Hibernian -V- ICT : matchday thread

[kencar]

Let's not get too disheartened.

It's never nice to lose but this is the second game in a series of 3 VERY tricky away fixtures. ANY points we would have picked up would've been a bonus (I'm assuming of course we won't get anything from the Celtic game on Wednesday)

As far as I'm concerned the season begins again on March 1st against Hearts

[Johnboy]

This one might still turn out to be a game of two halves....

[Joonya]

I know Niculae wants to get into the romanian team, but does it involve taking the ball off our own players (black)

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[Johnboy]

Anyone else hear the commentator say "Black - dispossessed there by Niculae"  :024:

Wonder if he (Niculae) has read "How to win friends and influence people"...?

[tm4tj]

good little spell for us, but still no goals

[jaggedthistle]

My word!!

"Marius Niculae showing little bits of magic!"  Can we see more of that at TCS??

[Johnboy]

JaggedThistle...

Is it you who is married to a Hibee, and your father is also a Hibee...?

Was this an arranged marriage..?

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[tm4tj]

oh good, Duncan off Patti on.

Ian Murray.............the very man for the job :029:

5 corners for us this half

[jaggedthistle]

Johnboy, yes unfortunately the love of my life and my father are both Hibees.  I am sooooo not looking forward to finishing work tonight.  :007:  anyone else for the pub?!  :015:

[hislopsoffsideagain]

Why the fudge isn't Wyness on the pitch yet?

[Joonya]

The commentator has described exactly what we need....

his names Wyness and he's still on the bench  :008: :018:

[Johnboy]

This is just not going to be our day.....  :020:

[tm4tj]

we appear to be having the better of the second half but lacking the killer touch.

Wyness is not up to it at the moment.

[hislopsoffsideagain]

Come on Brew, you have substitutes for a reason.  two-nil, three-nil, four-nil are all worth exactly the same in terms of points, might as well go for broke.  (Yes, I know, goal difference and all that).

[jaggedthistle]

We just can't seem to get the ball in the net (without it being chalked off)!!

Ooh - was that Zemmi off?  Didn't hear...

[RossP]

Hearts broke my coupon and leapfrogged us.

What a rubbish day  :019:

[Johnboy]

Shame about these two goals within the first 5 minutes. Obviously didn't learn a thing from the Mothersmell game...

[Kingsmills]

Second game in a row where we've effectively been beaten after quarter of an hour.

I know we're safe from relegation but it'd hardly inspiring.

Top six would have beeen worth about ?200,000 to the club and would give us a couple of cracking matches at the TCS to rounf off the season, hardly seems likely now.

[Johnboy]

Craig Paterson's made Marius MOM...

[Yngwie]

Looking for a crumb of comfort, it sounds like we had a pretty good second half. And Marius perhaps put in his best away performance?

[tm4tj]

Don't worry, it will some form of conspiracy by the Romanians to get him a higher profile

[CaleyD]

Take the first 10 minutes out of that game and I would have come away and been happy that we went out there and at least put on a performance...although a little frustrated at not making more of the opportunities we created.

The question I would be asking right now is why our players are only getting fired up after we go a goal (or more) down.  The players have shown they are capable, so I don't think it's an ability or training issue (other than set pieces).

I don't even think it is a moral issue, the fact that the players manage to click into action (eventually) is testament to the fact that the Team Spirit still exists, it's just a little buried when they take to the park.  Aside from all the "conspiracy" theories I think what this team is missing more than anything else right now is a natural leader, someone with the ability, experience and respect to tell the players to put any other business that is going on aside and get their mind on the game from the off.

[Johnboy]

Aside from all the "conspiracy" theories I think what this team is missing more than anything else right now is a natural leader, someone with the ability, experience and respect to tell the players to put any other business that is going on aside and get their mind on the game from the off.

It's a shame Daren Dods is no longer with us.... Especially galling when you consider he doesn't always make the starting lineup at DUFC....

[jamieb]

I think it's clear that the team are missing proctor. personally, i would play him at the heart of defence with munro.

[tm4tj]

Best wait until he is fit before playing him though