Yous think he’s great. I think we’d be a better team if he was replaced.
Pointless exercise going back and forward all day. Away to have some dinner, a nice glass of red and forget about Hibs for a few days.
It’s never easy being a hibby. We’ll agree on that 👍🏼
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24-01-2021 05:36 PM #121
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24-01-2021 05:53 PM #122This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I agree that a new centre back is required. Normally RP is a great header er of the ball but both he and PH were left wanting in defence.
PH has been a weakness in many Hampden games he cannot handle the big physical guys .
RP is actually a magnificent passer of the ball I sometimes wonder if he could be played along side Gogic give a real solid middle of the park.
Reality tells me he needs someone giving guidance beside him ..wheres Frank when you need him.
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24-01-2021 08:23 PM #123
Still a raw young defender who if I am correct are a wee bit like goalkeepers and dont really mature into really good players until the get to around 28 or so, could be wrong but that is how I see it, he could do with Big Darren playing alongside for a wee while.
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24-01-2021 09:02 PM #124This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
28....oocha thats a long way away
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24-01-2021 09:40 PM #125
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Why can we not source a big brut, with a bit of skill, from the likes Croatia or Bosnia etc? Build round that with a strong spine. Something Hibernian have lacked for a long long time.
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24-01-2021 10:49 PM #126This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
On Saturday Paul Hanson was not brilliant by any means but he was not at fault with any of the goals we conceded. He was not our worst defender by a long way. There are a number of posts on here defending Ryan due to his age and lack of experience but if he's making mistakes now then by default that's a fair amount of time that Paul has been covering for him. At start of the season they were playing well but ones form has dropped and the others having to do more to cover. Saturday night, Scottish cup semi, Aberdeen away very obvious examples where the cover didn't get him off the hook but that doesn't mean that cover is to blame.
I'm not having a pop at Ryan he is learning and hopefully kicks on again but throwing accusations that it's all Paul Hanlons fault is on a par with Donald Trumps election fraud rants.
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24-01-2021 11:22 PM #127
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My point is, people complain we’re soft and they are sick of us losing big games and then come on here and defend Paul Hanlon. He’s been a part of it for too long now and needs replaced.
going by your view, it’s all Ryan’s fault ? And your comparing me to Trump ? 😂Last edited by NC1875; 24-01-2021 at 11:24 PM.
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25-01-2021 08:43 AM #128This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-01-2021 10:27 AM #129
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Porteous is still young by CH ages. However is gets picked and has been at fault a few times this season. He was at fault for the crucial opening goal on Saturday. The fact that Hibs are soft in the centre needs addressed. Dropping Hanlon and playing McGregor gives you two right sided CH. it maybe time to rest Ryan and bring in back into the team like Josh.
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25-01-2021 10:43 AM #130
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25-01-2021 03:03 PM #131
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25-01-2021 03:54 PM #132
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I’ve always thought,perhaps naively,that a weak defence leads to an unacceptable number of goals in the against column but I see that in the league only two teams have a better record than us.Does this not mean the call to bring in new defenders particularly from clubs who have a worse,in some cases much worse,record than ours is slightly silly?
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25-01-2021 10:50 PM #133This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-01-2021 10:57 PM #134
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I’d be surprised if anyone in the league has been worse over the past month or so.
No idea what has gone wrong, what has changed. I’d take some convincing that the players simply aren’t good enough as they looked very much good enough for a couple of months.
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25-01-2021 11:48 PM #136This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Rangers - 2
Celtc, Livi - 4
Dundee Utd, St Mirren - 6
Hibs, Aberdeen, Killie, Hamilton - 7
St Johnstone - 8
Motherwell - 10
Ross County - 12
We played Rangers, Celtc and in form Livi in those 6 games as well,
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26-01-2021 03:14 AM #137This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Interesting though that of those worse than us in the list, 2 of them have beaten us 2-0 at home and 3-0 at Hampden recently.
And it does back up the inconsistency argument as even over those few games of poor form our maligned defence has had some decent enough performances in with the poor ones.
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26-01-2021 11:48 AM #138
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Apparently Millwall interested in him.
Please make this happen
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26-01-2021 11:56 AM #139This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-01-2021 11:57 AM #140
It was always thought that Ryan Porteus was going to make Hibs a lot of money, and his path from development to first team to Scotland to big money move used as the model for producing players.
You can point at some of his weaknesses but he can, and will continue to develop and improve into a top quality, athletic central defender. It’s no surprise if clubs are thinking this might be a good time to make a move to buy him with his best years ahead of him.
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26-01-2021 11:58 AM #141This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-01-2021 12:04 PM #142
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26-01-2021 12:04 PM #143
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Some people on this forum need to think before they post!
Only 18 months ago it was Hanlon for Scotland, then touting Porteous for Scotland?
Then as soon as we have a few bad results they are to blame for everything!
Every fan wants their club to be winning cups and be up near the top of the league every year!
Of course we want the best results in every game, but, if your a Hibs supporter, you should be looking at realism rather than fantasy!!!
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26-01-2021 12:05 PM #144
I think our league position 4th has more to do with our defensive record than our attacking. Looking before Christmas I think we'd conceded 12 goals fewer than the previous one at the same time. That's a big difference in half a season.
No idea what's going wrong now as the players in those positions (and midfield) are the same ones that started the campaign. Is it the tactics/formations?
If we had a more potent attack that would also greatly relieve it. Losing the first goal or not scoring it will always alter the game plan.
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26-01-2021 12:17 PM #145
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Ryans had a good season but like any young player (or anyone) learning his trade he will make daft mistakes or get out manovered by more seasoned pros which usually lead to a goal and then the usual abuse on here.
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26-01-2021 12:20 PM #146
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26-01-2021 01:51 PM #147
Porteous had a poor game at the weekend and arguably the same in the Hearts semi. But some of the criticism is way OTT.
Obviously the goals lost were poor on Saturday and in hindsight Doidge was a big miss at set pieces. But Porteous very rarely loses his man like that.
As for looking for fouls... aside from Frimpong, Porteous is the most fouled defender in the league. So he clearly is doing something right there. It’s the same stuff we all hated Pressley or Berra doing for Hearts but it’s good professional play.
He also has the 4th most interceptions in the league. And he plays and completes more passes on average this season than Paul Hanlon does.
So he very clearly is a great prospect and he’s having a good season. Like too many others, he didn’t bring that form into the 2 biggest games of the year and that’s something they all need to rectify.
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26-01-2021 01:54 PM #148
Some rangers fans seem to think he’s out injured tomorrow as he needs treatment/surgery on his knee.
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26-01-2021 02:33 PM #149This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was handy that he went as at the time it looked only right that Porteous should get a run. We might also have expected more from McGregor.
With hindsight though, he has been a loss, although we probably weren't saying that after the first couple of months of the season when the defence were doing fine.
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26-01-2021 08:57 PM #150
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