Team Versus Accies

[Dashing Bob S]

Staka

McCormack, Bamba, Murray, Hanlon

McBride, Creeg, Wotherspoon, Rankin

Deeks, Stokesy

Subs: Benji, Zommer, Maka, Byrne, Hogg.


The Hogg issue the only bone of contention there?

[Gerrintaethem]

Staka


McCormack, Bamba, Murray, Hanlon

Mcbride

Wotherspoon, Cregg, Rankin

Deeks, Stokesy


Subs: Benji, Zommer, Maka, Byrne, Hogg.


The Hogg issue the only bone of contention there?


More like that IMO

[Green Mikey]

Staka

McCormack, Bamba, Murray, Hanlon

McBride, Creeg, Wotherspoon, Rankin

Deeks, Stokesy

Subs: Benji, Zommer, Maka, Byrne, Hogg.


The Hogg issue the only bone of contention there?

I think Yogi will stick with Hogg and move Murray to left back in place of Hanlon. Apart from that I don't see many changes for the weekend.

[ancienthibby]

More like that IMO

Why is our goalie playing on a different pitch??:devil:

[Gerrintaethem]

Why is our goalie playing on a different pitch??:devil:

He's sorting out a pitch invader :wink:

[EskbankHibby]

Nish not even quoted? He injured, suspended or gash?

[Oranje39]

There's 7 subs mind. :wink:

[Regina Phalange]

Maka

Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Hanlon

Cregg Murray Rankin

Zemmama Stokes Riordan

[H18sry]

Staka

McCormack, Bamba, Murray, Hanlon

McBride, Creeg, Wotherspoon, Rankin

Deeks, Stokesy

Subs: Benji, Zommer, Maka, Byrne, Hogg.


The Hogg issue the only bone of contention there?

When did when sign him :bye:

[Dr_Regal]

Maka

Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Hanlon

Cregg Murray Rankin

Zemmama Stokes Riordan


I like it....Alot!

[Danderhall Hibs]

When did when sign him :bye:

I think that's his Sunday name.

[Dashing Bob S]

When did when sign him :bye:

Ended up with (cr) eeg on my face again.

[H18sry]

Ended up with (cr) eeg on my face again.

Nothing unusual there then :devil:

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

........................stack..................... ......

volz............Hogg............Murray.........Han lon

Miller.......Cregg............McBride.........Rank in

....................Stokes........Deeks........... .......

Think Bamba might be injured so straight swap with Murray. If we do not sign Miller the Put McBride in there and if we don't sign volz then put McCormack in.

[Dashing Bob S]

Nothing unusual there then :devil:

Just met him once, and we only talked. Honest.

[MyJo]

______________Stack

mccormack___Hogg___Murray___Hanlon

______________mcbride
_______cregg___________rankin
___________wotherspoon

_______stokes________riordan

subs: maka bamba mccann galbraith zemmama nish byrne

[Andy74]

Maka

Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Hanlon

Cregg Murray Rankin

Zemmama Stokes Riordan


You'll probably find that Hughes finds McBride his most crucial player right now in terms of how we play so no danger he will miss out for Murray.

[Hibee87]

____________Stack______________

Daz_____Hogg____Murray_____Hanlon

____________Mcbride_____________

Wotherspoon___Cregg________Zemmama

________Deek_______Stokes


Ok this is the probibiltiy of players not injured i.e I htink bamba will miss so easy swap for murray.

I put deek in but if he has not recovered It will be nish who starts.

Ive dropped rankin because its hard to leave a player of zoumas ability out of the squad when fit and i dont see how wotherspoon can be dropped.

Bench - Maka, Benji, Galbraith, stevenson, Nish, Byrne, bamba

[Speedway]

I would like to ask the same question about Rankin this season that I asked of Stevenson last season - what does he offer us?

He is not:

- The guy who breaks up the play
- The guy who makes the telling pass
- The guy who sprints down either wing
- The guy who puts his foot in, in the midst of battle
- The guy who carves open the defence.

He is:

- The guy who keeps trying to repeat his fluke shot of last year.

Despite the above, I'm actually not on a witch hunt. I'm just looking for someone to point out to me what I've missed eg. the value he brings to the side and the role he plays.

What does he do?

[yekimevol]

___________________maka_____________
mcormack___hogg____murray(c)______hanlon
__________________Bamba_____________
wotherspoon__________________________galbratih
__________________miller________________
___________deco___________stokes


subs, stack, mccann, thicot, rankin, benji, zouma, mcbride

[Tha Cabbage Kid]

_______________Riordan____Stokes

Stevenson______Zouma________Rankin_________Cregg

____Hanlon_____Murray_______Bamba_____McCormack

_____________________Stack



maybe 'Special D' for cregg

Maka
Hogg
McCann
McBride
Galbraith
Benji
Byrne

[mim]

Maka
Wotherspoon Bamba Murray Hanlon
Zemmama McBride Cregg Rankin
Riordan Stokes

Hogg in for Bamba, if the big man doesn't make it.

[Wotherspiniesta]

........................Maka..................
McCormack....Murray....Bamba....Hanlon
.......................McBride...................
........................Cregg.....................
...Wotherspoon....................Zemmama
..............Stokes.........Riordan.............

[Shrekko]

I would like to ask the same question about Rankin this season that I asked of Stevenson last season - what does he offer us?

He is not:

- The guy who breaks up the play
- The guy who makes the telling pass
- The guy who sprints down either wing
- The guy who puts his foot in, in the midst of battle
- The guy who carves open the defence.

He is:

- The guy who keeps trying to repeat his fluke shot of last year.

Despite the above, I'm actually not on a witch hunt. I'm just looking for someone to point out to me what I've missed eg. the value he brings to the side and the role he plays.

What does he do?

I think there's a heck of a lot more about Rankin than Stevenson so think that comparison is a bit unfair. One thing I like about Rankin is that he tries to make things happen- it doesn't always work out but you don't see him hiding or simply passing the buck to others. He's not great at anything in particular but is busy and determined, capable of a goal and an assist and does a lot of covering- yeah I know.. 'Unseen work'

[Speedway]

I think there's a heck of a lot more about Rankin than Stevenson so think that comparison is a bit unfair. One thing I like about Rankin is that he tries to make things happen- it doesn't always work out but you don't see him hiding or simply passing the buck to others. He's not great at anything in particular but is busy and determined, capable of a goal and an assist and does a lot of covering- yeah I know.. 'Unseen work'

Exactly.

Anyway, my team for the Accies.

Stack

Wotherspoon
Hogg
Bamba
Murray

Cregg
McBride
Miller

Stokes
Benji
Riordan

[Hibs90]

........................Maka..................
McCormack....Murray....Bamba....Hanlon
.......................McBride...................
........................Cregg.....................
...Wotherspoon....................Zemmama
..............Stokes.........Riordan.............

:agree:

[Speedy]

Sort of off topic here but why are we playing Sunday? Is there something else on in Hamilton on Saturday because we don't appear to be on the tv and I can't think of any other reason we would be playing sunday :confused:

Edit: Motherwell v Rangers?

[J-C]

Stack

McCormack
Bamba
Hogg
Murray

Zemmama
McBride
Cregg
Miller

Riordan
Stokes

subs
Rankin
Hanlon
Wotherspoon
Benji
Maka
Galbraith

[MussiHibee]

Stack

McCormack Hogg Bamba Hanlon

Wotherspoon Cregg McBride Zemmama

Riordan Stokes

[Hibstrooper]

__________________Stack

Wotherspoon___Bamba___ Murray(c)___Hanlon

__________________McBride
____________Miller_________Rankin

__Zemmama_____________________Riordan
__________________Stokes

Is how I would line up but can't see Hughes dropping Hogg - more likely Hanlon to drop out for Murray.

Should be dominating this game so I'd go with Wotherspoon at the back as opposed to McCormack

[Petrie's Tache]

__________________Stack

Wotherspoon___Bamba___ Murray(c)___Hanlon

__________________McBride
____________Miller_________Rankin

__Zemmama_____________________Riordan
__________________Stokes

Is how I would line up but can't see Hughes dropping Hogg - more likely Hanlon to drop out for Murray.

Should be dominating this game so I'd go with Wotherspoon at the back as opposed to McCormack

As above.:greengrin

[Tomsk]

I would like to ask the same question about Rankin this season that I asked of Stevenson last season - what does he offer us?

He is not:

- The guy who breaks up the play
- The guy who makes the telling pass
- The guy who sprints down either wing
- The guy who puts his foot in, in the midst of battle
- The guy who carves open the defence.

He is:

- The guy who keeps trying to repeat his fluke shot of last year.

Despite the above, I'm actually not on a witch hunt. I'm just looking for someone to point out to me what I've missed eg. the value he brings to the side and the role he plays.

What does he do?


It's a mystery to me. I have asked and asked and either I get some old horse that doesn't even remotely resemble the truth or blank expressions.

Perhaps with Miller's arrival I can stop having to ask the question.

[PeterboroHibee]

Maka
McCormack Murray Bamba Hanlon
Wotherspoon Cregg McBride Rankin
Stokes Riordan

Subs -

Stack
Hogg
McCann
Zemmama
Miller
Galbraith
Benji

[Andy74]

It's a mystery to me. I have asked and asked and either I get some old horse that doesn't even remotely resemble the truth or blank expressions.

Perhaps with Miller's arrival I can stop having to ask the question.

It might take a few weeks but ultimately Rankin's place is most at risk with Miller arriving.

If it means Rankin raising his game further to keep his place then great, we want the best players to be playing.

Rankin is a great professional and works hard. He has some attributes but really, if we want to really achieve things with this club the likes of Rankin will not be the ones to lead us there.

Miller might just be the type of player who could, however. He is a far more cultured footballer but we'll need to wait and see just whether that was all potnetial or whether he can actually play a bit to justify the levels he has been at previously.

It always amazes me that we underperform all the time and yet whenever we sign anyone there's outrage that someone might lose their place - if we were winning things all the time none of them would.

It's also a squad game and we'll need all the quality depth we can get later on.

[Tomsk]

It might take a few weeks but ultimately Rankin's place is most at risk with Miller arriving.

If it means Rankin raising his game further to keep his place then great, we want the best players to be playing.

Rankin is a great professional and works hard. He has some attributes but really, if we want to really achieve things with this club the likes of Rankin will not be the ones to lead us there.

Miller might just be the type of player who could, however. He is a far more cultured footballer but we'll need to wait and see just whether that was all potnetial or whether he can actually play a bit to justify the levels he has been at previously.

It always amazes me that we underperform all the time and yet whenever we sign anyone there's outrage that someone might lose their place - if we were winning things all the time none of them would.

It's also a squad game and we'll need all the quality depth we can get later on.

It's never a bad measure to judge a team's true quality by what they have on the bench.

[Sloppy]

stack
mccormack hogg murray hanlon
mcbride bamba
wotherspoon zemamma riorden
stokes


play the same formation as the dutch? with the front 4 having a free role to swap whenever?

any thoughts

[Regina Phalange]

You'll probably find that Hughes finds McBride his most crucial player right now in terms of how we play so no danger he will miss out for Murray.

That was my team, not what I expect Hughes to play, but I think you'll probably find that Murray can do everything McBride can do, and do it better and do more on top of that, which is why I'd pick him in that role.

[frazeHFC]

Stack
McCormack Hogg Murray Hanlon
Bamba McBride Cregg
Wotherspoon Riordan
Stokes