2024-25 season non-Hibs games thread

[Up-the-slope]

2-1 Brighton

Brighton seem to be remarkably well run club - have managed to appoint successive good managers and play good football in most competitive league in the world

[Scottie]

2-1 Brighton
Utd only themselves to blame gonna be a long season for them. Draw would have been a fair result.

Can’t see ETH lasting long.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Brighton played some fantastic football. Glimpses of united clicking but not nearly enough

Disallowed goal chamged the flow of the game. Zirkzee had to see his teammate coming in at back post to finish

[MWHIBBIES]

Another fortune spent by united. Nothing changed.

[HarpOnHibee]

Another fortune spent by united. Nothing changed.

Piggybacking off our own model I see. :wink:

[Jack Hackett]

Utd only themselves to blame gonna be a long season for them. Draw would have been a fair result.

Can’t see ETH lasting long.
I had settled for the draw, which would have been a fair result... but football isn't fair :greengrinBrighton handed a brutal fixture start, with Arsenal away next weekend, but they're coping... and I wouldn't bet against them getting something at the Emirates

[Scottie]

I had settled for the draw, which would have been a fair result... but football isn't fair :greengrinBrighton handed a brutal fixture start, with Arsenal away next weekend, but they're coping... and I wouldn't bet against them getting something at the Emirates
Brighton have done fantastic of recent years. Will be great game next weekend against Arsenal as for Utd next up an easy 3 points against the Puddle drinkers :wink: :greengrin

[silverhibee]

Wouldn’t surprise me if the United manager is sacked this weekend.

[Donegal Hibby]

Wouldn’t surprise me if the United manager is sacked this weekend.

Hope not :greengrin

[Scottie]

Hope not :greengrin
When’s your man getting the England job ? :cb

[Donegal Hibby]

When’s your man getting the England job ? :cb

Fully focused on the Toon :wink:

[Tambo]

Haaland with another 2 goals so far today.

[He's here!]

Sorry to say it as I once had a season ticket at Goodison and loved watching them in the 80s, but Everton deserve to go down this season.

[cabbageandribs1875]

three wins out of three give sunderland their best start to a season for 99 years :shocked:

[we are hibs]

Great save but Watkins should score that

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[HoboHarry]

Hasn't been Watkins day at all.

[DaveF]

Good to see Martinez make a mess of that. The guy is a bellend

[The Modfather]

Arsenal are the real deal. You can’t help but feel sorry for them, and Klopp’s Liverpool, who would dominate in most eras but up against Pep and his side which is probably the best English side there’s been.

[Tambo]

7 PL hat-tricks for haaland in 68 games, to put it into context Owen 8 in 326 games Kane 8 in 320 games Henry 8 in 258 games.

Some might say it's because of the amount of chances City create a game, still incredible numbers.

[Stairway 2 7]

7 PL hat-tricks for haaland in 68 games, to put it into context Owen 8 in 326 games Kane 8 in 320 games Henry 8 in 258 games.

Some might say it's because of the amount of chances City create a game, still incredible numbers.

That is some stat as Henry played in unbeatable teams also 👏

[Callum_62]

1-0 celtic

2 mins in

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[BILLYHIBS]

St Mirren 0 v 1 Celtic

McGregor

[CMac1988]

Celtic ahead within 3 minutes again. See how St Mirren fair compared to us.

[04Sauzee]

Celtic 1 up after a little over 2 minutes

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Great finish from McGregor

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Long afternoon ahead for The Buddies.

[B.H.F.C]

Celtic obviously have better players than everyone but the difference in their mindset from kick off is night and day. You look at us from kick off yesterday, we barely broke in to a jog for the first half an hour. A bit desire and willingness to run goes a long way.

[Donegal Hibby]

Long afternoon ahead for The Buddies.

Whoever’s playing Celtic now is in for a long day unfortunately.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Whoever’s playing Celtic now is in for a long day unfortunately.

Indeed.

[Callum_62]

Whoever’s playing Celtic now is in for a long day unfortunately.Certainly looks that way

Total domination so far

I wondered how they would deal without O'Reilly but looking like seamlessly early doors here

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[Donegal Hibby]

Certainly looks that way

Total domination so far

I wondered how they would deal without O'Reilly but looking like seamlessly early doors here

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80% possession.

Playing them is probably more a case of damage limitation now sadly for the rest of us .

Probably end up about 3-0 here .

[Callum_62]

2-0 Celtic

Hatate - brilliant finish

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[BILLYHIBS]

2-0 Celtic

Hatate

[green day]

Celtic ahead within 3 minutes again. See how St Mirren fair compared to us.

Our league is more how we play v thr StMirrens and Dundees in this division.

Celtic are walking it again.

[Jim44]

How often is Chris Sutton going to complain about late flagging for offside.? He clearly doesn’t know or understand that linesmen are now instructed to keep the flag down until the offending player makes or tries to make contact with ball. It might not be a good rule or one that we agree with but it’s easy to understand it. It could lead to rash, unnecessary tackling and injury and it very often means the defending team get the free kick nearer their own goals rather than where the offence is committed.

[Callum_62]

Idahs end product has been abysmal

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[Hibernian Verse]

How often is Chris Sutton going to complain about late flagging for offside.? He clearly doesn’t know or understand that linesmen are now instructed to keep the flag down until the offending player makes or tries to make contact with ball. It might not be a good rule or one that we agree with but it’s easy to understand it. It could lead to rash, unnecessary tackling and injury and it very often means the defending team get the free kick nearer their own goals rather than where the offence is committed.

He’s just playing to the gallery. Loads of armchair fans will be sitting there agreeing with him.

[CMac1988]

Half time boos from some St Mirren fans. Much like us they expect better but Celtic are so dominant at the minute.

[Donegal Hibby]

I suppose the only ones really enjoying this is the Celtic fans , such a one-sided game it’s actually boring. Shots St mirren 1/0 , Celtic 10/6 .

[Since452]

Celtic are streets ahead of the rest of us. Absolute streets.

[Callum_62]

3-0 Celtic

Could be about 5 or 6 already

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[Lago]

3-0 Celtic

Could be about 5 or 6 already

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Once we use to have a 2 horse race for the title, now it's a 1 horse canter. 🐴

[Allant1981]

How often is Chris Sutton going to complain about late flagging for offside.? He clearly doesn’t know or understand that linesmen are now instructed to keep the flag down until the offending player makes or tries to make contact with ball. It might not be a good rule or one that we agree with but it’s easy to understand it. It could lead to rash, unnecessary tackling and injury and it very often means the defending team get the free kick nearer their own goals rather than where the offence is committed.

Fans in the stands don't understand it either going by some of the folk near me in the east yesterday

[flash]

2-0 Celtic

Hatate - brilliant finish

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Hatate looks back to his best.

If I were an English club I would take him before O'Reilly.

[Donegal Hibby]

Only good thing about playing that lot now is it gets it out of the way !

[badabing67]

Only good thing about playing that lot now is it gets it out of the way !


They are not invincible, teams will be able to get at them when they start there Euro games.

[He's here!]

Once we use to have a 2 horse race for the title, now it's a 1 horse canter. 🐴

Makes the league even more boring.

[Donegal Hibby]

They are not invincible, teams will be able to get at them when they start there Euro games.

Going by what I’ve seen so far they aren’t far of being invincible in our league. Last season they won 29 games , drawing 6 and losing 3 . I can see them improving on that this season.

[badabing67]

look who's on the bench

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[Joe6-2]

Bournemouth 1 up against Newcastle

[Haymaker]

Makes the league even more boring.Must be very weird to be a Celtc player or coach. How do you get motivated every day when you know you're 99% likely to win every domestic game and stroll to another title.

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[Since90+2]

Must be very weird to be a Celtc player or coach. How do you get motivated every day when you know you're 99% likely to win every domestic game and stroll to another title.

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I don't think they will be any more or less motivated than most teams in the league. They simply have far better players than every one in the league, and that will win you the vast majority of games.

Same with City in England, I don't think they work any harder than Villa or Liverpool for example, they just have better players and a better squad.

[Scottie]

Must be very weird to be a Celtc player or coach. How do you get motivated every day when you know you're 99% likely to win every domestic game and stroll to another title.

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They are motivated because they are professionals. The better the professional the better the outcome usually in any sport.

[A Hi-Bee]

Celtic are streets ahead of the rest of us. Absolute streets.

**** the smellie ones from the west.
The have around 12 times the finances of the rest in Scottish football they should be so much better than the rest, nothing new.
Then they have the front to complain that the European teams have more money than them, we should never have loaned them our strips to start out with.

[SteveHFC]

1-0 Motherwell. Paul McGinn diving header.

[Green Reaper]

1-0 Motherwell

Paul McGinn

[badabing67]

1-0 Motherwell. Paul McGinn diving header.

Nice :thumbsup:

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Then they have the front to complain that the European teams have more money than them.

I just laugh when they come out with that p***!

[badabing67]

Sheep 1 up now

[SaulGoodman]

Hearts are getting a pumping again.

Craig Gordon keeping them in it.. again.

[Donegal Hibby]

Yass , get in Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle United :partyhibb

[we are hibs]

See Foley is at Bournemouth today..

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[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Edinburgh's top flight teams are in a bit of a state at the start of the season.

[He's here!]

Sheep 1 up now

Early indications are they've appointed very well on the managerial front. Win today and they'd be eight points clear of us after just three games.

[we are hibs]

Motherwell players getting right into the hearts players. Giving them no time. The left back Hearts apparently beat Porto, Man City and Real Madrid to sign just got done by Paul McGinn down the line [emoji23]

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[He's here!]

They are motivated because they are professionals. The better the professional the better the outcome usually in any sport.

Still makes our league very boring. At least there are several sides in England who can give Man City a tough game.

[Jim44]

Jambos looking as bad as us.

[Hibby70]

Jambos looking as bad as us.

I think they look worse! That Taylor that they think is Cafu is pretty average and Salazer looks hopeless. Shankenstein looks unfit and uninterested.

[badabing67]

Early indications are they've appointed very well on the managerial front. Win today and they'd be eight points clear of us after just three games.

Their next league fixtures are

Ross County (A)

Motherwell (H)

Dundee (A)

Hearts (H)

Fixtures been very good for them

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Edinburgh's top flight teams are in a bit of a state at the start of the season.

Both Gray and Naismith on the same coaching programme. Perhaps they are both applying their learning and it’s the tactics of the programme that are at fault for what we are seeing?

Trying to be too clever, complicated with the way the game is being played.

[DaveF]

Newcastle get 2 controversial decisions late on.

Goal for Bournemouth disallowed for handball and the Joelonton clothes line on the keeper which was deemed only a yellow card.

[Scorrie]

Newcastle get 2 controversial decisions late on.

Goal for Bournemouth disallowed for handball and the Joelonton clothes line on the keeper which was deemed only a yellow card.

Joelinton would’ve been sent off for that in rugby. Very poor decision from ref. And I didn’t see that much wrong with the goal either. Looked shoulder not arm

[flash]

Newcastle get 2 controversial decisions late on.

Goal for Bournemouth disallowed for handball and the Joelonton clothes line on the keeper which was deemed only a yellow card.

Handball debatable which means goal should stand and Joelinton should definitely have been off for my money.

[Donegal Hibby]

Joelinton would’ve been sent off for that in rugby. Very poor decision from ref. And I didn’t see that much wrong with the goal either. Looked shoulder not arm

Joelinton should have seen red though the ball was on the edge of the shirt, much like shanklands was against us which I thought shouldn’t have stood either.

[gbhibby]

Joelinton would’ve been sent off for that in rugby. Very poor decision from ref. And I didn’t see that much wrong with the goal either. Looked shoulder not arm

Agree was a red card all day long. Looked above the t shirt line

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

2-0 Motherwell

[cabbageandribs1875]

watched two minutes of Wolves v Chelsea (2-3 at the time) to watch the last 10 mins of the Bournemouth/Newcastle Ale game, Bournemouth goal correctly called as Arm ball(clearly) turned back to Wolves game and Chelsea had added another three goals FT 2-6. now to watch the jamboids

i see they may get a big break before the return leg with Plzen with a fee agreed with a German club for their star defender so probably away before thursday


haw haw 2-0 Motherwell

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Hearts only above us by a goal difference of +1.

[SHODAN]

Jesus, Hearts are atrocious.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

2-0 Motherwell

What a state. 🤭

[Donegal Hibby]

2-0 Motherwell

Happy days 😃

[cabbageandribs1875]

61 mins and :singing:we can see you sneaking out

[SteveHFC]

Hearts :faf:

[Jim44]

I think they look worse! That Taylor that they think is Cafu is pretty average and Salazer looks hopeless. Shankenstein looks unfit and uninterested.

Didn’t agree at first but I’ve changed my mind.:greengrin

[LEaston87]

You can see them all leaving already between the two stands

[JimBHibees]

Joelinton should have seen red though the ball was on the edge of the shirt, much like shanklands was against us which I thought shouldn’t have stood either.

Incredible that wasn’t a red

[Callum_62]

Jesus, Hearts are atrocious.Signings in early though [emoji1]

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[cabbageandribs1875]

where's the motherwell ultras they're usually down at the away end

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

2-1 Motherwell

[cabbageandribs1875]

game on, will the leavers return

[Jim44]

Jambos back in it.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

You can see them all leaving already between the two stands

Missed the goal, bet some will try and get back.

[GRA]

The 24/25 champions looking like they will be 8 points behind celtic before the end of August, lots of catching up for them to do already!

[Lago]

Makes the league even more boring.
Yip👍

[cabbageandribs1875]

yet another Red card for Killie, think that's three in five games or thereabouts

[Jim44]

Motherwell giving Jambos every chance of taking a hold of the game.

[Stuart93]

Gueye the boy we were rumoured to be signing then Aberdeen announced him?

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

3-1 Well

[cabbageandribs1875]

that should be game
set
and match

3-1

[A Hi-Bee]

Hows the gorgie gimps getting on, for the avoidance of any doubt,

**** the hertz
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

[we are hibs]

That left back who was apparently some kind of coup looks just as good as their right back [emoji23]

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[Keith_M]

3-1 Well


:faf:

[weecounty hibby]

That left back who was apparently some kind of coup looks just as good as their right back [emoji23]

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I think it's spelled coo!!

[tug.lismore]

I think they look worse! That Taylor that they think is Cafu is pretty average and Salazer looks hopeless. Shankenstein looks unfit and uninterested.Gerald Taylor is the Costa Rican Kujabi

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[A Hi-Bee]

I think it's spelled coo!!

Add arse and banjo.

:faf:

[Hermit Crab]

A toss up to see who gets sacked first. Gray or Naismith.

[Deek9]

One win in eleven games for Hearts

[GRA]

All I kept hearing was Jambos were gonna split the old firm & the new central/south Americans were going to tear up the SPL... How's that working out 😂

[Hibby70]

Gerald Taylor is the Costa Rican Kujabi

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Andres Salazar is the Colombian jobbie

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

A toss up to see who gets sacked first. Gray or Naismith.

Both of them on the same coaching course :cb

[Since90+2]

All I kept hearing was Jambos were gonna split the old firm & the new central/south Americans were going to tear up the SPL... How's that working out 😂

Stick on for 3rd apparently 😂

[scm70nyd1973]

Stick on for 3rd apparently 😂

Was it not 2nd 😂

[Glory Lurker]

One European game in. If this is the squad that was designed to manage the impact of the midweeks, then it's going to be a lot of fun!

[Hibees1973]

Stick on for 3rd apparently 😂

At the moment clearly they cannot cope with 2 games in a week.

[Hermit Crab]

Both of them on the same coaching course :cb


The first derby will be the job decider.

[wookie70]

Great win for the Steel men. Amazing what a team playing as a team with total commitment can manage. We are miles away from that level of energy and effort

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Another dent in their title challenge!

[A Hi-Bee]

Hows the gorgie gimps doing?

**** the hertz
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

[cabbageandribs1875]

FT Aberdeen 2 Killie 0

eight wins from eight games for the Dandies

[cocteautwin]

James Anderson’s financially doped army [emoji122]
James Anderson’s financially doped army [emoji122]
James Anderson’s financially doped army [emoji122]

[Joe6-2]

Joelinton would’ve been sent off for that in rugby. Very poor decision from ref. And I didn’t see that much wrong with the goal either. Looked shoulder not arm

Two shocking decisions

[A Hi-Bee]

FT Aberdeen 2 Killie 0

eight wins from eight games for the Dandies

They do have a pretty experienced manager and have recruited well in the past few years, ah well **** them as well.

[Scottie]

The first derby will be the job decider.
One of them be fired before 26th October imo. Edinburgh football in a sorry state atm.

[Joe6-2]

One of them be fired before 26th October imo. Edinburgh football in a sorry state atm.

Don’t tell me we will both be in the Championship together again 🙄

[hibsbollah]

One of them be fired before 26th October imo. Edinburgh football in a sorry state atm.

Ah dunno. Ainslie Park’s finest have a decent wee cup run going…

[1875M]

Aberdeen look decent. Clear style of play, as well as good recruitment. 3rd for them this season I think.

[Iain G]

Goal score for hearts, I did...

[Paul1642]

At the moment clearly they cannot cope with 2 games in a week.

They have only played 1 European game so far. If that’s going to be an issue for them then the worst is still to come 🤞🏻

[Tom Hart RIP]

Watched Motherwell v Hearts earlier.
I thought Motherwell were excellent and played exactly like I'd like to see Hibs play against them.
Right from the start they pressed the Hearts players and fought for every ball.
If it wasn't for Craig Gordon it could have been six or seven.
First time I'd seen Zach Robinson who never gave their defence a second's peace.
I didn't realise Lennon Miller had just turned 18 today. He looks a player.
And Paul McGinn has a new lease of life.

[Since452]

Killie really struggling with the European and league games it seems. Happens to every Scottish team. We toiled with it last season.

[Joe6-2]

Killie really struggling with the European and league games it seems. Happens to every Scottish team. We toiled with it last season.

We just toiled

[Tambo]

One fan needing 3-0 for a million on the super 6 score predictor, TBF should be more than 2, Liverpool very strong at home.

[Scorrie]

One fan needing 3-0 for a million on the super 6 score predictor, TBF should be more than 2, Liverpool very strong at home.

Oooft that’s a sair one that. So close

[Donegal Hibby]

Killie really struggling with the European and league games it seems. Happens to every Scottish team. We toiled with it last season.

1 win 9 I think . 9 goals against and none scored for McInnes team , shades of his last few months at Aberdeen so far there .

[supermcginn]

1 win 9 I think . 9 goals against and none scored for McInnes team , shades of his last few months at Aberdeen so far there .

Hopefully their bad run will make it cheaper for us to get him in a few weeks.

[He's here!]

Killie really struggling with the European and league games it seems. Happens to every Scottish team. We toiled with it last season.

While I've never been convinced that playing two games a week should be an insurmountable burden for footballers, the fact the European qualifiers come so early may, I concede, mske the switch in styles tricky to manage.

Personally I'd scrap the Euro spot for fifth place, possibly even fourth. I think the biggest challenge our teams face is not the number of games but that they're just not good enough. If we're being honest nobody thinks that 5th-placed season under LJ merited a European spot.

[He's here!]

Hopefully their bad run will make it cheaper for us to get him in a few weeks.

He'll turn things around quickly enough, particularly when they're out of Europe. We should have pushed the boat out for him long before now.

[Donegal Hibby]

Hopefully their bad run will make it cheaper for us to get him in a few weeks.

He wouldn’t last long at Hibs .

[Since90+2]

While I've never been convinced that playing two games a week should be an insurmountable burden for footballers, the fact the European qualifiers come so early may, I concede, mske the switch in styles tricky to manage.

Personally I'd scrap the Euro spot for fifth place, possibly even fourth. I think the biggest challenge our teams face is not the number of games but that they're just not good enough. If we're being honest nobody thinks that 5th-placed season under LJ merited a European spot.

Scrap the places and give them to who? Or are you suggesting we just don't take them up?

[McD]

While I've never been convinced that playing two games a week should be an insurmountable burden for footballers, the fact the European qualifiers come so early may, I concede, mske the switch in styles tricky to manage.

Personally I'd scrap the Euro spot for fifth place, possibly even fourth. I think the biggest challenge our teams face is not the number of games but that they're just not good enough. If we're being honest nobody thinks that 5th-placed season under LJ merited a European spot.



I think the travel is often forgotten about as well. 2 games a week when you’re only travelling a couple of hours by coach is completely different to airports, flying for (potentially) several hours, strange locations/food, possibly a few timezones of a difference, then repeating that journey in reverse to immediately prepare for a domestic fixture must take its toll, as I’m sure it did for Hibs last year. I also doubt that non OF teams are flying in first class, luxury hotels etc either.


For some reason there is also some kind of psychological barrier that playing Thursday/Sunday is a tougher turnaround that wed/sat. It can certainly put pressure on the European team if their competitors are consistently turning out decent results on a Saturday that they’re trying to match or better on a Sunday.

[eastterrace]

He wouldn’t last long at Hibs . he won’t last long at killie either

[Since90+2]

he won’t last long at killie either

He's just got Killie through a tough tie against a Scandinavian side who traditionally are very tough for Scottish teams due to them being mid season. By all accounts they then played well away in Copenhagen who finished above Man Utd in the UCL last season.

The reactions of some football fans are just baffling.

Derek McInnes is probably near the bottom of the list of managers in the SPL likely to lose their job this season.

[McD]

He's just got Killie through a tough tie against a Scandinavian side who traditionally are very tough for Scottish teams due to them being mid season. By all accounts they then played well away in Copenhagen who finished above Man Utd in the UCL last season.

The reactions of some football fans are just baffling.

Derek McInnes is probably near the bottom of the list of managers in the SPL likely to lose their job this season.


Even if they got relegated I think they’d stick by him if he wanted to stay, they’ll see it as he’s earned that trust given he’s got them promoted, kept them up and then got them into europe

[eastterrace]

He's just got Killie through a tough tie against a Scandinavian side who traditionally are very tough for Scottish teams due to them being mid season. By all accounts they then played well away in Copenhagen who finished above Man Utd in the UCL last season.

The reactions of some football fans are just baffling.

Derek McInnes is probably near the bottom of the list of managers in the SPL likely to lose their job this season.
You think so if he loses to Copenhagen which they will then lose to hibs and bottom of the league the peg will be a tad shogglie

[eastmainsmsh]

Hows the gorgie gimps doing?

**** the hertz
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

Lawrence Morelos he ate all the pies 🥧

[Callum_62]

Terrible VAR intervention to rule out Bournemouths last minute winner

How they can call that a factual decision and not send the ref over is baffling

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[BILLYHIBS]

Che Adams scores winner for Torino in a 2-1 win over Atalanta

[supermcginn]

He wouldn’t last long at Hibs .

Yeah someone would take him off us once he got us 3rd.

[eastterrace]

Yeah someone would take him off us once he got us 3rd. 😂😂😂😂 nae chance

[He's here!]

Scrap the places and give them to who? Or are you suggesting we just don't take them up?

Uefa should scrap them. There are way, way too many meaningless European ties played these days, not just involving Scottish teams.

[He's here!]

he won’t last long at killie either

He'll be there pretty much as long as he wants. Killie won't be near danger this season.

[Hibees1973]

My word does Shankland look out of shape.

Would be amazed if anyone spends any kind of money for him now.

[supermcginn]

😂😂😂😂 nae chance

Brilliant manager in this league, it's just a fact.

[BS44]

Have the Motherwell Ultras moved or had a fall out with the club? No sign of them in their normal place at the game this afternoon

[04Sauzee]

Some goal by Melkersen

https://x.com/jpsnclr1/status/1827767582373404678?t=_LNmm827-W5wOa3F7Xrqag&s=19

[Since90+2]

Uefa should scrap them. There are way, way too many meaningless European ties played these days, not just involving Scottish teams.

Well that's just not going to happen.

[Keith_M]

Killie really struggling with the European and league games it seems. Happens to every Scottish team. We toiled with it last season.


St Mirren played a midweek game then thumped us 3-0.

Some clubs seem to cope better than others.

[MWHIBBIES]

St Mirren played a midweek game then thumped us 3-0.

Some clubs seem to cope better than others.

St Mirren lost 4 drawn 1 since. They're not coping.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Have the Motherwell Ultras moved or had a fall out with the club? No sign of them in their normal place at the game this afternoon


they're boycotting for some reason

[B.H.F.C]

Uefa should scrap them. There are way, way too many meaningless European ties played these days, not just involving Scottish teams.

Ask anyone who was in Luzern last year if they thought it was meaningless. Or that got to experience watching Hibs at a place like Villa Park (despite the result). And then there’s the money the club will have made and that’s without getting to the group stages. Between that and the experiences for supporters, it’s far from meaningless.

[Stairway 2 7]

Some goal by Melkersen

https://x.com/jpsnclr1/status/1827767582373404678?t=_LNmm827-W5wOa3F7Xrqag&s=19

Peach

[04Sauzee]

Ché Adams scored for Torino Vs Atalanta this evening.

[Fratelli]

Liam Henderson starring for Empoli as they are currently 2.0 up at the Stadio Olimpico v Roma with less than 25 minutes to go.

[He's here!]

St Mirren played a midweek game then thumped us 3-0.

Some clubs seem to cope better than others.

Especially when Hibs are your next opponents :wink:

[He's here!]

Ask anyone who was in Luzern last year if they thought it was meaningless. Or that got to experience watching Hibs at a place like Villa Park (despite the result). And then there’s the money the club will have made and that’s without getting to the group stages. Between that and the experiences for supporters, it’s far from meaningless.

I don't disagree with any of that. It's a grand day out for the fans, similar to Scotland at the Euros. But in terms of the European competitions themselves I simply think there are far too many qualifying rounds played at absurdly early stages of the season. I include the so-called Champions League in that, an event I think should comprise solely of actual champions (as it did when known as the European Cup). Making it harder to get a European place would incentivise clubs to work harder at getting better and would hopefully raise the standard of our game.

[ancient hibee]

While I've never been convinced that playing two games a week should be an insurmountable burden for footballers, the fact the European qualifiers come so early may, I concede, mske the switch in styles tricky to manage.

Personally I'd scrap the Euro spot for fifth place, possibly even fourth. I think the biggest challenge our teams face is not the number of games but that they're just not good enough. If we're being honest nobody thinks that 5th-placed season under LJ merited a European spot.

We’ll never be good enough if we don’t experience football at a higher level than we’re used to.

[He's here!]

Some goal by Melkersen

https://x.com/jpsnclr1/status/1827767582373404678?t=_LNmm827-W5wOa3F7Xrqag&s=19

Wonder how he (or Vente for that matter) would have fared at Hibs in a more stable, functioning environment (both on and off the field) eg the Stubbs/Dempster era.

[He's here!]

We’ll never be good enough if we don’t experience football at a higher level than we’re used to.

Access to that higher level shouldn't come easy though. Scraping fifth shouldn't be too big an ask for a club of Hibs' size in Scotland, yet even that looks have slipped beyond us. If you scrapped Euro qualification for fifth place and reinstated qualification for the winners of the League Cup that would help focus minds on success.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Some goal by Melkersen

https://x.com/jpsnclr1/status/1827767582373404678?t=_LNmm827-W5wOa3F7Xrqag&s=19

Haud that, keeper! What a strike


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[Donegal Hibby]

Plenty of football on tonight . Carabao Cup SkySports + . 7:45 . 8:00 .

Birmingham v Fulham 8:00 SkySports Main Event.

[007]

O' Riley subbed off injured 9 minutes into his debut for Birghton.

[Donegal Hibby]

Watching Crystal Palace v Norwich . Palace 1-0 up after 90 seconds.

[overdrive]

That Cochrane that played for Hearts is having a nightmare for Birmingham. Gave away a penalty then almost cost another goal with a horrendous passback.

[Donegal Hibby]

Stoke City 5-0 away to Middlesbrough .

[cabbageandribs1875]

56 mins horrible deflection Coventry 1 Oxford 0

[Cabbage-Patch]

Stoke City 5-0 away to Middlesbrough .

Burst my bet that one. Carrick having a tough start to the season

[ian cruise]

Some goal by Melkersen

https://x.com/jpsnclr1/status/1827767582373404678?t=_LNmm827-W5wOa3F7Xrqag&s=19

Complete guess work on my part, but I always felt if we'd just kept faith with Melkerson he'd have come good and run riot in Scotland. Unfortunately we were too much of a shambles to be a testing ground for an up and coming player to reach their potential.

[Donegal Hibby]

Think Porto has an assist for one of the Watford goals .

Palace after scoring 2-0 .

[cabbageandribs1875]

Blackburn 1 Blackpool 2

Middlesbrough 0 Stoke City 5 FT

Barnsley 1 Sheff U 0

Millwall 0 Leyton Orient 1

[HH81]

Complete guess work on my part, but I always felt if we'd just kept faith with Melkerson he'd have come good and run riot in Scotland. Unfortunately we were too much of a shambles to be a testing ground for an up and coming player to reach their potential.

Has he scored many since left Hibs, pretty much seen nothing until that post?

[K-Zazu]

Has he scored many since left Hibs, pretty much seen nothing until that post?

11 goals I think.

[Donegal Hibby]

Palace 3-0 Game over .

4-0 now .

[DH1875]

Complete guess work on my part, but I always felt if we'd just kept faith with Melkerson he'd have come good and run riot in Scotland. Unfortunately we were too much of a shambles to be a testing ground for an up and coming player to reach their potential.

A decent run played through the middle and I think you'd have been right.

[Cabbage-Patch]

11 goals I think.

Does he play in the Norwegian 1st or 2nd tier?

[Donegal Hibby]

Burst my bet that one. Carrick having a tough start to the season

Glad I didn’t have a bet tonight , a few surprises like Millwall losing at home , Blackburn and the one that let you down . Hopefully none tomorrow night especially at the City ground.

[Stairway 2 7]

Does he play in the Norwegian 1st or 2nd tier?

Top league, 10 goals in 32 games and still 21. Scored Saturday and 2 last week in a win v Lillestrøm

[Donegal Hibby]

I don’t how other folk feel about it , maybe they like the bigger clubs in the latter stages of the cups though it feels like all this seeding stuff isn’t giving smaller teams a chance anymore … it’s a bit like the semi finals of the Carabao cup in they are played over two legs instead of one…

https://onefootball.com/en/news/this-is-shameful-seeding-introduced-for-usual-suspects-in-carabao-cup-by-subterfuge-39934571

[Lancs Harp]

I don’t how other folk feel about it , maybe they like the bigger clubs in the latter stages of the cups though it feels like all this seeding stuff isn’t giving smaller teams a chance anymore … it’s a bit like the semi finals of the Carabao cup in they are played over two legs instead of one…

https://onefootball.com/en/news/this-is-shameful-seeding-introduced-for-usual-suspects-in-carabao-cup-by-subterfuge-39934571

Think the league cup semi finals have been played over two legs since its inception.

[TrinityHFC]

O' Riley subbed off injured 9 minutes into his debut for Birghton.

Horrible tackle. Looks a bad one. Wallacott played. Not too clever for first goal.

[007]

Horrible tackle. Looks a bad one. Wallacott played. Not too clever for first goal.

The Crawley player didn't even get booked for it.

[McD]

The Crawley player didn't even get booked for it.



Yep, although the Crawley manager apologised about the tackle after the match

[Donegal Hibby]

Glad to see Tonali back in the Newcastle United team.

Mon the Toon 🏁

[Donegal Hibby]

Wow , Nottingham forest 0 -1 Newcastle United :partyhibb

[04Sauzee]

Wow , Nottingham forest 0 -1 Newcastle United :partyhibb

6'8 goalkeeper!

[Donegal Hibby]

6'8 goalkeeper!

Hope it doesn’t go to penalties!

I might now

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The Hammers have been very poor so far.

[Donegal Hibby]

1-1 😬

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

1-0 The Hammers, Bowen

[Donegal Hibby]

Nottingham forest look the more likely to win this now .

[Cabbage-Patch]

Riley Harbottles AFC Wimbledon just put out premier league Ipswich on pens. He wasn't in the match day squad btw

[Donegal Hibby]

Yasss 🏁:partyhibb 🏁

[Donegal Hibby]

Liverpool v West Ham tie of the round.

[we are hibs]

Watching the champions league draw. Not got a ****ing clue what's happening

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[cabbageandribs1875]

CL draw will take about 3 months to complete, stupid tournament anyway :agree: Man City first team to be drawn in this new format, hopefully also the first team to get a couple of years suspension :)

[SteveHFC]

CL draw will take about 3 months to complete, stupid tournament anyway :agree: Man City first team to be drawn in this new format, hopefully also the first team to get a couple of years suspension :)

The new format is nonsense.

[cabbageandribs1875]

The new format is nonsense.

somebody got a lot of money to think up this nonsense, no one actually thought of just making it a tournament for league winners, they could call it the Champions League or something inventive like that

[cabbageandribs1875]

i'm afraid i had to google wtf Crvena Zvezda were


Red Star Belgrade, every days a skool day

[SteveHFC]

Villa-Celtic.

[cabbageandribs1875]

ok Glesca Sellick play.....


H- Leipzig
A- Borussia Dortmund
H- Club Brugge
A- Atalanta
H- Young Boys
A- GNK Dinamo
H- Slavia Bratislava
A- Aston Villa


they're lucky, Lille got a helluva hard draw


calendar getting sorted on saturday

[one day maybe...]

This new format is just a gateway to a permanent European league.. Hope the behind falls out of it but sadly it won’t

[weecounty hibby]

Hope villa give them a right good seeing to. Can see them winning their home games and losing all of the aways, although I'm not actually sure who GNK Dinamo actually are?

[Cabbage-Patch]

This new draw method is ridiculously complicated but Celtic seem to have got some fortunate ties considering what they could have got!

Villa away
Leipzig Home
Dortmund away
Brugge Home
Atalanta away
Young Boys Home
Zagreb away
Slovana Bratislava Home

Surely fancy winning all the Home ties and will fancy getting something away to Zagreb. 12 points should be enough to get into the play off round would imagine

[cabbageandribs1875]

Hope villa give them a right good seeing to. Can see them winning their home games and losing all of the aways, although I'm not actually sure who GNK Dinamo actually are?


Dinamo Zagreb

[MWHIBBIES]

Hope villa give them a right good seeing to. Can see them winning their home games and losing all of the aways, although I'm not actually sure who GNK Dinamo actually are?

Dinamo Zagreb

[Billy Whizz]

Didn’t realise our Jambo chums are live on the BBC tonight

[sambajustice]

Some draw. Qualification to even just the first ko round could unlock untold riches for celtic and bury Rangers for years to come (if that's not already the case!)

[we are hibs]

No Shankland for Hearts tonight apparently

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[JohnM1875]

No Shankland for Hearts tonight apparently

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Aye hasn’t made the bench. Picked up a knock last game apparently.

Hope they get absolutely embarrassed tonight.

[Broken Gnome]

Aye hasn’t made the bench. Picked up a knock last game apparently.

Hope they get absolutely embarrassed tonight.

Could help them, if they don't need to use his self-inportant shuffle round the pitch as a focal point.

[007]

Aye hasn’t made the bench. Picked up a knock last game apparently.

Hope they get absolutely embarrassed tonight.

1 win in what is it, 14? Soon to be 15. 🤞

[He's here!]

Aye hasn’t made the bench. Picked up a knock last game apparently.

Hope they get absolutely embarrassed tonight.

Is that supposed 'knock' another way of saying he's leaving before the end of the transfer window and they cant risk playing him?

[HoboHarry]

Is that supposed 'knock' another way of saying he's leaving before the end of the transfer window and they cant risk playing him?

That was my assumption.

[JimBHibees]

Any channel Killie game on

[Aldo]

What minute do we think the BBC Crew will mention

1. The famous atmosphere

2. 20k in the ground backing our gorgie chums

[cabbageandribs1875]

Any channel Killie game on


Live Events on my IPTV

[Squealing pig]

Any channel Killie game on

Killie tv interesting commentary

[Wavy]

Football 05 on my firestick.
Killie 1 up

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[EdinMike]

What minute do we think the BBC Crew will mention

1. The famous atmosphere

2. 20k in the ground backing our gorgie chums

Before the game starts ! 🫤

[JohnM1875]

Killie tv interesting commentary

Darren Kilfara! The guys class.

[cabbageandribs1875]

have killie fans got a drum now as well

[Squealing pig]

Darren Kilfara! The guys class.

Agreed pretty decent

[Wheat Hound]

Decent for us if Killie are right in this tie till the end, even extra time. That said, I thought the euro games would help us Vs St Mirren too 🙄

[cabbageandribs1875]

good save killie keeper right on HT, 1-0

[JohnM1875]

Michael Stewart saying Tiny is ‘pretty flat’ 😱😱😱 surely not?! It’s the bestest atmosphere in world football ever!

[Coco Bryce]

This outfit Hertz are playing are rank rotten.

The imaginary amazing atmosphere at Tynie is incredible.

[Scorrie]

That Hearts right back Taylor is absolutely rotten.

[JohnM1875]

This outfit Hertz are playing are rank rotten.

The imaginary amazing atmosphere at Tynie is incredible.

They do look worryingly ****.

[Since90+2]

Michael Stewart saying Tiny is ‘pretty flat’ 😱😱😱 surely not?! It’s the bestest atmosphere in world football ever!

Brian McLaughlin claiming on the radio it's "an incredible atmosphere".

[jeffers]

I’m intimidated by the amazing atmosphere and that’s just watching it in my living room. I don’t know how the Plzen players are handling it. 🙄

[JimBHibees]

This outfit Hertz are playing are rank rotten.

The imaginary amazing atmosphere at Tynie is incredible.

Think they look better than Hearts do

[JohnM1875]

Brian McLaughlin claiming on the radio it's "an incredible atmosphere".

Brian McLaughlin is a complete fud though.

[Aldo]

That Hearts right back Taylor is absolutely rotten.

He tackled the boy, hurt himself and then wanted the foul!

I have noticed that hearts players are going down a bit too easy at the slightest of touches this evening.

[hibsbollah]

Brian McLaughlin claiming on the radio it's "an incredible atmosphere".

I see no tanks.

[JimBHibees]

Brian McLaughlin claiming on the radio it's "an incredible atmosphere".

Yeah but we all know how much of a rocket he is

[Aldo]

Brian McLaughlin claiming on the radio it's "an incredible atmosphere".

[emoji1787][emoji1787] barring the constant drum banging the National library has more atmosphere.

[Broken Gnome]

Taylor's card well and truly marked as a cheating runt who's going to wind us right up.

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[SteveHFC]

400,000 fans making this game a poor atmosphere.

[greenpaper55]

And our team Gets a slagging , Hearts are rank rotten

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

These 2 teams are garbage.

[Coco Bryce]

This is like a Sunday league game 😂