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Listed in alphabetical order

 

Halkett

Kent

Kingsley

Neilson

Rowles

Sibbick

 

Rate them first to last taking all factors into account

Ability, past performance, current form, reliability etc

 

Not going to list Cochrane or Haring in spite of them having playerld a handful of games there but folk can slot them in if they feel strong enough about it.

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davie1980
1 minute ago, Arfur said:

Rocky Bushiri

Halkett

Kent

Kingsley

Rowles

Neilson (potential to be great)

Sibbick

 

😃

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johnking123
2 minutes ago, davie1980 said:

Listed in alphabetical order

 

Halkett

Kent

Kingsley

Neilson

Rowles

Sibbick

 

Rate them first to last taking all factors into account

Ability, past performance, current form, reliability etc

 

Not going to list Cochrane or Haring in spite of them having playerld a handful of games there but folk can slot them in if they feel strong enough about it.

1 Halkett. if he gets back to his best

2 Kent. Very solid 

3 Rowles. his interceptions are excellent and starting to carry ball forward now

4 Kingsley. very reliable 

5 Sibbick. had potential, but it is time to move him on. 

6 Neilson. High hopes for this lad. Will replace Sibbick and kick on hopefully

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davie1980

Kent (best CB IMO, actually have him nicking it against a fully fit Halkett)

Kingsley (on a par at least with Kent but better full back and lacks physicality of ither two)

Halkett (tough call, love him but have to factor availability)

Rowles (Can't think of many times we've had a 4th choice players anywhere that walks into most otger sides, pretty good, has had dips)

Sibbick (I don't think he's shite, reckon there's a player in there with the right choaching and system, clear 5th place though)

Neilson (probably harsh having him 6th as I'm sure the potential is there to climb the chart)

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August Landmesser

Misread the thread title, wondered if this was a new event in the Gorgie Suite...

 

:oohmatron:

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John Findlay

Put all the best attributes from all of them and we get a Virgil Van Dyke😉

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19/05/2012

1. Kent

2.Rowles

3. Kingsley

4.Halkett

5. Sibbick 

 

On this season so far this would be my order 

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Samuel Camazzola
13 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Put all the best attributes from all of them and we get a Virgil Van Dyke😉

Virgil will always be a poor-man's Dave McP. 👍 

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Kent

Frank

Frankie

Magic Hat

Brick Header

😁

He has single handedly transformed our defence this season.

No goals from corners or indirect free kick

Franky Kent is F@cking magic 😍

Frankie has our defence so Relaxed 🤣

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RustyRightPeg
5 minutes ago, ShedBoy said:

Kent Kingsley Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Sibbick

 

This.

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10 minutes ago, ShedBoy said:

Kent Kingsley Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Sibbick

The winner of this discussion 😬

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Niemi’s gloves
8 minutes ago, ShedBoy said:

Kent Kingsley Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Sibbick

Your top 3 are individually our top 3 at the moment. The problem is in a back three one of them  needs to play out of their ideal position (in my opinion CB, LCB and LCB respectively) 

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1 minute ago, Niemi’s gloves said:

Your top 3 are individually our top 3 at the moment. The problem is in a back three one of them  needs to play out of their ideal position (in my opinion CB, LCB and LCB respectively) 


Not if KR is in the middle 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Halkett has barely played for a couple of years so it’s hard to place him now. 

 

Rowles has improved massively in a short space of time, Kingsley is also brilliant and Kent is the old castle rock.

 

For me the current dilemma is how do we fit Rowles, Kingsley and Cochrane into our first XI

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Niemi’s gloves
1 minute ago, ShedBoy said:


Not if KR is in the middle 🤷🏻‍♂️

 I guess we’ll see how they are set up today. I’d want FK in the middle

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Just now, Niemi’s gloves said:

 I guess we’ll see how they are set up today. I’d want FK in the middle


Yep me too 👍🏻

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Pasquale for King
5 minutes ago, BigAlim said:

Halkett has barely played for a couple of years so it’s hard to place him now. 

 

Rowles has improved massively in a short space of time, Kingsley is also brilliant and Kent is the old castle rock.

 

For me the current dilemma is how do we fit Rowles, Kingsley and Cochrane into our first XI

Spot on

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JayTeeJnr

Based on what I’ve seen this season:

1. Kent

2. Rowles

3. Kingsley

4. Halkett

5. Sibbick

 

* Difficult to compare Neilson when he’s playing in a different division

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Lovecraft

Kent Kingsley Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Cochrane

Atkinson

Halliday

Any CB from the youth teams

A traffic cone

A broken traffic cone

Sibbick

 

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Bazzas right boot

Not a simple answer really. 

 

Rowles is a good footballer but lacks the aggressiveness and physical presence to be a complete cb, this will likely improve as he peaks tho- it already is.

He is however, left footed and can play in the middle of a back three or at lcb. He's also quite pacey and good at winning the ball on the ground.

 

Kent is the most commanding,  but also looks awkward when not in the middle of a 3. He's made a massive difference tho due to his ariel ability and strength tho, he's a proper no **** about ch.

 

Kingsley is versatile and a good defender, he's also a good player.  Doesn't excel in any particular defensive strength,  but also not particularly weak and is good across the board. He can even play rb!

 

Halkett was probably the more complete ch pre injury, strong, quite mobile and aggressive, improving his distribution and  good at cb or rcb- perfect ch for Scottish football.

 

Sibbick- just isn't a ch.

He's technical and pacey but lacks awareness,  concentration along with an  ariel and physical presence.

Could possibly complement a back 3 with the likes of Kent and Rowles if he done the basics,  but he fails at this too often imo.

 

 

 

 

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Depends on the formation played. 

Sibbick given the opportunity has the skills and ability to be right at the top. 

One other player we have in particular has the skills and abilities, but makes error after error, playing the back pass or square ball when forward options are on, but he keeps getting played. Afford Sibbick that opportunity and he will be a top defender.

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fabienleclerq

Kent

.

.

.

Kingsley

Rowles

Halkett (think he's done tbh)

Sibbick 

 

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Kent is the best for me 

Think the rest are similar but I do think this current defence we have is the best for years. 
Old castle rock just now 

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Oda be a JT

Kent

Kingsley

Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Sibbick

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1 hour ago, Bazzas right boot said:

Not a simple answer really. 

 

Rowles is a good footballer but lacks the aggressiveness and physical presence to be a complete cb, this will likely improve as he peaks tho- it already is.

He is however, left footed and can play in the middle of a back three or at lcb. He's also quite pacey and good at winning the ball on the ground.

 

Kent is the most commanding,  but also looks awkward when not in the middle of a 3. He's made a massive difference tho due to his ariel ability and strength tho, he's a proper no **** about ch.

 

Kingsley is versatile and a good defender, he's also a good player.  Doesn't excel in any particular defensive strength,  but also not particularly weak and is good across the board. He can even play rb!

 

Halkett was probably the more complete ch pre injury, strong, quite mobile and aggressive, improving his distribution and  good at cb or rcb- perfect ch for Scottish football.

 

Sibbick- just isn't a ch.

He's technical and pacey but lacks awareness,  concentration along with an  ariel and physical presence.

Could possibly complement a back 3 with the likes of Kent and Rowles if he done the basics,  but he fails at this too often imo.

 

 

 

 

Sibbick should be holding midfielder never a centre half 

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Kingsley Kent Rowles all day long

 

Halkett will get back to his best in time but he's there as solid cover if we need him. 

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Any other season & Kent absolutely walks player of the year! What a difference he has made to that defence, we are soft anymore. One of the big reasons we have won so much away from home, IF shanks goes in the summer he’s my first pick for captain 

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Buster HMFC
4 hours ago, johnking123 said:

1 Halkett. if he gets back to his best

2 Kent. Very solid 

3 Rowles. his interceptions are excellent and starting to carry ball forward now

4 Kingsley. very reliable 

5 Sibbick. had potential, but it is time to move him on. 

6 Neilson. High hopes for this lad. Will replace Sibbick and kick on hopefully

Have to disagree mate. We look more solid when Halkett isn't playing. Never thought I'd say that though 

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johnking123
9 minutes ago, Buster HMFC said:

Have to disagree mate. We look more solid when Halkett isn't playing. Never thought I'd say that though 

We do just now. But get him back to he was before injures. It would some defence to try braking down.

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kingantti1874
1 hour ago, Oda be a JT said:

Kent

Kingsley

Rowles

Halkett

Neilson

Sibbick


this is correct. 

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Buster HMFC
1 minute ago, johnking123 said:

We do just now. But get him back to he was before injures. It would some defence to try braking down.

We're hard to break down at the moment. I'll stick with our defence looks better without him. That's not me saying he's shite btw.

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Uncle Buck

The Halkett from the 21/22 season is the best but it’s hard to judge him just now.

 

1. Kent

2. Kingsley

3. Rowles

4. Sibbick 

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Rowles is possibly the most transformed player at Hearts, not that long ago the majority of supporters ( me included) wanted him gone, now he is a must on the team sheet IMO.

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Mikey1874

Kingsley best for me. Has more intelligence. Does everything and will die for the team. Kent is a good player but occasionally caught out of position and has failed to offer an attacking threat. 

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Bazzas right boot
2 hours ago, mr fox said:

Sibbick should be holding midfielder never a centre half 

 

He's never a holding midfielder either.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Bazzas right boot said:

 

He's never a holding midfielder either.

 

 

Played there a few times and was man of the match everytime. 
He has the game for this role and has pace which we lack. 
 

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Bazzas right boot
10 minutes ago, mr fox said:

Played there a few times and was man of the match everytime. 
He has the game for this role and has pace which we lack. 
 

 

Thankfully Naismith won't be chucking him in their. 

 

 

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