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Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - 0762 - 10-02-2022
Hibs travelling north to Gayfield Park and hoping that a major shock is not "on the cards" esp with our strikers not doing anything of substance for weeks - rank rotten TBF!! Plus the fact we haven't won a match since the new year with the win v Cove Rangers having been unimpressively attained in ET when Nisbet actually did something right and scored a goal. I wonder if the manager will field another experimental line up or treat this game as a full-blooded cup tie that we need to win. He needs to quickly find an accountable first team that will win matches. Otherwise I think there's a strong possibility we'll be drawn in to the relegation struggle in the Scot Prem, such is the weakness in certain areas of the pitch plus a lack of improvement in said areas.
GGTTH
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - ritchiebaby - 10-02-2022
Couldn't agree more with this analysis. We've half a chance to win one-off games, so we've got to concentrate on these. In my opinion, we'll do nothing of consequence in the league games and probably finish in the bottom 6. The conditions might turn out to be a great leveller on Sunday, so be professional and clinical.
So, a strong team versus Arbroath please and remind the players they are playing for a Hibs future beyond the summer.
GGTTH
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - 0762 - 10-02-2022
On the same theme, note SM finally commenting in his pre-match interview at Ibronx that there is a prob because of the absence of Martin Boyle and the significant contribution he gave to the team in goal terms. The manager saying that they'll deal with the problem in the summer!!!!????? So what happens in the interim Shaun eh??????????
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - hibeejim21 - 10-02-2022
We made a total mess of that last window...... Unless Melkerson suddenly emerges as a goal machine.
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - Amelia Chaffinch - 13-02-2022
It's all happening now. 3-1 to Hibs.
I looked Nicky Low up when he came on. He is never only 30.
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - hibeejim21 - 13-02-2022
Good result against difficult opponents on a tricky surface. Banana skin avoided.
Lewis was at his inspirational best and Mueller is clearly a player.
RE: Scot Cup 5th round: Arbroath v Hibs, Sun 13 Feb, KO 12.30pm - 0762 - 13-02-2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60276511
A good professional job done by Hibs after losing that early goal where Doig's defensive frailty exposed AGAIN - DEJA VU!!! Young Hendo vg in Hibs midfield and set up Nisbet's goal (at last!!), really liked Cadden's work ethic and threat on Hibs right flank plus Porto doing a competent "sweeping up" and "setting up" job. It's a pity he didn't score a deserved 4th goal in the final secs of the game. Stevo definitely worth a special mention re his consistency and prompting in the captain's role plus a wonderful cross ball for Mitchell's headed goal/equaliser. What a great servant to the club and rewarded well for it. Another moment of refereeing madness definitely worth mentioning btw - midway through the 1st half and Arbroath's CF, Hamilton, clearly "miles" offside, the Arbroath forwards literally (and luckily for Hibs) stopped playing and Hibs players similar. Yet the referee, Gollum, doesn't just call it offside anyway without his AR's consent. IMO both these officials deserve to be suspended from officiating matches, such was the enormity of this failure. Remember that these are supposed ref officials approved to ref pro matches and pick up a reasonable wage in the process!! Unjustified based on observing such a gross failure in observing the offside rule and its current interpretation!!
Anyway, Hibs in the Scot Cup QFs and hopefully a favourable home draw will be "pulled out of the hat" tomorrow. Well done!
GGTTH