Neil Critchley

[I.T.K]

10 hours ago, Armageddon said:

Folk still not convinced 🤣 That’s absolute Hibs chat, those inciting a protest were also reeking.

 

I especially like how he calls the games in interviews how I see them.

 

 

I also like this... 

 

He's done really well since the transfer window opened. I believe we wil keep improving. 

[Sub4TiddlerMurray]

I especially like the way Critchley has us slicing teams through the middle instead of endlessly getting to the bye line and crossing to no one in particular a la Naismith 

[TexasAndy]

Been crying out for a manager that plays up the pitch with a bit more pace and less mucking about at the back.  So far that's what I am watching under Critchley.  

[Chaps]

2 hours ago, chrisyboy7 said:

Needs to stop playing Grant

Thought Grant was decent yesterday. 

[Chimp]

2 minutes ago, Chaps said:

Thought Grant was decent yesterday. 

 

Really? Thought he was his usual self contributing next to nothing.

[We_are_the_Hearts]

1 minute ago, Chimp said:

 

Really? Thought he was his usual self contributing next to nothing.

Agreed, flatters to deceive. Finishing is terrible as well

[I.T.K]

4 minutes ago, Chaps said:

Thought Grant was decent yesterday. 

 

I thought so too. 

[Carter]

Quite impressed that he's achieving a good run of results whilst giving two young lads plenty of minutes. That's the stark difference from Naismith, which is frankly ridiculous given the B Team background he had. 

 

We're still giving up a number of chances though. 

[Gregorski]

55 minutes ago, TuckerCarlsonsToupee said:

I watched Hearts beat Celtic away under Naismith, it was a lovely feeling to leave that place with three points.  It was as bad a performance as you could imagine having to endure.  The two things can both be true...winning was good, the performance was poor.  On the journey home I was happy to have won, but I hadn't been entertained and I knew full well that on any other day the outcome would have been very different.  Recently we have lost at home to both Rangers and Celtic, in both matches we created more chances than we did in that victory and despite losing I was pleased with what I had seen from Hearts.  Would I be happy to play well and lose every week?  Of course not, but I am confident that continuing to play as we have under Critchley in those games will, eventually lead to victories...as many as we have had under any other Hearts manager...and they will be as a result of playing well and not by parking the bus.

The match against Brugge was no different in terms of performance than what we were witnessing under Levein, Neilson, and Naismith in European, league, and cup matches.  Petrocub was no different to the Brora defeat.  They weren't good, but they weren't anything we haven't seen before from the same group of players.  The horror run over Christmas coincided with our playing 13 games in 8 weeks...that's the sort of thing that puts pressure on "big" teams in terms of consistency, let alone a side like Hearts.

It is interesting to note that since he has been able to show a few players the exit door and introduce a handful of new players to the starting eleven that we have been more consistent than at any other point since before the split last year...we haven't missed Boyce, Rowles, Kent, Halkett, Kingsley, McKay at all.  We have also seen improvements in performances from the likes of Devlin and Wilson in particular since Critchley's arrival.

I know that people are unwilling to criticise people who have been labelled "legends" but the truth is that the style of football we have endured under Levein, Neilson, and Naismith, was something less than turgid.  I guess a third placed finish is some sort of achievement, and if that is all people want then maybe it doesn't matter who the manager is or what the style of football is...we should just have gone out and got "Del" from Kilmarnock.  That's not for me.  I like Critchley, I like the football we are playing under him, I like the improvement in results and players, I like the idea that we are trying to create an identity for the team.

Would it be good if we could beat Rangers and Celtic?  Sure, but those moments are rare even when Hearts have had players like Skacel and Jankauskas.  Would I like a victory over Hibs at the weekend?  Of course...and I do think a Hearts manager should win the derby no matter what.  Let's see what the weekend brings against a Hibs team high on confidence and playing well...against a Hearts team high on confidence and playing well.  Probably a 0-0 draw!

Great post. 👍🫡

[Walter Kidd]

Needs to start beating teams above us.  Starting on Wednesday and Sunday.  We struggled yesterday against the bottom of the table team.  Pitch and conditions are an excuse on this occasion in my opinion though.  Spittal needs a rest, he was blowing out his arse on 40 minutes yesterday.  Hopefully we will see what all the fuss is about with Kartum on Wednesday night.  It's a must win and we must go out strong from the very start.  

 

Jury still out for me.

[Absolute Scenes]

Grant is extremely unlucky with some of the chances he gets. His shot in the first half, he did everything right but keeper pulled off a blinder. I haven’t been a fan of him much but recently he has been part of the squad and how well we’ve played. 

[Mister T]

30 minutes ago, Chimp said:

 

Really? Thought he was his usual self contributing next to nothing.

Agreed. He's the captain of the showboat. 

[Absolute Scenes]

Just now, Walter Kidd said:

Needs to start beating teams above us.  Starting on Wednesday and Sunday.  We struggled yesterday against the bottom of the table team.  Pitch and conditions are an excuse on this occasion in my opinion though.  Spittal needs a rest, he was blowing out his arse on 40 minutes yesterday.  Hopefully we will see what all the fuss is about with Kartum on Wednesday night.  It's a must win and we must go out strong from the very start.  

 

Jury still out for me.

Utter tripe 

Call Samaritans ffs

[We_are_the_Hearts]

5 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Needs to start beating teams above us.  Starting on Wednesday and Sunday.  We struggled yesterday against the bottom of the table team.  Pitch and conditions are an excuse on this occasion in my opinion though.  Spittal needs a rest, he was blowing out his arse on 40 minutes yesterday.  Hopefully we will see what all the fuss is about with Kartum on Wednesday night.  It's a must win and we must go out strong from the very start.  

 

Jury still out for me.

In case you missed it we were bottom and have been beating teams above us for months. Jury still out 😄

[We_are_the_Hearts]

6 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Grant is extremely unlucky with some of the chances he gets. His shot in the first half, he did everything right but keeper pulled off a blinder. I haven’t been a fan of him much but recently he has been part of the squad and how well we’ve played. 

Disagree he should have went across the keeper. His sclaff in the 2nd half sums up his composure for me 

[Absolute Scenes]

8 minutes ago, We_are_the_Hearts said:

Disagree he should have went across the keeper. His sclaff in the 2nd half sums up his composure for me 

It’s coming to him at pace, he has to take it first time, there’s no way he can turn and shoot it to the opposite side of the goal. It would just go past the post. It was the right shot that produced a good save

[Walter Kidd]

9 minutes ago, We_are_the_Hearts said:

In case you missed it we were bottom and have been beating teams above us for months. Jury still out 😄

Aberdeen, Rangers & Hibs.  We were rank rotten against all of them.

 

[Absolute Scenes]

Just now, Walter Kidd said:

Aberdeen, Rangers & Hibs.  We were rank rotten against all of them.

 

Rangers, one of the best performances of the season, poor finishing and denied a stone wall penalty. 
 

Aberdeen: two draws and one defeat to a team we’ve often struggled against.

 

Hibs: no team plays well in derbies these days. These are often draws or narrow wins.

 

none of these performances were “rank rotten”.

 

you are absolutely reeking

[We_are_the_Hearts]

2 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Aberdeen, Rangers & Hibs.  We were rank rotten against all of them.

 

I will give you Hibs, not the other 2

[kingantti1874]

19 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Grant is extremely unlucky with some of the chances he gets. His shot in the first half, he did everything right but keeper pulled off a blinder. I haven’t been a fan of him much but recently he has been part of the squad and how well we’ve played. 

Hes a decent player when played in his correct position. 

[We_are_the_Hearts]

Just now, Absolute Scenes said:

Rangers, one of the best performances of the season, poor finishing and denied a stone wall penalty. 
 

Aberdeen: two draws and one defeat to a team we’ve often struggled against.

 

Hibs: no team plays well in derbies these days. These are often draws or narrow wins.

 

none of these performances were “rank rotten”.

 

you are absolutely reeking

And the defeat to Aberdeen Fox was in charge

[Walter Kidd]

Just now, Absolute Scenes said:

Rangers, one of the best performances of the season, poor finishing and denied a stone wall penalty. 
 

Aberdeen: two draws and one defeat to a team we’ve often struggled against.

 

Hibs: no team plays well in derbies these days. These are often draws or narrow wins.

 

none of these performances were “rank rotten”.

 

you are absolutely reeking

I'll take it that you watch the games on your firestick and are not a Proper Hearts Man who travels home and away.

 

[Walter Kidd]

3 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Rangers, one of the best performances of the season, poor finishing and denied a stone wall penalty. 
 

Aberdeen: two draws and one defeat to a team we’ve often struggled against.

 

Hibs: no team plays well in derbies these days. These are often draws or narrow wins.

 

none of these performances were “rank rotten”.

 

you are absolutely reeking

Easter Road in the Cup last year would say different.

[Australis]

4 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Aberdeen, Rangers & Hibs.  We were rank rotten against all of them.

 

We have played Aberdeen off the park when we have played them, just not had the breaks.

 

Were fantastic against the zombies but again no breaks.

 

Really enjoying the freshness of how we now play.

 

 

 

 

[Absolute Scenes]

3 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

I'll take it that you watch the games on your firestick and are not a Proper Hearts Man who travels home and away.

 

Yes a “proper hearts man” whatever tf that looks like. 
Absolutely no reason to be as negative as you are being. Off the back of a really tough fixture given how heavily the Saturday results weighed against us, still won. Within reach of top six despite how awful Naimsiths campaign was at the start. 1 defeat in 13 games. How tf can you not be happier? Instead of holding onto historical performances and results where we didn’t even have our current new signings how about attempting to see the positives if that’s possible?

cheek calling yourself a proper hearts man when you can’t even acknowledge things are going well at the moment. 

[Absolute Scenes]

3 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Easter Road in the Cup last year would say different.

Last year??? Is that how much you are scraping the barrel here?

 

F F S

[We_are_the_Hearts]

5 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Easter Road in the Cup last year would say different.

We never played at Easter Road in the cup last year

[TuckerCarlsonsToupee]

20 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

Needs to start beating teams above us.  Starting on Wednesday and Sunday.  We struggled yesterday against the bottom of the table team.  Pitch and conditions are an excuse on this occasion in my opinion though.  Spittal needs a rest, he was blowing out his arse on 40 minutes yesterday.  Hopefully we will see what all the fuss is about with Kartum on Wednesday night.  It's a must win and we must go out strong from the very start.  

 

Jury still out for me.

Since he arrived Critchley has sent out Hearts teams who have beaten 9 sides who were/are above us in the league.  Admittedly he hasn't beaten Hibs, Rangers or Celtic, but neither had his predecessor this season.  It would be great to win against Hibs on Sunday - I think we are capable of it, but I am not judging Critchley (this season) on who he beats or doesn't beat, I am judging him on the improvements we make in our style of play, individual player performance, and not being at the bottom of the league which is where we were when he arrived.

Before he arrived we had played 13 games...we had one win (in Europe) and we had lost 10, scored just nine goals and conceded 23.  In his first thirteen games we won a fraction more games (4) and lost fewer (8), we scored more goals (14), and we were playing twice a week.  Since the January window opened we have played 9 games, winning six of them, scoring 19 goals and conceding just 8.  

Things have improved under Critchley.  I know that December, in particular, was bleak and that few Hearts manager escape unscathed from the sort of result/performance we endured against Hibs at Tynecastle, but if we are honest we are better now than we were and there are still things to play for this season...which seemed very unlikely when he arrived.

It's still very early in his tenure, things could still go south (and quickly), but right now I am tempted to say that the jury has returned for me and the verdict is "pretty good"!

[Holtie]

3 minutes ago, TuckerCarlsonsToupee said:

Since he arrived Critchley has sent out Hearts teams who have beaten 9 sides who were/are above us in the league.  Admittedly he hasn't beaten Hibs, Rangers or Celtic, but neither had his predecessor this season.  It would be great to win against Hibs on Sunday - I think we are capable of it, but I am not judging Critchley (this season) on who he beats or doesn't beat, I am judging him on the improvements we make in our style of play, individual player performance, and not being at the bottom of the league which is where we were when he arrived.

Before he arrived we had played 13 games...we had one win (in Europe) and we had lost 10, scored just nine goals and conceded 23.  In his first thirteen games we won a fraction more games (4) and lost fewer (8), we scored more goals (14), and we were playing twice a week.  Since the January window opened we have played 9 games, winning six of them, scoring 19 goals and conceding just 8.  

Things have improved under Critchley.  I know that December, in particular, was bleak and that few Hearts manager escape unscathed from the sort of result/performance we endured against Hibs at Tynecastle, but if we are honest we are better now than we were and there are still things to play for this season...which seemed very unlikely when he arrived.

It's still very early in his tenure, things could still go south (and quickly), but right now I am tempted to say that the jury has returned for me and the verdict is "pretty good"!

Good post - very fair assessment of his time as manager. I do think some of our play is “good on the eye” compared to the turgid football we have been watching over the past 10 years. One example was the second goal yesterday - quick flowing football leading to very well worked goal from the training ground. I still have connection to Liverpool FC ( Ronnie Moran was a family friend - yes, I’m that old!) and Critchley was very well regarded and entrusted with coaching the young boys as they made the adjustment to first team football.  If he was good enough for Liverpool, he’s good enough for me, or at least give him a chance to see what he can do. You have to agree certain players have improved significantly since he arrived and he has quickly identified those that are surplus to requirements. Not getting arrived away but initial signs are very encouraging IMO

[Walter Kidd]

14 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Yes a “proper hearts man” whatever tf that looks like. 
Absolutely no reason to be as negative as you are being. Off the back of a really tough fixture given how heavily the Saturday results weighed against us, still won. Within reach of top six despite how awful Naimsiths campaign was at the start. 1 defeat in 13 games. How tf can you not be happier? Instead of holding onto historical performances and results where we didn’t even have our current new signings how about attempting to see the positives if that’s possible?

cheek calling yourself a proper hearts man when you can’t even acknowledge things are going well at the moment. 

We are weak as piss at the back - I'll forgive that due to centre half pairing trying to work out each other's positioning.  Midfield, Spittal (IMHO) is either carrying a knock or unfit, Grant is and never will be the answer.  Teams can drive a bus down the right hand side of us.  

 

I'm not being overly negative, however to say we are improving is disingenuous.  We are grinding out results, which is a good thing, however we have not improved on last seasons performances or indeed since Critchley came in.  This is all my opinion.  If things change I'll be the first to admit I was wrong.

[Cruickie's Moustache]

Not a fan of Grant but he can have good games.

Did well yesterday for a bit then faded.

His decision making is questionable, summed up when he got the ball returned to him at the corner of the box with an ideal opening to cross the ball or drive into the box but decided the best action was to give it back to our CB Steinwender on the touchline with two defenders  directly infront of him.

 

[sjh1874]

So much hate for Grant who whilst far from being our best is still contributing and I thought was decent yesterday.

 

How can anyone say our performances haven't improved under Critchley is both baffling and a strange take indeed. Can't remember the last time a Hearts side took a game to Rangers like we did last week, can't remember the last time we dismantled a team six nil away from home. It is correct to say we are grinding some results out, St. Midden in the cup and yesterday as well. Take a look, a good long look at the playing styles of both opponents and the playing surfaces and be very thankful that Hearts have the minerals to grind it out.

 

I'm in agreement that our right hand side needs work and needs it now, two crosses in yesterday from failure to close down, one results in a goal and the other brings out the best in CG. Taylor needs a run in the side but also needs to curb the lunging tackles.

 

In the main I'm enjoying watching Hearts under Critchley and playing games with three up front and scoring. More please.

[Debut 4]

14 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Rangers, one of the best performances of the season, poor finishing and denied a stone wall penalty. 
 

Aberdeen: two draws and one defeat to a team we’ve often struggled against.

 

Hibs: no team plays well in derbies these days. These are often draws or narrow wins.

 

none of these performances were “rank rotten”.

 

you are absolutely reeking

Just picking up the point that we don’t struggle any more against Aberdeen than they do against us. 
 

It’s home domination for both   

[TuckerCarlsonsToupee]

17 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

We are weak as piss at the back - I'll forgive that due to centre half pairing trying to work out each other's positioning.  Midfield, Spittal (IMHO) is either carrying a knock or unfit, Grant is and never will be the answer.  Teams can drive a bus down the right hand side of us.  

 

I'm not being overly negative, however to say we are improving is disingenuous.  We are grinding out results, which is a good thing, however we have not improved on last seasons performances or indeed since Critchley came in.  This is all my opinion.  If things change I'll be the first to admit I was wrong.

For a defence that is "weak as piss" we have only conceded eight goals in nine games, three of them against Rangers (a not unusual occurrence in our history) and have four clean sheets in those nine games.

Spittal does look a bit tired, but there is no option to replace him right now...that is the fault of the previous management/recruitment team, not Critchley.  Once Kartum is fit it might be that a chance to rejig things will give Spittal a bit of time out of the spotlight.  

Grant is only playing because Devlin has a concussion and Nieuwenhof isn't quite ready for ninety minutes.  Once Devlin, Nieuewenhof and Kartum are fit I don't expect to see Grant starting.  Similarly once Taylor is fit young Forrester won't start every week and the concerns over teams driving a bus down our right hand side will be over.

We are obviously improving.  We score more goals, we create more chances, we lose fewer games, and we are in a higher position in the league.  We have also seen improvements in individual player performances.  If we win on Wednesday, play well and avoid defeat at Easter Road, and beat Dundee in the cup would that give you enough to say that we are improving?  Or do we need to win all three?

[Debut 4]

30 minutes ago, Cruickie's Moustache said:

Not a fan of Grant but he can have good games.

Did well yesterday for a bit then faded.

His decision making is questionable, summed up when he got the ball returned to him at the corner of the box with an ideal opening to cross the ball or drive into the box but decided the best action was to give it back to our CB Steinwender on the touchline with two defenders  directly infront of him.

 

The issue with Grant is he doesn’t really have the drive from midfield.  He can arrive late as he did yesterday and be on the end of an opportunity but otherwise he plays in an area and deals with the ball when it comes.  
 

I like Spittal but you could say the same about him and his general performances have dipped little bit.
 

Beni, if anything, was the one driving with the ball yesterday and we only expect him to be mopping up and passing it on….great to see though and it’s what we should be seeing from him but also the others around him.  

Instinct is what it’s about really and it’s hard to change a player.  Grant wants to take a touch, make it safe then play it on.  
 

In time I think the likes of Hoff added back in and if Kartum is the player we hope and hear about, we’ll see more instinctive movement in possession from the middle of the park.  

Edited February 24, 2025 by Debut 4

[Walter Kidd]

6 minutes ago, TuckerCarlsonsToupee said:

For a defence that is "weak as piss" we have only conceded eight goals in nine games, three of them against Rangers (a not unusual occurrence in our history) and have four clean sheets in those nine games.

Spittal does look a bit tired, but there is no option to replace him right now...that is the fault of the previous management/recruitment team, not Critchley.  Once Kartum is fit it might be that a chance to rejig things will give Spittal a bit of time out of the spotlight.  

Grant is only playing because Devlin has a concussion and Nieuwenhof isn't quite ready for ninety minutes.  Once Devlin, Nieuewenhof and Kartum are fit I don't expect to see Grant starting.  Similarly once Taylor is fit young Forrester won't start every week and the concerns over teams driving a bus down our right hand side will be over.

We are obviously improving.  We score more goals, we create more chances, we lose fewer games, and we are in a higher position in the league.  We have also seen improvements in individual player performances.  If we win on Wednesday, play well and avoid defeat at Easter Road, and beat Dundee in the cup would that give you enough to say that we are improving?  Or do we need to win all three?

7 points out of 9.  Nothing less will do.

[We_are_the_Hearts]

2 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

7 points out of 9.  Nothing less will do.

I assume you mean 4 and a cup win?

[We_are_the_Hearts]

We are playing 2 teams in the League who have just beat Rangers and Celtic so will be tough. They are both well organised strong teams

[TuckerCarlsonsToupee]

6 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

7 points out of 9.  Nothing less will do.

And a win in the Cup?

I think we can beat St Midden again, I'd take a draw against Hibs, and I think we will beat Ross County in the league after the Dundee match.  That would give us the seven from nine you are looking for.  To be honest I would take five from nine and a win in the cup.

[Absolute Scenes]

49 minutes ago, Walter Kidd said:

We are weak as piss at the back - I'll forgive that due to centre half pairing trying to work out each other's positioning.  Midfield, Spittal (IMHO) is either carrying a knock or unfit, Grant is and never will be the answer.  Teams can drive a bus down the right hand side of us.  

 

I'm not being overly negative, however to say we are improving is disingenuous.  We are grinding out results, which is a good thing, however we have not improved on last seasons performances or indeed since Critchley came in.  This is all my opinion.  If things change I'll be the first to admit I was wrong.

Genuinely baffling take. It doesn’t look like you’ve watched much of hearts at all this season. Especially since Critchley took over. 

[boag1874]

1 hour ago, Walter Kidd said:

Needs to start beating teams above us. 

Like when we beat Dundee Utd, St Johnstone (1st time), Motherwell, St Mirren, Killie & Dundee (twice) with them all being above us when we played?

[henryheart]

47 minutes ago, sjh1874 said:

So much hate for Grant who whilst far from being our best is still contributing and I thought was decent yesterday.

 

How can anyone say our performances haven't improved under Critchley is both baffling and a strange take indeed. Can't remember the last time a Hearts side took a game to Rangers like we did last week, can't remember the last time we dismantled a team six nil away from home. It is correct to say we are grinding some results out, St. Midden in the cup and yesterday as well. Take a look, a good long look at the playing styles of both opponents and the playing surfaces and be very thankful that Hearts have the minerals to grind it out.

 

I'm in agreement that our right hand side needs work and needs it now, two crosses in yesterday from failure to close down, one results in a goal and the other brings out the best in CG. Taylor needs a run in the side but also needs to curb the lunging tackles.

 

In the main I'm enjoying watching Hearts under Critchley and playing games with three up front and scoring. More please.

 

Totally agree.

[gwd1957]

2 hours ago, Chaps said:

Thought Grant was decent yesterday. 

Grant was poor yesterday ,his passing was all over the place ,him trying back heels on a mud bath pitch clueless, he's a bench filler at best

[gwd1957]

On 22/02/2025 at 18:48, GorgieFifeLife said:

I think his future depends on these next few games.  Finish in the bottom 6 and don’t win the cup he will be on his way.

If Gerrard goes back to The Rangers ,  NC may well be heading along the M8. ?

[Dallas Green]

1 hour ago, Walter Kidd said:

I'll take it that you watch the games on your firestick and are not a Proper Hearts Man who travels home and away.

 

Only proper Hearts men travel Home and Away aye? 😂
 

[sirwalter]

16 hours ago, chrisyboy7 said:

He's best we have had since Burley 

He may well prove to be so but as yet, for me, he has a bit to go to match Robbie's contribution at Tynecastle.

[Ron Burgundy]

Needs a performance at Easter Road. Our derby performances so far have been utter shite and it's more worrying that they have looked up for it more than us in the last couple.

[Pasquale for King]

1 hour ago, Debut 4 said:

Just picking up the point that we don’t struggle any more against Aberdeen than they do against us. 
 

It’s home domination for both   

I think if Grant doesn’t get sent off or miss the penalty in the two games we get what we deserved against them up there. 

[Pasquale for King]

1 hour ago, TuckerCarlsonsToupee said:

For a defence that is "weak as piss" we have only conceded eight goals in nine games, three of them against Rangers (a not unusual occurrence in our history) and have four clean sheets in those nine games.

Spittal does look a bit tired, but there is no option to replace him right now...that is the fault of the previous management/recruitment team, not Critchley.  Once Kartum is fit it might be that a chance to rejig things will give Spittal a bit of time out of the spotlight.  

Grant is only playing because Devlin has a concussion and Nieuwenhof isn't quite ready for ninety minutes.  Once Devlin, Nieuewenhof and Kartum are fit I don't expect to see Grant starting.  Similarly once Taylor is fit young Forrester won't start every week and the concerns over teams driving a bus down our right hand side will be over.

We are obviously improving.  We score more goals, we create more chances, we lose fewer games, and we are in a higher position in the league.  We have also seen improvements in individual player performances.  If we win on Wednesday, play well and avoid defeat at Easter Road, and beat Dundee in the cup would that give you enough to say that we are improving?  Or do we need to win all three?

I agree with that but Nieuwenhof, Taylor and Kartum aren’t going to get fit playing 20 minutes, for me they need to start on Wednesday then come off after and hour if need be. 
We have to win both these games this week, full strength on Sunday.

[PapaShango]

2 hours ago, Walter Kidd said:

Needs to start beating teams above us.  Starting on Wednesday and Sunday.  We struggled yesterday against the bottom of the table team.  Pitch and conditions are an excuse on this occasion in my opinion though.  Spittal needs a rest, he was blowing out his arse on 40 minutes yesterday.  Hopefully we will see what all the fuss is about with Kartum on Wednesday night.  It's a must win and we must go out strong from the very start.  

 

Jury still out for me.

To put that into context Hibs drew away to them when they had a man sent off first half. They have also picked up a bit since January and the tattie field of a surface, wind and rain made it difficult. He's done as well as I would have expected considering the in balance of the squad he inherited. It's no co-incidence we have picked up form since signing a striker with pace and a few others as well. Hopefully after some of the dead wood can be cleared in the summer and we get 3 or 4 more quality signings we are a different team.