I have had the misfortune to have witnessed some pretty poor Hibs sides in my time but never one so lacking in passion as this lot. I don`t think I have seen a Hibs side so lacking in pace either. Tactically poor and devoid of any motivation as well.
He might have scored over 20 goals I don`t think I have seen a more unfit player than Stokes. The sight of him being outpaced by Weir , and he wasn`t the only one, makes you wonder what kind of training program these guys have.
No matter the quality of Hibs sides in the past, you could always count on a bit of fire and agression in games against the Old Firm and Rangers in particular but todays pathetic performance gave Rangers one of their easiest games of the season.
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Thread: Gutless and Clueless
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25-04-2010 06:46 PM #1
Gutless and Clueless
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25-04-2010 06:53 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-04-2010 06:56 PM #5
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watching that today i was embarrassed and bored.
that product on show is not worth £400 on a season ticket and yogi has to be at fault.
mccormack, rankin, cregg, nish are just not good enough and its cringing to watch.
however the most embarassing thing on show was willie collum, he showed be demoted and never allowed to ref a big game again. blatant bias and a defo penalty for riordan.
agree stokes was poor but thank god for his 20 goals or we'd be in a relegation battle
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25-04-2010 06:56 PM #6
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If we fix the parts of the team that DO need fixed, Stokes will knock in 30 goals next season. There were about five players playing today who MUST GO this summer. And our playing style is just handing wins on a plate to inferior opponents. If Hughes can't see this then he should go as well.
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25-04-2010 07:07 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You watched a different game from me mate.
I thought we were ok today and with a bit of luck may have got something out of the game.
Plenty effort but lacked a cutting edge today.
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25-04-2010 07:07 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Wotherspoon?
Both not interested in playing for the jersey??
Thicot has been given a lot of praise. Was he just going through the motions too?
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25-04-2010 07:08 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I don't think I can ever say I have seen Ian Murray going through the motions.
I think Rankin worked his sox off as always, shame that he's not very good.
Also think McBride put a shift in.
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25-04-2010 07:11 PM #13
Tbh I thought today was same old same old. Lots of passages of short passing going nowhere with no end product.
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25-04-2010 07:16 PM #14
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Cregg certainly showed why he was a Falkirk sub last season, he has to go, next week is massive for Yogi IMHO, he desperately needs to convince alot of fans that he can get a team going after some shocking results/performances.
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25-04-2010 07:16 PM #15
Far from perfect but far better than recently imho. We had a number of decent chances that we should have done better with. I have not seen the penalty claim or offside goal again, so can't comment but I feel we deserved a draw just like last week but silly errors are costing us dear.
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25-04-2010 07:16 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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25-04-2010 07:18 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-04-2010 07:19 PM #18
I am enthused enough about next season already. Hanlon looks accomplished at centre back, Wotherspoon will be a good prospect at right midfield, we will start the season with at least two good enough quality goalkeepers, hopefully going by what Miller said in the match programme we will maybe see Taggart and one or two other young players come into the first team squad and impress, Hughes will have been able to move some players out and bring others in and our pitch should be like a bowling green suitable for passing football.
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25-04-2010 07:20 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-04-2010 07:21 PM #20
They can turn it on easily when it's a televised game against the Old Firm.
I'll get happy clapping again when they can bother to their arse in any of the other matches.
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25-04-2010 07:24 PM #21
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Maybe its because we are so used to seeing sub-standard performances that when we string a couple of passes together we think we are playing good football.
It was an improvement but certainly wouldn't say we played particularly well, if we did we would have won."You opened the box....and your soul belongs to me...."
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25-04-2010 07:26 PM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I thought (as against Celtc last week) that we were worth a point at least this afternoon.Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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25-04-2010 08:21 PM #23
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I dont think effort was a problem today at all, what was a problem was movement off the ball, players dont seem to be able to run into the right areas and when they do it seems 2 or 3 players run into the same space. The biggest problem today was a lack of creativity, but I think the effort was there!
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25-04-2010 08:26 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Lots of effort but still we have a way to go
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25-04-2010 08:38 PM #26
I think it was an improvement today mainly due to the fact that Rangers never got out of 2nd gear. I reckon if we had been able to put any pressure on Rangers, they could have easily upped it a couple of gears and more than likely beat us by more than one.
They had so much pace in there team with miller, lafferty, naismith and novo.......thats ultimately what gives you an edge in games like these. We need a couple of players with pace to pose a threat at the other end. A lot of Rangers play came from long balls and flick-on's, with there strikers or wide midfielders bursting on to the ball.
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However, clueless is exactly how I'd describe the trio of McBride, Cregg and Rankin, in whose possession the ball was a lot of the time. Not clueless in the sense of being unable to control the ball and play a 5-10 yard sideways or backwards pass, but clueless to the degree that expecting anything more from them - like looking up, spreading the play quickly and accurately - was expecting too much, particularly from Cregg and Rankin.
Admittedly, creativity isn't high on any of their respective list of attributes, but I'm not talking about inch perfect reverse through balls, or "no look" chips over the back 4, just a willingness to spread the play a bit and get the point of attack shifted away from the congested minefield that is central midfield.
That was the most frustrating aspect of the game for me - seeing Murray, Riordan or Wotherspoon in yards of space, that could have been exploited by a quick switch of play, only to see the chance gone because some combination of those 3, perhaps with a CB thrown in for good measure, played "keep ball" amongst themselves for 1-2 minutes before thinking of spreading it wide. Whether it's a lack of confidence in their own ability, or more fundamentally, a lack of said ability, I don't know, but it was - and has been for a while now - infuriating to watch.
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