Celtic next

[Hibees1973]

Need to move our thoughts on to Wednesday. Today was woeful, but it's done.

Who knows if Montgomery will still be in charge come Wednesday. I hope he is, but lose the next two games then this time next week he is likely to be sacked.

We need wholesale changes to the side after today. First, Tavares & Youan should be dropped. Both are work-shy, weak, selfish and unreliable. Both are even unprofessional at times and down tools. Others could be accused of this after today, but from what I've seen these two are the worst. They cannot be counted on when it gets tough. This is how I reckon we should line up. There are a couple of caveats. Is Cadden fit to start, will Boyle and Miller be available for selection.

Marshall

Cadden
Fish
Bevan
Obita

Amos
Newell
Moriah-Welsh
Marcondes

Vente
ALF

[Carheenlea]

I honestly couldn’t name you what I think would be our strongest side.

Still getting to grips with who the new additions are and where and how they play.

Good sides roll off the tongue without a lot of thought. This one is a bit of a challenge.

[Trinity Hibee]

ALF is intelligent and picks up great positions as well as good link up play. He has to start for me.

[Jones28]

Marshall

Megwa
CB, honestly don’t know who at this point
Hanlon
Obita

Amos

Cadden if fit, if not **** knows, Maolida?
MW
Marcondes
Tavares

Vente

[Jones28]

ALF is intelligent and picks up great positions as well as good link up play. He has to start for me.

Is he fit?

[Trinity Hibee]

Is he fit?

I’d give him an hour to get himself fit. We’ll likely need him at ICT too

[Callum_62]

Can't wait....

[emoji51]

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[Jones28]

Actually scrap my previous

Marshall

Megwa
Hanlon
Obita
Stevenson

Cadden
MW
Amos
Tavares

Marcondes

ALF

[Glory Lurker]

Do I have to?

No?

Okay then. Will stay at home.

[B.H.F.C]

Marshall

Miller
Fish
Hanlon
Obita

Boyle
Amos
MW
Maolida

Marcondes
ALF

[Tambo]

Marshall/Johnson

Megwa/Bevan
Fish
Hanlon

Miller/Cadden
Amos/Moriah-Welsh
Newell
Rudi
Obita

Marcondes
Boyle

I don't care about fast flowing attacking football that we usually get promised, keep it tight at the back and compact in the middle and hit them on the counter.

Would like to see a 3-5-2

It will mean some players will sit out, some may even deserve it on recent form.

[He's here!]

Hibs 0 Celtic 4. Doesn't really matter what our team is.

[flash]

Hibs 0 Celtic 4. Doesn't really matter what our team is.

It absolutely does matter.

[eastterrace]

Actually scrap my previous

Marshall

Megwa
Hanlon
Obita
Stevenson

Cadden
MW
Amos
Tavares

Marcondes

ALF can’t understand why you still would play that imposter Tavares he brings nothing to the table he needs binned.

[IberianHibernian]

Not ideal playing Celtic just before a crucial cup tie in Inverness but a great opportunity for our players to make an impact . Aberdeen showed today in the second half that Celtic are far from invincible .

[NC1875]

With them dropping points today it’s probably the worst time to play them. We’ll get pumped unfortunately.

[Hibernia&Alba]

The glimmer of hope is that Celtic are a bit low on confidence just now and aren’t playing good football. They are in a title race and seem to be feeling the pressure. You just never know. That’s the only chance I see for us.

[B.H.F.C]

With them dropping points today it’s probably the worst time to play them. We’ll get pumped unfortunately.

Can see it being a total non contest. We won’t lay a glove on them.

With where they are just now, they couldn’t have handpicked a better team to play.

[Carheenlea]

The glimmer of hope is that Celtic are a bit low on confidence just now and aren’t playing good football. They are in a title race and seem to be feeling the pressure. You just never know. That’s the only chance I see for us.

Plus, Brendan Shine has still never won a game at Easter Road. There is some hope - we’re their bogey team…!

[calumb]

can’t understand why you still would play that imposter Tavares he brings nothing to the table he needs binned.

Agreed, we start with 10 men most weeks with Montgomery's insistence on starting him. I thought he might have twigged it against Killie when the only time we looked like scoring when he was on was when he himself duffed a chance right in front of the goal.

[mcohibs]

With them dropping points today it’s probably the worst time to play them. We’ll get pumped unfortunately.

Aye. They’ll be bang up for it given result today.

[Willis1875]

I’d go a flat 4 in midfield if he is going to be persistent with this shape and at least try and make us harder to beat.
Something like Cadden Amos Levitt Newell
Cadden and Newell will at least offer protection to the full backs,Granted it will stifle us in a more attacking sense but that’s already woeful as it is anyway.
You could chuck Welsh in for Levitt or in for Cadden if he’s not ready to start

[SON OF PADDY]

can’t understand why you still would play that imposter Tavares he brings nothing to the table he needs binned.

As does Marshall !

[Diclonius]

Can we sign a literal bus to park in front of the goal

[Exuberance1875]

Makes next to zero difference who we play, got barely any players with Scottish league experience which you need to succeed in this league. Staff have no experience of this league too and it shows.

We will get our usual doing from the old firm then struggle on to Saturday.

[California-Hibs]

Folk naming Tavares in their team need to book an appointment with their GP.

[Glory Lurker]

I can't be bothered. Hibs have got my money already so it's all good.

[JohnM1875]

I can't be bothered. Hibs have got my money already so it's all good.

Kinda where I'm at. All of my group were looking forward to the game today, my best mates first game since the Celtic game (snowed in for the derby and Motherwell games and working for the Sevco one) He's already talking about not renewing next year and I get it, he has a wee one so spending time with her will trump a pish Hibs team.

So done with us right now.

[superfurryhibby]

No gaun

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Will Boyle be available? Should be back before Wednesday. Unfortunately he's not able to play goalkeeper, left back, right back or centre half.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Plus, Brendan Shine has still never won a game at Easter Road. There is some hope - we’re their bogey team…!

That’s true and it’s an amazing stat. If we avoid going behind early, we might get a bit of confidence. Clutching at straws, but that’s all we can do really, as our chances are slim.

[heid the baw]

Sad to say it but Celtic will win easily on Wednesday
They dominated and dropped points against Aberdeen. They are going for the title and that result puts pressure on them They will be hurting and won't make the same mistake twice

[Jones28]

can’t understand why you still would play that imposter Tavares he brings nothing to the table he needs binned.

I don’t agree.

[hibee-boys]

80mile round trip on a Wednesday night after a days work after watching that performance yesterday? Think I’ll give it a miss. If Miller/Boyle are back I’d just have them on the bench, game is a bogey, save them for the cup game.

[LunasBoots]

With a team of no passion, no fight, dont know each other, we are going to get pumped. We look like a team playing pre season.

[LewysGot2]

I don’t agree.

I do think that whilst he has been on a redemption arc and seems to have risen from the dead under NM, I don't think he's been great since Christmas. Being harder working than Youan is something but not awfy hard. He took a sair yin last week at Killie so maybe feeling that but he deserved being subbed yesterday as much as Elie and Levitt

[Hibstrooper]

Football can surprise you sometimes but at the moment this seems the most obvious 0-3 or 0-4 result, mainly because Monty’s refusal to change the way we play.

He’ll switch it up a bit in terms of players but at least one of the goals will come from RB position so the facts (not excuses) this time will be we’ve had to play a 18 year old there.

That’ll be followed up by a really scrappy game against ICT, similar to Forfar however harder to predict which way the single goal will swing. If it goes to ICT then that might just be the end.

[Pretty Boy]

We played pretty well against Celtic at ER earlier in the season and were worthy of the draw. In saying that we have regressed somewhat from those halcyon days.

I suppose football can be a funny old game. I remember us getting outplayed and deservedly beaten by Hearts at ER just after Calderwood was appointed with Rangers at Ibrox up next. From nowhere we went out and won 3-0. I don't really see that happening again but sometimes a performance or result can just come out of the blue.

If we play like we did yesterday then it will be a hammering but if we can blunt their midfield as we did in the last game at ER and show a bit of fight then we can hopefully walk away with something to cling to and give us a bit of hope.

[scm70nyd1973]

As does Marshall !

Don’t get me started on the last line of defence - I’m sure he’s (DM) is a really nice guy off the field (and even on it) but in terms of bringing badly needed experience to the team , commanding his box, making the best decisions, passing, giving out calmness/composure to the back line - I just can’t see it right now. I’ve been pretty disappointed with him TBH.

[Since452]

He has a free hit to restore some faith v Celtic.

[B.H.F.C]

We played pretty well against Celtic at ER earlier in the season and were worthy of the draw. In saying that we have regressed somewhat from those halcyon days.

I suppose football can be a funny old game. I remember us getting outplayed and deservedly beaten by Hearts at ER just after Calderwood was appointed with Rangers at Ibrox up next. From nowhere we went out and won 3-0. I don't really see that happening again but sometimes a performance or result can just come out of the blue.

If we play like we did yesterday then it will be a hammering but if we can blunt their midfield as we did in the last game at ER and show a bit of fight then we can hopefully walk away with something to cling to and give us a bit of hope.

Showing a bit of fight might be asking for too much based on what we saw yesterday.

Moriah-Welsh at least came on and looked like he wanted to tackle. Him and Amos have to play. We can’t just keep doing the same thing in the middle of the park over and over again and expecting it to change. Suspect Newell will still play though.

[Baldy Foghorn]

[QUOTE=B.H.F.C;7574332]Showing a bit of fight might be asking for too much based on what we saw yesterday.

Moriah-Welsh at least came on and looked like he wanted to tackle. Him and Amos have to play. We can’t just keep doing the same thing in the middle of the park over and over again and expecting it to change. Suspect Newell will still play though.[/QUOT

Agree, think Levitt will be benched

[Smartie]

I don’t think I’ve ever been less bothered about a competitive Hibs game at Easter Road.

Next Saturday is massive for us - so the team that plays Celtic must reflect what is going to give us the best chance of beating Inverness.

This shower have absolutely none of the required characteristics to go toe to toe with the Glasgow clubs so it’s all about fitness and experimentation. They actually get a free pass from me, for one game only.

It’s a sorry state of affairs.

[JohnM1875]

Attendance for this is going to be brutal. I’ll be going more out of habit and getting use out of my ST. But for the first time in a very long time I honestly don’t really want to go.

[Pretty Boy]

Attendance for this is going to be brutal. I’ll be going more out of habit and getting use out of my ST. But for the first time in a very long time I honestly don’t really want to go.

Midweek games are a bit of a nightmare for me but I've been desperately trying to get childcare to go and have been successful.

Like you it's habit more than any kind of enjoyment these days. I can also be a contrary *******. I'll criticise players CEO, manager and so on but when times are hardest I probably become even more resolute in my actual attendance at games. I don't know if it's a 'at least I have earned the right to criticise' type of thing.

[Greensunshine]

He has a free hit to restore some faith v Celtic.

I’d pin this on the dressing room wall.
Nothing else describes this game better than a free hit.
Show us something, anything, just help restore the pride.
We are all realists, chances are slim to nil of taking three points or anything at all but show us you have character, pride for the club and the supporters.
Compete for every ball, stay switched on.
Shout and argue and call each other out when it’s not right.
Nothing works better than a rocket up the arse!
Save the managers bacon and ultimately your own.

We can then take something from it and start to build.

[eastterrace]

I don’t agree.
Is that you nick

[Since452]

I’d pin this on the dressing room wall.
Nothing else describes this game better than a free hit.
Show us something, anything, just help restore the pride.
We are all realists, chances are slim to nil of taking three points or anything at all but show us you have character, pride for the club and the supporters.
Compete for every ball, stay switched on.
Shout and argue and call each other out when it’s not right.
Nothing works better than a rocket up the arse!
Save the managers bacon and ultimately your own.

We can then take something from it and start to build.

Totally agree. What worried me yesterday was that they weren't even arguing with each other. Hands on their hips staring at the ground was as heated as it got. Bloody show us something! Show you care. Tackle, argue, get sent off. Something. Game was done anyway.

[Lago]

Need to move our thoughts on to Wednesday. Today was woeful, but it's done.

Who knows if Montgomery will still be in charge come Wednesday. I hope he is, but lose the next two games then this time next week he is likely to be sacked.

We need wholesale changes to the side after today. First, Tavares & Youan should be dropped. Both are work-shy, weak, selfish and unreliable. Both are even unprofessional at times and down tools. Others could be accused of this after today, but from what I've seen these two are the worst. They cannot be counted on when it gets tough. This is how I reckon we should line up. There are a couple of caveats. Is Cadden fit to start, will Boyle and Miller be available for selection.

Marshall

Cadden
Fish
Bevan
Obita

Amos
Newell
Moriah-Welsh
Marcondes

Vente
ALF
Should certainly be interesting if nothing else. :rolleyes:

[Greensunshine]

Totally agree. What worried me yesterday was that they weren't even arguing with each other. Hands on their hips staring at the ground was as heated as it got. Bloody show us something! Show you care. Tackle, argue, get sent off. Something. Game was done anyway.

You can read a lot into a team’s mentality when the chips are down, you find out things about yourself and your teammates.

If we fail to show anything against Celtic then it’s curtains for Monty but each and every player will be on a shoogly peg from there on in.
We need to see something and take it and start from there.
Nothing is love better than look back at all those threads on .net and laugh at us at our over reaction!

[AlbertK86]

I know Monty won’t but I’d like to see

Wallacot

Fish Hanlon Nectar

Cadden Amos Newell Obita

Marcondes

Vente Le Fondre

Subs

Johnston
Bevan
Miller
Megwa
Moriah-Welsh
Moilida
Boyle
Youan
Mayenda

Raging with Marshall and his reluctance to dominate his six yard box.

Cost us two goals yesterday and last weeks second one was ridiculous.

****** up v Rangers as well.

Don’t want Jair or Levitt anywhere near the team.

Pair of feardies who are so weak and ineffective it beggars belief.

Youan has credit from his goals and assists


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[lyonhibs]

If we play 2 in central midfield, we're looking at a 3 goal defeat at least. These new lads better be up speed muy rapido or it could be a cricket score where we don't lay a glove on an OF team. Again.

[thebausburst]

3-5-2 for me, 3 centre halves, new guys predominantly in midfield and Alf supporting Vente in attack.

[ekhibee]

If we play 2 in central midfield, we're looking at a 3 goal defeat at least. These new lads better be up speed muy rapido or it could be a cricket score where we don't lay a glove on an OF team. Again.

This. And it very probably will be.

[hibeerealist]

The glimmer of hope is that Celtic are a bit low on confidence just now and aren’t playing good football. They are in a title race and seem to be feeling the pressure. You just never know. That’s the only chance I see for us.


That is why Celtic are rubbing their hands as its ER/Hibs next game!

[HFC93]

I’m bizarrely more confident about Celtic than I am about Inverness. It would be very Hibs for us to get a result on Wednesday and be knocked out of the cup by Inverness.

[Scotty Leither]

One game each against the OF and Hearts, and we’ve not registered a goal. Tone of the comments on here (correctly, sadly) is the game on Wednesday is almost a dead rubber, where avoiding a tanking will be a “good result”.

Is that really what Hibernian FC have come to?

[Since452]

If the team has Levitt, Whittaker and Nectar in it, it'll probably be a pumping. It's a free hit anyway. For me the Inverness game is more important.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

You can read a lot into a team’s mentality when the chips are down, you find out things about yourself and your teammates.

If we fail to show anything against Celtic then it’s curtains for Monty but each and every player will be on a shoogly peg from there on in.
We need to see something and take it and start from there.
Nothing is love better than look back at all those threads on .net and laugh at us at our over reaction!

You won't have been doing too much laughing recently.

[number9dream]

[QUOTE=B.H.F.C;7574332]Showing a bit of fight might be asking for too much based on what we saw yesterday.

Moriah-Welsh at least came on and looked like he wanted to tackle. Him and Amos have to play. We can’t just keep doing the same thing in the middle of the park over and over again and expecting it to change. Suspect Newell will still play though.[/QUOT

Agree, think Levitt will be benched

A bit worrying that Amos didn't get on at the weekend. Surely he needs minutes after such a long break from playing?
Moriah-Welsh must have earned a start but he's hardly played either, so how long will he last?
After all of the thoroughly deserved criticism, I wouldn't be surprised to see a sending off for us, with someone getting the red mist in a misplaced way of showing commitment to the cause.

Marsh
Megwa Fish Hanlon* Obita
Amos*
M-W Newell
Marcondes
Vente ALF


*if fit
Miller & Boyle on bench if available

[JimBHibees]

If we play 2 in central midfield, we're looking at a 3 goal defeat at least. These new lads better be up speed muy rapido or it could be a cricket score where we don't lay a glove on an OF team. Again.

We already drew with Celtic this season under Monty at home

[JimBHibees]

[QUOTE=Baldy Foghorn;7574480]

A bit worrying that Amos didn't get on at the weekend. Surely he needs minutes after such a long break from playing?
Moriah-Welsh must have earned a start but he's hardly played either, so how long will he last?
After all of the thoroughly deserved criticism, I wouldn't be surprised to see a sending off for us, with someone getting the red mist in a misplaced way of showing commitment to the cause.

Marsh
Megwa Fish Hanlon* Obita
Amos*
M-W Newell
Marcondes
Vente ALF


*if fit
Miller & Boyle on bench if available

Yes wee bit surprised Amos got no minutes at alll

[Billy Whizz]

Just realised it’s an 8pm KO, thought it was 7.45pm
It’s to be really cold on Wednesday night so wrap up

[Jones28]

Is that you nick

Hahahaha how original.

[LunasBoots]

That is why Celtic are rubbing their hands as its ER/Hibs next game!

Exactly, we are playing players that dont really know each other, its like pre season stuff, Celtics goal difference and our goal difference are miles apart, they might not be great in defence but there midfield area with O'Riley, McGregor and Bernardo have been playing very well, Abada on one wing and Palma on the other in areas we are struggling in and with Kyogo up top its going to be a hard night, i just hope we keep the score down and show a bit of fight and passion, all i really want right now.

[Jones28]

I do think that whilst he has been on a redemption arc and seems to have risen from the dead under NM, I don't think he's been great since Christmas. Being harder working than Youan is something but not awfy hard. He took a sair yin last week at Killie so maybe feeling that but he deserved being subbed yesterday as much as Elie and Levitt

Fair enough I didn’t see the game.

I think he offers more than Youan in terms of a team performance, tracking and running is something we are going to seriously need against Celtic.

I also think his ball retention is really good and on a breakaway he has the skill and pace to turn and run with the ball, again something that has been lacking.

[Jones28]

Result wise, head says 3/4 down before half time, heart says a spirited home win to continue Rodger’s miserable Easter Road record.

[Hibees1973]

If the team has Levitt, Whittaker and Nectar in it, it'll probably be a pumping. It's a free hit anyway. For me the Inverness game is more important.

It's not a free hit.

If its yet another sh*t show (a defeat of more than 3 goals) and us not laying a glove on them, then it's another nail in Montgomery's coffin.

Aberdeen got a draw on Saturday and they are below us, at the moment.

There are no more free hits.

[marinello59]

It's not a free hit.

If its yet another sh*t show (a defeat of more than 3 goals) and us not laying a glove on them, then it's another nail in Montgomery's coffin.

Aberdeen got a draw on Saturday and they are below us, at the moment.

There are no more free hits.

:agree:
Writing off the game before we have played it is bonkers. There’s three points there to be won, a draw is not completely inconceivable.

[Vini1875]

Funnily enough I spoke to a few celtc fans today and none of them said they fancied it. I am praying Hibs just pull off one those surprises that we have done many times in the past. I wouldn't bet a tenner on it but I'll be there hoping and praying.

[Billy Whizz]

Celtic will dominate possession, they had 71% possession against Aberdeen at the weekend and got a 1-1 draw

We need to be compact and work like hell off the ball, and hit fast on the break
Over to you Monty

[Wheat Hound]

I'm guessing Tavares, Levitt & Youan being subbed at half time last Sat means a good chance none will start on Wednesday. Certainly the first 2 should be nowhere near it.
.
Wholesale changes required, imo:

Wollacott

Cadden
Hanlon
Blaney
Obita

Moriah-Welsh
Amos

Le Fondre
Marcondes
Boyle

Vente

[Hibernia&Alba]

:agree:
Writing off the game before we have played it is bonkers. There’s three points there to be won, a draw is not completely inconceivable.

Yes, you just never know in football. How many times have we seen a shock and wondered how it happened? It’s only a few days since Maidstone won away at Ipswich. Let’s see if we can get a reaction from the disgrace of the St Mirren game. Celtic are proving vulnerable when teams are brave enough to have a go. Of course we are underdogs, but Celtic aren’t great at the moment; their fans are as unhappy as we are. I just want to see a massive improvement from weekend.

[Greenio]

I would put Boyle and Miller straight in. They've had plenty rest and we need to change things. Both best options for their positions

Just hope there's been some hardcore soul searching been going on with the team this week.

Bring in a hypnotist or something... Swindon style!

[B.H.F.C]

I would put Boyle and Miller straight in. They've had plenty rest and we need to change things. Both best options for their positions

Just hope there's been some hardcore soul searching been going on with the team this week.

Bring in a hypnotist or something... Swindon style!

Can’t see any reason for them not to play, sure I saw there was a boy played for Middlesbrough on Sunday. Not sure when they were back but imagine it must have been at the weekend. Boyle hasn’t been brilliant this season but he knows what it’s about and, if played wide, is the best option we have.

[where'stheslope]

Big ask, but if we keep them to nil goals, we could have a chance of stealing a goal?
They are not firing on all cylinders at the moment, so take the bull by the horns and go for it!!!

[Jones28]

Is this on Sky?

[The Baldmans Comb]

Fully expecting a strong counter reaction to Saturday and much more fight and determination as many of the old guard return.

Football can be a bit like that after a terrible Saturday and a narrow defeat hits the reset button for more important games ahead.

[JimBHibees]

Is this on Sky?

Don’t think so

[Heisenberg]

Don’t think so

Aye it’s on, seems to be their main event channel. Lucky us finally making it to the big time!

[Jones28]

Thanks fellas

Now TV 24hr Sports pass is £11.99.

[JimBHibees]

Aye it’s on, seems to be their main event channel. Lucky us finally making it to the big time!

Oh right apologies didn’t realise

[Hibernia&Alba]

Aye, it’s on Sky tonight, for those who can’t make it. Let’s hope we can produce something worth watching.