*** Official Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian Match day thread ( PPV available )***

[Bazzas right boot]

Back on the horse so to speak.

 

Best game to bounce back after our defeat at Ibrox!

 

Dust ourselves down and put these muppets in their place.

 

[Tommy Brown]

FFS we haven't eve passed Harthill yet.

 

But agreed, let's do these wanks.

[1953]

I just hope the players can write today off with no hangover and get back on it on Wednesday. 

[basscom]

Gordon will be back in between the sticks 

[Homme]

7 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said:

FFS we haven't eve passed Harthill yet.

 

But agreed, let's do these wanks.

 

Some of us have I think

[Luckies1874]

I'd stat Tait over Beningame.

[Bunny Munro]

Gordon

Lembikisa Kent Kingsley Cochrane

Tait Hoff

Vargas Fraser Forrest

Shankland 

[SomethingAboutObua]

Got to absolutely rip them apart on Wednesday, I know that's the case for every derby but this needs to be a record breaking scoreline sandwiched between this doin and a Celtic team going to be trying to claw back the goal difference set today  we need to give the fans something to crow about wjd something for the players to have against 4th and 5th

Edited February 24 by SomethingAboutObua

[south morocco]

3 minutes ago, SomethingAboutObua said:

Got to absolutely rip them apart on Wednesday, I know that's the case for every derby but this needs to be a record breaking scoreline sandwiched between this doin and a Celtic team going to be trying to claw back the goal difference set today  we need to give the fans something to crow about wjd something for the players to have against 4th and 5th

I’ll take a 1-0 win

[davemclaren]

Just now, south morocco said:

I’ll take a 1-0 win

👍

[martoon]

Great chance to bounce back quickly.

 

Any win will do.

 

FTH.

[Debut 4]

Gordon

Lembikisa . Kent.  Kingsley. Cochrane. 
 

Tait. Devlin. Hoff

 

Vargas. Shankland. Forrest.  

[Graham Thomson]

10 minutes ago, Bunny Munro said:

Gordon

Lembikisa Kent Kingsley Cochrane

Tait Hoff

Vargas Fraser Forrest

Shankland 

This looks good to me 👍👍

[Uncle Buck]

                 Gordon

Dexter Kent Kingsley Cochrane

            Hoff Beni Tait

   Vargas Shankland Forrest

 

I fully expect us to bounce back. 2-0 to Hearts.

[martoon]

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Edited February 24 by martoon
Made a tit of myself.

[jamboozy]

I expect a backlash from this Hearts team, we need a performance and a result from these scuttlers.

[Fejka]

Seen a few mentions of Gordon in for the Hibs game. Surely we’re not using the defeat to Rangers to drop Clark? If we do we’d have been as well dropping him after a string of decent performances, would be no different.

[William H. Bonney]

4 minutes ago, martoon said:

Hoff must start.

 

Fk's why he didn't today.

 

He did start today. 

[martoon]

Just now, William H. Bonney said:

 

He did start today. 

 

Ah.

 

I've kept up on this thread only and a few other posts made me think he'd been a sub.

 

My mistake. 

[BigAlim]

3 minutes ago, Fejka said:

Seen a few mentions of Gordon in for the Hibs game. Surely we’re not using the defeat to Rangers to drop Clark? If we do we’d have been as well dropping him after a string of decent performances, would be no different.

I think if Halkett and Rowles can go straight in to a winning team then there’s no reason why Gordon can’t, Clark is a good keeper but he’s not Craig Gordon

[William H. Bonney]

Just now, martoon said:

 

Ah.

 

I've kept up on this thread only and a few other posts made me think he'd been a sub.

 

My mistake. 

 

He was our only real bright light today. Tried but those around him just weren't interested.  

[martoon]

Just now, William H. Bonney said:

 

He was our only real bright light today. Tried but those around him just weren't interested.  

 

Hopefully he plays out of his skin on Wednesday. 

[William H. Bonney]

Clark wasn't the issue today and I've no real problem with him playing on Wednesday.  

I sincerely hope Atkinson and rowles are nowhere near that starting 11 though. 

[Go for it 1308]

40 minutes ago, Bazzas right boot said:

Back on the horse so to speak.

 

Best game to bounce back after our defeat at Ibrox!

 

Dust ourselves down and put these muppets in their place.

 

Naismith will be raging at that performance today....and so will the players...especially Shanks. Hibs will be getting a backlash and they'll be wary of it....so will their vermin fans. Today is a reality check and a kick up the arse for us. We'll be well up for this. CMON HEARTS!!!!

[Fejka]

1 minute ago, BigAlim said:

I think if Halkett and Rowles can go straight in to a winning team then there’s no reason why Gordon can’t, Clark is a good keeper but he’s not Craig Gordon

And I get that’s a separate debate. But this just seems like an excuse for everyone on the Gordon side of the debate to get him in the team.  

[martoon]

9 minutes ago, jamboozy said:

I expect a backlash from this Hearts team, we need a performance and a result from these scuttlers.

 

Perfect description, boozy.

[jamboozy]

Just now, martoon said:

 

Perfect description, boozy.

Learned from a master mart.👍

[martoon]

Just now, jamboozy said:

Learned from a master mart.👍

 

😄

[jr ewing]

28 minutes ago, martoon said:

Great chance to bounce back quickly.

 

Any win will do.

 

FTH.

Crisis if we don't. 

[karipidis]

Must get a reaction and in a way it was maybe a wake up call we need. 

[Jamhammer]

Today has zero impact on Wednesday other than, hopefully a boot up the hole

Hard graft, discipline and don’t give Boyle etc an excuse to dive and we win

Edited February 24 by Jamhammer

[Ricardo Quaresma]

First Derby in yonks, get right round them, Hearts

[BigAlim]

15 minutes ago, Fejka said:

And I get that’s a separate debate. But this just seems like an excuse for everyone on the Gordon side of the debate to get him in the team.  

I think it’s the same debate honestly, if your best players come back from injury they go straight into the team regardless of how well their understudy has filled in

[J.T.F.Robertson]

 

We best be ready. Gave up on our "performance", watched some of their game and they looked more than decent, certainly better than recently.

 

We were garbage today. (they were good, right enough)

Par for the course, I suppose. Just when your expectation levels rise ..... 

 

[highlandjambo3]

Don’t you know…..they’re going to catch us no 😳

[pettigrewsstylist]

1 hour ago, Luckies1874 said:

I'd stat Tait over Beningame.

Perhaps. Would certainly have Tait warming up at KO if not.

[AC Mallin_51]

Pretty happy to have this game come around as quick because 3 points here and today is a distant memory. Absolutely massive game even regardless of it being a derby. Failure to get 3 points here would cast serious doubt over taking anything against Celtic and it leaves the potential for a bit of bad form to start. I think last season is all too fresh at the back of peoples minds. 
 One good thing from today is we can put any thought of challenging for 2nd to bed. Full focus is now on maintaining that lead in 3rd which hopefully brings with it European group stage football.

[pettigrewsstylist]

45 minutes ago, William H. Bonney said:

Clark wasn't the issue today and I've no real problem with him playing on Wednesday.  

I sincerely hope Atkinson and rowles are nowhere near that starting 11 though. 

If you reward that today then you have to question the squad depth. Dont dislike either but those are droppable performances. Kingsley and Kent were superb against aberdeen. But that requires a back 4. Toby should be nowhere near CB so if its a back 3 Rowles will start IMO 

[pettigrewsstylist]

1 hour ago, Bazzas right boot said:

Back on the horse so to speak.

 

Best game to bounce back after our defeat at Ibrox!

 

Dust ourselves down and put these muppets in their place.

 

Wounded, snarling, spitting, growling animal please.

[Watt-Zeefuik]

Last season we got horsed by Rangers in the "WTF is that midfield?!?" game.

 

We kept waiting for a response from the team and it never came.

 

Good performance on Wednesday and this is a blip.

[pettigrewsstylist]

1 minute ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

Last season we got horsed by Rangers in the "WTF is that midfield?!?" game.

 

We kept waiting for a response from the team and it never came.

 

Good performance on Wednesday and this is a blip.

Our manager hasn't just done that today to say FU to board and GIRUY to the fans. 

Not comparable to last season. Players wont bin SN.

[jr ewing]

6 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

Last season we got horsed by Rangers in the "WTF is that midfield?!?" game.

 

We kept waiting for a response from the team and it never came.

 

Good performance on Wednesday and this is a blip.

This season as well. 

[Pasquale for King]

Start with 4231, Gordon back in goal, quick start, easy win. 

[Pasquale for King]

16 minutes ago, pettigrewsstylist said:

Wounded, snarling, spitting, growling animal please.

Sounds good to me

[Marvin]

A hibs spanking coming up. Perfect time for a derby after a result like today. I'm going 2-0 Shanks and Vargas with the goals. 

[pettigrewsstylist]

1 hour ago, J.T.F.Robertson said:

 

We best be ready. Gave up on our "performance", watched some of their game and they looked more than decent, certainly better than recently.

 

We were garbage today. (they were good, right enough)

Par for the course, I suppose. Just when your expectation levels rise ..... 

 

https://insidefutbol.com/2024/02/24/former-hibernian-star-calls-hearts-tynecastle-pink-bus-shelter-and-hails-home-win/637724/

[Weebroon98]

Am i right in saying that a victory on Wednesday will be our 150th win against them?

[davemclaren]

34 minutes ago, Weebroon98 said:

Am i right in saying that a victory on Wednesday will be our 150th win against them?

I hope so but no idea. 🤷‍♂️

[Muppetboy]

I really think we have the potential to really struggle with Boyle and youan, which frustrates the shit out of me cos they're generally pish against all the rest.  Add in those 2 new loans, and the way our defence played today, then there's weakness there no matter how we might dress it up.  Yeah I know it's still hibs, but still

[Rods]

Good we have a game so quickly to bounce back.

 

4 at the back required and just win.