Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 You can't really judge a team on a friendly, nor is it very fair doing so. There's a number of reasons why friendlies suck such as motivation (or lack of), general fitness, lack of atmosphere etc... I'll judge Celtic when it comes to their league results and not on their pre season results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Isn't the inter toto cup just great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 No, it's **** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Dean Gripton Posted July 21, 2006 SI Staff Share Posted July 21, 2006 HI guys. Just updating Rix's profile as part of the FM research exercise. Can someone email me to confirm what formations Rix preferred during his Hearts spell, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Whatever Mr Romanov told him I'd imagine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gripper: HI guys. Just updating Rix's profile as part of the FM research exercise. Can someone email me to confirm what formations Rix preferred during his Hearts spell, please? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm being serious here when I say he didn't use a formation most of the time. 4-5-1 was his usual, but he was also liked using a 1-9-0 or a 10-0-0 formation (and i'm not taking the **** either, that how bad the guy was ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by pandaLUFC: Whatever Mr Romanov told him I'd imagine. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Tbf, Romanov is only interested in the subs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 With a packet of sweets and a cheeky smile... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Naw, that was Rix that walked about with a packet of sweeties hanging from his back pocket. You'd have thought puppies were a safer bet tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'll be busy for the next couple or so months as i'll be moving house and doing other pish, but it would be good to meet up for a pint (or two) with you and the other hibbys on here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Drinks with the enemy! I'll be up in Edinurgh more times this season for sure. Can't make this Saturday as I'm off to Leeds game but in the future defiantely. Albion Bar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Btw, a bit off topic but seeing as this thread is also salvation for Hairy Coo and other non OF fans, has anyone ever managed to break the OF in FM? They've been top two for 9 years in mine. So hard to beat them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidmar Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 memories of Andy Webster :*) remember that time he 'elbowed himself' ©o'wibble Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by pandaLUFC: Btw, a bit off topic but seeing as this thread is also salvation for Hairy Coo and other non OF fans, has anyone ever managed to break the OF in FM? They've been top two for 9 years in mine. So hard to beat them. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I finished 2nd a load of times with Hibs. Team bottled it on last day of season I remember. I later got sacked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Hearts protecting his reputation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eleanor_Rigby: I'll be busy for the next couple or so months as i'll be moving house and doing other pish, but it would be good to meet up for a pint (or two) with you and the other hibbys on here </div></BLOCKQUOTE> this thread. You'll come back and it will still be on page 4. I'm up for a bevvy. Something central, could be a Saturday before game or for banter/potential fechting after a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I was Hibs but got sacked after 1 and a half seasons. Been cradle snatching unattached 15 year olds with Berwick after I got that job following Hibs dismissal. They are all turning good but all end up leaving at 21 as they want to move to a big club - despite me offering UEFA Cup football and SPL football Last season I pushed Rangers close - I was like 9 points ahead of them and 9 behind Celtic with 10 games to go...Rangers went on to win the title and I was left 18 points behind Celtic. I'm currently top of the League int his season on 49 points whilst Old Firm are both on 47 points. Got to play each of them twice (including post-split)...******** it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbhoy Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by stevethedog: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by pandaLUFC: Btw, a bit off topic but seeing as this thread is also salvation for Hairy Coo and other non OF fans, has anyone ever managed to break the OF in FM? They've been top two for 9 years in mine. So hard to beat them. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I finished 2nd a load of times with Hibs. Team bottled it on last day of season I remember. I later got sacked </div></BLOCKQUOTE> In the days of CM3 online with Turps, Dogs, Bod etc. the aim was to relegate the OF, they always managed some amazing Houdini act and never got relegated but were always in the bottom 6, it was funny seeing them sack managers every 6 months though. CM3 aah, those were the days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 That's what I was hoping for with our current game, could still happen. Have you taken a peak at the thread Jimbo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbhoy Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Is it the thread where you are singing 'Killer Queen'? If so Reidy is doing a grand job with Hibs and Bod with the Pars, brings back memories of my glory days where I had the Pars in 2nd behind the all conquering Livvy of Dogs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Is indeed. Get yourself involved mate. Obviously the English league is involved too but it is quite a good mix, games no drag too. Hibs coming out, GO ON THE BOYS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We're still pish in this, just no get up and go. Jones is looking pretty class though. Benji doing well too but we're just slowly going through the game and lumping it up the park which is totally pointless. So infuriating when our normal style of play should be enough to beat this lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Well done Hibs Giving other teams a chance to win the thing. Which excuse will Tony use this time? a) our team is only young and still learning b) they were stronger and bullied our flair players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 oh you could just do it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 All over. Out on away goals again We are pish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 actually wanted you to go through but its still fun seeing you go out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Mowbrays speaking on the game 'Take it or leave it' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I'm ****ing myself atm reading Hibs.net <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Player Ratings Si Brown - All he had to do was fall sideways rather than fall backwards when the Odense lad had his shot and he would have stopped it. Did nothing else of any note -0 Whitts - Beaten time after embarassing time. Not a bad player just never a right back - 2 Sproule - When is an impact player not an impact player? When he's knackered after 60 mins. 5 Thommo - Can only give him a max of 5 because it was only in the dying seconds that I realised he'd come back on for the second half. - 4 Stewart - Worked very hard but wasn't actually very good - 5 Benji - He didn't come on for the second half right? - 4 Killen - Choccy legs strikes again. 20 goals this season? Aye, if he can score them all in the first 15 mins of the games - 3 Subs: Dalglish - I know he swung his foot and scuffed the ball in for our second goal but again I ask anyone to tell me what he gives us that we do not have. If we want someone to jump for high balls for an hour without winning a single one, play Konte. - 4 (for putting in the effort) Overall - Oh Dear! </div></BLOCKQUOTE> obviously I've only kept the funny ones. All of these from the same poster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha Give it a day or two and they'll all be saying how glad they are that Hibs didn't make it into the UEFA cup. That's the usual pish that they spout each and every time they fail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batch Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Looks like the Webster transfer is going to be held up by at least a week. Players fly to Austria tomorrow and nothing has been completed yet so he wont be joining for the next few days at least. Apparantly we are talking to FIFA to try to get everything clarrified about this rule that he's activated so that we are doing everything above board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Don't go, ER. It's nearing the season start and there's been no beef for aaaages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by batch: Apparantly we are talking to FIFA to try to get everything clarrified about this rule that he's activated so that we are doing everything above board. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> You're not the only team doing that I hear... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by McD: Don't go, ER. It's nearing the season start and there's been no beef for aaaages. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> There you go*** *** For best results, please have this in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey White Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 That was a pile of utter rubbish yesterday One plus point, ROB JONES IS MY NEW HERO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Did i mention that it wouldn't take them long before they started spouting this pish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey White Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eleanor_Rigby: Did i mention that it wouldn't take them long before they started spouting this pish? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I wouldn't say it's pish, I remember being absolute hopeless after both legs of the Dnipro tie, and getting beat by Livi after the Athens game. On past form it's basically throwing 6 points away by playing a post European Sunday game. I'd also suggest it's a message board so your fairly likely to have every opinion covered, you've chosen to bypass the countless other threads spelling doom, questioning TM and saying we are generally rubbish. And if Hearts were in our position I'm sure this type of post would not even be considered on Kickback, where you are being declared as last season's "unofficial SPL champions" now due to what happened of New Years day by a few folk I've noticed. Good work though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Isn't the whole point in finishing 3rd, 4th or whatever is for European qualification? Why bother about league position at all if all you're going to do is look upon European football as a hindrance? It's a joke, Hibs are a joke, your fans a fecking joke and all your clubs fans hopes and aspirations amount to no more than seeing their neighbours fail. They prefer to live away back in the 70's, and their best memory is a result that wasn't even down to them (Albert Kidd), it's embarrassing. These are the same 'fans' that deserted their own team at hampden, yet they still try to justify not turning up at, and lets be honest, the club's most important game in decades. It's about time most Hibbys bothered more about their own team than what happens across in the west of the city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 That's your laddie your talking about I've been cheered up no end when i came in to work to see the Scotland U19s had qualified with Fletch getting another goal. Looking back on that game again I don't know if we even deserved to win the game, we were that bad. Our defense was better than our attack, and you all no how bad we were at the back last season. This was all because of Rob Jones, he is going to be huge for us this season (chortle). Benji had a good first half too so hopefully he can find that again. Yes of course we wanted to reach the UEFA cup. Whenever any team go out the cup you always get "well we will now concentrate on the league" so it's no surprise we are saying that. IF MY WORK COLLEAGUE DOESN'T STOP LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER I'M GOING TO HURT HIM WITH MY SELLOTAPE DISPENSER. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'll be honest, I don't expect Hearts to make it into the CL proper, but I expect us to at least make it into the league stages a' the UEFA cup and I'll be mightily ****ed if we don't. In fact, I'd prefer we got beat with 'Livi' the 'following' Sunday if it meant we progressed past the league section. Would it have hindered your club had they beaten us in the semi and then went on to reach the final? Seems most of your club's fans thought so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Well our end of season form was so bad that it wouldn't have made much difference! Put it this way though. If we had reached the final and say our fixtures were clogging up and our squad was getting thin then we would have won less games but it would have been worth it because we were going for something bigger. Obviously we wanted to win and go through, the lack of fixture congestions is the faintest glimpse of silver lining. Play like that and Aberdeen will hump us too though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaLUFC Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Hearts playing on Wednesday? If you get through this round will you be a seeded team for the third round? Or could you face the likes of Arsenal et al? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Ter Posted July 24, 2006 SI Staff Share Posted July 24, 2006 Hearts won't be seeded in the 3rd Qual Round should they make it. They could face the likes of these teams... Liverpool Arsenal Valencia Ajax Lille Benfica Steaua Bucharest (should they qualify) CSKA Moscow AEK Athens Dinamo Kiev (should they qualify) Palermo Levski Sofia (should they qualify) Shakhtar Galatasaray Hamburg Slovan Liberec Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey White Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 They'll be unseeded. ER, being close to umpteen Hibby's I'm guessing you know exactly how important Europe is to us, and how disappointed the vast majority of people are that we aren't there. We're hardly unique in that a few people choose to put as positive a spin on things as possible when things go wrong. Everytime a negative media report on Hearts appears, what's the first thing Kickback falls over itself to say?? Conspiracy? Everyone hates Hearts? Big bad media scared of the mighty Jambos? What's the difference to what your pointing out? Where's your signings that are always all but complete? Pinilla? Two World Cup stars? Nowhere to be seen no? That might worry a few Hearts fans no, but I bet the majority are still putting a positive spin on it. You speak of Hibs (fans and club) as some unique institution who are alone in talking s***e and making excuses, and consign to the arrogant belief that Hearts are now a massive club who we're obsessed by. It's b0llocks, Rangers fans, Celtic fans etc. all do the same, and funnily enough I'd say Jambos are the main perpetrators of it, just like you think the opposite. Coincidence eh? For a start, you could all try to look at why Hearts finished miles adrift of a very average Celtic instead of bleating on about a day when Celtic were denied two clear penaltys and a perfectly good goal. Then figure why you haven't built on last season at all as of yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm not putting positive spin on anything, nor have I ever done so. With regard to finishing behind Celtic, you'll not find many fans that have blamed anyone other than Rix or Romanov. We weren't cheated, we weren't hindered, it was solely down to club politics and it's a tad short-sighted to suggest otherwise. However, where we do gloss over matters is when we state how far the club has come in such a short period of time. Only 2 seasons ago Hearts were on the brink of bankruptcy and would have done well surviving 6 months (something most Hibbys would have been satisfied with) never mind finishing second in our domestic league. Do I think we're a massive club, no I don't. Have we now got some ambitions that lie out with the SPL or beating our city rivals once or twice a year - AYE. As for the players, realistically we only need 1 and that would be a central defender, so what's yir point? Our team was built in under a season and the 'gelling' period was virtually non-existent, so again, we probably don't need these players as we'll probably be a better team by having a pre-season under our belts this time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey White Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eleanor_Rigby: I'm not putting positive spin on anything, nor have I ever done so. With regard to finishing behind Celtic, you'll not find many fans that have blamed anyone other than Rix or Romanov. We weren't cheated, we weren't hindered, it was solely down to club politics and it's a tad short-sighted to suggest otherwise. However, where we do gloss over matters is when we state how far the club has come in such a short period of time. Only 2 seasons ago Hearts were on the brink of bankruptcy and would have done well surviving 6 months (something most Hibbys would have been satisfied with) never mind finishing second in our domestic league. Do I think we're a massive club, no I don't. Have we now got some ambitions that lie out with the SPL or beating our city rivals once or twice a year - AYE. As for the players, realistically we only need 1 and that would be a central defender, so what's yir point? Our team was built in under a season and the 'gelling' period was virtually non-existent, so again, we probably don't need these players as we'll probably be a better team by having a pre-season under our belts this time round. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I put far too many "you" and "yous" in my rant, apologies. You were selecting specific opinions for our support, I was picking up on common themes I've seen throughout Hearts support. It wasn't directed at you apart from your impressions of the Hibs support. The feeling I get from Hearts is one fo hot air at present, big name targets that are hyped (or not even named) and rarely executed. In the same position I'd just feel disappointed that a whole pre-season had been based on speculation and little else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleanor_Rigby Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ter: Hearts won't be seeded in the 3rd Qual Round should they make it. They could face the likes of these teams... Liverpool Arsenal Valencia Ajax Lille Benfica Steaua Bucharest (should they qualify) CSKA Moscow AEK Athens Dinamo Kiev (should they qualify) Palermo Levski Sofia (should they qualify) Shakhtar Galatasaray Hamburg Slovan Liberec </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I'd be more than happy with any a' these teams: Slovan Liberec AEK Athens Dinamo Kiev Palermo Levski Sofia Shakhtar Galatasaray Lille (Don't know much about them so I'm no sure how good they are) Steaua Bucharest Had we been playing at Tynie I'd be delighted with these ties, but it's going to be tricky playing most of these teams at Murrayfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Transfer hype and speculation is just a business strategy to sell season books. Same with most teams to be fair - not just Hearts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidmar Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Lille are quality, iirc they still have the likes of Talvaridis, Bodmer, Makoun, Acimovic etc core fo a good side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey White Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Frankie: Transfer hype and speculation is just a business strategy to sell season books. Same with most teams to be fair - not just Hearts. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> There's usually a bit more substance to other clubs. Hearts are at the stage now where they are linking themselves with players like Ahn and Portillo. It may be a cynical view, but it reeks of merely creating these rumours as a sign of how big Hearts are now safe in the knowledge that these players will go elsewhere. When a transfer seems to actually come close to completion (ie. Ahn) it dies a death funnily enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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