DougJamie Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Cornwall_Saint said: Can't say I rated Neil Lennon as a manager until last season. The treble was there for the taking with Celtic and he couldn't manage it with Sevco fannying about in the lower leagues (we can take credit for ruining one of those trebles). Same goes for Deila, treble should have been a piece of piss. Bolton was a tough ask (like Stubbs at Rotherham), and Lennon was shite there. Getting Hibs promoted was no surprise, what impressed me was how quickly they found themselves back up the top end of the SPL table and pushing Aberdeen and Sevco close. I know Hibs are a Top 5 budget side, but the transition from Championship to Premiership was excellent. I do think Lennon is overhyped, Hibs is the first club he seems to be achieving better than expected. As Bolton demonstrated with us, they are still a club in crisis. Lennon had no chance, he also got Tic to CL last 16 twice , guy is good manager and I would happily have him as ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Saintss Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Neil Lennon. Created history by becoming the first Celtic manager to get his side knocked out of Europe 3 times in the one season. [emoji23]Part of Celtic’s business model of exploiting sectarianism and hatred to gain success on the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambiebud Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Neil Lennon. Created history by becoming the first Celtic manager to get his side knocked out of Europe 3 times in the one season. [emoji23]Part of Celtic’s business model of exploiting sectarianism and hatred to gain success on the pitch.While I agree with that assessment you cannot deny the job he has done with Hibs. Ask Sevco fans, as Hibs helped secure Aberdeen 2nd place last season. He has given Hibs the same feeling Fergie gave Aberdeen when playing the bigots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, cambiebud said: While I agree with that assessment you cannot deny the job he has done with an extremely sizeable budget with Hibs. Ask Sevco fans, as Hibs helped secure Aberdeen 2nd place last season. He has given Hibs the same feeling Fergie gave Aberdeen when playing the bigots. FIFY. He has done a good job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maboza Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Dibbles old paperboy said: Stubbs can be applauded for the side he put together, the style of football at Hibs, winning the Scottish Cup in his second season and having a few other cup runs as well. Can you imagine the kind of budget he had with Mark Oxley in goals, the following defenders to choose from David Gray, Paul Hanlon, Liam Fontaine, Keith Watson, Lewis Stevenson, Darren McGregor, Callum Booth and Marvin Bartley. Midfield options included Scott Robertson, Liam Craig, Frazer Fyvie, Scott Allan, Dylan McGeoch, Sam Stanton, Liam Henderson, John McGinn and Kevin Thomson. Upfront a selection from Jason Cummings, Dominique Malonga, Martin Boyle, Farid El Alagui, Islam Feruz, Anthony Stokes and James Keatings. Two seasons in a row, with that type of squad he failed to make the promotion play off final. But hey, he won more games than he lost. I see this mentioned time and again but it's a bit lazy to be honest as it completely misses the context of the other side of the story - that being the competition he was up against. Season 1 - they were up against a Hearts team that had an equally impressive squad, presumably budget, and really got their house in order after relegation. Also a Rangers team who had a far bigger budget - albeit they were in a mess. Season 2 - Rangers starting to get their house in order and still a much bigger budget than Hibs. We can look enviously at the squad he assembled and think of it as an embarrassment of riches but truth is, they were never favourites for the title. I'd accept that they should have got to the play-off final in Season 2 but I can imagine they took their eye off the ball with the prospect of the Cup Final. We only have to look at our own club for how performances skewed due to the build-up/hangover of a Cup Final. Edited July 27, 2018 by Maboza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwall_Saint Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 43 minutes ago, Maboza said: I see this mentioned time and again but it's a bit lazy to be honest as it completely misses the context of the other side of the story - that being the competition he was up against. Season 1 - they were up against a Hearts team that had an equally impressive squad, presumably budget, and really got their house in order after relegation. Also a Rangers team who had a far bigger budget - albeit they were in a mess. Season 2 - Rangers starting to get their house in order and still a much bigger budget than Hibs. We can look enviously at the squad he assembled and think of it as an embarrassment of riches but truth is, they were never favourites for the title. I'd accept that they should have got to the play-off final in Season 2 but I can imagine they took their eye off the ball with the prospect of the Cup Final. We only have to look at our own club for how performances skewed due to the build-up/hangover of a Cup Final. The thing is, Hearts were a massive 21pts clear of Hibs that season. That's not an acceptable gap, they should have been much closer to each other. As you mention, the second season should have been playoff success. Never understood the "eye off the ball" regarding cup runs. Surely with a final at stake, each player would be doing his absolute best to stake his place in the starting XI come final day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBud Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, Cornwall_Saint said: The thing is, Hearts were a massive 21pts clear of Hibs that season. That's not an acceptable gap, they should have been much closer to each other. As you mention, the second season should have been playoff success. Never understood the "eye off the ball" regarding cup runs. Surely with a final at stake, each player would be doing his absolute best to stake his place in the starting XI come final day? I think it was more a "ran out of steam" than anything else....i'm sure I read somewhere that they played two games a week, every week, from March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 I fully expected Hibs to compete for the title when they relegated, as would anyone really. They made a terrible start to the season that suggested they were looking to be relegated again. Most Hibs fans I have seen offer an opinion on Stubbs say they are certain he would have been fired but for the cup run & at times things were brutal. On paper his record is awful. It is a terrible decision by the board, but I will be praying that he finds his feet with us and things start to improve quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Its not like Stubbs was the only guy who applied for the job, there was reportedly a few and the BOD felt he was the right guy( the same BOD hired Jack) , the length of the contract was a surprise , but have to trust the choice they have made because so far they have done ok.IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddies1877 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 I fully expected Hibs to compete for the title when they relegated, as would anyone really. They made a terrible start to the season that suggested they were looking to be relegated again. Most Hibs fans I have seen offer an opinion on Stubbs say they are certain he would have been fired but for the cup run & at times things were brutal. On paper his record is awful. It is a terrible decision by the board, but I will be praying that he finds his feet with us and things start to improve quickly!They might of been promoted too if it wasn’t for the cup run.On paper he has a better win ratio than Neil Lennon at hibs and is not the first manager to do well up here but do poor when they get a move down south.Mcinnes and Lennon to name a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, buddies1877 said: They might of been promoted too if it wasn’t for the cup run. 1 Complete nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddies1877 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Complete nonsense.Aye because more games don’t make you more tired complete nonsense. But you know what the hibs board would of done I think it’s a lot harder to win the Scottish cup with a championship team than it is to win the play offs or is that complete nonsense aswell [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommy Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 How had this thread manage to go from 4 players being told they can leave to the ability of Neil Lennon as a manager ? Let all get back to the real subject of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dibbles old paperboy Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, buddies1877 said: They might of been promoted too if it wasn’t for the cup run. On paper he has a better win ratio than Neil Lennon at hibs and is not the first manager to do well up here but do poor when they get a move down south. Mcinnes and Lennon to name a few You really are comparing Stubbs win record with Hibs in the Championship where they were up against Hearts and Rangers for sure, but also a rank rotten St Mirren and weak Championships sides like Alloa, Livingston (on the way to relegation to league 1), Dumbarton etc and Lennon's Hibs up against Hearts and er, a much better Rangers plus Celtic, Aberdeen, Motherwell, St Johnstone etc in the premiership. What a man! PS Lennon's starting XI with Hibs last season was not a million miles away from Stubbs' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddies1877 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 You really are comparing Stubbs win record with Hibs in the Championship where they were up against Hearts and Rangers for sure, but also a rank rotten St Mirren and weak Championships sides like Alloa, Livingston (on the way to relegation to league 1), Dumbarton etc and Lennon's Hibs up against Hearts and er, a much better Rangers plus Celtic, Aberdeen, Motherwell, St Johnstone etc in the premiership. What a man! PS Lennon's starting XI with Hibs last season was not a million miles away from Stubbs'Lennon managed hibs in the championship also with no hearts or rangers. The only year they were favourites to win the league Also did we not manage more points than hibs did with Lennon when they won the league or was very close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ged62 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 3-2 Hibs.......................never mind, nobody noticed. You did [emoji23] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, buddies1877 said: Lennon managed hibs in the championship also with no hearts or rangers. by then he had to deal with a resurgent St Mirren, and a stodgy Dundee United (for 2/3 of the season). The point I would make about Stubbs at Hibs is if you look beyond the main headline about winning the first Scottish Cup in aeons and doing that as a Championship club his two years there have lots of positives and negatives - Lennon has a bigger budget and has added a few expensive signings but finished 4th in the premiership with a team based on Stubbs squad who never reached a play off final despite the strength of squad at his disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ged62 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 You obviously have a high regard for Stubbs but I'll stick with my view that Alan Stubbs couldn't lace Neil Lennon's boots.Who gives a flying f*ck for Neil Lennon, I don’t [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 58 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Hard to know who is telling the truth now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, ged62 said: Who gives a flying f*ck for Neil Lennon, I don’t Exactly why are people discussing this. I am more concerned by our club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford prefect Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Hard to know who is telling the truth now [emoji33]Maybe McKenzie got injured when he was thrown out of the stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, ford prefect said: 34 minutes ago, renfrew said: Hard to know who is telling the truth now Maybe McKenzie got injured when he was thrown out of the stadium? …..or a recurrence of last season's nervous breakdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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