Just how good could John McGinn turn out to be?

[Northernhibee]

He's only 21, he's part of an elite group of players to lift the Scottish Cup with Hibs, he's been player of the season, he's made his international debut and been MOTM, he's been selected again by Strachan - how good could he be?


IMO he's far better than Ryan Gauld when he signed for Lisbon - the boy is a £5m player. Unlimited potential and if he's guided correctly he could go on to play in any premier league in Europe, quite easily, in three years time.

[NAE NOOKIE]

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He's only 21, he's part of an elite group of players to lift the Scottish Cup with Hibs, he's been player of the season, he's made his international debut and been MOTM, he's been selected again by Strachan - how good could he be?


IMO he's far better than Ryan Gauld when he signed for Lisbon - the boy is a £5m player. Unlimited potential and if he's guided correctly he could go on to play in any premier league in Europe, quite easily, in three years time.

You forgot to add that he has a League cup winners with St Mirren and a runners up medal with us .... that's two winners medals and a runner up medal and he hasn't even kicked a ball for one of the old firm. If he goes on at this rate he will be the most decorated non OF player since the 1980s. If we win the league and he continues to progress and becomes a top player in the Premiership he could well be a 5 million player.

[Ergye]

He's so good that some day Pele will admit to an illegitmate child conceived in the West of Scotland yesteryear.

[Keyser Sauzee]

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He's only 21, he's part of an elite group of players to lift the Scottish Cup with Hibs, he's been player of the season, he's made his international debut and been MOTM, he's been selected again by Strachan - how good could he be?


IMO he's far better than Ryan Gauld when he signed for Lisbon - the boy is a £5m player. Unlimited potential and if he's guided correctly he could go on to play in any premier league in Europe, quite easily, in three years time.

I'm not going to argue that McGinn is a better player than Gauld, he may well be but I'm not 100% as I haven't seen Gauld in a while, but to say he is "far" better is a stretch IMO.


McGinns potential is huge tho and I can see him becoming Scotland captain in a few years.

[bigwheel]

Gauld and McGinn are hard to compare - they are quite different players ...Gauld is more like Scott Allan.

It seems that McGinn grows his performance each year. He looks like one of those who will get better each time he steps up to play against better players ...should go far

[Onion]

JMcG is a good young player who'll have a decent career with Celtic or a lower ranked EPL club. Reminds me a lot of Pat McGinlay at this stage of his career.

[Nameless]

I think, with the obscene riches now on offer to any player in the EPL, he will head south in a few years. A WBA or Stoke to start with, but potentially good enough to land a move to a team like Everton or spurs.

[swordin3]

Just as Celtic gained entry to the champions league I thought immediately with the extra 22 million they will target Mcginn sooner than later. Sevco and Celtic wonder why we don't want them to be successful in Europe as with the money they make they buy our best players.

[Ringothedog]

The one thing that will stop him becoming a top player is his lack of pace but he will still become a fantastic player and we should enjoy him while he is with us.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

It's a difficult one because of the crazy money flying about nowadays.

I hope (along with Cummings) that Mcginn realises that to become a top player,he should establish himself fully at different levels before leaving. He's far too good for the championship but if he stays for another 2 or 3 years that's a lot of first team appearances with us.

Once he's developed with us it's then about finding the right club with the right manager. There's no point rushing off to the first club that offers bit bucks he needs to find a club with principles that will give youth a chance and tries to play football.

In terms of ability he has this in abundance and he also seems to have his head screwed on so I have high hopes for the lad that when he retires, he can look back on his career and say "yep, I made the most of that"

[Enough said]

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JMcG is a good young player who'll have a decent career with Celtic or a lower ranked EPL club. Reminds me a lot of Pat McGinlay at this stage of his career.

Thank goodness your not his agent with comments like that.

[Enough said]

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The one thing that will stop him becoming a top player is his lack of pace but he will still become a fantastic player and we should enjoy him while he is with us.

Lack of pace???? Boys a machine

[Ringothedog]

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Lack of pace???? Boys a machine

He may run for ever but that does not mean he has pace, he is very one paced. That is not a criticism of him as he will progress into a fantastic player with the correct coaching.

[mjhibby]

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It's a difficult one because of the crazy money flying about nowadays.

I hope (along with Cummings) that Mcginn realises that to become a top player,he should establish himself fully at different levels before leaving. He's far too good for the championship but if he stays for another 2 or 3 years that's a lot of first team appearances with us.

Once he's developed with us it's then about finding the right club with the right manager. There's no point rushing off to the first club that offers bit bucks he needs to find a club with principles that will give youth a chance and tries to play football.

In terms of ability he has this in abundance and he also seems to have his head screwed on so I have high hopes for the lad that when he retires, he can look back on his career and say "yep, I made the most of that"

I think he will stay another couple of years ,help us get promoted and then get at least a season in the SPL under his belt. I hope he does what Jason does and signs a contract to ensure we get decent money when he goes. He definitely will go for a lot of money but due to the low standing of our game I doubt it will be over £4m.

[Highland_Hibee]

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He may run for ever but that does not mean he has pace, he is very one paced. That is not a criticism of him as he will progress into a fantastic player with the correct coaching.

Zidane and Steven Gerrard made pretty decent careers out of having no pace. We already know John is better than at least one of them.


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[JDHibs]

Of all the young players who have moved South in recent years from our leagues, McGinn is the most established, most gifted and most likely to succeed and a premiership team, probably mid table like a Stoke/West Brom/Newcastle (When they are back up)/Swansea.

Genuinely believe he has more potential than Scott Brown and will be a mainstay in the Scotland set up for years to come. 1 or 2 more seasons with us, he will get a big move!

[J-C]

He reminds me of a young Brown but lets hope he goes south rather than west, I fear Brown wasted himself by staying at Celtic and not testing himself at a higher level, MvGinn has the potential to play for a majority of the EPL teams and with great success, it's really all up to him now.

[Hermit Crab]

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He's only 21, he's part of an elite group of players to lift the Scottish Cup with Hibs, he's been player of the season, he's made his international debut and been MOTM, he's been selected again by Strachan - how good could he be?


IMO he's far better than Ryan Gauld when he signed for Lisbon - the boy is a £5m player. Unlimited potential and if he's guided correctly he could go on to play in any premier league in Europe, quite easily, in three years time.

He could turn out to be that good he could be away by Wednesday after a last minute big money bid!!

[frazeHFC]

He can tackle, he can pass, he can run with the ball and beat a man, he can shoot. All round brilliant player love the guy.

[scoopyboy]

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He could turn out to be that good he could be away by Wednesday after a last minute big money bid!!

A concern of mine as well, him and Jason Cummings.

To lose either would be a blow.

Quite confident it won't happen though.

[SlickShoes]

All I can say is that if he continues to play like he has been for the last year and a bit then he will go on to great things.

Whoever got him signed up on a 4 year deal is a genius.

[JimBHibees]

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A concern of mine as well, him and Jason Cummings.

To lose either would be a blow.

Quite confident it won't happen though.

Wouldnt be hugely surprised if the lesser greens came sniffing especially if we are possibly trying to get them to do deals for players the other way.

[s.a.m]

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Wouldnt be hugely surprised if the lesser greens came sniffing especially if we are possibly trying to get them to do deals for players the other way.

Wouldn't surprise me either. However, with the Champions' League challenge ahead of them, they might hopefully be after more experience

[Since90+2]

Cant see Celtic coming in for JC or McGinn. They are going to need players that will help them compete in the Champions League and as good players as they are they are not on that level.

Either of them will only go down south likely to a Championship club.

[JimBHibees]

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Wouldn't surprise me either. However, with the Champions' League challenge ahead of them, they might hopefully be after more experience

Yep you would assume they would want tried and tested however John may be on a list if they dont get their intended target.

[GreenCastle]

Few things..

McGinn needs to add goals to his play.

I would like to see him dominate games more often. Whenever he's on the ball he is usually quality but for me he is good enough to run the midfield every week. However we do have Fyvie, Dylan and now Shinnie in there also.

Henderson was the same - lack of goals and drifted in and out of games.

You could see its part of development but I believe SJM is good enough to go to the next level (down south) in years to come.

Basically enjoy watching him while we can!

[lucky]

I think he's a cracking player and will continue to develop but there were lots on here claiming McGeough was a better player than SJM so if SJM worth £5m how much is DM worth?

[scoopyboy]

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I think he's a cracking player and will continue to develop but there were lots on here claiming McGeough was a better player than SJM so if SJM worth £5m how much is DM worth?

His value would rise significantly if he could play a full season, teams won't take a chance paying a fee on somebody who misses so many games.

[Since90+2]

McGeough is a better player IMO but his value is not as high due to his injuries. Technically Dylan is the best player by some distance at the club.

[lord bunberry]

He's the 2nd best player in the world behind David Gray.