newhavenhibby Posted November 18, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2021 Aye , a good appointment and think he will do well there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Shaun Maloney appointed manager of Hibs. Makes me a that little bit older after hearing that news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhavenhibby Posted December 20, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hope he's bringing a f***ing magic wand with him. He may also have forgotten how sh*te the refs are up here. ..........or perhaps he didn't notice before, as a player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Fair swing of the pendulum happening tonight, from what I've seen of it Celtic could be 6 up at half time. Postecoglou is an elite manager and the Japanese players he brought with him won't be in Scotland long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: Fair swing of the pendulum happening tonight, from what I've seen of it Celtic could be 6 up at half time. Postecoglou is an elite manager and the Japanese players he brought with him won't be in Scotland long. Rangers don't look like the Rangers under their previous manager too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Cracking game between Celtic and Rangers have to admit. Celtic cruising because Rangers look awful, still great atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Peter Griffin said: Rangers don't look like the Rangers under their previous manager too Agree, watched them a couple of times under Stevie G and they were much better organised. Now to be fair this is only one game but they've been just awful so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, MachoFantastico said: Agree, watched them a couple of times under Stevie G and they were much better organised. Now to be fair this is only one game but they've been just awful so far. Celtic's 3rd was a lovely goal, great cross and movement and finish but shambolic defending 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: Rangers don't look like the Rangers under their previous manager too They had some awful performances early this season to be fair too, I'd say last season's success has gone to the some of their players heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Well, after today's Rangers' performance, at least we now all know that any future links to ex Gerrard players there......have about as much truth in them as a politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) I've not watched any Fitba in a long time but I was absolutely shocked at just how poor it was. I know it's the old firm clash but half the players, particularly Rangers looked like they'd never seen a football before. So much miscontrol, wayward passing poor shooting, poor crossing, running straight into players. I guess you forget sometimes just how high quality and technical the PL is at times but that's what I would expect if I watched a League 1 game. Got that massive stadium packed to the rafters to watch that. Got to hand it to the fans. Scottish football really needs to find a way to make the league more competitive and exciting because 2 big clubs slogging it out against each other year in year out essentially relying on results against each other has absolutely killed it. Edited February 2, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: I've not watched any Fitba in a long time but I was absolutely shocked at just how poor it was. I know it's the old firm clash but half the players, particularly Rangers looked like they'd never seen a football before. So much miscontrol, wayward passing poor shooting, poor crossing, running straight into players. I guess you forget sometimes just how high quality and technical the PL is at times but that's what I would expect if I watched a League 1 game. Got that massive stadium packed to the rafters to watch that. Got to hand it to the fans. Scottish football really needs to find a way to make the league more competitive and exciting because 2 big clubs slogging it out against each other year in year out essentially relying on results against each other has absolutely killed it. Its better than 1 team winning it every year which was the case before last season. It is impossible for them to really improve the quality. It is a small northern european league for 5 million people which happen to have 2 massive clubs in it. It is very much a love hate relationship between the old firm and the rest of the league. They are reliant on them but hate them totally dominating it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Is Japan an untapped market for talent? Celtic have 4 players now, didn't even cost £10 million combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: Is Japan an untapped market for talent? Celtic have 4 players now, didn't even cost £10 million combined. The manager managed there so probably knows them. I think they are usually good technical players they produce Probably missing a bit of grit sometimes or how to win nasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newhavenhibby Posted February 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, sidcow said: I've not watched any Fitba in a long time but I was absolutely shocked at just how poor it was. I know it's the old firm clash but half the players, particularly Rangers looked like they'd never seen a football before. So much miscontrol, wayward passing poor shooting, poor crossing, running straight into players. I guess you forget sometimes just how high quality and technical the PL is at times but that's what I would expect if I watched a League 1 game. Got that massive stadium packed to the rafters to watch that. Got to hand it to the fans. Scottish football really needs to find a way to make the league more competitive and exciting because 2 big clubs slogging it out against each other year in year out essentially relying on results against each other has absolutely killed it. Never going to happen in the modern game..........the best that occurs now is finishing third and being the best of the rest. Not the only League to be dominated by 2 or 3 clubs......wonder where the English Premier League will be in 5 years......Liverpool and Man City anyone?? Its not all about top players earning mega money / week but the passion and history of a club and its supporters, which is why Celtic Park was packed to the rafters to "watch that" If they had allowed some Rangers fans in it would have been even more raucous. OK Celtic and Rangers players are the best paid in Scotland by a country mile but compared to the top 2 divisions in England and possibly some teams in the 1st Division they are well behind in terms of wages..........not surprising that you are not going to see the same levels of performance. ( couple of years ago Adam Rooney left the "third" club in Scotland at the time, position and wages ( Aberdeen) to join Salford........paid more money ) I was at the Edinburgh derby the night before and the standard was even worse but the game was exciting to watch ( being there and not sat at home in front of a screen with a beer in one hand and a bag of crisps in the other), plenty of goalmouth action, controversy and the atmosphere was fantastic between the two sets of fans . This is why I still go to football especially live and underneath the lights.......absolute magic. It was made even more special in the 13th minute where the two sets of fans joined in a minutes applause for a young Hearts supporter, Devin Gordon, who at 13 felt he had to step in front of a train. Even the "Block Seven" Hibs fans had made a special banner for him with a green and maroon heart on it and when they put his picture up on the screens it moved many people to tears. Rivlas but coming together in adversity. The ref even had to stop play for it to happen and all players and staff joined in. Both sets of strikers failed to score from very good positions and it sits better with me that they are only on 2k - 5k per week ( with the exception of perhaps the Hearts boy Ellis Simms who is on loan from Everton so suspect they are still topping up his wage? Ironically he missed 3 or 4 glorious chances) and not the mega money in England. At least two of the Japanese Celtic players will move South if they continue their current form........money talks Finally well done to the supporters and followers of Raith Rovers in getting the Board to change their stance on employing David Goodwillie. However as Val McDermed says the people who thought this was a good decision are still running the club so there needs to be change. Nice touch by Queen of the South when they played Raith the day after the announcement of DG they wore their third pink kit in partnership with the white ribbon campaign standing up for fighting to stop violence against women. Edited February 3, 2022 by newhavenhibby 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhavenhibby Posted February 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Zatman said: The manager managed there so probably knows them. I think they are usually good technical players they produce Probably missing a bit of grit sometimes or how to win nasty Seen more of Kyogo Furuhashi before he got injured , again. He certainly has a few cheating tactics in his armoury.............the one trying to fool the ref v Hearts against John Souttar was one of the most outrageous I've seen ever. The best against us was in the Cup final where he took a huge dive, not knowing our player had stopped and there was a clear yard of space. Edited February 3, 2022 by newhavenhibby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I often watch the Scottish football if in on a Sunday, it's an early kick off before super sunday and it's the only game often often at that time. The links to Rangers players were always hilarious to me. It's barely even mid table championship standard at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 03/08/2021 at 16:21, rodders0223 said: Joe Hart 3 years and James Mccarthy on a 4 yearer. Oh my God what is going on. In absolutely no surprise to anyone McCarthy has started 4 games out of 24. Joe Hart, the fans love him and I am delighted for him. He looks to have gone through some tough times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhavenhibby Posted February 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: I often watch the Scottish football if in on a Sunday, it's an early kick off before super sunday and it's the only game often often at that time. The links to Rangers players were always hilarious to me. It's barely even mid table championship standard at times. Blimey, as good as that!! Edited February 3, 2022 by newhavenhibby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 @newhavenhibby Shaun Maloney looking like a bit of a disastrous appointment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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