11-02-2015, 00:53
Friday The Thirteenth will be Decision Day in Hibs quest to overhaul Rangers in the Championship. Rangers might have 3 games in hand and a 1 point lead, but I'd rather have the points anyday, so it's up to Hibs to go for the jugular and play for the win to edge ahead in the table.
There's not much to add to previous threads about Rangers - they still don't have their troubles to seek either off or on the pitch. What effect the introduction of the Newcastle loanees remains to be seen, but they're at the stage of having to try something different. Boyd and Miller still flatter to deceive in attack and the team in general doesn't seem to have any cohesion or conviction. Still, remember a wounded animal is a dangerous aninal, so Hibs had better treat them with respect and caution.
As far as Hibs are concerned, the game plan must be to try to dominate the play early on and get a goal or two without reply. Hibs have proved in their previous games against Rangers that they are extremely capable of that, so the same again, please. After their game against Arbroath, Hibs could add Watson, Boyle and Malonga to their squad, so there are plenty of options available. My team would be:-
Cerny (although I expect Oxley to get the nod),
Gray, Fontaine, Hanlon, Stevenson,
Fyvie, McGeouch, Robertson, Allan,
Cummings, Malonga.
Used substitutes - Watson, Handling, Boyle.
There's not much to add to previous threads about Rangers - they still don't have their troubles to seek either off or on the pitch. What effect the introduction of the Newcastle loanees remains to be seen, but they're at the stage of having to try something different. Boyd and Miller still flatter to deceive in attack and the team in general doesn't seem to have any cohesion or conviction. Still, remember a wounded animal is a dangerous aninal, so Hibs had better treat them with respect and caution.
As far as Hibs are concerned, the game plan must be to try to dominate the play early on and get a goal or two without reply. Hibs have proved in their previous games against Rangers that they are extremely capable of that, so the same again, please. After their game against Arbroath, Hibs could add Watson, Boyle and Malonga to their squad, so there are plenty of options available. My team would be:-
Cerny (although I expect Oxley to get the nod),
Gray, Fontaine, Hanlon, Stevenson,
Fyvie, McGeouch, Robertson, Allan,
Cummings, Malonga.
Used substitutes - Watson, Handling, Boyle.
Cabbage is still good for you