Hibs 21st Century XI

[calumhibee1]

As polled by the EEN.

Rocky

Gray
Sauzee
Jones
Murphy

Sproule
Latapy
McGinn
Riordan

Griffiths
O'Connor

Anyone care to argue with that? As a 4-4-2 I'd struggle to justify changing any of them. I'd probably change to a 4-3-3 though and remove O'Connor for either Boozy, McGeough or Allan.

[Since452]

Sproule wouldn't be anywhere near mine tbh. Cant argue with the others. What a side though.

[IWasThere2016]

As polled by the EEN.

Rocky

Gray
Sauzee
Jones
Murphy

Sproule
Latapy
McGinn
Riordan

Griffiths
O'Connor

Anyone care to argue with that? As a 4-4-2 I'd struggle to justify changing any of them. I'd probably change to a 4-3-3 though and remove O'Connor for either Boozy, McGeough or Allan.

I'd remove GO'C for Allan. Is it too fickle/generous to add Logan for that semi/final combo - the semi especially :top marks - also?

[The 90+2]

Scott Brown right midfield. Gutted I can’t find a place for John O’Neil.

[Steve20]

Stokes ahead of O'Connor.

[eezyrider]

I rate Anderson as better than Rocky. I'd have De La Cruz in there too.

EZ

[Barman Stanton]

Sproule wouldn't be anywhere near mine tbh. Cant argue with the others. What a side though.

The other options for the position was Zemmama, Boyle, Wotherspoon or Lovell. Whilst I would probably not have Sproule in my 11, in that formation I would pick him over the others.

[calumhibee1]

Scott Brown right midfield. Gutted I can’t find a place for John O’Neil.

I actually forgot all about Brown somehow. I’d stick him in my side ahead of O’Connor. Imagine the energy in there with Brown and McGinn, we’d just over run teams every week :greengrin

Trying to put aside any Hibs bias, our XI is much better than the Hearts one :agree:

[WestEndHibee]

Mad monk in goal for me!

[Diclonius]

Hearts':

Niemi

Paterson
Pressley
Berra
Fyssas

Flogel
Cameron
Hartley
S****l

Jankauskas
de Vries

[BILLYHIBS]

Sproule wouldn't be anywhere near mine tbh. Cant argue with the others. What a side though.

Agree

” What the f##k is Sproule gonna do? “

:faf:

[Diclonius]

Sproule wouldn't be anywhere near mine tbh. Cant argue with the others. What a side though.

Yeah, I'd have Brown at RM.

[Since452]

Agree

” What the f##k is Sproule gonna do? “

:faf:

He'd definitely be on my 21st century bench. Brilliant impact sub. You could actually see the opposition defenders panic when he came on late in the game

[SRHibs]

de la Cruz 👏

[BILLYHIBS]

He'd definitely be on my 21st century bench. Brilliant impact sub. You could actually see the opposition defenders panic when he came on late in the game
Agree Broony for Sproule

Them were the words GOC said to Mowbray when he got hooked at Ibroke in the 0-3 game

[The 90+2]

de la Cruz 👏

Nae chance. Gray and Whittaker much better.

[The 90+2]

I actually forgot all about Brown somehow. I’d stick him in my side ahead of O’Connor. Imagine the energy in there with Brown and McGinn, we’d just over run teams every week :greengrin

Trying to put aside any Hibs bias, our XI is much better than the Hearts one :agree:

Goc was **** hot leading the line before he went to Russia so it’s a tough one. The McGinn and Brown we had at their best before they moved would be sublime, I would nearly be tempted to drop Deeks for Boozy to give some space and composure on the ball have him and Latapy in the middle.

[Barman Stanton]

I would have had Riordan and O'Connor up front together. I think the Evening news messed up having Deeks LM. He was way better in his first spell when he was up front with O'Connor. Those 2 really should have played up front for Scotland together for years.

[vercol36]

Cummings and Griffiths for me. Not keen on O'Connor

[danhibees1875]

Rocky

Gray
Sauzee
Ambrose
Murphy

Brown
Latapy
McGinn

Boyle
Riordan
Griffiths

Logan, Hanlon, Stevenson, Boozy, Zemmama, Sproule, and Fletcher on the bench.

[franck sauzee]

Andersson
De La Cruz
Sauzee
Jones
Laursen
McGinn
Brown
Latapy
Griffiths
O'Connor
Deeks

Bench: Rocky, Murphy, Efe, Thomson, Boozy, Sproule, Boyle

[Barman Stanton]

Im amazed anyone would put De La Cruz in the team. Nice exotic name but he was an absolute bomb scare defending. Good going forward, but he played full back not winger. Picking him before Murphy!?

[franck sauzee]

Im amazed anyone would put De La Cruz in the team. Nice exotic name but he was an absolute bomb scare defending. Good going forward, but he played full back not winger. Picking him before Murphy!?

De La Cruz was on the right, Murphy on the left

[500miles]

......... Marciano
..... Efe..Jones..Bamba
...........Sauzee
.Brown..Latapy..McGinn.Murphy
...........Fletcher
............ Griffiths

[Barman Stanton]

De La Cruz was on the right, Murphy on the left

My mistake, forgot he played on the right. Had tried to erase all his errors from my mind :greengrin. He would get absolutely slaughtered on here these days. Great bombing down the wing though lol.

[Since452]

Im amazed anyone would put De La Cruz in the team. Nice exotic name but he was an absolute bomb scare defending. Good going forward, but he played full back not winger. Picking him before Murphy!?

Same. Apart from a goal against Hearts in the first minute i can't remember much about him

[The 90+2]

My mistake, forgot he played on the right. Had tried to erase all his errors from my mind :greengrin. He would get absolutely slaughtered on here these days. Great bombing down the wing though lol.

His best game and worst game for hibs in one night was 4-4 against Aberdeen at home. Remember that Zeroali who played for died players brilliant for the sheep that night.

[Barman Stanton]

His best game and worst game for hibs in one night was 4-4 against Aberdeen at home. Remember that Zeroali who played for died players brilliant for the sheep that night.

I was actually trying to remember who that game was against. Did he not set up most of our goals, but also at fault for theirs lol. Course he scored 2 v Hearts as well. I would have Gray or League Cup era Whittaker before him every time though.

Yeah did Zeroali not wear '0' on his strip. Tragic he died so young.

[franck sauzee]

Whittaker is a good shout

[franck sauzee]

Also is that really the best eleven Hearts could come up with? We'd smash them with ours

[Barman Stanton]

Also is that really the best eleven Hearts could come up with? We'd smash them with ours

Surprised they would have Jankauskas up front. Thought he was crap by the time he played for them. Quick look and he scored a massive 9 goals for them!

[hibby6270]

Agree with most. OP’s eleven with Scott Brown in for Sproule.
Think today most of us think of Scott Brown as the holding midfield player he is now.
In his time at Hibs he was, dare I say it, the SJM of his day. Drove the team forward and had a good turn of pace when needed.
Any doubters, just watch his role in the Sproule hat trick at Ibrox. You’ll see what I mean.

[ancient hibee]

His best game and worst game for hibs in one night was 4-4 against Aberdeen at home. Remember that Zeroali who played for died players brilliant for the sheep that night.
Died players?

[My_Wife_Camille]

His best game and worst game for hibs in one night was 4-4 against Aberdeen at home. Remember that Zeroali who played for died players brilliant for the sheep that night.
Some memory there big man. It was 4-3 to Aberdeen and Zerouali was away at AFCON and didn't even play - the rest is spot on though 🤪

[The 90+2]

I was actually trying to remember who that game was against. Did he not set up most of our goals, but also at fault for theirs lol. Course he scored 2 v Hearts as well. I would have Gray or League Cup era Whittaker before him every time though.

Yeah did Zeroali not wear '0' on his strip. Tragic he died so young.

Aberdeen was against, midweek the first season the west was up. Some game.

And yeah about Zeroali tragic plus he was some player.

[The 90+2]

Some memory there big man. It was 4-3 to Aberdeen and Zerouali was away at AFCON and didn't even play - the rest is spot on though 🤪

😂😂😂 aww well, I blame the drink. It was DLCs finest and shortest game in one though.

[The 90+2]

Died players?

Died, comma. Pardon me.

[The 90+2]

Surprised they would have Jankauskas up front. Thought he was crap by the time he played for them. Quick look and he scored a massive 9 goals for them!

Got send off in the “unbeatable” game.

[Diclonius]

Surprised they would have Jankauskas up front. Thought he was crap by the time he played for them. Quick look and he scored a massive 9 goals for them!

They've generally had pretty poor strikers this century. Still, there's plenty players I'd put up there before Jankauskas - Velicka, Elliott, Sow, Naismith, Lafferty all better surely?

[Barman Stanton]

They've generally had pretty poor strikers this century. Still, there's plenty players I'd put up there before Jankauskas - Velicka, Elliott, Sow, Naismith, Lafferty all better surely?

Yeah any of them over Jankauskas. They are not the brightest in fairness though.

[My_Wife_Camille]

It's over 25 years since they last had a striker hit 20 goals in a season. They wouldn't know a good striker if it booted them in the arse

[The 90+2]

It's over 25 years since they last had a striker hit 20 goals in a season. They wouldn't know a good striker if it booted them in the arse

They had one, he now plays in the Dutch top flight and a Norwegian international. Unfortunately for them they chased him out the club.

[ancient hibee]

Died, comma. Pardon me.

had me totally foxed.