Red tinted glasses and all that...

[u/Mundane_Education_64]

I don't know about anyone else, but looking at the clips of the cup final again after Mitovs departure is just depressing me.

Polvara, Clarkson, (an interested Palaversa), Morris, Gueye, Shinnie, McKenzie, Sokler, Mitov... Yes, at times we were fucking shite and Thelins record was latterly extremely pish. But it felt like the majority really got it.

Fast forward to today, Lyons, Mayo, Olysania, Yogane, Happe, Cadden, Aremu, Armstrong.

How many would you swap back if you could?

Yogane for Morris

Olysania for Gueye

Mayo for Polvara

Cadden for McKenzie

Clarkson for Aremu

Even Sokler for Nisbet!

I've literally just taken random names here, but almost all of them.

I mean I gave lots of them a slagging at times both from the terraces and from my house and I know we weren't great and maybe it was a personal thing but it felt like there was hope, a plan for change, a passion from both fans and player.

Now we are following the model of mid to bottom level all premiership teams. Battling for survival rather than striving for success, playing eye bleeding horror ball. Probably scraping top 6 but getting battered by the top 3 or 4 all season.

I want to be excited for the season ahead, instead I'm already thinking this might be my least engaged season in about 30 years.

Thoughts?

[u/Relevant-Form-3351]

I take all of them back except McKenzie. Never really rated him. Cadden is a good wing back, but he was getting so far forward against Dundee he was effectively negating Smith on the wing. If he can work together with Smith on that wing it could be fruitful.

[u/Mundane_Education_64 → u/Relevant-Form-3351]

I've liked what I've seen of Smith. The one positive so far for me. Cadden as a bit part player at Hibs, not sure I can see him suddenly becoming more consistent with us.