***Official Livingston v Heart of Midlothian Match Thread***

[GavK1012]

9 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

The warm up is sharp.

😂😂😅

[Luckies1874]

2 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

I can guarantee you I can pick a better team of starting players than what we are seeing. I don’t give a flying feck who’s doing well in training. Play the best players from the start

 

And I can guarantee you, you have zero idea what you are talking about, relative to those running the football side of the club at Hearts. Zero idea. 

[Mikey1874]

http://www.fawanews.sc/Livingston vs Hearts.html

[vegas-voss]

I do worry we have signed one inverted winger and have another coming in January but McInnes doesn't like playing this way 

[Taffin]

1 minute ago, Luckies1874 said:

 

I'm having a mare because I am fully on board the new era at the club and am not a reactionary tube after a whole THREE league matches?!  Hahahaha. I won't even bring up some of the complete nonsense you post. 

 

That's not why I think you're having a 'mare.

[Pasquale for King]

Difficult venue, crap pitch (its not), foreigners not ready blah blah 🤦🏽

[The Real Maroonblood]

49 minutes ago, Dido of Consequence said:

Chesnokov will be wondering where he's gonna fit in

On the bench.

[Mikey1874]

Mo Syĺla always good for giving away a goal. 

[Henroddy]

7 minutes ago, Dido of Consequence said:

I thought the same 😆  Got a feeling he will come good for us

I'm sure he will. Especially with all the songs fans have made for him. They could just go to waste 😁👍

[Bill Sikes]

With the squad of players we have it shouldn't make any difference what team or formation is picked away against Livingston.

 

 

[vegas-voss]

It's pretty much the shape I thought we would line up in to be honest I guess I just hoped Kyziridis would get a start.

[Morgan]

1 minute ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

On the bench.

Bloody foreigners.

 

Best place for them.

 

[The Real Maroonblood]

4 minutes ago, Cade said:

Just remember that all the new singings are better off the bench when we're chasing the game with 70 minutes gone.

 

Instead of imposing from the start.

Makes sense. 

[Lambert Simnel]

9 minutes ago, BackOfTheNet said:

I’m genuinely open to the possibility of this being horses for courses and this is the ideal setup and selection to thrash this Livi side.

 

It’s not being a hobo to think it’s an overly conservative approach he’s taking against a newly promoted side. It’s not being a hobo to point out that JTA signings are being sidelined for the most part which doesn’t fit in with how that operation works. It’s not being a hobo to point out a back three against Livi coupled with no width or pace in the side against their ageing defence.

 

But all that matters is the result and the performance. And I genuinely hope McInnes has got it right. 

 

Yep, all of the above.

[Dido of Consequence]

Just now, Henroddy said:

I'm sure he will. Especially with all the songs fans have made for him. They could just go to waste 😁👍

😆  shhhh

 

They'll start spamming the thread with all the songs

[Marvin]

Don't you just love this guy (Ageu)

[Lambert Simnel]

9 minutes ago, BackOfTheNet said:

I’m genuinely open to the possibility of this being horses for courses and this is the ideal setup and selection to thrash this Livi side.

 

It’s not being a hobo to think it’s an overly conservative approach he’s taking against a newly promoted side. It’s not being a hobo to point out that JTA signings are being sidelined for the most part which doesn’t fit in with how that operation works. It’s not being a hobo to point out a back three against Livi coupled with no width or pace in the side against their ageing defence.

 

But all that matters is the result and the performance. And I genuinely hope McInnes has got it right. 

 

Yep, all of the above.

[Japan Jambo]

47 minutes ago, Gordons left glove said:

What does kyziridis need to do to start???

Scottish passport? 🙄

[DixieNormous]

team selection...............must resist

[Jambo dans les Pyrenees]

Here’s the second half team who’ll salvage a draw

 

Clark

 

Steindwender

Halkett

Findlay

Milne

 

Beni

Ageu

Kryzidis

 

Shanks

Kabangu

Brava

 

Steinwender on for Kent

Ageu on for Spittal

Kryzidis for Devlin

Kabangu on for McEntee

 

 

[Der Kaiser]

Music here is like a playlist for 50 year old West coast Great Grandmothers

[spacerjoe]

4 minutes ago, BackOfTheNet said:

I’m genuinely open to the possibility of this being horses for courses and this is the ideal setup and selection to thrash this Livi side.

 

It’s not being a hobo to think it’s an overly conservative approach he’s taking against a newly promoted side. It’s not being a hobo to point out that JTA signings are being sidelined for the most part which doesn’t fit in with how that operation works. It’s not being a hobo to point out a back three against Livi coupled with no width or pace in the side against their ageing defence.

 

But all that matters is the result and the performance. And I genuinely hope McInnes has got it right. 

Not sure you can claim that as fact.

 

Some signings are either already used to the game here, or have hit the ground running.

 

Others may need time to adapt to their new surroundings and the league. We are only 4 games in.

 

Kyz being out is a surprise for me, as he fits into the latter category for sure as having hit the ground running, but DM maybe feels that he can't play 442 from the start until others are up to speed to ensure we have a balanced lineup. Or he prefers him for now against tired legs.

 

Ageu may be the key to all this.

[Syd]

Struggling to understand why we don’t play 4-4-2 if that’s the managers favoured formation. Adam Forrester is more than good enough to play right back until Borch is back.

[Morgan]

Just now, Marvin said:

Don't you just love this guy (Ageu)

It's too early for love.

 

🤔

[Dido of Consequence]

3 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

On the bench.

😆 

We're gonna need a bigger bench 

[Marvin]

Have Livi relaid their pitch. It actually looks playable?

[Sertse]

Can't wait to see Ageu in action today

[The Real Maroonblood]

Just now, Dido of Consequence said:

😆

We're gonna need a bigger bench 

[Luckies1874]

Just now, Syd said:

Struggling to understand why we don’t play 4-4-2 if that’s the managers favoured formation. Adam Forrester is more than good enough to play right back until Borch is back.

 

It's doubtful Adam Forrester ever plays for Hearts first team again. He is nowhere near good enough. 

[Morgan]

Come on Hearts.

 

[Marvin]

1 minute ago, Morgan said:

It's too early for love.

 

🤔

 

I like to go head first and regret it later. 

 

[JKBMod 5]

Please stop the personally abusive comments unless you want banned from the thread for the rest of the day.

[One five]

Could some of you guys put the daggers away and support our famous club ffs

come on the Hearts ♥️ 

[Ricardo Quaresma]

42 minutes ago, gwd1957 said:

All the McInnes lovers ,another shit team from a man out of his depth , do you really think all the new guy's signed were his choices ? wake up he's getting these guy's dumped on him and he's sticking two fingers up and saying i'll play who i want ,and clearly it's not what the majority of the fan's want , just keep digging the hole ,Tony Bloom will soon have you replaced 

 

Na, he's working with Jones and JTA

 

41 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said:

I'm getting more concerned as each week passes that the manager is pushing back against the whole analytics thing. If he is there will only be one winner and it won't be him. 

 

See above, mate

 

38 minutes ago, manaliveits105 said:

Deek trolling the jkb experts who had half the team being on the way out 

 

 

36 minutes ago, Chaps said:

Another season of Shanks being immune from getting dropped regardless of how shit he has been.

 

We'll all have to hope he's getting fit and getting form with it, eh?! 

 

37 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

I think its just early on as everyone gets fit it's a solid basic team.

 

Yes

 

30 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

I don't admire you. I think you are a dirty Hobs troll and should have been emptied long before now. Thankfully there are loads of sane Hearts people who know we are 2 months into a new project and yesterday we made our record signing. 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2025 by Ricardo Quaresma

[Morgan]

Just now, Marvin said:

 

I like to go head first and regret it later. 

 

[Dido of Consequence]

Just now, Syd said:

Struggling to understand why we don’t play 4-4-2 if that’s the managers favoured formation. Adam Forrester is more than good enough to play right back until Borch is back.

To be fair, we played 442 last week and nearly took a pumping

[vegas-voss]

McEntee RWB

[Jack Torrance]

1 minute ago, Sertse said:

Can't wait to see Ageu in action today

He just signed for my fantasy team. Instantly assigned the role of super sub. 

😁

[Morgan]

Just now, One five said:

Could some of you guys put the daggers away and support our famous club ffs

come on the Hearts ♥️ 

[Sigma One]

2 minutes ago, Marvin said:

Have Livi relaid their pitch. It actually looks playable?

Yes, so should be better than the crap that was there before.

[moonshine]

It's important our formation and discipline in formation is better than against Motherwell. 

We were quite at sea for too much of that game.

[Sertse]

Fawanews not working for anyone else?

 

Just started working nvm!

Edited August 30, 2025 by Sertse

[Syd]

2 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

 

It's doubtful Adam Forrester ever plays for Hearts first team again. He is nowhere near good enough. 

I appreciate he isn’t the future but he is more than capable of playing 5/6 games until Borch is back.

[Dido of Consequence]

Just now, vegas-voss said:

McEntee RWB

Aye! Folk were saying Spittal but that makes more sense. Hearts standard posted the formation and they're usually ITK

[upgotheheads]

10 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

http://www.fawanews.sc/Livingston vs Hearts.html

 

It's not showing for me yet, but it often starts late . 

[Golden_Vision]

8 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

 

I'm having a mare because I am fully on board the new era at the club and am not a reactionary tube after a whole THREE league matches?!  Hahahaha. I won't even bring up some of the complete nonsense you post. 

Is there a chance you could do us all  a favour and not spam the thread  arguing and insulting other posters just because you don't like their opinions. Opinions that are no more or less informed than your own.

Thanks in advance. 

[upgotheheads]

Just now, upgotheheads said:

 

It's not showing for me yet, but it often starts late . 

up now

[Tazio]

Just now, upgotheheads said:

 

It's not showing for me yet, but it often starts late . 

Working a treat. 

[Sertse]

What's the silence for? Didn't hear the announcement

[Diadora Van Basten]

Not into this walkout jackets when it’s roasting outside and its not even the proper jackets.