Airdrie partick playoff tonight bbc scotland and hibs player involvement

[HIBS NUTS]

Murray aiken
megwa
josh occonner

[HIBS NUTS]

No Josh occonner

[Niffy]

Airdrie still give me the fear.

[.Sean.]

Hypothetically would Airdrie bring anything to the league? Another plastic pitch and a pretty abysmal level of home support. Would feel a bit like replacing Livi with another Livi 😂

What was their home gate like in the 80s and 90s numbers wise?

[A Hi-Bee]

Airdrie still give me the fear.

Goodwin, Black & Whiteford, they had a team for a while.
We bought Black and should never have let Whiteford go.

[HIBS NUTS]

Hypothetically would Airdrie bring anything to the league? Another plastic pitch and a pretty abysmal level of home support. Would feel a bit like replacing Livi with another Livi 😂

What was their home gate like in the 80s and 90s numbers wise?

They had a decent support 70 and 80s
But They were a particularly horrible team to play against, with loads of ex hearts playing for them .
Also at away games for hibs, the buses were regularly attacked and smashed.

[HIBS NUTS]

The pitch looks of a lot higher standard than livi and Kilmarnock Astro 😳

[Up-the-slope]

Megwa just looks so composed on the ball - can see why he has been so popular at Airdrie

Pitch looks really decent variety of 'plastic'

[Scorrie]

Hopefully a decent game. 2 good young coaches going head to head

[Scorrie]

1-1 Airdrie Patrick. Some equaliser from Partick

[Up-the-slope]

good game so far - Telfer looks a decent player

[ChuckNor]

Any idea why Josh O’Connor isn’t involved? Assuming it’s an injury?

[joe breezy]

Ian Murray looking smart
Must have come straight from Easter Road from his Hibs manager interview


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[tamig]

They had a decent support 70 and 80s
But They were a particularly horrible team to play against, with loads of ex hearts playing for them .
Also at away games for hibs, the buses were regularly attacked and smashed.

Under McDonald and Jardine they actually had a good mix of talent and steel. Horrible team but very effective. We went through a terrible spell against them in the 90s.

Remember one time at the old Broomfield when an orange band came into the ground just after half-time. No warm welcome from us 😀

[HIBS NUTS]

Great game, MEGWA has been excellent

[Scorrie]

1-2 Partick. Been a great first half

[joe breezy]

Great to see Airdrie get beat by the Jags
Despise Airdrie


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[Donegal Hibby]

Don't like these pitches at all . Looks like a puff of black smoke most times the ball bounces on it . Poor goal to lose from an Airdrie point of view.

[Up-the-slope]

really enjoying it - front foot pressing game from both - even Airdries possession from the back is still getting into the forward areas pretty quick. good saves by both keepers some good defending at points.

Second goal Airdrie lost however was more like many Hibs have been losing this season - no pressure to stop cross - defenders all over the place and passing responsibility real gift

[Up-the-slope]

brilliant from Megwa to go past a man and then a killer pass

[HIBS NUTS]

Great lead up play from MEGWA

[Scorrie]

Really good to see 2 coaches getting their teams to play on the front foot and always looking to go forward rather than aimless passing across the back going nowhere

[SHODAN]

Airdrie coming up would give us four derbies. Something a bit different.

[davhibby]

Great game, MEGWA has been excellent

He’s been good overall but was really poor for thistle’s second. Was similar to one of the goals we lost when he was back in Jan

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Take that Airdrie kit and make it black with green v, purple with green v or yellow with green v. And a round neck collar

[HIBS NUTS]

He’s been good overall but was really poor for thistle’s second. Was similar to one of the goals we lost when he was back in Jan

Goalkeeper ball surely .😳

[wookie70]

Goalkeeper ball surely .😳 I agree but Megwa is day dreaming there and as a defender you have to have an awareness of where the danger is. It was pretty obvious there and he missed it completely. He is very composed and good on the ball though but lacks awareness off it. That will come with age and games though

[Bishop Hibee]

Nobody liked playing Airdrie back in ‘90s. We gave them a few beatings though and they never recovered from losing to us in the 96/97 play-off.

[HIBS NUTS]

What a save

[Ringothedog]

They had a decent support 70 and 80s
But They were a particularly horrible team to play against, with loads of ex hearts playing for them .
Also at away games for hibs, the buses were regularly attacked and smashed.
It may have happened but I don’t remember any bus i was on ever being attacked or smashed up at Airdrie and I started going regularly to away games by bus in the early 70’s

[Up-the-slope]

Goalkeeper ball surely .😳

Never keepers ball CH lost Grahams movement and tried to make up for it and ended up with 2 of them under the ball with 1 man.

Megwa probably should have covered but he was tacking another player and in role he has went to line.

[eastterrace]

It may have happened but I don’t remember any bus i was on ever being attacked or smashed up at Airdrie and I started going regularly to away games by bus in the early 70’s you were lucky then as I went back in the seventies and it was rough as fluck.

[Ringothedog]

you were lucky then as I went back in the seventies and it was rough as fluck.

It was certainly rough but we always gave as good as we got, we were certainly no angels

[Up-the-slope]

I have just realised one of reasons this game has been so enjoyable... No flaming VAR slowing down the tempo and flow

[HIBS NUTS]

Enjoyed that good game 👍

[DH1875]

you were lucky then as I went back in the seventies and it was rough as fluck.

Section B were definitely an active firm in the early/mid 90s as well.

[Unseen work]

I’d be selling miller and keeping Megwa next season.

[Ringothedog]

Section B were definitely an active firm in the early/mid 90s as well.

They are still active now

[Scorrie]

I’d be selling miller and keeping Megwa next season.

I’d also be looking at Telfer in midfield as well. Looks a cracking player

[Green Reaper]

Nobody liked playing Airdrie back in ‘90s. We gave them a few beatings though and they never recovered from losing to us in the 96/97 play-off.


I remember the play-off, Not for Jacksons penalties but for coming out at the end and finding our bus on fire!
We all got accommodated on other supporter's buses to get back to Edinburgh

[PHeffernan]

Any idea why Josh O’Connor isn’t involved? Assuming it’s an injury?

Josh doesn't get much game time but not on the bench at all suggests an injury.
He played the whole game on Friday as the starters were rested.

Murray Aiken left on the bench today as he works his way back to full fitness.

Megwa played well. Wish he was a left back as we need a back up to Obita.

[Musselbound]

I agree but Megwa is day dreaming there and as a defender you have to have an awareness of where the danger is. It was pretty obvious there and he missed it completely. He is very composed and good on the ball though but lacks awareness off it. That will come with age and games though

Possibly but overall I thought he did well defensively too against his opponent and has been excellent several times I've seen Airdrie play. Should be kicking on to challenge for a fair number of games for us next season, perhaps as our second choice right back. Question is whether fans will give him time as many decided he wasn't ready based on just a couple of outings for us around January. Like any player, he will make mistakes.

[Auckland Hibs]

Despise Airdrie, at one point they were full of ex-Jambos and often beat us. The playoff win against them was supersweet.

Remember being at a cup game through there and Kevin Harper was racially abused all night by their knuckle dragging orange order fans. Pretty sure he was sent off after losing the plot and they beat us.

Things got pretty lively after the game with both sets of casuals going hard at each other.

[HIBS NUTS]

Possibly but overall I thought he did well defensively too against his opponent and has been excellent several times I've seen Airdrie play. Should be kicking on to challenge for a fair number of games for us next season, perhaps as our second choice right back. Question is whether fans will give him time as many decided he wasn't ready based on just a couple of outings for us around January. Like any player, he will make mistakes.
Think he played in 2 games, one was against rangers, were the whole hibs team were overrun.😔

[JimBHibees]

I remember the play-off, Not for Jacksons penalties but for coming out at the end and finding our bus on fire!
We all got accommodated on other supporter's buses to get back to Edinburgh

😄 they don’t take defeat well through there.

[Musselbound]

Think he played in 2 games, one was against rangers, were the whole hibs team were overrun.😔

Yeah exactly so little should be read into that.

[HIBS NUTS]

Looking forward to 2nd game

[Tambo]

Looking forward to 2nd game

Same, hopefully Airdrie win but would rather Raith going into the final playoff.

Set up for thistle then 😁

[HIBS NUTS]

2 hibees on the bench tonight 👍

[Up-the-slope]

2 hibees on the bench tonight 👍
and more importantly Megwa again a key player. be really interesting to see what happens with him next year

[Hibs4185]

Airdrie doing well!

[Donegal Hibby]

Cmon thistle :greengrin

[joe breezy]

Everybody hates, f**jng Airdrie…


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[GreenCastle]

Goal looked miles offside.

VAR would have disallowed that.

1-0 Partick.

[Dmas]

and more importantly Megwa again a key player. be really interesting to see what happens with him next year

Think he found his level even early on here he’s not quick enough couple of nice passes but a couple of terrible first touches as well, he’s not better than miller and we need better than him imo to push cadden

[blackpoolhibs]

I’d be selling miller and keeping Megwa next season.

Wont get much foe a fiver.

[Musselbound]

Megwa has only just turned 20 so I think it is extremely harsh to say he has already 'found his level'. I've been really impressed by what I e seen of him in a number of Championship games and expect him to be challenging Cadden and Miller (if still here) next season. It might be a case of horses for courses in certain games and we should be looking to strengthen our squad in other areas.

[Up-the-slope]

Think he found his level even early on here he’s not quick enough couple of nice passes but a couple of terrible first touches as well, he’s not better than miller and we need better than him imo to push cadden

think his first touch is was above average. Defending the back post probably not his best attribute. guess it depends on whether a RB or a wing back

[Dmas]

Megwa has only just turned 20 so I think it is extremely harsh to say he has already 'found his level'. I've been really impressed by what I e seen of him in a number of Championship games and expect him to be challenging Cadden and Miller (if still here) next season. It might be a case of horses for courses in certain games and we should be looking to strengthen our squad in other areas.

He’s 20 years old and should be finding himself playing regularly if he comes back to us he’s 3rd choice behind a guy we should be looking to improve on anyway, he’s came back to us at a time we were well short at the back and still found himself back at airdrie, I’d also love to see some youngsters breaking through but they have to be good enough, at this point Megwa isn’t at the standard we need, he’s had a fantastic season for them and well done to him but at this stage of his career…that’s his level

[cabbageandribs1875]

2-0 Harry Wraggs

[Keith_M]

2-0 Harry Wraggs


Good, hope they keep it going, I've always hated Airdrie

[Lago]

think his first touch is was above average. Defending the back post probably not his best attribute. guess it depends on whether a RB or a wing back
Looks fairly average based on tonight's game.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Good, hope they keep it going, I've always hated Airdrie


i hear yi, i hear yi


ach Airdrie score 2-1

[ballengeich]

Goal looked miles offside.

VAR would have disallowed that.

1-0 Partick.
VAR would good if it was restricted to that kind of decision that can be made instantly i.e. correcting a clear and obvious error.

However it was against Airdrie, a club I remember naming Jimmy Sandison as man of the match against Hibs ten minutes after he'd been sent off.

[Dmas]

Aitken on

[joe breezy]

Megwa looks alright to be fair - still young so could well turn out to be good for Hibs

Partick Thistle so often squander leads in a Hibs-esque fashion so anything can happen


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[joe breezy]

VAR would good if it was restricted to that kind of decision that can be made instantly i.e. correcting a clear and obvious error.

However it was against Airdrie, a club I remember naming Jimmy Sandison as man of the match against Hibs ten minutes after he'd been sent off.

Airdrie are not good people. Hearts, Airdrie, Rangers - the axis of evil


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[Daydreamer]

Megwa looks very poor. Thought he would have been better at this level.

[CMac1988]

Airdrie are not good people. Hearts, Airdrie, Rangers - the axis of evil


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Before I even consider anything good or bad about Airdrie they've got a plastic pitch so can do one.

[CMac1988]

Megwa looks very poor. Thought he would have been better at this level.

He's dealt with the physicality of the game for the most part but his touch has let him down far too often and and pace has meant he's had to cut back much more than I'd like. As a consequence he's been too predictable on the ball.

[HIBS NUTS]

Megwa looks very poor. Thought he would have been better at this level.

He’s been poor, worst game I’ve seen him play.

[K-Zazu]

Macbeth from Partick looks a decent centre half

[Lago]

Megwa looks very poor. Thought he would have been better at this level.
Agree

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Airdrie hit the bar

[HIBS NUTS]

That looked a penalty

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Cracking game. 90 minutes of two teams scrapping toe to toe.

[Donegal Hibby]

Everyone for Raith in the semi or is there a few for Partick ?.

[B.H.F.C]

Megwa has only just turned 20 so I think it is extremely harsh to say he has already 'found his level'. I've been really impressed by what I e seen of him in a number of Championship games and expect him to be challenging Cadden and Miller (if still here) next season. It might be a case of horses for courses in certain games and we should be looking to strengthen our squad in other areas.

I thought he looked really good tonight. Shows the difference from Championship to Premiership though. Needs to keep playing, if he ends up third choice at Hibs at his age, that’s no good for him.

[blackpoolhibs]

It might be harsh, but i'd like our 20 year old player pushing for a place in our team, not being average to half decent for teams in the lower divisions.

99% of those who are not doing that will sadly not make it at the standard we aspire to be at.

[Glory Lurker]

I endorse the outcome of this play off tie.

[joe breezy]

Everyone for Raith in the semi or is there a few for Partick ?.

Why Raith Rovers?
Better and handier away day?


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[CapitalGreen]

It might be harsh, but i'd like our 20 year old player pushing for a place in our team, not being average to half decent for teams in the lower divisions.

99% of those who are not doing that will sadly not make it at the standard we aspire to be at.

Has he been average in every game he’s played for Airdrie?

[Bostonhibby]

Macbeth from Partick looks a decent centre halfAgree but Macbeth doesn't sound anywhere near exotic enough a name for us and cant be signed from the Botswanan B league. Shame as he did look the part at centre half.

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[Donegal Hibby]

Why Raith Rovers?
Better and handier away day?


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Thought most folk would be for Raith with Murray as manager and the Partick and hertz thing though Raith do have an artificial pitch too .

[blackpoolhibs]

Has he been average in every game he’s played for Airdrie?

Only seen him a couple of times and he was very average, then he came back and was poor albeit thrown in against the huns. We need better youngsters than him coming through to push the pish we currently have.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Macbeth from Partick looks a decent centre half

Can't believe that you mentioned his name 😲🤭

[SHODAN]

Raith to send St Johnstone down in the playoff please.

[Smartie]

Agree but Macbeth doesn't sound anywhere near exotic enough a name for us and cant be signed from the Botswanan B league. Shame as he did look the part at centre half.

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MacBeth?

What bloody man is that?

[joe breezy]

Thought most folk would be for Raith with Murray as manager and the Partick and hertz thing though Raith do have an artificial pitch too .

Ah yeah of course

One guy got a flag with Thistle Hertz and Stranraer badge on it - got slated for it though - I do like to see Ian Murray do well

I’d like to see St Johnstone get put down in a way just for Levein - but I’ve got some pals that support them so wouldn’t enjoy it that much

My Dad’s a Thistle fan and I have a soft spot for the Jags so I’m not very neutral on them


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[MKHIBEE]

Everyone for Raith in the semi or is there a few for Partick ?.

My late dad would be mortified if I went against the jags so it’s Thistle for me

[Smartie]

On the basis that I don’t want to go to Idaho, it’s Raith for me.

[Hibs4185]

It’s raith for me, given the love in between thistle and yam fans due to their demotion..

[blackpoolhibs]

It’s raith for me, given the love in between thistle and yam fans due to their demotion..

Relegation.:greengrin

[Keith_M]

Agree but Macbeth doesn't sound anywhere near exotic enough a name for us and cant be signed from the Botswanan B league. Shame as he did look the part at centre half.

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Plus the fact that they'd have to replace his name on the back of the shirt with 'The Scottish Play'... and there's just not enough room.

[Bostonhibby]

Plus the fact that they'd have to replace his name on the back of the shirt with 'The Scottish Play'... and there's just not enough room.[emoji23]

Is this a pagger I see before me?

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[erin go bragh]

Airdrie coming up would give us four derbies. Something a bit different.

No for me. Mini horrible huns Union jack flying bigots. Two of them in the top flight is enough.

[Eyrie]

[emoji23]

Is this a pagger I see before me?

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And when he balloons a penalty over the bar he'll yell "out, damned spot".

[Jones28]

[emoji23]

Is this a pagger I see before me?

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Aw man 😂😂

Fantastic

[Bostonhibby]

Aw man [emoji23][emoji23]

Fantastic[emoji1]

I'm here all week

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[Since452]

Thought the Partick fans looked and sounded great last night. What a difference to the soulless Livingston FC. I get fans come out for big games but based on last night they'd be a welcome addition to the top flight.

[CentreLine]

Raith to send St Johnstone down in the playoff please.

Nah! We need rid of plastic pitches not to see another one in the top league.

[Hibbyradge]

Can't believe that you mentioned his name 😲🤭

The Scottish play-er.

[scm70nyd1973]

Aw man 😂😂

Fantastic

Deffo v funny but TBH I hated Shakespeare at school and even more now so if we have to sign a player with a name linked to literature I’d be asking HIBS to go all out and find a CH with Begbie as a surname 👍

[Bristolhibby]

Deffo v funny but TBH I hated Shakespeare at school and even more now so if we have to sign a player with a name linked to literature I’d be asking HIBS to go all out and find a CH with Begbie as a surname 👍

Generalissimo Franco. Directing the defence.

[Donegal Hibby]

My late dad would be mortified if I went against the jags so it’s Thistle for me

I'm sort of 50/50 on it myself though always had a lot of respect for the Jags fans in supporting their team and not jumping on the uglies band wagon .

[Billy Whizz]

Macbeth from Partick looks a decent centre half

Signed him from Glenafton earlier in the season, what a step up

[Keith_M]

[emoji1]

I'm here all week

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Aw, man!

:rolleyes: