You're absolutely right Jim. The stark reality of the Jan transfer period is the fact Lenny has not strengthened our 1st team squad at all. I'm hoping Humphrey may still add something to the team dynamic but wait n see eh! Indeed our team is defensively weakened by the loss of Hanlon! D'ya not remember relegation year when we lost Hanlon to a long-term injury - not the only factor but it was certainly one factor that 'screwed' us particularly with McPake 'gone to an injury and op' as well! IMO if we had managed to sign up Kris Commons for the remainder of this current campaign, injuries permitting, I would have been hugely confident of Hibs pushing on to a great end of season charge with that extra 'dynamic' in the team! Yesterday's game exposed the past frailties of the previous Hibs team that lost a 15 pts gap to Dundee United, a Championship team that is definitely not as good as Hibs and that's what rankles me a lot!!! Deja vu watching good scoring opps being scorned by players who should be buoyant with an 8 pts lead in the league title chase but misfiring in front of goal - shot/header past post, over the cross bar, straight to their goalie or saved by the goalie due to no 'killer instinct'! I'm not duly concerned yet and one bonus is the fact we have injured players getting fitter and returning to the team - that should strengthen us a little bit but I'd also like to see a hardened attitude in our games: a steely commitment to win even when shit refereeing decisions and certain awkward games need to be surmounted by a proper attitude and focus on attaining a win v poorer opponents than us!
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