MB62
02-11-2013, 03:23 PM
Personally, I am delighted P.F. has made an very honourable decision and left the club and I seriously wish him all the very best wherever he ends up next (assuming it's not with another SPFL club).
His comments to the media about too much negativity being directed towards himself which was stifling the club is a bit off the mark though. IMO, Pat was the man that created all the negativity with his team selections and tactics and from my own stand point, Saturday against Aberdeen was my breaking point.
Against Celtic, I fully accepted and agreed that the best way for us was to flood the midfield and try and hit them on the break, a tactic that worked a treat and the players were brilliant.
However, the Aberdeen game was arguably far more important for us and a win would have seen us overtake them in the league. A game at home in one that was important to win, however only one team tried to win that day, Aberdeen, we tried NOT TO LOSE as Pat put out the same team (barring injuries) and tried the same tactics.
This is not what I want to see from a Hibs team at Easter Road against teams that are comparable in size and abilities but his tactics gave them the incentive to attack us rather than the other way around.
Of course, this is not the first time and if he was perfectly honest with himself, he would say that he got it totally wrong at Hampden in the semi-final against Falkirk and only a desperate last throw of the dice in that game saved his skin. Starting with one man up front in a semi-final against a lower league team was unforgivable for me and again gave the opposition the advantage.
Our last few games have been dire. Against Partick Thistle we were almost bigger robbers than that lot along the road, and it has been more the norm this season, a negative display that had turned me off.
I said in another thread that I believe Pat has signed a lot of good players for this season but he has not signed a good TEAM, or at least not the he knows how to put out. I believe playing K.T. has been detrimental to our set up. K.T. is undoubtedly a good player but is so slow that he needs the extra player in midfield to cover for him, meaning a forward is sacrificed.
I can accept that away from home where a point is a decent result but at home, I want to see our team attempt to play football and win games, not hit teams on the break, it is meant to be an entertainment this sport.
So if there is negativity Pat, then it stems from you and ultimately the frustrations find the way to the stands. Good luck Pat, thanks for trying and yes, the team is better than when you took it over. Now though, we need someone who will get the team playing good attacking football (Butcher/McColl) and move us forward.
His comments to the media about too much negativity being directed towards himself which was stifling the club is a bit off the mark though. IMO, Pat was the man that created all the negativity with his team selections and tactics and from my own stand point, Saturday against Aberdeen was my breaking point.
Against Celtic, I fully accepted and agreed that the best way for us was to flood the midfield and try and hit them on the break, a tactic that worked a treat and the players were brilliant.
However, the Aberdeen game was arguably far more important for us and a win would have seen us overtake them in the league. A game at home in one that was important to win, however only one team tried to win that day, Aberdeen, we tried NOT TO LOSE as Pat put out the same team (barring injuries) and tried the same tactics.
This is not what I want to see from a Hibs team at Easter Road against teams that are comparable in size and abilities but his tactics gave them the incentive to attack us rather than the other way around.
Of course, this is not the first time and if he was perfectly honest with himself, he would say that he got it totally wrong at Hampden in the semi-final against Falkirk and only a desperate last throw of the dice in that game saved his skin. Starting with one man up front in a semi-final against a lower league team was unforgivable for me and again gave the opposition the advantage.
Our last few games have been dire. Against Partick Thistle we were almost bigger robbers than that lot along the road, and it has been more the norm this season, a negative display that had turned me off.
I said in another thread that I believe Pat has signed a lot of good players for this season but he has not signed a good TEAM, or at least not the he knows how to put out. I believe playing K.T. has been detrimental to our set up. K.T. is undoubtedly a good player but is so slow that he needs the extra player in midfield to cover for him, meaning a forward is sacrificed.
I can accept that away from home where a point is a decent result but at home, I want to see our team attempt to play football and win games, not hit teams on the break, it is meant to be an entertainment this sport.
So if there is negativity Pat, then it stems from you and ultimately the frustrations find the way to the stands. Good luck Pat, thanks for trying and yes, the team is better than when you took it over. Now though, we need someone who will get the team playing good attacking football (Butcher/McColl) and move us forward.