Winter transfer thread 2023/24

***J-C*** · 03-12-2023 06:55 AM

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Yes I know that, I asked why PHeffernan feels he won’t play until the end of January.

**** knows.

***Hibernian Verse*** · 03-12-2023 06:58 AM

Melkersen will be available for Motherwell on the 3rd. I guess we probably won’t see him get minutes until Forfar though.

**eastmainsmsh** · 03-12-2023 04:57 PM

Would love to see us try for Billy Sharp

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 05:56 PM

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Why won’t Melkersen be able to play until the end of January?

Registration reasons due to his loan followed by the January shut down*.

*Caveat - Unless someone knows different

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 06:00 PM

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Would love to see us try for Billy Sharp

Sharp is a free agent after LA Galaxy declined to take up the option to keep him for another season.
He is 38 in 2 months. What could possibly go wrong?
Like Le Fondre he's been a great striker but the fat woman is warming up her voice and is almost certainly about to sing.

***Bridge hibs*** · 03-12-2023 06:06 PM

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Sharp is a free agent after LA Galaxy declined to take up the option to keep him for another season.
He is 38 in 2 months. What could possibly go wrong?
Like Le Fondre he's been a great striker but the fat woman is warming up her voice and is almost certainly about to sing.

38, so what, if he is fit and raring to go whats the issue ? Not sure what the last part of your post means but would help if you could explain it 👍

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 06:11 PM

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38, so what, if he is fit and raring to go whats the issue ? Not sure what the last part of your post means but would help if you could explain it ��

By not taking up their option, LA Galaxy have clearly decided he is not worth another contract.

Re the last part
"It ain't over until the fat lady sings" cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible and clearly determines how or when the event will end.

***Bridge hibs*** · 03-12-2023 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by PHeffernan

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By not taking up their option, LA Galaxy have clearly decided he is not worth another contract.

Re the last part
"It ain't over until the fat lady sings" cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible and clearly determines how or when the event will end.

Re the last part, can we not just talk in ****ing laymans terms as opposed to whats bouncing around your heid ? 🙄

**Unseen work** · 03-12-2023 06:30 PM

Mika Biereth?

5 goals and 2 assists in 5 starts for Motherwell.

On loan from Arsenal, could we do a similar deal that we got for Harry Clarke?

Suppose a player like him would probably depend on what we decide with Melkersen

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 06:45 PM

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Re the last part, can we not just talk in ****ing laymans terms as opposed to whats bouncing around your heid ? 🙄

Where is the fun in that

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 06:46 PM

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Mika Biereth?

5 goals and 2 assists in 5 starts for Motherwell.

On loan from Arsenal, could we do a similar deal that we got for Harry Clarke?

Suppose a player like him would probably depend on what we decide with Melkersen

That laddie is the real deal.
Ripped Stevenson and Fish new erses.
Some idiot injured him a few weeks later. He has just recently returned to fitness and taken up where he left off.

***CapitalGreen*** · 03-12-2023 06:57 PM

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Registration reasons due to his loan followed by the January shut down*.

*Caveat - Unless someone knows different

His registration will transfer back to Hibs on January 1st.

**PHeffernan** · 03-12-2023 07:08 PM

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His registration will transfer back to Hibs on January 1st.

Melkersen played his last game for Stromgodset today in a 3-0 home win over Brann.
Had a disallowed goal for offside but it was a good finish.
Has played 12 league games on loan scoring 4 goals and his team finished the season 7th of 16.
Has been playing as No.9 and that is his position. No other position will do.
Will return now and kick his heals until the Forfar game in late January unless the manager decides to play him in the pre break game on January 2nd. He will be 21 on auld years day.

**Forza Fred** · 05-12-2023 01:18 AM

Jacob Farrell was MOM for the Mariners for the second week in a row this week.

The feeling in Oz is that he will be the next Mariners player to be signed by an overseas club.

He’s also an Under 23 internationalist.

**Iain G** · 05-12-2023 04:03 AM

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Melkersen played his last game for Stromgodset today in a 3-0 home win over Brann.
Had a disallowed goal for offside but it was a good finish.
Has played 12 league games on loan scoring 4 goals and his team finished the season 7th of 16.
Has been playing as No.9 and that is his position. No other position will do.
Will return now and kick his heals until the Forfar game in late January unless the manager decides to play him in the pre break game on January 2nd. He will be 21 on auld years day.

So he could play before the end of January after all!

***CapitalGreen*** · 05-12-2023 07:24 AM

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So he could play before the end of January after all!

Yup, and considering we currently have a 16 year striker regularly appearing on the bench I’d imagine Monty will be keen to get him in the squad ASAP.

***Vault Boy*** · 05-12-2023 08:05 AM

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Mika Biereth?

5 goals and 2 assists in 5 starts for Motherwell.

On loan from Arsenal, could we do a similar deal that we got for Harry Clarke?

Suppose a player like him would probably depend on what we decide with Melkersen

He and Blair Spittal are in excellent form for Well. Certainly wouldn’t turn my nose up at either of them, I think the latter is available on a pre in January.

**WeeRussell** · 05-12-2023 08:24 AM

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He and Blair Spittal are in excellent form for Well. Certainly wouldn’t turn my nose up at either of them, I think the latter is available on a pre in January.

Always thought Spittal was an honest, decent player at Dundee United etc, and hits a good free-kick. I’m not convinced he’d really improve any of our current positions in terms of starting though.

**JammyDoidger** · 05-12-2023 08:56 AM

Mika Bireth from Motherwell and Owen beck from Dundee are 2 we should be trying to get in January.
Could be doing with Liverpool and Arsenal cancelling their loans and giving them to us, similar to what happened with Harry Clarke.

**GloryGlory** · 05-12-2023 09:38 AM

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Mika Bireth from Motherwell and Owen beck from Dundee are 2 we should be trying to get in January.
Could be doing with Liverpool and Arsenal cancelling their loans and giving them to us, similar to what happened with Harry Clarke.

ISTR that went well. Played for a few games, got injured, didn't play again and didn't come back for the next season to finish the 18 month deal as Arsenal used the break clause to send him somewhere else.

**Centre Hawf** · 05-12-2023 09:43 AM

Melkersen coming back will hopefully be like a new signing and rotating with Vente will allow him to get regular minutes until the end of the season, said it before in another thread but I really really hope he comes back refreshed and ready to grab the opportunity with both hands. Clearly a player in there, just needed coaxed out (people forget he had barely turned 19 when he first rocked up).

Cadden and McKirdy will be like new signings as well if we can get them fit and ready in January (although happy to concede we may not see the most of McKirdy this season?) but we're fairly light in the LM/RM slots on this system so these guys coming back will make the depth look a hell of a lot healthier.

In terms of new contracts I think I'd be waiting until closer to the seasons end before I dish any out but my initial thoughts are

ALF - wait and see how his body is as he'll have been out for around 3/4 months by the time we see him back, could be a sign for the future.
Doidge - I'd like to see us shake hands and move on from.
Lewy - I reckon Lewy will call it a day, I think he was close last season and the summer would maybe be the right time.
Hanlon - I'd be happy to extend Hanlon's contract on the basis that he knows he's going to be back up CB and isn't taking up a huge chunk of our budget (similar situation to Daz?)
Jeggo - I like Jeggo, I think he goes under appreciated at times and does what he does better than anyone else in the squad, but at 32 by the time the season ends we may look for fresher legs.
Marshall - Call me crazy but if he wants to stay and be number 2 for one more season I honestly don't mind it, especially if it allows Murray Johnson to perhaps go on loan again. Depends on how much he wants really.

I think the summer may be a big window for rebuilding parts of the squad/moving people on. Especially once NM has identified who he wants to keep and who should probably move on.

***worcesterhibby*** · 05-12-2023 10:12 AM

The current squad is capable of coming third. I'm not saying they will (although I have a fairly sizeable bet on it with the bookies). The form guide will tell you that ourselves and Hearts are the two teams really capable and they struggle to score goals, but defend better.

We have 3 goalies
We have three decent centre halves and one who is pretty much untried but has decent pedigree
We are a bit short on full backs, but Cadden is on the way back
We have decent choices in centre midfield in Levitt, Newell and jeggo
We have good choices in wide midfield slots in Squirrel, Youan, Tavares and Campbell
We have Vente and Doidge currently vying for the centre forward slot, with ALF, Melks and McKirdy to come back

We have Delferriere and whittaker to plug gaps

I wouldn't be surprised if Monty doesn't hold off most of his spending until the summer unless we get the chance to sign a serious upgrade somewhere.

***J-C*** · 05-12-2023 12:24 PM

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Melkersen coming back will hopefully be like a new signing and rotating with Vente will allow him to get regular minutes until the end of the season, said it before in another thread but I really really hope he comes back refreshed and ready to grab the opportunity with both hands. Clearly a player in there, just needed coaxed out (people forget he had barely turned 19 when he first rocked up).

Cadden and McKirdy will be like new signings as well if we can get them fit and ready in January (although happy to concede we may not see the most of McKirdy this season?) but we're fairly light in the LM/RM slots on this system so these guys coming back will make the depth look a hell of a lot healthier.

In terms of new contracts I think I'd be waiting until closer to the seasons end before I dish any out but my initial thoughts are

ALF - wait and see how his body is as he'll have been out for around 3/4 months by the time we see him back, could be a sign for the future.
Doidge - I'd like to see us shake hands and move on from.
Lewy - I reckon Lewy will call it a day, I think he was close last season and the summer would maybe be the right time.
Hanlon - I'd be happy to extend Hanlon's contract on the basis that he knows he's going to be back up CB and isn't taking up a huge chunk of our budget (similar situation to Daz?)
Jeggo - I like Jeggo, I think he goes under appreciated at times and does what he does better than anyone else in the squad, but at 32 by the time the season ends we may look for fresher legs.
Marshall - Call me crazy but if he wants to stay and be number 2 for one more season I honestly don't mind it, especially if it allows Murray Johnson to perhaps go on loan again. Depends on how much he wants really.

I think the summer may be a big window for rebuilding parts of the squad/moving people on. Especially once NM has identified who he wants to keep and who should probably move on.

I think we'll see Lewis go into coaching, he was a big reason young Doig progressed so we'll, maybe join Daz in U18's coaching set up

***worcesterhibby*** · 05-12-2023 01:12 PM

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I think we'll see Lewis go into coaching, he was a big reason young Doig progressed so we'll, maybe join Daz in U18's coaching set up

Maybe, but I always feel Lewy's strength is his willingness to work hard, stay fit, give 100% and do what he's told. He's consistent, does what the manager ask and is a "model pro" however if we are trying to train our defenders to play out from the back I'm not convinced he's the man.

Maybe better as a fitness and conditioning coach if he got a qualification in that.. more than a first team football coach ??

**Centre Hawf** · 05-12-2023 01:20 PM

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Maybe, but I always feel Lewy's strength is his willingness to work hard, stay fit, give 100% and do what he's told. He's consistent, does what the manager ask and is a "model pro" however if we are trying to train our defenders to play out from the back I'm not convinced he's the man.

Maybe better as a fitness and conditioning coach if he got a qualification in that.. more than a first team football coach ??

I think he's said previously he would probably like to be a youth coach rather than a manager/first team coach which I can see being a good thing for the academy. If I was the father of a laddie trying to make it in the academy I'd be telling them to take in every word he says.

***Stuart93*** · 05-12-2023 01:24 PM

LB, GK, back up striker for me

Injuries coming back will help

***worcesterhibby*** · 05-12-2023 01:31 PM

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I think he's said previously he would probably like to be a youth coach rather than a manager/first team coach which I can see being a good thing for the academy. If I was the father of a laddie trying to make it in the academy I'd be telling them to take in every word he says.

Yea that makes sense, whenever I hear him interviewed he always seem to have quite low confidence in his own abilities, I can't imagine him telling seasoned Pros how to play..but you are right, he would be a fantastic mentor for young footballers.

***J-C*** · 05-12-2023 03:56 PM

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Maybe, but I always feel Lewy's strength is his willingness to work hard, stay fit, give 100% and do what he's told. He's consistent, does what the manager ask and is a "model pro" however if we are trying to train our defenders to play out from the back I'm not convinced he's the man.

Maybe better as a fitness and conditioning coach if he got a qualification in that.. more than a first team football coach ??

He was a big reason Doig improved so much that we got the money we did for him, Lewis took him and Mackie under his wing and guided them both, he's a perfect player for young kids to look up to. He spoke in an interview at that time that he realises he's in the twilight of his career and his job was to help the youngsters just like when he was a lad coming through.