dezz Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hopefully Butcher or Blaney are fit enough to start so we don’t have to bring Mugabi back in. Expect we’ll bring in an additional midfielder in place of Oli Shaw for this one and go back to a more typical 3-5-2 rather than the weird 5-2-3 we saw against Livi. Not sure what to make of Hibs this season. They’ve arguably got one of the best forward lines in the league but don’t seem great in other areas? Guessing they’ll have a few regulars missing due to Asian Cup & AFCON call ups too. Another positive result, even a draw, would put a better spin on things going into the break with 1 defeat in 5 (Rangers). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 McKirdy winner incoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 If he's starting Spittal at WB I am all aboard the "get him to f**k bus" again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Looks like a 442 so it'll be 5atb with Gent on the right and Spittal LWB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I've had a think about it and it's 100% gonna be a 523 with Spittal at WB and Slattery one side of Bair, Mika the other. fucking disaster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Only Obika and Butcher as first teaM players on the bench, we will see McGinley in the last 10 minutes, welcome back Toby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I am not there so I won’t see but I suspect it is a solid two banks of 4 just chucking balls up to Mika and Bair to do their thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill Ray Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Feed the Bair 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allroy for Prez Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 8 minutes ago, ropy said: I am not there so I won’t see but I suspect it is a solid two banks of 4 just chucking balls up to Mika and Bair to do their thing. That would probably be preferable to some of the other formation suggestions. Blaney, Butcher and Casey all injured is fairly disastrous to be honest. I mean, I don’t rate any of them but doesn’t help that we’re struggling to field a defence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Preferable yes, but there is no way Kettlewell is deviating from the set up that won him the last game, it's not in his nature, Sticking Slattery up there V livi was a precursor for this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliphas Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: Preferable yes, but there is no way Kettlewell is deviating from the set up that won him the last game, it's not in his nature, Sticking Slattery up there V livi was a precursor for this I dunno. I'm thinking he will go 2 up top. But I'm really worried we are going to see Spittal at wingback again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) If he is wanting the back 5 then the gap is at right wing back, despite there being two right backs in the team. He could nominally stick Paton there but surely personnel trumps formation in this case. There are 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers. Butcher clearly isn’t fit. I’ve been caught out with Spencer’s suspension, hadn’t noticed it coming up. Edited January 2 by ropy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I just hope I am wrong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Just now, Busta Nut said: I just hope I am wrong Jim Duffy just read out a 3-4-1-2 formation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Just now, ropy said: Jim Duffy just read out a 3-4-1-2 formation. 5212 that is. Wing backs are defenders, I'll die on that hill. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casinobay Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Is this game streaming anywhere? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hibernian v Motherwell: The visitors have only lost one of their last five league visits to Easter Road (W2 D2). Records are there to broken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I’ve googled it so it’s happening 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Wilkinson nowhere to be seen? He must be away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 And Motherwell fans were happy to get rid of Connor Shields… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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