar must have burnt hands the number of times he dropped it until Aberdeen were safe.

For this one reason I don't understand why they don't issue a number to every team and let a lottery style machine make the draw.

People would know their team number and as soon as it's draw they would know there is no chance of giggery pokery.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Ex member of the SaS

[TexasAndy]

1 hour ago, Francis Albert said:

So the last time was ... the last time.

 

(Cue Hibbie accusations)

Could be argued that Rangers was the easiest tie out the bag for Hibs.

[The Gorgie]

1 hour ago, Shaggy2 said:

Nae danger, they had 1,800 on Saturday v Hamilton. Even if it was “just” 1,500 home fans, they’ll easily sell that twice over for us. Think we’ll get 20% at best (800). 

Ah that sucks, if they are bringing a big home crowd then that's understandable.

[Forever Hearts]

1 hour ago, Nookie Bear said:

Nah, he should be able to make about 8 changes for this and we’ll win easy. 

Not sure if serious.....

[DS98]

I was hoping they would try and move this to Rugby Park. Beechwood is a horrible place to play football having played there a few times myself. Last time I was there I actually cracked my head open off a brick wall which is about 1 meter away from the touch line. The pitch this time of year will be shocking too. 

[Forever Hearts]

1 hour ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

First thing that would have entered his head would have been the same as we were all thinking. 

 

-Thank **** it's not Celtic away. 

 

Although, Any game is a potential banana skin, every year is different. 

We'll win this game and I'll take charity bets on it. 

 

Certain Folk seem to be willing another shock for one reason or another as opposed to believing it will. 

 

We are a good side. 

Once folk acknowledge that, they can stop gushing themselves at the thought of Neilson getting the sack for getting beat of this gang. 

 

Cracking draw. 

 

 

 

 

You're a proper risk taker.😁

[fabienleclerq]

2 hours ago, Forever Hearts said:

Why are you slavering about weejies and half Rangers? Auchinleck is 40 miles from Glasgow, which is roughly the same as Edinburgh to Glasgow. Do they teach geography in Edinburgh schools? 

Edinburgh geography 101: anywhere West of Newbridge is a weegie town. 

[SectionDJambo]

Auchinleck will have been waiting for a home tie like this for years. They’re going to look after their own fans first, as it may never come round again for them. 
It is an obvious tie for television, as would be the Kelty v St Johnstone tie if Kelty win their replay. 
Our best hope of us all seeing the game could turn out to be helping Auchinleck set up a broadcast of their own with a ppv shared equally between them and us.

 

[Randy Marsh]

8 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said:

Not sure if serious.....

I'm sure he is.  We are playing against a bunch of coal miners and postmen.  

[Jambo in Bathgate]

5 minutes ago, fabienleclerq said:

Edinburgh geography 101: anywhere West of Newbridge is a weegie town. 

I take exception to that! 😡

[HillmanHearts]

2 hours ago, Nookie Bear said:

Nah, he should be able to make about 8 changes for this and we’ll win easy. 

Yeah, let’s rest Gordon and Boycie.

Give Stewart and Gnando a game.

That should work. 

Joking apart this a tough tie and we need to be full strength and “at it”.

Match their desire, deal with the physicality and we win. 

[Beni]

22 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said:

I'm sure he is.  We are playing against a bunch of coal miners and postmen.  

 

Cheers, it's always nice to know what 2 professions are assigned to an entire team when we we face part time opposition.

Recently we've had;

Birkirkarara - fishermen and waiters.

Alloa - bus drivers and posties.

Arbroath - fishermen and farmers. 

Brora - crofters and oil rig workers.

Let's hope the miners/posties combination give us an easier game than the others did.

[Forever Hearts]

38 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said:

I'm sure he is.  We are playing against a bunch of coal miners and postmen.  

And what were Brora? 

[Maroon Sailor]

6 minutes ago, Beni said:

 

Let's hope the miners/posties combination give us an easier game than the others did.

 

Hearts will have to dig deep to deliver the result we want

[Beni]

5 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

Hearts will have to dig deep to deliver the result we want

 

[Randy Marsh]

17 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said:

And what were Brora? 

I think one of their players had just finished his shift in Gregg's.  

Edited November 30, 2021 by Randy Marsh

[Cut The Crap]

18 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said:

And what were Brora? 

Crofters and fishermen. A totally different proposition.

[milky_26]

16 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

Hearts will have to dig deep to deliver the result we want

just as long as we are not posted missing otherwise it will be return to sender for boab

[Maroon Sailor]

4 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

just as long as we are not posted missing otherwise it will be return to sender for boab

 

Need to stamp our authority early on

[upgotheheads]

13 hours ago, Section Q said:

Talbot will make a go of it and give us a game. Great coach who will have them up for it. If it's played at home it will be the event of the year in the town....

 

It's a really tight ground and a grass pitch (at least when I was there last).

12 hours ago, soonbe110 said:

Or Somerset 

 

Hope so. Five hundred  yards from my front door.

12 hours ago, Ked said:

Lets go doon to wreck their toon.

😂👌

 

I take it you don't know the reputation of Ayrshire Junior football and their fans, you'll be lucky to escape with all your teeth.

[davemclaren]

4 minutes ago, upgotheheads said:

 

It's a really tight ground and a grass pitch (at least when I was there last).

 

Hope so. Five hundred  yards from my front door.

 

I take it you don't know the reputation of Ayrshire Junior football and their fans, you'll be lucky to escape with all your teeth.

Tighter than Tynecastle?

[upgotheheads]

3 minutes ago, davemclaren said:

Tighter than Tynecastle?s

 

I think it might be even narrower (if that's possible), but the spectators are right on top of the players.

[Pasquale for King]

33 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said:

I think one of their players had just finished his shift in Gregg's.  

Total myth, they don’t have one 😱. The two goal scorers were sparkies. 

[Ked]

3 hours ago, Forever Hearts said:

Why are you slavering about weejies and half Rangers? Auchinleck is 40 miles from Glasgow, which is roughly the same as Edinburgh to Glasgow. Do they teach geography in Edinburgh schools? 

You haven't frequented those places much have you.

[Ked]

27 minutes ago, upgotheheads said:

 

It's a really tight ground and a grass pitch (at least when I was there last).

 

Hope so. Five hundred  yards from my front door.

 

I take it you don't know the reputation of Ayrshire Junior football and their fans, you'll be lucky to escape with all your teeth.

I do .

I was just being silly.

[Forever Hearts]

Just now, Ked said:

You haven't frequented those places much have you.

Erm, I live in Ayrshire and have been to most of the junior grounds.