Aberdeen game

[Bohemian_Hibee]

Well? Which is it? A must-win game or must-not-lose game?

[Pretty Boy]

We should look to win every game but a draw this weekend is no disaster.

[hibee81]

must win for me, hopefully installs a wee bit of confidence going into a harder set of fixtures.

[Golden Bear]

It's a game we can't afford to lose so hopefully the Players' will collectively "man up", get stuck in, and stop feeling sorry for themselves if they do happen to go a goal behind.

[Wilson]

This is a must win game. Aberdeen or anyone else must be given no quarter if we are to avoid relegation. A win will put pressure on Aberdeen and that would suit us fine.

A point is unaccptable.

[J-C]

Suerly a must win and mustn't lose is the same thing, except from a draw :greengrin

[Hermit Crab]

Must win every game but since Aberdeen got a result last night we must beat them.

[Hainan Hibs]

Don't worry guys, I've been to Pittodrie 4 times, Aberdeen's record with my attendance is,

W - 0
D - 0
L - 4

I'll be there on Saturday, we may as well have the 3 points on the board already :greengrin

[bingo70]

We'll probably get beat like we normally do at pittodrie, can those that are saying its a 'must win' tell me what happens if we don't? Is our season over in mid december, relegated already?

Imo must win games are when we're cut away at the bottom or when there's only a few games left, far too early to be panicing about must win games

[iwasthere1972]

It's neither. Far far too early to suggest that the rest of our season hinges on this game.

[Andy74]

It's neither. Far far too early to suggest that the rest of our season hinges on this game.

Correct.

[Franck is God]

Generally speaking a point at Pitoddrie is always a good result so I'd be happy with that regardless of our league position.

I was happy with how we performed in the 'half' against Motherwell and overall against Rangers too and if we can replicate that on Saturday I think we have an excellent chance of taking something from the game.

[--------]

Don't worry guys, I've been to Pittodrie 4 times, Aberdeen's record with my attendance is,

W - 0
D - 0
L - 4

I'll be there on Saturday, we may as well have the 3 points on the board already :greengrin



I REALLY hope you don't regret this post. :rolleyes:

[iwasthere1972]

Don't worry guys, I've been to Pittodrie 4 times, Aberdeen's record with my attendance is,

W - 0
D - 0
L - 4

I'll be there on Saturday, we may as well have the 3 points on the board already :greengrin

Well I'm holding you personally responsible for all the other times that we haven't won. :greengrin

[PatHead]

Too early in the season for must win or must not lose games. A win combined with a continuation of the Motherwell performance would be a bonus though.

[basehibby]

It's more of a "must play well" game - of course results matter a hell of a lot, but right now we really just want to see that the team is progressing. If we can see that then there will be no panic amongst the Hibees ranks (apart from the usual suspects on here obviously :greengrin).

For that reason I voted "must not lose" although obviously a win would be most welcome.

[Wilson]

It's neither. Far far too early to suggest that the rest of our season hinges on this game.

It sets a marker though. Aberdeen will know the importance of 3 points at home and they will be up for it. How will Fenlon's Hibs be? Can we beat the teams around us when the chips are down. Are Fenlon's team going to be winners or are we in for more of the same. Our season may not hinge on one game but the result will still be significant.

[iwasthere1972]

It sets a marker though. Aberdeen will know the importance of 3 points at home and they will be up for it. How will Fenlon's Hibs be? Can we beat the teams around us when the chips are down. Are Fenlon's team going to be winners or are we in for more of the same. Our season may not hinge on one game but the result will still be significant.

So will the results in the 20 games to follow. :wink:

[Baldy Foghorn]

Its a massive game even in December....

We dont want to lose and be 6 points behind Aberdeen, we need points on the board and quickly, it is always harder to get points when around the bottom, and luck tends to go against you......

Time to start picking up points now.........

[Sir David Gray]

This is a massive match for the club. If we lose, we'll go 6 points behind Aberdeen and if Dunfermline get anything at Tynecastle (which is entirely possible given the current state of affairs at Hearts), we'll be cast adrift at the bottom of the table which, psychologically, would be quite damaging as we get to the half way stage in the season.

It's a game that we really should be looking to win, in order to stay in touch with the two or three sides that are directly above us.

[Jones28]

A must win. Every game for the next 3 weeks is a must win :agree:

[allezsauzee]

We need to win the next 4 games if we are harbouring ambitions of finishing top 6

[Wilson]

So will the results in the 20 games to follow. :wink:

Well yeah - but maybe not the last few if we start losing touch from this weekend.

[PaulSmith]

A game we'll struggle to avoid a hammering without O'Connor and Osbourne who are doubts

[Bishop Hibee]

We should look to win every game but a draw this weekend is no disaster.

:agree: Bad news that Osbourne and O'Connor are injury doubts. I'll be watching tv through my fingers :worried: