Livi v Hearts

Dons game was just about as bad as the Hearts one at Tynnie, we were 2nd best and offered little goal threat, bad ref decisions aside we were lacklustre and woeful.

Big lift in energy and performance needed here, we're at home and are capable of beating anyone on our own turf, but we'll not get anything unless we're really up for it and at our best in defence and attack. I'm usually pretty optimistic going into games but really don't know what to expect from us here, hopefully the players surprise us all and take all 3 pts. Mon the Lions, get right in about them.

Yep sore one to lose after dominating the first half so much.

I know DM was prob resting Anderson a bit with the heavy fixture list we have this month, but i just wish he'd started and subbed him 2nd half instead, the way we played it through midfield and over the top would've really suited Anderson, and prob got us a goal or two, Shinnie just isn't a goal scoring striker.

Some difference in energy to our midfield with Omeonga and McMillan, with the added class of Sibbald too. Just a pity we couldn't get the break through goal, it would've made all the difference.

Doubt any team can keep that sort of performance up both halves, Ross County didn't even manage it for a full 45 mins, after running us ragged for 20 odd mins, and should've been 3-0 up against us. The key was getting goals/a goal, when we were so dominant, and we didn't manage that, which gave Hearts the chance to get back into the game 2nd half and go ahead. And for me, that was because Anderson sat on the bench and Shinnie played up front. That and Gordon making some cracking saves.

orco wrote:I was heartened by that performance. Just shows we still have it in us. Disappointed we didn't get anything to show for it but that's fitba'.
As usual we got nothing from the officials. No surprise there.
Hope we can repeat it on Wednesday.

Martindale fired an email off to the head official highlighting a few errors against us. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/david-martindale-goes-to-the-very-top-to-highlight-refereeing-errors-going-against-livingston-3484599

Particularly agree with him on this part;

"I just feel as a smaller club, you don't get the big decisions going your way. It seems to be every time a Livingston player tackles, it's a yellow card but when there's a role reversal, it's a talking to or it just gets played on.

Troy wrote:Its been so depressing watching Davies post match briefings recently. He looks done in.But when you are who we are and our lowley position as well,decisions generally go against you.Weve put so much into certain games ,Sunday being a prime example and came away with nothing.If we can turn those chances into goals we'd be a lot healthier than we are at the moment. Yeh I get injuries suspensions Covid etc,but its not rocket science after all.

Getting bit on the arse with that guaranteeing we're not going to be relegated statement too, Sportscene lead with that in the intro to our game against Hearts, smart arse c****.

For what it's worth i agree with him, despite where we currently are, i've seen enough in the last 8 games to think we'll stay up, and the games before that had a reason for not getting points, even if some folk on our FB page will just write that off as excuses, they genuinely were valid reasons with players playing with illnesses and injuries, how anyone can think having 3 players playing while showing they were ill, 2 were spewing up at HT and one during the game and had to go off, and the guy who replaced him had a rib injury but that's how desperate we were with players not available, then another taking a diabetic seizure, and it didn't effect our performance, is beyond me.

Anyway, Sibbald being back is also a big lift, he's another who has had a horrible time with injuries and illness, hope Bailey was just being rested for the Hibs game too, he's been terrific in that good spell of 5 games undefeated. Things change so quickly with a couple of wins, including the fans with their walking on a Winter wonderland/bah humbug moods.

ol1vercloff wrote:I miss the old LiviLions forum days!  All of our nugget supporters all under one roof, having barneys and falling out!  Happy days!

The times when Flynn and Massone posted on there was something else, pair of chancers took it to a new level of entertainment. Had some good heated arguments myself on that forum, during the admins.

Aye forgot about that, players really shouldn't read fans forums.

On P&B there was a mum of one of our players sticking up for her son, again not a good idea reading a fans forum when your son plays for the team, even worse idea posting on it defending him, you'll end up being ripped to shreds and making a fool of yourself. Not particularly by Livi fans, other teams fans are going to take the piss out of you.

The FB page is like that too though, a few years ago there was trouble at Dumbarton with young guys pissed off their heids smashing a glass bottle, shouting racial abuse at a Livi player, and one having a fight with another Livi fan (he got punched and was dragged backwards over the seats) because he spilt/chucked hot bovril over him. Sure he got banned, and his mum was on the FB page trying to say he was innocent, got ripped by fans that were at the game and saw what happened, then the dad came on and was threatening folk with 'a visit'.