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My OP could not have been more accurate - a big concern re the possible impact of that awful loss v Rangers after playing so well and that 'fear' was confirmed! The post-match quote by Lenny summed it up succinctly - 'well done Aberdeen, I take back my second best team rating of Hibs, Cowdenbeath would have beaten Hibs today'!! The mistakes were astounding TBF but Hibs fans have had good past experience of this kinda shit! Rocky beaten at his near post again but the defending was 'cream puff'! The gaffe by Efe was IMO compounded by Darren Mac who should've called, 'Man on Efe, ma baw' and CLEARED IT!!! How many times down the years I've used that exact warning when playing footie and also coaching kids!!!! Fundamental stuff and he didn't do it in a generally poor 90 mins of low commitment for the cause by certain Hibs players. Also noted that Hibs previous opponents in a tortuous match, Rangers, were similarly 'mince' and well beaten by St Johnstone. One positive that came out of that Rangers loss was my bet on St Johnstone who I reckoned would have a decent chance to beat them at Ibronx at ridiculous odds - I was right! Even Aberdeen were priced at 3/1 today, which I perceived to be a decent bet but didn't opt for it! Hibs need to regroup and quickly recover v Ross County. My main concern is that we are now entering a 'critical phase' where Hibs tend to be drawn into a period of poor form coming into January commitments - we must avoid that at all cost!