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

[DixieNormous]

6 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Fir Park? We haven't been there yet.

 

Anyways we are not playing scintillating football and blowing away teams in the first Thirty minutes, so the moaners are moaning.

Me? I prefer being top of the table looking down, than being bottom of the table looking up. I remember a game of football lasts 90+ minutes nowadays.

i edited it and admitted to being a fud

 

i shall commit harakiri 

[Penrices left boot]

You can tell a fair few posting on this threads  night has been ruined.

They've either scampered or are on here arguing as we sit top having just won another game.

 

Absolutely spitting feathers at ht and as we neared  ft were probably looking forward to a good night slagging Deek, Shankland and anyone else they fancied.

 

 

[Born Again Nade]

14 minutes ago, Golden_Vision said:

You were quiet as a mouse during that opening  spell , but here you are with your post match sparkling prose. Fair play, it's a better effort than even  I expected .

Anyways , got to go but you carry on slagging people off. 

Maybe he was at the game like 6500 of us were? I dunno.

[Luckies1874]

Only 8 games won in the League so far this season and Hearts have 3 of them! 

[Thunder and Lightning]

 Champions elect.

[Ron Burgundy]

17 minutes ago, Des Lynam said:

Why do you sound raging after a Hearts win? 
 

Must be just you. Doesn’t sound raging at all. 

[Luckies1874]

6 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

Another good fight back and many positives.

 

Shanks brilliant all game, fought hard and linked up the play well, highlighted by a few great passes.

 

Braga and Kyziridis brilliant, a real threat. We look dangerous.

Beni solid enough.

New signing looked the biz.

 

 

Milne needs to watch diving in and the 3 at the back needs to make way as we need to play with 2 wingers.

 

Another fightback and win and it was an entertaining game.

 

Big Deeks jambo army goes top.

 

 

 

 

 

[Korky]

4 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

You can tell a fair few posting on this threads  night has been ruined.

They've either scampered or are on here arguing as we sit top having just won another game.

 

Absolutely spitting feathers at ht and as we neared  ft were probably looking forward to a good night slagging Deek, Shankland and anyone else they fancied.

 

 

Deek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Penrices left boot]

1 hour ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Watch Levein levels of pant shiting from this clown. 

Kent is utterly useless. Not convinced that back line is good enough.

 

 

How can folk come on and call the Hearts manager a clown and go unchallenged?

 

This forum is infested with hibs, has to be.

 

The level of  abuse dished out, especially to our manager and captain on here cannot be done by Hearts fans.

 

 

 

 

 

[Penrices left boot]

Just now, Korky said:

Deek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

"Big D" ?

[WASTREL]

5 hours ago, number-16 said:

 

Thank you very much!!!

Saves me a huge amount of hassle

Did you get in ok?

[jambo_74]

3 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said:

 

He also said we set up to nullify Livingston's threat. We should not be setting up to nullify them that's what they should be doing. 

That’s a fair point, and I do wonder if his response was more of a reflex than a genuine concern. I agree, there’s absolutely no need to be worried about the threat Livingston pose. Personally, I’d much rather see him set the team up in the style of George Burley. Instead of playing our way into games and relying on second-half comebacks, go out and blow them away in the first half.
 

Perhaps his hesitation comes from the reality of the SPFL, those opening 30 minutes can often bypass creative players, skip midfield entirely, and descend into a physical battle or long-ball contest until the intensity settles. If that’s his thinking, he may believe he’s protecting the more technical players from the early “blood and thunder,” with the idea of unleashing them once the game slows down and becomes more manageable. From a certain point of view it has worked, all be it, we shouldn't find ourselves down at home three nil and then one nil down at Livingston. 

[Penrices left boot]

4 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

Only 8 games won in the League so far this season and Hearts have 3 of them! 

 

And that is getting some on here really angry.

 

10 goals in 4 games anaw

2-0 win

2-3, last minute winner after being 2-1 down

3-3  after being 3-0 down.

1-2 after being a goal down.

2  away wins in tbe bag.

 

And there are folk on jkb that state McInnes is boring.

 

 

 

[AyrJambo]

1 hour ago, KG1874 said:

Frustrating watch but love that the lads just refuse to give up. Top of the league can’t ask for more than that. hopefully a draw at the OF the morra 

 

Sevco win the morn keeps us top 

[Nucky Thompson]

11 minutes ago, Captain Sausage said:

He’s back. Everyone! He’s back. 
 

Oh, he didn’t post after we turned it around and won. 
 

Shucks. 

He's so fecking obvious it's comical 

 

[heatonjambo]

23 minutes ago, Ricardo Quaresma said:

 

 

We've just started, man

 

This Team never quits; well, most of them anyway

Players doing their bit absolutely

 

but I’m getting feed up after 9 competitive games and if you include bounce games and freindlies we have played over a third of a season and he is still reverting to type

 

it appears he hasn’t got what it takes to step up

 

an angry first line in my post but I genuinely have little faith he can seize the opportunity he has been given

[Penrices left boot]

27 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said:

 I highlighted the sentence where he thought we were absolutely fine in the first half. We were anything but absolutely fine in my opinion. 

 

We're fine in my opinion or ok.

We were very good second half.

 

 

 

 

[Absolute Scenes]

8 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

 

 

How can folk come on and call the Hearts manager a clown and go unchallenged?

 

This forum is infested with hibs, has to be.

 

The level of  abuse dished out, especially to our manager and captain on here cannot be done by Hearts fans.

 

 

 

 

 

For a guy to want Hibs to do well in Europe that is pretty rich. 
he is getting justified levels of abuse for his arrogance and stubbornness and inability to drop his besties.

to top it off, saying we set out to nullify Livingstons threat. LIVINGSTON FFS.

that is the single most worrying thing I’ve heard him say yet that his thought process when setting up a hearts team is to stop newly promoted guff like Tony Macaroni FC rather than have a game to go at them. 

Edited August 30, 2025 by Absolute Scenes

[NaturalOrder74]

Top of the league not a grumble from me 

[jock _turd]

28 minutes ago, Des Lynam said:

Why do you sound raging after a Hearts win? 
 

Exactly!

[maroonedinbriz]

A quick change of subject - how good/bad was Livingston's new pitch?

[Portable Badger]

5 minutes ago, AyrJambo said:

 

Sevco win the morn keeps us top 

Is the likelihood that we will ultimately win the league? If not then less points for Rangers increases our chance to split the OF over the course.

[Penrices left boot]

Just now, heatonjambo said:

Players doing their bit absolutely

 

but I’m getting feed up after 9 competitive games and if you include bounce games and freindlies we have played over a third of a season and he is still reverting to type

 

it appears he hasn’t got what it takes to step up

 

an angry first line in my post but I genuinely have little faith he can seize the opportunity he has been given

 

Can you not actually  get "fed up"  or at least talk sense.

 

It's not a third of the season played , it's still August and what does "reverting type" mean?

 

"Played over a third of the season "

Jesus ****.

[Malinga the Swinga]

11 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

 

 

How can folk come on and call the Hearts manager a clown and go unchallenged?

 

This forum is infested with hibs, has to be.

 

The level of  abuse dished out, especially to our manager and captain on here cannot be done by Hearts fans.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing done to stop them it appears. They make some threads unreadable but since .net still in lock down, I'm guessing they've nowhere else to go.

 

[Penrices left boot]

4 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

For a guy to want Hibs to do well in Europe that is pretty rich. 
he is getting justified levels of abuse for his arrogance and stubbornness and inability to drop his besties.

to top it off, saying we set out to nullify Livingstons threat. LIVINGSTON FFS.

that is the single most worrying thing I’ve heard him say yet that his thought process when setting up a hearts team is to stop newly promoted guff like Tony Macaroni FC rather than have a game to go at them. 

 

 

Clearly sarcasm is beyond you with my Scottish teams in Europe comments.

That's enlightening...

 

 

Nullifying any team is  pretty standard, only a fool would ignore the threats of the other team or worse, encourage them.

A manager having  tactics that try and  stop the other team.... whatever next????

 

You're clearly raging that this "clown" has us top.

What a riddy of a way to support a team, you'll be gutted if we get a result ar ibrox 

 

 

Enjoy your night of rage ar another win under this clown.

[jambo_74]

28 minutes ago, davieholt said:

what concerns me is I can’t imagine Brendon Roger’s setting his team up to nullify Livingston’s attack. With our vast regiment of good players why on earth should we?

I agree Davie, I said as much in my response to Seymour.

[AyrJambo]

6 minutes ago, Portable Badger said:

Is the likelihood that we will ultimately win the league? If not then less points for Rangers increases our chance to split the OF over the course.

Fair point 

[Penrices left boot]

7 minutes ago, maroonedinbriz said:

A quick change of subject - how good/bad was Livingston's new pitch?

 

It was shite first half, but played well 2nd half

[KG1874]

10 minutes ago, AyrJambo said:

 

Sevco win the morn keeps us top 

True just a draw will do me.
 

Means only goal difference in it and keeps sevco off our backside for that bit longer and if we can do something special at ibrox we will pull further away from them. 

[Malinga the Swinga]

4 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

 

Can you not actually  get "fed up"  or at least talk sense.

 

It's not a third of the season played , it's still August and what does "reverting type" mean?

 

"Played over a third of the season "

Jesus ****.

Season must be finished by end September if we're over a third of way through it. I know I'm getting older and time seems to get faster but come on, some common sense is required.

Some posters just desperate to be most outraged.

[Absolute Scenes]

2 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

 

 

Clearly sarcasm is beyond you with my Scottish teams in Europe comments.

That's enlightening...

 

 

Nullifying any team is  pretty standard, only a fool would ignore the threats of the other team or worse, encourage them.

A manager having  tactics that try and  stop the other team.... whatever next????

 

You're clearly raging that this "clown" has us top.

What a riddy of a way to support a team, you'll be gutted if we get a result ar ibrox 

 

 

Enjoy your night of rage ar another win under this clown.

Absolutely, ignore the threats against teams that posses a threat. Not Livingston. That’s an absolute Beamer to come out and say that. Maybe Celtic or rangers. But not against guff. 
 

im angry as this clown hasn’t gotten a starting team right yet, bar the Aberdeen game. 900 games he’s near enough managed.

[Dallas Green]

1 hour ago, Boris5115 said:

Borthwick gutted livi never scored. Fud.

He was not ****ing gutted. Borthwick is a die hard Jambo and is as petty as the rest of us when it comes to the opposition. 

[jambo_74]

1 minute ago, Penrices left boot said:

 

It was shite first half, but played well 2nd half

Certainly had a few more touches second half, kept the ball better.

[Penrices left boot]

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

[OTT]

Just now, Dallas Green said:

He was not ****ing gutted. Borthwick is a die hard Jambo and is as petty as the rest of us when it comes to the opposition. 

 

Yeah, horrified that such an easy header was both given, and then also missed. 

[jock _turd]

22 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

You can tell a fair few posting on this threads  night has been ruined.

They've either scampered or are on here arguing as we sit top having just won another game.

 

Absolutely spitting feathers at ht and as we neared  ft were probably looking forward to a good night slagging Deek, Shankland and anyone else they fancied.

 

 

 

Sadly... that is just about where it is at Lefty. As a hearts supporter I have never ever ripped into a team or manager that has given what the fans want. Now it seems we have to do it with some sort of easy that makes the other team look irrelevant. I said that I expected us to win we did I am happy. Could it have been better possibly but football is a curious game it is all about timing and taking those chances.

[Penrices left boot]

2 minutes ago, Absolute Scenes said:

Absolutely, ignore the threats against teams that posses a threat. Not Livingston. That’s an absolute Beamer to come out and say that. Maybe Celtic or rangers. But not against guff. 
 

im angry as this clown hasn’t gotten a starting team right yet, bar the Aberdeen game. 900 games he’s near enough managed.

 

 

Howling 

But funny.

[OTT]

Just now, Penrices left boot said:

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

 

I could agree with this if we weren't constantly going behind. 

 

Suggests the tactical plan is failing. 

[amadjambo]

Feel like I’ve been saying this most weeks for the last 5 plus years, a back 3 is shite and very very rarely suits us. Robbie, Cathro, Levein, Naismith and Critchley were all obsessed with playing a back 3 and it rarely worked. So frustrating to see Mcinnes do the same.

[Luckies1874]

13 minutes ago, heatonjambo said:

Players doing their bit absolutely

 

but I’m getting feed up after 9 competitive games and if you include bounce games and freindlies we have played over a third of a season and he is still reverting to type

 

it appears he hasn’t got what it takes to step up

 

an angry first line in my post but I genuinely have little faith he can seize the opportunity he has been given

 

Ok lets add in the other 5 competitive games

 

Played 9

Won 7 

Drawn 2

Goals for 27

Goals against 8

 

"but I’m getting feed up"

 

[jambo_74]

1 minute ago, Penrices left boot said:

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

I genuinely think it's almost a throw away comment, he's getting his bearings in an interview, he says generic shit to get going. I am guessing he didn't consider the ramifications of his flippant words on the Kickback audience.

[Dallas Green]

2 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

Tbf I think the issue stems from the fact it didn’t work and hasn't worked at the start of the last three games.

[Penrices left boot]

Just now, OTT said:

 

I could agree with this if we weren't constantly going behind. 

 

Suggests the tactical plan is failing. 

 

Aye, but you can't ignore the opposition, it's common for managers to counter the other teams threats.

That cannot be News.

 

Getting it correct is a different matter, but to be spitting feathers because he considers the other teams threats is howling.

Ofc he does, every ****ing manger does.

[Penrices left boot]

1 minute ago, Luckies1874 said:

 

Ok lets add in the other 5 competitive games

 

Played 9

Won 7 

Drawn 2

Goals for 27

Goals against 8

 

"but I’m getting feed up"

 

 

 

"Reverting to type"....

[dustybin]

Still a good win at the end of the day, hope we can play much better though against the 2 uglies and we're in with a shout of staying top for the foreseeable future. 

 

Mon the JT's 

[Malinga the Swinga]

2 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

Don't forget according to at least one poster, he picks team based on their first language, doesn't like playing 'foreigners' and looked unhappy we won and a bit pissed off on an interview.

Some folk just hate that he is doing a decent job of integrating new players into team whilst keeping us unbeaten in the league.

[amadjambo]

Once Mcinnes works out how to get us firing from the start we are going to be some team. We have finally got real options and threats going forward. Going to be an exciting season.

[jambopilms]

5 minutes ago, Penrices left boot said:

Folk are now raging because our manager considers the other team when devising tactics and a plan.

 

A new low for many of the brain trust as they expose  a fundamental lack of understanding on how professional sport works.

 

Absolutely howling.

 

 

How come we have made so many half time subs ?

[Penrices left boot]

1 minute ago, Dallas Green said:

Tbf I think the issue stems from the fact it didn’t work and hasn't worked at the start of the last three games.

 

That's a different point to the poster raging as it was just Livingston and he seems surprised Deek considers their threats.

 

 

 

[Dallas Green]

Just now, Penrices left boot said:

 

That's a different point to the poster raging as it was just Livingston and he seems surprised Deek considers their threats.

 

 

 

Aye, seems a bit silly to think managers don't analyse and set up their teams to nullify opposition threats whilst trying to probe their weaknesses at the same time.