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I cant bring myself to vote for anyone.

Hm. Disappointing isn't the word i would use. But suppose you are not going to get real honesty from these press conferences. All the usual soundbites about wanting to see a reaction no doubt from the manager. I don't want to see a reaction. I want to see an aggressive team on the front foot. High pressing not letting Hearts settle. Put them under pressure. I want to see Aaron Ramsey even if he can only play 60 mins. We can make 5 subs. I don't want to see Barisic, Kent or Kamara. I want to see a team with a shape and a midfield presence. A forward line that can impose on the game and work together, not two wide wingers and a forward stuck leading the line himself against Hearts back 3. I want us to control the game and dictate the tempo. Not sit back to wait and see what happens.

Rangers 2-1 Hearts FGS Tav

I thought it was a bold strategy by them to sign a team of wee lads like 5"8 Japanese, Croatian left backs, Kilmarnock left backs and Israeli wingers. Turned out their wee guys bullied ours and just about every other team in Scotland over the past few months. Maybe Scottish football is changing and the days of Scott McKennas, Darren Dodds etc are long gone.

Its not just last night though DB, that's the problem. Every game bar Stirling Albion at home had the same theme as last night. There are a few issues here that need fixed as a matter of urgency.

Seen someone say somewhere Ange has come in with no help and done just about everything there on his own, scout players, sign players, run training, manage the existing backroom staff etc. Gio has come here with a big expensive back room and delivered very little outside the first run of games we had. Looks like he has tried to drastically change things during the winter break and he has made things worse.

I'm afraid that looks to be reflected across the entire team. I don't see us winning anything under the current management. Just need to be honest and say it.

i'd say the same of many players Bill. Kent for one. Probably tav too, McGregor beaten too easily at his near post for the second. Too many didn't turn up tonight, which is a wider issue. Management team also got it totally wrong and have done for weeks now, end of season big decisions to make for our board.

Kamara, Barisic, Kent = all invisible today, We need these guys to step up. They dont care. They have no value now. Next game we move on.

Disgraceful from start to finish, Our game plan for weeks has been unclear, tonight that came to fruition. No midfield AGAIN. a Ryan Jack who has played 0 games in a year brought in at half time to trn things around.. a very unfair roll of the dice. I will come out and call it now. Management = clueless. Players = gutless. Next 3 games for us decide the league. I'll be amazed if we pick up 9 points. Then for our 'captain' to shun the post match interview and let Ryan Jack do it.. just give it up. You don't have the guts. End of. Too many backed off tonight when it called for aggressive go for it. Barisic and Tav a disgrace. An invisible midfield. An isolated striker. De ja vu.

I'm getting nervous watching games i know we've won never mind the actual live game. Roll on beer o'clock.

It was like something out of the superbowl. An offensive lineman would have been proud of that block. Andy walker said its legal to shoulder barge a player out the way. Not running at full pelt into the guy and knocking him over its not!

I watched the Hibs V Hearts game last night and Don Robertson totally lost control of it. It degraded from a football match to an overly physical junior game very quickly. On top of missing two penalties for Hearts. Our officials are not fit for purpose.

I'd agree with this. having to deal with bile and vitriol is not a 'good atmosphere' no matter how much our media try to convey it as such.

Big question for me is Balogun or Bassey? otherwise I think the team picks itself. Wouldnt include Sands personally. Aribo, Arfield and Kamara should get the nod.

The guy has done a good job i think. From getting a fee for Grezda in the early days to working some of the other deals he has. Bacuna didn't work out but it was a low risk deal the way it was structured and we managed to get him off the books pretty quickly with no real financial hit. Gut feel he was probably quite restricted in some of the moves he perhaps wanted to make when Gerrard was here, the Lundstram signing as an example was something Gerrard pushed for. Under this management team who are used to the DoF model I expect he will have a bit more freedom to make calls on transfers. Supported by Andy Scoulding(i think he is still our chief scout) and the scouting team I'm confident for the future. Or we could go out and just buy a bunch of wee Japanese guys.

Good window from the club. Moved a few on and made a few good moves for the short term and left possibilities open for longer term. Sands, Soutter and the Polish lad will be good from the summer. Sands may feature now and again this season but we have now real midfield quality. Diallo is a bit short term but then Hagis injury is short term so that was a sensible move, and probably an upgrade for the coming months if we are honest about Hagi's form this year. Ramsey is a very short term move with no real chance of being longer due to his wage. But we had a need, the club filled it. Spent a bit of cash doing so but its worth it if no alternatives were available on permanent deals. I would imagine we tried for some given the timing of the Ramsey transfer. We will sell a few bodies in the summer and have a pot of gold to spend CL or no CL. This is a pragmatic approach from the board and backroom team. Even if we don't win the league this year I don't think many of us can complain we didn't back the manager or the club didn't make moves to improve us. A bit of a lift after Dingwall too. Onwards and upwards

If this is what we can do in this window. Scottish football needs to watch out if we sell the likes of Aribo, Kent, Kamara etc for big money in the summer. We will make moves.

seems to have lost a bit of momentum.

Hibs in for Barker - Raman STB reporting on twitter. The best move of the window by far.

Just got sent this from a mate saying its 100% done looks a bit photoshoppy but a good one.

I've went full circle. The full spectrum of the kubler ross change curve and can confirm will go full boyo when he signs.

Brilliant, that wee sausage Anthony Joseph will be raging reporting that the mad sevcopath

Smacks a bit of Robbie Keane/Craig Bellamy

Sands looks like a centre half playing in front of a back 4 to me. Not saying that's a bad thing, it worked out fine fore the likes of rijkaard and desailly while at Milan. But then that system suited it. Kamara looks far more accustomed to playing midfield in terms of what we need from a midfield in the blood and snotters SPFL.