Inigo 32,526 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Great wee partnership of old head and youngster today. The big success of the day for me. Thought Hill played a captain's role and young Bates played superbly. Bates maybe missed one tackle and had one bad pass, otherwise his reading of the game, distribution, heading, tackling and positioning were very good. Encouraging stuff from Bates, and I just wish we'd brought Hill in a few years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bates looks as if the nerves arent controlling him anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Encouraging stuff for two more games then it's cheerio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRW. 5,631 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 By far Bates best game for us today. Goncalves and Johnson are two decent, physical opponents and he done well against them. Usual solidness from Hill, real shame he is leaving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,237 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 The 2 of them did well today but they are not good enough for next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lloyd72 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 minute ago, PRW. said: By far Bates best game for us today. Goncalves and Johnson are two decent, physical opponents and he done well against them. Usual solidness from Hill, real shame he is leaving. Was covering well down the right flank for Tav also. Looked quicker than usual today Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 minute ago, BlueAvenger said: The 2 of them did well today but they are not good enough for next season. If he continues like that he certainly is as one of 4 centre halves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFM 3,809 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I'd be fine with Bates as 4th choice centre half next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lloyd72 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 He looked like someone who could be moulded into a very good defender today Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,793 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bates still has a lot to learn, but as others have said I thought he played very well today. Seems to have stopped panicking when he has to pass the ball out from the back as well. Hill has been a great professional all his playing days, age has just caught up with him unfortunately and we need a younger version for next season, wish him well for the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,540 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Lets not get carried away, we were at home against a ten man hearts team for over an hour Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefootwillie 1,518 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bates did well today and would be happy with him being one of 4 CBs for us, the same with Wilson but we need 2 quality ones in. The lad from Motherwell would not be one of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jimbeamjunior said: Lets not get carried away, we were at home against a ten man hearts team for over an hour Nobody is from what I can see. All of the comments so far seem to be quite tempered. The second part of the comment is pretty irrelevant to the fact that almost everything he did, he did well (which was quite lot, considering that despite them being down to 10, they controlled much of the second half and had a lot of position in our half). Praise is due today, there's no doubt about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 We will only bring in two centre halfs in window. Pedro seems to like wilson and bates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser1041 9,088 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Couldn't agree more and Bates never hides which is an added bonus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDMYGALLOWS1986 413 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I actually thought bates was MOM today can't think of a 1 on 1 or arial duel that he didn't win today! Well played young man, stick to route 1 and don't overplay it and you will be fine Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryju84 3,170 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 He is one of the few that does the basics. When under pressure he just got the ball away Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giffnockger 4,840 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Like this partnership. Shame no Hill next season. Hopefully bring in someone who can help Bates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR 1,480 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Shame Tav & Hodson were pish beside them and Holt & Toral pish in front of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPWF 8,230 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Don't know what game people were watching but I thought Bates was rotten again. Hearts got in behind us countless times and if they had better strikers they would have taken at least a point from that game. The boy isn't good enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Young Bates is painfully slow but he does make it up for that with his positional sense, and surely Pedro realizes that Clint is our best CH, only reason I can think of in letting him go (apart from his age) is that he is pretty sure that he has a couple of CH's certain of signing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,715 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Working today so missed game but surprised and delighted to hear Bates did well. Not had much hope for the lad but good on him if he's put in a potential motm performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 51 minutes ago, BlueAvenger said: The 2 of them did well today but they are not good enough for next season. I disagree. Hill deserves another year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 29 minutes ago, kaiser1041 said: Couldn't agree more and Bates never hides which is an added bonus Yep. The boy, at very least, seems to have balls and a good attitude. Probably more than that if today is anything to go by. We shall see... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, Sasa Papac's War Flashbac. said: Don't know what game people were watching but I thought Bates was rotten again. Hearts got in behind us countless times and if they had better strikers they would have taken at least a point from that game. The boy isn't good enough. The only times Hearts really got behind us was from the fullback positions and after a break when the centre halves were up for a corner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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