KnightswoodBear Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mon Dieu said: A foul on Shaw before Rangers' second and a clear penalty denied in the second-half have prevented us from getting out of the hole we dug for ourselves. However, Hibs should have buried the ***s within half an hour — we shouldn't need excuses. I thought the setup worked well and Lennon started where we left off against Celtc; the absence of Bartley was particularly noticeable though and left us open on the break. McGinn & McGeouch were getting stretched without Bartley behind them and it led to us spilling the ball; without Bartley to clean up the mess, we were punished. Hanlon got turned inside-out but it was our keeper who was filleted like a kipper for their second: Marciano wrapped up their points before they were even in the game. A flurry of farcical finishing proved to be our downfall again and we only have ourselves to blame for dropping points. Credit should also be given to Murty's handling of the ***s once they went into the final twenty-minutes but we handed them the opportunity to shut down the game. I thought Lennon made the mistake of changing things up for the second half when we were still dominating the game. We started getting more direct by playing the ball wide from deep areas and this caused them problems; we perhaps got too desperate to get the ball into their box and ended up losing our composure as a result. Barker turned out to be an inspired change and may have fared better if Stokes was kept in the deeper position to link up our midfield. Once Stokes was pushed further forward, we lost any cohesion through the centre; McGinn & McGeouch were left with too much space to cover and we resorted to playing entirely through the wingers. Boyle & Barker were incredibly effective, so the change should have bared fruit; chances were put on a plate from Boyle, Barker, McGinn & Ambrose but they proved fruitless with Stokes & Murray stuck in stone. It's disappointing to lose when we were denied a penalty but we should have hammered the ***s long before their equaliser. We should have hammered the ***s long before their equaliser in the 2016 final too but we passed up too many free shots at goal in a similar scenario. I felt we chopped & changed our setup too much over the course of the second half; Whittaker on for Murray, so Hanlon could go up front, was the sign that Graeme Murty had beaten Lennon with his 5-4-1 change with twenty-minutes to go. We can be positive about our buildup play but we're dropping an abundance of points after dominating games. We can't sustain the pressure we put on the ball throughout each half; we missed the lynchpin of Bartley to stop our midfield from slackening with our movement & direct style. It turned into a great hit-and-*** from the ***s albeit with Hibs in the driving seat. I have been very critical of Lennon's tactics since he joined; he has turned our two recent games around in entirely contrasting manners. I thought he got the setup right against Celtc & The ***s but he failed to identify a position that needed covered in each game: Whittaker at right-back (Celtc) and no-one at defensive-midfield (***s). The ***s finally got some form of release after 18 months of glorious goading: they were chomping at the bit to get it right up us. We managed to provide and administer our own suppositories though. I just hope that we can clear up the mess after we shat it from both cheeks within a week. TIME FOR HEROIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 17 minutes ago, tazz1903 said: would be fine , if you actually went to the match , but you don't ? you watch it on TV ? FFS . You can almost taste the salty tears. As my jambo friends would say pleasing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Murty showing why he's class: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Fraser Fyvie said: Can’t overreact to that. It’s clear we need a goalscorer in in January though. Stokes and Murray are not good enough. They are good enough, if played properly. Getting Stokes to sit in midfield, take set pieces and playing Murray far out wide is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muirkirk nil Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1875 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 No Neil, you can't have any cake until you've finished your dinner! Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 They are good enough, if played properly. Getting Stokes to sit in midfield, take set pieces and playing Murray far out wide is a joke. Potentially Stokes, though he doesn’t look interested most of the time. And Murray usually needs several chances before putting one away, has to be scoring that one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thought Rangers arguably had a better shout for a penalty by the way when McCrorie was clearly held back in the Hibs box when it was still 0-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest of Dean Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, Mon Dieu said: A foul on Shaw before Rangers' second and a clear penalty denied in the second-half have prevented us from getting out of the hole we dug for ourselves. However, Hibs should have buried the ***s within half an hour — we shouldn't need excuses. I thought the setup worked well and Lennon started where we left off against Celtc; the absence of Bartley was particularly noticeable though and left us open on the break. McGinn & McGeouch were getting stretched without Bartley behind them and it led to us spilling the ball; without Bartley to clean up the mess, we were punished. Hanlon got turned inside-out but it was our keeper who was filleted like a kipper for their second: leaving your near-post uncovered Israeli a bad decision. Without our star of David, a flurry of farcical finishing proved to be our downfall again and we only have ourselves to blame for dropping points. I thought Lennon made the mistake of changing things up for the second half when we were still dominating the game. We started getting more direct by playing the ball wide from deep areas and this caused them problems; we perhaps got too desperate to get the ball into their box and ended up losing our composure as a result. Barker turned out to be an inspired change and may have fared better if Stokes was kept in the deeper position to link up our midfield. Once Stokes was pushed further forward, we lost any cohesion through the centre; McGinn & McGeouch were left with too much space to cover and we resorted to playing entirely through the wingers. Boyle & Barker were incredibly effective, so the change should have bared fruit; chances were put on a plate from Boyle, Barker, McGinn & Ambrose but they proved fruitless with Stokes & Murray stuck in stone. It's disappointing to lose when we were denied a penalty but we should have hammered the ***s long before their equaliser. We should have hammered the ***s long before their equaliser in the 2016 final too but we passed up too many free shots at goal in a similar scenario. I felt we chopped & changed our setup too much over the course of the second half; Whittaker on for Murray, so Hanlon could go up front, was the sign that Graeme Murty had beaten Lennon with his 5-4-1 change with twenty-minutes to go. We can be positive about our buildup play but we're dropping an abundance of points after dominating games. We can't sustain the pressure we put on the ball throughout each half; we missed the lynchpin of Bartley to stop our midfield from slackening with our movement & direct style. It turned into a great hit-and-*** from the ***s albeit with Hibs in the driving seat. I have been very critical of Lennon's tactics since he joined; he has turned our two recent games around in entirely contrasting manners. I thought he got the setup right against Celtc & The ***s but he failed to identify a position that needed covered in each game: Whittaker at right-back (Celtc) and no-one at defensive-midfield (***s). The ***s finally got some form of release after 18 months of glorious goading: they were chomping at the bit to get it right up us. We managed to provide and administer our own suppositories though. I just hope that we can clear up the mess after we shat it from both cheeks within a week. TIME FOR HEROIN Barker is such a better player than the Man City loanee we've got - it's not even close. Is it a year long loan or just 6 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, Fraser Fyvie said: Potentially Stokes, though he doesn’t look interested most of the time. And Murray usually needs several chances before putting one away, has to be scoring that one tonight. Problem is, Murray isn't getting several chances anymore. The only time he gets near the box now is from set pieces and it's Stokes that you want in there, not the one taking them. Stokes and Murray should have both been playing as an out and out pairing. Shaw should never have started this game. Also, what the hell happened to big Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 On another note. It was really nice to see those Rangers fans showing great support for our Rocky in goals. More Israeli flags than the total number i've seen at ER this season from the home fans. Top stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Murty showing why he's class: Find it really difficult to dislike him tbh, Rangers could do a lot worse than give him the job permanently. Like his honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mon Dieu Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, Forest of Dean said: Barker is such a better player than the Man City loanee we've got - it's not even close. Is it a year long loan or just 6 months? Season-long loan. Barker has been quiet for Hibs aside from a few flourishes of roaring runs beyond full-backs. Today was his best display for Hibs. He's not dissimilar to what Boyle was like when he joined Hibs: he uses speed to spread the play and beat his man, then tries to beat too many players or dwells on the ball for too long without delivering a decent ball. He's undoubtedly better than our last Man City loanee, Ryan McGivern; a loan of a turd in a toilet from the Etihad stadium would be better than Ryan McGivern. I should have known that we would make a ***t of it as soon as we scored: the signs were there. The most one-footed left-footer in football scoring from outside the box with his right-foot just wasn't right; Stevenson left us without the points by breaking the fabric of reality and striking us into a parallel universe where 'Hibsing It' still exists. We are in a galaxy far, far away from our previous Premiership sides yet we won't force our way beyond a fourth-place finish due to familiarly flaccid finishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 56 minutes ago, muirkirk nil said: Makes it so much more sweeter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 A pleasant few beers this afternoon, and 3 cracking points against a lively Hibs side and an expectant home support. Smashing day out, many thanks Gents! [emoji6][emoji106] Give Murty his deserved extension now! Of course the upcoming game at Celt*c Park matters, but it isn’t going to shape the rest of our season. On tonight’s performance though, relying on a hard fought rearguard action, there’s no reason we can’t hold those also scrapping for 2nd Spot.Mon The Blues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topscot Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hahahahahahahahahahahah! Get it right up every single one of you junkie spoon burning b*****ds and yer greeting faced popcorn teeth manager [emoji23] you got well and truly Sevcoed [emoji636][emoji41] now ye can go back to posting cup final pictures [emoji1303] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Topscot said: Hahahahahahahahahahahah! Get it right up every single one of you junkie spoon burning b*****ds and yer greeting faced popcorn teeth manager you got well and truly Sevcoed now ye can go back to posting cup final pictures Glad you enjoyed your day and good to see you put Hibs back in their box. YATP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Glad you enjoyed your day and good to see you put Hibs back in their box. YATP If any teams in a box its Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, gannonball said: If any teams in a box its Rangers. Rangers will never be in a box. TATP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, MJC said: PAY ATTENTION TO MEEEEEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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