How does Riordan get a game?!?! (Merged)

**borstalboy** · 10-02-2010 09:44 PM

I thought tonight he was very poor. So many one on one oppotunities and he cuts back everytime. Doesnt do enough going forward IMO.

He might score the odd wonder goal and I think he is a potential match winner but I just dont think he gives enough to the team!

He's not performed at all this year!

**Hainan Hibs** · 10-02-2010 09:46 PM

You'll need one of these

When you criticise Riordan a lot of posters here get their knickers in a twist and take it more to heart than Riordan's own mum would.

You'll cause a few tears

**shamo9** · 10-02-2010 09:49 PM

I think I've seen this before

Lord, this is getting repetitive.

FWIW, Riordan actually won two or three tackles today which is the equilvalent of scoring a 40 yard screamer for anyone else

***hibbie02*** · 10-02-2010 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by borstalboy

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I thought tonight he was very poor. So many one on one oppotunities and he cuts back everytime. Doesnt do enough going forward IMO.

He might score the odd wonder goal and I think he is a potential match winner but I just dont think he gives enough to the team!

He's not performed at all this year!

Because he is our second highest scorer this season and one of the best in Scotland. However we would get more out of him as the left sided striker in a 2 striker line up, rather than a winger. Just like the old days with GOC.

**steakbake** · 10-02-2010 09:50 PM

What more do you want the guy to do? Walk on water?

***hibbie02*** · 10-02-2010 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by blacksaltire

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What more do you want the guy to do? Walk on water?

You mean like Stokesy does?

***andrew70*** · 10-02-2010 09:52 PM

Derek worked really hard for team tonight and that's just as important as scoring goals especially on nights like tonight.

**HibeeJoxy** · 10-02-2010 09:54 PM

Didn't see the game, but as much as he is a game winner and I love the guy. I also think Yogi has been giving him too much respect this season.

I was happy to see tonight that Yogi subbed him for Gowser, might make Deek think twice about his (given) place in the first team.

Not a win but a cracking result tonight, some hard games coming up and only 15 left to play. Could be a good point in the season to get a wake up call? Remember the St. Johnston game at the start of the season and the reaction from the team, more of the same please.

GGTTH

***brythehibby*** · 10-02-2010 09:55 PM

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Derek worked really hard for team tonight and that's just as important as scoring goals especially on nights like tonight.

Did he? I'd say he worked but no very hard. He looks lost out wide and maybe it's getting to him. He's being wasted out wide left but yogi keeps playing him there. He's had better days that's for sure.

**skipster7** · 10-02-2010 09:56 PM

i agree to an extent , but how would boyd or keane play at left midfield ? tonight he won a slide tackle at his own corner flag !! this is a guy who has scored about 80 goals for us and is wasted there.imo stokes should have been off instead of riordan tonight.

**~~Judas Iscariot~~** · 10-02-2010 09:57 PM

Imagine if he was as bad as Nish

***brythehibby*** · 10-02-2010 10:04 PM

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Imagine if he was as bad as Nish

He was probably worse the night. As I said being wasted out wide but needs to work harder regardless.

**jae** · 10-02-2010 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by borstalboy

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I thought tonight he was very poor. So many one on one oppotunities and he cuts back everytime. Doesnt do enough going forward IMO.

He might score the odd wonder goal and I think he is a potential match winner but I just dont think he gives enough to the team!

He's not performed at all this year!

Think you have mabye answered your own question

***brythehibby*** · 10-02-2010 10:08 PM

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Nish was playing????????????

You think riordan did more than nish tonight? Riordan a far better player by a country mile, but not tonight he wasn't.

***Baldy Foghorn*** · 10-02-2010 10:08 PM

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Nish was playing????????????

Most of our decent chances / attacks involved Nish, whether it was his flick ons, or tenacity..........

Why does he continually get a hard time???

***Malthibby*** · 10-02-2010 10:09 PM

Riordan's not at his best at the moment, but the way we seem to be playing leaves him isolated on a regular basis, imho. We now have Gow to come on if it ain't working, but I don't doubt that DR will come good again. Glad he didn't take the penalty, though.
GG

***danhibees1875*** · 10-02-2010 10:11 PM

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i agree to an extent , but how would boyd or keane play at left midfield ? tonight he won a slide tackle at his own corner flag !! this is a guy who has scored about 80 goals for us and is wasted there.imo stokes should have been off instead of riordan tonight.

Stokes was relentless, he chased everything....

***Baldy Foghorn*** · 10-02-2010 10:11 PM

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Riordan's not at his best at the moment, but the way we seem to be playing leaves him isolated on a regular basis, imho. We now have Gow to come on if it ain't working, but I don't doubt that DR will come good again. Glad he didn't take the penalty, though.
GG

Think DR was off the field when the penalty was awarded IIRC.....

**NadeAteMyLunch!** · 10-02-2010 10:12 PM

'Should deeks get a game' debates are more common than flag debates now on this site! Deeks up top with stokes, Gow out wide left, Nish on bench to come on if we need a target man. Can we not jst enjoy the players we have at the moment instead of constantly moaning at them. If riordan had tapped in the winner tonite from one yard out he would be a hero again and this thread certainly wouldnt exist!!! Such a fine line between being a star player and being crucified on here.

**JoeT** · 10-02-2010 10:12 PM

Someone tell him that a corner is a free cross....cross the ball to the big guys that have ran 60 yards up the pitch to get on the end of it...dinnae fanny about with short corners

***hibee_girl*** · 10-02-2010 10:13 PM

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Someone tell him that a corner is a free cross....cross the ball to the big guys that have ran 60 yards up the pitch to get on the end of it...dinnae fanny about with short corners

short corners are so pointless

**patlowe** · 10-02-2010 10:13 PM

Regarding Nish's performance; if it wasn't for him being a nuisance, our "tactics" in the second half of Hogg hoofing it towards Aberdeen's goal would have been useless. For all his flaws, their defence couldn't handle him.

***Malthibby*** · 10-02-2010 10:15 PM

Delabooze 'Think DR was off the field.....'

***Baldy Foghorn*** · 10-02-2010 10:15 PM

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can't stay onside
can't stay on his feet
can't control the ball
Can't jump

I thought he was pish and should have been hooked

Nope I think that is unfair, he was instrumental for us tonight...... Does a lot of the unpretty work......

***hibee_girl*** · 10-02-2010 10:15 PM

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can't stay onside - linesman tonight didn't seem to understand the offside rule
can't stay on his feet - can't remember him being on the ground too much tonight and when he was he was genuinely fouled
can't control the ball - there was only one time tonight i thought his first touch was bad
can't jump - he won numerous headers tonight

i thought he was pish and should have been hooked

imo

**Cabbage1875** · 10-02-2010 10:17 PM

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Most of our decent chances / attacks involved Nish, whether it was his flick ons, or tenacity..........

Why does he continually get a hard time???

Spot on.

Agreed he was shocking in the first half but when we started to go more direct to Nish he was causing them bother. His knock down to the woeful Riordan for his volley was very clever.

Deeks needs to do more, that's the bottom line.

***Baldy Foghorn*** · 10-02-2010 10:17 PM

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That's fine. Doesn't change my mind though.

Entitled to your opinion, but like Hibee Girl said above, he was fouled alot tonight, few of which were given, and won his fair share of knock ons.....

**monktonharp** · 10-02-2010 10:18 PM

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i agree to an extent , but how would boyd or keane play at left midfield ? tonight he won a slide tackle at his own corner flag !! this is a guy who has scored about 80 goals for us and is wasted there.imo stokes should have been off instead of riordan tonight.

Derek has a knack of finding his own players with a long accurate pass,Stokes doesn't and tries to get goals all by himself.