Heart of Midlothian - bottle merchants

[Northernhibee]

Looked as if they stood a chance of keeping pace with Celtic and Aberdeen at the start of the season and once the pressure built they fell away. Same as today - a bit fortunate to find themselves two up at HT but as soon as we started to assert ourselves they fell to pieces.

All the pressure is on them for the replay, the top flight team who should have been through already. They must be bricking it, bring them on

[adhibs]

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[Franck Stanton]

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Looked as if they stood a chance of keeping pace with Celtic and Aberdeen at the start of the season and once the pressure built they fell away. Same as today - a bit fortunate to find themselves two up at HT but as soon as we started to assert ourselves they fell to pieces.

All the pressure is on them for the replay, the top flight team who should have been through already. They must be bricking it, bring them on

Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

[Thecat23]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

I couldn't disagree anymore, Hibs battered them and THEY were lucky not to lose it. First half saw Hearts score with 2 shots on target there was nothing between the teams at that point. Second half was all Hibs and if you check the stats you would think we were the PL side. In fact watching it I thought we looked more of a top flight side than Hearts.

About time we gave the team the credit it fully deserves and we certainly weren't lucky.

[hibees 7062]

Beating Hibs in replay even better prospect for Hearts says Neilson

[BSEJVT]

[QUOTE=Grumpy Auld Git;4576786] Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.QUOTE]

WTF was fortunate about Cummings Goal?

If that had been scored by someone in the EPL it would be being raved about for weeks.

[JJP]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

Incredibly harsh assessment IMO.

[Tricla]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

The way I see it there was very little in it in the 1st half other than 2 good finishes from them. The HT stats showed that. We got our foot on the ball for longer periods in the second half and dictated more.

There was nothing lucky about Jasons goal. He knew exactly what he was doing.

I agree about the ending though. Nice to make them go home feeling how we've felt so many times before.

[Mibbes Aye]

A derby's a derby but let's face it, the Famous would never bottle it by conceding two goals in the last ten minutes in a really important game

[21.05.2016]

I wouldn't say they bottled it, as I mentioned on another thread, it was their sheer arrogance that was their biggest downfall today IMO. At 2-0 up they thought it was all over. They are probably used to hibs teams in the past crumbling after going a goal or 2 down. They thought it was all over so stopped pushing for another goal.

Full credit to hibs. Never gave up, didn't put the heads down and fought to the end. The new never say die attitude that Stubbs has installed is fantastic.

[CraigHibee]

[Northernhibee]

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[Peevemor]

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I wouldn't say they bottled it, as I mentioned on another thread, it was their sheer arrogance that was their biggest downfall today IMO. At 2-0 up they thought it was all over. They are probably used to hibs teams in the past crumbling after going a goal or 2 down. They thought it was all over so stopped pushing for another goal.

Full credit to hibs. Never gave up, didn't put the heads down and fought to the end. The new never say die attitude that Stubbs has installed is fantastic.

I disagree. I think, if anything, they showed Hibs too much respect in the second half in trying to "park the bus" - especially given that we're used to facing this week-in week-out. Even ignoring their goals, I didn't enjoy the first half at all. The ball was like a hot potato for Hibs and we struggled to find our men with our passes. As for the long balls to Cummings... ..

It was only when Hearts defended deeper did we start to play as we can.

IMO it was their change of tactics that let us back into the tie.

[Baader]

Still need to watch them, Hibs being confident in a Derby doesn't often work out.

Neilson I think is an average coach who has hitherto done a good job there but think he may be starting to get found out. The signings they've made (no doubt through Pep Levein) over the past season have been pretty poor.

No way they should've been 2 up today. Even though they are a negative side and we've a management team who will outthink and outmanoeuvre their opponents we still need to make sure everyone is at 100%. No room for lapses or mistakes. Or complacency.

[SeanWilson]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

Absolute single fish. Pretty rubbish game, which we never looked out off. They were lucky to be 2-0 up and we never at any point looked well beaten.

[SunshineOnLeith]

Not watched any of Hearts this season to comment but the pundits at full time were speaking about their habit of getting into a lead then trying to defend it, and drawing too many games as a result. Similar to Levein's Scotland team.

Bottlers.

[JJP]

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Still need to watch them, Hibs being confident in a Derby doesn't often work out.

Neilson I think is an average coach who has hitherto done a good job there but think he may be starting to get found out. The signings they've made (no doubt through Pep Levein) over the past season have been pretty poor.

No way they should've been 2 up today. Even though they are a negative side and we've a management team who will outthink and outmanoeuvre their opponents we still need to make sure everyone is at 100%. No room for lapses or mistakes. Or complacency.

I think Stubbs has shown this season that he won't allow his team to be complacent in games. I expect the players to be right up for the replay and not taking anything for granted.

[Franck Stanton]

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I couldn't disagree anymore, Hibs battered them and THEY were lucky not to lose it. First half saw Hearts score with 2 shots on target there was nothing between the teams at that point. Second half was all Hibs and if you check the stats you would think we were the PL side. In fact watching it I thought we looked more of a top flight side than Hearts.

About time we gave the team the credit it fully deserves and we certainly weren't lucky.

Opinions eh cat . The only stat that counts in any games is GOALS - they scored two first half, okay I agree with the only two shots thay had on target , - how many did we score 1st Half ? How many shots on target did we have 1st half ? They didn't look troubled in any way for 1st hour and, just my opinion, was onl their tactic of "parking the bus" second half that allowed us some momentum and thereby back into the game. Not looking for an argument here, just expressing my opinion, respect your right to do so also. Just have to agree to disagree as they say.

[Bostonhibby]

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Beating Hibs in replay even better prospect for Hearts says Neilson

To be fair not many of us would be able to communicate in an intelligent manner if we had potter's hand up our erse. Craig Levein , just far enough away.......

[Sir David Gray]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

There's so much wrong with this post, it's difficult to know where to start.

Until their first goal, we were quite comfortable for the first half an hour and they had barely troubled our goal up until that point. The goal came against the run of play.

Losing the first goal was a blow and they grew in confidence from that and obviously they scored again shortly afterwards.

I thought we struggled for a bit at the beginning of the second half but for the last 25 minutes or so, we were terrific and totally dominated the match.

Coming back from 2-0 down, away from home, against a side that sits third in the league above us is so impressive and the players and management deserve so much praise for what they put into that match today.

[wookie70]

No idea how anyone can think Hibs first goal was lucky. Henderson looks up and sticks it on Jason's head. Jason then did amazingly well to get enough on the ball to lift it into the only place he was going to score. It was as good a goal as Heart's opener in my opinion. I thought that at the game and the replays haven't changed by mind.

Their tactics may have let us back into the game but who is to say it wasn't us pushing them back and them tiring. The first half was pretty even from my two viewings of it. IMO they were the lucky ones to be two up. Hibs just kept plugging away and grew stronger and stronger. We got at least what we deserved.

[erin go bragh]

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Opinions eh cat . The only stat that counts in any games is GOALS - they scored two first half, okay I agree with the only two shots thay had on target , - how many did we score 1st Half ? How many shots on target did we have 1st half ? They didn't look troubled in any way for 1st hour and, just my opinion, was onl their tactic of "parking the bus" second half that allowed us some momentum and thereby back into the game. Not looking for an argument here, just expressing my opinion, respect your right to do so also. Just have to agree to disagree as they say.

Cummings dodgy offside goal .McGinn's curling effort that their keeper saved . Stokes with a header just over the bar . We were robbed going in 2-0 down at half time . Just my opinion:)

GGTTH

[joe t]

Please don't believe the jambo bottler hype. Still lost as to where this comes from. If it refers to the scottish cup, we've not bottled it, we've just been playing better teams in the finals. Celtic twice and hearts with the worst hibs team for decades in recent memory. Not denying it's a shocking record but we've hardly bottled it. As for semis, we've had our fair share of upsets but more than other non- old firm teams.

However, I am aware of undoubtedly THE greatest case of bottling it in scottish football history and it doesn't belong down leith.

It happened in 1986 and I can't think of anything that even comes close to the definition of 'bottling it'.

Puddle drinkers revisionism at its best.

[Onion]

Yams were bricking it from the start of the 2nd half. Beating Hibs is so important to their existence, they were wasting every minute they could from the 46th min onwards.

For a Premier League team playing at home, it was utterly embarrassing !

Yams bottled it big time and got everything they deserved.

Pleasing

[erin go bragh]

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Opinions eh cat . The only stat that counts in any games is GOALS - they scored two first half, okay I agree with the only two shots thay had on target , - how many did we score 1st Half ? How many shots on target did we have 1st half ? They didn't look troubled in any way for 1st hour and, just my opinion, was onl their tactic of "parking the bus" second half that allowed us some momentum and thereby back into the game. Not looking for an argument here, just expressing my opinion, respect your right to do so also. Just have to agree to disagree as they say.

Cummings dodgy offside goal .McGinn's curling effort that their keeper saved . Stokes with a header just over the bar . We were robbed going in 2-0 down at half time . Just my opinion:)

GGTTH

[joe t]

Little doubt that jobbie knew ozturks game was over at half time, but told him to 'go out and sit down after sixty seconds then come off,. No wonder jambos are raging at negative home tactics.

[rotherhamrob]

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Looked as if they stood a chance of keeping pace with Celtic and Aberdeen at the start of the season and once the pressure built they fell away. Same as today - a bit fortunate to find themselves two up at HT but as soon as we started to assert ourselves they fell to pieces.

All the pressure is on them for the replay, the top flight team who should have been through already. They must be bricking it, bring them on

Ha ha, love the thread title, so true and long may it continue.

[midfield_maestro]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

What game were you watching? Hibs clawed their way back into that game through effort and belief. Hearts were well out of it for most of the second half.

[Bayern Bru]

The irony is that, using their language, they 'Hibsed' it today. 2-0 and they ******ed it up, as the chant went.

Enjoyed this from a deeply upset Levein.

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[Hiber-nation]

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Talking solely on today's game, bit harsh to label them as "bottlers". Thought after an hour of today's game we were well beaten, looked like a Championship team playing an SPL side. Got a very fortunate goal and then we started to play with some belief, they began to panic, loose shape and were desperate to hang on to the lead.

We were very lucky today, very lucky -- however, having said that, how often in the past, what, 10 YEARS, has the boot been on the other foot when we have been the superior football team, and they get an equalizer [or winner] in the last seconds of the game. We know how you feel you yam fuds - suck it up ya muppets. If ye cannae beat us on as bad an off day as we had today, then you have no hope in the replay.

What a strange post. Have you had a look at the stats?