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As first games of the season go that was utterly brilliant. Not the greatest game or performance but we got it done and an excellent move and finish to clinch the win, which overall we deserved imo. After playing on Thursday night I was worried that we would perhaps run out of steam today and at times it looked like we would in the 2nd half but we picked up and did on day one what we failed to do until the last weekend of September last season.

We've had a big upheaval over the summer, new manager, great players moved on etc so a positive start to the season would be great, and give the team a confidence boost for the Helsinki game so id be very happy with a draw. No doubt if we get a poor result the usual subjects will be all over the forum tonight telling us how its bottom of the league, bottom 6, a relegation fight etc just before the Johannsen out thread gets started. Its a long season, especially if we progress in Europe, but as ive said before its where you are in May that counts, and in the scheme if things a defeat today means feck all , as we are still in contention for four competitions, so lets get behind AJ and the team.

My AI prediction system (which predicted a draw on Thursday night). Has predicted a 2-1 win for Hibs. Based on its last two predictions, I'm going to call it the MATCH JUDGING COMPUTER. Or MJC for short.........

That second goal was just sublime football.....

Far too positive...calm doon 🤣🤣

I’m exhausted after watching that. Best game of the weekend.

Yes we need a striker

Try marrying half german half american. the ideas are stranger than bottled crisps

Hello, I thought l would start a new thread for the next opponents. Is anyone traveling to the game? Im on the 7:30am flight from heathrow on the 5th traveling back on the 7th. Mon the well

I think we all need to remember we have lost 5 first team starters and an immense manager and 7 out injured. We have brought replacements in and a manager who i am really warming to and could be a great appointment. It takes time for new players to gel so to win both euro ties and win at easter road is immense

Information shared on the Well Society Wattsapp Group that the meeting place is NARINKKA SQUARE from 2pm. There are several bars on the square which have all said Wellfans are welcome. Plan is a Corteo to the Stadium at 5.45pm for a 7pm ko.

i know the people who went to the faroes met at an irish bar before and after the game... there is a pub called the dubliner near the stadium. they have a facebook page and an email l will send the a message and see if they are ok with football colours.

I think ive now watched that 2nd goal about 20 times, what an absolute classic. Even the celebration of him running to the bench with the Well fans in the background…. Epic!! Fast becoming one of my favourite Well players of the past 30 years…. Love the wee loonball!! I did not expect that at all today, would have been delighted with a point. absolutely brilliant… delighted for the fans, players and manager… on to Helsinki

Roman numerals are nearly as old as your jokes.🤣🤣

It’s okay. I think we will lose in Europe on Thursday night.

Considering where we are in preparation for this season, getting 3 points today is a tremendous job.

XX=4, if memory serves.

We looked excellent in the first half and like others have mentioned RCC should have scored , at 2 - 0 game would have been over. Hibs for 15 mins in that second half were in control and we looked to have lost the plot. Missing some steel in the Steelmen so to speak. The winner was brilliant - a classic counter with 1 touch football. We look and are far from the finished article, a few players getting up to speed, a few to recover from injury and a few more unknown to arrive. BUT all things considered plenty of reasons to be optimistic. 3 points in the bag for the first time in XX years after game 1.

Result yes no your singing though

Gray's heart is broooo kennnnnn Gray's heart is broooo kennnnnnn SAIDDDD.....SAIDDDDD SAIDDDDD SAIDDDDDDDDDDDDD Grays heart is brooooo kennnn What a feckin result

Yes I am on the naughty step!He is Said the lethal. He was outstanding today one of my favourite players love watching him fantastic.

SAID

What a goal

Yaaaassss Saiiiid Tremendous goal

Paulsen's been watching Dykstra tapes

We are tiring rapidly

And would also be a former Motherwell player!!!!

All over the place need to calm it down a bit. Get some subs on.

Vogt once he gets upto full fitness could be very useful. Aye need a creative midfielder and a striker. Great wee move for the pen.

Yes Faddy the pen king get in.

I doubt vogts is fully fit yet either.

Jovanovic signed for San Jose Earthquakes in mid-July unfortunately.

I am still feeling a little hungover from the end of last season. The new season has come around very quickly and I have a sense that normal service may resume with regard to the OF dominating both on and off the park particularly now that two Scottish media darlings in McIness and O Neil are at the helm of the respective teams. Scottish VAR already seems to have learned absolutely nothing from the end of last season already going against the wider world football directive to only get involved with very clear and obvious errors. It would be nice to see Hearts, Falkirk and particularly ourselves carry on the momentum from last season but squad overhauls in the summer prove how difficult that will be. Aberdeen beating Hearts yesterday gives maybe the first sense that the old school Scottish football establishment are starting to reassert themselves. We were miles ahead of Hibs in the last game of last season and we finished on a genuine high despite maybe some lingering regret that it could have been even better but I get a sense that the reset button has been pressed and the league may fall back into a more predictable pattern. It would be a real shot in the arm for the season ahead of we were to dominate Hibs today like we did in May but I think it will be a much tougher test. I would take a draw right now to maintain a positive start to the season going into a very difficult Euro tie next week.

I don’t think we need another striker from the A-League.

Anyone following Toulouse instagram account? Jens prematch talks would have me running through a brick wall to watch his team, the latest is uncensored, he likes a cuss does Jens

I gave up watching the Falkirk game after the first half and went to buy some booze. Watched the end of the Tranmere v Rochdale Carabao Cup match when I came back. Went to penalties, which Rochdale won 2 - 1. The commentator said "I've seen a lot of poor penalties in my time, and most of them have been in this shootout"

HB are ranked 215th in Europe. HJK are ranked 153rd in Europe. Hearts are ranked 138th in Europe. I think that gives you an idea of what we are up against. HJK will be favourites over two legs but the tie is winnable for us. What, maybe a 40-60 chance of getting through?