topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Atkinson and Rowles in the Back 4 as Australia beat Peru on penalties to make it to the World CupI don’t know if we’ve been promised “World Cup Stars” lately but we’ve apparently got someWhich is nice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 10 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Atkinson and Rowles in the Back 4 as Australia beat Peru on penalties to make it to the World Cup I don’t know if we’ve been promised “World Cup Stars” lately but we’ve apparently got some Which is nice Peru weren't great so it was hard to tell, but both played well, Rowles in particular. Strolled it and got MotM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: Peru weren't great so it was hard to tell, but both played well, Rowles in particular. Strolled it and got MotM. In international football when teams meet so infrequently it's difficult to tell quite how good they are relative to each other especially across different confederations. But Peru finished above Columbia, Alfredo Morelos can't get a game for Columbia, and Morelos gets about 4 goals every 7 games in the SPFL So by our standards Peru can't be too bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Reese Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: Peru weren't great so it was hard to tell, but both played well, Rowles in particular. Strolled it and got MotM. 12 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: In international football when teams meet so infrequently it's difficult to tell quite how good they are relative to each other especially across different confederations. But Peru finished above Columbia, Alfredo Morelos can't get a game for Columbia, and Morelos gets about 4 goals every 7 games in the SPFL So by our standards Peru can't be too bad. Not that it is always a great barometer for quality (why do we always use a pressure measurement device for these things? Why not thermometer or hygrometer?) ... but Peru were 20 places ahead of Australia in the FIFA rankings before kick off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgie greatness Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 11 hours ago, Tony Wonder said: Peru weren't great so it was hard to tell, but both played well, Rowles in particular. Strolled it and got MotM. Are Peru better than h1b5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Just looking at that away shirt sponsor. It actually means very good team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Mr. X said: Just looking at that away shirt sponsor. It actually means very good team Sounds like an upmarket retirement village. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Reese Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I did not like our home or away strips last season. This season I like both and our third strip is good too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Kyle Reese said: I did not like our home or away strips last season. This season I like both and our third strip is good too. The option of Hearts having a white strip is one of the best things about Hamilton getting relegated 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Reese Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 6 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: The option of Hearts having a white strip is one of the best things about Hamilton getting relegated One of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 All the talk, and what action there’s been so far, from the club regarding this transfer window has been about creating strength in depth to cope with the increased workload more than improving the first choice eleven Which basically means the priority is consolidating third and anything we do in Europe is a bonus I’m basically fine with that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 news just in that with space limited in the other three stands hearts are now selling season tickets for the roseburn stand These won’t cover the Edinburgh derby but will cover everything else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 52 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: news just in that with space limited in the other three stands hearts are now selling season tickets for the roseburn stand These won’t cover the Edinburgh derby but will cover everything else Old Firm allocation reduced for a second season, great news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Aye fair doos. Nice to see the OF get treated the same was as the rest of us do when playing at their grounds. Hopefully we and the rest follow suit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I see Hearts are being linked with a £500k move for Shankland. I don’t pay much attention to other teams’ transfers, do Hearts usually pay that sort of money for players? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I see Hearts are being linked with a £500k move for Shankland. I don’t pay much attention to other teams’ transfers, do Hearts usually pay that sort of money for players? someone you have in common 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I see Hearts are being linked with a £500k move for Shankland. I don’t pay much attention to other teams’ transfers, do Hearts usually pay that sort of money for players? I don't think we've paid that sort of fee since the Romanov days. Then again, we've probably never been in a healthier financial state with the 3rd place finish, cup final and guaranteed group stage cash, as well as a possible windfall from Hickey moving. Anyway, the reports are that it's a lower fee which might eventually get close to £500k with performance-based add-ons. I'd guess it's probably more like £250-300k at most up front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 33 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I see Hearts are being linked with a £500k move for Shankland. I don’t pay much attention to other teams’ transfers, do Hearts usually pay that sort of money for players? 4 minutes ago, DC92 said: I don't think we've paid that sort of fee since the Romanov days. Then again, we've probably never been in a healthier financial state with the 3rd place finish, cup final and guaranteed group stage cash, as well as a possible windfall from Hickey moving. Anyway, the reports are that it's a lower fee which might eventually get close to £500k with performance-based add-ons. I'd guess it's probably more like £250-300k at most up front. Even that would make him our record signing since Laryea Kingston 15 years ago 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I don't think we'll pay anything near £500k for him, and I don't think we should either. That said we are rumoured to be paying a decent fee for Jorge Grant as well so clearly releasing some funds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 19/06/2022 at 23:26, topcat(The most tip top) said: All the talk, and what action there’s been so far, from the club regarding this transfer window has been about creating strength in depth to cope with the increased workload more than improving the first choice eleven Which basically means the priority is consolidating third and anything we do in Europe is a bonus I’m basically fine with that Me too. I think Europe will be a steep learning curve for us this season. Robbie's European exploits last time weren't exactly tremendous and we've got a lot of players for whom it'll be a new experience. Get in, take the cash, give it a swing, learn from it, but ultimately focus on making sure we're back next year and equipped to do well. I think the structure of the season with the World Cup break might be a really good thing for us. Our run up till December will be hectic, but more so than in a normal season we might get away with going relatively strong relatively often in our line-ups, knowing most of them can have a rest / mini-pre-season again in December. The last Hearts team to do group stage was the 2004/05 team. That was a really good side with a lot of quality (for our level) in it. We won in Basel, we pumped Braga, we had a really impressive win at Celtic Park, and generally looked very good against good opposition. But we had that hectic autumn and played 53 games and ended up behind Hibs (45 games) and Aberdeen (43 games) despite having a good record against those two. Obviously, there were other problems at the club that season, but there's no doubt that schedule caused an under-performance. Basically, we need to be like we were last season. Nothing fancy, just win the games we're expected to win and wait for the Massive Mega Bux to roll in again next season. Champions League winners by 2026 or Budge and Robbie OOT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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