Team for tomorrow

[Hibernating (Im a stoopid yam tramp)]

I know Yogi won't go this route but IMO it would get us the result


Stack

Hogg Bamba Hanlon


Spoony Zouma McBride Benji Murray


Stokes Deek

Hogg and Hanlon both solid as centre backs
Bamba in Sauzee role
McBride in Jack role
Zouma in Latas role
Murray and Spoony, natural wingbacks
Benji linking up play, getting forward with Zouma
Stokes and Deek willing runners that score plenty.

[scoopyboy]

I know Yogi won't go this route but IMO it would get us the result


Stack

Hogg Bamba Hanlon


Spoony Zouma McBride Benji Murray


Stokes Deek

Hogg and Hanlon both solid as centre backs
Bamba in Sauzee role
McBride in Jack role
Zouma in Latas role
Murray and Spoony, natural wingbacks
Benji linking up play, getting forward with Zouma
Stokes and Deek willing runners that score plenty.

I think Nish and Miller will be involved.

Neither are suspended before anyone questions my comment.

[bingo70]

I know Yogi won't go this route but IMO it would get us the result


Stack

Hogg Bamba Hanlon


Spoony Zouma McBride Benji Murray


Stokes Deek

Hogg and Hanlon both solid as centre backs
Bamba in Sauzee role
McBride in Jack role
Zouma in Latas role
Murray and Spoony, natural wingbacks
Benji linking up play, getting forward with Zouma
Stokes and Deek willing runners that score plenty.

IMO the midfield would get totally overrun with Mcbride as the only natural central midfielder in therre

[fife hfc]

Now that Miller can play it gives us a lift.

.................................Stack............ ......................
Wotherspoon.......Hogg.............Hanlon......... ....Murray
.................................Bamba............ ......................
....................Miller...................Mcbri de...................
.................................riordan.......... .......................
....................Nish....................Stokes .....................


Is it coincidence that we have struggled going forward since deek has been benched? i have criticised him this season but with him in the team we give the opposition defenders more to worry about rather than without him.

[andrew70]

Stack

Spoony
Hogg
Bamba
Murray

Zemamma
Mcbride
Miller
Galbraith

Stokes
Riordan

[silverhibee]

Stack

Wotherspoon
Hogg
Bamba
Murray

Rankin
McBride
Stevenson
Miller

Gow
Stokes.

Only guessing people.

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Time to get back to the basics that saw us winning games at the beginning of the season:

_________________Stack

Wotherspoon___Hogg___Bamba___Murray

___________McBride____Miller

Zemmama__________Nish_________Riordan

________________Stokes

[007 Mickey Weir]

.................................Stack............ ......................
Wotherspoon.......Hogg.............Bamba......... ....Murray
.................................Mcbride.......... ... ......................
....................Miller...................Steve nson...................
.................................Zemamma.......... .......................
....................Nish....................Stokes .....................

Smith
Hanlon
Thicot
Cregg
Rankin
Benji
Riordan

:thumbsup:

[Hibernating (Im a stoopid yam tramp)]

IMO the midfield would get totally overrun with Mcbride as the only natural central midfielder in therre


If Miller is available he replaces Benji. Happy now?

O'Neill and Latapy were'nt typical central MF players, altho they worked well with a worker like Jack. I suspect likewise would happen here. Zouma can definitely play central no problem.

[Judas Iscariot]

Stack

Wotherspoon Bamba Hanlon Murray

Miller McBride Rankin

Zouma

Stokes Deek

[bingo70]

If Miller is available he replaces Benji. Happy now?

O'Neill and Latapy were'nt typical central MF players, altho they worked well with a worker like Jack. I suspect likewise would happen here. Zouma can definitely play central no problem.

Miller is available, there's no ifs about it :wink:

That would be a decent team though, we certianly need to try something different against st johnstone so a 3-5-2 may work.

John O'neill definately was a typical central midfielder though, he had a terrific engine on him, good tackler and was decent going forward, as for Latapy if he wasn't a midfielder i don't know what was.

I think Zemmama could play central, but only in a more advanced role with a couple of ball winners behind him.

[down the slope]

Pick the biggest strongest eleven we have as we will need them against the hammer throwers, not much to chose from though is there. Think i read somewhere this week that Hughes recognizes the lack of height in midd field and will address it in the close season, lets hope that's not to late.

[Diclonius]

Stack

Wotherspoon Hogg Hanlon Murray

Zemmama Miller McBride Galbraith

Stokes Riordan

[lyonhibs]

Stack

Wotherspoon Bamba Hanlon Murray

Miller McBride Rankin

Zouma

Stokes Deek


Are you feeling alright?? :greengrin

That's what I would go with as well, with Galbraith to come on with a decent amount of time to offer a bit of width as St J's tire.

If Riordan is to play, I'd even have him dropping a wee (emphasis on the "wee", as Stokes totally isolated is no use to anyone) bit deeper to escape the hulking CB's.

[18Craig75]

Stack

Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Murray

McBride

Miller Rankin

Nish

Stokes Zemamma

:thumbsup:

By kicks out to full backs early and keep the ball on the deck. Zouma with a free role to do what he wants. Keep everything on the ground because Duberry is a huddy with a turning circle reminiscent of a no. 22! He'll lap everything up in the air however.

[hfc rd]

Smith

Wotherspoon
Hogg
Hanlon
Murray

Bamba

Zemamma
Miller
Gow

Stokes
Riordan


Subs:-

Stack
Thicot
Stevenson
Rankin
McBride ( if not fit, then Cregg)
Gailbraith
Benji

[Judas Iscariot]

Are you feeling alright?? :greengrin

That's what I would go with as well, with Galbraith to come on with a decent amount of time to offer a bit of width as St J's tire.

If Riordan is to play, I'd even have him dropping a wee (emphasis on the "wee", as Stokes totally isolated is no use to anyone) bit deeper to escape the hulking CB's.


The harsh realism that Yogi will never drop him has now fuly sunk in.. :rolleyes:

Make best of every situation and all that :cool2:

[sauzee=legend]

Stack


McCormack Hogg Hanlon Stevenson


Bamba McBride Murray


Riordan Miller



Stokes

[Scooter]

geoff

Bruce
Gummy
Hoggy
Joshua

Tarq
No. 10
Baldy
HKP

Barack
Ginge
:notworthy:

[Judas Iscariot]

geoff

Bruce
Gummy
Hoggy
Joshua

Tarq
No. 10
Baldy
HKP

Barack
Ginge
:notworthy:

Nae Sniper :grr:

[500miles]

........................Stack
.Wotherspoon...Hogg.Bamba...Murray
.........Miller......Stevenson.....Rankin
........................Nish
Zemmama(FR)...Stokes


*FR- Free Role

Yogi dished out a good bit of praise for Stevenson. He's certainly hard working and does the simple things well - passing, making himself available, a decent tackler. He doesn't get forward like Rankin, but plays a way that is similar to McBride, which is useful, as 1. McBride's fitness is questionable at the moment and 2. I don't think his passing has been great since he came back from injury - of course this could have something to do with the pitches cutting up. It will also let us see how Stevenson performs in that role - I think he would suit it perfectly.

[hibztilltheend]

........................Stack
.Wotherspoon...Hogg.Bamba...Murray
.........Miller......Stevenson.....Rankin
........................Nish
Zemmama(FR)...Stokes


*FR- Free Role

Yogi dished out a good bit of praise for Stevenson. He's certainly hard working and does the simple things well - passing, making himself available, a decent tackler. He doesn't get forward like Rankin, but plays a way that is similar to McBride, which is useful, as 1. McBride's fitness is questionable at the moment and 2. I don't think his passing has been great since he came back from injury - of course this could have something to do with the pitches cutting up. It will also let us see how Stevenson performs in that role - I think he would suit it perfectly.

thought he was suspended.

[andudare2]

nish available the morn, then misses next 2 games.

[essexhibee]

Stack



Wotherspoon Hogg Hanlon Murray


Zemmama Miller McBride Galbraith


Stokes Riordan


This would near enough be my team :top marks
However I would play benji upfront instead of Riordan, and would have Gow on the bench to replace the Gala magician if things dont go his way.

[silverhibee]

This would near enough be my team :top marks
However I would play benji upfront instead of Riordan, and would have Gow on the bench to replace the Gala magician if things dont go his way.

Thought you were a big Riordan fan as well.:wink:

[ahibby]

I think we need to win the mid field battle tomorrow and considering the Saints mid field is pretty dam good that won't be easy. I kind of like the idea of Bamba mixing it in the middle along with Zemama and McBride and probably Rankin. Keeping Spoony at right back, Murray at left and Hogg and Hanlon in the middle. Up front the first name down for me is Stokes and I'd start with Nish.Z

Stack
Spoony
Hogg
Hanlon
Murray
Zems
Bamba
McBride
Rankin
Nish
Stokes

Bench

Riordan
Creg
Benji
Thicot
A n other

[MussyHibby]

Smith/Stack

Spoony
Hogg
Bamba
Murray

McBride
Miller
Rankine
Zouma

Stokes
Riordan

Have confidence, back to arguably our best 11, give or take 1 or 2.

[Storar]

Nae Sniper :grr:

He's injured with Arsrot:bitchy::grr:

[stubru59]

Some good looking team picks on this thread. So long as there is more than two in the midfield I'll be happy.

[Shrekko]

........................Stack
.Wotherspoon...Hogg.Bamba...Murray
.........Miller......Stevenson.....Rankin
........................Nish
Zemmama(FR)...Stokes


*FR- Free Role

Yogi dished out a good bit of praise for Stevenson. He's certainly hard working and does the simple things well - passing, making himself available, a decent tackler. He doesn't get forward like Rankin, but plays a way that is similar to McBride, which is useful, as 1. McBride's fitness is questionable at the moment and 2. I don't think his passing has been great since he came back from injury - of course this could have something to do with the pitches cutting up. It will also let us see how Stevenson performs in that role - I think he would suit it perfectly.

It's nice for Lewis he has so many fans but I dont see this player you see. He is nothing like McBride in style or ability IMO. His passing is normally sideways, backwards or suicidal, but generally it's a punt.

If Hibs are tommorow resorting again to playing midfielders who can kick and hoof as opposed to those who can pass and create I am going to get seriously concerned.

Absolutely no way a team chasing 3rd and looking to make inroads on the Old Firm play a midfield like yours- the scary thing is I think you could be right.

Bamba should move into midfield at the present time IMO. Having a good player like him and McBride there should allow any of Riordan, Zemmama, Miller, Gow or Benji the platform to perform. We have 2 decent enough centre halfs apart from Bamba that are capable.

[Judas Iscariot]

He's injured with Arsrot:bitchy::grr:

Not Hibs class :agree: