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04-08-2009 11:44 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Or have I missed something?
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04-08-2009 11:49 PM #3Given his all-too-apparent lack of interest in tracking back, Riordan does not appear to be integral to such a set-up.
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05-08-2009 12:45 AM #4
BH, I agree with that sentiment and it was the real lack of sports journalism that struck me, as he has been tracking back
Mind you a striker tracking back is blooming liability (unless they were trained that way, ala Cruyff, Bekenuaer etc
The article, other than that, is spot on IMO
Time to dust down those old 'golden days' boots and get oan with his job
Please Derek, if you read this, don't waste it
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05-08-2009 12:45 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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05-08-2009 01:59 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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05-08-2009 05:46 AM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyone who has listened to John Hughes on Hibs TV will have noted that he has raved about Riordan and although admits that he doesnt always track back he thinks that he could shape the team around the most natural goalscorer in the SPL.
With regards to Riordan. He's a Hibs fan, a tremendous talent, plays for the club and is basically 'one of us'. Maybe it's time that we all got behind him and give him the support that might spur him onto 25 goals this season.
He may be a bad one in some peoples eyes but he's our bad one and as such he should get the support from all the Hibernian family.
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05-08-2009 05:53 AM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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05-08-2009 06:23 AM #9
I'm not really that bothered about the old tracking back argument if he does more going forward. I think he should, and can produce more up front. Yes he scored 12 last season, but this is a long way off his previous standards.
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05-08-2009 06:23 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Derek Riordan does care what Hibs fans think and is definately 'one of us', therefore as 'one of us' he should be given the support of everyone connected with the club.
There's no way this particular Hibs fan will wash his hands of him for the benefit of the crazies that stuck mobiles in his face, provoke, kick and generally make him out to he Edinburgh's public enemy number 1.
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05-08-2009 07:38 AM #11
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Benji has been gulilty of being huffy now and again, criticising Mixu and then trying to leave when he was told he can go.
Riordan has been gulity of being huffy now and again, actually walking out on Hibs for nothing and constantly dragging Hibs name through the gutter due to his off field exploits.
There's no difference, it's just down to the fact that Benji didn't support hibs as a boy.
The way Benji is thought of here compared to Riordan is total hypocricy.
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05-08-2009 07:40 AM #12
'Tracking back' is a device strikers use to conceal their inability to do their real job, ie-score goals. That pesky Gianluigi Vialli started it all. Discuss
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05-08-2009 08:14 AM #13
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We've got a midfield full of guys that are there to graft (Rankin, Stevenson, McBride, Cregg, Bamba, Murray) - so let them graft and give the ball to the players that can do some damage. I don't want to see Riordan or Zemamma in his own half unless it's to defend a corner/free-kick. They're no good to us back there.
Let them do what they're good at and let the grafters do what they're good at.
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05-08-2009 08:16 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Riordan excerised to leave Hibs several years ago, it's been discussed a million times on here the rights and wrongs of such a move.
This is not about Benji though, this is about Riordan and giving him the full backing for reasons previously stated.
And yes I'll always back and give the benefit of the doubt and more backing to Riordan or any other Hibs fan because they are one of us.
As previously stated though as soon as Benji gets it and starts to play again for Hibs then he'll get mine and should get everyone elses backingLast edited by PaulSmith; 05-08-2009 at 09:07 AM.
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05-08-2009 08:47 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Both have left Hibs; both have come back; both have caused the club a few problems in their time; both have provided some fantastic moments; both are capable of improving the side.
I'll support both of them 100% if they're in the team.
IMO there is hypocricy on here with regards to Riordan and Benji.
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05-08-2009 09:36 AM #16
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You are amking some awfully big assumptions on whether Benji lied to the club and whether anyhting he done was behind the club's back.
I haven't seen anyhting on the website about Benji being disciplined by the cllub?
I have seen something about Derek being disciplined by the club.
What Derek gets up to does effec the club, whether it's on the park or off it. In that way he's shown he doesn't really care about the negative headlines the club will get from it. He also had a training session the next day whilst he spent the previous night in the cells.
You can talk it round any way you like but to me both deserve our support. Benji however gets abuse for things we don't really know much about whilst Derek has quite obviously done a few things that mess us about or reflect badly on us and that's allright.
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05-08-2009 09:57 AM #17
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05-08-2009 10:16 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
On the broader topic of Deeks misdemeanours - I havent heard anyone suggesting he has been drunk or had a problem with alcohol so its a bit of a stretch to start implying he's an alcoholic . He definelty has questionable judgement on whose company he keeps when he goes out and he needs to learn how to behave in a more mature fashion when confronted with someone telling him he cant do something he wants to do . I'm sure the club could help by finding some behaviour counselling for him or a lifestyle coach but ultimately he needs to want to do it and I'm not sure he's there yet.
However, none of that can hide the fact that he cares about Hibs and with the possible exception of Zouma he is our best player by a mile.
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05-08-2009 10:18 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
We lost his talents once and I hope that it doesn't happen again.
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05-08-2009 11:20 AM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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