Team V Celtic

[flash]

Think it might be best if we play a similar formation to them. You always get to play against Celtic so we should play our creative players and try to get at their ropey defence.

Macey

McGinn
Porto
Hanlon
Doig

Gogic
Doyle-Hayes
Newall

Allan

Nisbet
Boyle.

Two or three there that probably could do with being dropped but who for?

[Steve88]

Bring back the 3-5-2. Most versatile formation out there

Enough of this modern football 4-2-3-1 that every manager and their gran wants to be seen playing.

Get the ball, in the net...!!

[Unseen work]

Think we’ll go 343 again as it will exploit the gaps Celtic leave at fullback.

Celtic’s fullbacks come in narrow to try and over load the middle of the park which in turn leaves big gaps which are able to be exploited.

I think we’ll see

……….….……..Macey………..

…….McGinn…Porteous….Hanlon…..

Cadden….Gogic…….Newell……Stevenson……

………Boyle………………Murphy……

…………………Nisbet..………..

I think that will give us a solid base and be able to match them in midfield with the defensive players available and the front 3 have the quality to trouble them.

Gives all of them some protection and works to their strengths.

[Brightside]

352

Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

[Pretty Boy]

I'm not really sure we're we go tbh.

Celtic at home is normally a game I'd fancy us to take something but the style they play with the high energy press and sweeping attacks is something we really toiled with against Dundee Utd and I fear for us a bit. I expect Celtic to be a more polished version of that, albeit they have their off days.

Our best hope may be to flood the midfield and go with 5 in there.

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Doyle-Hayes
Newell
Gogic
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet

Nisbet needs somewhere up there with him and whilst I'm not a huge fan of Boyle through the middle he's a potential outball and there defence is there to be got at.

[Jones28]

Macey
McGinn Wood Porteous Hanlon Doig
Gogic Newall
Allan
Boyle Nisbet


5-3-2, Gogic sitting and Newall in a box-to-box role, Allan in behind with Nisbet and Boyle up front.

[Perfect Hatrick]

I'm not really sure we're we go tbh.

Celtic at home is normally a game I'd fancy us to take something but the style they play with the high energy press and sweeping attacks is something we really toiled with against Dundee Utd and I fear for us a bit. I expect Celtic to be a more polished version of that, albeit they have their off days.

Our best hope may be to flood the midfield and go with 5 in there.

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Doyle-Hayes
Newell
Gogic
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet

Nisbet needs somewhere up there with him and whilst I'm not a huge fan of Boyle through the middle he's a potential outball and there defence is there to be got at.

I started typing out a team and then felt the same. I’ve no idea what we should play tbh.

I’d be inclined to have Murphy in there somewhere but I’m not sure where. If he inclined to have Newell out the team but I’m not sure who for.

Your team is probably as good as any though and I’d probably go with that.

[Tyler Durden]

I'd go with

Macey

McGinn
Porto
Hanlon

Cadden
Gogic
Newell
Murphy
Doig

Nisbet
Boyle

[flash]

You can tell we are struggling by the amazing variety of teams and formations.

[SHODAN]

Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

[Jones28]

Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

Sodje's keeping him on the bench.

[B.H.F.C]

I’m another who has no idea how we should go about it just because we don’t really have any obvious options.

Cadden should be dropped, he’s not giving us anything. I think I’d probably have Gogic in the middle of the park as well just to freshen it up a bit as much as anything. Doig back in for Stevenson.

Always had a pretty consistent lineup under Ross, can see changes becoming more common just in the hope that we land on something that might work.

[jeffers]

Macey
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Stevenson
Boyle Gogic Allan JDH Murphy
Nisbet

[GreenCastle]

Celtic have been all out attack this season - if we have the same central midfield as Saturday we will get destroyed.

We have limited options.

Gullan will be dropped.
Porto will be back in.

Probably see Murphy start too.

Expect JR will go 4-5-1 / 4-3-3

Macey
McGinn
Porto
Hanlon
Doig
Boyle
Gogic
JDH
Newell ( I would play SA)
Murphy
Nisbet

Can’t see us getting anything from this game - more damage limitation sadly which is just where we are with resources and lack of the recruitment we needed.

[GreenCastle]

Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

Same reason Drey Wright isn’t playing.

[lord bunberry]

Is Magennis definitely out for this game?

[flash]

Is Magennis definitely out for this game?

Until the next international break according to JR.

[J-C]

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Gogic
Newell
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet
Murphy

[007]

352

Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

I'll go for the same line up that started at Ibrox which was that but with Allan instead of Gogic.

[number9dream]

Crying out for Doidge against Celtic's short-arsed centre-halves...
They tend to come flying out of the traps, so it may be a case of hanging in for the first half hour and trying to nick something on the break. Concede early and it could be a long old night.
Definitely need more energy in the middle of the park but I just don't know where that's going to come from.
Let's hope Boyle can conjure up some magic since they will either have Juranovic playing on his weaker side or Montgomery at left-back.

[Lago]

Honestly I don't think it will make any difference what team we put out or what formation we use, the outcome is going to be the same.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Can't see anything other than a pumping if the last couple of games are anything to go on.

[flash]

Just a gentle reminder that my thread title is "Team V Celtic" not post your tiresome negative takes here please.
Plenty of opportunity for that elsewhere.

[Coco Bryce]

5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

[Ronniekirk]

5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

We wanted them to do that v the sheep



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[Key West]

Macey
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Doig
Gogic
Boyle Doyle-Hayes Allan Murphy
Nisbet

[MWHIBBIES]

5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

Why don't you show some fighting spirit? Celtic haven't won at easter road in the league since 2014. Van Dijk scored for them that day ffs. Lennon beat a much better Celtic team in the middle of an awful run a few years ago. We are not getting a humping.

[Smartie]

352

Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

That’s my team.

And for the weekend - Niz can bolt, he’ll have had his “shop window” performance. Murphy dropping off, Boyle on the last man.

Maybe Allan in for Gogic, but playing deeper than he has done lately, trying to pick out Cadden, Doig, Murphy and Boyle from a bit deeper?

[MWHIBBIES]

That’s my team.

And for the weekend - Niz can bolt, he’ll have had his “shop window” performance. Murphy dropping off, Boyle on the last man.

Maybe Allan in for Gogic, but playing deeper than he has done lately, trying to pick out Cadden, Doig, Murphy and Boyle from a bit deeper?

No wonder players leave if fans actually believe utter pish like this.

Do you actually think scouts only watch big games? There is a little more than that goes into signing a player or not. Its not the Hibs.net ''good game against us once'' strategy that landed us crackers like Danny Swanson and Rowan Vine. The idea that players only try in front of cameras is baseless crap.

I hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds his form again. Some of the things said about him have been pathetic.

[Smartie]

No wonder players leave if fans actually believe utter pish like this.

Do you actually think scouts only watch big games? There is a little more than that goes into signing a player or not. Its not the Hibs.net ''good game against us once'' strategy that landed us crackers like Danny Swanson and Rowan Vine. The idea that players only try in front of cameras is baseless crap.

I hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds his form again. Some of the things said about him have been pathetic.

Nisbet will leave if he gets an offer to go anywhere on better money. He couldn't give a monkeys what I or any other Hibs fan thinks.

Do you not think we've had players in the past who happen to perform better in some games than others, for various reasons?

I also hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds some sort of form again and I expect he'll be more interested than normal in turning up on Wednesday. I won't exactly be holding my breath that it kickstarts a run of form though, hence the reason I'd have him out the team sharpish - because currently he's operating at Rowan "one good game against us" Vine level and we can't carry that right now.

[MWHIBBIES]

Nisbet will leave if he gets an offer to go anywhere on better money. He couldn't give a monkeys what I or any other Hibs fan thinks.

Do you not think we've had players in the past who happen to perform better in some games than others, for various reasons?

I also hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds some sort of form again and I expect he'll be more interested than normal in turning up on Wednesday. I won't exactly be holding my breath that it kickstarts a run of form though, hence the reason I'd have him out the team sharpish - because currently he's operating at Rowan "one good game against us" Vine level and we can't carry that right now.

No, I don't. I think its a lazy man down the pub pishy baseless argument.

Boyle as a striker on his own makes Nisbet look like Pele. Awful idea.

[Coco Bryce]

Why don't you show some fighting spirit? Celtic haven't won at easter road in the league since 2014. Van Dijk scored for them that day ffs. Lennon beat a much better Celtic team in the middle of an awful run a few years ago. We are not getting a humping.

My days of fighting at the football are long gone and my hips are playing up.

I will be there supporting my team though.

[Smartie]

No, I don't. I think its a lazy man down the pub pishy baseless argument.

Boyle as a striker on his own makes Nisbet look like Pele. Awful idea.

I accept it’s not a great idea, but I don’t accept it’s significantly worse than something that hasn’t worked, doesn’t work and won’t work.

There’s a saying about keeping on doing the same thing and expecting different results.

[LaMotta]

I accept it’s not a great idea, but I don’t accept it’s significantly worse than something that hasn’t worked, doesn’t work and won’t work.

There’s a saying about keeping on doing the same thing and expecting different results.

It's not that bad an idea mate - MWHibbies has been perpetuating the myth that Boyle can't play as a striker for years, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.

[Allant1981]

It's not that bad an idea mate - MWHibbies has been perpetuating the myth that Boyle can't play as a striker for years, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.

Id go with boyle up top, decent balls over the top and he leaves most CHs for dead

[LaMotta]

Id go with boyle up top, decent balls over the top and he leaves most CHs for dead

:agree: It's not for every occasion, but def an option.

[MWHIBBIES]

It's not that bad an idea mate - MWHibbies has been perpetuating the myth that Boyle can't play as a striker for years, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.

Show me this evidence then.

The majority of his performances for Hibs as a striker have been poor. I will happily prove that. He is a very good right winger. He is not a striker, and certainly not a lone striker.

[Smartie]

Show me this evidence then.

The majority of his performances for Hibs as a striker have been poor. I will happily prove that.

Did you not think he played quite well there around the time the January window shut? Porto and Nisbet were dropped after their transfer window antics, Cadden played on the right, McGregor came in at CH and Boyle played through the middle.

We had a few good games like that then iirc a poor one against Motherwell and that pair came back in.

Not sure he’s played there since.

Boyle has been pretty well handled by defences in his best position for a wee while now.

I do think we need to try something. That front 3 of Murphy, Nisbet and Boyle has been impotent for a while, forgetting for a minute what’s going on further back.

[Tambo]

3-5-2 would be my formation

Macey

Mcginn
Porto
Hanlon

Boyle
JDH
Gogic
Allan
Lewis

Murphy
Nisbet

[LaMotta]

Show me this evidence then.

The majority of his performances for Hibs as a striker have been poor. I will happily prove that. He is a very good right winger. He is not a striker, and certainly not a lone striker.


He has a very good goal scoring rate playing up front.

Provide us with evidence he has been poor there.

[jeffers]

Did you not think he played quite well there around the time the January window shut? Porto and Nisbet were dropped after their transfer window antics, Cadden played on the right, McGregor came in at CH and Boyle played through the middle.

We had a few good games like that then iirc a poor one against Motherwell and that pair came back in.

Not sure he’s played there since.

Boyle has been pretty well handled by defences in his best position for a wee while now.

I do think we need to try something. That front 3 of Murphy, Nisbet and Boyle has been impotent for a while, forgetting for a minute what’s going on further back.

The trouble with playing Boyle through the middle is someone has to be able to find him with a pass, in the main aimless punts are not going to work. The one guy in our squad able to pick that pass isn’t really in favour of the manager (or a lot of the fans for that matter.)

[Tambo]

He has a very good goal scoring rate playing up front.

Provide us with evidence he has been poor there.

I do remember lennon putting him as a striker when he dropped Cummings and he scored a few but that was the championship and not sure if that was a loan striker.

[MWHIBBIES]

Did you not think he played quite well there around the time the January window shut? Porto and Nisbet were dropped after their transfer window antics, Cadden played on the right, McGregor came in at CH and Boyle played through the middle.

We had a few good games like that then iirc a poor one against Motherwell and that pair came back in.

Not sure he’s played there since.

Boyle has been pretty well handled by defences in his best position for a wee while now.

I do think we need to try something. That front 3 of Murphy, Nisbet and Boyle has been impotent for a while, forgetting for a minute what’s going on further back.

He did actually yeah. Done well at Tanadice I think. Think United played a very high line that day. Not something we can rely on all teams doing against him. Celtic may do it wednesday, though. The problem is, we actually need to make 2/3 decent passes and break their lines, which we've been awful at doing recently.

[MWHIBBIES]

He has a very good goal scoring rate playing up front.

Provide us with evidence he has been poor there.

He doesn't. Its better recently. But so many games he has just not even touched the ball playing up front. His best stuff has always been from the right.

[LaMotta]

He doesn't. Its better recently. But so many games he has just not even touched the ball playing up front. His best stuff has always been from the right.

Yes he does - he has played about 20 games for Hibs up front and has at least 10 goals playing as a forward. That's a very good return.

One of his best ( if not his best) ever games for Hibs came as a striker at Tynecastle so again, not true what you say.

Your claims that he is a disaster up front, and is an awful idea, and that the majority of his games up there have poor are totally wrong. I'm not getting into a pointless argument with you though because you would argue with someone until the end of time, so I'll bow out there.

[MWHIBBIES]

Yes he does - he has played about 20 games for Hibs up front and has at least 10 goals playing as a forward. That's a very good return.

One of his best ( if not his best) ever games for Hibs came as a striker at Tynecastle so again, not true what you say.

Your claims that he is a disaster up front, and is an awful idea, and that the majority of his games up there have poor are totally wrong. I'm not getting into a pointless argument with you though because you would argue with someone until the end of time, so I'll bow out there.

''I'll make my point, take a personal shot at you, then run away before you can say anything back''

Alright cool man. He played more than 30 games for Hibs as a forward under Lennon and Stubbs, never mind Hecky and Ross. Yeah, he had a great game away at Hearts. probably the worst Hibs have played in the last 10 years away at Kilmarnock in a 3-0 loss he played as a forward and it made me want to gouge my eyes.

Boyle is a great player, and one of my favourites. But he is, on average, pretty poor as a striker.

[lord bunberry]

Drey Wright to step into the centre of midfield and run the show. Desperate times call for desperate measures. :greengrin

[mcohibs]

Why don't you show some fighting spirit? Celtic haven't won at easter road in the league since 2014. Van Dijk scored for them that day ffs. Lennon beat a much better Celtic team in the middle of an awful run a few years ago. We are not getting a humping.

Never understand logic like this. What bearing would Lennon's result against Celtic a few years back or any games in 2015, 2016 etc have on a game being played half a decade later with entirely different squads and managers?

[erin go bragh]

352
Macey

McGinn

Wood
Porteous
Hanlon

Doig

Allan
Newall
JDH

Boyle
Nisbet

[Smartie]

352
Macey

McGinn

Wood
Porteous
Hanlon

Doig

Allan
Newall
JDH

Boyle
Nisbet

The way you'd written that down I'd thought you'd suggested McGinn at sweeper, but then realised it was probably intended as a wingback.

I'd actually wondered about McGinn at sweeper as one way of making up for Porto being out. Quick, decent on the ball, reads the game well but maybe not quite dominant enough aerially for a centre half. We've always considered him to be a good RB and good on the right of a 3 but would never consider him as a classical RCB in a back 4.

If Cadden had made a more positive impact over the past 2 games I'd have maybe given it further consideration but I've not really been blown away by him and think we need to get back to having McGinn in that position and figure out what to do elsewhere.

[Cod Boy]

How long is Hallberg out for

[Ronniekirk]

How long is Hallberg out for

Seems ages since we had an update on him saying back training but lost trAck again
Was he not thought to be on his way out in last window before the injury


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[PH91]

Porteous being back will make a huge difference, his use of the ball has generally been top class this season. Newell and jdh have really missed his ability to miss them out.

I think there is merit in both 352 and 4231 but I would go for the latter as I think murphy brings more than cadden. Whoever plays ahead of newell and jdh needs to match the high energy performances we were getting from magennis earlier in the season, making sure they get up the park and into the box when we attack. Allan doesn't do that well imo. Campbell seemed to have a bit about him and looked like he could play that role in pre-season but seeing as he is not getting a sniff wright is probably the most suited.

I would drop nisbet if we had anyone else to play instead, hopefully he gets a goal and can find some form again.

Macey
Mcginn Porto Hanlon Doig
JDH Newell
Boyle Wright Murphy
Nisbet

[Mickey Weir]

3-5-2 would be my formation

Macey

Mcginn
Porto
Hanlon

Boyle
JDH
Gogic
Allan
Lewis

Murphy
Nisbet

That would be my team and I see us winning tonight

[jacomo]

Macey
McGinn Wood Porteous Hanlon Doig
Gogic Newall
Allan
Boyle Nisbet


5-3-2, Gogic sitting and Newall in a box-to-box role, Allan in behind with Nisbet and Boyle up front.


Yikes.

Experience tells us that sitting back against Celtc only ends one way.

I’m not sure I’m ready to see Wood in a Hibs shirt again. And Newell isn’t doing box-to-box these days, more shuffling around the centre circle.

[Since452]

Yikes.

Experience tells us that sitting back against Celtc only ends one way.

I’m not sure I’m ready to see Wood in a Hibs shirt again. And Newell isn’t doing box-to-box these days, more shuffling around the centre circle.

Wood reminds me of that guy we got on loan from down south who had a disastrous debut against Celtic and was never seen again. Can't remember his name (shock).

[expresso]

Wood reminds me of that guy we got on loan from down south who had a disastrous debut against Celtic and was never seen again. Can't remember his name (shock).

Darnell Johnson?

[expresso]

Porteous being back will make a huge difference, his use of the ball has generally been top class this season. Newell and jdh have really missed his ability to miss them out.

I think there is merit in both 352 and 4231 but I would go for the latter as I think murphy brings more than cadden. Whoever plays ahead of newell and jdh needs to match the high energy performances we were getting from magennis earlier in the season, making sure they get up the park and into the box when we attack. Allan doesn't do that well imo. Campbell seemed to have a bit about him and looked like he could play that role in pre-season but seeing as he is not getting a sniff wright is probably the most suited.

I would drop nisbet if we had anyone else to play instead, hopefully he gets a goal and can find some form again.

Macey
Mcginn Porto Hanlon Doig
JDH Newell
Boyle Wright Murphy
Nisbet

Campbell is a strange one indeed seems to have a bit of aggression in his play which few others have

[Smartie]

Campbell is a strange one indeed seems to have a bit of aggression in his play which few others have

I find it weird that he seems to play a big role every pre-season looking half decent before either going on loan or staying and getting absolutely nowhere near the first team (irrespective of how dire our need for midfielders might be) but is never released.

[Since90+2]

Wood reminds me of that guy we got on loan from down south who had a disastrous debut against Celtic and was never seen again. Can't remember his name (shock).

Daniel Boateng?

[Winston Ingram]

Bring back the 3-5-2. Most versatile formation out there

Enough of this modern football 4-2-3-1 that every manager and their gran wants to be seen playing.

Get the ball, in the net...!!

Do you know of any decent attacking sides that play this regularly?

[Highwayman]

This is a difficult one as JRs options are somewhat limited to say the least.

I would hope for a change that him and his coaching team have done their homework and found a way to exploit Celtics weaknesses and limit their strengths. More hope than expectation.

On the same basis (more hope than expectation) I would go with 4-4-2

Macey
McGinn,Porteous,Hanlon,Stevenson
Cadden,Gogic,Newell,Doig
Boyle,Nisbet

As an aside,is that Gullan had his first team opportunity?

Also a previous post made reference to Josh Campbell.What has happened to him?

[Brightside]

Do you know of any decent attacking sides that play this regularly?

Juve.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

…………………………….Macey……………………………….


……….McGinn……….Porto…………Hanlon…………..

…………………………….Gogic………………………………..

Cadden………JDH……………Newell……….Murphy


……………………Boyle………..Nisbet…………………..

[Since452]

Daniel Boateng?

Had to look it up. Darnell Johnson.

[expresso]

I find it weird that he seems to play a big role every pre-season looking half decent before either going on loan or staying and getting absolutely nowhere near the first team (irrespective of how dire our need for midfielders might be) but is never released.

Strange one indeed

[HendoDelivered]

Macey

McGinn
Porto
Hanlon

Boyle
JDH
Allan
Newell
Murphy

Scott
Nisbet

Attack them.

[JammyDoidger]

Any team has to have boyle and nisbet upfront.

Any keeper

Cadden
McGinn
Porto
Hanlon
Stevenson

JDH
Newell
Murphy

Nisbet
Boyle

That's as good as it gets atm I think.

[Winston Ingram]

Juve.

They play a back 4.

[Torto7]

With Ryan back we'll be a lot better on the ball, he's top class at that. My prediction is a Hibs win. We're not that bad just paper thin atm and Celtic despite improving are pish against counter attack.

[Torto7]

They play a back 4.

Chelsea.

[Winston Ingram]

Chelsea.

They play 343

[Smartie]

I'd wondered about the return of the diamond?

Porto and Hanlon make an effective pair. Doig and McGinn offer a lot in the attacking sense. Gogic comes in to anchor the midfield and drop into the back line if/when fullbacks go forward. Newell and JDH further forward, Allan further forward still, Boyle up front with Nisbet?


It's not really a way we've played under Jack Ross but it might fit the players we have available and it is a formation I've been happy with Hibs playing in the past.

[Torto7]

They play 343

Switched to a two recently with Lukaku/Werner.

[Brightside]

They play a back 4.

They played 352 for years.

[One Day Soon]

With Ryan back we'll be a lot better on the ball, he's top class at that. My prediction is a Hibs win. We're not that bad just paper thin atm and Celtic despite improving are pish against counter attack.

I just cannot see this I'm afraid. Hope I'm wrong.

[Brightside]

They play a back 4.

Man U will soon be playing it when Conte takes over.

[Unseen work]

It will be interesting to see if Gullan starts.

Hadn’t featured for ages but supposedly done well in training and scored a hat trick midweek and goes straight into the starting 11 despite not really coming off the bench.

Never done much against Aberdeen but was the source of our best bit of play - held off defender then played a good reverse pass to Stevenson who crossed to Boyle and his deflected shot went wide.

He came off after 60 minutes but was no worse than anyone else on the pitch.

Surely that’s not his opportunity done?

If he’s performing well in training surely he’ll stick with him?

For me I don’t think you can class giving someone their chance as chucking them in for an hour away at pittodrie when they’ve hardly kicked a ball for the first team in months

On the other hand I thought Wright actually done well when he came on, will he get more of a chance?

[Callum_62]

No Scott Allan https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211027/1e19323027131efb34127eb2c3db0bc5.jpg

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[Callum_62]

.

Mikey Johnson starts

There defence is poor though https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211027/3148978d8cfd25bdfceedb5e6703be13.jpg

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[Unseen work]

Got my question answered quickly.

Gullan benched.

Very very harsh

[Callum_62]

Got my question answered quickly.

Gullan benched.

Very very harshIs it? He didn't exactly make any impact away at Aberdeen and we are playing a far better side

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[Mikey_1875]

Wonder what happened to Allan, i’m assuming Newell will have a license to be a lot more attacking tonight in the three.

I must admit i’m a bit worried by the attacking threat in that Celtic team, looks very gung-ho. Hopefully the players aren’t as worried as me and we can expose them with Boyle and Murphy on the wings.

[Since452]

Got my question answered quickly.

Gullan benched.

Very very harsh

Harsh?

[Callum_62]

Allan, Scott, Doidge, Magennis all missing

Are Allan and Scott injured?

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[Smartie]

Hmmm.

I think we're going to take a doing.

Murphy Nisbet Boyle on paper sounds like it should threaten but in practice it just doesn't do it, so I think we've got very little to offer at that end (as poor as the Celtic defence might be).

A lot of pressure on our defence to hold out, hopefully Porto comes back in and hits the ground running. Big performance needed from him tonight.

[Ronniekirk]

Allan, Scott, Doidge, Magennis all missing

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Scott would be as well going back to his parent club
If he can’t force his way into a a hibs team that has lost the last three Not scored in the last two and who are looking bang average just now then when will he


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[Unseen work]

Harsh?

I think if he’s willing to give a young boy a chance after doing well in training and scoring a hat trick he deserves more than 60 minutes away at pittodrie to prove himself when the whole team was rubbish

I didn’t agree with the decision of chucking him straight in fwiw, but it just seems an odd decision.

What chance does he have

[Callum_62]

Scott would be as well going back to his parent club
If he can’t force his way into a a hibs team that has lost the last three Not scored in the last two and who are looking bang average just now then when will he


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHe's not injured then?

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[Ronniekirk]

He's not injured then?

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Not that I am aware of


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[Peevemor]

Hmmm.

I think we're going to take a doing.

Murphy Nisbet Boyle on paper sounds like it should threaten but in practice it just doesn't do it, so I think we've got very little to offer at that end (as poor as the Celtic defence might be).

A lot of pressure on our defence to hold out, hopefully Porto comes back in and hits the ground running. Big performance needed from him tonight.

You've been all doom & gloom about tonight in any case. [emoji6]

Interesting that Allan & Scott drop out altogether - injured I would think.

Apart from that, the starting 11 is pretty much what I expected. No great surprise to see Gogic back in for this one.

I'm hopeful of a good open match.

[BT58]

My sports app says Mitchell in goals ??
B

[PH91]

3 sitting midfielders, who is going to get us up the pitch? We could get camped in tonight, need to try and stop boyle and murphy coming too deep.

[Ryan91]

Wonder if Scott Allan is having his minutes managed due to his heart issue

[JohnMcM]

If we are going to turn things around, tonight would be the perfect time, so I’m keeping the faith. :rolleyes:

[easty]

My sports app says Mitchell in goals ??
B

I’ve just saw that tae…Macey and Dabrowski out??

[BT58]

Dabrowski on bench
B

[Allant1981]

I’ve just saw that tae…Macey and Dabrowski out??

They are both warming up just now

[hibsbollah]

3 sitting midfielders, who is going to get us up the pitch? We could get camped in tonight, need to try and stop boyle and murphy coming too deep.

I’m not sure you can call them sitting midfielders if there’s three of them. In practice they’ll just be in a central area, nothing wrong with that.

The problem isn’t the shape, (hes changing it almost every game anyway) it’s just none of our players is playing near their capabilities just now.

[Since452]

Hopefully the players turn up like they did at Ibrox instead of the previous two games. Porteous back is huge.

[Heisenberg]

Our bench doesn’t have a single player on it that you’d see coming on to make an impact or get us back into a game. Really poor, although injuries seem to have gotten worse rather than improved.

[Tambo]

Happy Gogic is starting as we need his energy and fight in the middle.

Expecting to see a much improved performance from the first whistle.

GGTTH

[Smartie]

You've been all doom & gloom about tonight in any case. [emoji6]

Interesting that Allan & Scott drop out altogether - injured I would think.

Apart from that, the starting 11 is pretty much what I expected. No great surprise to see Gogic back in for this one.

I'm hopeful of a good open match.

I’ve been all doom and gloom about a couple of our games with Celtic in recent years and been spectacularly wrong.

There’s a method behind this madness.

[Smartie]

Wonder if Scott Allan is having his minutes managed due to his heart issue

There was talk of Jack Ross having had to watch a couple of knocks from the weekend.

He might just have been one of the players to take a knock?

[Peevemor]

I’ve been all doom and gloom about a couple of our games with Celtic in recent years and been spectacularly wrong.

There’s a method behind this madness.Every little helps.

[Peevemor]

I think if he’s willing to give a young boy a chance after doing well in training and scoring a hat trick he deserves more than 60 minutes away at pittodrie to prove himself when the whole team was rubbish

I didn’t agree with the decision of chucking him straight in fwiw, but it just seems an odd decision.

What chance does he haveJR will have spoken to him to keep him fully involved and in the picture.

In any case, even if Doidge was fit it wouldn't have surprised me to see him & Nisbet starting at Pittodrie (ie. our 2 1st choice strikers) but with one of them dropping to the bench tonight.

I don't necessarily thinks it's wholly down to Gullan (even though he didnt do much on Saturday).

[Hibiza]

C'mon Kevin Nisbet . Show the critics ( me incl) were wrong. :flag:

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Continuing with just one upfront could see us extend our miserable return in front of goal.

[silverhibee]

4 changes from the weekend, why drop Stevenson for Doig tonight.

[Stuart93]

4 changes from the weekend, why drop Stevenson for Doig tonight.

Starting 11 bingo

[Allant1981]

Continuing with just one upfront could see us extend our miserable return in front of goal.

Who else would you put up top apart from boyle?

[Hibs90]

Continuing with just one upfront could see us extend our miserable return in front of goal.

We don't have anyone else in fairness

[wookie70]

4 changes from the weekend, why drop Stevenson for Doig tonight. Makes no sense unless Doig had a knock at weekend or Lewis has one tonight. Lewis did no worse than Doig has done recently. He actually passed the ball pretty well and combines with Murphy to decent effect.

[BT58]

My sports app says Mitchell in goals ??
B

Dont know where they get this crap info from !!!
B

[JohnMcM]

Not a great turn out so far.

[HendoDelivered]

Stadium looking full 😬

[Callum_62]

Starting 11 bingoSure

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[The Captain....]

Stadium not very full.

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[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Who else would you put up top apart from boyle?

We don’t really have anyone else apart from Boyle but he’ll not be played there…which is my point.

We could have two up top but we’re sticking with this solo striker and it’s not been working the last couple of games at all.

[Hibs90]

Stadium not very full.

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Don't blame folk..

**** weather.
**** form.

[Callum_62]

Stadium not very full.

Sent from my SM-G996B using TapatalkWest looks OK but east and FF has big spaces

Maybe everyone outside eating there chips first

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[Jones28]

£30 odd doing the attendance no favours here.

[Callum_62]

Need to keep a close eye on Kyogo obviously but Jota seems to be coming into a really good game

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[Callum_62]

Hibs in green

Celtic in black

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[Stuart93]

£30 odd doing the attendance no favours here.

Nor the football that’s recently been on show.

[Hibees1973]

Working late so couldn't make it tonight.

Might get home in time to see the second half on Hibs tv.....hope we are still in it by then but I doubt it. The Celtic forward line are likely to take our back 4 apart, with Gogic chasing shadows.

[Callum_62]

Nor the football that’s recently been on show.Do you reckon a few bad Results since ibrox knocks a massive chunk off the attendance?

We went to Glasgow being fairly well praised

I wouldn't imagine a poor loss to Dundee utd and a narrow loss to aberdeen away would play that much into the attendance

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[loanheadhibby]

4 changes from the weekend, why drop Stevenson for Doig tonight.
Is that a serious question?

[Jones28]

Nor the football that’s recently been on show.

Yeah we know you think that Stuart, because you keep telling us.

[CmoantheHibs]

Let's get back to form Hibs.Let's do these imposters.

[Callum_62]

It looks like JDH is our most advanced central midfielder

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[Stuart93]

Do you reckon a few bad Results since ibrox knocks a massive chunk off the attendance?

We went to Glasgow being fairly well praised

I wouldn't imagine a poor loss to Dundee utd and a narrow loss to aberdeen away would play that much into the attendance

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I’m not even sure it’s purely down to form, I think the football we’ve been playing is putting people off.

There’s no doubt there’s other factors included like covid, price etc.

[Stuart93]

Yeah we know you think that Stuart, because you keep telling us.

That’s the first time I’ve said that haha

[Jones28]

That’s the first time I’ve said that haha

Is it aye?

[Callum_62]

I'm. Saying celtic are poor in defence but they've kept 3 clean sheets in a row [emoji54]

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[Jones28]

Ehhhh…that seemed a bit enthusiastic from Porteous 😂

[silverhibee]

Is that a serious question?

It is because Doig should never have been dropped in the 1st place.:aok:

[Callum_62]

0-1 ralston

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[The Captain....]

Cannot defend crosses. Been a poor start

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[HendoDelivered]

Turning off now 😂

[Callum_62]

No idea if that was Newell or porteous who just left him completely

I think newell

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[CmoantheHibs]

Poor start from us culminating in a goal from them. Nobody picking up Ralston

[Callum_62]

Newell. Must score there

All he had to do was lift it

Nice pass from Murphy too

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[CmoantheHibs]

Great chance for Newell. Lifts it and he scores but a fantastic save

[Ronniekirk]

Newell. Must score there

All he had to do was lift it

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There is a reason he doesn’t score many Dint know why he can’t improve thst aspect of his game


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[Smartie]

I'd thought we'd looked fairly robust defensively at the start of the game but that goal was pitiful.

Attempt at goal there from Newell, which must be considered to be some sort of progress after the past 2 matches.

[Callum_62]

0-2

Portos man but macey looks suspect there to me

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[Smartie]

We are an absolute ****ing shambles.

Pitiful stuff.

[Ronniekirk]

0-2

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Well my 3 1 them prediction is still on


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[The Captain....]

What the **** do they work on in training. Not defending by the looks of it. Really poor concentration levels.

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[Lago]

Turning off now 😂
I'll watch repair shop, more exciting

[CmoantheHibs]

Porteous sleeping and Macey has to do better. Disastrous start.

[Since452]

I'll watch repair shop, more exciting

Superb program

[Callum_62]

You lose goals like that and no matter how you play you've no chance

Porto has to be tighter but macey needs to make a save there

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[J-C]

Admins, any chance of closing this thread, there's a proper one already.

[Ronniekirk]

Admins, any chance of closing this thread, there's a proper one already.

I can’t see another one


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[J-C]

I can’t see another one


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People were commenting on the game as if it was the match thread, think they were getting confused.

[500miles]

You lose goals like that and no matter how you play you've no chance

Porto has to be tighter but macey needs to make a save there

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The goalscorer was moving away from the goal, the only way Porteous was getting to the ball was by going through the player. Macey should have saved that all day.

[LaMotta]

The goalscorer was moving away from the goal, the only way Porteous was getting to the ball was by going through the player. Macey should have saved that all day.

Porteous switches off. See it clearly on the replay. He has to be tighter.

[500miles]

Porteous switches off. See it clearly on the replay. He has to be tighter.

He could be touch tight and the finish is the same.

[LaMotta]

He could be touch tight and the finish is the same.

You cant know that. If he's touch tight he at least has a chance of blocking the shot. It's poor defending, as correctly pointed out on Hibs TV by Tam McManus.

[500miles]

Porteous switches off. See it clearly on the replay. He has to be tighter.

Say he's touch tight, what does he do? Go through CV and give away the penalty? He could react faster, but the best he can hope for is to put him off a bit.

Macey makes the howler there.

[bigwheel]

Say he's touch tight, what does he do? Go through CV and give away the penalty? He could react faster, but the best he can hope for is to put him off a bit.

Macey makes the howler there.

Stop him getting an easy flick towards goal - either by blocking it or making it harder to flick it in the direction it goes …it’s dead simple. If he’s together with the Celtic players it’s much less likely that ends up in a goal

[wookie70]

He could be touch tight and the finish is the same.

Or he could have followed his man instead of inexplicably stepping away and then actually got a toe on the ball before their player. Macey has to share some of the blame but Porteous is at fault for some terrible defending. He had a part to play in the first too misjudging the flight but the runner needed tracked.

[LaMotta]

Say he's touch tight, what does he do? Go through CV and give away the penalty? He could react faster, but the best he can hope for is to put him off a bit.

Macey makes the howler there.

Bizaare take. Porto gets away with murder from some on here.