Tommy Tappin

Is Mitov always as good as he looks when he plays us?

I'll be angry no matter what today. Angry if we draw or lose. Angry if we win because we can only do it when the pressure's off.

We're past the stage of embarrassment these days, but for our clubs' relative sizes and supports, we should be doing so much better than that.

Not 'Hibs Class', ole Malky, is he not? I reckon Hanlon still has at least a couple of seasons left in him. Less sure about Lewis. He stays fighting fit that's for sure but looked miles off the pace last time I saw him on the pitch.

'Here are 5 dead rubbers Monty, go win them and help your agent find you your next job. Then we can say that after review, we've chosen to go a different way and you can leave with some grace. Saves us sacking you.'

Absolutely. The only difference being that they think that third is an achievement. That said, if we ever get round to reaching the dizzy heights of third again in the future, we'll probably get drunk off it too.

tbf, bang average failure describes the larger part of our entire history.

Agreed, he's either got til the end of the season or he's staying.

Do you reckon we're keeping him?

Fair enough. I think his legs are completely gone and defenders have no problem catching him any more. For a guy who based his entire game on speed, that's an issue and as our highest paid player, he needs to go.

Boyle? That's interesting. I'd argue that he's finished. I understand all the others.

Manbun can't run and Youan can't pass six yards, look up, track back, run for a ball that's 2 yards ahead of him. Not sure how any manager is going to fix those two. They're showponies. Manbun should play in France and Youan should play down the links.

Newell is everything that's wrong with the squad. Obita if you move him to CH and get an LB with pace perhaps. Man bun is a show pony with no pace. No use to us up here. Youan is a 5-a-side player. Either never fit or never played when fit.

Out of interest, given that Foley wants us to become the indisputable third force in Scottish football, who in our current squad do you reckon could get us there? I'll go first: 1. Maolida That's it. Any others?

Absolutely right, due to 'sporting failure' (see: McDermott, Monty, Johnson, Squad etc)

Monty GTF? I'm on board Whole Squad, every single one of them GTF? I'm on board Kensell GTF? I'm mystified. CEO's job = carry out instructions of board, negotiate contracts, build commercial performance, build infrastructure Kensell is the ONLY Hibs CEO to make the progress he has. Here are some more popular failures: Petrie, Lindsay, Dempster, Hyland. None of which has delivered commercial growth that Kensell has. I know he's got a tan and is English but he can actually do his job. McDermott GTF? Possibly. Ian Gordon GTF? Probably but very unlikely Why Kensell? Are folk thinking he appointed Johnson/Maloney/Montgomery? If so, he didn't. He was involved but he didn't appoint any of them by himself.

Can we still get relegated or can we not win that race either?

Oli Shaw - One of the best young strikers in Europe - Dempster. We like a laugh a Hibs. PS - We don't get enough credit for how bad we are.

45 mins of Puntfest served up. Marcondes is absolute Jimmy White btw.

The Mothers are stone cold favourites for this one. We'll be out thought and out fought throughout the game, play walking football for the first 75, gain some urgency in the last 15, pepper the Mother's goal and fail to take any of the chances we create.

That's a fair sentiment in most contexts btw.

We signed two CHs in January - Triantis and Bevan. One was a nightmare so we shoved him into midfield and the other got sent back because he was crocked. So we defo tried to sign CHs, we just made poor choices (again)

This is something we're not talking about much at Hibs but has been clear as day since he returned from injury.

It would appear that there is something in this.