Team v St Johnstone

[Garymcl]

Yesterday’s team with Miller in big question Rocky back in or keep Hanlon in looking forward to trip to Perth good day out should be a cracking away support also

[PHeffernan]

Yesterday’s team with Miller in big question Rocky back in or keep Hanlon in looking forward to trip to Perth good day out should be a cracking away support also

Newell is suspended so he will be out and Miller will come back in for Whittaker if fit.
The remaining 9 starters in Livingston will probably start again barring injury.

[B.H.F.C]

Newell is suspended so he will be out and Miller will come back in for Whittaker if fit.
The remaining 9 starters in Livingston will probably start again barring injury.

It’s the Ross County game Newell is suspended for.

[BoomtownHibees]

Miller (if fit) in for Whittaker would be my only change

[LewysGot2]

How fitting we're off to see the pantomime villain at this time of year- oh yes it is!

[Unseen work]

One thing I’ve been thinking recently is Youan is so much more effective off the left than the right.

So it comes down to who you’d prefer out of him and Jair. Whilst hair has improved massively, he still doesn’t carry the overall threat that Youan does for me - if we can get both plus Vente and Boyle in every week and it works then happy days

Hopefully Youan learns to play off the right just as effectively but I’m not sure.

[Nicho87]

Marshall
Miller
Fish
Hanlon
Obita
Newell
Levitt
Youan
Jair
Vente
Boyle

[JohnM1875]

Think Miller will be the only change, maybe Rocky for Hanlon.

I’d probably start Jeggo over Levitt myself, but don’t think it’ll happen and again I get why.

[JammyDoidger]

Marshall

Miller
Rocky
Fish
Obita

Boyle
Levitt
Newell
Jair

Vente
Doidge

[Vault Boy]

I honestly think Boyle is better as a striker nowadays. The guy is a superb goal scorer and is less of a technical dribbler than the likes of Jair and Youan, so he often benefits from running onto balls in the final third, rather than having to carry it from deep. I can see he and Vente forming a really prolific partnership.

Jair’s rise to prominence opens up the opportunity of playing the attacking 4 we played against Livi, and I’d be very keen to see us continue that trend. Until, if and when we get another striker in, at the very least.

[Donegal Hibby]

Marshall .

Miller / Whittaker.
Fish.
Rocky .
Obita.

Boyle.
Jeggo .
Newell.
Jair.

Campbell.
Vente .

[Brooster]

I would definitely keep Hanlon in the team after his performance against Livingston, he was outstanding.

[PHeffernan]

It’s the Ross County game Newell is suspended for.

I thought that until I read the official Hibernian FC preview for the Livingston game which stated as follows:

"Despite picking up his sixth yellow card of the campaign against Aberdeen, Joe Newell will still be available for our game at Livingston. His one-match suspension will come into play when we face St Johnstone on Saturday 16 December, 2023"

[JimBHibees]

One thing I’ve been thinking recently is Youan is so much more effective off the left than the right.

So it comes down to who you’d prefer out of him and Jair. Whilst hair has improved massively, he still doesn’t carry the overall threat that Youan does for me - if we can get both plus Vente and Boyle in every week and it works then happy days

Hopefully Youan learns to play off the right just as effectively but I’m not sure.

Play Youan in the middle off Vente.

[JimBHibees]

I thought that until I read the official Hibernian FC preview for the Livingston game which stated as follows:

"Despite picking up his sixth yellow card of the campaign against Aberdeen, Joe Newell will still be available for our game at Livingston. His one-match suspension will come into play when we face St Johnstone on Saturday 16 December, 2023"

I think given the booking against Aberdeen was a Sunday match on the 3rd the suspension kicks in 14 days after the booking so think it will be Ross county. Though given the Rocky debacle would be good if they got it right.

[Tambo]

If Miller is available then I would be bringing him back and Hanlon deserves to start again.

Marshall

Miller
Fish
Hanlon
Obita

Boyle
Jeggo
Newell
Youan

Doidge
Vente

That's how I would approach this one, Harsh on Jair to drop out and I would be bringing in Jeggo for the midfield battle. It's a squad game and this won't be the team anyway.

Expect a difficult game again but one we should be confident we can get another 3 points.

Expect a decent reception from the Hibs fans for Levin 😁

[whereswallace?]

Are tickets on sale yet? Can’t seem to find them anywhere

[Ryan91]

Are tickets on sale yet? Can’t seem to find them anywhere

Ticket sales are direct from Saints, don't have a link handy though.

[Garymcl]

Got our lot of tickets looking forward to a day out pre match drinks in Perth couple of Ubers out to ground watch the hibees back to train station after match bevvy and home canny wait does anybody know how many tickets we’ve sold :flag:

[Mcbizz1998]

I would definitely keep Hanlon in the team after his performance against Livingston, he was outstanding.

One decent performance and he is suddenly good enough again? We have been there with PH, he had his time but surely he can't consistently play under another manager if we expect to progress?

[B.H.F.C]

One decent performance and he is suddenly good enough again? We have been there with PH, he had his time but surely he can't consistently play under another manager if we expect to progress?

I don’t think anyone is looking for him to play consistently going forward now, but we have limited options until such time as we can sign anyone else.

I don’t think Hanlon is a brilliant option these days but I do think he’s a better option than Rocky.

[greenlex]

One decent performance and he is suddenly good enough again? We have been there with PH, he had his time but surely he can't consistently play under another manager if we expect to progress?

And yet here we are. Hanlon contributing and we are progressing. Whod have thunk it?

[Brightside]

One decent performance and he is suddenly good enough again? We have been there with PH, he had his time but surely he can't consistently play under another manager if we expect to progress?

So we shouldn't play the player that is in better form? Hanlon should play until his performance isn't good enough and then Rocky comes in. Or indeed Rocky may come in for Fish.

[Hibernian Verse]

So we shouldn't play the player that is in better form? Hanlon should play until his performance isn't good enough and then Rocky comes in. Or indeed Rocky may come in for Fish.

You can't be serious calling one good game "form". Form is generally accepted to be 6 matches.

Rocky will come in for Hanlon as he should given his performances over the past 2 months.

[WeeRussell]

If Miller is available then I would be bringing him back and Hanlon deserves to start again.

Marshall

Miller
Fish
Hanlon
Obita

Boyle
Jeggo
Newell
Youan

Doidge
Vente

That's how I would approach this one, Harsh on Jair to drop out and I would be bringing in Jeggo for the midfield battle. It's a squad game and this won't be the team anyway.

Expect a difficult game again but one we should be confident we can get another 3 points.

Expect a decent reception from the Hibs fans for Levin 😁

In my opinion, if we’re talking about players deserving to start, Jair is the last person that should be dropped. Particularly for Doidge!

I’d imagine Monty will approach the fixture similar to Livingston anyway.

[WeeRussell]

You can't be serious calling one good game "form". Form is generally accepted to be 6 matches.

Rocky will come in for Hanlon as he should given his performances over the past 2 months.

I don’t have a strong opinion on it either way. I like Rocky, and Hanlon did well on Saturday. Either is fine with me.

But since when did 6 matches become the generally accepted thing? I’ve never heard that in my life before.

Always thought if someone played 3 good games on the trot, they were in good form. Similarly, I don’t know why we ever talk of goalscoring form, as hardly anyone scores 6 games in a row!

[Brightside]

You can't be serious calling one good game "form". Form is generally accepted to be 6 matches.

Rocky will come in for Hanlon as he should given his performances over the past 2 months.

Rocky was dropped for a dip in form. Hanlon came in and was MOTM. So why would Hanlon drop out. The manager will watch training. He will watch the liv game and previous St J games, and then he will decide who will play. But it would be odd to drop a MOTM.

[Donegal Hibby]

I like Rocky and Hanlon both bring something different to the team and whatever one Monty gives the nod to I'm quite happy. The two players are good imo and over the course of the season both will be needed. I think Monty has done well rotating the squad and will keep doing so .

[CapitalGreen]

You can't be serious calling one good game "form". Form is generally accepted to be 6 matches.

Rocky will come in for Hanlon as he should given his performances over the past 2 months.

When did 6 games become generally accepted?

In the 4 domestic games Hanlon has started since LJ left we have kept 3 clean sheets, only conceding to Rangers away. In the 12 domestic games Hanlon hasn’t started during that period we have kept 4 clean sheets. The idea we are defensively weaker with him starting is nonsense.

[Donegal Hibby]

I must be missing something when did Rocky's form dip for him to be dropped?

[Hiber-nation]

I must be missing something when did Rocky's form dip for him to be dropped?

Watch the first 2 Celtic goals.

[B.H.F.C]

I must be missing something when did Rocky's form dip for him to be dropped?

IMO it’s not really dipped it’s just never been that good.

He’s not been terrible by any stretch of the imagination but he’s not really been that good either. The same can be said of anyone defensively given we’ve conceded more than we’ve scored.

[Crunchie]

Rocky was dropped for a dip in form. Hanlon came in and was MOTM. So why would Hanlon drop out. The manager will watch training. He will watch the liv game and previous St J games, and then he will decide who will play. But it would be odd to drop a MOTM.
He was motm by someone who picked him, I personally thought Marshall was motm by a country mile. We know your love for PH but he's nowhere near as good as Rocky and especially Fish.
Do you know for a fact Rocky was dropped for a dip in form? It would be a huge mistake by Monty imo and one he won't do, it's my opinion Rocky will be back in the next game and rightly so.

[greenlex]

He was motm by someone who picked him, I personally thought Marshall was motm by a country mile. We know your love for PH but he's nowhere near as good as Rocky and especially Fish.
Do you know for a fact Rocky was dropped for a dip in form? It would be a huge mistake by Monty imo and one he won't do, it's my opinion Rocky will be back in the next game and rightly so.
Monty has form for dropping players that don’t perform in the previous game. What else could it have been? He was on the bench. If he’s so much better than PH it really would be odd but clearly Rocky isn’t that far ahead in the eyes of our coaching staff.

[Crunchie]

Monty has form for dropping players that don’t perform in the previous game. What else could it have been? He was on the bench. If he’s so much better than PH it really would be odd but clearly Rocky isn’t that far ahead in the eyes of our coaching staff.
The previous game was in Glasgow, we wouldn't have seen PH perform any better than Rocky did. I'm basing that on all his previous visits to Glasgow.
We'll see who Monty picks in the next game.

[Brightside]

He was motm by someone who picked him, I personally thought Marshall was motm by a country mile. We know your love for PH but he's nowhere near as good as Rocky and especially Fish.
Do you know for a fact Rocky was dropped for a dip in form? It would be a huge mistake by Monty imo and one he won't do, it's my opinion Rocky will be back in the next game and rightly so.

Monty said he was dropped. Paul was excellent v Livi. Rocky has improved and his recovery pace is better than Pauls (as you would accept) but Paul continues to read the game better than Rocky and pass the ball better than Rocky.

Your opinion can't be taken seriously when you say PH is nowhere near as good as Rocky or Fish. You could just say you think they are better. Nowhere near is just hyperbole nonsense.

btw it was known by many on Thursday that Paul would be playing on Saturday.

[Mcbizz1998]

And yet here we are. Hanlon contributing and we are progressing. Whod have thunk it?

Progress is winning one game with Hanlon starting? A 0-1 win against bottom of the league, where he was a few inches away from giving away a 95th min penalty?

[Crunchie]

Monty said he was dropped. Paul was excellent v Livi. Rocky has improved and his recovery pace is better than Pauls (as you would accept) but Paul continues to read the game better than Rocky and pass the ball better than Rocky.

Your opinion can't be taken seriously when you say PH is nowhere near as good as Rocky or Fish. You could just say you think they are better. Nowhere near is just hyperbole nonsense.

btw it was known by many on Thursday that Paul would be playing on Saturday.
Hyperbole nonsense you say, I'll predict both Rocky and Fish go on and play at a higher level than PH, time will tell who's right.
We'll go backwards imo if we play Hanlon regularly, he's not consistently good enough. We were playing bottom of the league, I'd have expected him to have had a good game.

[Donegal Hibby]

Watch the first 2 Celtic goals.

I've watched them and he could have got tighter to the Celtic player though you could also question why the cross wasn't stopped ? , could Newell have defended it better too? . Stevenson gave away a penalty following poor defending from Newell again . Fish at fault with one too .We could pick out more than Rocky for individual mistakes in that game TBH

In the last four games Rocky's played in we have kept 2 clean sheets and won 3 of them . As I said I don't mind Hanlon in the team though I do think Rocky will play more often than Hanlon will and there's a few reasons for that

Monty might have decided Rocky needed a rest or as another poster said maybe because Livvy were going to play a lot of balls into the box and Hanlon is good in the air . Don't believe though Monty dropped him for a dip in form in one game though that part sounds like a load of nonsense.

[JimBHibees]

IMO it’s not really dipped it’s just never been that good.

He’s not been terrible by any stretch of the imagination but he’s not really been that good either. The same can be said of anyone defensively given we’ve conceded more than we’ve scored.

Think he has been good. Wee bit surprised he wasn’t picked Saturday

[JimBHibees]

Watch the first 2 Celtic goals.

Personally thought both Levitt and Miller more at fault for goal 2

[Billy Whizz]

Are tickets on sale yet? Can’t seem to find them anywhere

On here, have to register an account first

https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/travelling-support?ftredirect=1

[WeeRussell]

Progress is winning one game with Hanlon starting? A 0-1 win against bottom of the league, where he was a few inches away from giving away a 95th min penalty?

I wonder what our assessment would have been if Hanlon hadn’t bothered getting back in an attempt to make a last ditch block to deny a goal? It would have been unfortunate if he conceded a penalty there.

Still happy for Rocky to play though. Always been a fan.

[JammyDoidger]

On here, have to register an account first

https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/travelling-support?ftredirect=1

Looks like hardly any sold, not even sold out one block behind the goals yet.

[Billy Whizz]

Looks like hardly any sold, not even sold out one block behind the goals yet.

Historically crowds before Xmas are lower. If this has been on the 30th as planned, would have seen a large travelling support

[Brooster]

Hyperbole nonsense you say, I'll predict both Rocky and Fish go on and play at a higher level than PH, time will tell who's right.
We'll go backwards imo if we play Hanlon regularly, he's not consistently good enough. We were playing bottom of the league, I'd have expected him to have had a good game.

He was outstanding on Saturday, a performance that Rocky can only dream about putting in. No brainer....he plays in the next game.

[Donegal Hibby]

He was outstanding on Saturday, a performance that Rocky can only dream about putting in. No brainer....he plays in the next game.

I suppose it helps abit to though when the team your playing as gone 5 straight defeats without scoring as opposed to a team that has scored 38 goals in 15 matches ! .

[scoopyboy]

Hyperbole nonsense you say, I'll predict both Rocky and Fish go on and play at a higher level than PH, time will tell who's right.
We'll go backwards imo if we play Hanlon regularly, he's not consistently good enough. We were playing bottom of the league, I'd have expected him to have had a good game.

Your not much of a gambler, Paul Hanlon will not play at a level higher than the league he is playing now as he turns 34 next month.

The other two are young enough to play at a higher level, whether they do is debatable. Do you consider the Championship in England to be higher than our Premiership?

[B.H.F.C]

Looks like hardly any sold, not even sold out one block behind the goals yet.

Section D behind the goal was on sale and is gone. That, plus what we’ve sold in section C behind the goal plus what we’ve sold in the main stand is a bit more than hardly any. We’ll end up with another decent away crowd, couple of thousand minimum but likely a bit more than that.

[w pilton hibby]

He was outstanding on Saturday, a performance that Rocky can only dream about putting in. No brainer....he plays in the next game.

From the EEN

Scottish Premiership Team of the Weekend: 2 Hibs stars make XI alongside Rangers & Aberdeen men

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-rangers-and-aberdeen-stars-named-in-scottish-premiership-team-of-the-weekend-4441544?page=3

[JammyDoidger]

He was outstanding on Saturday, a performance that Rocky can only dream about putting in. No brainer....he plays in the next game.

He was up against Kurtis Guthrie who is brutal, a team that hasn't scored in 6 or 7 games I'd be concerned if he didn't have a good game. Rocky has been better, hanlons best days are behind him.

[King Cosell]

Looks like hardly any sold, not even sold out one block behind the goals yet.

Block D, behing the goal, is sold out. Block A, bigger block is nearly sold. That's roughly 2 x 600 and there's about 200 sold in B & C. That's around 1,400 and it's only Monday.

[Brooster]

He was up against Kurtis Guthrie who is brutal, a team that hasn't scored in 6 or 7 games I'd be concerned if he didn't have a good game. Rocky has been better, hanlons best days are behind him.

He was brutal because Hanlon had him in his pocket. It's not difficult to understand.

[ekhibee]

I don’t think anyone is looking for him to play consistently going forward now, but we have limited options until such time as we can sign anyone else.

I don’t think Hanlon is a brilliant option these days but I do think he’s a better option than Rocky.

I don't think he's a better option but it's all about opinions of course. Still a good player to have as back up, no doubt.

[scoopyboy]

He was up against Kurtis Guthrie who is brutal, a team that hasn't scored in 6 or 7 games I'd be concerned if he didn't have a good game. Rocky has been better, hanlons best days are behind him.

Do you not mean you would be delighted if he didn't have a good game?

[CapitalGreen]

We conceded 3 the last time Rocky started against Livi with the first 2 goals a result of Rocky failing to defend crosses. 1/3 of all Livingston’s goals this season have come while Rocky has been on the pitch. Maybe Monty took that into account when picking the team.

[Donegal Hibby]

Its 13 league games Monty has been in charge now and in them games I make it he's started with Rocky in 10 of them and in one of the 3 he didn't play Rocky in it seemed like he was resting him before putting him back into the team for the derby game .

Quite happy with either player starting as I think both are good tbh though think it's fairly obvious who Monty seems to prefer to start with in games .

[JimBHibees]

Your not much of a gambler, Paul Hanlon will not play at a level higher than the league he is playing now as he turns 34 next month.

The other two are young enough to play at a higher level, whether they do is debatable. Do you consider the Championship in England to be higher than our Premiership?

Personally would I think.

[Aldo]

Do you not mean you would be delighted if he didn't have a good game?

PH was excellent on Saturday. Stepped when asked to do so and put in a Captains performance. His stats speak for themselves but could you imagine the slating he would have received if he’d let Guthrie score?

Win, clean sheet on a ****ty pitch on a ****ty day yet folk still won’t give him credit where credit is due!

[Brightside]

PH was excellent on Saturday. Stepped when asked to do so and put in a Captains performance. His stats speak for themselves but could you imagine the slating he would have received if he’d let Guthrie score?

Win, clean sheet on a ****ty pitch on a ****ty day yet folk still won’t give him credit where credit is due!

And this is it. No one on here is slating Rocky. We might even see Paul and Rocky playing at the weekend. Will Fish has been far from perfect in his past few games. Its the extremes of rating a performance that makes the opinions almost worthless.

All 3 have been poor in certain games this season and last. Same goes for every single player in the squad. Just give credit when its due, and the same goes for level headed criticism.

Rocky will end up being a much better RCB than LCB, and personally I'd still rather be looking to recruit a natural LCB for next season. I'd be more than happy with Rocky as our RCB for the next few years.

[jeffers]

And this is it. No one on here is slating Rocky. We might even see Paul and Rocky playing at the weekend. Will Fish has been far from perfect in his past few games. Its the extremes of rating a performance that makes the opinions almost worthless.

All 3 have been poor in certain games this season and last. Same goes for every single player in the squad. Just give credit when its due, and the same goes for level headed criticism.

Rocky will end up being a much better RCB than LCB, and personally I'd still rather be looking to recruit a natural LCB for next season. I'd be more than happy with Rocky as our RCB for the next few years.

It’s the double standards that get me. Rather than admit Paul Hanlon was excellent on Saturday it’s down to the poor opposition rather than admitting he made them look poor. Then when it’s pointed out that other Hibs players weren’t great on Saturday that was cos of the pitch and conditions and the position they play in.

You are spot on, Paul Hanlon, Will Fish and Rocky have been poor at times this season, but in Paul Hanlon’s case he seems to be held to a different standard. I can only guess at the criticism he would have got if it had been him who made the mistakes Rocky did against Celtic.

[Aldo]

And this is it. No one on here is slating Rocky. We might even see Paul and Rocky playing at the weekend. Will Fish has been far from perfect in his past few games. Its the extremes of rating a performance that makes the opinions almost worthless.

All 3 have been poor in certain games this season and last. Same goes for every single player in the squad. Just give credit when its due, and the same goes for level headed criticism.

Rocky will end up being a much better RCB than LCB, and personally I'd still rather be looking to recruit a natural LCB for next season. I'd be more than happy with Rocky as our RCB for the next few years.

Agree. It’s like what if or I could have been but it wasn’t. Easier to look at the negatives instead of the positives and with Paul a lot of folk do that. You need to ride your luck sometimes in football but on Saturday it was a great team performance to get us through and get 3 points.

[Donegal Hibby]

PH was excellent on Saturday. Stepped when asked to do so and put in a Captains performance. His stats speak for themselves but could you imagine the slating he would have received if he’d let Guthrie score?

Win, clean sheet on a ****ty pitch on a ****ty day yet folk still won’t give him credit where credit is due!

Paul Hanlon was excellent on Saturday and he's a good player to have though theres a some in our support that don't/ wont acknowledge the fact that Rocky has vastly improved since joining Hibs and is also a good player too !.

We have won 3 out of the last four games he's played and we have had 2 clean sheets as well against better teams .

Rocky is just another player like Campbell who are the ones that fail to receive credit when it's due and are often described as not good enough.

Paul Hanlon is 34 in January and won't be playing every week now though very good player to have in our squad . He might keep his place for the St Johnstone game though it's only a matter of time before Rocky's back in the team . Monty has preferred Rocky over Hanlon since being appointed probably because of the way we play and he's more mobile and quicker too .

[Aldo]

Paul Hanlon was excellent on Saturday and he's a good player to have though theres a some in our support that don't/ wont acknowledge the fact that Rocky has vastly improved since joining Hibs and is also a good player too !.

We have won 3 out of the last four games he's played and we have had 2 clean sheets as well against better teams .

Rocky is just another player like Campbell who are the ones that fail to receive credit when it's due and are often described as not good enough.

Paul Hanlon is 34 in January and won't be playing every week now though very good player to have in our squad . He might keep his place for the St Johnstone game though it's only a matter of time before Rocky's back in the team . Monty has preferred Rocky over Hanlon since being appointed probably because of the way we play and he's more mobile and quicker too .

Rock, Fish and Hanlon as others have alluded have been poor at points recently. Ricky was dropped and Paul came in and played well.

Rocky has been super and proved a lot of doubters wrong. Long may this continue.

Tbh it’s easy to criticise than give praise and throughout the season there are plenty of players who deserve both.

Tough game on Saturday (got my ticket) so hopefully another 3 points and a clean sheet

[James70]

Joe Newell suspended against Saints, I thought it was Ross County he was going to miss.

[B.H.F.C]

Joe Newell suspended against Saints, I thought it was Ross County he was going to miss.

I’m sure it is Ross County he misses. Suspensions for accumulation of yellows usually kick in 14 days after the one that triggers the suspension. He got that against Aberdeen but that was on the Sunday rather than the Saturday.

[Superfurry72]

I'd rather he missed Saturday, because if the Ross County game got called off he'd miss the derby.

[Billy Whizz]

Joe Newell suspended against Saints, I thought it was Ross County he was going to miss.

Me too, but just read the below

https://news.stv.tv/sport/nick-montgomery-tips-jimmy-jeggo-to-perform-for-hibs-in-absence-of-joe-newell

[tamh]

:na na::na na:
One decent performance and he is suddenly good enough again? We have been there with PH, he had his time but surely he can't consistently play under another manager if we expect to progress?

[CapitalGreen]

I’m sure it is Ross County he misses. Suspensions for accumulation of yellows usually kick in 14 days after the one that triggers the suspension. He got that against Aberdeen but that was on the Sunday rather than the Saturday.

Is it because the St Johnstone game was originally scheduled to take place after the 14 days?

[nonshinyfinish]

Is it because the St Johnstone game was originally scheduled to take place after the 14 days?

No, St Johnstone was originally 30th Dec.

EDIT: I think the 14 day thing must have changed – page six of this document say seven days: https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/11110/los17-spfl-shfl-slfl-02-nov-2023.pdf

[Hibernian Verse]

Mind your £20 notes for when we go 1-0 up

[CapitalGreen]

No, St Johnstone was originally 30th Dec.

EDIT: I think the 14 day thing must have changed – page six of this document say seven days: https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/11110/los17-spfl-shfl-slfl-02-nov-2023.pdf

Cheers, he really needs to get better at tackling

[worcesterhibby]

Me too, but just read the below

https://news.stv.tv/sport/nick-montgomery-tips-jimmy-jeggo-to-perform-for-hibs-in-absence-of-joe-newell

Great picture of Jimmy in that article.. He actually looks like a cool international footballer... don't laugh, I know what I mean ! :greengrin

[Tambo]

In my opinion, if we’re talking about players deserving to start, Jair is the last person that should be dropped. Particularly for Doidge!

I’d imagine Monty will approach the fixture similar to Livingston anyway.

I totally understand regarding Jair, while he was nothing spectacular I did think Youan was useful at times vs Livingston and I put Doidge in as he also is good at defending set pieces etc

We will probably approach the game similar to Livingston as you say and looks like Levitt and Jeggo in the middle.

Another 3 points is a must.

[B.H.F.C]

Jeggo in for Newell and Miller for Whittaker will be only changes IMO.

Need Levitt to lift things a bit tomorrow. He’s been doing all right but we need a bit extra from him in Newell’s absence.

[Greenbeard]

Jeggo in for Newell and Miller for Whittaker will be only changes IMO.

Need Levitt to lift things a bit tomorrow. He’s been doing all right but we need a bit extra from him in Newell’s absence.
Great chance for Levitt to show he can run the show - and hopefully get his sleeves rolled up for the full 90 with no lapses in effort.

[joe breezy]

Mind your £20 notes for when we go 1-0 up

Why? Are Hibs providing free lines of Colombian marching powder in the toilets for every goal scored?

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Don’t normally go to away games but the wee mans coerced me into going up to Perth. Does anyone have advice on the best place to park near the ground as I’ve not been up there for years?

[Dashing Bob S]

Paul Hanlon was excellent on Saturday and he's a good player to have though theres a some in our support that don't/ wont acknowledge the fact that Rocky has vastly improved since joining Hibs and is also a good player too !.

We have won 3 out of the last four games he's played and we have had 2 clean sheets as well against better teams .

Rocky is just another player like Campbell who are the ones that fail to receive credit when it's due and are often described as not good enough.

Paul Hanlon is 34 in January and won't be playing every week now though very good player to have in our squad . He might keep his place for the St Johnstone game though it's only a matter of time before Rocky's back in the team . Monty has preferred Rocky over Hanlon since being appointed probably because of the way we play and he's more mobile and quicker too .

Don’t think people are down on PH or LS and recognize the great contributions they’ve made and the -admittedly diminishing- roles they still have. I think people were frustrated with an evident lack of succession planning from previous management regimes and has visions of those guys continually being asked to play games as first team picks in their declining years.

Football is all about opinions and in the Bushiri - Hanlon debate youth will always win in the long run. If Hanlon was as consistent as people want he to be he wouldn’t have spent his career in the SPL, and Bushiri wouldn’t be here now

[JammyDoidger]

Don’t normally go to away games but the wee mans coerced me into going up to Perth. Does anyone have advice on the best place to park near the ground as I’ve not been up there for years?

Stadium car park is a fiver, or just park in one of the streets near the ground.

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Stadium car park is a fiver, or just park in one of the streets near the ground.

Thanks mate.

[BoomtownHibees]

Thanks mate.

Car park can be a nightmare to get out of. On street parking is your best bet

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Car park can be a nightmare to get out of. On street parking is your best bet

Ok, will leave sharpish to give myself enough time, thanks for the heads up.

[1875Sean]

Think there will be 2 changes from last week, miller in at right back and Jeggo in for the suspended newell

[Tambo]

Miller returns at RB.

[Crab apple]

Car park can be a nightmare to get out of. On street parking is your best bet

We're parked up from Struans caravan centre which is about 15 minutes walk from the ground. Tesco car park has a 2 hour limit but I don't know if they enforce that.