Player Ratings

[GlesgaeHibby]

Stack-5 Didn't have much to do, but his distribution was very poor. Constantly lumping it up to Riordan.

Wotherspoon-6 Good solid game. Stayed tight to his man, defended well.
Hogg-6 Decent game bar gifting them a decent chance.
Bamba-7 Good solid centre half. One stupid decision to pass out of defence aside he was excellent.
Murray-6 Solid Game

Zemmama-7 Class act, although I wish he wouldn't overcook it at times.
Miller-7 First half he bossed it, faded a bit but came back in to it at the end.
McBride-7 Good solid shift. Great grafter.
Riordan-5 Wasted out on the left. Should have scored.

Benji-6 Held the ball up well at times. Was often the only one willing to move for a throw in. Sharpness will come with game time.
Stokes-5 Good effort in first half but his touch badly let him down at times today.

[hibee_girl]

Stack 5 - Didn't have too much to do but his kicking was awful today plus there were a few times when he could have played it out quickly but resorted to hoofing it upfield instead

Wotherspoon 6 - Decent game from him thought he made a few mistakes
Hogg 7 - Solid performance
Bamba 7 - Solid today
Murray 6 - Thought he was caught out of position a few times but otherwise did well

McBride 7 - Great game from him
Miller 9 - Head and shoulders above everyone on the pitch
Zemmama 8 - Ran the show in the first half, great goal but faded in the second half
Riordan 7 - Worked hard, should have scored

Benji 6 - Was decent enough in the first half but wasn't really in the game in the 2nd, should have been replaced
Stokes 6 - First touch let him down at times but worked hard

[AL-Qaholik]

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Stack-5 Didn't have much to do, but his distribution was very poor. Constantly lumping it up to Riordan.

Wotherspoon-6 Good solid game. Stayed tight to his man, defended well.
Hogg-6 Decent game bar gifting them a decent chance.
Bamba-7 Good solid centre half. One stupid decision to pass out of defence aside he was excellent.
Murray-6 Solid Game

Zemmama-7 Class act, although I wish he wouldn't overcook it at times.
Miller-7 First half he bossed it, faded a bit but came back in to it at the end.
McBride-6 Good solid shift.
Riordan-5 Wasted out on the left. Should have scored.

Benji-6 Held the ball up well at times. Was often the only one willing to move for a throw in. Sharpness will come with game time.
Stokes-5 Good effort in first half but his touch badly let him down at times today.

Pretty much agree with most of that...

Would maybe bump McBride up to a 7 as I thought he was the only one really grafting out there today!

Possibly Stack down to 4 simply due to the fact that he had nothing to do, but still did it poorly...


Totally bemused by the lack of substitutions however...does Yogi have that little faith in the players on his bench??

[GlesgaeHibby]

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Pretty much agree with most of that...

Would maybe bump McBride up to a 7 as I thought he was the only one really grafting out there today!

Possibly Stack down to 4 simply due to the fact that he had nothing to do, but still did it poorly...


Totally bemused by the lack of substitutions however...does Yogi have that little faith in the players on his bench??

Changed it now. I've been very impressed with McBride since he came to the club. Works hard, good distribution too. He was excellent first half today.

[VegasHibby]

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Stack 5 - Didn't have too much to do but his kicking was awful today plus there were a few times when he could have played it out quickly but resorted to hoofing it upfield instead

Wotherspoon 6 - Decent game from him thought he made a few mistakes
Hogg 7 - Solid performance
Bamba 7 - Solid today
Murray 6 - Thought he was caught out of position a few times but otherwise did well

McBride 7 - Great game from him
Miller 9 - Head and shoulders above everyone on the pitch
Zemmama 8 - Ran the show in the first half, great goal but faded in the second half
Riordan 7 - Worked hard, should have scored

Benji 6 - Was decent enough in the first half but wasn't really in the game in the 2nd, should have been replaced
Stokes 6 - First touch let him down at times but worked hard

Like you said surprised Benji wasn't taken off. Strange tactics from Yogi today. I think he was playing it safe for a draw after they scored

[Broken Gnome]

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Pretty much agree with most of that...

Would maybe bump McBride up to a 7 as I thought he was the only one really grafting out there today!

Possibly Stack down to 4 simply due to the fact that he had nothing to do, but still did it poorly...


Totally bemused by the lack of substitutions however...does Yogi have that little faith in the players on his bench??

Every forward thinking Hibs player looked dangerous, what was to change? Nish? Galbraith for Benji would have been the only plausible substitution really, and Hibs looked capable of winning that with the players they had on. We don't NEED to make changes...

[frazeHFC]

Stack 5 - Kicking was poor

Wotherspoon 6 - I prefer him at right mid but was good enough
Hogg 7 - Won things in the air, got stuck in, captains performance
Bamba 7 - Stuck in, won in air
Murray 7 - Got forward when possible and took no messing

Zemmama 9 - Fantastic
McBride 7 - Was great, always tackled and passed well
Miller 7 - Faded in last 30 mins but again looks really good
Riordan 7 - Should have scored, but played well

Benji 6 - Won things in the air and tracked back, not lazy but not much chances to score
Stokes 6 - Ran around the whole game and had some great skill



Ref 3 - So many times our strikers were being held but nothing given, i think he forgot he had a yellow card

[Badge]

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Like you said surprised Benji wasn't taken off. Strange tactics from Yogi today. I think he was playing it safe for a draw after they scored

Are you kidding. He would have brought Rankin and Cregg on if he wanted to play it safe. He kept 4 attacking players on, hardly playing it safe.

[truehibernian]

Maybe Galbraith could have had the last 10 minutes, moving Riordan in with Stokes. Benji had an okay game today, his touch was good and he drove at the defence but had little options either side at times. Good display from Hibs today but the lack of concentration at times is plain to see. Bamba defines the saying "the good, the bad, the ugly". Wins great tackles, looks up, gifts the ball away in really bad areas. Miller was head and shoulders MOM with Zemmama a close second. Good displays from the full backs and an all round hard working but skillful display at times. Would happily pay every week if the calibre of football remains at that level. United are a good side and at times due to our attacking play, we made them look very very ordinary first half.

[Hibs Spain]

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Stack-5 Didn't have much to do, but his distribution was very poor. Constantly lumping it up to Riordan.

Wotherspoon-6 Good solid game. Stayed tight to his man, defended well.
Hogg-6 Decent game bar gifting them a decent chance.
Bamba-7 Good solid centre half. One stupid decision to pass out of defence aside he was excellent.
Murray-6 Solid Game

Zemmama-7 Class act, although I wish he wouldn't overcook it at times.
Miller-7 First half he bossed it, faded a bit but came back in to it at the end.
McBride-7 Good solid shift. Great grafter.
Riordan-5 Wasted out on the left. Should have scored.

Benji-6 Held the ball up well at times. Was often the only one willing to move for a throw in. Sharpness will come with game time.
Stokes-5 Good effort in first half but his touch badly let him down at times today.

Can't work out what Riordan did to miss that one from about three yards and I think it was Stokes from Zemamma's free kick,missed a header from about 10mm....ie didn't even make contact

[The_Horde]

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Can't work out what Riordan did to miss that one from about three yards and I think it was Stokes from Zemamma's free kick,missed a header from about 10mm....ie didn't even make contact

Think it just came in a bit too quick and was a tad too far in front of him.

Then it took a big bounce so he was off balance/stretching for it.

[Teo10]

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Think it just came in a bit too quick and was a tad too far in front of him.

Then it took a big bounce so he was off balance/stretching for it.

A very difficult one to take with what you have said above...not as easy a miss as it first seemed....

[deek68]

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Pretty much agree with most of that...

Would maybe bump McBride up to a 7 as I thought he was the only one really grafting out there today!

Possibly Stack down to 4 simply due to the fact that he had nothing to do, but still did it poorly...


Totally bemused by the lack of substitutions however...does Yogi have that little faith in the players on his bench??

Perhaps the players we have who can change a game were already on the park? Maybe the starting 11 wasn't right

Having said that good first half. Zemmamma was superb.

[RoYO!]

i think thats being quite harsh on stack. great double save and didnt have much else to do- no fault at goal. however in very tricky conditions he dealt with pass backs pretty well, no slices straight out the park and didnt look flustered. i think that we need to get some consistency in the defence and that means playing the same goalie regularly, esp when you consider how different the two goalies are.

[Marabou Stork]

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Can't work out what Riordan did to miss that one from about three yards and I think it was Stokes from Zemamma's free kick,missed a header from about 10mm....ie didn't even make contact

Chuckie from off of here did a big Ned Flanders scream that put him off.

[Chuckie]

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Chuckie from off of here did a big Ned Flanders scream that put him off.

True story...

[PaulSmith]

Stack - 6 - just cause he didn't have anything to do

Wotherspoon - 8 - A future Premiership star
Hogg - 7 - Stopped Utd forwards
Bamba - 7- Great 1st half
Murray - 7 - Performances like this are just taken for granted these days from him.

Miller - 8 - Class.
McBride - 7 - Does the dirty work and will never be a superstar but every team needs one like him

Zemamma - 8 - Never since Latapy have a seen a player with so much vision, tricks and the ability to conjure something special from nothing
Riordan - 6 - A little disappointed in him today. Bad miss.

Benji - 6 - Thought that him playing just off Stokes didn't work.
Stokes - 6 - Ability but needs someone up there to help him out.


Overall though one of the most entertaining games I've been to in ages and long may it continue.

[AL-Qaholik]

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Every forward thinking Hibs player looked dangerous, what was to change? Nish? Galbraith for Benji would have been the only plausible substitution really, and Hibs looked capable of winning that with the players they had on. We don't NEED to make changes...

Galbraith for Stokes as IMO he didnt look dangerous (or particularly interested) in the second half... Refused to chase for anything, Galbraith would have run and run in the last 20 minutes.

[AL-Qaholik]

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i think thats being quite harsh on stack. great double save and didnt have much else to do- no fault at goal. however in very tricky conditions he dealt with pass backs pretty well, no slices straight out the park and didnt look flustered. i think that we need to get some consistency in the defence and that means playing the same goalie regularly, esp when you consider how different the two goalies are.

But about 5 hooks straight out the park aiming for Riordan on the left wing (who is never gonna win that kind of ariel battle...)

[MyJo]

stack - 5
wotherspoon - 7
hogg - 7
bamba - 8
murray - 7
zemmama -
miller - 8
mcbride - 7
riordan - 8
stokes - 6
benji - 6

[PaulSmith]

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But about 5 hooks straight out the park aiming for Riordan on the left wing (who is never gonna win that kind of ariel battle...)

Maybe the 40mph wind had more to do with it.

[Pete70]

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Stack-5 Didn't have much to do, but his distribution was very poor. Constantly lumping it up to Riordan.

Wotherspoon-6 Good solid game. Stayed tight to his man, defended well.
Hogg-6 Decent game bar gifting them a decent chance.
Bamba-7 Good solid centre half. One stupid decision to pass out of defence aside he was excellent.
Murray-6 Solid Game

Zemmama-7 Class act, although I wish he wouldn't overcook it at times.
Miller-7 First half he bossed it, faded a bit but came back in to it at the end.
McBride-7 Good solid shift. Great grafter.
Riordan-5 Wasted out on the left. Should have scored.

Benji-6 Held the ball up well at times. Was often the only one willing to move for a throw in. Sharpness will come with game time.
Stokes-5 Good effort in first half but his touch badly let him down at times today.

And resulting in a United throw-in as ir sailed over Riordans head

[euro Hibby]

Wotherspoon-6
Hogg-6
Bamba-7
Murray-6 Solid Game

Zemmama-7 C
Miller-7
McBride-7
Riordan-5

Benji-6
Stokes-6

Stack 5.5

Good performace apart from 20 minutes in the second half when we lost the iniative maybe due to the wind ? Unfortunate not to take all 3 points but can't really complain. Some good signs but we still need to find another gear to be 2nd place contenders.

[Hibs Spain]

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i think thats being quite harsh on stack. great double save and didnt have much else to do- no fault at goal. however in very tricky conditions he dealt with pass backs pretty well, no slices straight out the park and didnt look flustered. i think that we need to get some consistency in the defence and that means playing the same goalie regularly, esp when you consider how different the two goalies are.

Stack,in the first half had,in real terms nothing to do. He had to deal with two corners which came across exactly where any goalie would have come for the ball.He didn't come and I find it absolutely astonishing that any fan watching that couldn't see how it almost resulted in two goals.He treble fumbled a simple nothing ball before he managed to pick it up and on numerous ocassions kicked the ball straight into their penalty box. He made no saves that a patient at the orthopaedic ward at the Infimary couldn't have saved in the second half and kicked about five in a row into touch by hooking the ball and two or three by slicing it.And the double save was a fumble that Maka would have been shot down for.. But then he just and only just recovered the situation which ended up a throw for them....

[truehibernian]

Have to agree with HibsSpain on Stack. There was an even more glaring one in the second half when a corner was floated across right into where you would want the keeper coming to catch and he remained rooted to the goal line. One thing he has is a fantastic ability to deal with back passes however and he does not panic on the deck. But he needs to be more commanding that's for sure. Weaver had a good game today though....three cracking saves from Stokes, DW and Zemmama. On another day we would have won cosily.

[AL-Qaholik]

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Maybe the 40mph wind had more to do with it.

Thats just the thing...he was booting out the side the wind was COMING FROM!! Just very poor kicking.

[CapitalHibs]

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Stack,in the first half had,in real terms nothing to do. He had to deal with two corners which came across exactly where any goalie would have come for the ball.He didn't come and I find it absolutely astonishing that any fan watching that couldn't see how it almost resulted in two goals.He treble fumbled a simple nothing ball before he managed to pick it up and on numerous ocassions kicked the ball straight into their penalty box. He made no saves that a patient at the orthopaedic ward at the Infimary couldn't have saved in the second half and kicked about five in a row into touch by hooking the ball and two or three by slicing it.And the double save was a fumble that Maka would have been shot down for.. But then he just and only just recovered the situation which ended up a throw for them....

AAAAAAAAAAArgh!

Here we go again!

[Hibs Spain]

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AAAAAAAAAAArgh!

Here we go again!

It's what happened.What's wrong with telling it how it was? Christ!!

[Danderhall Hibs]

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i think thats being quite harsh on stack. great double save and didnt have much else to do- no fault at goal. however in very tricky conditions he dealt with pass backs pretty well, no slices straight out the park and didnt look flustered. i think that we need to get some consistency in the defence and that means playing the same goalie regularly, esp when you consider how different the two goalies are.

There's a few folk on here who want him to fail - you just need to ignore them.

I do agree though that he should be coming for some of the crosses - he punched one away in the 2nd half but there was a corner earlier in the half that was right on top off him and he should've at least made an attempt for it.

From what I've seen though he's the best/most solid keeper we've got and we should get behind him instead scientifically examining every millisecond of his 90 minutes.

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Maybe the 40mph wind had more to do with it.

Good shout. Might be the reason why Nicky Weaver also launched a couple out of the park as well?

I assume none of the guys criticising the kicking didn't notice how windy it was? His kicks in the 2nd half went so far stopped in the air and dropped straight down. I'm pretty sure it was the wind that caused that and not some kind of special spin he was putting on the ball.

[PaulSmith]

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Thats just the thing...he was booting out the side the wind was COMING FROM!! Just very poor kicking.

And maybe trying to compensate for the wind by looking to hit it far enough to his left for it to come back into play. Maybe that was the instruction from Hughes to hit the Dundee Utd left back, if he'd blootered it right down the middle there be an uproar saying that it was food and drink for Webster and Dods. I think sometimes we look for things in our goalies just for the sheer fact that they are a Hibs goalie!