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

[Gorgiewave]

Play 4-2-4 and thump them.

 

Fulton

 

Kent Halkett Kingsley Milne

 

Baningame Magnusson

 

Kabore Shankland Braga Kabangu 

 

Overwhelm them with energy and quality. 5-0. Vengeance. 80% of the crowd go home happy.

[kingantti1874]

2 minutes ago, Gorgiewave said:

Play 4-2-4 and thump them.

 

Fulton

 

Kent Halkett Kingsley Milne

 

Baningame Magnusson

 

Kabore Shankland Braga Kabangu 

 

Overwhelm them with energy and quality. 5-0. Vengeance. 80% of the crowd go home happy.

4-2-4.   How to lose a midfield battle in one easy step.  There’s a reason that real managers (no Critchley) don’t play these 1950’s systems 

[Gulf Jambo]

4 hours ago, Gorgiewave said:

Play 4-2-4 and thump them.

 

Fulton

 

Kent Halkett Kingsley Milne

 

Baningame Magnusson

 

Kabore Shankland Braga Kabangu 

 

Overwhelm them with energy and quality. 5-0. Vengeance. 80% of the crowd go home happy.

 

- A GK that's out injured for the next 4 months

- A CB at RB who can't pass a ball 

- Dropping our most consistent LCB for Kingsley who's barely played

- Putting Kabangu LW where he fell off a cliff performance wise for Critchley

 

 

Quite some line up you've got there...

[Luckies1874]

3 minutes ago, Gulf Jambo said:

 

- A GK that's out injured for the next 4 months

- A CB at RB who can't pass a ball 

- Dropping our most consistent LCB for Kingsley who's barely played

- Putting Kabangu LW where he fell off a cliff performance wise for Critchley

 

 

Quite some line up you've got there...

 

[Robbo-Jambo]

4 hours ago, Gorgiewave said:

Play 4-2-4 and thump them.

 

Fulton

 

Kent Halkett Kingsley Milne

 

Baningame Magnusson

 

Kabore Shankland Braga Kabangu 

 

Overwhelm them with energy and quality. 5-0. Vengeance. 80% of the crowd go home happy.

Jesus 

 

For a start Fulton is out for 3 months 

[skacel103]

9 hours ago, Gulf Jambo said:

 

- A GK that's out injured for the next 4 months

- A CB at RB who can't pass a ball 

- Dropping our most consistent LCB for Kingsley who's barely played

- Putting Kabangu LW where he fell off a cliff performance wise for Critchley

 

 

Quite some line up you've got there...

🤣🤣

[Pingu]

Any word on whether Calem Nieuwenhof is available? Would love to see him in the match day squad at least.

[jamboozy]

Livingston 1 Heart of Midlothian Fc 3 , Braga 1 Shankland 2.

[colinmaroon]

11 hours ago, Gulf Jambo said:

 

- A GK that's out injured for the next 4 months

- A CB at RB who can't pass a ball 

- Dropping our most consistent LCB for Kingsley who's barely played

- Putting Kabangu LW where he fell off a cliff performance wise for Critchley

 

 

Quite some line up you've got there...

To say our CB playing at RB can't pass the ball is nonsense.

 

 

[Gulf Jambo]

11 minutes ago, colinmaroon said:

To say our CB playing at RB can't pass the ball is nonsense.

 

 

 

Kent is by far our worst defender with the ball at his feet.

 

He has good attributes.

Passing isn't one of them. Especially not to be a RB playing up the field

[colinmaroon]

2 hours ago, Gulf Jambo said:

 

Kent is by far our worst defender with the ball at his feet.

 

He has good attributes.

Passing isn't one of them. Especially not to be a RB playing up the field

It's not Kent!

 

 

[Lord Beni of Gorgie]

Ageu at right back tomorrow?

[Gulf Jambo]

1 hour ago, colinmaroon said:

It's not Kent!

 

 

 

I was replying to someone who's line up had Kent stating at RB!

 

Steinwender is quick, athletic & a good passer.

He can stand in at RB fine 

[Chimp]

15 hours ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

Jesus 

 

For a start Fulton is out for 3 months 

 

One of the most outrageous line ups I've ever seen haha

[BigStein]

I feel like the two free weeks either side of Ibrox should give us plenty of time to get the squad up to speed and used to each other and hopefully we’ll have a more coherent style by the time the Falkirk game comes around.

 

We need to get this game out the way first of course but I’m expecting it to be a bit of a messy game as all games at Livi are.

 

Any win will do

[robertlaird]

I'd have no qualms about resting Shankland and Wilson tomorrow.

[escobri]

3 hours ago, Lord Beni of Gorgie said:

Ageu at right back tomorrow?

Left back...

[escobri]

25 minutes ago, robertlaird said:

I'd have no qualms about resting Shankland and Wilson tomorrow.

Shanks no, Wilson definitely 

[Gundermann]

3 hours ago, Lord Beni of Gorgie said:

Ageu at right back tomorrow?

 

But... can the £1m Brazilian handle a dreich day in Livi?

 

Hopefully the rest of the team can too. Any win for me.

[Dalry]

Dress for the weather weather tomorrow, looks like it'll pour down at 3pm. 

 

Must win game, 0-2 Hearts.

[Morgan]

On 28/08/2025 at 17:55, Gorgiewave said:

Play 4-2-4 and thump them.

 

Fulton

 

Kent Halkett Kingsley Milne

 

Baningame Magnusson

 

Kabore Shankland Braga Kabangu 

 

Overwhelm them with energy and quality. 5-0. Vengeance. 80% of the crowd go home happy.

[RealHearts]

Meltdown across Gorgie (and the world) if we get anything less than 3 points.

 

Please keep the title hopes alive🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

[south morocco]

Will be another scrap tomorrow. Going for a 1-2 win 

[Maple Leaf]

Livingston are only 3 points behind us.  It's early days, I know, but we need to widen that gap.  0-3 

[Tynecastle Valhalla]

Three points please 

[weegie jambo]

Livi usually always play a three man midfield. I'd hope he matches them with a three man midfield too. McEntee, Cammy & Beni would be the safe and sensible choice or maybe stick Spittal in there for a little more attacking nous. Hopefully bringing Magnusson or The Hoff off the bench. Shanks, Braga & Kyzi as the front 3 with Kerjota coming on to torment them later. Back four of Forrester/Halkett/Findley & Milne. No square pegs in round holes and no Forrest please.

[Captain Sausage]

More I think about today, more I think we'll see a 4-3-3.

 

What I think McInnes will play:

Clark

Steinwender Halkett Findlay Milne

McEntee Devlin Spittal

Forrest Shankland Braga

 

What I would play:

Clark

Steinwender Halkett Findlay Milne

McEntee Beni Magnusson

Braga Kabore Kyziridis

 

Either way, it gives us the 3 in the middle to match Livi, McEntee can protect Steinwender, and it gives us an attacking threat. Most importantly, we just need to pick up three points - put pressure on those following us.

[Wee Mikey]

Yay!

 

It's another away-day matchday and Livingston, here we come! As us auld codgers say, "Have bus pass, will travel."

 

I hope all their sponsorship income for now being 'The Set Fare Arena' hasn't given them the edge in the transfer market. 😋

 

[Deviskan]

Personally, if McInnes starts with  Forrest I’ll start to have doubts about his ability to manage Hearts in the JA era…it would start to look very much like Steve Clarke levels of stubbornness (playing players because he thinks he knows best vs a tidal wave of information/opinion from everyone else).

 

Personally, I’d go with

 

McFarlane

Milne

Findlay

Halkett

Steinwender

Beni

Magnusson (give him another start)

Kyzi

Kerjota 

Braga

Kabore

 

Shankland benched due to form…

 

When all our players are here we’re going to have some team:

 

 

 

 

[il Duce McTarkin]

6 minutes ago, Deviskan said:

 

 

[GinRummy]

Which pubs are good pre-match? The parry lamp at the centre used to be popular.  

[Robbo-Jambo]

22 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

Which pubs are good pre-match? The parry lamp at the centre used to be popular.  

Big Weatherspoons in the centre as well.

[GinRummy]

6 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

Big Weatherspoons in the centre as well.

Cheers. So head to the centre anyway I guess. 

[Robbo-Jambo]

Just now, GinRummy said:

Cheers. So head to the centre anyway I guess. 

It's called The New Year Field. First place you walk into if you go to the designer outlet centre.

 

Ten mins walk too the stadium.

[GinRummy]

Just now, Robbo-Jambo said:

It's called The New Year Field. First place you walk into if you go to the designer outlet centre.

 

Ten mins walk too the stadium.

Nice one

[il Duce McTarkin]

33 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

Which pubs are good pre-match? The parry lamp at the centre used to be popular.  

 

'Morning Gin. Have a wee bloody Mary starter for breakfast and see where the day takes you.

 

[GinRummy]

Just now, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

'Morning Gin. Have a wee bloody Mary starter for breakfast and see where the day takes you.

 

😂 back in my bed by 11am is where it’ll take me. 

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 minute ago, GinRummy said:

😂 back in my bed by 11am is where it’ll take me. 

 

What, you don't put MDMA in your bloody Marys?

 

[GinRummy]

Just now, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

What, you don't put MDMA in your bloody Marys?

 

Unfortunately my dancing days are all but over. Ended around the same time as ‘taking a cheeky half’ before heading to an away game. 

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 minute ago, GinRummy said:

 Ended around the same time as ‘taking a cheeky half’ before heading to an away game. 

 

 Those were the days.

[GinRummy]

Just now, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

 Those were the days.

Indeed they were. 👌

[allystrachan]

Always like a livi away trip because it’s local & we go in big numbers…. Football is normally shite though, so I hope this pitch is going to be an improvement. 
 

3-1 Hearts. 

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 minute ago, allystrachan said:

 I hope this pitch is going to be an improvement. 

 

The old one was an abomination. 

I'm not a fan of artificial pitches in top-flight football but some of the more up-to-date ones are apparently very good.

[KariHMFC]

Is Ageu likely to be in the squad?

[pettigrewsstylist]

8 hours ago, weegie jambo said:

Livi usually always play a three man midfield. I'd hope he matches them with a three man midfield too. McEntee, Cammy & Beni would be the safe and sensible choice or maybe stick Spittal in there for a little more attacking nous. Hopefully bringing Magnusson or The Hoff off the bench. Shanks, Braga & Kyzi as the front 3 with Kerjota coming on to torment them later. Back four of Forrester/Halkett/Findley & Milne. No square pegs in round holes and no Forrest please.

The starting 11 and formation bingo isnt far away now 😁

[daavojaay]

10 minutes ago, KariHMFC said:

Is Ageu likely to be in the squad?

Nope

[MR INCREDIBLE]

The best way for Deek to show he means business is to drop Shankland!

 Not a chance !!

[GinRummy]

25 minutes ago, pettigrewsstylist said:

The starting 11 and formation bingo isnt far away now 😁

Let’s get the ball moving -

 

I think he will go for 

 

Clark

 

Steinwender 

Halkett

Findlay

 

Forrest

Mcentee 

Beni 

Spittal

Milne 

 

Shankland

Braga. 

 

 

 

[alicante jambo]

After the last 2 games its seems around here the signing yesterday has given the fans a boost again. Look its been a brilliant week so far regards hubs and the like. Lets get in that stadium today and roar the boys on. Gonna be a massive jambo contingent 3 points is there for us. Back the boys fi the start and they will deliver. Any mistakes lets stay with the players. 10 out of 12 points.

[Craiglockhart No.9]

Rangers likely to take a pumping.

Hibs European hangover.

 

3pts today will give us a great chance to put a gap between us and our 2nd/3rd rivals.

 

Big day, can't be dropping points at Livi if we want to get serious about this.