Baldy61 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, iantjambo said: 365 has both teams at 13/8 Normally means a draw is a fair bet 23/10. Edited September 10, 2022 by Baldy61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossmanDaz Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just noticed RFS are playing a league match on Monday afternoon 🤔 It seems like a game we should be capable of winning based upon Linfield games, but, the Fiorentina result has thrown me a little. It seems like their keeper had a good game and Fiorentina were wasteful in attacking areas and made a few daft mistakes at the back to let them in though.. where have I seen that before... My head tells me 1-1 but I think that is because of them being a step into the unknown more than anything else. Our recent performances have added to that as well though. I'm hoping for a better performance and the result should follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Halkett and Kio would hopefully allow us to strengthen the defence and midfield from Thursday Assuming Kio is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stendelnator Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I think we’ll win this. The rest will do us good, and although they got a terrific result, the stats suggest they should have seen a similar score line in Florence to the one we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WageThief Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 15 hours ago, Tom Hardy’s Dug said: 🤷♂️ Doesn’t seem like the club really care. Bad dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Fozzyonthefence said: Fiorentina play in a much stronger league. Will be interesting to see how they get on against the Turks. I’m assuming they played a weakened team v Riga? We now want Istanbul to stroll this group and whip Fiorentina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayman Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Got 2 tickets for sale. In home section R, row 12, about 10 seats away from the away support and in amongst Hearts fans. PM if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 6 nil Hearts McKay, Cochrane, Halliday x3 Shankland.. 🙈🙉🙊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Before everyone gets too cock sure (again) - Antony Brown stats: “RFS unlikely to be any kind of cannon fodder for Hearts, especially in Riga. They’ve played 16 Euro matches over last 4 seasons and lost just 5 (only once by more than a goal). Drawn away to Gent/Linfield/Fiorentina, won in Hungary/Slovenia. Only lost on pens to Helsinki. No mugs” Whereas we are Euro mugs. Home win and a complete mental breakdown for many on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Cant see us keeping a clean sheet. Doubt we will score. Hope the local hooch is tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, Tom Hardy’s Dug said: Before everyone gets too cock sure (again) - Antony Brown stats: “RFS unlikely to be any kind of cannon fodder for Hearts, especially in Riga. They’ve played 16 Euro matches over last 4 seasons and lost just 5 (only once by more than a goal). Drawn away to Gent/Linfield/Fiorentina, won in Hungary/Slovenia. Only lost on pens to Helsinki. No mugs” Whereas we are Euro mugs. Home win and a complete mental breakdown for many on here. Accurate as you are, there is a peculiar need to sound periodically like a Hibs *****. Oh, and I expect Hearts to lose which is currently realistic with the squad weakened by key players missing. If folk are ignoring this fact, that's maybe the problem. On both sides of the argument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Well into their season. Scoring a lot of goals. So they'll be fit and well into their rhythm. Definitely gives them an edge over teams who are only 5-6 games in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bauld said: Well into their season. Scoring a lot of goals. So they'll be fit and well into their rhythm. Definitely gives them an edge over teams who are only 5-6 games in. Haha, we may well hear more of this next Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 43 minutes ago, Bauld said: Well into their season. Scoring a lot of goals. So they'll be fit and well into their rhythm. Definitely gives them an edge over teams who are only 5-6 games in. Sounds like Robbie getting his excuses in early! You could argue the other way - a team that has only played 10 games should be a lot fresher than one that has played 30 odd. Wouldn’t they be more likely to be mentally fatigued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fozzyonthefence said: Sounds like Robbie getting his excuses in early! You could argue the other way - a team that has only played 10 games should be a lot fresher than one that has played 30 odd. Wouldn’t they be more likely to be mentally fatigued? Not if they're playing well and having a good season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bauld said: Not if they're playing well and having a good season. You said definitely gives them an edge. I disagree. We’ve already played 10 competitive games plus a number of friendlies mostly against better opposition than what they come up against. At what number of games can we expect the early season rustiness to disappear? We’re well into our season now. They’ve played 27 league games plus European games and domestic cup games, so well into their 30’s. We should be much fresher than them but we go into this with no form and no confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, Fozzyonthefence said: Sounds like Robbie getting his excuses in early! You could argue the other way - a team that has only played 10 games should be a lot fresher than one that has played 30 odd. Wouldn’t they be more likely to be mentally fatigued? We’re about as fresh as a tied up bag of 10 day unwashed boxers of somebody that’s had the shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just now, Tom Hardy’s Dug said: We’re about as fresh as a tied up bag of 10 day unwashed boxers of somebody that’s had the shits. Sorry, forgot about the mental fatigue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Light.. Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Scottish football games called off following death of Queen Elizabeth II - BBC Sport Rangers say they are in talks with Uefa and Police Scotland over whether Tuesday's Champions League game with Napoli at Ibrox will take place as scheduled. Uncertainty also surrounds Celtic's Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw on Wednesday and Heart of Midlothian away to Rigas Futbola Skola in the Europa Conference on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Riccarton3 said: Accurate as you are, there is a peculiar need to sound periodically like a Hibs *****. Oh, and I expect Hearts to lose which is currently realistic with the squad weakened by key players missing. If folk are ignoring this fact, that's maybe the problem. On both sides of the argument As I’ve said before I am usually seen as far too supportive of the club, Budge, Robbie etc. However, I reject the fact that me stating that I am deeply disappointed with our summer window based on the clubs stated aims not my own aims, makes me a bit Hibs. Not only is saying it was a poor window for us not Hibs is a statement of fact when compared to what we as a club said we needed/wanted. Jesus - if people can absolutely rip the shit out of a young 20 something year old lad like Sibbick with limited criticism I don’t see the issue with some criticism of older, wiser and more experienced people within the club constantly lauded as the second coming of Jesus. Edited September 10, 2022 by Tom Hardy’s Dug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 When the draw originally came out and I saw we were starting at home against the Turks , away to Riga and then home/away versus Fiorentina my thoughts were it looked like a decent set of fixtures, and I was stone cold sober ar the time. The only way I can describe Thursday past in football terms was disappointing. The Turks only had to carry out the most basic of football skills to secure all 3 points. I then thought I'd check the score in Florence to see how many goals Fiorentina had destroyed Riga by, only to discover that game was a draw. So, I think, given how poorly we have been performing lately, a draw in Rige might be s good result, but I'n Donald ducked if I know who can score for us do may have to settle for 0-0. And to schieve that we have to hope and pray Craig Halkettv is fit and ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Their game against Gent; they stunned them with 2 first half goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I don't think anyone should be under the illusion of where we stand in European terms. Riga have a similar squad value than us, more than most of our premier League. Considering we often struggle away from home at places like Livi, the chances of us getting result in Riga when firing on all cylinders is slim, getting a result at the moment is even slimmer. Apart from the OF, Scottish clubs shouldn't be looking down their nose at anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 33 minutes ago, jambopilms said: I don't think anyone should be under the illusion of where we stand in European terms. Riga have a similar squad value than us, more than most of our premier League. Considering we often struggle away from home at places like Livi, the chances of us getting result in Riga when firing on all cylinders is slim, getting a result at the moment is even slimmer. Apart from the OF, Scottish clubs shouldn't be looking down their nose at anyone. Interesting you should mention livi, their ground is similar, except, of course, their pitch is real grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I really hope we treat the games against Riga like cup finals and go all out for a result. Whilst we shouldnt expect a result considering their quality, you can pretty much guarantee the media will tell us it's an embarrassment for Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 44 minutes ago, jambopilms said: I don't think anyone should be under the illusion of where we stand in European terms. Riga have a similar squad value than us, more than most of our premier League. Considering we often struggle away from home at places like Livi, the chances of us getting result in Riga when firing on all cylinders is slim, getting a result at the moment is even slimmer. Apart from the OF, Scottish clubs shouldn't be looking down their nose at anyone. Hopefully Thursday will reflect our all time away record against Livingston. 18 wins, 8 draws, 7 defeats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Hopefully Thursday will reflect our all time away record against Livingston. 18 wins, 8 draws, 7 defeats. Hopefully but I'm not sure our form over a couple of decades means much in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Fozzyonthefence said: You said definitely gives them an edge. I disagree. We’ve already played 10 competitive games plus a number of friendlies mostly against better opposition than what they come up against. At what number of games can we expect the early season rustiness to disappear? We’re well into our season now. They’ve played 27 league games plus European games and domestic cup games, so well into their 30’s. We should be much fresher than them but we go into this with no form and no confidence. Mental fatigue, if we are suffering from such a thing. Will be down to results as much as it is down to number of games played. The boys gave their all in Zurich and it wasn't enough. They gave their all against Celtic and it wasn't enough. They really went for it against Zurich at Tynecastle and again fell short. That's going to have a big impact on their confidence in themselves. You can see by the lack of goals that we have players lacking the confidence to pull the trigger or take a gamble at the right moment. There's no doubt injuries have played a huge part. Anyone who has forgotten the impact last season of losing Halkett has a short memory. We've lost him again and same result, our form has dropped significantly. Losing Rowles at a time when Kingsley is still working himself back to 100% at the same time has been massive because its left us really short at the back and unable to play a settled back line. People are onto Robbie as if this is the manager to blame. Fair enough he has made mistakes but I'm not forgetting how our form dipped the last time this happened because we were missing leadership on the pitch and our anchor in defence. It doesn't address the problem of failing to score goals but I'm waiting to see how Humphrys settles into the squad before I lose my rag with that again because that's at least a problem we have attempted to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just now, jambopilms said: Hopefully but I'm not sure our form over a couple of decades means much in this situation. It doesn’t but you mentioned we often struggle there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 **** me, the bookies have us as favourites to win on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Ricardo Quaresma said: Their game against Gent; they stunned them with 2 first half goals That RB style looks familiar 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, leginten said: **** me, the bookies have us as favourites to win on Thursday. Transfermarkt's squad values would suggest we have the better squad, £13.88m to their £7.61m. In fact, it looks fair to say they're Riga's wee team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 53 minutes ago, davemclaren said: It doesn’t but you mentioned we often struggle there. Oh right, maybe I should have said St Johnstone or Ross County or even said struggled there last week. Thanks for correcting me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 3 hours ago, By The Light.. said: Scottish football games called off following death of Queen Elizabeth II - BBC Sport Rangers say they are in talks with Uefa and Police Scotland over whether Tuesday's Champions League game with Napoli at Ibrox will take place as scheduled. Uncertainty also surrounds Celtic's Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw on Wednesday and Heart of Midlothian away to Rigas Futbola Skola in the Europa Conference on Thursday. This would be ridiculous when you consider how many people have booked travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 47 minutes ago, pettigrewsstylist said: That RB style looks familiar 🤣🤣 I know who you mean; thought so too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, savage said: This would be ridiculous when you consider how many people have booked travel. They should maybe cancel the UK games, if any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, jambopilms said: Oh right, maybe I should have said St Johnstone or Ross County or even said struggled there last week. Thanks for correcting me though. St Johnstone would be better I reckon, but again there’s no correlation between such things. We’ve struggled everywhere at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Tough game. Be close. 6-3 Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just now, davemclaren said: St Johnstone would be better I reckon, but again there’s no correlation between such things. We’ve struggled everywhere at some point. Not at ER 😁 ( I'm missing the 70's out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Anyone know anything about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 As long as no games played at the time of the funeral itself, then there's no requirement to postpone anymore, unless games in London and police presence dictates this. Racing will be back tomorrow, except Musselburgh, and they are the ones who knew Queen best. Rangers may well want game postponed but that's only because they're playing shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just now, ri Alban said: Anyone know anything about them. Latvian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Latvian. Winnable, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Anyone know anything about them. Decent look at the venue, they scored 2 and missed a penalty. Nice big Maroon shed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Anyone know anything about them. Drew with Linfield x2, drew with Fiorentina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, jambopilms said: I don't think anyone should be under the illusion of where we stand in European terms. Riga have a similar squad value than us, more than most of our premier League. Considering we often struggle away from home at places like Livi, the chances of us getting result in Riga when firing on all cylinders is slim, getting a result at the moment is even slimmer. Apart from the OF, Scottish clubs shouldn't be looking down their nose at anyone. To be fair they also have loads more experience than us in Europe. That makes a difference- it means you don’t shit yourself every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hardy’s Dug Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Bazzas right boot said: Drew with Linfield x2, drew with Fiorentina. Only lost 4 out of 15 at home in last 4 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) No bombs or guns apparently. Wonder what the catering is like 🍻🍻🍻 Edited September 10, 2022 by pettigrewsstylist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgierools Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 minute ago, pettigrewsstylist said: No bombs or guns apparently. Wonder what the catering is like 🍻🍻🍻 At least that's cleared up a few issues. However, I'll fill up a carrier bag, not a suitcase, with pyrotechnics. Take a box of wine, not a bottle, a sword and a bag of Colombian. Wouldn't dream if recording it with one of those "Football Focus" cameras either. Just hope it doesn't rain either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Get this man to do the team talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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