Alberto Spencer Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Last game before the winter break which will suit both teams I think. Livingston will hope for some reinforcements in the transfer window and Hearts are having to make full use of the squad with various injuries plus Atkinson/Rowles away on International duty. Beni was rested on Saturday so hopefully available. McKay will be out with Grant, and Boyce. Sibbick will likely fill in for Atkinson and Kingsley for Rowles. After the Ross County game Oda, Forrest and Vargas may be pushing for inclusion along with Kingsley after improving the side when brought on. Lowry was quite poor on Saturday so probably on the bench. A lot may depend upon fitness, of course. Livingston will hope the first half against Motherwell is their nadir. Time will tell..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Alberto Spencer said: Last game before the winter break which will suit both teams I think. Livingston will hope for some reinforcements in the transfer window and Hearts are having to make full use of the squad with various injuries plus Atkinson/Rowles away on International duty. Beni was rested on Saturday so hopefully available. McKay will be out with Grant, and Boyce. Sibbick will likely fill in for Atkinson and Kingsley for Rowles. After the Ross County game Oda, Forrest and Vargas may be pushing for inclusion along with Kingsley after improving the side when brought on. Lowry was quite poor on Saturday so probably on the bench. A lot may depend upon fitness, of course. Livingston will hope the first half against Motherwell is their nadir. Time will tell..... Signed 2 so far, big fuckers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgie greatness Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, LIVIFOREVER said: Signed 2 so far, big fuckers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 For the love of god: Jack Hamilton in goals, drop Nottingham for Luiyi, drop Devlin for Parkes, drop anyone at RB for Donnellan and hope he's good, drop Guthrie for Tete and hope he's good. Get Nouble fucked into the sea tonight at the bells. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Expecting a tough game regardless of the respective form of each team. Livingston usually don't concede that many and we rely heavily on one player for goals. We're also back down to the bare bones a bit after finally having something close to a fully fit squad a few weeks ago. If Baningime is fit I'd expect something like: Clark Kent Halkett Kingsley Sibbick Baningime Nieuwenhof Cochrane Vargas Shankland Forrest Also wouldn't be surprised if we don't risk him and we see something like: Clark Sibbick Kent Halkett Kingsley Oda Nieuwenhof Cochrane Forrest Vargas Shankland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Fat man Halkett needs games but he is a concern, I don't want Nieuwenhof anywhere near the team, he spends the match chasing shadows. Forret, Vargas and Shankland up front please. I'd add Oda to that and go 4-2-3-1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 This game will tell us a lot about players commitment to Livi, after being slaughtered in Martindale's post match interview, saying they owe the fans a big performance after their shitshow against Motherwell. If he's completely lost the dressing room or has hit a nerve to get a positive reaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Hope we have some fun with it, drop more or less the entire defence from Saturday's shitshow Hamilton Donnellan - de Lucas - Ledingham - Penrice Holt - Pittman Bradley - Kelly - Montano Anderson Not expecting anything from this game, just can't see anything other than a comfortable Hearts win, mainly because Martindale will persist with the same system/tactics and somehow expect it to go differently. Don't think we'll see either of the new guys start (assuming they're available), maybe a sub appearance but don't think they'll just get chucked in. Actual team will look more like George Nottingham - Obileye - Devlin Montano - Holt - Shinnie - Penrice Pittman - Nouble Guthrie Meh. 2-0 Hearts, Martindale to blame the fans and Bruce Anderson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Win this and it's been a great month, but players missing for us for a variety reasons gives me the fear. We are really in need of a break. I'll take any kind of win possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylish Kid Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I would hope to see something like this: Clark/Gordon (may be a good time for a return) Sibbick Kent Halkett Kingsley Oda Denholm Haring Forest Tagawa. Shankland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylish Kid Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, HeartsOfficialMoaner said: Fat man Halkett needs games but he is a concern, I don't want Nieuwenhof anywhere near the team, he spends the match chasing shadows. Forret, Vargas and Shankland up front please. I'd add Oda to that and go 4-2-3-1. I think this sounds good. Tagawa deserves a run, and Oda, Forrest, and Vargas all deserve a start after coming on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 50 minutes ago, Stylish Kid said: I think this sounds good. Tagawa deserves a run, and Oda, Forrest, and Vargas all deserve a start after coming on. I'm hoping Beni is refreshed and ready to play this one. He can have a rest afterwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thruthenight Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, LiviLion said: Hope we have some fun with it, drop more or less the entire defence from Saturday's shitshow Hamilton Donnellan - de Lucas - Ledingham - Penrice Holt - Pittman Bradley - Kelly - Montano Anderson I find Montano's best position, by an absolute mile, to be left back. He was initially signed as a winger, but he's a driving runner rather than a weaving one and is so much more dangerous from further back. Penrice, much more flexible, and I think we'd be much more dangerous if we swapped the two. Throw Obileye in for Ledingham and I'd be delighted with that lineup 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 5 hours ago, thruthenight said: I find Montano's best position, by an absolute mile, to be left back. He was initially signed as a winger, but he's a driving runner rather than a weaving one and is so much more dangerous from further back. Penrice, much more flexible, and I think we'd be much more dangerous if we swapped the two. Throw Obileye in for Ledingham and I'd be delighted with that lineup Definitely. You want Montaño starting where he receives the ball always facing the play then has the time and space to build up a head of steam with those driving dribbles. Edited January 1 by Freedom Farter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Players missing for this one are a concern. I think we'll have a flimsy feel to the team tomorrow. Feel we really need the first goal. Also, Livi are going to get a result some time. A win would be a delight, a point not a disaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy.1995 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 We were absolutely atrocious on Saturday. Regardless of Hearts absentees,can see nothing other than an away win here.And as usual,send the hoards of Jambos resident in Livingston a happy short walk home.Congratulations.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livi Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 We're in the next must, must, must win game. i can see Martindale ditching a couple of the current squad for the new boys especially given how he has slated them in recent times post matches. would be delighted with 3pts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyzer0 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Troy.1995 said: We were absolutely atrocious on Saturday. Regardless of Hearts absentees,can see nothing other than an away win here.And as usual,send the hoards of Jambos resident in Livingston a happy short walk home.Congratulations.. I am in no way playing Billy Big Baws about the Hearts' squad, which is far more patchy than it should be and often feels like less than value for money, but we should really have enough good quality players who have not played too many games in December to be relatively confident of taking 3 points from the team bottom of the table*. * Obligatory disparaging comment made about the plastic pitch, just in case we do not, in fact, take anything from the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 He should've been gone already, but surely if it's another game without a win he goes? Or we just sit and fans get more and more angry. Going to be a hell of an atmosphere today going in, even worse if we concede. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livi La Vida Loca Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Bizarre selection in the same crap system to lead to another Livi loss. Seeing as us fans aren't allowed to boo I suggest some of our chants be updated: Davie Martindale's Primark Army Forza Primark Your stacking shelves in the morning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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