Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
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Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
Huge game on Boxing Day. We will need to weather Hearts' desperation for the first 30 or so minutes and then turn the screw. Cool heads, play the way we play and we shall win.
If you need an idea of how deep Hearts are in it, check out this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50878409
The sheer size of their squad compared to ours - and I genuinely think that only Naismith would get into our team if he was fit.
Anyone got the old subtitled video of the foreign interviewer mocking hearts and the studio laughing
Found him
https://www.noradsanta.org/
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I really don't see the problem with DS going home for a few days.
They'll still be dug***** when he gets back.
Stendel obviously doesn't give a ****. Imagine Jack Ross decided to take a few days off before our biggest game of the season while we were bottom of the league. I hope his flight is cancelled just to highlight the comedy show that is Heart of Midlothian. He obviously had Budge over a barrel during negotiations
Yep. I'd be seething if that was us and the new boss swans off home ahead of a huge game when you are 3 points adrift at the bottom and he hasn't won a point yet.
Instead some of them try to convince themselves it isn't a big deal and not training the day before the match won't make any difference. They really are a bunch of gullible fools.
Re Stendel and Ann Budge:-
Not an image I wish to dwell upon.
Talking about the situation with Stendel not the result. My concerns re the derby I've posted elsewhere. It will not be easy and we have a habit of not putting the boot into them when they're down.
But Id be far from happy if a manager took days off ahead of a derby with us struggling.
I think stendal going away ahead of the game makes no difference. The players will be up for the game. Ours better be. Hearts are there for the taking but weve been there before and not ceased on it. I should be confident about this game but dont
[He obviously had Budge over a barrel during negotiations]
Another picture that will haunt my dreams!
From what I can gather from comments on KB, this game, by far, is the biggest of the season for them and it has nothing to do with relegation, which most of them are resigned to. In my opinion, the penny has dropped that they can not buy themselves from the foot of the league. They might have the desperation to beat us on Boxing Day but they don’t have the balls or character to climb the league.
There was a nice stat I saw on Twitter - since the move to a smaller top league in 1975, the team that was bottom of league at Christmas has finished season bottom of the table 73% of the time (32 out of 44)
Makes a big difference on practising shape and tactics. Especially as manager has been gone for a few days. Looking at video analysis of the opposition. Keeping your touch in tune. No athlete in the modern world would prepare for a major event the way Hearts have. Also a day with family instead of spending it focusing on the event does not prepare you mentally. Not saying we will win because of this but certainly improves our chances.
Hearts players will try to make it a war as they know that’s the way to beat Hibs. This actually could cause deeper long term problems for Stendel as it’s not how he likes to play and could be very undermining to his authority and he’ll be aware of that.
How Ross will approach this is another matter. For Hibs it’s always damned if you do damned if you don’t on the football v violence dichotomy.
Cancel the above post. Didn’t know Stendel had gone. Seriously doubt he’ll be back.
Agree however you just don't know what if any impact it will have as the game will take care of itself especially given the expererienced players they have (Berra Whelan et). In some ways it may be better they don't train xmas day and relax with families. It is very unusual though especially given we have a break coming up after the 29th though probably shows how desperate Budge was to get Daniel in. Assume today's session would be short and sharp anyway and as much to get mind on the game plus work on some set plays. The coach not being part of the sessions this week is the most unusual thing in he went home on Saturday and only returns today.
If I was a Hearts player sat at home today knowing Hibs were in training it would 100% be in the back of my mind. I wouldn't like it one bit. Especially with the manager away on a jolly.
Anyway merry Christmas to my fellow Hibbys and any lurking Jambos. I'll go back to my ill feeling towards you tomorrow. Have a good one.
Has danny boy been spotted? is he back yet
I really hope we thump them. The meltdown at Tinycastle and among the fans will be incredible and joyous to witness.
The only silver lining for them is that the Pope is forgiving people who make a complete mess of things.
Hammering them tomorrow would lead to them *****ing more money on average players to keep the fans optimistic, having no affect on their survival hopes, leaving them in the championship with a **** load of debt next season. Long live Ann Budge.
Calm down chaps, remember we are playing on a pitch that is like a bowl of porridge and much narrower that we are used to. They also have the usual height advantage and will win nearly every header with the ball dropping nicely for them so i would be happy with getting a draw from that dump.
Is there any truth they are training on it it as The Oriam have booted them out for non payment?
Statistically we’re playing one of the worst hearts teams in history tomorrow.
Hearts still bookies favourites. Skybet 6/4, we're at 17/10.
I can see the red tail lights a heading for ge-erman-ee
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
Well it smells like Daniel
Must be the schnapps fumes in my eye
They say Gorgie’s ugly though I’ve never been
Daniel says it’s the biggest ****hole he’s ever seen
Oh oh How would he know cause he’s never there
Oh oh they miss Daniel, but I don’t think he even cares
Oh oh oh Daniel you ****er
You lose more than Levien
Are still holding out
For compo from Barnsley
Craig might be blind
But Budgies out of her mind
Daniel your a twat
Take the piss out the ha-ah-ah arts
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane (etc rept)
Christophe Error 7/2 to be booked. Got to be worth a flutter, surely?
I can’t wait for the game. Their manager has left the country, their star striker is apparently working from home, their sacked manager is in charge of recruiting new players and they’re adrift at the bottom of the league. It’s time to breeze in there and tear them a new one.
It’s not really a surprise. Put it down to derby ‘anything can happen’ and their home advantage just swings it in their favour. If we come away with a draw, I’ll be satisfied. Remember that this is probably their most important game of the season. Some of the muppets feel that they can suffer relegation as long as they beat us.
Has Daniel returned to Scotland yet or is he still on his way back?
3 years ago, Paul hanlon scored and setup a ‘money spinning replay. That was the start of their journey to the championship. Today we can help them along their way.
This year to save us from tears, you gave us Daniel Stendel
That pitch was another £1m down the pan by the look of things.
We look dangerous on the break
We were poor in the second half and they never once looked dangerous.
"Queen Anne" has now been downgraded to "stupid cow" over the road, quite a fall from grace :agree:
As things stand they're 4 points adrift at the bottom. Still a long way to go but they're in deep doo doo.
Remember the '5 year plan'?... it was over 5 years ago. They do like a grandiose plan :lolyam:
Came across this puff piece from back in the day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/27402083
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