Tommy Tappin

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.

From our Chairman re: NM: "He will be successful and take us on. His first pick of players came in January and they have made a big difference. He has been unlucky with injuries and lost some games due to bizarre VAR decisions. All these things happen in football but with a modicum of good luck - which he has not had up until now - he will be a very successful manager." I'll have what he's having.

I vote for this.

Speaking of .net, someone on there claiming that due to family not settling, NM is off at the end of the season. We can but hope.

Three likely scenarios for this one: 1. Narrow Hibs win 2. Narrow Livi win 3. Another Desmond One unlikely scenario for this one: 1. Commanding Hibs performance and comfortable win.

You first.

No I come on here, get abuse from tin foil twats like you and respond by cordially inviting you to fully get to **** and give us all peace from your relentless 'refs have it in for us' conspiracy shite. No wonder you think I'm condescending, look at what ****ing passes for analysis from you FFS!!

There's no such thing as a gimme for Hibs. Officials can't score goals. We defend that properly or even demonstrate a semblance of game management and we don't have that problem. Absolute bottle jobs - Expert+ Level.

...anyway.... We know the officials are going to be shite before we start. Perhaps we could see our way clear to playing like professional footballers for a full match once in a while though given that's what cost us (AGAIN) tonight.

Almost certainly and since we're partial to an Archbishop Desmond this season, that's the score predication I'm plumping for.

The thread fairly gets a shift on when we start talking sectarianism eh? Firstly, Hibs should be concerned about the growing number of arseholes in our own support, especially the coked up ultra phannies that we've got in ever increasing supply. However, even those bairns pale into insignificance when compared to the Glaswegian hordes of hate (both cheeks) who come to visit us a few times a season. It would be very useful if someone could make a YouTube lowlight compilation reel of what us and other clubs have to endure; and then publicly hold the SFA accountable to respond to it.