Surprised there is no game thread up for this yet as game is tomorrow. Really need to win this one as imo our season hinges on doing very well in the Scottish Cup as realistically it is our only chance of winning something this season following the shambles at Easter Road. We have been comfortably the better team in the two league meetings this season so should be confident of being able to beat them again. Having a card happy clown like Beaton in charge should help us as well as I doubt he will let Hearts away with the rough house tatics of the last game at Pittodrie. That said game is Tynecastle and our recent record there speaks for itself.

 

In

Edinburgh City Social Club

Away end

Pub in town

3-1 Dons Rooney double and Hayes

 

 

In

Hairdresser then same as Jute

Away End

Pub in town

I think it will be close - Rooney

For those in the.middle east the match is on BeIN sport 13, so should be English commentary.

In

Driving

Away end

Driving

2-1 Rooney & Taylor

Out

1-0 Hayes

Ward

Logan

Taylor

Reynolds

Considine

   

Shine

Flood

 

Hayes 

MacLean 

McGinn

 

Rooney

 

Bench:  Brown, Robson, Pawlett, Goodwillie, Storrie, Smith, Quinn.

 

Strong team. Lets blow these hammer throwers out the water.

 

COYR!!!! 

Our best available 11 at the moment.

 

2 nil dons, MacLean and Rooney

All these win predictions.

 

I predict the opposite.

I'm not taking the blame for the maroon cunts scoring after I posted that!

 

Ironically the last game here was the best performance I've ever seen from us this century.

Shitting it again ? Mclean certainly did

Fuck sake I have a bad feeling about this one. Was positive till Liam Mcleod said 'Shinnie moved forward to midfield'

 

EXACTLY my reasoning Tom. Shinnie is a class Left Back.

 

That cunt should've made it two. Thruppeny-bit heid.

Considine isnt good enough at lb rabbit headlights

I dont think Reynolds will finish the game at this rate

Shitting it all over the park a gubbing

Totally shitting it

oh dear god the throw-in tactic from the Miller/ Hegarty era has returned again

This reminds me of the Roos county away match, being completely smothered in midfield and up front. Hayes and McGinn need to get into this game and get behind their defense. Hundreds if not thousands of empty seats in the home stands,

PP coming on for Flood.

Pawlett ??

The midfield seems to be non existent. Ward's gesture when he received a pass-back and looked up to find no options up the field so ended up having to hit an aimless pass is really concerning but not as much as the laurel and hardy defending which sees hearts corners turn into immediate crosses from just outside or even inside the penalty box and what the fuck Rooney was up to.

 

Priority is making half time with only 1 conceded.

The question is why, if this was our only chance of a trophy - and it is - did we come out as such a fucking shambles?

Very very lucky only to be 1 down. Out muscled all over the pitch.

Reynolds once again being bullied, he really has to be stronger and is probably the reason he won't ever become an international (or a regular one at least). 

 

There aren't enough options coming from midfield, that is true, but fuck me.... Taylor with the ball at his feet is an utter disaster area. Why does he persist with this shitey wee chip down the right wing? It's not just today, he does it every fucking week. It never works. Just fucking stop it.  If it's not that it's the hoof up the park to no-one.

 

Why is Robson on the bench if he isn't trusted to come on today for an hour? If he can't last an hour or if the manager doesn't trust him, he shouldn't be picking up a wage from us.  We now have McLean out of position and no real steel in the middle of the pitch which is the thing that is hurting us all over the pitch.

 

45 minutes now to save this. Time for DM to step up and get a performance - and a result - out of this.

Reynolds is 5'11 and 11 st however he is decent defender but in game like this quinn should be ahead of him, i am beginning to form the opinion mcinnes is going through the motions

Reynolds is 5'11 and 11 st however he is decent defender but in game like this quinn should be ahead of him, i am beginning to form the opinion mcinnes is going through the motions

 

Miller was smaller but never got bullied the way Reynolds does. It's not about size, it's about strength and technique, knowing how to use your body and read the game.