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04-03-2020, 13:10
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Well it is "straight out of the frying pan and into the fire" for Hibs after a disgraceful capitulation v Hertz on Tuesday night!! THERE HAS TO BE A REACTION FROM THE MANAGER AND THE PLAYERS!!! I DEMAND IT AND I'M SURE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ANGRY, SHORT-CHANGED HIBS FANS WHO SHARE A SIMILAR SENTIMENT!! So where do we start?? IMO we deal with this accident-prone defence that I've been "banging on" about for months!!! Jackson and Hanlon together? Stevo at full back? Whadya think? Does Jack Ross ignore this issue and just "read the riot act" or finally impose changes? We need to toughen that defence now!! It looks like McNulty will be suspended but I'd actually play young Jamie Gullan anyway as McNulty was dreadful v Hertz! Also secure a mid "anchor role" and lets protect our defence in the same way that we used to do it with Mark Milligan and more rigidly with big Marv!! We need effective action and must move forward positively!!! Lastly one question I'd pose after watching that debacle last night - "Is our manager as tactically astute as we assume that he is"? Has he learned from his Sunderland failure? I'd like to think so but wonder if that is truly the case!! IMO never as good as Neil Lennon but Jack Ross can easily change that by managing with real vision, nous and awareness in the weeks/months ahead and proving any doubters to be wrong.
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Hope we put in a performance today, undroppable Allan still in the team can Jack Ross not see what everyone else is watching, also the same defence that leaks goals for fun, Ross needs to realise this cant continue, we go to a semi final with that defence we will concede goals.
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07-03-2020, 20:01
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1st half we were in control and should have finished them off, after Whittaker saw red (a stupid challenge as well and personally I would have subbed him earlier) it was always going to be an uphill battle and we predictably caved in. We struggle to defend with 11 never mind 10.
We are soft as shite guys. Look at accies the day, they went down to 10 but dug in and got a win. Teams with physical power and will to win get the result against us generally, look how many points we have shipped from winning positions. The game with Saint Johnstone is now key - they could take our place in the top 6 with a win.
Ross has to find a leader on the park for us in the summer as priority number 1....Cos no one currently seems up for the job.
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I just don't get it with Scott Allan. He's clearly got all the skill necessary to be a cracking playmaker (some of his passing v the dons was very good), yet he too often makes really daft mistakes or disappears from games completely. Brendan Rodgers obviously didn't fancy him at all - I don't think he played once under him. He's not a ballwinner or a leader either - I think he's a bit of a luxury player for us.
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10-03-2020, 14:13
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Don't forget in the latter part of his contribution to Dundee FC's relegation season he was "found out" and dropped" by the Dundee manager and my brief observations of Allan and his attitude were similar to what I have been watching now - not forgotten from my pt of view and he is indeed a "luxury" player Jim. He'd never be in my line up in a match where the manager requires every player to be "battling for their lives" and a strong work ethic is required!