Hamilton v Hibs “Official thread”

[CmoantheHibs]

Excellent performance all over the park today. We seem to like the plastic pitches this season.

[The 90+2]

Best display of the season.

[B.H.F.C]

Best performance of the season for me.

Should have scored more.

[Stevie Reid]

Some big away wins this season.

[CMac1988]

Lovely. All around great team game. Happy for a few especially Drey Wright who's not had the easiest starts.

[kaimendhibs]

Excellent result and performance today. Take a bow Hibs [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]

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[Lendo]

Steven Bradley to get a start against Alloa?

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Brilliant win at a tough venue. :flag:

[Since452]

Fantastic

[neil7908]

6 points and 7 goals from two away games in the last 7 days. Looking very very positive for us at the moment

Yup. I've voiced my doubts but 2 brilliant performances and results.

[Andy74]

Steven Bradley to get a start against Alloa?

Wouldn’t have thought so. Quarter final. Strongest team needed.

[Sir David Gray]

That puts us one point clear in second from Celtic. Celtic however have a game in hand, so if we adjust the likely table with Lennon in charge, we’re one point clear of Celtic.

Celtic have three games in hand at the moment - against Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and St Mirren.

[CMurdoch]

The best looking centre midfield in Scottish football. With Scott Allan still to come in.

Will stay that way as long as they don't let Nisbet's French barber Claude Hairof near them

[FilipinoHibs]

Great performance Hibs. A nice relaxing watch.

[Hibrandenburg]

Lighten up.

If I said it in the pub nobody would bat an eyelid.

Who decides what we're allowed to joke about anyway?

I s******ed.

[Northernhibee]

Celtic have three games in hand at the moment - against Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and St Mirren.

Cool, so if I adjust how those games will go, that will leave us one point clear in second :hyper

[cabbageandribs1875]

that's 9IAR unbeaten against Hamilton, always good having a team in the top flight that we're a Bogey team for

[SHODAN]

That was gr8

[gaz1875]

Well worth the money but crap stream first half.:flag:

[SteveHFC]

Accies TV was excellent value today.

[gazzag70]

Absolutely solid performance from start to finish, every player performed well. The young lad Bradley looking lively is the cherry on top of the cake, GGTTH.

[Onion]

Great win at tricky ground. Clean sheet, four goals, all good :thumbsup:

[PeeJay]

Outstanding team performance today - this game will have given many of the players some confidence to carry into the next few games, I'm sure - good to see the "youngsters" coming on and doing so well too, we could have scored a few more - really enjoyable to watch - Hamilton were very poor though ...

[wookie70]

Excellent performance. Our movement off the ball was so much better than normal and having both Newall and Hallberg constantly on the move and willing to make the easy ball for teammates, supported by Wright and others, makes such a difference. Delighted for Hallberg who has never done anything wrong and always looked to have some good attributes. Also delighted for Wright who has been a bit slow to start but showed today that he can be a very valuable signing. A good win in the quarter and we will be really flying.

[Borderhibbie76]

Great performance and result what a 2 wins that is at 2 tricky away venues. 2nd top 2 weeks from Xmas who'd have thought that at start of season?? Great to see big Melker really staking a claim too...Gogic will struggle to get back in that team

[ABZHFC]

Now 11 points clear of Motherwell, not bad at all considering a win for them last Saturday would have put them two points behind us

[EI255]

See ya later Morcerwell..... [emoji1672]

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[bringbackbenny]

Jack Ross on the stream just now

[cabbageandribs1875]

11 points ahead of 5th place murrawell...bet they're so glad they got gifted those 6 points

[Souter96Mac]

11 points ahead of 5th place murrawell...bet they're so glad they got gifted those 6 points

Totally, those 6 points really flatter to deceive Motherwell. They are closer to bottom of the league (8 points) than they are to Aberdeen, just one position above them (10 points)

[Peevemor]

https://twitter.com/jmcginn7/status/1337795410073677824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1337795410073677824%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flive %2Ffootball%2F55220719

[ABZHFC]

Seriously?

Yes, we are three away wins from surpassing our best ever total in terms of away wins recorded in a top flight season

[cabbageandribs1875]

Totally, those 6 points really flatter to deceive Motherwell. They are closer to bottom of the league (8 points) than they are to Aberdeen, just one position above them (10 points)



i think Turnbull leaving them has had quite a negative impact on their performances, they were very good against us at ER earlier in the season

[The Captain....]

Havent seen it yet but sounds like another superb performance away from home. Up to second (all be it the lesser greens have a few games in hand) but things are ticking along nicely. Confidence must be high..no slip ups at Alloa and we really must be in with a shout of the Betfred on current form. We;re virtually the only side to give Rangers a game this season which is criminally overlooked by the media imo.

[allezsauzee]

Havent seen it yet but sounds like another superb performance away from home. Up to second (all be it the lesser greens have a few games in hand) but things are ticking along nicely. Confidence must be high..no slip ups at Alloa and we really must be in with a shout of the Betfred on current form. We;re virtually the only side to give Rangers a game this season which is criminally overlooked by the media imo.

I'll be quite happy if the media continue to overlook this. Much prefer when Hibs aren't being bigged up. It's mental that Rangers have conceded twice as many goals at ER as they have all the other stadiums put together though!

[blackpoolhibs]

Great practice for the midweek game on the same surface. Same result please. 👌👌

[Steve20]

We were excellent today. Keep that level up and it’s going to be an enjoyable rest of the season.

[Ardenttwo]

Accies TV was excellent value today.

Thought it was a very good and clear stream I did not catch whos mother died this week

[scoopyboy]

Great practice for the midweek game on the same surface. Same result please. 👌👌

Alloa's pitch is much worse than Accies, however the cream comes to the top.

[JohnMcM]

Very good team result with some great passing all round.

Mark my words folks, Bradley will have suitors sniffing after him before too long I think. Last time we had someone with that balance, fast touch and silky skill like that at that age was Peter Marinello when he first broke through.

[Keith_M]

Well done Hibs, another great win.

[oneone73]

Thought it was a very good and clear stream I did not catch whos mother died this week

Cliff Pike's

[Andy74]

Very good team result with some great passing all round.

Mark my words folks, Bradley will have suitors sniffing after him before too long I think. Last time we had someone with that balance, fast touch and silky skill like that at that age was Peter Marinello when he first broke through.

Steady.

[Juniper Greens]

Thought it was a very good and clear stream I did not catch whos mother died this week

Yep. I've actually really enjoyed the opportunity to watch games on the streams. Pity the new sky deal is in place, as I like the system. If they could have worked something out to be say £15ppv and £15 attend in person, clubs keep half of their PPV revenue and the other half goes into the prize pot, could end up with more fans at games and more fans able to watch remotely.

I think the one thing that this season has maybe shown up is that the Hibs TV international (which I had a couple of years ago), is far too cheap

[JohnMcM]

Steady.

Let's wait and see shall we? If I'm wrong I'll face up to it when the time comes.

Balance, skill and a lowish centre of gravity like his stand out a mile when they have speed of foot and one touch ball control. :greengrin

[MrRobot]

Really good performance today, nice to see Hallberg have another solid game. Wright played pretty well too, good assist for the 2nd.

[murray26]

Well done Hibs absolutely brilliant result and performance in what could have been a tricky game..

[truehibernian]

Superb performance. Now only 5 points off our 30 game total from last season - only 17 games played. That's terrific progress. Winnable league games in December too.

Minus Murphy, Gogic, Allan, Magennis, and Mackie.

Just keep the focus, concentrate on Alloa, and hopefully a semi final in a major cup we can realistically win :aok:

[Andy74]

Superb performance. Now only 5 points off our 30 game total from last season - only 17 games played. That's terrific progress. Winnable league games in December too.

Minus Murphy, Gogic, Allan, Magennis, and Mackie.

Just keep the focus, concentrate on Alloa, and hopefully a semi final in a major cup we can realistically win :aok:

Magennis came on today.

[jacomo]

Well done Hibs. A very fine result.

[BSEJVT]

Great Result

Getting more of the squad contributing also which is very encouraging

[Ozyhibby]

Excellent professional performance today with nobody having a bad game. I don’t want to put too much of a dampener on things but Accies are absolutely dreadful. They put zero pressure on the ball in midfield and I reckon I could have played for Hibs today and got away with it. That’s not Hibs fault though and we dealt with them very well.
Still think our centre mid needs a fresh face for more competitive opponents.


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[Hibs1969]

Accies TV was excellent value today.
That’s 2 weeks in a row I’ve watched the home feed and they’ve both been fine. 2 successive weeks without Hibs TV commentary though, not good enough.

[scoopyboy]

Excellent professional performance today with nobody having a bad game. I don’t want to put too much of a dampener on things but Accies are absolutely dreadful. They put zero pressure on the ball in midfield and I reckon I could have played for Hibs today and got away with it. That’s not Hibs fault though and we dealt with them very well.
Still think our centre mid needs a fresh face for more competitive opponents.


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Sometimes you can only play as well as you're allowed to.

Hibs never gave them a sniff, I watched them at home to Aberdeen and over the 90 minutes felt they were the better team.

If we had drawn 1-1at home to the sheep we would be further ahead of them.

Too many times in my 50 odd years of watching Hibs we should be tucking teams away like we did today, however in many instances we have failed miserably.

I wouldn't undermine the Hibs result in any way today.

[NthCarolinaHibs]

That’s 2 weeks in a row I’ve watched the home feed and they’ve both been fine. 2 successive weeks without Hibs TV commentary though, not good enough.

Hibs TV commentary in the second half..

[Callum_62]

Did Scott Martin do anything to suggest he would fit back into our squad?

[Ozyhibby]

Sometimes you can only play as well as you're allowed to.

Hibs never gave them a sniff, I watched them at home to Aberdeen and over the 90 minutes felt they were the better team.

If we had drawn 1-1at home to the sheep we would be further ahead of them.

Too many times in my 50 odd years of watching Hibs we should be tucking teams away like we did today, however in many instances we have failed miserably.

I wouldn't undermine the Hibs result in any way today.

I agree that Hibs were good today. Just haven’t seen a team as bad as Accies were today so far this season. They got a good result v Aberdeen but we’re Aberdeen not missing their midfield due to Covid that day?


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[Ozyhibby]

Did Scott Martin do anything to suggest he would fit back into our squad?

Not really, he’s pretty limited. He is their best player though in my opinion. Should have a half decent career in Scotland in premiership and championship.


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[B.H.F.C]

Sometimes you can only play as well as you're allowed to.

Hibs never gave them a sniff, I watched them at home to Aberdeen and over the 90 minutes felt they were the better team.

If we had drawn 1-1at home to the sheep we would be further ahead of them.

Too many times in my 50 odd years of watching Hibs we should be tucking teams away like we did today, however in many instances we have failed miserably.

I wouldn't undermine the Hibs result in any way today.

I think there is a valid point about the quality (or lack of) in the bottom half of the league. But we have been very efficient in these games this year.

I think we are a certainty to get a European place and we could do that even if we don’t beat Rangers, Celtic or Aberdeen. He just needs to figure out a way of improving in the big games because we are going to drop very little against the lower half of the table.

[truehibernian]

Magennis came on today.

I meant in general Andy, albeit KM had the last 10 minutes today. It's great to see some good wins without important players missing.

Will be good to see them all back fighting for places. The current starting 11 are making it hard for them which is great competition.

[Billy Whizz]

I meant in general Andy, albeit KM had the last 10 minutes today. It's great to see some good wins without important players missing.

Will be good to see them all back fighting for places. The current starting 11 are making it hard for them which is great competition.
Starting 11 keep the jerseys if they continue to perform like today
But it’s always good to see good players who have been injured, returning to the squad

[whiskyhibby]

A fantastic result, should have been double that score !

[Billy Whizz]

Just had a look at the match stats on the bbc site. Hibs had 68% possession, 16 shots, 8 on target and 10 corners
Quite impressive for an away team

[TheGreenMan]

Attitude and tempo spot on from the start.

Sometimes let us down this season, too slow on the ball and found it difficult to move teams around. Not today. Working harder when on the ball to create space and give options with quicker passes. Brilliant to watch and could have been 6 or 7. Bring on Alloa and Utd

[Liam978]

I agree that Hibs were good today. Just haven’t seen a team as bad as Accies were today so far this season. They got a good result v Aberdeen but we’re Aberdeen not missing their midfield due to Covid that day?


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Take it you really regard Ferguson above lets say Murphy, Allan, Gogic, and Mallan.

[Zambernardi1875]

Probably drey wrights best game, would’ve liked to see Nesbit stat on try get another goal. Hamilton are a mid table championship side, hopefully this is there year to finally go down. Some great football last 2 games

[Hibrandenburg]

Yes, we are three away wins from surpassing our best ever total in terms of away wins recorded in a top flight season

I read your op wrong. I actually agree with you.

[Stuart93]

Take it you really regard Ferguson above lets say Murphy, Allan, Gogic, and Mallan.

I’d say he’s probably better than any of them to be honest

[HH81]

Excellent today. Right enjoyed it.

Roll on Alloa.

[scoopyboy]

I agree that Hibs were good today. Just haven’t seen a team as bad as Accies were today so far this season. They got a good result v Aberdeen but we’re Aberdeen not missing their midfield due to Covid that day?


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They were to be fair Oxy

[Jones28]

Good to see us hitting a rich vein of form going in to chrimbo fixtures.

[JimBHibees]

Alloa's pitch is much worse than Accies, however the cream comes to the top.

Think it is now half decent.

[gaz1875]

I thought Hallberg was really good today, his passing from wing to wing was spot on, pity he never scored at the start, thoroughly deserved one.

[Jonnyboy]

Did Scott Martin do anything to suggest he would fit back into our squad?

He was ok, worked hard and struggled with those around him playing statues at times.

I thought the Accies keeper was their man of the match today

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

What a great start to the month. Two away games, goals lost 0-7 goals scored. 🙂

Totally dominate today and took our foot of the gas after the 4th goal, could easily have been 6 or 7.

December is a month where the wheels often come off for Hibs, but with the fixtures coming up we've got a real good chance to go into 2021 top 2/3 and in a cup semi final.

[Northernhibee]

He was ok, worked hard and struggled with those around him playing statues at times.

I thought the Accies keeper was their man of the match today

That’s an interesting one, I think if Martin was to return and play with better players then he’d be very good. Hamilton desperately lack technical ability but with Newell, Murphy and Nisbet around him I’d welcome him back.

[Ronniekirk]

Best display of the season.

Having watched most of the game I concur


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[Ronniekirk]

Lovely. All around great team game. Happy for a few especially Drey Wright who's not had the easiest starts.

I think we have to accept he isn’t going to
Score many so it’s finding bestbrole for him in team and today shooting apart was easily his best performance to date


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[tamig]

I think there is a valid point about the quality (or lack of) in the bottom half of the league. But we have been very efficient in these games this year.

I think we are a certainty to get a European place and we could do that even if we don’t beat Rangers, Celtic or Aberdeen. He just needs to figure out a way of improving in the big games because we are going to drop very little against the lower half of the table.

Aberdeen is the one that rankles. Our recent record against them is very poor and we’ve barely laid a glove on them in quite a few of those games. Hopefully we can address that in the remaining games against them this season.

[Shrekko]

That’s an interesting one, I think if Martin was to return and play with better players then he’d be very good. Hamilton desperately lack technical ability but with Newell, Murphy and Nisbet around him I’d welcome him back.

I’m not sure he’ll be coming back but he looks like he’s going to play at decent level. If Hamilton go down I reckon another SPL team would take him no probs.

[jacomo]

What a great start to the month. Two away games, goals lost 0-7 goals scored. 🙂

Totally dominate today and took our foot of the gas after the 4th goal, could easily have been 6 or 7.

December is a month where the wheels often come off for Hibs, but with the fixtures coming up we've got a real good chance to go into 2021 top 2/3 and in a cup semi final.


Traditionally we fall apart after New Year.

[Smartie]

Traditionally we fall apart after New Year.

Traditionally, yes.

In recent years we’ve done the transfer business that should really have been done the previous summer and had a better 2nd half to the season than the 1st.

Been the case every season since we got back up.

[B.H.F.C]

Traditionally we fall apart after New Year.

Not this year IMO. I think the majority of the league is garbage. I think the second half of the season will be fairly similar to the first.

[tamig]

Traditionally, yes.

In recent years we’ve done the transfer business that should really have been done the previous summer and had a better 2nd half to the season than the 1st.

Been the case every season since we got back up.

Exactly. I remember under Yogi we were neck and neck with the hun and played them round about Christmas at ER. If we’d won I think we’d have gone top. I think anyway. Stokes scored in about 15 seconds and big Maka sold the jerseys as we got hammered. We collapsed after that and limped into Europe by the skin of our teeth based on the points we’d built up in the first half of the season.

Not been anything like that recently though.

[J-C]

Watched the highlights earlier, 4 well taken goals with good movement and sharp passing, looks like the players are starting to really gel as a unit and there seems to be a good togetherness about them, the goal celebrations show that.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Delighted with last two away games, 2nd half of last week and today especially.

Much better when we press teams. Looked dangerous every time we went forward. Solid stuff:flag:

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Exactly. I remember under Yogi we were neck and neck with the hun and played them round about Christmas at ER. If we’d won I think we’d have gone top. I think anyway. Stokes scored in about 15 seconds and big Maka sold the jerseys as we got hammered. We collapsed after that and limped into Europe by the skin of our teeth based on the points we’d built up in the first half of the season.

Not been anything like that recently though.

12 seconds in. Lost 4-1. Great play by Zemmema to set up Stokes.

https://youtu.be/iAqHzXuXs8Y

[Iggy Pope]

Thats quite funny for such a "Rude" Barsteward :greengrin:greengrin.

:flag:

I’m glad you got it. :greengrin

[JimBHibees]

Watched the highlights earlier, 4 well taken goals with good movement and sharp passing, looks like the players are starting to really gel as a unit and there seems to be a good togetherness about them, the goal celebrations show that.

Definitely improvement in terms of possession but also final third play which has let us down in some games earlier in the season. Really good to see more players in the squad clearly contributing like Hallberg Wright Gullan and S McGinn in the last two games. A very good position to be in at this stage of the season.

[JohnM1875]

Great performance yesterday. Totally deserved the 4-0 win. Played great football at times.

Two very winnable home games coming up in the league as well. Loving it!

[Bad Habits]

Watched the highlights earlier, 4 well taken goals with good movement and sharp passing, looks like the players are starting to really gel as a unit and there seems to be a good togetherness about them, the goal celebrations show that.

Where did you see those bud?

[Billy Whizz]

Where did you see those bud?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006zrbv/sportscene

Hibs are the 1st game on

[G B Young]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55197127

Who's "teenage substitute Steven Bradley" who apparently almost scored for us on his debut? No mention of him in the BBC line-ups.

[Peevemor]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55197127

Who's "teenage substitute Steven Bradley" who apparently almost scored for us on his debut? No mention of him in the BBC line-ups.He's listed as Steven Elder on the teamsheets. It appears that he's changing the name he uses.

[Lendo]

No post-match interviews after the game yesterday? Not seen anything posted on YouTube, Twitter or the official site.

[Peevemor]

No post-match interviews after the game yesterday? Not seen anything posted on YouTube, Twitter or the official site.They'll appear soon enough I'd imagine.

In the meantime there's this from the beeb.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/55289552

[Lendo]

They'll appear soon enough I'd imagine.

In the meantime there's this from the beeb.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/55289552

👍

[jacomo]

Interesting to hear that Nisbet played a bit deeper, in more of a 4-4-1-1, and had a good game.

As JR says himself, playing 4-4-2 does leave us a little light in the middle at times, although obviously as with any formation you hope that the positives outweigh the downsides. But it seems that we are getting more fluid and adaptable as a squad, good options everywhere.

[mjhibby]

Interesting to hear that Nisbet played a bit deeper, in more of a 4-4-1-1, and had a good game.

As JR says himself, playing 4-4-2 does leave us a little light in the middle at times, although obviously as with any formation you hope that the positives outweigh the downsides. But it seems that we are getting more fluid and adaptable as a squad, good options everywhere.

Nisbet is showing himself to be a very good ,intelligent player. Just shows it just takes belief and the right club to see players blossom.