04-12-2014, 01:47
Hibs have now gone 8 games since their last defeat in the Championship and I'd be looking for Hibs to extend that away to Falkirk on Saturday. It looks as though Dominique Malonga will be out for this one, so we look to Jason Cummings to step up to the mark. I don't think Paul Heffernan is the answer and I'd rather see Stanton start just behind Cummings. The defence seems to be reasonably settled, although Oxley must be close to being dropped after his howler against Alloa in the Cup. Hopefully he'll not let it happen again, so I'd keep him in, but with a stern warning about his concentration.
Falkirk are not exactly on top form, but they're hanging in there and will be just as stuffy and dangerous as Alloa and Dumbarton were at times. Rory Loy is probably their most dangerous player - 25 goals in 49 games. Botti Bia Bi was another dangerous player when he laid on 2 goals for ex-Hibee Tom Taiwo in their 2-1 victory over Dunfermline in the Challenge Cup in August. He was then ordered off for head-butting a Pars player and then head-butted another one on his way off the pitch.
What was that all about? Those 3 players will probably provide most of the attacking threat, but Blair Alston could easily be just as dangerous.
My Hibs team:-
Oxley,
Gray, Fontaine, Hanlon, Stevenson,
Kennedy, Robertson, Craig, Allan,
Stanton,
Cummings
Normally, I wouldn't have Craig in the team, but until McGeouch is ready to return, he's probably the best of the rest. I'd keep Harris, Sinclair and Handling to come on from the bench.
Falkirk are not exactly on top form, but they're hanging in there and will be just as stuffy and dangerous as Alloa and Dumbarton were at times. Rory Loy is probably their most dangerous player - 25 goals in 49 games. Botti Bia Bi was another dangerous player when he laid on 2 goals for ex-Hibee Tom Taiwo in their 2-1 victory over Dunfermline in the Challenge Cup in August. He was then ordered off for head-butting a Pars player and then head-butted another one on his way off the pitch.
What was that all about? Those 3 players will probably provide most of the attacking threat, but Blair Alston could easily be just as dangerous.My Hibs team:-
Oxley,
Gray, Fontaine, Hanlon, Stevenson,
Kennedy, Robertson, Craig, Allan,
Stanton,
Cummings
Normally, I wouldn't have Craig in the team, but until McGeouch is ready to return, he's probably the best of the rest. I'd keep Harris, Sinclair and Handling to come on from the bench.
Cabbage is still good for you
We had a pretty good night in the Barony in Broughton Street and we sorted out all the problems of the Championships in Scotland and England. I was asked what my best expectations would be for this season, and sad to say, it would be staying in 4th place. Hearts are far too far ahead for us to bother with, and no matter what Rangers off-field problems are, on the pitch I doubt whether we are good enough to catch them. QOS are only 3 points ahead of us in third place, but we might even struggle to overtake them. No, finish 4th and take our chances in the play-off games is my best hope.
