Well Done Pat

[down-the-slope]

Bold Team to go there and play football on a poor pitch with...delighted it got just reward

Our new generation just became men...not a shadow of lack of confidence....Hard job dropping any of that team

[Vault Boy]

Good football today, more willingness to attack and much more of a threat.

:pfgwa

[Elephant Stone]

Heads must've gone down at half time. Brilliant response.

[Franck Stanton]

Yes well done Pat, really pleased for you, Fenlon has received a lot of criticism on .Net in the past , [admittedly some of it merited - but a lot of it ott in my opinion] so when he gets it right deserves praise. Great result and great performance especially whe you consider the ages of the players involved who weren't just there to make up the numbers.

[Vault Boy]

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Yes well done Pat, really pleased for you, Fenlon has received a lot of criticism on .Net in the past , [admittedly some of it merited - but a lot of it ott in my opinion] so when he gets it right deserves praise. Great result and great performance especially whe you consider the ages of the players involved who weren't just there to make up the numbers.

Absolutely right.

[Heisenberg]

Hope he gets the praise he deserves for the win today. Well done Paddy and the boys! :jmcp:

[Captain Trips]

Indeed he needs wins and has taken every gane seriously great win and morale boost.

[Pretty Boy]

Thought we played better in the 1st half, really well in fact. 2nd half was ugly with decent flashes but we stayed in the game and got the goals.

[Stevie Reid]

Absolutely delighted for Pat, I've always had faith in him (which has been seriously tested at times in the second half of the season) and I have defended him as often as I've felt it right to do so.

He has brought us on this last 12 months no doubt, and I feel we have deserved more than we've got this season thus far - earlier in the season there were a lot of posters that claimed that we were lucky, I think if anything we've been rather unlucky this season.

He has got everything right in our 3 bottom six matches so far in terms of rotating the squad and putting out teams that want to win games. We have deserved to win all three and have played better with each one. Massive boost today, and a great boost ahead of the cup final - momentum is building up nicely.

[Andy74]

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Absolutely delighted for Pat, I've always had faith in him (which has been seriously tested at times in the second half of the season) and I have defended him as often as I've felt it right to do so.

He has brought us on this last 12 months no doubt, and I feel we have deserved more than we've got this season thus far - earlier in the season there were a lot of posters that claimed that we were lucky, I think if anything we've been rather unlucky this season.

He has got everything right in our 3 bottom six matches so far in terms of rotating the squad and putting out teams that want to win games. We have deserved to win all three and have played better with each one. Massive boost today, and a great boost ahead of the cup final - momentum is building up nicely.

Agree and he deserves our support to try and continue to rebuild the club. 2 Scottish Cup finals, a season unbeaten against Hearts. Should have been 3 wins against them. Early season was good and we are picking up again. Big job as usual over the summer but I trust him.

[The Harp]

Delighted for Pat. Well done that man.
Didn't think it was a wise move playing Sparky but he seems to have come through it unscathed (a wee reluctant credit to the Yams defenders).

[Diclonius]

Fenlon really has instilled a mental toughness in the derby we've needed for years now. For that alone I will back him for as long as he's at Easter Road.

[blackpoolhibs]

Personally i thought he should not have bothered turning up for todays game, and just gave them the points. Today was meaningless and could have resulted in injuries for some of our players.

We should definitely forfeit the Kilmarnock and Dundee games to give us a rest and make sure everyone is fit for the 26th.

[Northernhibee]

Last season when we played a slightly weakened team agianst ICT we lost 2-0 and showed no fight.

We play a slightly weakened team this season against that lot and we show fight, grit, determination and a desire to win a place in the cup final team.

'PLEASING'

[down-the-slope]

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Personally i thought he should not have bothered turning up for todays game, and just gave them the points. Today was meaningless and could have resulted in injuries for some of our players.

We should definitely forfeit the Kilmarnock and Dundee games to give us a rest and make sure everyone is fit for the 26th.

You will catch nothing with such sloppy casting as that...might as well chuck a concrete slab in .....

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You will catch nothing with such sloppy casting as that...might as well chuck a concrete slab in .....

I have no idea what you mean?

[iwasthere1972]

By his bold team selection and his touchline reactions he knew how much it meant to hang these clowns out to dry. Doesn't revenge the 5-1 humbling last year but it certainly helps.

To all you Yams brave enough to be looking in :fenlon we own the city now.

[SkintHibby]

Well done Pat.

I think he needs time to turn the good ship Hibernian around.

Seems to get results in the big games and that is what we need!

[Thecat23]

Pat got his team selection spot on today and more importantly like a few of us have said. Go 4-4-2 against Hearts and press them, then hearts will buckle. They hate teams pressing them. Sit off like before hearts will win. Finally these young lads knew how to beat hearts today from under 20 games and had no fear. The futures bright.

[The Harp]

Liked Pat's after-match quote when referring to the performance of Forster:

"Jordon Forster was different class at centre-half because he's come up against two big lumps today and he's dealt with them really well."

Spot on Pat!

[Pat 0-7]

Well done Pat, I'll even give him top marks for a substitution that led to setting up the winner !!!!

[JimBHibees]

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Absolutely delighted for Pat, I've always had faith in him (which has been seriously tested at times in the second half of the season) and I have defended him as often as I've felt it right to do so.

He has brought us on this last 12 months no doubt, and I feel we have deserved more than we've got this season thus far - earlier in the season there were a lot of posters that claimed that we were lucky, I think if anything we've been rather unlucky this season.

He has got everything right in our 3 bottom six matches so far in terms of rotating the squad and putting out teams that want to win games. We have deserved to win all three and have played better with each one. Massive boost today, and a great boost ahead of the cup final - momentum is building up nicely.

Completely agree we really need to support him and give him a chance to do his job. There has been enough signs of progress to see we are going in the right direction.

[matty_f]

Going a season unbeaten against the Yams including wins on our patch and theirs (should really be 3 wins but for inept refs), and dumping them out the cup is probably something that countless Hibs managers haven't managed, so well done Pat.

[Purehibee_MYB]

Seems like the youngsters really like him as a manager too! and Leigh, he called him a father figure.. Can't be a bad thing! Well done Pat!

[ronaldo7]

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Liked Pat's after-match quote when referring to the performance of Forster:

"Jordon Forster was different class at centre-half because he's come up against two big lumps today and he's dealt with them really well."

Spot on Pat!

I heard that one as well...***** BRILLIANT PATRICK

[The Green Goblin]

I think Fenlon is on a steep learning curve. He's made mistakes, as any manager will, especially any manager new to the SPL, but what matters is: is he learning from them and how quickly is that happening? I wonder if (and I`m not getting carried away after one result) this is starting to click. Changes in formation and defence today and look how much improved the performance was. He said after the game that some players had given him "food for thought" and that was good to hear. I am delighted for Fenlon today, but I do think in general he needs to be a bit more flexible about the formation and have the faith to go for it a bit more often. In Harris, Caldwell and Griffiths to name but three, we have players who will put the ball in the net and cause massive problems for any defence. Perhaps his post match comments today reflect that this is dawning on him. And because this is .net, let me be clear that none of the above is intended either negatively or critically.

Great to see a result like that. I disagree with the idea that players shouldn`t play because of the cup final. Momentum can be lost and that crucial spark or match sharpness can be dulled.

Well done Hibs. Well done Pat. Great derby record this year - should have been 3 wins, as others have said.

Funny how things pan out when you can`t play a team of players with money you don`t have, isn`t it. Yams - GIRFUY.

[neil7908]

Really pleased not just with the win but the fact we went out, had a go and played the best football today.

Midfield were excellent - Harris is looking a real gem and giving us a directness we've lacked all season. Taiwo, Claros and Thomson strolled through today and were always looking to make a pass. Great to see us not get bullied in midfield aswell with all 3 not afraid to get stuck in.

The defence, despite missing 3 out of 4 regular starters looked fine and coped well with the physical stuff from Sutton and Ngoo. Big credit to Forster for coming in and not looking out of place on his debut, big questions to be asked about who plays in defence for the final couple of leagues games and the final.

What a finish by Caldwell, when I've seen him play I think he's drifted in and out of games but thats to be expected of someone his age. Great pressing by Leigh for the goal aswell. That is why he is adored by the fans as not only does he score brilliant goals, he'll run himself into the ground.

Also wanted to give credit to Robertson, he did really well to pick the ball up in that area and then had the composure to pick out Caldwell with a couple of players bearing down on him.

Fenlon showed today he can put a team out to win on a big occasion and like in the semi final, we've come from behind in a big game to get the result.

Well done him and all the team

[hibsbollah]

He's given youth a chance and its paid off, emphatically.
He's turned our derby record around W2 D3 L0 since the final is outstanding.
He's got a Plan B. Played three attacking players today.
Played it on the deck today.
Made the correct subs that won the game.
Showed passion. Loves it here.
Has developed Griffiths' game, which he hasnt been given nearly enough credit for.

May 26th is all he needs now

[HibeeSince85]

Well done Paddy.

[The Harp Awakes]

Fenlon has toughened Hibs up since he came and we are much harder to beat now. It is quite a remarkable turnaround when you consider the state Calderwood left us in. At times this season we haven't been pretty to watch but the Manager has brought in the young players at the right time and it's freshened the team up.

Well done Paddy