Get Martin Boyle in the team!

[California-Hibs]

What's everyone's opinion regarding this one?

I like him. I think he gives us something different and some much needed pace. I can rarely think of many games Ive seen him in where I've thought 'he's terrible, get him off'.

Is he getting a little bit of a raw deal here?

Could we possibly see him deployed in the right wing back role?

[Penicuik Hibee]

Great pace. Finishing Dreadful. Not an easy one. Maybe an impact sub as we could have done with pace on Saturday

[bod]

was disappointed he wasn't involved on Saturday.
bet his nicknames " jigsaw " = falls apart in the box

[Centre Hawf]

Martin Boyle struggles with finishing. But I think his pace and movement stretches defences and moves their defenders around and allows his strike partner to pop up in positions left vacant thanks to his movement. I honestly think we should start him, I've seen no sign from the rest of our strikers that they can form a partnership together. For me the best "partnership" was Cummings and Boyle, except it was just Cummings grabbing the goals.

[J-C]

Like Djedje he's a wide man turned into a wee bit of a striker, both have bags of pace and together wold frighten the hell out of most defenses, maybe a case to start both in a 4-2-3-1 and lets see what happens, can't be any worse.

[Keith_M]

I've got a feeling that we're now clutching at straws.

What we actually need is at least one player, preferably two, that can score from some of the many chances we're missing, not someone who has no eye for goal.

[Scouse Hibee]

Can't help but think the OP has selective memory or is just throwing a name out through frustration. Boyle hasn't shown much to prove worthy of a start IMO.

[Greenblood70]

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Can't help but think the OP has selective memory or is just throwing a name out through frustration. Boyle hasn't shown much to prove worthy of a start IMO.

Yep, agree, he flatters to deceive in my opinion. was a bit of a punt and it never really worked out...it happpens, would rather have Harris back than keep Boyle in all honesty.

[Unseen work]

Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

[Ronniekirk]

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Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

The phrase I used was he isn't a Natural Finisher and that's been Bourne out by the chances he has missed imo .

[Ronniekirk]

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The phrase I used was he isn't a Natural Finisher and that's been Bourne out by the chances he has missed imo .

And by all accounts he proved yet again last night that you can lay them on a plate for him all night and he still can't score .More worryingly a few folk were pointing out his positioning was all over the place .At a time when we struggling to find the back of the net I am not convinced he is worth his place in the team Pace isn't everything .

[marti1875]

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And by all accounts he proved yet again last night that you can lay them on a plate for him all night and he still can't score .More worryingly a few folk were pointing out his positioning was all over the place .At a time when we struggling to find the back of the net I am not convinced he is worth his place in the team Pace isn't everything .

Yes, i was listening on Hibs TV and they were far from complimentary about Boyle's positioning sense.
At one stage one said it looked like he was lost and that he just didn't even know where he was supposed to be playing as he was all over the place seemingly

He aslo shows that you can have all the pace in the world but if that is ALL you have in the locker so to speak then it really isn't very helpful at all, not in the long run i think.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Said previously, that Dundee fans that I know all said that he has pace to burn, but he is a frustrating player because he consistently has no end product. Other posters have compared him to Gareth Evans, but he is more like Fillipe Morais to me.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

Really? You would never know it from his finishing or rather the lack of it.

[eastmainsmsh]

Been offered two year deal

[Brightside]

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Been offered two year deal

Boyle?? I assume Dundee are letting him go.

[Eyrie]

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Been offered two year deal

Seems odd given that he's not a regular starter.

[andrew70]

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Been offered two year deal

If his auld man is to believed (not saying that's your source like) he's also wanted by Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hartley wants to keep him at Dens.

He also suggested that Harris would be leaving ER to go the other way as Dundee would be due compensation apparently, if a permanent move to Hibs happens in the summer.

I know which one I'd prefer.

[DH1875]

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If his auld man is to believed (not saying that's your source like) he's also wanted by Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hartley wants to keep him at Dens.

He also suggested that Harris would be leaving ER to go the other way as Dundee would be due compensation apparently, if a permanent move to Hibs happens in the summer.

I know which one I'd prefer.

Harris?

[Smartie]

He was caught out once or twice but I didn't think his positioning was that bad. The whole team went to pieces for the first 10 minutes of the second half but I wouldn't say he was any more culpable than anyone else.

He played an outstanding ball in during the first half that was blazed over so should have had yet another assist. He was also in acres of space once or twice and we failed to spot him/ get it to him otherwise he could have had a greater impact.

I like him and thought he did well enough. He certainly gives teams something very different to think about. Not a vintage or MOTM performance but he was steady enough.

[andrew70]

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Yes, i was listening on Hibs TV and they were far from complimentary about Boyle's positioning sense.
At one stage one said it looked like he was lost and that he just didn't even know where he was supposed to be playing as he was all over the place seemingly

He aslo shows that you can have all the pace in the world but if that is ALL you have in the locker so to speak then it really isn't very helpful at all, not in the long run i think.

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Harris?

He had a very poor game, yes but to be fair to him his positioning may have been suspect because he is not a wingback in any sense of the word. Nor is he a winger, this is one reason why he wanted out of Dundee. He believes if he gets a run of games up top he's a decent striker though.

Yes DH, Alex Harris, without a shadow of a doubt.

[eastmainsmsh]

I have been told this however time will tell

[CockneyRebel]

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I have been told this however time will tell

I thought Boyle was only signed with Dundee until the end of this season?

[ancient hibee]

He has no composure.What's the point in having pace if you can't make it pay.One nice cross and one goal since he came are a poor return.

[Iain G]

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He has no composure.What's the point in having pace if you can't make it pay.One nice cross and one goal since he came are a poor return.

Bit unfair, watched him in a few games as he has cut inside from out wide and put lovely balls across the six yard box that our strikers havent anticipated.

[portyhibernian]

Might not be a popular opinion but I think don't think he's any good at all.