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Post by dav 21/5/16 on Aug 27, 2023 12:11:15 GMT
Not unexpected news
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Post by MTS on Aug 27, 2023 12:35:21 GMT
I’m not going to lie, I will miss him.
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Post by baldbobby on Aug 27, 2023 12:53:41 GMT
Called it! My countdown only got to nine!!!! Who is next? Lennie making a triumphant return to the only job he ever really wanted?😉
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Post by baldbobby on Aug 27, 2023 13:11:13 GMT
Ultimately he built a team that was quite good at winning against 10 men. 11 men? Another matter.
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Post by hfc on Aug 27, 2023 14:00:05 GMT
Unfair? maybe not but if LJ has gone why shouldn't Ben Kinsell go too. He hired him if you believe the rumours! As he did with Sean Maloney who he fired (or somebody did) after just 19 games, having got shot of Jack Ross after he got us to a Cup Final and another before that. Jeeezus....
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Post by K19 on Aug 27, 2023 16:22:10 GMT
I don't know what the Hibs board expects tbh. One Big Cup every Century is the best they are ever likely to do but they are never going to win the league or split the uglies. When they do qualify for Europe, they will probably get a Villa or Spurs or some such team who will obviously hammer them. Hearts are not too much different btw and our prospects are only marginally better but with the Europen co-efficients tumbling, I fear we are both facing a bleak short-term future. Better to have stability now imo.
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Post by drj1956 on Aug 28, 2023 2:44:53 GMT
You know it is getting bad when your own fans don't know the name of the manager your board has just sacked
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Post by dav 21/5/16 on Aug 28, 2023 6:51:06 GMT
His team sheet of late was baffling to say the least. Trying to manage two games a week was way over him.
A defeat to part time Andorran team comfortably dispatched at home. Give him the benefit of getting past the Swiss mob. No threat v Villa. Scrape past Raith. Three defeats on bounce in league. Almost chucking top 6 last season when 3rd or 4th was easily achievable.
Lee had several must win games which he did but papered over the cracks, his team don’t learn from mistakes.
I only hope whoever comes in can sort out our defence and make us harder to score against, as we at least have some firepower if given a chance.
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Post by MTS on Aug 28, 2023 9:12:54 GMT
Graham Spiers has tweeted this today
I’ve always liked Lee Johnson but from what I’d heard coming out of Hibs - from the players - am not surprised in the slightest at his departure. Planning a podcast on this tomorrow.
Could be an interesting podcast.
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Post by dav 21/5/16 on Aug 28, 2023 9:50:51 GMT
I’d heard before Villa game he was under pressure and the Lucerne game had probably kept him in a job longer than the board really wanted to.
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Post by K19 on Aug 29, 2023 14:47:01 GMT
Any serious gossip about replacement prospects?
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Post by MTS on Aug 29, 2023 16:18:55 GMT
It would be the cheaper option if they filled the post in house. Not sure if David Gray has the UEFA badges. There will be lots of applications though. Every paper has a different front runner.
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Post by hfc on Aug 29, 2023 16:52:32 GMT
The Sean Maloney hire was a bit of a fad at the time, now hiring Aussie based Coaches may well be the new Fad, who knows. Though we all know Lennon has said openly that he's interested.
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Post by baldbobby on Aug 29, 2023 17:31:44 GMT
The Sean Maloney hire was a bit of a fad at the time, now hiring Aussie based Coaches may well be the new Fad, who knows. Though we all know Lennon has said openly that he's interested. If your lot consider Lennon again, there is no hope. He is filled with rage and hate. He would be a terrible appointment. Having said that, it would be so Hibs to do just that.
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Post by drj1956 on Aug 30, 2023 6:45:07 GMT
The Sean Maloney hire was a bit of a fad at the time, now hiring Aussie based Coaches may well be the new Fad, who knows. Though we all know Lennon has said openly that he's interested. If your lot consider Lennon again, there is no hope. He is filled with rage and hate. He would be a terrible appointment. Having said that, it would be so Hibs to do just that. While I agree with most of that BB, and I can't stand the prick, there can be no doubt that Hibs got better results with him in charge. He had/has the arrogance to play the uglies in Glasgow and expect his teams to win. We have been screaming for a manager with that attitude for, well since Laszlo. His record against us is probably better than any manager in my lifetime. So while I agree he is a classless twat and ultimately his mental issues would go against him, I'm pretty sure he would make them a better team.
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