ICT 2 vs Hibernian 0

[sparkiedelpaco7]

Any Team News??

Whats the weather like in Inverness??

Predictions??

[21.05.2016]

Going for a very boring 0-0.

Couldn't care though as long as we have a second string team out to avoid getting any of our main guys injured or suspended in the run up to the big one!

GGTTH:flag:

[Ultrabee1-0]

3-0 hibs:greengrin
& give sparky the first 55/60mins

[Billy Whizz]

@HibernianFCClub: BREAKING NEWS Hibernian: Grant, Doherty, O'Hanlon, Stephens, Francomb, O'Donovan, Wotherspoon, Murray, Sproule, Soares, O'Connor #weareh
From Hibs twitter

[hibee_girl]

Grant, Doherty, O'Hanlon, Stephens, Francomb, O'Donovan, Wotherspoon, Murray, Sproule, Soares, O'Connor

[down-the-slope]

internet 810mw radio link please :aok:...still find newish beed site gash for finding anything

[Ultrabee1-0]

Grant.
Doherty-O'Hanlon-Stephens-Francombe.
O'Donovan-Wotherspoon-Murray-Sproule-Soares.
O'Connor.



Why is he playing Soares,Garry,Francombe&Doherty.
Fair enough play 2 starting 11 not 4 major players?

[truehibernian]

Grant.
Doherty-O'Hanlon-Stephens-Francombe.
O'Donovan-Wotherspoon-Murray-Sproule-Soares.
O'Connor.



Why is he playing Soares,Garry,Francombe&Doherty.
Fair enough play 2 starting 11 not 4 major players?

Garry might have asked to play......he's scoring goals, getting fitter. Francomb to get accustomed to left back if Pa doesn't make final. Soares to maintain his fitness due to injuries. And Doherty because he is consistent and offers a threat going forward.

Selection seems fair to me. Would have liked to see a couple of youngsters start, but each player today gets a chance to impress for places on bench too (next week).

[hibee_girl]

Subs: Brown, Booth, Towell, Monaghan, Stanton, Doyle, Griffiths

[HH81]

I would have started Doyle. Anyone know the bench?

[--------]

Subs: Brown, Booth, Towell, Monaghan, Stanton, Doyle, Griffiths

Relieved to see Booth back in the squad. Was wondering what was going on with him.

[At The Edge]

Relieved to see Booth back in the squad. Was wondering what was going on with him.

:agree: Likewise

[leither17]

I fancy hibs to win 10/3 or am I mad?

[Hainan Hibs]

Big Gary starting to grab a hat-trick and propel us into 10th place:agree:

[down-the-slope]

Subs: Brown, Booth, Towell, Monaghan, Stanton, Doyle, Griffiths

Really want Sammy on the bench next week.....

[murray26]

does anyone know where i can listen or watch the hibs game ?:flag:

[Mikey]

As long as we don't take a pasting, no-one gets sent off and no-one gets injured then today doesn't really matter.

A win would be nice, but remember what happened to Sauzee before our last SC Final :cb

[Hibercelona]

Decent line up.

I think he's doing the right thing here. The lads will have picked up some momentum from last weeks result and I think its important to keep that momentum going.

[blackpoolhibs]

I fancy hibs to win 10/3 or am I mad?

I think the 4/5 on offer for our opponents is much too good to refuse. Hibs win i win, Hibs lose next weeks payed for. :wink:

[S4uzee]

Anyone know a stream for the game?

[Hibercelona]

Anyone know a stream for the game?

The game isn't being broadcasted live anywhere in the world. None of todays SPL games are.

[Broken Gnome]

Would've thought Danny Handling was worth a subs place.

[lucky]

Big risk starting GOC. If he gets injured then it effects our cup chance big time

[Broken Gnome]

Big risk starting GOC. If he gets injured then it effects our cup chance big time

If he misses a game he risks being his more lumbering self. He'll only be there for 45-60 minutes.

[hibernian95]

Anyone got an radio link for today's game, thanks!

[Pretty Boy]

Big risk starting GOC. If he gets injured then it effects our cup chance big time

Catch 22 though.

He needs the game time to stay sharp, unfortunately that means we risk him getting injured.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Anyone got an radio link for today's game, thanks!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17534079

[simple]

Anyone got an radio link for today's game, thanks!

Here you go. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17534079

[hibernian95]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17534079


Here you go. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17534079


Thanks guys thats great, still can't work up the new website yet.

[Onceinawhile]

Can anyone get the link working? Mine just says media selection failed

[Hanny]

Can anyone get the link working? Mine just says media selection failed

Mine is working, running on Firefox.

[brydekirk]

Can anyone get the link working? Mine just says media selection failed

Same here, nae luck

[Moulin Yarns]

Same here, nae luck



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17534079

working here for me

[Hainan Hibs]

Glad we wrapped it up on Monday, the Pars are 1 nil up.

[Hanny]

Good run and cross from Sproule, defended well by Tokley otherwise Garry had a tap in.

[down-the-slope]

I think i'm right in saying that a 0-3 win for us would leave us above ICT in table and add a few more quid to the coffers :confused:

[Franck Stanton]

I think i'm right in saying that a 0-3 win for us would leave us above ICT in table and add a few more quid to the coffers :confused:

You are :thumbsup:

[Onceinawhile]

I think i'm right in saying that a 0-3 win for us would leave us above ICT in table and add a few more quid to the coffers :confused:

Yes. But probably a drop in the ocean compared to how much winning next week would be worth.

[Hanny]

If he misses a game he risks being his more lumbering self. He'll only be there for 45-60 minutes.

Commentators have backed this up. They expect Garry to be replaced at half-time with Griffiths.

[down-the-slope]

You are :thumbsup:


Yes. But probably a drop in the ocean compared to how much winning next week would be worth.

We we might as well go for it as that is a positive and not much to lose (although a clean sheet for Grant would be good)...more money for squad the better

[Just_Jimmy]

Yes. But probably a drop in the ocean compared to how much winning next week would be worth.

£85,000

[Ringothedog]

Can anyone get the link working? Mine just says media selection failed

BBC website states "Please note, this match is only available to listeners in the UK."

[Northernhibee]

I'd love to know how much in final ticket sales, extra sales from the Dunfy match, merchandise and season tickets the club have gained from even just getting to the final, a good earner for us when we need the dosh rolling in

[--------]

£85,000

Better than a kick in the teeth.

[essexhibee]

No injuries please lads.

[Part/Time Supporter]

Would've thought Danny Handling was worth a subs place.

Might not be eligible having gone out on loan.

[hfc rd]

Can't get a decent connection. To anyone who is listening to the match, how are we playing?

[Hibercelona]

Can't get a decent connection. To anyone who is listening to the match, how are we playing?

Been quite a drab game so far from both sides.

[SteveHFC]

This is quite a boring game. Who cares though. Cup Final next weekend :)

[--------]

This is quite a boring game. Who cares though. Cup Final next weekend :)


Boring with no injuries and a fit squad for next week is OK by me. :cb

[Part/Time Supporter]

Griffiths on for GOC at h/t (as anticipated).

[JHFC]

I'd love to know how much in final ticket sales, extra sales from the Dunfy match, merchandise and season tickets the club have gained from even just getting to the final, a good earner for us when we need the dosh rolling in

Say we sold 21000 tickets for final at an average £25 pound a ticket that would be £525,000
Say 2000 ST at average £350 a ticket that would be £700,000
Attendance was 15,200ish? Take off 7000 ST ticket holders and about 1000 u16s for free? so about 7200 at average 15 pound a ticket would be £108,000
So from tickets we have gained an estimated £1,333,000.

[hfc rd]

Boring with no injuries and a fit squad for next week is OK by me. :cb


Fine with me as well. Obviously a win would be nice but no injuries and a fully fit team is what I want.

[hfc rd]

Say we sold 21000 tickets for final at an average £25 pound a ticket that would be £525,000
Say 2000 ST at average £350 a ticket that would be £700,000
Attendance was 15,200ish? Take off 7000 ST ticket holders and about 1000 u16s for free? so about 7200 at average 15 pound a ticket would be £108,000
So from tickets we have gained an estimated £1,333,000.


Hopefully that is added to paddy's transfer budget.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Att: 4,457

[down-the-slope]

sounding more and more like a pre season game.....

[ancienthibby]

Say we sold 21000 tickets for final at an average £25 pound a ticket that would be £525,000
Say 2000 ST at average £350 a ticket that would be £700,000
Attendance was 15,200ish? Take off 7000 ST ticket holders and about 1000 u16s for free? so about 7200 at average 15 pound a ticket would be £108,000
So from tickets we have gained an estimated £1,333,000.

We had to borrow £1 million last year from the parent company to fund our cash shortfall - does that not get repaid in your view??

Also ST monies are usually needed to fund the wages/overheads in the early months of the new season!:greengrin

[Hibercelona]

Stanton on.

Work your magic son! :thumbsup:

[Mikey]

Hopefully that is added to paddy's transfer budget.

It'll be put towards last year's losses.

Although the manager should get the season ticket money.

[down-the-slope]

Yes Sammy on :greengrin

Best young prospect we have....I hope he does enough to make bench for next week

[fat freddy]

stanton on for soares..tansey scores for ict

[hfc rd]

1-0 ict.

[blackpoolhibs]

1-0 caley, next week might be getting paid for?

[Golden Bear]

1-0 ict.

From a free kick. Wee fat Robbo predicted it as well.

Bassa.

:grr:

[GoldenMeerkat]

Thankfully for us a meaningless game.

[Littlest Hobo]

Griffiths on for GOC at h/t (as anticipated).

This is a mistake ; ( if he gets injured then we have no goal threat

[silverhibee]

It'll be put towards last year's losses.

Although the manager should get the season ticket money.


:confused:

[Onceinawhile]

Tom Soares would have stopped that happening imo.

[hfc rd]

Thankfully for us a meaningless game.


Exactly. The thing we need from this game is no injuries or niggles.

[Golden Bear]

This is a mistake ; ( if he gets injured then we have no goal threat

Not necessarily so. Doyle could be our ace in the pack.

[Hibercelona]

We're so pessimistic. We make the assumption that somebody is going to get injured. Give it a rest.

[Onceinawhile]

Penalty for ict.

[NorthNorfolkHFC]

the boys seem keen to play their way into the cup final team!!!!

[Golden Bear]

Penalty Inverness. 2-0 Inverness.

Hayes's last goal before he joins us next season.

That's the 10th penalty we've conceded this season.

[NOLA]

was soares injured?

[Bristolhibby]

2-0, Hayes pen

[Onceinawhile]

2 -0 Hayes, Doyle on for Rod

[Dinkydoo]

the boys seem keen to play their way into the cup final team!!!!

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Macaroon]

Penalty Inverness. 2-0 Inverness.

Hayes's last goal before he joins us next season.

That's the 10th penalty we've conceded this season.

:pray:

[Part/Time Supporter]

was soares injured?

No, these were pre-planned subsitutions. O'Connor given a half, Soares given an hour. Like a training game, really.

[bingo70]

the boys seem keen to play their way into the cup final team!!!!

Harsh, i think our second string getting beat by a team above us in the league doesn't show any lack of desire, poor attitude or anything like that, they're just getting beaten by better players

[hfc rd]

I hope we do sign Hayes. Quality player.

[down-the-slope]

Hope Doherty is OK...commentators thinking he took a sore one

[Beefster]

It'll be put towards last year's losses.

Although the manager should get the season ticket money.

Will get every single penny of the ST money unless the club fancied breaking a cast-iron guarantee made repeatedly over the years and repeated again within the last month or so by Rodders himself.

[Matt92]

Hope Doherty is OK...commentators thinking he took a sore one

For a brief moment I thought he was talking about Griffiths
:worried:

[GoldenMeerkat]

Ridiculous that we had to travel away to inverness 3 times this season, the fixtures split always seems to favour other teams.
Well done the fans who travelled today!

[PeterboroHibee]

the boys seem keen to play their way into the cup final team!!!!

Its our reserve team playing away against a settled team, cant expect too much from them. I remember United played a weakend team against us before the SC they won, and we won the game 2-0 getting us 4th place.

[Dinkydoo]

****, Doherty down again.

[JHFC]

Hopefully Matt is ok

[Macaroon]

Doherty down with a serious looking injury... :boo hoo:

[stoneyburn hibs]

John Robertson sounds delighted that Doherty is injured , wee scrote

[hfc rd]

Doherty down with a serious looking injury... :boo hoo:


Ahh FFS!! Hope he's ok.

[Liam89]

WHY THE **** WOULD WE PLAY DOHERTY ANYWAY? He's been a rock for us so since he's come, ****ing hell.

[blackpoolhibs]

Doherty will hopefully be ok, he walked off ok according to the HI team, just a knock they seem to think.

Anyone else take the ridiculous odds they were giving on Inverness? Boo we lost, :boo hoo: but next week is free for me. :greengrin

[Beefster]

WHY THE **** WOULD WE PLAY DOHERTY ANYWAY? He's been a rock for us so since he's come, ****ing hell.

Because he didn't need the rest for the cup final probably. You can't rest every single player, even if they don't need it.

[SteveHFC]

Ach well the league season is over. Bring on the Jambos!!!!!!!

[Littlest Hobo]

Why why why play any of the players that will feature next week. ****ing huge big mistake from Pat.

[Part/Time Supporter]

Why why why play any of the players that will feature next week. ****ing huge big mistake from Pat.

Because some players need to play to maintain their fitness levels and others like to play to gain additional experience. Doherty and Francomb have played about 20 games of senior professional football each. They rested the players that have either played a lot of games (Hanlon) or have a history of niggling injuries (McPake).

[Littlest Hobo]

Because some players need to play to maintain their fitness levels and others like to play to gain additional experience. Doherty and Francomb have played about 20 games of senior professional football each. They rested the players that have either played a lot of games (Hanlon) or have a history of niggling injuries (McPake).

We play the biggest game in our history in a weeks time, I don't think he'll lose match sharpness in a week.
Bad bad decision to play any of key players today in my opinion.

[Part/Time Supporter]

What would you be saying if they had played a complete reserve team and been beaten 6-0?

[LeithBoozy]

We play the biggest game in our history in a weeks time, I don't think he'll lose match sharpness in a week.
Bad bad decision to play any of key players today in my opinion.

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

[Littlest Hobo]

What would you be saying if they had played a complete reserve team and been beaten 6-0?

I'd be saying was there any key players injured ? No, then roll on next Saturday.
Now we could have one of our key players out next week. Are you getting this ??

[truehibernian]

Doherty will be up against Driver next week.....perhaps being up against Hayes (hopefully a Hibs player soon) was seen as good competitive game time against a similar opponent.

[TornadoHibby]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

Or maybe he's keeping both them match sharp by playing them in a competitive match as that's likely to make them more likely to take chances next week than miss them perhaps!? :dunno:

Remember Sparky didn't play on Monday night! :rolleyes:

[TornadoHibby]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

Are they injured too then? :confused:

Sorry, I decided to clean the roof gutters and wash the car this afternoon and didn't hear the match commentary! :confused:

[Part/Time Supporter]

Are they injured too then? :confused:

Sorry, I decided to clean the roof gutters and wash the car this afternoon and didn't hear the match commentary! :confused:

No, only Doherty took a (visible) knock.

[Matty_Jack04]

Sparky missed Monday, Garry missed the game before that so if they both missed this game 3 weeks would have passed since they both played together and considering the lack of game time they had this year anyway it was the right decision for me

[LeithBoozy]

Or maybe he's keeping both them match sharp by playing them in a competitive match as that's likely to make them more likely to take chances next week than miss them perhaps!? :dunno:

Remember Sparky didn't play on Monday night! :rolleyes: A good point, still I would not have liked to have been in his shoes if one of them were injured.

[TornadoHibby]

No, only Doherty took a (visible) knock.

Sorry, my comment was somewhat "tongue in cheek" as I felt that there was little point in making the "song and dance about Gaz and Sparky" as history was telling us that both strikers had probably benefited from playing today especially Sparky who wouldn't have played for a fortnight had he not got 45 minutes today! :wink:

[TornadoHibby]

A good point, still I would not have liked to have been in his shoes if one of them were injured.

:wink: :greengrin

[seven nowt]

Not worried about todays result...we were always going to lose with Stephens, O'Hanlon, Sproule, etc in the same team. I'm happy to accept defeat today although I do think the standard of our subs/reserves team should be alot better.

I would have targeted Gillet today, who is a very shaky left back for them. I noticed this in the 3-2 win last time round.

[Beefster]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

In what way is Fenlon inexperienced? He's won more cups in the last five years than Hibs have in the last thirty odd.

He's that thick that he's made a career as a football manager. How's your career as a football manager going?

[marinello59]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

No. Your post is beyond belief. There is a balance to be made between protecting players and maintaining match fitness.

[--------]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:


Pat Fenlon is far from 'thick' - he knows a lot more about managing a football team than you do - unless you're Yogi Hughes in disguise, in which case he knows a lot more about managing a football team than you do.

As Marinello says, there's a fine balance between protecting players and maintaining match-fitness, and there are League rules about just how far a manager is allowed to go in playing understrength sides in supposedly meaningless fixtures. People pay to see first-team players, not kids from the u-16s.

We don't know just how bad the injury is - it could well be the sort of knock Doherty will have completely worked off by Tuesday/Wednesday.

But I REALLY would like to continue logging onto this forum over the next week without having to navigate my way through shoals of keyboard prima donnas having hissy fits over every last thing they read in the newspapers/hear on the radio/see on the internet that's going to totally ruin all chance we ever had of maybe, psooibly, just imaginably putting on a decent performance on Saturday next.

We've had The Referee From Hell, we're now into The Incompetent Manager Throwing It Away By Deliberately Getting All Our Best Players Injured, what next?

Rod Petrie Tells Players No Team Bus - Make Your Own Way To Hampden?

Hibs Cup Final Strips Lost At The Laundrette?

Garry O'Connor On Death Row?

Billy Brown Revealed As Jambo Spy? Aw no - we've had that one already.

Crivvens, jings an helpmaboab! :rolleyes:

[HoboHarry]

Well said Doddie, I am fairly new to these threads but I shake my head in wonder at some of them. Doherty will play next week, not a shadow of a doubt

[Hibs7]

How the hell did we lose 2 goals to that bunch of ***** .

[Baldy Foghorn]

Thankfully for us a meaningless game.

Maybe meaningless in your eyes, but we could have won by three, overtaken ICT, and put a further £80k in the pot via league placings.......A number of players rested, and gave others a chance to impress PF before next week....

[Baldy Foghorn]

I fully agree with that, is the manager showing his in-experience?. Or is he thick, to risk Sparky and Garry is beyond belief. :rolleyes:

Don't think PF is thick, he is actually very articulate.....Just not really the need to have a pop at him is there?

[blackpoolhibs]

Maybe meaningless in your eyes, but we could have won by three, overtaken ICT, and put a further £80k in the pot via league placings.......A number of players rested, and gave others a chance to impress PF before next week....

I knew we'd get turned over today, in fact i backed Inverness to win and even predicted 2-0 in the prediction league.

My thinking was we had a team of players not wanting injured, even those who think they might make the bench. Its human nature, add Fenlon resting a few i thought it was a no brainer.

Hopefully they will be nicely rested and ready to kick their erses next week and bring the cup back to Leith. :pray::pray::pray::pray::pray:

[Baldy Foghorn]

I knew we'd get turned over today, in fact i backed Inverness to win and even predicted 2-0 in the prediction league.

My thinking was we had a team of players not wanting injured, even those who think they might make the bench. Its human nature, add Fenlon resting a few i thought it was a no brainer.

Hopefully they will be nicely rested and ready to kick their erses next week and bring the cup back to Leith. :pray::pray::pray::pray::pray:

Yip number of players rested, but the ones who played would not have given PF much food for thought on squad selection next week.....

[blackpoolhibs]

Yip number of players rested, but the ones who played would not have given PF much food for thought on squad selection next week.....

:agree:
They are the reason we are 2nd Bottom, without the influx of those players Fenlon brought in, we probably would have gone down imo. The 1st 11 are capable of winning that cup, we are weak after that 11.

I think Paddy knows his team, i think we all do.

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Maybe meaningless in your eyes, but we could have won by three, overtaken ICT, and put a further £80k in the pot via league placings.......A number of players rested, and gave others a chance to impress PF before next week....

Last season I was really pissed off by Hibs bottom 6 displays. We missed out on a fair bit of money by Calderwoods interference and trying players in new positions and ultimately finishing 2 or 3 places behind where we should have. Today though I think we done the right thing, tbh, we were unlikely to beat them by 3 goals even with our best team.

Next week we have one of our biggest games ever. Far more important than what we'd get for an extra place in the league.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Last season I was really pissed off by Hibs bottom 6 displays. We missed out on a fair bit of money by Calderwoods interference and trying players in new positions and ultimately finishing 2 or 3 places behind where we should have. Today though I think we done the right thing, tbh, we were unlikely to beat them by 3 goals even with our best team.

Next week we have one of our biggest games ever. Far more important than what we'd get for an extra place in the league.

Yeah, as Gary says above, we know our fringe players are not really good enough, big job for PF to rebuild our squad