We do what we have to do against a poor Motherwell and Aberdeen go down to their usual defeat to a Celtic team hopefully liberated from a difficult Lennon period, I honestly think third is ours. I can’t see them bridging a 7 point gap with fewer games left to do it. And third as we all know this season is huge in terms of European and possible financial ramifications.
come on Hibs, for once make life easy for us and just get it done!
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Thread: Big day today
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27-02-2021 08:19 AM #1
Big day today
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27-02-2021 08:27 AM #2
Important game again.
We have been on an excellent run of wins - 4 in a row.
5 in a row would be remarkable. Motherwell seemed to do better midweek but only got a draw.
A Hibs win today and Aberdeen loss - plus with our game in hand will definitely put the pressure on Aberdeen further.
Would happily take a scrappy 1-0 - just getting 3 points will be massive.
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27-02-2021 08:35 AM #3
Motherwell are a mess, they’re getting nothing from us today.
This will be one of our easier games of the season and I only see another comfortable win for us.
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27-02-2021 08:37 AM #4
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If we beat Motherwell today then the result in the Celtic / Aberdeen game will mean that we are either closer to second or further away from fourth (or both if it is a draw).
The super optimist in me thinks that a win for Aberdeen would see us only 9 points behind Celtic with a game in hand.
Celtic still have to play The Rangers before the split, so lose against Aberdeen and they might only get 3 points between now and the split meaning they are on 67 points after 33 games.
Beating Motherwell would put us on 55 after 30 games. Three wins before the split would put us on 64 points. Just 3 behind second place going into the last 5 games.
Difficult but not impossible.
All starts with beating Motherwell today.
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27-02-2021 08:40 AM #6
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Nothing is a given in this league.
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27-02-2021 08:50 AM #9
Every week, folk fretting about Hamilton, Ross Co and the likes. They're 20+ points behind us for a reason.
If you can’t feel confident about days like today, when can you?
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27-02-2021 09:03 AM #11
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Beating Motherwell is the priority today, with flair or ground out is irrelevent, but we need to pick up the full 3 points.
If we do a Celtic/Aberdeen 0-0 draw might suit our end of season ambitions best. If we dont then hooefull Celtic right royally hump the sheep.
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27-02-2021 09:05 AM #12
Really excited about today's game. The positivity around the Club is plain to see just now and it's definitely permeating through to match day experience for me.
Bring on consecutive win number 5.
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27-02-2021 09:26 AM #13
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27-02-2021 09:32 AM #14
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27-02-2021 09:50 AM #15
They recently got thumped 3-0 by St J and 4-1 by Hamilton, we’ve won 4 on the bounce are playing at home, and you’re not expecting a win today?
How can you enjoy football if you never think we’ll win a game?!!
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27-02-2021 09:55 AM #17
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27-02-2021 10:01 AM #18
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It's funny at the start of the season folk were complaining we were picking up results but the football wasnt pretty. Now the tables have turned and we will accept a win no matter how it comes because those points we picked up whilst being boring have given us an excellent platform to succeed.
Honestly for the foreseeable future how we play is an afterthought for me if we are picking up points and finishing 3rd. We've finished 3rd a handful of times in my lifetime and never back to back so I'm not going to be fussy about it.
However if we can solidify our place as best of the rest but make no effort to actually play decent football after a while I can see why people might get a bit bored and want change, similar to what Aberdeen are going through
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27-02-2021 10:06 AM #19
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Never feel comfortable going into a Motherwell game, however a win today would go a long way to change that in the future. They definitely gave us a good game at the start of the season.
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27-02-2021 10:10 AM #20
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27-02-2021 10:14 AM #23
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27-02-2021 10:17 AM #24
Realistically we're not catching Celtc, so the best outcome for us is an Aberdeen loss.
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27-02-2021 10:17 AM #25
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27-02-2021 10:20 AM #26
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Motherwell have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 6 away matches, only defeats coming at Pittodrie - where they had ten men for the second half - and Parkhead - where they gave Celtic a good game.
I am surprised any Hibs fan would be supremely confident of victory today. Hope they prove me wrong though
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For a team like Motherwell you need to see their team before making a prediction.
Their first picks are good but there is a big drop off behind them.
Minus Campbell, O'Donnell etc they were cuffed last Saturday. Midweek, with Campbell and O'Donnell back they played much better and ground out a draw against St Mirren. They struggled to score but were strong in midfield.
Could be tough game today but I will wait for the teams being announced before making a call.Last edited by CMurdoch; 27-02-2021 at 11:12 AM.
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27-02-2021 11:10 AM #30
What works for us is that the atmosphere in the Aberdeen and Celtic dressing rooms is going to be all over the place - one team struggling badly for form and fan pressure on their manager, the other just seen their manager out the door and having blown the chance to win ten in a row.
We need to try to keep it that way. Even supportive messages on social media, stuff like that. The 'feel good' at Hibs isn't something at our rivals just now and it's an advantage in itself.
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