Malonga and anier

**hibs supporter** · 15-03-2016 10:05 PM

I would have much rather had them than stokes still don't know why we got rid of dom and thought anier hold up play was different class

**Scottie** · 15-03-2016 10:09 PM

Here we go again.

THEY HAVE GONE SO MOVE ON

***H18 SFR*** · 15-03-2016 10:10 PM

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Here we go again.

THEY HAVE GONE SO MOVE ON

You know, it is ok to reflect and comment.

**Just Jimmy** · 15-03-2016 10:11 PM

Hindsight is 20:20. Not one single hibs fan would have turned down stokes when we had the chance. If it had worked (and it might still), stubbs would be lauded. Thems the breaks.

**Bay Area Hibees** · 15-03-2016 10:12 PM

Don't think had chance to keep Dom as he wanted to go

**FromTheCapital** · 15-03-2016 10:16 PM

I wouldn't.

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**Centre Hawf** · 15-03-2016 10:25 PM

People are right, it's over now and both are gone. But I think at this point in time getting rid of Malonga and Anier and bringing in Stokes and Dagnall was probably poor bits of business in hindsight.

Yes Stokes was an absolute rabbit out the hat and 9/10 Hibs fans would probably have said yes to him, but Dagnall has been fairly poor and either of Malonga or Anier would have been an improvement on him. There was no need to really bring him in and we now lack that bit of quality in Malonga or the physical presence of Anier.

But nevertheless we continue on.

***GreenLake*** · 15-03-2016 10:26 PM

Yawn

**~~Captain Trips~~** · 15-03-2016 10:30 PM

The Chance to take on Stokes was totally right and if I was in charge I would have signed him as well. However I do not think it worked as Rangers pulled away from us as we struggled to convert.

**Pete** · 15-03-2016 10:32 PM

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You know, it is ok to reflect and comment.

Agree it's ok to reflect, comment and come out with boring gibberish.

If you're in a nursing home.

***easty*** · 15-03-2016 10:32 PM

Neither is as good a footballer as Stokes. In my opinion that's not even debateable.

I loved Malonga, and if he didn't want to go then I'd have kept him, but he wasn't a regular in the starting 11 this season, so I think Stubbs was right to let him go when he wanted to.

As for Anier...we only seen him in a Hibs strip for about 5 mins for gods sake. Who's actually seen him play 90 mins, ever? We got him on loan cos he was out the worst Dundee Utd team for years. He's nae better than Dagnall and he's no as good as Keatings.

**DTS** · 15-03-2016 10:35 PM

its like the opp thought Ken what I've no seen started in 5 minutes a thread bashing stokes I'll fill the void

***Eyrie*** · 15-03-2016 10:39 PM

I'd have kept Anier rather than returning him to Dundee United based on what he'd showed us, and that would have meant not bringing in Dagnall. So hindsight isn't clouding my judgement on that one.

Malonga wanted to go for family reasons which is fair enough. It looked a coup at the time to bring in Stokes and it's disappointing that he still hasn't shown the form that we were expecting despite having had plenty of game time.

**Waxy** · 15-03-2016 10:50 PM

Instead of dancing at around the side of the box and putting floaty no chance crosses in we should be firing crosses low with pace across goal. Then our predator strikers Will get goals. Like Jase against hearts, like Keatings against ICT. Not enough of these crosses whilst we've had loads of chances to do it. Defences will panic and we'll become far less predictabe.Stokes Cummings Keatings are good enough to do it.

**Booked4Being-Ugly** · 15-03-2016 10:55 PM

I've got a feeling that letting Anier go is going to come back to haunt us.

What's the chances of Dundee UTD and Hibs making the play-offs and Anier scoring the winner against us?

***easty*** · 15-03-2016 11:00 PM

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What's the chances of Dundee UTD and Hibs making the play-offs and Anier scoring the winner against us?

Dunno. Slim?

**Mikey09** · 15-03-2016 11:02 PM

Malonga wanted to move to be near his family... Anier's loan was up and Mixu wanted him back. Why aren't people getting this?! Or is it just another excuse to bash Stokes?!

**lyonhibs** · 16-03-2016 06:23 AM

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Malonga wanted to move to be near his family... Anier's loan was up and Mixu wanted him back. Why aren't people getting this?! Or is it just another excuse to bash Stokes?!

LOUD NOISES!!!!

I completely agree FWIW.

***scoopyboy*** · 16-03-2016 08:06 AM

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I would have much rather had them than stokes still don't know why we got rid of dom and thought anier hold up play was different class

Anier didn't play enough minutes to be categorised as different class IMHO.

***scoopyboy*** · 16-03-2016 08:14 AM

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I've got a feeling that letting Anier go is going to come back to haunt us.

What's the chances of Dundee UTD and Hibs making the play-offs and Anier scoring the winner against us?

I hear you but do we just keep players incase they come back and haunt us?

We would have the largest squad in the world.

**SON OF PADDY** · 16-03-2016 08:27 AM

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Agree it's ok to reflect, comment and come out with boring gibberish.

If you're in a nursing home.

Come along now Peter, It's time for your medication !!!!!

***jacomo*** · 16-03-2016 08:35 AM

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Hindsight is 20:20. Not one single hibs fan would have turned down stokes when we had the chance. If it had worked (and it might still), stubbs would be lauded. Thems the breaks.

Taking Stokes as another option? Sure.

Swapping him for Malonga? Plenty of us had serious reservations about that, but were ignored as Stokes would definitely 'score goals for fun' in this team.

Keep on with the Hibs.net myth-making though.

**Andy74** · 16-03-2016 08:35 AM

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Malonga wanted to move to be near his family... Anier's loan was up and Mixu wanted him back. Why aren't people getting this?! Or is it just another excuse to bash Stokes?!

We get it but we had a choice. We chose wrong.

**Turkish Green** · 16-03-2016 08:36 AM

Malonga has started 7 games for Pro Vercelli in Serie B. The team is in the relegation zone so I doubt Malonga would have joined if he was wanted at Hibs for the remainder of his contract.

**SlickShoes** · 16-03-2016 08:47 AM

I do think Malonga leaving was bad for hibs but our problems are more to do with McGeoch AND Fyvie both being out at the same time as well as Paul Hanlon.

Those three players were basically the core of the team, creating reasonably solid defence and linking the midfield to the attack. To not have one, maybe even two we can cope but with all 3 out it's been much harder for hibs to adapt, obviously this is up to Alan Stubbs more than anyone since he keeps trying to get us to play the way we did with them in the team.

**Just Jimmy** · 16-03-2016 08:55 AM

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Taking Stokes as another option? Sure.

Swapping him for Malonga? Plenty of us had serious reservations about that, but were ignored as Stokes would definitely 'score goals for fun' in this team.

Keep on with the Hibs.net myth-making though.

Myth making?

Malonga regularly split the support. I loved him but the fact, as has been well documented, is he wanted to go.

We could have replaced him with someone no one had heard off, some journeyman. However Hibs brought in Stokes, something seen as a huge success. We fought of ICT for his signature, also well documented.

Malonga had 6 goals in 23 games this season and wasn't a regular in the side. Don't get me wrong, to date Stokes hasn't been a success. However the point I'm making is that the only myth making is that Malonga was, and is somehow the messiah that would have fired us to league cup and title success.

It seems that you become a better Hibs player when you leave Hibs.

**~~The_Horde~~** · 16-03-2016 08:59 AM

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Myth making?

Malonga regularly split the support. I loved him but the fact, as has been well documented, is he wanted to go.

We could have replaced him with someone no one had heard off, some journeyman. However Hibs brought in Stokes, something seen as a huge success. We fought of ICT for his signature, also well documented.

Malonga had 6 goals in 23 games this season and wasn't a regular in the side. Don't get me wrong, to date Stokes hasn't been a success. However the point I'm making is that the only myth making is that Malonga was, and is somehow the messiah that would have fired us to league cup and title success.

It seems that you become a better Hibs player when you leave Hibs.

Absolutely.

You need to look at Mcgeouch, Fyvie and Hanlon for reasons for our recent downturn in form.

Fyvie and Mcgeouch in particular were dominating games before injuries.