Hibs v Rangers pre match thoughts

[Billy Whizz]

Games coming thick and fast, another massive game for Hibs tomorrow, with the visit of Rangers
I wouldn’t expect major changes, but looking at some of the injuries we picked up on Saturday, I’d expect a couple of changes, unless Neil decides to freshen up, as it’s a pretty demanding week we have
Possible starts could include McGregor, Shaw or Murray
We played 352 at Ibrox in August, could play this formation, or put Ambrose at right back?
It’s a massive 3 points if we win

[Mikey]

Would like to see Ambrose at right back and Shaw up front, with Stokes in behind.

The big question is............ Can it be 3-2 yet again?

[Captain Trips]

I think we really can take them and put another marker down.

3-1 to us, no Jack and no Dormans.

[we are hibs]

Hopefully the atmosphere is as intimidating as possible. Make those Hun players wish they were anywhere but leith on a cold December night.

[SChibs]

I honestly think this could go either way and I can't call it. Hopefully a decent win though

[Bostonhibby]

Can see us winning this okay. Boyle stokes and Murray up front please. Let stokes have his fun with tavernier

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[Vault Boy]

3-2 Hibs, obviously.

[ian cruise]

3 - 0, they'll be hard pressed to get by Rocky if he's in the form he was on Saturday.

[HFCdeb]

Pre-match thoughts are that The Rangers are gash and I'm hoping the hatred will keep me warm in very cold weather.

[hibbyfraelibby]

I'll take 1-0, a pitch invasion and 500 damaged seats just hear the whiney west coast media bleat all the way back along the M8.

[Jones28]

They're pish.

If the team that starts is the same team that finished the game on Sunday then we will win comfortably.

[Pretty Boy]

Another game I’m wary of overconfidence.

Rangers have won 3 in a row and will be growing in confidence. We made life difficult for ourselves at Ibrox by starting poorly and then failing to take our chances to kill the game and we ended up hanging on in the last 5 minutes rather than absolutely humping them.

We’ll need to be at close to our best to make sure we get 3 points and we need to take our chances and cut out the daft mistakes.

2-1 Hibs in a tight and tense game,

[Hibernia&Alba]

We should be looking to win this; Rangers are terrible and still don't have a manager. Go for the throat from the off and take the game to them. The support will be right up for this. I think we'll win 2-0 and look comfortable.

[Dashing Bob S]

Too tough to call. Could go either way. I’ve a feeling we’ll be the better team but will be undone by appalling refereeing.

Which is seldom a feeling I have against Rangers if seldom means 4-6 times per season.

[Mikey]

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Another game I’m wary of overconfidence.

Rangers have won 3 in a row and will be growing in confidence. We made life difficult for ourselves at Ibrox by starting poorly and then failing to take our chances to kill the game and we ended up hanging on in the last 5 minutes rather than absolutely humping them.

We’ll need to be at close to our best to make sure we get 3 points and we need to take our chances and cut out the daft mistakes.

2-1 Hibs in a tight and tense game,

Yep. They've beaten Aberdeen twice very recently and won't lack confidence.

[18Hibee75]

Part of me thinks a 4-3-3 with boyle or Barker on the left to give Tavernier a torrid time and, once again, find him out.
Another part of me says a 3-5-2 with Stokes and Murray up front and boyle RWB.

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[SirDavidsNapper]

Hope we don't go easy on them and really go for the hammering. Same intensity as we show in derbys, straight from the off. Hate that vile institution.

[JohnMcM]

I remarked on the Celtic at home thread, regarding the next team selection.

I stand by my comment, that I now paraphrase ,,,,,,,,,,, " after the substitutions and tactical changes by NL against Celtic, I haven't got a Scooby".

3-2 us, of that I am sure.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Its going to be a tough game ... its all very well going on about how gash they are, but they have beaten the team 2nd in the league home and away in recent weeks and that's something we would be cock a hoop about if we had done it.

Having said that, they had a bit of a struggle against Ross County last Saturday and from the highlights it was encouraging to see how many decent chances Ross County made, in fact they missed a couple of very decent opportunities ..... If our defence holds firm we will make chances that I'm sure of, but we cant ignore the fact that they are also the leagues 2nd top scorers with 35 goals, 9 more than us and only 3 less than Celtic, though they have played a game more.

It wont be a pumping, I don't know if anybody has noticed but we don't pump teams, what it will be is a tight game and if there is a winner it will be 1 - 0 or 2 - 1 something like that.

Its a game we can win that's for sure, but its not going to be the cakewalk some folk seem to think it'll be.

[Johnny_Leith]

Put your house on over 2.5 goals.

[jax67]

My pre match thoughts are that Scotland leaving Hampden, and talk that Hampden could be knocked down, are a smokescreen for The The rangers to come in and save the day, by moving to Hampden because their stadium is crumbling around them. But hey, that’s a whole other thread.😉

[Sir David Gray]

I think we are more than capable of winning tonight but we're also more than capable of losing.

I think we're two quite evenly matched teams and I'm quite wary of calling them terrible or gash or any other similar adjectives.

They are currently joint second in the league, 3 points ahead of us so if they're so terrible it doesn't say much for us.

They're certainly not the force they once were though and at Easter Road I'm certainly confident we can have the measure of them but I'm under no illusions that tonight is going to be easy.

2-1 to the good guys.

[JimBHibees]

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Too tough to call. Could go either way. I’ve a feeling we’ll be the better team but will be undone by appalling refereeing.

Which is seldom a feeling I have against Rangers if seldom means 4-6 times per season.

[JimBHibees]

Very tough game they have decent players going forward and good energy and pace. Really important we match runners from midfield as we aren't the best at that and in Holt and Windass they have runners. Think it will be a decent open game and time for Stokes to get on the scoresheet. Need to defend better than we did on Sunday.

[Godsahibby]

No dorrans or Jack and putting all their hopes on a young midfielder who’s carrying a knock they’ve won 3 on the bounce but were very poor against county

2-0 Hibs.

[Gatecrasher]

Will be a hard game tonight and we'll need to be at our best to get something.

[Scouse Hibee]

Tight game, one goal in it either way.

[douglashibs]

I’m just hoping Stokes keeps his head and doesn’t get himself sent off. He was lucky to stay on the pitch at Ibrox.

[frazeHFC]

I think I'm being too confident for tonight, but it's a good feeling to have. 3-1 Hibs

[Hibrandenburg]

They won't be as confident as their previous incarnation were. Gone are the days when they expect to win every game and they will be nervous. We've given them reason to respect us in recent clashes so I think they'll sit in and hope to catch us on the break, trouble is I think we will do similar meaning a low scoring draw.