Team for Yams

**Zazu62** · 23-12-2017 09:27 PM

Think Gray and Bartley will play, tough team selection this.

**DavidDavidGray** · 23-12-2017 09:31 PM

Really difficult. Bartley must play in a game like this, but who drops out? You can’t drop Stokes after today’s performance do you’d normally drop Shaw, but he’s on form and Stokes works much better with a partner so do you keep Shaw and keep Marv on the bench? Tough choice for me but I’d maybe drop Efe for Gray and Boyle for Bartley. 4-3-1-2 with Barker just behind Shaw and Stokes.

**West lower** · 23-12-2017 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hiberniankb

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Think Gray and Bartley will play, tough team selection this.

I reckon same as today , but Bartley for Shaw. The place is a paddy field already, and it’s to pour down the couple of days leading up to the game. This will be a battle. One we will win.

**lyonhibs** · 23-12-2017 09:35 PM

3-5-2 for me. Marv must start and we must dominate the centre of their tattie field like we have in the past few derbies.

**pacorosssco** · 23-12-2017 09:38 PM

bartley been key in previous games so id start

**Pretty Boy** · 23-12-2017 09:38 PM

Think we need to match them up in midfield and go with 5. That means Bartley coming in. Not sure Gray is fully fit. I'd like to see us stick with 2 up top as I don't think being alone suits Stokes although if we have 3 in the centre it might allow Barker and Boyle to push right up and we destroyed them out wide last time. So either:

451

Marciano

Ambrose
Hanlon
McGreggor
Stevenson

Boyle
Bartley
McGeough
McGinn
Barker

Stokes

Or:

352

Marciano

Ambrose
McGreggor
Hanlon

Boyle (wb)
Stevenson (wb)

Bartley
McGinn
McGeough

Shaw
Stokes

**lyonhibs** · 23-12-2017 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

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Think we need to match them up in midfield and go with 5. That means Bartley coming in. Not sure Gray is fully fit. I'd like to see us stick with 2 up top as I don't think being alone suits Stokes although if we have 3 in the centre it might allow Barker and Boyle to push right up and we destroyed them out wide last time. So either:

451

Marciano

Ambrose
Hanlon
McGreggor
Stevenson

Boyle
Bartley
McGeough
McGinn
Barker

Stokes

Or:

352

Marciano

Ambrose
McGreggor
Hanlon

Boyle (wb)
Stevenson (wb)

Bartley
McGinn
McGeough

Shaw
Stokes

The latter for me. Maybe with Murray in for Shaw for a game of this intensity/physicality. That said, the lad Shaw keeps scoring and making a nuisance of himself so happy with Stokes plus whomever Lennon decides tbh.

**21sMay** · 23-12-2017 09:55 PM

Marciano

efe
Daz
hanlon
lewis

Boyle
mcgeough
bartley
mcginn
barker

Murray

seems mental after the performance stokes had today but Murray scares centre back like berra. I'd be happy to have stokes up there also but would mean a winger loses out to Murray or Shaw to play alongside stokes

**HibeeDaz6270** · 23-12-2017 10:05 PM

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Marciano

efe
Daz
hanlon
lewis

Boyle
mcgeough
bartley
mcginn
barker

Murray

seems mental after the performance stokes had today but Murray scares centre back like berra. I'd be happy to have stokes up there also but would mean a winger loses out to Murray or Shaw to play alongside stokes

Sorry but it doesnt seem mental it is mental.

Stokes must & will play.

I would be very surprised if Stokes, Barker or Boyle do not play.

I think the only change if any will be Bartley IN & a question of wether its for Shaw or McGregor.

***Northernhibee*** · 23-12-2017 10:12 PM

Marciano

Ambrose
McGregor
Hanlon
Lewis

Bartley
McGeouch
McGinn

Barker

Stokes
Shaw

Puts three in midfield, I don't think width is that vital on the narrow Tynecastle pitch so get Barker playing in something of a free role as he's got the ability to do something special. Stokes and Shaw earned their right to start on Wednesday today.

**21sMay** · 23-12-2017 10:16 PM

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Sorry but it doesnt seem mental it is mental.

Stokes must & will play.

I would be very surprised if Stokes, Barker or Boyle do not play.

I think the only change if any will be Bartley IN & a question of wether its for Shaw or McGregor.

I totally understand why you day it is mental mate....but I would totally understand if Lennon went with Murray against that lot . they will not let us play

**GreenCastle** · 23-12-2017 10:16 PM

They will play hoof ball and try kick us off the park just like Celtic. They will try to press us high and play long for Berra to win high balls.

We need to either be very good on the ball - on their crappy tight slippery pitch

Or go wide early and get Barker and Boyle running at their full backs.

Looking forward to it - pressure is on them and I know our lot will be up for this.

**~~Tornadoes70~~** · 23-12-2017 10:24 PM

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They will play hoof ball and try kick us off the park just like Celtic. They will try to press us high and play long for Berra to win high balls.

We need to either be very good on the ball - on their crappy tight slippery pitch

Or go wide early and get Barker and Boyle running at their full backs.

Looking forward to it - pressure is on them and I know our lot will be up for this.

Lots of good points.

Personally I'd stick with the width and pace that has worked so well for us this season. Let Barker and Boyle get in behind them whenever they can and if Stokesy and Shaw are as good as they were today we could do some real damage to them. Lets hope Lenny gets the team and tactics spot on. I'm certain he will.

Mon the Cabbage!!!

***NORTHERNHIBBY*** · 23-12-2017 10:33 PM

I would play three at the back and tell them that their roles are to not let the ball bounce and to put it back where it came from.

**SirDavidsNapper** · 23-12-2017 10:37 PM

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They will play hoof ball and try kick us off the park just like Celtic. They will try to press us high and play long for Berra to win high balls.

We need to either be very good on the ball - on their crappy tight slippery pitch

Or go wide early and get Barker and Boyle running at their full backs.

Looking forward to it - pressure is on them and I know our lot will be up for this.

Playing wide on that postage stamp of a tattie field is almost impossible. They'll drag us in to a war like they did with Celtic. Can see a very similar game to the derby there last season. Scrappy affair.

**SouthsideHarp_Bhoy** · 23-12-2017 10:48 PM

Agree with those saying it will be a battle, at keasr to begin with.

Id start 3 at the back, with boyle as a wing back - i think we need to have our solid midfield three in the centre, but i dont think any of our forwards is really suited to play up front on their own - which rules out 4-5-1.

So 3-5-2 with stokes and shaw up top.

As always in an away derby, its important to weather the initial storm, amd they will come flying out the traps.

***wookie70*** · 23-12-2017 10:56 PM

Terrible pitch and a good bit smaller than ER might not suit two wingers or any type of passing football. Lennon got it right just going into battle the last time and I think he would like to go in with a similar plan but we don't have a big man up top. Very difficult team selection particularly coming on the back of a decent performance on an excellent bigger pitch.

The team has been changed so much this season that changing a winning team isn't ideal but I think he may bring Bartley in for Barker and play a diamond with Boyle at the tip.

**Smartie** · 23-12-2017 11:04 PM

Marciano

Gray
McGregor
Hanlon
Stevenson

Bartley
McGinn
Slivka

Boyle
Murray
Stokes

As strong, hard and quick a team as we can put out.

You can't play football on that field so there is little point in playing Ambrose or McGeouch. Don't think Barker or Shaw should start either.

Big shift required from Stokes and Boyle out wide.

This game is made for Simon Murray - he'll press their defence into mistakes.

***southern hibby*** · 24-12-2017 12:33 AM

Just because of the width of the pitch I’d play one winger, Boyle. This would allow Barker to come on and change the game if needed ( for me he seems better coming on in last 20 minutes with defences tiring.

If we do start with two wingers believe we need to exploit our pace and if any hearts defender is booked try and play as much as possible through the booked player so that he can’t make a rash challenge and if he does maybe just maybe they’ll get someone sent of without it being retrospective.

Let’s win the second ball and lots of movement of the ball and they won’t stand a chance.

GGTTH

**NAE NOOKIE** · 24-12-2017 03:15 AM

The tiny wee pitch will lessen the threat of our two wingers, so chances are we will only play with one which will be Boyle. What I am sure of is that we don't have a single player capable of playing the lone striker role, so we really have to play with two up front, which for me means it has to be a 352.

Marciano

Ambrose
Hanlon
McGregor

Stevenson
Bartley
McGinn
McGeouch
Boyle

Stokes
Murray

Subs are going to be absolutely vital and the brilliant thing about that line up is you have two game changers to come off the bench .... Shaw has shown against Celtic that he can come off the bench and grab a goal in big games and Barkers best performance of the season was off the bench against Sevco where he was brilliant ... and it was great to see Swanson on the bench today, if anybody would love to put in a performance against the Yams its him I would imagine.

Nameless · 24-12-2017 05:23 AM

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352

Marciano

Ambrose
McGreggor
Hanlon

Boyle (wb)
Stevenson (wb)

Bartley
McGinn
McGeough

Shaw
Stokes

That's the one for me. This is going to be a battle, not a football match, so Daz, Marvin and Lewis are vital.

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***Libby Hibby*** · 24-12-2017 05:52 AM

3-5-2

Rocky

Ambrose
McGregor
Hanlon

Lewis
Bartley
McGinn
McGeouch
Boyle

Murray
Stokes

**Tyler Durden** · 24-12-2017 06:47 AM

Can anyone confirm how much smaller the Tynie pitch is compared to ours? Is it really much different?

David Gray would be first name in my team. I'd go with Smartie's team but with Dylan over Slivka.

**~~IGRIGI~~** · 24-12-2017 06:52 AM

Marciano

Gray
Ambrose
Hanlon
Stevenson

Boyle
Mcginn
Bartley
Mcgeouch
Barker

Stokes

For me their weakness is at Left/Right back and it's critical to have Boyle and Barker ripping them up for arse paper on Wednesday.

**mcfly** · 24-12-2017 07:04 AM

No efe for me.

Right back is not his position. He was out of position for the goal yesterday and I don’t think tynecastle is a place for a right back to try dribbling up the pitch.

hearts may try to kick us off the pitch. Won’t happen though with Marv in the team.

Stokes will play - also think Murray will too

***Aldo*** · 24-12-2017 07:11 AM

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No efe for me. Right back is not his position. He was out of position for the goal yesterday and I don’t think tynecastle is a place for a right back to try dribbling up the pitch. hearts may try to kick us off the pitch. Won’t happen though with Marv in the team. Stokes will play - also think Murray will too

His natural instinct is to tuck in and support his CH. If Gray is not fit I'd play Daz, Efe and Paul with Boyle and Lewis as the wing backs. The latter team that Pretty Boy posted earlier in the thread is the team I would suggest.

***J-C*** · 24-12-2017 07:12 AM

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Think we need to match them up in midfield and go with 5. That means Bartley coming in. Not sure Gray is fully fit. I'd like to see us stick with 2 up top as I don't think being alone suits Stokes although if we have 3 in the centre it might allow Barker and Boyle to push right up and we destroyed them out wide last time. So either:

451

Marciano

Ambrose
Hanlon
McGreggor
Stevenson

Boyle
Bartley
McGeough
McGinn
Barker

Stokes

Or:

352

Marciano

Ambrose
McGreggor
Hanlon

Boyle (wb)
Stevenson (wb)

Bartley
McGinn
McGeough

Shaw
Stokes

Definitely the latter team

**K.Marx** · 24-12-2017 07:40 AM

Very tough to call the team right now but I would be surprised if Boyle and Barker don’t start this. Yes their pitch is smaller, but their weakness is the full back areas so I think we’re missing a trick if we concentrate all our firepower centrally. Would like to see quick diagonals from Mcginn into the wide areas. Wouldn’t be surprised if McGeouch sits this out as their pitch is gash and will not suit his game.

I’m a big Efe fan but RB is not his position. Very much hoping Gray is fit for this.