I'm not sure we're quite there yet. We're all concerned at the moment, and with good reason, but there's at least 4 or 5 fixtures before we're really at "listing candidates" stage. Only my opinion, obviously.
New season everybody wants their team to hit the ground running. Bought my first ever season ticket, really buzzing about Hibs and the season ahead. When asked about where Hibs would finish by supporters of other teams I would say 4th inside I was thinking 3rd or maybe even....
Then again I was thinking that the season before under Lennon and for a good while it was looking good then the injuries took their toll some weeks we were struggling to field a starting 11 then the rot set in the wheels fell off and as they say the rest is history.
I must admit I'd never heard of Heckingbottom or the other contender with all the tattoos. I remember Gordon Strachan was in Edinburgh and remember him saying he wasn't considering the Hibs gig.
I didn't get over excited when we started to pick up points and head for top 6 . It was more a sense of relief after we accomplished that you start getting your calculator out European spot, could we...dare we..?
Well fair enough that never happened, it could have but it didnae . Well Paul you got us in the top6 respectable.
Thing is we fans and you've all got to admit are fickle when results are going our way the gaffer is a genius when they don't he's a useless numpty.
Now yesterday well I'm still raging it was akin to getting fucked by the jambos in the cup final when that big useless beardy galloot Vine was up front!
We're saying all his signings are shite and to be honest apart from Vela who didnae have a good game yesterday I've got to agree with that but remember Horgan and Omeonga when they first arrived lot of people out there didn't think much of them and look how they turned out.
Now we might have signed a load of duds time, if they are allowed it will tell.
Before we meet the jambos we have about 3 games that we should (before yesterday) on paper win. Barring the cup game if we drop points it makes it harder but it's not a complete disaster the important thing is that Heckingbottom gets his act together and starts playing decent football and hopefully we will get the results and by the end of the season we'll be hoping these new guys stay.
If they get the time to gel and don't make the grade then fuck them off and Heckingbottom along with them but right now and believe me I'm not 100% comfortable with this we need to get behind the team and send a clear message to Heckingbottom and the board that the clock/bomb is ticking.
GGTTH.