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Thoroughly deserved

I'm not his biggest fan but he's exactly what we have been missing,a bit of drive and energy in the middle of the park is what the team requires.i hope we keep him in the midfield and let him play the box to box role,on today's evidence he deserves a run in the team.

Ya beauty,great three points coming from behind on that pitch.im not grimmys biggest fan but he was excellent today,he brought an energy that this team has been lacking,I'm chuffed he got on the score sheet and the just as important goal saving block near the end.

Another soft as shit goal to concede

That team is giving me the fear already.

As things stand I think 352 would suit us best for what we have,I would gladly leave out an attacker for another defender if it meant getting more cohesion in our play.would having three centre halfs playing stop the full backs being exposed and allow them to be more of an attacking threat and at the same time would the midfield be less timid knowing there's three centre halfs behind them,I certainly wouldn't be against giving it a go.if we go to livingston next week using the same system and put in another performance like yesterday then like you I'll be losing confidence that we know what we're doing.

We may get away with playing 433 at home for most games but yesterday showed yet again that we can't play that system away from home.theres not one area of the team that looks comfortable in how we're trying to play,the defence is horrifically exposed at all times,I can't believe the amount of crosses we let into the box,there's no attempt to even close down,you would think we had quality centre halfs that could deal with everything that comes there way,your told even at boys club level that stop the cross you stop the goal but this seems to be a tactic of ours just not to bother and it's bit us on the arse this season more than once.the midfield is all very rigid,it's three players that basically play around the half way line,the offer nothing defensively or in an attacking sense,I'm assuming that's down to the manager as you would think players would be busting a gut to get forward and it's vital in the formation we play.for as well as we did against hibs,the movement of there front three caused us all kinds of problems because they interchange really well,one minute murphy would be wide the next he would be central,same goes for boyle and then nisbet would drift in a dangerous area,where our three look like there told,your there,your there and your there and we're just hoping something happens,everything is far to rigid in our play and we're going to be far to easy to play against especially away from home.i think we have enough good players to give us a decent season but I just don't see it happening if we keep going with the tactics we're currently using,there's definite tweaks needing done going forward.

No idea mate,I hope so as that performance yesterday shows that were short of quality in a couple of areas.

He said in the build up to this game that he's happy with what we have but he's still looking to add to the squad.we can't afford anymore jersey fillers,it has to be atleast a couple that are going to make a difference.

After three games which of our new signings are you writing off already.

It's definitely far to early to judge the new signings,i said on the dundee thread that I actually think we have signed quite well but the formation and how were looking to go about things is the big issue.

I agree with that,especially the last paragraph,add in the fact that donnolly looks miles off the pace in terms of fitness and sharpness,after being out so long it's clear that he isn't ready to be starting games.we can't afford to have both him and maguire in the team at the same time,it's clear already it doesn't work.im not a fan of a midfield three and if alexander is going to persist with it then there's serious work needing done starting with bringing in a player that's going to make a difference not just another squad filler like crawford.

On the face of it,I don't have to many problems with the signings that we have made so far,the problem lies in how we're going about things,it's clear to everybody that the system doesn't suit.there is absolutely no link up or cohesion in this team,the defence are on there own to deal with it,the midfield offers nothing defensively or in an attacking sense and that forward line today wouldn't be out of place in the league below playing like that.

Another games goes by where the glaring problems are there yet again for all to see,how many times do we need to see a game where it passes the midfield by and we're absolutely powder puff up front.

Simply not good enough from us today,were miles away from the required standard.

We don't even look like a team that played midweek in 30 degree heat with travelling involved,we look like a team that's never played with each other before,it's been shambolic so far,the midfield is still a concern but our defence fills me with zero confidence,you just know it's only a matter of time before we give away a soft goal,were always going to be on the back foot with this current defence.we need ojala in to hopefully make us better as lamie and mugabi just aren't upto it as a partnership and our full back are still giving away all the time under the sun for the opposition to put balls into the box.weve had a couple of good moments going forward but it's simply not enough for 45 minutes of football.

We've had a couple of good moments going forward but the same old frailties at the back have cost us.

The standard of goals we give away really are criminal

We definitely need another attacking option,i would like to see a left winger with a bit of pace brought in which would also give us the option of mixing it up more and playing watt more centrally.van veen looks like he will thrive on cross balls this season so another option out wide could work out really well for us.anybody know when shields is expected back?

I think shields will do well for us,hopefully he's not far away from being in contention.i wouldn't mind seeing a left winger come in that would allow us to play watt more centrally.

Coming into this season i was worried about the spine of the team giving who we lost over the summer but having brought kelly back and the signings of slattery and van veen and an international centre half to come into the team,even though it's very early days we might actually be stronger than last season.after today I'm reasonably confident we will have a decent season by the time the new signings find there feet and guys like donnolly get back up to speed we will be fine.we still need atleast a couple more signings as the bench today was lacking in options especially in the forward area,if alexander can pull a couple more like van veen or slattery out the bag,that would be great

I agree with that,hibs are one of the better sides in the league but there not any better than the other teams that finish 3rd in the league.they have a really good forward line that causes teams problems cause they interchange there positions really well but i wouldn't be in a rush to go and sign any of there defenders or midfielders.

That was a kick in the balls,that we didn't deserve.there was a lot of positives to take from that and if we can play like that most weeks we will be absolutely fine.the defending for the hibs goals,the first and the one leading up to the penalty were school boy stuff,we really need to start defending the wider areas a lot better,to many times last season we got caught out with the same thing.i think the new signings will all add something especially van veen who was outstanding,woolery had to score though,if he did we would have got atleast a point.we have shields to come back but I would still like another forward in as well as a midfielder.all in all it was a good enough performance that we can definitely build on.

How many times has a hibs played pull one of ours back and not got booked,fucking joke

Far to easy for them in the build up to the penalty