tartofmidlothian Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I'd bring in Gordon, Rowles, Halkett, Atkinson, Oda, Grant and Devlin if he's fit. Any win will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettigrewsstylist Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Strongest and settled team till we are 2 up please. Real chance of trophy, lets not blow it on a banana skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Nah would like this to be a nice, comfortable, easily forgettable 3-0 win I’m not convinced that the old firm are a safe bet to win the cup if we don’t, meaning this is still our best route to Europa League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Too early for Sunday but Barry McKay back in training on Friday Naismith said post match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjambo21 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Think Gordon will definitely start. Halkett too if he can last 90 mins. Maybe see Tagawa also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henroddy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Would imagine the only certainty to start is Gordon. Possibly 2 returning Aussies. Not sure if Halkett fit enough for 90 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbee647 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Strongest side possible, this current Airdrie side are more than capable of giving us a difficult time if we even think of taking it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I still have post traumatic Airdrie disorder. I'll take any win. 1-0 Shankland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 30 minutes ago, Henroddy said: Would imagine the only certainty to start is Gordon. Possibly 2 returning Aussies. Not sure if Halkett fit enough for 90 minutes Plastic pitch as well, so might not want to risk Halkett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregzy2k7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Things almost going too swimmingly for us at the minute, I really hope we win comfortably and all that but can see this being a tough game. Airdrie will be very much treating this as a cup final, Would take a 2-1 or 1-0 win tbh, even if its a late winner, just get through to the next round please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Any win will do. Hopefully it's comfortable and fun but as long as we're in the next round it'll be enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Liam Boyce closer to fitness do we know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast_blood Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, AlimOzturk said: Liam Boyce closer to fitness do we know? Had a setback and is likely out for another 2 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgierools Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, AlimOzturk said: Liam Boyce closer to fitness do we know? Think he now needs surgery. Could be a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay James Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Strongest team for this one. Airdrie are a good side who pass teams to death and will be no mugs. Its the cup so any win will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacelsid Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Get out there and get it won, whatever our starting line up is. No repeat of Spartans game, we made that game difficult for ourselves and Airdrie are better. A slow passing game would make things comfortable for them and suit them. Make the first hour fast and furious, we then have the subs to kill them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This could be a tricky game. Airdrie are in good form themselves. I’d take 1-0 right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartofmidlothian Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 9 hours ago, pettigrewsstylist said: Strongest and settled team till we are 2 up please. Real chance of trophy, lets not blow it on a banana skin. 9 hours ago, BigAlim said: Nah would like this to be a nice, comfortable, easily forgettable 3-0 win I’m not convinced that the old firm are a safe bet to win the cup if we don’t, meaning this is still our best route to Europa League I hear you, but few more reliable Hearts players ever than Craig Gordon, we want Rowles back in as soon as possible and Grant, Oda and Atkinson have all been key to our run. The only gambles there are with Halkett and Devlin's fitness, maybe run them out at the end depending on how it's going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Gorgierools said: Think he now needs surgery. Could be a while Glad we extended his contract 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This will be a very hard game. They are in good form and knocked out St. Johnstone in last round plus won away at Raith last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5jambo1 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Proper banana skin cup tie if ever there was one. They have been praised for the football they have been playing, and the way they press teams so hopefully that suits us a bit rather than them just sitting in with ten men behind the ball. play our best settled team and get through. We want a cup run and have a brilliant chance of winning it. I would not be changing anything if I was SN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) According to the pundits Aidrie play decent football in the Championship. When they eliminated St Johnstone they did it by out playing them not by out kicking them. This is a new Airdrie (in more ways than one) not the old Alex MacDonald Airdrie. 3-0 Hearts. Edited February 8 by EIEIO Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, AlimOzturk said: Liam Boyce closer to fitness do we know? Doesn't get near the first team even if he was, although decent option off the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher75 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Gordon Atkinson Kent Rowles Kingsley Devlin Nieuwenhof Oda Grant Forrest Shankland Rest Clark, Dexter, Cochrane and Beni assuming Devlin is fit. Have the 4 Aussies ever started a game together? Hopefully the young boys will get some game time in the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I wouldn't be taking any chances with team selection for this game. This is a cup tie that has the potential to be problematic. Imagine we were to lose it? It would wipe away a lot of the good feeling that has been built up and would guarantee that this is another trophyless season for us. We need to put everything into this tie and try to keep the momentum and the good times rolling. The way we are playing right now it is reasonable for every Hearts fan to be thinking 'this is our year' when it comes to the Scottish Cup. Let's give it everything we've got and go and make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Badgy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Definitely put Gordon in if his fitness is good enough and he's doing well in training. He's our best keeper so we need to start bringing him back into the team at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartofmidlothian Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) 12 minutes ago, gnasher75 said: Gordon Atkinson Kent Rowles Kingsley Devlin Nieuwenhof Oda Grant Forrest Shankland Rest Clark, Dexter, Cochrane and Beni assuming Devlin is fit. Have the 4 Aussies ever started a game together? Hopefully the young boys will get some game time in the second half. This is my pick, although I'd maybe stick with Beni as Devlin's just back. Also not sure if Kingsley might need a rest more than Cochrane, remember he was ill last week. That means wholesale changes from last night, but it's still as good as a first eleven. Our squad is in a great place right now. Edited February 8 by tartofmidlothian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We_are_the_Hearts Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Strongest team, 3rd is in the bag so the Cup becomes more important than the League as the only way we can lose the guaranteed Euro spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We_are_the_Hearts Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 How many tickets sold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaShango Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 No messing about with team selection, best team to possibly get us through. Its a tough tie on paper, would love for us to come out the traps early and blow them away. We are a good side, make no mistake about it, if we are on our game we will be in the next round. All about hard work and Naisy will know this as will the players. Probably even more so after the Spartans game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: I still have post traumatic Airdrie disorder. I'll take any win. 1-0 Shankland 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Airdrie did more damage to my mental health than any other club in the 90s. Be glad when it's over and we are hopefully through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This will be a different game to Spartans. Airdrie will try and play so I'm expecting there to be gaps for us to exploit. McCabe has them playing some really, really good football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, fast_blood said: Had a setback and is likely out for another 2 months Got a fee,img he’s goosed now……what’s left of his contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: I still have post traumatic Airdrie disorder. I'll take any win. 1-0 Shankland Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prehen Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Here is a question. It is getting to a position, not there yet, that Hearts will finish third in the league. Third guaranteed group stage football ONLY if the first and second in the league win the cup (realise there is a route through qualifying rounds). In this weekend's cup fixtures, do we want Celtic and Rangers to stay in cup? This likely makes securing group stage European football more probable, or do we want them to lose, and we take our chances being Scottish Cup 2024 champions, and get into Europe that way. I was asked this last night, thought it was a pish question, but now not so sure. Simple answer is we win our games and therefore win a Cup and some silverware. The Cup games are now our biggest games. Play best team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadKiller Dog Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Who would have thought Airdrie would evolve to a team that actually plays football , potentially a tough one . They will be the darling of the media to cause an upset ,that puts pressure on both us and them. Play our strongest side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 56 minutes ago, Prehen said: Here is a question. It is getting to a position, not there yet, that Hearts will finish third in the league. Third guaranteed group stage football ONLY if the first and second in the league win the cup (realise there is a route through qualifying rounds). In this weekend's cup fixtures, do we want Celtic and Rangers to stay in cup? This likely makes securing group stage European football more probable, or do we want them to lose, and we take our chances being Scottish Cup 2024 champions, and get into Europe that way. I was asked this last night, thought it was a pish question, but now not so sure. Simple answer is we win our games and therefore win a Cup and some silverware. The Cup games are now our biggest games. Play best team. I would rather play one of them in the final so that we know where we are honestly, preferably Celtic as we’ve not beat them in a final since 1956 and they don’t look convincing at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2-0 to hearts, no faffing at the start, get on top from the 1st minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkirkhmfc1874 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Looking forward to this , been a long time since been to Airdrie 3-0 HMFC and drawn at home to Inverness in quarter final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tackle Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4-2 us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckies1874 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Think we will win this more easily than Spartans as expect Airdrie to try and play which will be a big mistake on their part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sac Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 7 hours ago, Gorgierools said: Think he now needs surgery. Could be a while Or waiting on God to heal him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 11 hours ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: I still have post traumatic Airdrie disorder. I'll take any win. 1-0 Shankland Me too Geoff 🥺 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) Old enough to remember these ***** being a huge bogey team for us. Those days are long gone, they are not even the same club. We will thrash the diddies 5 nil. Edited February 8 by i8hibsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ93 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 A win and a clean sheet will do nicely. And no injuries. If the Aussies are fit, play them. No Halkett. Gordon in goals. Shanks up top. Mostly the same otherwise. Kinsley to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinSmith1255 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Any advice on where to park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny17 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 18 minutes ago, ColinSmith1255 said: Any advice on where to park? Edinburgh 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japan Jambo Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 16 hours ago, BigAlim said: Nah would like this to be a nice, comfortable, easily forgettable 3-0 win I’m not convinced that the old firm are a safe bet to win the cup if we don’t, meaning this is still our best route to Europa League Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Rhys McCabe will be a very good manager, he is now, they will be well prepared. Dont think team will be too different to last night in truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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