Hearts (a)

[stokearab]

Ok someone had to do it. Not the ideal fixture to follow Thursday but why not.

Just get out there, show some passion and skill - goals maybe - and beat these chunts.

The fans deserve it.

[stokearab]

He won't go with my preferred 3 so here's a 4141 option, we need dig in front of the defence so Charlie get stuck in. Watt as sub and by the way bring Niskanen on before him just to make a point.
Birighitti
Freeman Edwards Graham Behich
.................Mulgrew
McGrath Levitt Sibbald Middleton
.................Fletcher

[Chick A Saw]

Really dont know what Smith has done to be excluded from peoples teams as i think he is probably our best performer so far this season. I also see people asking for a goal scorer when we have one right under our noses in the much derided Nicky Clark. Last 2 seasons top scorer while appearing to be second to McNumpty or played out of position! Then there is the writing off of the whole team just because we had our erses handed to us by a team who have more technical ability in their wee toes that the majority of our team!

Birighitti,
Smith, Edwards, Graham, Freeman,
Middleton, Levitt, McGrath, Meekison,
Fletcher, Clark.

Cudjoe, Watt, Sibbald, McLeod and Behich all to come on second half.

Still dont see that team winning, but we need to regroup and start building after this game. Edit to say that i thought we had 2 games before St Mirren.

[Arabdownsouth]

Really dont know what Smith has done to be excluded from peoples teams as i think he is probably our best performer so far this season. I also see people asking for a goal scorer when we have one right under our noses in the much derided Nicky Clark. Last 2 seasons top scorer while appearing to be second to McNumpty or played out of position! Then there is the writing off of the whole team just because we had our erses handed to us by a team who have more technical ability in their wee toes that the majority of our team!

Birighitti,
Smith, Edwards, Graham, Freeman,
Middleton, Levitt, McGrath, Meekison,
Fletcher, Clark.

Cudjoe, Watt, Sibbald, McLeod and Behich all to come on second half.

Still dont see that team winning, but we need to regroup and start building after this game. Edit to say that i thought we had 2 games before St Mirren.

Fully agree about Clark

[bannon_ftd_83]

We need to get back to the back 3 of Edwards Mulgrew and Graham, especially as this keeper looks really suspect. Also these 3 centre backs are 3 of our biggest goal threats. We need to sign a midfield destroyer. We need wing backs who offer more going forward which i believe we have at the club already. Clark and the previous management see him as a supporting striker so he isn't being played out of position. When he does play he doesn't offer anywhere near enough which put our midfield and defence on the backfoot constantly.

Things will be alright but we need to be careful not to self destruct. The keeper situation is a massive worry to me though.

[Whitfieldarab]

Sorry we really are scraping the barrel re Clark, there's a reason he's been a bit part player for a good few seasons and if we have aspirations of a top six finish this season then we need to do better than Clark because one things for sure there's no way he'd get anywhere near our rivals for top six starting line up.

[no1arabbelfast]

Hearts are nae Alkmaar.

So probably just a 2 or 3 nil defeat.

Can't see us scoring from open play but might get a penalty.

[shedka]

Still trying to get my head around the collapse, we played just fine for 27 mins away in Europe to a good side, not looking overawed or anything, holding our own, even after losing the opener

Bizarre how it turned out from there, hopefully a freak result when it comes to this side

Not writing off the season, think one we get Sunday out the way we have time to dust ourselves off and try to have another decent season, we aren't suddenly rubbish, we have a lot of decent players

[Arabdownsouth]

Still trying to get my head around the collapse, we played just fine for 27 mins away in Europe to a good side, not looking overawed or anything, holding our own, even after losing the opener

Bizarre how it turned out from there, hopefully a freak result when it comes to this side

Not writing off the season, think one we get Sunday out the way we have time to dust ourselves off and try to have another decent season, we aren't suddenly rubbish, we have a lot of decent players

Where are the goals coming from though?

[Arabs4ever]

It is all fine and well when your new manager has points on the board. JR has to utilise his full squad. If that means starting Clark and Fletcher in a central partnership it has to be done. Likewise, two players that had terrible games on Thursday need to be dropped, keeper and Smith replaced by Eriksson and Freeman. Competition for places is exactly what is needed and in this situation, these are required.