No Idle Talk Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing We are still in the League Cup I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... Edited September 6, 2023 by No Idle Talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Pitch is still looking nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) By and large we have a good squad of players. So unlike the recent past we don't need to go out and sign 10 players. What we are doing with the current squad is the problem. Edited September 6, 2023 by TexasAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, No Idle Talk said: Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... Craig Gordon on the mend. Still in the League Cup and it's September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said: Craig Gordon on the mend. Still in the League Cup and it's September. I did intend to put the League Cup in there but forgot until just after I posted. haha Yes, that is a positive. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieMac17 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I like the macaroni pies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australis Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 There are less 36 games left to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We won’t get humped dry in Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 The club secretly invested in Andrex. Currently making a fortune to flush down the pan . . Get the irony 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 People are waking up to our board being ****ing useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, ScottieMac17 said: I like the macaroni pies... Ooft. The kebab pie mob will be along shortly to lynch you for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyp1874 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 The 3rd strip is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart500 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 B team doing pretty well. Seems some decent prospects. We've usually about 20 players injured by this time and it's still less than half of that. We're not Hibs. I've cheered up already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour22 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Nice hotel is opening soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Hotel scheduled to be open in 2032 barring complications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkirkhmfc1874 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 The positives are all off the pitch I'm afraid!! Stadium looking tremendous, pitch looking great , finances best they've ever been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightbulb Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Only four matches in and plenty time to get things turned around. New players, formation changes, Europe etc all a challenge. Next four games we need to see evidence of a system, improved individual and team performance and points on the board. The weather is great this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoPo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 56 minutes ago, No Idle Talk said: Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing We are still in the League Cup I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... I think exiting the league Cup at Kilmarnock would be the final straw.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TweedbankJambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Its the international break and we'll be busy working on a plan of action and all will be well. Positivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 29 minutes ago, Andyp1874 said: The 3rd strip is lovely Not back into the club shop until December. Not all off pitch activities are on the ball. 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 17 minutes ago, Lightbulb said: Only four matches in and plenty time to get things turned around. New players, formation changes, Europe etc all a challenge. Next four games we need to see evidence of a system, improved individual and team performance and points on the board. The weather is great this week Banned !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Ford Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 All the above are about off the field activities but what concerns most/all of us is the product on the field. Doesn't seem to be any positives there unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentjambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, Lightbulb said: Only four matches in and plenty time to get things turned around. New players, formation changes, Europe etc all a challenge. Next four games we need to see evidence of a system, improved individual and team performance and points on the board. The weather is great this week Why do we need to wait 8 matches into the new season to see “evidence of a system”and “improved team performance”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzyy Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, Agentjambo said: Why do we need to wait 8 matches into the new season to see “evidence of a system”and “improved team performance”? Jings, we'll go through some amount of managers if we're giving them less than 8 league matches before sacking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnybob72 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We won’t lose this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 The women's team is getting better and better and they wind up the dinosaurs in our support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 47 minutes ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said: The positives are all off the pitch I'm afraid!! Stadium looking tremendous, pitch looking great , finances best they've ever been THE PITCH - it is a positive. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Vargas looks like a player Nieuwenhof will be fine once he gets a chance to settle We still have our first 20+ goal striker since Robbo on the squad A lot of the players who are currently playing badly have played much better at some point in the last 18 months so presumably they could do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Cashflow is good. Women's team are going great guns. That's it. And at least we're not Hibs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We don’t need budge and her benefactors because we are not better of unless you fancy paying over the odds for a hotel room in gorgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We've only conceded 2 goals domestically in the whole of this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckies1874 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, pointon said: Hotel scheduled to be open in 2032 barring complications Maybe they’ll forget to order the beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Beds you say oh shit right enough it’s a hotel **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentjambo Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 42 minutes ago, cazzyy said: Jings, we'll go through some amount of managers if we're giving them less than 8 league matches before sacking them. Read what I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portable Badger Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Women's team progressing well B Team performing better so far this season Few of our 'academy gems' signed new contracts with us rather than move elsewhere 2-3 B players edging closer to First team involvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heisenberg86 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Still have ten days until we need to watch us get pumped again! Enjoy it lads…enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Kebab pies are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Kebab pies are nice They are brilliant. Just the right amount of 'kick'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecky92 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We got to Greece last week and no this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colquhoun76 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 While we're going through a rough patch...our main rivals (for third) aren't doing any better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzbomb1958 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, No Idle Talk said: Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing We are still in the League Cup I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... Kebab pies are scrumptious yum yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This is My Story Podcast Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, No Idle Talk said: Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing We are still in the League Cup I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... The biggest positive is a positive the current board gave us and something that shouldn’t be forgotten………we have a club to be annoyed at. Yeah that doesn’t mean we ignore all the bad stuff they’ve done and are doing but they’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at. They’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at, at our spiritual home with record season ticket sales and waiting lists. The biggest positive for me is that we are now in a position where we can actually effect change within our club. We can have a say in its future. We can all remember the days of feeling hopeless and helpless listening to the club exploring moving away from tynie, the administrators closing in, the possibility of death on the horizon. Now, we can air our frustrations to the FOH and have them air it with the board. We can protest if so required. We can go to AGM’s, we can vote in the FoH elections. That’s a massive positive for me. We can also fix the issue on the park. It’s 4 games into the season. Things can change quickly. We have the squad. We have the players. The club will understand that if next Saturday doesn’t yield us the result we want and give us the performance we need, then we’ll be advertising for a manager not long after. Football is great for how quickly things can change. ………..there I tried my best to be positive hahaha look out for my tweets about protests and gatherings 😂😂 pitch forks at the ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, No Idle Talk said: What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? Everything except first team results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 23 minutes ago, This is My Story Podcast said: The biggest positive is a positive the current board gave us and something that shouldn’t be forgotten………we have a club to be annoyed at. Yeah that doesn’t mean we ignore all the bad stuff they’ve done and are doing but they’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at. They’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at, at our spiritual home with record season ticket sales and waiting lists. The biggest positive for me is that we are now in a position where we can actually effect change within our club. We can have a say in its future. We can all remember the days of feeling hopeless and helpless listening to the club exploring moving away from tynie, the administrators closing in, the possibility of death on the horizon. Now, we can air our frustrations to the FOH and have them air it with the board. We can protest if so required. We can go to AGM’s, we can vote in the FoH elections. That’s a massive positive for me. We can also fix the issue on the park. It’s 4 games into the season. Things can change quickly. We have the squad. We have the players. The club will understand that if next Saturday doesn’t yield us the result we want and give us the performance we need, then we’ll be advertising for a manager not long after. Football is great for how quickly things can change. ………..there I tried my best to be positive hahaha look out for my tweets about protests and gatherings 😂😂 pitch forks at the ready. Good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, buzzbomb1958 said: Kebab pies are scrumptious yum yum I hate the kebab pies . Awful stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, pointon said: Hotel scheduled to be open in 2032 barring complications The General Manager is just along the corridor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5115 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Pans Jambo said: Pitch is still looking nice. And so it should it's only the start of September 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, lost in space said: THE PITCH - it is a positive. Looks great. I read somewhere recently that there is some evidence that hybrid pitches see more injuries than grass pitches. Perhaps something the club should have a wee look into given the horrific time we have had with injuries over the last two years. There may be nothing in it of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 hours ago, No Idle Talk said: Ok so things are not good just now. We can all agree on that. We have numerous threads on where things are going wrong - everything from Ann Budge to the formation we play has been covered - so let's try and turn things on their head a little bit. What are the positives at Hearts just now? What are the things we can hang our hat on and say "that is good. We can use that to get things going in the right direction again"? I am struggling more than I would like to come up with things but here is a short list of things I see: Continued FOH contributions The club is in a good spot financially Emergence of the Gorgie Ultras Attendances are holding steady which shows the fans are still buying in and want to get behind the team We still have Lawrence Shankland Frankie Kent has been a good signing We are still in the League Cup I am struggling to get far beyond that at the moment. Hopefully you guys can provide me with a few more reasons to be optimistic. Let's hear them.......... Jimmy Brydon is not a coach or too old to be a player Only positive I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 34 minutes ago, This is My Story Podcast said: The biggest positive is a positive the current board gave us and something that shouldn’t be forgotten………we have a club to be annoyed at. Yeah that doesn’t mean we ignore all the bad stuff they’ve done and are doing but they’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at. They’ve gave us a club to be annoyed at, at our spiritual home with record season ticket sales and waiting lists. The biggest positive for me is that we are now in a position where we can actually effect change within our club. We can have a say in its future. We can all remember the days of feeling hopeless and helpless listening to the club exploring moving away from tynie, the administrators closing in, the possibility of death on the horizon. Now, we can air our frustrations to the FOH and have them air it with the board. We can protest if so required. We can go to AGM’s, we can vote in the FoH elections. That’s a massive positive for me. We can also fix the issue on the park. It’s 4 games into the season. Things can change quickly. We have the squad. We have the players. The club will understand that if next Saturday doesn’t yield us the result we want and give us the performance we need, then we’ll be advertising for a manager not long after. Football is great for how quickly things can change. ………..there I tried my best to be positive hahaha look out for my tweets about protests and gatherings 😂😂 pitch forks at the ready. A valiant effort there, Corbett. 😂 You are of course correct about the club. As for having the players.........I am beginning to wonder about that. There are a few in that dressing room who I would like to see more from in the next few weeks before I will be completely convinced that they are going to cut it at Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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