Our next five league fixtures

***Jamesie*** · 24-08-2019 04:35 PM

Motherwell (A)
Kilmarnock (A)
Hearts (H)
Celtic (H)
Aberdeen (A)

I am afraid to say nothing I have seen this season suggests we have it in our locker to win any of these fixtures: as I said earlier today I also can't ever see this team beating anyone by more than a one goal margin or feeling comfortable that we'll hold on to a lead.

Probably a bit of a rash assessment but TBH I've felt like this since I attended the Stirling Albion game!

**rcarter1** · 24-08-2019 04:44 PM

Thats some set of fixtures, no question it will give us a good indication of our quality. If we get 7 points that would be pretty decent. Funny start to the season but.

**A Hi-Bee** · 24-08-2019 04:45 PM

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Motherwell (A)
Kilmarnock (A)
Hearts (H)
Celtic (H)
Aberdeen (A)

I am afraid to say nothing I have seen this season suggests we have it in our locker to win any of these fixtures: as I said earlier today I also can't ever see this team beating anyone by more than a one goal margin or feeling comfortable that we'll hold on to a lead.

Probably a bit of a rash assessment but TBH I've felt like this since I attended the Stirling Albion game!

what price 5 draw's I would take that the way we play just now, but I have to agree wi you it does not look very good.

**CloudSquall** · 24-08-2019 04:49 PM

If he doesn't pull something out of the bag in the first two games a defeat at home to Hearts will cause him to lose the support for good..

***basehibby*** · 29-08-2019 01:05 AM

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Motherwell (A)
Kilmarnock (A)
Hearts (H)
Celtic (H)
Aberdeen (A)

I am afraid to say nothing I have seen this season suggests we have it in our locker to win any of these fixtures: as I said earlier today I also can't ever see this team beating anyone by more than a one goal margin or feeling comfortable that we'll hold on to a lead.

Probably a bit of a rash assessment but TBH I've felt like this since I attended the Stirling Albion game!

Given our stats so far this season I can't fail to agree with you.

Since the serious stuff kicked off, at home to St Mirren, Morton and St Johnston we've been able to muster a reasonable 39 efforts on goal but at the other end we've allowed our more modest opponents a whopping 47 shots at Easter Rd. This trend was even more marked at Ibrox where the shots were raining in on our goal.
These are a very tough run of fixtures coming up and if Hibs keep conceding possession as cheaply as we've witnessed in these opening weeks then I'll be watching through my fingers.

***AgentDaleCooper*** · 29-08-2019 02:41 AM

anything less than 3 points from the next 3 games and I think hecky will be gone. I have a feeling we'll beat hearts and killie though

***BILLYHIBS*** · 29-08-2019 04:23 AM

Looking at those fixtures I genuinely fear for Hecky

Needs to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk

Starting from Motherwell away on Saturday

Needs to start by knowing his best team playing them in their best positions and in a formation that does not give away possession and leak goals but still carry an attacking threat and sticking to it

He still has a few days before the window slams shut

Cmon HIBS let’s do this

**Onion** · 29-08-2019 06:03 AM

Crunch time for Heckingbottom. HIS team, pressing game, players' unprecedented fitness levels and general management skills will be put to the test. If we come through those games in good shape, it could set us off on a new wonderful campaign and many of us will feel better and a little foolish. Or it could badly expose our soft midfield, leaking defence and PHs weak-minded approach. We'll see.

***JimBHibees*** · 29-08-2019 06:23 AM

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Looking at those fixtures I genuinely fear for Hecky

Needs to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk

Starting from Motherwell away on Saturday

Needs to start by knowing his best team playing them in their best positions and in a formation that does not give away possession and leak goals but still carry an attacking threat and sticking to it

He still has a few days before the window slams shut

Cmon HIBS let’s do this

Totally agree in many ways the booing on Saturday let him off the hook with how bad particularly the second half was. Sometimes you will get forced back when other teams are on top especially Celtic and Rangers however the second half seemed like attack and defence for all of it bar one break when we scored. They have decent players but no way on this earth should St Johnstone be totally dominating the ball when we are at home to them. We are defensively weak and not good enough defensively to sit back and let a team attack wave after wave.

For Saturday would bring Ryan in for Hanlon and start Hallberg with Vela and Allan in front, Flo up top on his own.

**Coco Bryce** · 29-08-2019 06:24 AM

Everyone of they teams are playing better football than us just now even Killie.

There is just nothing that shows me we are up for the fight this season.

We will be looking for a new manager at the end of September.

***JimBHibees*** · 29-08-2019 06:26 AM

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Everyone of they teams are playing better football than us just now even Killie.

There is just nothing that shows me we are up for the fight this season.

We will be looking for a new manager at the end of September.

Watched the highlights and Killie look to be getting better and should have beaten Aberdeen also gave Rangers a hundred times harder game than we did.

**Coco Bryce** · 29-08-2019 06:29 AM

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Watched the highlights and Killie look to be getting better and should have beaten Aberdeen also gave Rangers a hundred times harder game than we did.

My mate is a Killie fan. Said they are playing some excellent football just now but not having much luck in front of goal.

***JimBHibees*** · 29-08-2019 06:32 AM

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My mate is a Killie fan. Said they are playing some excellent football just now but not having much luck in front of goal.

Well they have Hibs just around the corner to sort that out.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 29-08-2019 06:37 AM

3 points.

**Coco Bryce** · 29-08-2019 06:44 AM

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3 points.

Aye, you're right. Let's stay positive. We can do this

***BILLYHIBS*** · 29-08-2019 06:50 AM

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Totally agree in many ways the booing on Saturday let him off the hook with how bad particularly the second half was. Sometimes you will get forced back when other teams are on top especially Celtic and Rangers however the second half seemed like attack and defence for all of it bar one break when we scored. They have decent players but no way on this earth should St Johnstone be totally dominating the ball when we are at home to them. We are defensively weak and not good enough defensively to sit back and let a team attack wave after wave.

For Saturday would bring Ryan in for Hanlon and start Hallberg with Vela and Allan in front, Flo up top on his own.

Needs to cut out the unforced errors at the back sign a DM ( Matty Jack) and a cheap goalscorer ( Lawrence Shankland) type for next to nothing both easier said than done

Maybe Hallberg is the answer?

Who knows?

**Sir David Gray** · 29-08-2019 06:56 AM

We need to be taking at least 4 points from our next 2 games.

Motherwell are a decent side but they are a bottom 6 team from last year and haven't had any better start to this season than we have i.e. 4 points from the first 3 games and seeded in the League Cup last 16.

We should be looking for 3 points there.

Whilst our recent record at Rugby Park isn't great, Kilmarnock are not the team they were over the past couple of seasons. They've started very poorly both in Europe and domestically.

We ought to be getting at least a draw there.

If we fail to win at least one of these matches then the pressure will really be on Heckingbottom going into the derby and I think a bad result there would be curtains for him.

***jacomo*** · 29-08-2019 07:09 AM

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Motherwell (A)
Kilmarnock (A)
Hearts (H)
Celtic (H)
Aberdeen (A)

I am afraid to say nothing I have seen this season suggests we have it in our locker to win any of these fixtures: as I said earlier today I also can't ever see this team beating anyone by more than a one goal margin or feeling comfortable that we'll hold on to a lead.

Probably a bit of a rash assessment but TBH I've felt like this since I attended the Stirling Albion game!

If we don’t win any of these then we will be looking for a new manager.

Did Hecky want Hallberg or was his signing pushed through by others? Would be interesting if the ‘football dept’ is already looking ahead.

**Onceinawhile** · 29-08-2019 07:24 AM

15 points. Easy.

**Since452** · 29-08-2019 07:24 AM

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If we don’t win any of these then we will be looking for a new manager.

Did Hecky want Hallberg or was his signing pushed through by others? Would be interesting if the ‘football dept’ is already looking ahead.

Hallberg snacks of a recruitment team signing rather than Hecky. Same as Kamberi, Slivka, Maclaren etc were when Lennon was here. I doubt these players are targeted by the manager. They have a busy enough job without scouring European leagues. The manager will get the final say though.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 29-08-2019 07:32 AM

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Aye, you're right. Let's stay positive. We can do this

***bingo70*** · 29-08-2019 07:43 AM

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If we don’t win any of these then we will be looking for a new manager.

Did Hecky want Hallberg or was his signing pushed through by others? Would be interesting if the ‘football dept’ is already looking ahead.

We won’t lose them all in the same way we were never going to win all the games in our earlier easier run of fixtures.

There’ll be wins, draws and losses amongst the next 5 fixtures. Not saying it’ll be great but the players will have enough about them to pick up some points along the way.

***Hibbyradge*** · 29-08-2019 07:48 AM

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15 points. Easy.

Why the negativity?

I'm going for 18 points.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 29-08-2019 08:08 AM

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We won’t lose them all in the same way we were never going to win all the games in our earlier easier run of fixtures.

There’ll be wins, draws and losses amongst the next 5 fixtures. Not saying it’ll be great but the players will have enough about them to pick up some points along the way.

Where are we winning?

***bingo70*** · 29-08-2019 08:18 AM

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Where are we winning?

I think we’ll win away at Motherwell on Saturday, failing that the games against Killie and Hearts are winnable. We won’t win all of them but I think we’ll win one of them.

I think playing away from home on Saturday will work in our favour.

I won’t be putting any money on it to be fair but football as they say, is a funny old game and wins tend to get thrown up when you least expect it.

**Power** · 29-08-2019 08:20 AM

In those corresponding fixtures last season (first round of 11 games) we only took 3 points (Celtic).

We’ll better that this year.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 29-08-2019 08:22 AM

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I think we’ll win away at Motherwell on Saturday, failing that the games against Killie and Hearts are winnable. We won’t win all of them but I think we’ll win one of them.

I think playing away from home on Saturday will work in our favour.

I won’t be putting any money on it to be fair but football as they say, is a funny old game and wins tend to get thrown up when you least expect it.

I really hope so!
Why would you say playing away from home will work in our favour though when two of our last three away games have been a draw against the worst team in Scotland and Ibrox? We haven’t actually won away in the league since Tynie. I just really can’t see it.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 29-08-2019 08:23 AM

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In those corresponding fixtures last season (first round of 11 games) we only took 3 points (Celtic).

We’ll better that this year.

Fingers and toes crossed.

***bingo70*** · 29-08-2019 08:30 AM

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I really hope so!
Why would you say playing away from home will work in our favour though when two of our last three away games have been a draw against the worst team in Scotland and Ibrox? We haven’t actually won away in the league since Tynie. I just really can’t see it.

I just think there’s a fair bit of animosity just now between the players, fans and management, when that’s the case i think it can and does filter through to the park. What Heckingbottom said after the game on Saturday wasn’t necessarily wrong, I just think he didn’t really seem to grasp or recognise how we got to that stage.

On paper you are of course correct, football isn’t played on paper though which is why I think this might just be one of those weekends that throws up a result when we least expect it.

Plus Motherwell were absolutely stinking against Hearts, really really bad.