No quality full backs

[Hibiza]

Again this year.

[berwickhibee]

Why so negative. Its been done to death.
Who would you like in??

Doig is doing well and Mcginn steady.

[CallumLaidlaw]

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Again this year.

What a superbly constructed post one game into a new season where the players have won, having had to play behind closed doors, and while the ability to make signings has been clearly affected by a global pandemic. Well played


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[Northernhibee]

What we need is a left back.

As in your post left back in 2014.

[Mibbes Aye]

I think we probably are looking shapely for full backs, while with a club like ours there will always be scope for improvement should we have the resources.

I am not suggesting you are criticising Lewis and he didn’t start the game. There is a reason every one of the nine million managers who have had him at Hibs played him. Defensively he is solid. On the attack he moves and shows for the ball and is always available for the pass. If he has to track back he is in fifth gear. I read comments criticising him for his crossing. He plays what he is told, snappy ball to the first man, which usually doesn’t work but if it does it will lead to a goal scoring chance more reliably than a lofted ball, as well as keeping us safer on the counter-attack.

He is edging towards the end of his career, of course. Hopefully Doig offers a ready-made replacement. From the dev, there were options down the last few years, I was never fully convinced that Callum Crane was right for us, actually maybe more of a CM. I liked Kenny Waugh but it didn’t work out at Hibs. That’s probably why I don’t have a career in football management

[Clarence]

The boy bale isn’t doing much at Real. Seriously, what do folk expect? In my 30 years of watching Hibs you can probably count the number of true quality fullbacks on one hand - you need an abacus to count the bombscares so I think we should be happy with some steady performers and let the midfield do the creative attacking work.

[Saturday Boy]

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Again this year.

Another three word slogan. Are you Dominic Cummings?

[Hibeewilly]

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Again this year.

You'll probably take a lot of stick for your post Hibiza but for what its worth I agree with you and more. We still need a better centre half than what we have and all of our full backs are poor. A fully fit Gray would help but we haven't improved our defence in recent years. Whilst I'm happy with the win yesterday I think Killie will feel hard done by as Tam McManus said on his Twitter account. I know McGinn is on a contract but I wish we'd went for O'Donnell. Left back has been an ongoing problem....Doig may well be a prospect but from what I saw yesterday nowhere near ready. I worry about our back four or indeed a three for this season....still hasn't been addressed for me

[SMAXXA]

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You'll probably take a lot of stick for your post Hibiza but for what its worth I agree with you and more. We still need a better centre half than what we have and all of our full backs are poor. A fully fit Gray would help but we haven't improved our defence in recent years. Whilst I'm happy with the win yesterday I think Killie will feel hard done by as Tam McManus said on his Twitter account. I know McGinn is on a contract but I wish we'd went for O'Donnell. Left back has been an ongoing problem....Doig may well be a prospect but from what I saw yesterday nowhere near ready. I worry about our back four or indeed a three for this season....still hasn't been addressed for me

Nowhere near ready are you for real? It was the young lads debut and he done absolutely fine, no idea what you think you’ve seen in that period to say that?

[Keith_M]

How many goals did Killie score from open play?

[Since452]

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How many goals did Killie score from open play?

Very good point. Their goal was from an unstoppable brilliant free kick. I think we defended very well.

[Heisenberg]

Doig has just played his first league game at 18 and didn’t look out of place. Written off already though, tremendous.

[familyman]

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Doig has just played his first league game at 18 and didn’t look out of place. Written off already though, tremendous.

Hey first game of the season, against a great player ,he did a pretty good job. >I was impressed and Lewis cannot go on forever....The pace of Celtic wingers in past three years now have caused us problems at the back and we really need fresh players there..so far so good I reckon....give the youngster a chance he will be a talent ..and an asset.

[Brightside]

We have some proper clowns in our support.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

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We have some proper clowns in our support.

I resemble that comment !

[Clarence]

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I resemble that comment !

Lol

[147lothian]

Yesterday the three defenders were superb IMO with Porteous the pick of the bunch, in the second half balls were continually pumped into the box and the three at the back dealt with it all, a good news story? No lets just turn it into a negative because we haven't got Van Dyke or Bale we have no ambition is that was is seriously being suggested?

[Vault Boy]

After years of watching the likes of Kujabi, Hart, McGivern, Francomb, Maybury (not the worst) and Clancy, I'm pretty satisfied with 'no quality fullbacks' of the standard of McGinn, Stevenson, Doig and SDG.

[hibbysam]

This is tremendous 😂 Doig was totally fine and extremely confident on the ball. Taken off when he ran out of steam and Stevenson came on and was absolutely solid. On the other side Wright was fine, and McGinn does a shift at right back when moved to a 4. I’d rather this season we started off being more solid and have attacking players attack, better balance, which we showed yesterday.

[Clarence]

Good fullbacks seem to come in pairs - Laursen and De La Cruz; Murphy and Whitaker; Stevenson and Gray. Outside of those pairings, we’ve had journeymen at best as fullbacks. Maybe no coincidence that we are more successful with a pair of decent fullbacks.

[MWHIBBIES]

I can't wait for Lewis/Doig to have good seasons and Mcginn to do well so I can bump this pointless, negative thread and laugh at it.

[Biggie]

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Good fullbacks seem to come in pairs - Laursen and De La Cruz; Murphy and Whitaker; Stevenson and Gray. Outside of those pairings, we’ve had journeymen at best as fullbacks. Maybe no coincidence that we are more successful with a pair of decent fullbacks.

Your probably too young mate, but missed the best of them all, Brownlie and Schaedler...

[Myweebruv]

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Your probably too young mate, but missed the best of them all, Brownlie and Schaedler...

Now we're talking: The best full back pairing in my lifetime.

[makaveli1875]

The best thing about the shut down was not having to read pish like this.

[SCHAEDYSHORTS]

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Now we're talking: The best full back pairing in my lifetime.

I feel blessed that I used to watch them regularly, when I was young I never realised how good the were, just thought Hibs would always have players of their quality, ah well if only.
Lets just get right behind the boys we have now, McGinn will grow in confidence with more games & who knows about Doig? To early to call yet, he may be the next star man! it does happen.

[Myweebruv]

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I feel blessed that I used to watch them regularly, when I was young I never realised how good the were, just thought Hibs would always have players of their quality, ah well if only.
Lets just get right behind the boys we have now, McGinn will grow in confidence with more games & who knows about Doig? To early to call yet, he may be the next star man! it does happen.

I'm with you 100%. I too grew up watching the Tornadoes and took it for granted that we would always have such talent at our disposal.
I recall also a young Des Bremner breaking through during the early 70's and even he struggled to get regular game time such was the quality of players he was up against.
Young Hibbies probably think we old uns are exaggerating the quality of the side that Eddie Turnbull assembled.

[Criswell]

Joe Davis and Bobby Duncan from the first team I ever saw.

[Forza Fred]

Out of all the full backs I've seen, my 'dream paring' would be John Brownlie and John Parke....although obviously they did not play at the same time.

I know David Murphy would be high on a few lists, but I never got the chance to see him, other than on the odd video.


And for what its worth I don't agree with the OP

[inglisavhibs]

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Now we're talking: The best full back pairing in my lifetime.

Before that it was Duncan and Davis and before that Fraser and Parke although that’s stretching the memory a bit⚽️🤒

[ancient hibee]

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Before that it was Duncan and Davis and before that Fraser and Parke although that’s stretching the memory a bit⚽️🤒

Could I put a good word in for Grant and McLelland not to mention Govan and Paterson.