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Thread: Scott Allan
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15-08-2022 11:48 AM #31
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15-08-2022 11:52 AM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-08-2022 12:28 PM #33
Loved watching SA playing. A talented laddie who was able to produce wee moments of magic that were beyond most in this league.
I kept hoping that he would be able to get back to even close to full fitness. The performances against Dundee Utd and St Johnstone away (when he undoubtedly made the difference) gave me real hope that he was on the way back.
Like many on here I was a bit mystified as to why he wasn’t getting a gradual increase in game time when he could still be a match winner.
However, there were 3 occasions (under JR I think) in a short period of time, all at home when he came on for the last 20 mins or so. Against celtc, hawrts (iirc) and I can’t recall who the other was. In all 3 games he was only on a few minutes, against players who had been on the park the whole game. And in all 3 games he did exactly the same thing.
He has never been particularly known as a grafter or a ball winner but on all 3 occasions his opponent had a half yard start on Scotty, but instead of chasing his opponent down (which he would have done under normal circumstances) he instead had a wee fly kick/trip at the player instead.
Considering that he was ‘fresher’ than the other player, I don’t believe it was lack of desire or a poor attitude, he just seemed unable, or at least did not trust himself to be able, to hunt the ball down.
At that point I realised that this is what the coaches can see on a daily basis and that sadly his health/lack of fitness meant that his ability to play at a meaningful level had gone.
We are never likely to be such a dominant team that we can afford to play a luxury player who makes a couple of good passes each game but is totally unable to do basic running.
After witnessing that I reluctantly understood that his time with Hibs was over.
No matter how hard you wish for something to be different it doesn’t mean it will be.
Unless there is a major medical breakthrough I don’t believe he will be able to to make a meaningful contribution to any professional club. Especially when you also factor in other aspects that some have touched on, insurance costs and the general fear that he could has a serious ‘incident’ while playing.
As hard as it may be to come to terms with, I think Scott should start looking at what he wants to do with the next chapter in his life. Whatever it may be I wish him all the luck in the world and thank him for the skill, excitement, and entertainment that he provided.
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15-08-2022 12:35 PM #34
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15-08-2022 01:20 PM #35
The same arguments being put forward by the same folk who were saying signing Leigh Griffiths would be no brainier last season. I remember a poster who has since been launched by the name of calumhibee1 who spent all last summer posting LG’s 20/21 goal contribution stats and arguing with anyone who suggested he wouldn’t be a good signing.
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15-08-2022 02:49 PM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-08-2022 05:38 PM #38
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We’re not talking about a guy who offered something 3 or 4 years ago. He offered something last season at a very impressive frequency when he was on the pitch.
For some reason though, people seem to think attacking players who aren’t very good at defending can’t play in a midfield and are like being a man down yet they happily sit there and watch defensive players who aren’t very good at attacking every week and never bat an eyelid.Last edited by Stubbsy90+2; 16-08-2022 at 06:50 AM.
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15-08-2022 05:39 PM #39
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Football Scotland are now running this. Are they run by hearts/rangers fa.s as that seems to be the majority of the content and only positive spin stories
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15-08-2022 05:58 PM #40
Sad that 2 of the 3 of one of the best midfields in Scotland in the last decade are currently without clubs
Obviously there are reasons for it but McGeouch, Allan and McGinn were a joy to watch individually and as a trio. That run of form in the 2nd half of the 17/18 and the performances that went with it are up there as the best I have ever seen from Hibs. If Lennon had held his nerve at Tynecastle it would have got the league position it deserved.
I can't believe no one is willing to take a chance on Allan. I know he is a bit of a luxury even at his best but he makes things happen.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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15-08-2022 06:21 PM #41
Loved scotty at Hibs, and while I wasn’t open to offering him a new contract I think that could have been a mistake. He’s a proper game changer when things go his way. His shimmy and run for one of the goals at mcdiarmid park last season was sublime.
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15-08-2022 09:39 PM #42This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You didn’t answer my point about neither ICT or Dundee being interested. Scotty spent time at both clubs recently and would surely be the type of of club we’d expect to snap him up.
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15-08-2022 11:49 PM #43This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
What is the current make up of their squad? What type of players are they short of? Do they have the budget to sign him? Is he the type of character that will get on with their manager?
So him potentially signing for those 2 clubs is pure speculation. Even if the managers did want to though, are their chairmen willing to take a risk on him given his condition?Last edited by LaMotta; 15-08-2022 at 11:52 PM.
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16-08-2022 07:00 AM #44
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Plenty clubs will sign him but he will need to lower his wage request. Queens Park will sign him if he does.
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16-08-2022 08:47 AM #46
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The likes of killie, Ross county and Motherwell could do well to take on a player like scotty, as he says needs games.
His passing alone opens doors for teams,the match fitness would come with a good run in a team with patience for helping him achieve that.
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17-08-2022 06:13 PM #47
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Probably been posted in the transfer thread but good luck if he moves to Arbroath.
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17-08-2022 06:27 PM #48
Can’t really imagine Allan in a Dick Campbell team.
Saying that he might flourish having so many players around him doing the dirty work.
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17-08-2022 06:48 PM #49This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
He'll have 10 other guys to run through walls for him. Being told to go out and just play might be what Scotty needs.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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17-08-2022 06:51 PM #50This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Wish him all the best, hope he can make the move a success.
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17-08-2022 06:55 PM #51This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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17-08-2022 07:00 PM #53
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Best of luck to him, I hope he does well.
People were quick to bash the club for releasing him but this move probably shows where his overall health and fitness is at when he’s going to the team bottom of the championship on a 2 year deal. I think the idea he could play top flight football is now proving to be a bit of a long shot.
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17-08-2022 07:33 PM #55
If they’ve got a bit of mobility up front and plenty of players to help Allan by doing his running for him, this could be one of the signings of the season.
How many tight games are there in that league that are crying out for the kind of contribution that few in the country can provide better than Scott Allan?
I reluctantly accepted the conclusion that it was time for him to move on from Hibs but I’d love to see him succeed elsewhere.
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17-08-2022 07:46 PM #56
Health issues or not, if Scott Allan was a 6’2 no-nonsense bruiser then there would likely have been a good few clubs in the top flight who would happily have taken him on.
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17-08-2022 08:14 PM #57This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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17-08-2022 08:28 PM #59
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Think he'd be great in the middle with Omeonga 😉 In all seriousness good luck to him. Wish him all the best.
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17-08-2022 08:43 PM #60
The King of the reverse pass. Wonderful player, real shame that his health curtailed/so heavily impacted his time with us. The type of player that, on his day, Scotland produces once a decade at best.
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