Team v Alloa

[Diclonius]

Alloa, a team who have already been relegated and who have only won three games all season - must win for us. We can draw level with Falkirk if they lose, or even go up into second if we score enough goals.

I'd go with the following:

Oxley

Gray McGregor Hanlon Gunnarsson

Boyle McGinn Henderson Stevenson

Stokes Cummings

Play with width, push Stevenson up into a support role, get an early goal and batter them. Simple.

[hibsbollah]

McGinn and Hendo need a rest. Possibly Fontaine in as CB and captain for McGregor and Gunnarson in for an out of form Gray as well.

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McGinn and Hendo need a rest. Possibly Fontaine in as CB and captain for McGregor and Gunnarson in for an out of form Gray as well.

Gray certainly wasn't out of form last night. Put a great shift in.

[hibsbollah]

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Gray certainly wasn't out of form last night. Put a great shift in.

I suppose its risky making suggestions when i wasnt there last night! Thats great news if hes turned it round, and if so yes keep him in the team, but hes been poor for quite a while up to last night. I worry in general that some of the younger lads (not Gray) need a rest after a ridiculously long season.

[wfortune]

No point playing with width as alloa have a very narrow pitch. Pace is the key

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[scoopyboy]

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McGinn and Hendo need a rest. Possibly Fontaine in as CB and captain for McGregor and Gunnarson in for an out of form Gray as well.

Fontaine detests artificial surfaces with Alloa being the worst, he doesn't play on many. I would be surprised if he played.

[Cod Boy]

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No point playing with width as alloa have a very narrow pitch. Pace is the key

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Yes it will be interesting to see if Alloa reduce there pitch for Saturday's game as they have done it against Falkirk and Rangers the last time they both played there.

[TheFamous1875]

Oxley.

Gray. McGregor. Hanlon. Stevenson.

Boyle. Fyvie. Henderson. Keatings.

Cummings. Stokes.


SUBS: Virtanen; Gunnarsson, Bartley, Thomson, McGinn, Handling, Dagnall.

[Skol]

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Alloa, a team who have already been relegated and who have only won three games all season - must win for us. We can draw level with Falkirk if they lose, or even go up into second if we score enough goals.

I'd go with the following:

Oxley

Gray McGregor Hanlon Gunnarsson

Boyle McGinn Henderson Stevenson

Stokes Cummings

Play with width, push Stevenson up into a support role, get an early goal and batter them. Simple.

Its bad enough with Stevenson at left back slowing up every attack down the left. Cant imagine how much less effective going forward we would be with him in a more advanced role. Any attacking role is not one that Lewis is suited to

[wfortune]

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Yes it will be interesting to see if Alloa reduce there pitch for Saturday's game as they have done it against Falkirk and Rangers the last time they both played there.

They narrowed it permanently in January.

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[Marco G]

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Yes it will be interesting to see if Alloa reduce there pitch for Saturday's game as they have done it against Falkirk and Rangers the last time they both played there.

They say they picked the date for reducing the width so all teams would visit after they did it, so I guess it will still be a bit narrow!

[Smartie]

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I suppose its risky making suggestions when i wasnt there last night! Thats great news if hes turned it round, and if so yes keep him in the team, but hes been poor for quite a while up to last night. I worry in general that some of the younger lads (not Gray) need a rest after a ridiculously long season.

Gray wasn't playing that well but looked much better after we made the subs. He looked much more comfortable with Boyle in front of him, the pair of them defended and attacked as a pair to great effect.

Gray had looked a bit heavy-legged until Boyle came on. I don't think being the fullback that has to bomb on past the diamond really suits Gray that well any more but he is still an excellent player imo.

[monktonharp]

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Gray certainly wasn't out of form last night. Put a great shift in.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Yes it will be interesting to see if Alloa reduce there pitch for Saturday's game as they have done it against Falkirk and Rangers the last time they both played there.

If we play with the diamond again it could suit us?

[monktonharp]

I never try to "pick" a team but McGregor and McGinn need a rest. possibly big Hendo only a half shift. gunnerson and fontaine in, with possibly boyle to start in place of Henderson.

[Smartie]

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If we play with the diamond again it could suit us?

No Alan, I don't think it will at all.

[Billy Whizz]

Dagnall needs some game time too, with Farid likely to be out, and Keatings suspended for the semi, could do with him getting some sharpness

[Colr]

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Alloa, a team who have already been relegated and who have only won three games all season - must win for us. We can draw level with Falkirk if they lose, or even go up into second if we score enough goals.

I'd go with the following:

Oxley

Gray McGregor Hanlon Gunnarsson

Boyle McGinn Henderson Stevenson

Stokes Cummings

Play with width, push Stevenson up into a support role, get an early goal and batter them. Simple.

Therein lies the problem.

[dmc1875]

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Gray certainly wasn't out of form last night. Put a great shift in.

He wasn't playing that well by any stretch until Boyle came on.

His "clearance" for the Livi goal as well was horrific. He will always put a shift in but him and Stevenson are so isolated out wide that when they don't play well it shows and they haven't been at all of late.

Much better when Boyle came on so it would be good to see a 4-4-2

[mcfly]

surely the goalie needs to be changed as oxley can't play at Hampden the following week.

Playing a brand new goalie in a Scottish cup semi final without a prev game is madness

[Billy Whizz]

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surely the goalie needs to be changed as oxley can't play at Hampden the following week.

Playing a brand new goalie in a Scottish cup semi final without a prev game is madness

We've got a midweek game against Falkirk for him to play in, but if we play him though and he gets injured......

[cmcd]

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Its bad enough with Stevenson at left back slowing up every attack down the left. Cant imagine how much less effective going forward we would be with him in a more advanced role. Any attacking role is not one that Lewis is suited to

Opinions

[Franck Stanton]

.............................Not Oxley.................

.............Gunnerson.....MacGregor......Hanlon.. ....

Boyle......Fyvie.......Henderson.....McGinn......S tevenson

........................Stokes..........Cummings.. .........

Prefer when we play 3 at the back and 5 in midfield, dropping Oxley , not because of any witch hunt but as he is not available for s/f feel the new guy [either of them], would benefit from some game time.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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surely the goalie needs to be changed as oxley can't play at Hampden the following week.

Playing a brand new goalie in a Scottish cup semi final without a prev game is madness

I'm not sure I get the logic with this train of thought.

If Oxley hadn't been suspended and had got injured or sent off (or lost a contact lens) early in the semi what would we have done?

If Cummings was suspended for the semi would we drop him for Saturday so Keatings could get a chance to form a partnership before the semi?

[Danderhall Hibs]

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.............................Not Oxley.................

.............Gunnerson.....MacGregor......Hanlon.. ....

Boyle......Fyvie.......Henderson.....McGinn......S tevenson

........................Stokes..........Cummings.. .........

Prefer when we play 3 at the back and 5 in midfield, dropping Oxley , not because of any witch hunt but as he is not available for s/f feel the new guy [either of them], would benefit from some game time.

I'd take 9 of that team - I'd ditch Stevenson and replace him with Bartley, shift everyone out 1 so Mcginn is left wing back (or maybe Fyvie?).

Said my piece on the keeper just above this.

[Billy Whizz]

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I'd take 9 of that team - I'd ditch Stevenson and replace him with Bartley, shift everyone out 1 so Mcginn is left wing back.

Said my piece on the keeper just above this.

Is Bartley injured, not quoted last night

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Is Bartley injured, not quoted last night

Not sure - if so I'd stick Thomson in.

[neil7908]

Stevenson is solid defensively and works his socks off but he offers absolutely nothing going forward. Not his fault, he's a fullback now after all but if we are going to continue with the diamond in midfield then we need someone more comfortable going forward

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Stevenson is solid defensively and works his socks off but he offers absolutely nothing going forward. Not his fault, he's a fullback now after all but if we are going to continue with the diamond in midfield then we need someone more comfortable going forward

Without a doubt. He's a good left back in a solid 4, the diamond and the 352 don't suit his skill set.

[neil7908]

Also McGregor was all over the place last night, not sure if I'd be starting him on Saturday. Fountaine or Gunnarson maybe.