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Not saying HJK are easy or that we will beat them but I don’t think we should be afraid of them. Had a look at Finnish league and I don’t really know any of the teams. I see Aberdeen drew their two games with them a few years ago. In the conference league they have played 28 games, lost 15, drawn 6 and won 7

Like it. Was that on Sky comms or club TV? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Freiburg would be a great away trip too. I went about 10 years ago. Easy transport. Great fans, stadium and beer. Tough games to come of course but fingers crossed.

As others have said a wee bit of a mixed bag. Some very good, some good and some bad but on balance a great result at a place where others will struggle. I think it’s worth bearing in mind that with us playing our European ties on Thursdays, especially the away legs, that fatigue will be a big factor in the league games we play afterwards, particularly this early in the season. You see this a lot with teams more used to this than us so I think the players need to be cut some slack if this happens.

Need to just keep plugging away, hopefully beat HJK home and away and increase our club-coefficient for next year.

Everyone has different personalities. I am sure he will be on board same as Everyone else

Difficult tie. Finished 7th in the German top division last season. Seems particularly tough when you consider that Rangers could be playing Larne for Europa League qualification. 3rd place would have been potentially massive last season in helping negotiate these early rounds.

Watched the after match celebrations with the fans,noticed lowry in background very subdued,pre hb airport the same, everyones personality is different but i hope he falls in love with this club as even in the small part he played in the winning goal you can see he has awareness,body postioning and technical ability to be a great addition to the team,i think hes a class act and hopefuly we can benefit.

Oh, is that still going? I haven't had any new episodes on the RSS feed since June 😕

He was also left alone to deal with Hibs player in his face, obstructing him, prior to corner kicks. So good to acknowledge some things he can do better but his performance overall was excellent with a few really good saves.

If you want some “glory” nights you got to play the good teams.

Think its fair to say that will be a step up then! 😍😍😍

Keeping the dream alive...........haud on......that was Freiheit 🤣🤣

Think Helsinki have a few players coming through like us. Their under 19 drew with Man City 3-3. Think a couple of that team played in the earlier round.. they looked a fast team

This time last season, we would probably have drawn (or even lost) this game. The fact that we found a way to win is a good sign.

Nothing to fear from them, Aston Villa pumped them in Europa league final last season 😂, so lets live the dream.

If we beat Helsinki, the draw order means we would play Freiburg: 20 Aug - Fir Park 27 Aug - Away

That’s a potentially phenomenal trip. Flight to Basel and about an hour from there. its meant to be a beautiful city and decent fans.

Thats got the potential for a great away day easy to get to, great beer, heres hoping.

Winner plays Freiburg

Also not mentioned as much but only whyte done great for 2nd goal hassling hibs player to make mistake. Williams looks a great signing. Yes made mistake for goal but brilliant fir 2nd.

Paulsen has done well and even at the pen was pretty close to it. The goal-line clearances were pretty powder puff and we had a few people covering. Not overly concerned about him coming for crosses, the main issue yesterday was his own players in the road. If it was opposing players 9/10 times a foul will get given. Mentioned before, but forget the pen, how O'Hora wasn't booked for pulling down Maswanhise is ridiculous. Soft, but he would have been running into the box.

I think on a fans football forum its entirely fair to point out mistakes and discuss them, just as it is with great pieces of play like the second goal, otherwise whats the point of the forum. However, Ive just finished listening to the latest Motherwell Daft Podcast, and they make a very pertinent point. Within the squad/coaching team we are encouragaing a more blameless/criticism free envornment to try and encourage bravery and confidence on the ball. The example used was Williams passback which led to the penalty. If he had been absolutely slaughtered for that (as he no doubt would have been in the past), then would he have then had the confidence to burst forward to provide the assist for the winning goal? Or would he have played it safe and sat back in position and let someone else take the responsibility? Its something Jens was very strong on (see Calum Ward) and it would seem something Alfred is continuing. If you listen to Alfred and David Gray after the game, the difference is quite stark. Gray totally focuses on mistakes and being better. Alfred swots away any talk of mistakes and focuses on the positives. I think its definitely a mindset game that we seem to be getting much better at as a club/team.

By coming for everything he forced Hibs to change their corner taking plans and they ended up putting the ball further out with every corner

It is only because it is more obvious. The consequences of their mistakes are generally more terminal. We saw a few examples of that last year with goalkeeping mistakes in games against Celtic in particular. It is the challenge that comes with the GK's position on the field. I think people are aware of the added risk associated with goalkeeper mistakes and I don't think the criticism is greater as a result. Reasonable people can see the increased jeopardy. On the highlights there were two instances of him missing crosses. Against better opposition who have the composure to pick a spot ( in European football for example) you would often lose two goals from those situations. We may have been punished on another day, we may not. You certainly can't say we would not have been. I don't think pointing this out equates to goalkeepers getting more criticism than outfield players. It is simply a comment on two important moments in the game. Unfortunately for goalkeepers, mistakes carry a higher risk. It's just a reality of the game . Outfield players get plenty of criticism on here for their mistakes ( but then you know that 😉).