Rix Sacking : Good or bad for Hibs in the semi ?

[Greenmachine]

As far as I am concerned, the more turmoil and upheavel at Tynie the better for us as far as the semi is concerned. The Hearts players must be in a constant state of agitation as this guy Romanov seems to just make major personnel decisions on a whim. I see the Lithuanian coach has been appointed interim first team boss till the end of the season. He has already been sacked by Romanov when he was the Kaunas manager. What sort of piss-take is that ?

To be fair on the Hearts players, it is to their credit that they have managed to keep in the top 2 all of the season with so much disruption and interference going on from the club owners.

As far as I am concerned though, this has got to be good news for Hibs. I hope Mowbray uses some astute mind games in the next week and a half to sow even more doubt in the Yams minds and affect their preparations.

[Hibernian_Dub]

Originally Posted by Greenmachine

. I hope Mowbray uses some astute mind games in the next week and a half to sow even more doubt in the Yams minds and affect their preparations.

I not really sure that's TM's style at all. I think he'll let us fans and the media deal with all the mind games and speculation. From what I've seen of TM, he'll be doing the opposite, trying to shield the players away from all the circus, focusing them on the task in hand and maintaining their focus on the game itself and nothing more.

[ct01]

Hands a little bit intiative back to hibs i reckon unless they install a new manager very quickly and a high profile one at that. That said the team pretty much picks itself for hearts most weeks and the only thing that may be affected might be tactics which is perhaps an area mogga can exploit come matchday. Very interested to see how they react this weekend against falkirk while a win is a must for hibs against our bogey team.

[H185]

Originally Posted by Greenmachine

As far as I am concerned, the more turmoil and upheavel at Tynie the better for us as far as the semi is concerned. The Hearts players must be in a constant state of agitation as this guy Romanov seems to just make major personnel decisions on a whim. I see the Lithuanian coach has been appointed interim first team boss till the end of the season. He has already been sacked by Romanov when he was the Kaunas manager. What sort of piss-take is that ?

To be fair on the Hearts players, it is to their credit that they have managed to keep in the top 2 all of the season with so much disruption and interference going on from the club owners.

As far as I am concerned though, this has got to be good news for Hibs. I hope Mowbray uses some astute mind games in the next week and a half to sow even more doubt in the Yams minds and affect their preparations.

I agree, the guy is megalomaniac who will destroy the club, brilliant timing. Interesting to hear the signings in january were not of the quality for a team like hearts, I cant name one that Rix signed thought Romanov bought them all.


I want the semi this sunday.


Flats, Flats.....

[Chris_HFC#1]

Originally Posted by H185

I agree, the guy is megalomaniac who will destroy the club, brilliant timing. Interesting to hear the signings in january were not of the quality for a team like hearts, I cant name one that Rix signed thought Romanov bought them all.


I want the semi this sunday.


Flats, Flats.....

well said romanov is fukin hearts over left right and centre
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it is good for us though goin into the semi final

[Gav]

I think it depends on how the Hearts players react to the news..I've heard there was a split in the dressing room with most of the Scottish guys led by Elvis praising Rix and quite happy with his coaching, in the other corner seemed to be the foreign players with Skacel especially agitating.

From speaking to a mate who knows Elvis he reckons he was being pushed pretty close to the edge of his patience during the last fiasco (Romanov pickng the team)..he's not sure how he will react this time.

Also agree with what somebody was saying in another post..the semi will still have to be treated with the same degree of seriousness regardless of the panto from Swiney. I'm sure it will be, Mowbray is to pragmatic to let this distract him and the squad.

All in all I think it hands us a slight advantage but only if we still turn up on the day and play to the best of our ability.

Gav

[hibbymick]

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I think the following couple of weeks will be interesting.. Good news for us... Heard that the RIPIMOFFS are not even in the country just now.. Now there is a shock.
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[Seven Tattoos]

As I've said on another post I don't see this as a good thing for Hibs, rather I think it could work to hertz' benefit. The media (who thus far have made hertz justifiable favourites) will possibly take the view that Hibs are now favourites and we all know how good our record is in that position (second to Ayr, Livvie, Dundee Utd, I could go on).

Also, the key protagonists here are the players; I doubt that either Rix or Duffy inspired the loyalty that Burley apparently did (for that matter I fail to see any right-thinking hertz supporter mourning the departure of a convicted sex offender and a former Hibs manager whose only contribution to our history was relegation). Guys like Gordon, Pressley, Webster, Hartley and Skacel are consumate professionals with a passion for hertz. I fear that today's decision may create a siege mentality amongst their playing staff (if not their support) and lead to them playing at a higher motivational gear than they might have. It is the Scottish Cup semi-final for Christ's sake. Players are just athletic actors and they want to appear on the biggest stage.

Mad Vlad is a manipulative individual and this is certainly a gamble. Only time will tell if it works for him. I think it gives hertz the team that bit extra impetus and I just hope that Mowbray's powers of motivation are superior on the day. A hard job has been made even difficult.

[Bartok]

Originally Posted by Gav

I think it depends on how the Hearts players react to the news..I've heard there was a split in the dressing room with most of the Scottish guys led by Elvis praising Rix and quite happy with his coaching, in the other corner seemed to be the foreign players with Skacel especially agitating.

From speaking to a mate who knows Elvis he reckons he was being pushed pretty close to the edge of his patience during the last fiasco (Romanov pickng the team)..he's not sure how he will react this time.

Also agree with what somebody was saying in another post..the semi will still have to be treated with the same degree of seriousness regardless of the panto from Swiney. I'm sure it will be, Mowbray is to pragmatic to let this distract him and the squad.

All in all I think it hands us a slight advantage but only if we still turn up on the day and play to the best of our ability.

Gav

I think it gives us a big advantage. The Scottish contingent at Jongleurs will be sick about this and now feeling outnumbered/manipulated. Pressley will always try and motivate them to turn it on against us whenever, so no change there. But these events have the potential to snowball a bit before the semi, and I'm hoping that there are more fun and games to come before then. Whether that happens or no, the chaos over there will surely undermine their sense of team solidarity, as well as tactics if some new guy comes in and starts implanting his own methods.

[Archie1875]

Says on bbc that Romanov wasn't happy with the signings that were made in January
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If my memory serves me correctly, did he not make those signings. that club is a fcuking joke.

Lets all laugh at Jam Tarts
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[mr hibs fan]

Good!

Appreciate the point that Seven Tattoos makes, and he's kinda right about the players.....

BUT

They weren't happy about the Dundee United affair. They came out and backed the manager then (the manager, not the board), only for this to happen.... with the Dundee United thing used as part of the excuse.

Pressley will still be up for it, as he always is, and will try and lift the team.

Hartley is not loyal to Hearts, in my opinion - he singed an extension because of Burley, only for Burley to be sacked after 4months.

Skacel, if the roumours are to be believed, was not happy with Rix, but he's surely got to be thinking "WTF is going on at this club" - remember he was one of the "for the gaffer" vest wearers after Burley got sacked - an unstable time for the club is going to surely cast doubts in his mind about what sort of future there is at the club, and this far into the season surely there must be a fear for him that all this reshuffling is going to end in him missing out on a World Cup place.

As for the rest of the Hearts team.... they have another puppet in charge, and surely the likes of Neilson, Elliot etc are now wondering what the hell is going to happen with them.

I'd put money on it being a VERY unfamiliar team lining up against us a week on sunday (and who do we think will be picking it).... and that can only be good for Hibs.

[Gunnerhibby]

wrong thread
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[tricky]

if Romanov picks the team for the semi it can only work in our favour..lets hope no one comes in as manager over the next week..

[Seven Tattoos]

It was suggested on another post that Graeme Suness's name is likely to enter the fray as specualtion mounts about Rix's successor (if indeed one is appointed in the next eight days). It was also suggested that with the 'fit and proper' situation regarding Rix not having been clarifed it is possible that the high-heed-yins at both the SFA and SPL were already aware of this. And it's also been stated that that revered authority on football, Dave 'Giraffe, OG 93 league cup final' McFlapson thinks no one would touch the hertz job with a barge pole.

It's all speculation. We need Sir Wolfe Tone to ensure that we are fit, we are strong, we are tactically aware, we are enthusiastic and we are as motivated as Islamic extremists on the day cos this game is going to like watching two ferrets fighting in a bag. It sure won't be pretty and only the strongest and the fittest will prevail.

Let's forget about their problems and concentrate on what's good about Hibernian FC. That is the key to what would be the most significant result in Hibernian FC's history since the Famous Five's glory days.

Christ, I might be typing this from my desk at an office in the shadow of the Millennium Stadium, 400 miles away, but I feel like I need a pint of diazepam shandy!

Bring it on!

[CadgeMac]

i think it is good news, just like the last time vlad sacked a manager we outplayed them at ER and the sacking will upset the players and maybe effect them mentally for such a big game. With Ivanauskas
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as manager (i believe he may just be a puppet and mad vlad is pulling the strings) then what does he know about the scottish cup and what it means to people. Just opinion.

[GloryGlory]

Good news I say because half of the foreign boys havnt been playing and I would think that they will all be put in the team now. Going to have a very different starting lineup and the players will need time to adjust. Good news for us I'd say even though having Rix there wouldnt of been bad either. Was bloody praying for Duffy to be put in charge though.

[Broxburn_Hibby]

Not good or bad.If we're going to win this competition then we need to beat them (Stating the obvious i know
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) my point is,it doesn't matter who's in charge if its meant to be its meant to be.I know we've all said this in the past but it has to be our year and if thats the case then we will beat them
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[RmR]

I think this can only be advantageous to us. How happy would you be if Sir Tom had told Tony to GTF and appointed some ex-kwik-fix boy in charge. Caveman, Fartley and Gay Gordon are no going to be happy
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I suspect total meltdown soon.

[Tassie Devil]

I Think Tony will use this as another reason to remind the players we need to be on our game Hearts will be like a wounded animal after all this and will be even more dangerous than before . Im sure Tony will be hammering that home to the players right now

[Postiga]

Good.

Rix is a motivator, now he has gone i doubt this Lithuanin lad is going to jee them up somehow.

[Proclaimers]

Originally Posted by Postiga

Good.

Rix is a motivator, now he has gone i doubt this Lithuanin lad is going to jee them up somehow.

Although he may work wonders with Hartley
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[Postiga]

Originally Posted by Proclaimers

Although he may work wonders with Hartley
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[Mental Hibees Mike]

U kno a think the Romanovs r Hibbes at heart
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