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Ah well, shit happens. Huns won the league now so hopefully get oor mojo back and go up via playoffs. There's Nae point moaning aboot the playoffs, they are what they are and we were probably one o' the clubs that voted for them, never dreaming we'd be in this position---f#ckin twice. Been saying all along you've got tae put your strongest available team on the pitch for these games and Stubbs didnae. Misfiring strikers dinnae help, if stokes wants tae kickstart his career he's rapidly running oot o' games GGTTH

Stokes has been one of the biggest irritations since he came in Paigntonhibby. I said in previous comments that I had lost patience with this guy and last night's match just confirmed this even more. Scored goals were key to winning this league and the issue re misfiring strikers has finally caught up with us and we can see why Stubbs is desperately trying to give El Alagui the matches to attain match fitness - IMO far too late in the season to attempt this!!  Also why was Martin Boyle not given the 'nod' in place of Stokes?????? I can't figure why Stubbs made that decision, IMO a wrong one!! I also agree re fielding our strongest side (within reason) - you don't make seven changes (+ another seven changes) to a football team within 5 days and expect no disruption to that team - utter folly!! I'm guessing that Stubbs is observing signs of tiredness within the squad and he has tried extensive player rotation to rest certain players as much as he can. I think he overdid this exercise, albeit with good intentions, and we've suffered the consequences. IMO resting Bartley was another act of folly and I believe we would not have lost last night's match if Bartley and Hanlon (or Gunnarson) had been placed in Hibs lineup. Stubbs already saying today that winning the Championship is a 'tall order' and no wonder - wrong team decisions at the wrong time!!