Top 6

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Is ours to lose imo

Opened up a gap to Aberdeen and a game in hand over Motherwell

All clubs around us play each other over the next month whilst we play 3 games against the bottom 2.

Play like we have in the last month and we could be fighting for 4th

[Trinity Hibee]

I feel more confident after tonight. 2 games against RC coming up gives us a chance to get going now.

[Onceinawhile]

Aberdeen and motherwell are rubbish.

Dundee seem to have the wheels falling off.

Need to win vs Ross county and then beat them again.

[Unseen work]

We need 9 points against Ross county (x2) and Livi.

Issue is they’re fighting for their lives down at the bottom of the league.

[GRA]

Need at least 7 points the next 3 games to make it likely, preferably 9. No excuses if we can't get that tally against the bottom 2 teams.

[IberianHibernian]

Dropped 2 points tonight but if we can take at least 4 points from 2 games against Ross C we should be in a good position to make top 6 though still a big gap between 6th and 5th so Europe difficult unless we win the cup .

[He's here!]

Is ours to lose imo

Opened up a gap to Aberdeen and a game in hand over Motherwell

All clubs around us play each other over the next month whilst we play 3 games against the bottom 2.

Play like we have in the last month and we could be fighting for 4th

Still Dundee's to lose, but hopefully they'll slip up against Killie on Saturday and we can capitalise against Ross County. A couple of weeks ago I'd have said we had no chance of top six, but we've given ourselves a strong chance now.

[Tyler Durden]

I think we'll be comfortably above Dundee and even St Mirren by the split. Probably still 4 or 5 behind Killie.

Surprised the bookies still offering 10/11 for us to make top 6 tbh.

Winning 3 out of the 4 home games and Ross County away will be enough IMO.

[VoltaireHibs]

I think we'll be comfortably above Dundee and even St Mirren by the split. Probably still 4 or 5 behind Killie.

Surprised the bookies still offering 10/11 for us to make top 6 tbh.

Winning 3 out of the 4 home games and Ross County away will be enough IMO.


With a fair wind I don't think 4th is out of reach. Tough but not un-doable.

[Unseen work]

With a fair wind I don't think 4th is out of reach. Tough but not un-doable.

9 points behind with a game in hand.

I think when you see the games we’ve left before the split it seems more than doable.

However it is banking on us showing a level of performance and consistency we haven’t shown all season, and then essentially winning the same amount of games that we’ve only managed all season (7). When you look at it like that, and the form of the teams above us it’s difficult imo.

Ross County - Home
Ross County - Away
Livingston - Home
Rangers - Away
St Johnstone - Home
Motherwell - Away

On the face of it we could win 6/7. But teams near the bottom scrapping for their lives never work out as easy as we hope.

[DIXIHIBS]

We really need 9 points out the next 3 games. Dundee have tough run of games so we should be above them by the split. If we are within 2/3 points of st. Mirren/Killie then 4th is not impossible. Tbh if we end up 5th from where we were heading a few weeks ago I won't be to disappointed but we are Hibs...

[Billy Whizz]

With a fair wind I don't think 4th is out of reach. Tough but not un-doable.

I think 4th is a stretch, unless we can get with within 4/5 points of them pre split
Were technically due 2 at home and 3 away post split
Would be due 2 at home, Rangers and Hearts, and 3 away, probably Celtic, St Mirren, and potentially Killie away for a 3rd time. I haven’t looked at how many Killie/St Mirren are due pre split

[yerauldda]

As mentioned - we have:

Ross County - Home
Ross County - Away
Livingston - Home
Rangers - Away
St Johnstone - Home
Motherwell - Away

Dundee fixtures:

Killie - Home
Aberdeen - Home
Rangers - Home
St.Johnstone - Away
Motherwell - Home
Aberdeen - Away

St.Mirren fixtures:

Aberdeen - Home
Killie - Away
Motherwell - Away
Hearts - Home
Celtic - Away

Killie Fixtures:

Dundee - Away
St.Mirren - Home
Hearts - Away
Ross County - Home
St.Johnstone - Away

Based on that I think Killie are probably too far gone, they'll pick up enough point in their next 5 games to see them clear in 4th.
St.Mirren/Dundee on the other hand are both beginning to stutter and St.Mirren have a tough run of fixtures. We could conceivably catch them before the split.

[badabing67]

Top 6 will be nailed on now,

How Rangers could face nightmare THIRD Kilmarnock trip and why they want Hibs to make top six - Daily Record (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-rangers-could-face-nightmare-32239596)

[Spike Mandela]

Both Ross County games and Livingston are games we could easily lose if we slip in to the old Habits of earlier this season.

We need to keep the intensity up and the momentum going and treat every game as though we are facing Barcelona.

I take nothing for granted with Hibs.

[Spike Mandela]

Top 6 will be nailed on now,

How Rangers could face nightmare THIRD Kilmarnock trip and why they want Hibs to make top six - Daily Record (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-rangers-could-face-nightmare-32239596)

This article is proof, if proof were needed, that football in this country is run for the benefit of two clubs.

[Potty78]

Top 6 will be nailed on now,

How Rangers could face nightmare THIRD Kilmarnock trip and why they want Hibs to make top six - Daily Record (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-rangers-could-face-nightmare-32239596)

Also wrong as we haven't played rangers ar ER twice 🤔

[JimBHibees]

Aberdeen and motherwell are rubbish.

Dundee seem to have the wheels falling off.

Need to win vs Ross county and then beat them again.

Wouldn't say Motherwell are rubbish Kettlewell has turned that around and they were very good v Celtic and turned around a deficit to get a good win last night. Should be minimum 7 out of 9 our next three games.

[Sparrows tongue]

9 points from the next three games are definitely achievable.

[B.H.F.C]

9 points from the next three games are definitely achievable.

Even 7 points from the next 3 games would probably see us in the top six. Potentially even less with the fixtures Dundee have in the same time.

I’m pretty sure we’ll pick up enough points between now and the split to finish top six now. Winning these next three would give us a good chance of doing better than sixth though, IMO.

[shetlandhibee]

looking at that fixtures and heres hoping we could get 10 or 11 points from that fixtures dundee 7 or 8 and saint mirren 5 to 7 Killie might pick up enough points to just be out of reach.. somebody just said Hibs still 10/11 to make top 6 i personally will be having some of that odds will crash after saturday IMO :agree:

[wookie70]

If we play the way we did in spells over the last few games then 4th is not impossible. I'd be very disappointed if we didn't get top 6 now and hopefully we do enough so swapping managers is no longer a talking point as we desperately need a settled period

[King Cosell]

9 points behind with a game in hand.

I think when you see the games we’ve left before the split it seems more than doable.

However it is banking on us showing a level of performance and consistency we haven’t shown all season, and then essentially winning the same amount of games that we’ve only managed all season (7). When you look at it like that, and the form of the teams above us it’s difficult imo.

Ross County - Home
Ross County - Away
Livingston - Home
Rangers - Away
St Johnstone - Home
Motherwell - Away

On the face of it we could win 6/7. But teams near the bottom scrapping for their lives never work out as easy as we hope.

Killie have only got 4 home games left (we've got 5), 2 before and 2 tough ones after the split. Assuming we get top 6, we'll have 2 home games left, hoping it's Hearts & Killie with a 3rd away at Ibrox.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

St mirren and killie losing is good.

6 points behind 4th with a game in hand. Keep it going hibees

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Think I was a bit premature 🙈

We're in the top 6 now

[GreenCastle]

Think today means Aberdeen won't make top 6 - though they play Dundee away - Motherwell away - Ross County home - Livi away - Dundee home. 7 points behind Hibs.

Race for 4th / top 6

Hibs - 8 points behind St Mirren

Ross County - Away
Livingston - Home
Rangers - Away
St Johnstone - Home
Motherwell - Away

Dundee fixtures: 9 points behind 4th


Aberdeen - Home
Rangers - Home
St.Johnstone - Away
Motherwell - Home
Aberdeen - Away

St.Mirren fixtures: 1 point ahead of Killie

Killie - Away
Motherwell - Away
Hearts - Home
Celtic - Away

Killie Fixtures: 7 points ahead of Hibs and 1 point behind St Mirren


St.Mirren - Home
Hearts - Away
Ross County - Home
St.Johnstone - Away

Wouldn't rule out Motherwell also from top 6 - Aberdeen home - St Mirren home - Dundee away and Hibs home

[The Modfather]

Think today means Aberdeen won't make top 6 - though they play Dundee away - Motherwell away - Ross County home - Livi away - Dundee home. 7 points behind Hibs.

Race for 4th / top 6

Hibs - 8 points behind St Mirren

Ross County - Away
Livingston - Home
Rangers - Away
St Johnstone - Home
Motherwell - Away

Dundee fixtures: 9 points behind 4th


Aberdeen - Home
Rangers - Home
St.Johnstone - Away
Motherwell - Home
Aberdeen - Away

St.Mirren fixtures: 1 point ahead of Killie

Killie - Away
Motherwell - Away
Hearts - Home
Celtic - Away

Killie Fixtures: 7 points ahead of Hibs and 1 point behind St Mirren


St.Mirren - Home
Hearts - Away
Ross County - Home
St.Johnstone - Away

Wouldn't rule out Motherwell also from top 6 - Aberdeen home - St Mirren home - Dundee away and Hibs home

I think that’s us achieved top 6 now. With the team we can now put out, the form we’re in and the fixtures we have. Think we will better the results of all of the teams above, but we only have to match them points wise for top 6.

[Unseen work]

Much needed win especially with us being tired from Wednesday.

Still a long way to go though, you see how competive it is in the league.

[Hibees1973]

I think what has been forgotten is that if we lost today and the next game against Ross County, we would have been only 3 points away from 2nd bottom.

It's safe to say we won't be in any relegation play-off now. There were times last month when our league position was plummeting and we looked in a bit of bother.

Rest up now and get set for a cup-tie shoot out with the Hun next weekend.

[Itsnoteasy]

Tired from Wednesday. Ffs these guys are professional athletes.

[Northernhibee]

Tired from Wednesday. Ffs these guys are professional athletes.

And they put in a huge effort in a huge game, and the same a few days before that. At this time of the season you’ve always got players playing through niggles and the like too.

[Stairway 2 7]

And they put in a huge effort in a huge game, and the same a few days before that. At this time of the season you’ve always got players playing through niggles and the like too.

It's a pity we are the Sunday night game with Ross County getting the weekend off

[Itsnoteasy]

And they put in a huge effort in a huge game, and the same a few days before that. At this time of the season you’ve always got players playing through niggles and the like too.

That's why you have a squad. When the poor we souls are tired bring on the ones that aren't.

[GreenCastle]

Ross Country away is a really important game.

Win that and adds some pressure to others above plus Aberdeen surely can’t lose again - they play Dundee next.

Really don’t want to draw the game either if we are serious about a late charge for 4th.

[Dashing Bob S]

Ross Country away is a really important game.

Win that and adds some pressure to others above plus Aberdeen surely can’t lose again - they play Dundee next.

Really don’t want to draw the game either if we are serious about a late charge for 4th.

Hopefully we up our performance level and get more opportunities to punish them on the counter.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Ross Country away is a really important game.

Win that and adds some pressure to others above plus Aberdeen surely can’t lose again - they play Dundee next.

Really don’t want to draw the game either if we are serious about a late charge for 4th.

I think winning today has probably gave a bit breathing room in terms of the away game against them. I’m absolutely not for one second saying it would be fine to lose, but I think if we lose there and beat Livi then we’re still doing fine.

Had we not won today then it was probably getting to must win the next two, no excuses territory.

[Sparrows tongue]

If we win up there, then I reckon we can relax a bit.

I think we will win!

[Jim44]

Winning today gives a bit of relief in terms of possibilt finishing in the bottom six. We should be fine but a decent top six finish, with a Europe place, might be a bridge too far. I’d love to be wrong tho’.

[Hibiza]

Well done everyone , keep it going .

[B.H.F.C]

I think winning today has probably gave a bit breathing room in terms of the away game against them. I’m absolutely not for one second saying it would be fine to lose, but I think if we lose there and beat Livi then we’re still doing fine.

Had we not won today then it was probably getting to must win the next two, no excuses territory.

A point up there probably wouldn’t be a disaster. Thought the same when we went up to Aberdeen even in the nick they’re in. It’s always a different challenge away from home.

Thought it would all hinge on us winning our home games in the run in. That two down, two to go.

Ross County are pish though and it’s our game in hand. Don’t think top six hinges on it, but chasing Killie and St Mirren might.

[Not In The Know]

Top 6 will be nailed on now,

How Rangers could face nightmare THIRD Kilmarnock trip and why they want Hibs to make top six - Daily Record (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-rangers-could-face-nightmare-32239596)


we might get a couple var decisions in the next couple games…

[IberianHibernian]

Motherwell are only 2 points behind us with a slightly better goal difference . We play them at Fir Park in last pre split match so important to win in Dingwall and keep more than 3 ahead of Motherwell who went on a great run this time last season and almost made top 6 .

[Phil MaGlass]

Motherwell are only 2 points behind us with a slightly better goal difference . We play them at Fir Park in last pre split match so important to win in Dingwall and keep more than 3 ahead of Motherwell who went on a great run this time last season and almost made top 6 .

Were just starting our great run

[VoltaireHibs]

Were just starting our great run

Exactly! I actually quite fancy us for fourth place. Win up at Ross County and it's definitely on, imo. Only thing that might stop us is being tired out from getting to the Scottish cup final.

Optimist? Moi?

If we pip McInnes team to fourth there will be a few red faces on here.

[IberianHibernian]

Exactly! I actually quite fancy us for fourth place. Win up at Ross County and it's definitely on, imo. Only thing that might stop us is being tired out from getting to the Scottish cup final.

Optimist? Moi?

If we pip McInnes team to fourth there will be a few red faces on here.I also think we have a good chance of fourth but to get fourth we have to get in top 6 first and that is not going to be so easy with us , Motherwell , and Dundee at least fighting to make top 6 . If we make top 6 ( which probably means full away ends against Hearts and Rangers ) then we can hope to make top 4 or 5 to fight for European places .

[Trinity Hibee]

Exactly! I actually quite fancy us for fourth place. Win up at Ross County and it's definitely on, imo. Only thing that might stop us is being tired out from getting to the Scottish cup final.

Optimist? Moi?

If we pip McInnes team to fourth there will be a few red faces on here.

Red faces? 😂 don’t think so. Mcinnes has done very well to get Killie in that position come this stage of the season.

If we manage to get 4th we’ll have had some turn around which will be brilliant.

Next 2 weeks will have a huge bearing on the season with us playing the bottom 2 and those around us playing each other.

[VoltaireHibs]

Red faces? 😂 don’t think so. Mcinnes has done very well to get Killie in that position come this stage of the season.

If we manage to get 4th we’ll have had some turn around which will be brilliant.

Next 2 weeks will have a huge bearing on the season with us playing the bottom 2 and those around us playing each other.


Killie don't have quite the bargain basement budget some folk would have you believe. Billy Bowie puts in a fair bit, so I led to believe. A look at their squad tells you that much. Compare it to Livi/St Mirren/St Johnstone, the squads are streets apart. He's done well, but it's not on some shoestring budget.

[Greensunshine]

People talking like Ross County and Livi are points in the bag.

There’s no easy games. It’ll be a real test of our squad whether we can overcome those teams.

It’s in our own hands. Performance levels need to be maintained because finishing anything but top six is a complete disaster for the club as a whole.

[Trinity Hibee]

People talking like Ross County and Livi are points in the bag.

There’s no easy games. It’ll be a real test of our squad whether we can overcome those teams.

It’s in our own hands. Performance levels need to be maintained because finishing anything but top six is a complete disaster for the club as a whole.

100%

[JimBHibees]

People talking like Ross County and Livi are points in the bag.

There’s no easy games. It’ll be a real test of our squad whether we can overcome those teams.

It’s in our own hands. Performance levels need to be maintained because finishing anything but top six is a complete disaster for the club as a whole.

Don't think anyone is thinking any points are in the bag how could we given our recent results however very good opportunity to pick up points.

[Northernhibee]

That's why you have a squad. When the poor we souls are tired bring on the ones that aren't.

The problem is that we don’t really. In particular with Amos out injured we can’t make many changes to our starting eleven without a major drop in quality. Pre January window we couldn’t name a starting eleven of eleven genuinely first team Premiership quality players full stop.

We’ve had good fortune in both Youan and Levitt showing an upturn in decision making as they’re now decent options off the bench. I’m not convinced we have the clinical goal scoring number 9 that we need full stop.

We’re seeing a decent bench just now for the first time in ages but in key areas we’re only ever an injury to the wrong player away from being notably weaker.