Official Match Thread - Hibs v Celtic

[down-the-slope]

Thought I would start off before heading out. Will be tight for me making start (hoping people have got to grips with scanners)

Just listened to TB interview from wed - was still hoping for 1 or 2 players in then...but we need to make a game of it with what we have. Not a great day for football but maybe the weather will be a bit of a leveller?


Could be a start for young Black? Its a chance for TB to really find out who he can rely on in the squad before next Fridays scramble for new faces

I'm going 2-1 Hibs

[hibee_girl]

“@ScotlandSky: Hibs - 4 changes:
In: Harris, Taiwo, Stanton, Zoubir.
Out: Cairney, Robertson (susp), Cummings, McGivern (injured)
It's live on Sky Sports 1”

[hibee_girl]

“@HibernianFCClub: #Hibs Williams, Maybury, Forster, Nelson, Stevenson, Zoubir, Stanton, Craig (capt) Taiwo, Harris, Collins #HibsvCeltic”

[Humo]

Williams
Maybury, Forster, Nelson, Stevenson
Zoubir, Stanton, Craig (capt) Taiwo, Harris
Collins


Bench
Murdoch, Vine, Cairney, Handling, Heffernan, Horribine, Cummings

[Tyler Durden]

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“@ScotlandSky: Hibs - 4 changes:
In: Harris, Taiwo, Stanton, Zoubir.
Out: Cairney, Robertson (susp), Cummings, McGivern (injured)
It's live on Sky Sports 1”

OTJ injured or on his way out I wonder?

Zoubirs inclusion is a shock but otherwise TB didn't have much choice with his selections. Hopefully Stanton and Harris can make an impact

[Hibstrooper]

Well I don't think anyone would have predicted that team

[Billychaotic182]

Taiwo and Vine hmmm

[Inch Hibs]

Oh ****. Stevenson an Maybury are going to get pounded.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

[Humo]

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Taiwo and Vine hmmm

Taiwo was is an alright player and at least Vine is only on the bench

[Alex Trager]

Stanton was, IMO, the best player on the park for us last week. I think he's going to be a good player. Composure in a nutshell

[BOB MARLEYS DUG]

Zoubir starting?

[EK_Hibs]

Taiwo is a strange one

[Humo]

Think Butcher is writing this game off: "I see this as a one-off game; our results against Celtic won't determine where we finish the season."

[1van Sprou7e]

Zoubir must have impressed in training because if he's playing on the wing with maybury behind him then we're ****** on that side.

That said it could be 4-2-3-1 with stanton wide and zoubit behind collins

[Bob Box Fish]

Thomson injured? I know butcher wants rid but would play him before Taiwo if we are that desperate!

[sleeping giant]

Doesn't look a great team does it ?

[Aldo]

Why do a lot of folk always think negatively bout Maybury and Stevenson.

Yeah they are no world beaters but FFS I don't know.

This really does grip my ****ing ****.

Right then who else would we play in those positions??

[spike220]

I am not sure how we will be set up, Can anyone do better than this????

-----------------------------Williams----------------------------

Maybury--------Forster-------Nelson-----------Stevenson

-----------------------------Taiwo--------------------------------

Zoubir-----------Stanton-------------Craig-------------Harris

------------------------------Collins------------------------------

[West hamBERNIAN]

What a line up, looks like we are going to really go for it from the start. Mon the hibees :tbgwa:

[1van Sprou7e]

4 strikers, and attacking mid and a youngster on the bench, brilliant

[West hamBERNIAN]

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I am not sure how we will be set up, Can anyone do better than this????

-----------------------------Williams----------------------------

Maybury--------Forster-------Nelson-----------Stevenson

-----------------------------Taiwo--------------------------------

Zoubir-----------Stanton-------------Craig-------------Harris

------------------------------Collins------------------------------

think Craig will play beside taiwo with an attacking mid three off collins

[PeterboroHibee]

Interesting first team, looking forward to seeing how they get on!

The bench doesnt look great though - not so much the quality of the player but it seems to be just who is left in the squad, with no defensive options. Where are the likes of OTJ?

[spike220]

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think Craig will play beside taiwo with an attacking mid three off collins

Yes that looks a bit more balanced, we will soon see what TB has decided. Harris and Zoubir might give us some width.

-----------------------------Williams----------------------------

Maybury--------Forster-------Nelson-----------Stevenson

---------------Taiwo----------------------Craig----------------

Zoubir---------------------Stanton----------------------Harris

---------------------------Collins---------------------------------

[1van Sprou7e]

I know butcher doesn't like katie, but me surely he can get a place on the bench ahead of vine.

[Dobosz83]

Never saw this starting 11 coming. The back 4 picks itself given the circumstances, looks like we are flooding the midfield with youth in Zoubir, Stanton and Harris but also in the hope they create something up front as well, Collins is in for a long shift!

Quite worried about the wide areas today.

[frazeHFC]

Horribine a striker? 5 strikers on the bench?

[spike220]

Sam Stanton's first start for Hibs, GGTTH!!

[1van Sprou7e]

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Horribine a striker? 5 strikers on the bench?

Central midfielder I think

[hibsbollah]

Awful traffic in the grassmarket. Listening to quite a comprehensive prep of the game on Bbc five live. According to correspondent Ian Turner our star players are Zoubir and Harris, and ICT have a better squad than Hibs.