Hibernian vs St Johnstone

[andrew_dundee]

As comfortable a win as we'll get all season. Solid team performance. It would be good to see Rangers getting lots of red cards against Dundee and ideally County to turn up the goods against United.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

As comfortable a win as we'll get all season. Solid team performance. It would be good to see Rangers getting lots of red cards against Dundee and ideally County to turn up the goods against United.

A county win takes them onto 38 points and within touching distance of top 6.

[B.H.F.C]

That’s up there with the easiest game I’ve ever seen us play in the league. They’re so bad.

[greenlex]

VAR for the penalty 🤣 they really hate us eh?
Pretty flat second half but really can't complain 💚💚💚

They check every penalty. It’s not a conspiracy honest.

[PHeffernan]

Just displayed the team and subs on the big screen Number 8 displayed as Jake Doyle Hayes 😂

I missed that :greengrin

[Paul1642]

A county win takes them onto 38 points and within touching distance of top 6.

If Ross county win then the battle for top 6 becomes really interesting, not to mention well lined up to benefit us.

[Gatecrasher]

Good performance from hibs today, solid though out and never really gave St Johnstone a sniff. 3 points in the bag. Let's keep going!

[Phil MaGlass]

Great result, subs on when needed, Bowie was happy with his goal. Dominated the game, but I always had that bloody niggle at 2-0 they might steal a goal. Some great passing up front on show today. Only minus point for me was Miller seemed to slow the game down when he had the ball, maybe it was just my imagination though.

[Unseen work]

The fight before the split is mental

Us and Aberdeen one point apart have very similar games. Both playing rangers (we’re at Ibrox and Aberdeen at home), we play Dundee at home and Aberdeen away to county


Then Hearts, St Mirren and Motherwell battling for 6th;

Hearts;

United at home
Motherwell away

St Mirren;

Dundee away
County at home

Motherwell;

Kilmarnock away
Hearts at home

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

They check every penalty. It’s not a conspiracy honest.

👍

[Unseen work]

Funny how teams like St Johnstone playing ‘good football’ as in our from the back etc and trying to play on the deck makes it much easier for us

Can see why guys like Levein go in defensive, build a big strong team with rapid strikers and counter

[Onion]

VAR for the penalty 🤣 they really hate us eh?
Pretty flat second half but really can't complain 💚💚💚

Flashed up "VAR Check for Offside / Simulation / Handball / May 2016 / Being a Hibee / Other"

Great win in terrible conditions against a bogey team that is fighting for its life. Hibs in complete control. What a job Sir David Gray is doing. :hibees

[FilipinoHibs]

We are top 6, after the first few games I was hoping we would avoid automatic relegation!

[James70]

Ours is the only match report not up on BBC Scottish football site!

[Jones28]

Brilliant Hibs, we didn’t get out of second gear today. I didn’t think Bowie was looking too sharp but he shut me up, did well to win the pen and score it, and a lovely wee faint to create the chance just prior.

The Hibs go marching on 👍👍

[Ronniekirk]

3 0 my first correct score prediction all season Happy with that Boyle should have scored more but he was acre thorn in thier side
Some lovely interplay passing at times in fist half
Without Nicky Cadden and lot of balls into box were great
But we dominated them first half and start of second
Myko didn’t do enough for me
But really enjoyed the game

[Dashing Bob S]

St Johnstone have a doomed look about them. Credit to them for trying to play football but maybe not the best thing for a side bottom of the SPL.

[PHeffernan]

Does anyone think their goalie is decent

Andy Fisher is the guy. On loan from Swansea so a team-mate of Kuharevych.
He's decent, 27 years old and has played 30 games in the English Championship and 62 in EFL 1.

[Jones28]

St Johnstone have a doomed look about them. Credit to them for trying to play football but maybe not the best thing for a side bottom of the SPL.

Was thinking this too. I’ve got time for teams that try to play football but it was a bit like watching Monty’s Hibs.

[Dmas]

How did manneh look? I missed the whole game today unfortunately

[Onion]

This Hibs team is defying gravity and weight of history.

3rd place, lost our last game, international break, a chasing pack, home game against a bogey team. Any one of these would normally be enough to put the jitters up a Hibs team, but not this one. Huge credit to SDG and all the staff at Hibs for preparing the team and getting that performance out of them.

BBC Sportsound :greengrin

[Squealing pig]

Comfortable performance, great result 👏

[sleeping giant]

Comfortable performance, great result 👏

:agree:

3 big points.

[Crab apple]

First half we were impressive and pressed so well. The second half was really a non event although it was entertaining watching the Saints right winger. An angrier player I've yet to see this season. I'm confident that this team has it in them to get third.

[Donegal Hibby]

So many good performances today , was impressed by Smiths distribution today too .

[Glory Lurker]

Heard Celtic are looking at him

God, I hate them!!!!

[Paul1642]

So many good performances today , was impressed by Smiths distribution today too .

I think he’s very good at deciding when to pass it to a defender and when to kick it into the midfield. Hate it when a keeper always takes the same option regardless of the options available to him.

[AdidasHibernian]

This Hibs team is defying gravity and weight of history.

3rd place, lost our last game, international break, a chasing pack, home game against a bogey team. Any one of these would normally be enough to put the jitters up a Hibs team, but not this one. Huge credit to SDG and all the staff at Hibs for preparing the team and getting that performance out of them.

BBC Sportsound :greengrin


We never lost our last game?



Or did they mean lost last game before the break sorry?

[AdidasHibernian]

really good day - and we are in a terrific position. when you consider the Killie & St J away games could / should be another 4 points on the board.

Just a shame that Well did not get a result both to keep Dons at bay and drop Tarts out of top six

Every chance St Mirren get top 6 now

[scm70nyd1973]

So 15 games unbeaten in the league thus far - 7 to go - if we remain unbeaten for the rest of the season by my calculations that would be a total of 22 - would that mean we could sing a nice wee song to the Poppy Pilferers to shut down their fechen erchie of a song - just saying likesy 😂

[Paul1642]

Every chance St Mirren get top 6 now

That’s my prediction

[gazzag70]

This Hibs team is defying gravity and weight of history.

3rd place, lost our last game, international break, a chasing pack, home game against a bogey team. Any one of these would normally be enough to put the jitters up a Hibs team, but not this one. Huge credit to SDG and all the staff at Hibs for preparing the team and getting that performance out of them.

BBC Sportsound :greengrin
Agree 100%. We needed to win this and get back on track. St Johnstone have been a real bogey team but this squad have a real determination about them. SDG and his team are really exceeding all early season expectations.

[e2los]

So 15 games unbeaten in the league thus far - 7 to go - if we remain unbeaten for the rest of the season by my calculations that would be a total of 22 - would that mean we could sing a nice wee song to the Poppy Pilferers to shut down their fechen erchie of a song - just saying likesy 😂

3 old firm games in the 7 remaining games.

Staying unbeaten for them is a herculean task.

[Glory Lurker]

That’s up there with the easiest game I’ve ever seen us play in the league. They’re so bad.

It was obvious within the first five minutes that they weren't going to give us bother. I know the post-split matches can mix it up down there but I think they're gone.

[PHeffernan]

Every chance St Mirren get top 6 now

Think we will see Hearts and Dundee Utd reach the split on 45 points and St Mirren can't reach that whatever they do so it's a no from me on St Mirren.

[scm70nyd1973]

3 old firm games in the 7 remaining games.

Staying unbeaten for them is a herculean task.

But not impossible as all 3 games are dead rubber for them so you never know - surely 2 of the games in the 15 included 2 against them

[AdidasHibernian]

They need to play Dundee next up who are currently torching Rangers so that might see their chances die at the next hurdle.
Think we will see Hearts and Dundee Utd reach the split on 45 points and St Mirren can't reach that whatever they do so it's a no from me on St Mirren.


Dundee making a royal erse off it

[Jay]

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Pic from today

[MartinfaePorty]

Was in Ladbrokes before the game and a German guy put £600 on Hibs to win. Saw him and his mates in Middletons after and with the winnings he'll be there all night and not spend it all. P.S. I was only there as my mate, who is a Saintees fan, insisted we meet there as we used to drink there regularly in the 90s (which is when I think it was last done up!).

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[Smartie]

How did manneh look? I missed the whole game today unfortunately

I thought he looked like he struggled to get to grips with the pace of the game a bit, looked (understandably) a wee bit rusty and short of match sharpness.

Still managed to get the odd decent pass away and got the odd tackle in.

Will probably need a full pre season and a few league cup games before we see anything like the best of him. I’d only really expect cameo appearances between now and the end of the season, given we’ve got a few other decent options for that position.

[JohnM1875]

We're honestly just a really ****ing good football team.

Starting Xi stepping up and all performing to their best and the subs that come on making a clear impact and maintaining the levels. It's the clearest sign of a good team who are all in it together.

[Since452]

Wow. This team is just built different.

[Hibs Go Bragh]

Special shout out to Obita who I thought was outstanding. He knows he’s got a chance to force his way back into the team and today we didn’t look any weaker at all for not having N Cadden.

[SHODAN]

That was a potential banana skin and we navigated it very well.

That being said, that St Johnstone performance was the worst I've seen from a top flight team at ER in a long, long time. They looked beaten from our first goal.

[Unseen work]

Special shout out to Obita who I thought was outstanding. He knows he’s got a chance to force his way back into the team and today we didn’t look any weaker at all for not having C Cadden.

Obita was also unlucky not to get a couple of assists today from excellent crosses

Stuff like the strikers not taking the chance seems to take away from the quality of crosses at times as no one will remember it after a week

Always thought Obita has had good delivery

[GreenCastle]

Important win.

Reckon we can get a draw at least at Ibrox.

St J were actually awful. The way they were trying to play out from the back and constantly losing the ball.

Feels they will get relegated but can’t seem them coming back up playing like that in the championship. Of course when it comes off it’s nice to watch but so many turnovers today like the 2nd goal.

Hibs were stronger / faster / fitter / better skilled all over the pitch. Massive credit to the staff and players for getting us top 6 considering where we were and first time in a few years.

Considering we were missing Newell, Cadden N and Youan it’s impressive the way we are winning games.

Myko could have had 3 but he was getting in right areas.

Good crowd too in horrible windy weather.

Really hope this team manages to secure 3rd - they deserve it.

[matty_f]

I thought we were really good today, the only minor complaint I have is that we should have scored more, but I’ll take that.
As comfortable a win as you’ll see, we were levels above St Johnstone. Really enjoyed it.

[Lago]

Special shout out to Obita who I thought was outstanding. He knows he’s got a chance to force his way back into the team and today we didn’t look any weaker at all for not having C Cadden.
N. Cadden injured.

[Hibs Go Bragh]

N. Cadden injured.

I didn’t even realise what I had typed out 😂

Edited post.

[YETI1875]

So many good performances today , was impressed by Smiths distribution today too .

How good was their centre half No 5
He shouldn’t be playing for them
He’s class

[Broken Gnome]

I thought we were really good today, the only minor complaint I have is that we should have scored more, but I’ll take that.
As comfortable a win as you’ll see, we were levels above St Johnstone. Really enjoyed it.

I think we're in a position we can ask a little more or them, and for that hour or so we were 2-0 up they did anno me a bit at how wasteful we were. Saints never obviously looked like scoring, but it felt we'd left ourselves in unnecessary jeopardy because we were - if we're being honest - pretty poor in our link-up around the box.

I'm not sure if we really practice central play all the much given we're mainly about getting it wide, but it's a part of our game we could be much slicker at. While it was only the difference between a win and a cricket score today, there's going to be some tight games between now and the end of the year and we lack many signs of being a really clinical side.

Minor quibble.

[supermcginn]

Hoilett number 10 is a joy to watch he's an unbelievable upgrade on Campbell, he has to be given an extra year.

[Donegal Hibby]

David Gray post match …

https://youtu.be/Jzw1gtlhTVs?si=QzGrAxQUtas_ll5T

Some highlights …

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/19564/13338277/hibernian-3-0-st-johnstone-scottish-premiership-highlights

[Since90+2]

Hoilett is top drawer. Imagine him at 27/28? Must have been unreal.

[hibsbollah]

So 15 games unbeaten in the league thus far - 7 to go - if we remain unbeaten for the rest of the season by my calculations that would be a total of 22 - would that mean we could sing a nice wee song to the Poppy Pilferers to shut down their fechen erchie of a song - just saying likesy 😂

I miscalculated, thought we were on 16 unbeaten now but you’re spot on. 15. It’s history. Next milestone seems to be 17 games from 1947

[PHeffernan]

Dundee making a royal erse off it

Hibs and Dundee are the 3rd top scoring teams in the league.
Hibs are 3rd and Dundee are 11th.
Guess what their issue is? :agree:

[Tambo]

Well we are not going into the last game of the pre split hoping for a result for a top 6 spot.

Got there in the end, bed time soon.

[Shrekko]

Hoilett is top drawer. Imagine him at 27/28? Must have been unreal.

Dwight Gayle said on Open Goal that the Hibs players say he must have been the best player in the world 5 years ago when they see the stuff he does in training.

Having a creative player behind him really seemed to help Martin Boyle today I thought.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Was in Ladbrokes before the game and a German guy put £600 on Hibs to win. Saw him and his mates in Middletons after and with the winnings he'll be there all night and not spend it all. P.S. I was only there as my mate, who is a Saintees fan, insisted we meet there as we used to drink there regularly in the 90s (which is when I think it was last done up!).

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good on him




i was happy enough with my £50 winnings for my four-fold :smug:

[B.H.F.C]

Hoilett number 10 is a joy to watch he's an unbelievable upgrade on Campbell, he has to be given an extra year.

Worth saying it’s not completely like for like. The system has changed slightly with Hoilett in the last couple of games. Hoilett allows us to play in a completely different way though and play a bit more football.

[RIP]

How good was their centre half No 5
He shouldn’t be playing for them
He’s class

Zach Mitchell. Just turned 20, on loan from Charlton.

Very impressive player. Read the game calmly for one so young.

[yerauldda]

Zach Mitchell. Just turned 20, on loan from Charlton.

Very impressive player. Read the game calmly for one so young.

On the flip side, Spangler in midfield is probably the worst player I’ve seen at Easter Road this season by a fair distance.

[tamig]

Andy Fisher is the guy. On loan from Swansea so a team-mate of Kuharevych.
He's decent, 27 years old and has played 30 games in the English Championship and 62 in EFL 1.

I thought their keeper looked awful today. He had a few decent but routine saved but more than a few shaky moments.

[He's here!]

Dwight Gayle said on Open Goal that the Hibs players say he must have been the best player in the world 5 years ago when they see the stuff he does in training.

Having a creative player behind him really seemed to help Martin Boyle today I thought.

What struck me today was how much quality we have on the bench. And that's with Youan still nowhere to be seen.

[He's here!]

I thought their keeper looked awful today. He had a few decent but routine saved but more than a few shaky moments.

I think he simply failed to anticipate Boyle's shot for the second but if that had been Smith he'd be getting pesters from some on here.

[JohnM1875]

I think he simply failed to anticipate Boyle's shot for the second but if that had been Smith he'd be getting pesters from some on here.

Think you're selling Boyle short. Really smart touch and finish

[tamig]

I thought he looked like he struggled to get to grips with the pace of the game a bit, looked (understandably) a wee bit rusty and short of match sharpness.

Still managed to get the odd decent pass away and got the odd tackle in.

Will probably need a full pre season and a few league cup games before we see anything like the best of him. I’d only really expect cameo appearances between now and the end of the season, given we’ve got a few other decent options for that position.

I thought he had a nervous looking start but looked very comfortable after that with some nice contributions. Think he’ll be a real asset - especially with a good pre-season behind him as you mention.

[He's here!]

Think you're selling Boyle short. Really smart touch and finish

Absolutely. I maybe didn't phrase that well. What I meant was that he was caught out by Boyle's brilliance.

[raeburnhibs]

Zach Mitchell. Just turned 20, on loan from Charlton.

Very impressive player. Read the game calmly for one so young.

Maybe, I thought he constantly wanted too many touches from minute 1 and it was only a matter of time before he ****** it up which he duly did

[B.H.F.C]

Maybe, I thought he constantly wanted too many touches from minute 1 and it was only a matter of time before he ****** it up which he duly did

I didn’t think they had anything about them at all. Not one single player.

One of the most inept performances I’ve seen from a top league team at ER ever. We barely got out of first gear because it was so easy for us.

[Carheenlea]

While he didn't score and missed a great opportunity in first half, I actually thought Kukharevych had a good game. Worked hard, chased down, made interceptions and played his part in a comfortable victory.

[BoomtownHibees]

Think you're selling Boyle short. Really smart touch and finish

Good goal however the goalie dived liked he had no arms

[JohnM1875]

Good goal however the goalie dived liked he had no arms

Could've had 16, he still wasn't saving it. Class from Boyle.

[Smartie]

While he didn't score and missed a great opportunity in first half, I actually thought Kukharevych had a good game. Worked hard, chased down, made interceptions and played his part in a comfortable victory.

I thought it was a typically Myko performance - no shortage of graft and some decent work done from deep whilst being a physical handful for defenders.

Where it really mattered though - in the 6 yard box - I thought he was as poor as normal. One missed sitter, the odd ball flashed across the box that he got nowhere near and the odd good floated ball that he just didn’t seem to be in a position to attack.

This (and Bowie not being much better) was probably the difference between us winning by 3 and running up a cricket score.

[JohnM1875]

He can't hold the ball up. I felt really bad for him today, you could tell the miss really got to him. But he won't start for us again.

[Onceinawhile]

Good goal however the goalie dived liked he had no arms

Agreed. He used his arms to protect himself from the fall rather than try and save the ball. Wasn't particularly hard, or in the corner.

[TheHibernator]

I think we're in a position we can ask a little more or them, and for that hour or so we were 2-0 up they did anno me a bit at how wasteful we were. Saints never obviously looked like scoring, but it felt we'd left ourselves in unnecessary jeopardy because we were - if we're being honest - pretty poor in our link-up around the box.

I'm not sure if we really practice central play all the much given we're mainly about getting it wide, but it's a part of our game we could be much slicker at. While it was only the difference between a win and a cricket score today, there's going to be some tight games between now and the end of the year and we lack many signs of being a really clinical side.

Minor quibble.

Glad someone else mentioned this so i don’t seem too negative😂

Thankfully St Johnstone were awful today so it didn’t matter too much, but we really should’ve had a couple more. We seem to have an issue with putting games to bed and like you say in tighter game it can be the difference between a win/draw/loss.

Anyway, another important win. On to ibrox.

[EdinMike]

How good was their centre half No 5
He shouldn’t be playing for them
He’s class

I actually looked at the screen to see who he was Mitchell, was impressed by him as well.

[JohnM1875]

I actually looked at the screen to see who he was Mitchell, was impressed by him as well.

I'm surprised anyone was remotely impressed with any of their players. We made them look like it was a cup game against a junior side.

[Jones28]

I actually looked at the screen to see who he was Mitchell, was impressed by him as well.

In what way?

Not being cheeky, just genuinely wondering what anyone saw in any of their players today that could be described as impressive.

That’s the worst team I’ve seen us play at ER in a long time. Certain to go down now.

[Brooster]

While he didn't score and missed a great opportunity in first half, I actually thought Kukharevych had a good game. Worked hard, chased down, made interceptions and played his part in a comfortable victory.

Unfortunately he is incapable of doing what he gets paid to do. He's been poor.

[hibsbollah]

How was Obita yesterday? Some goal involvements which is pleasing.

[Tully]

Zach Mitchell. Just turned 20, on loan from Charlton.

Very impressive player. Read the game calmly for one so young.

He was rank rotten like a fish out of water

[Smartie]

How was Obita yesterday? Some goal involvements which is pleasing.

I thought he was excellent.

Significant contributions at both ends.

Best accolade you could give him is that Nicky Cadden wasn’t missed.

Might have been because he was taking set pieces in the right but he seemed to pop up in quite unexpected positions from time to time.

I much prefer him at WB with Iredale at LCB than on the left of a back 4.

[erin go bragh]

I thought it was a typically Myko performance - no shortage of graft and some decent work done from deep whilst being a physical handful for defenders.

Where it really mattered though - in the 6 yard box - I thought he was as poor as normal. One missed sitter, the odd ball flashed across the box that he got nowhere near and the odd good floated ball that he just didn’t seem to be in a position to attack.

This (and Bowie not being much better) was probably the difference between us winning by 3 and running up a cricket score.

Bit unfair on Bowie. Tucked the penalty away with ease and unlucky with his shot that the keeper did well to save. Myko offered nowt and his chance was a sitter.

[hibsbollah]

I thought he was excellent.

Significant contributions at both ends.

Best accolade you could give him is that Nicky Cadden wasn’t missed.

Might have been because he was taking set pieces in the right but he seemed to pop up in quite unexpected positions from time to time.

I much prefer him at WB with Iredale at LCB than on the left of a back 4.

I like Obita, obviously has had a rocky patch from time to time but hes a good option when caddens not available. Sign of our depth

[Paul1642]

Bit unfair on Bowie. Tucked the penalty away with ease and unlucky with his shot that the keeper did well to save. Myko offered nowt and his chance was a sitter.

I really liked the shot i presume you’re talking about. Completely sold the defender by feigning a pass to Holliett before taking the shot.

[Donegal Hibby]

Watched this of our game and thought maybe some of you might like to see it ….

https://youtu.be/lG2eMC_YqKw?si=Z0It-CQzpmNLku05

[NAE NOOKIE]

Considering 4 out of the 10 outfield players we started with had spent most of the last week sitting on planes it was a really good performance.

It would possibly explain why we didn't absolutely spank a really poor St Johnstone in the 2nd half. For me we did just enough in that 2nd half to ensure the win .... but the fact is the 2nd half was a bit of a non event and that probably explained why half the crowd had gone home by the time Bowie scored his penalty.

It was a totally professional performance .... but if you want folk to stay to the end, and more importantly come back, smack in a few 2nd half goals when you have an opponent on the ropes :greengrin

The next 2 games are massive ..... a win at Ibrox would be huge and almost certainly ensure close to a full house against Dundee. Sevco are a team who lost two goals to Killie and 3 to Dundee. OK they came back to win in both games, but it's clear where their weakness lies.

[basehibby]

How was Obita yesterday? Some goal involvements which is pleasing.

Obita was excellent - not a hint of rustiness and slotted right in, dominating his side of the pitch with keen running and some great deliveries. Gray might have a headache deciding who to play in that LWB slot at Ibrox.

[PHeffernan]

Watched this of our game and thought maybe some of you might like to see it ….

https://youtu.be/lG2eMC_YqKw?si=Z0It-CQzpmNLku05


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