Busta Nut Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Canny believe Scobbie is only 31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Swello said: Who is the " injury concern over one of our centre backs" that has prompted this? If it's Gallacher, I'm going to cry in a corner. Robinson confirming it’s Charlie Dunne that’s injured. Similar to the groin issue he had at the start of last season apparently. Edited September 13, 2019 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 That's a pity. While his passing and positional sense let him down on occasion, his pace has regularly saved us. I can't see Mugabi starting yet but it will be interesting to see how mobile he is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 If anyone knows where I can source one of these berets for Tynecastle (Djemba-Djemba style) it would be greatly appreciated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 So much to enjoy today - but one wee interesting thing for me was that (a) Alan Campbell was brilliant in midfield and (b) he did it after an international break. Last season he was burst after coming back from international games but today he was hunting hearts defenders in front of their 18 yard box in the 90th minute. Him and Polworth (what a singning he's turning out to be BTW) were the two best players in the team today I thought, which is a really positive thing for the season to come. When I saw the opening run of games on the fixture list, I wasn't confident at all that we'd be getting many points as the team settled down - to be sitting in 3rd with 10 points is miles ahead of where I thought we could be. Interesting to see how we handle the fixtures before we play Rangers in late October... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 One thing that's really stuck out to me is how every single player is a threat going forward now. I'd honestly back each of the 10 outfield players today to end the season with at least 3 or 4 goals (including Grimshaw if you count mazy runs as equal to a goal.) Compared to this time last season when our striking options were pretty pathetic, and nobody else was really chipping in until Balon d'Or strolled into the first team in November. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Swello said: When I saw the opening run of games on the fixture list, I wasn't confident at all that we'd be getting many points as the team settled down - to be sitting in 3rd with 10 points is miles ahead of where I thought we could be. Interesting to see how we handle the fixtures before we play Rangers in late October... Funnily enough I was just having a look at last season's results. It was November before we won our 3rd league game (and crept into double figures for points). Our opening 5 results were: (A) - Hibs 3-0 (L) (H) - Accies 0-1 (L) (H) - Rangers 3-3 (X) (A) - Dundee 1-3 (W) (H) - Hearts 0-1 (L) After 5 games we were F: 6 A: 9 in the goals column. As it stands we're F: 11 A: 8 (and obvs 5 of those came in one game). Early days and all that like... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 We took 5/15 from the corresponding fixtures. So, aye, seeds for hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I’m fucking sick of the SPFL Premiership being a three horse race year after year. Needs more competition if you ask me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmen Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Just shows how much of an over reaction some folk had after the hearts cup game. That game wasn’t pretty but this team was (kind of still is) gelling together. It’s been said before Robinson got a massive amount of credit for getting to 2 cup finals and that bought him time through the tough times last season, and that patience was paid back in the second half of last season when he completely changed the way the team plays. He doesn’t get much credit for that from some because they give all the credit to Turnbull and Hasite(of a bit) but Robinson was the one who picked them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I was absolutely 1000% convinced that Sherwin was going to get a second yellow for timewasting while we tried to sub Hylton on and everything would go tits up. Quite the opposite, it turns out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: I was absolutely 1000% convinced that Sherwin was going to get a second yellow for timewasting while we tried to sub Hylton on and everything would go tits up. Quite the opposite, it turns out. That was a great bit of shit-housing to be fair - pretending to not notice the referee telling him to go off on the far side until he'd walked all the way to the centre spot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Thought the Pat Nevin podcast was excellent btw. Particularly enjoyed the times he spoke for 12 (twelve) minutes without interruption and answered questions he asked himself 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Thought the Pat Nevin podcast was excellent btw. Particularly enjoyed the times he spoke for 12 (twelve) minutes without interruption and answered questions he asked himself The best questions are the ones that wipe out the first 10 questions on your notes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Will David Turnbull ever get back into this team? I'm thinking no - loan to Alloa on the cards in January to get him fit before we let him go to Livingston next season where he might get more first team opportunities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 11 hours ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: he spoke for 12 (twelve) minutes without interruption and answered questions he asked himself You're really not selling it to me here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 We are fucking great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 15 hours ago, Swello said: So much to enjoy today - but one wee interesting thing for me was that (a) Alan Campbell was brilliant in midfield and (b) he did it after an international break. Last season he was burst after coming back from international games but today he was hunting hearts defenders in front of their 18 yard box in the 90th minute. Him and Polworth (what a singning he's turning out to be BTW) were the two best players in the team today I thought, which is a really positive thing for the season to come. Agree with this but have to say even though he finally stopped scoring, I actually thought Donnelly had a very effective game as well. To think, after the cup defeat we were all asking where the goals were going to come from. Yet we’ve just hit three for the third successive game since and if we’d taken even half our chances in those matches, that could have been well into double figures. I’m sure teams will eventually work out ways to stifle us but at the minute, we just seem to have too much pace and energy for teams to handle. At the very least, we look like we’ll be fun to watch this season though. Another thing that struck me yesterday was just how strong our bench looked. Quote Carson, Tait, Mugabi, O’Hara, Long, Maguire & Hylton That’s without Turnbull, Sloth, Dunne, Ilic, Semple and Manzinga. So even if/when things go tits up which they invariably will at some point, there’s plenty of scope there for Robinson to shake things up. A far cry from his first season in charge where Deimantas Petravicius was considered a genuine option off the bench. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sloth isn't real. He doesn't exist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said: Sloth isn't real. He doesn't exist. He's this year's Gorrin - he'll turn up in February after months of "injuries", be really good and be offski in June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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