Edwin De Graaf signs for Hibernian

[matty_f]

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Looks a good quality player.
Surprised nobody has picked up on the "86 games in 4 years" part, has he had injury problems because if he was captain you would think he'd be an automatic pick which would equate to double that amount of games??

He played in 30 of the 34 games last season. http://www.eredivisie.nl/statistieken/clubs/nac

[MrHibs1982]

Just found on a site he played 12/34 games in the league in the 08-09 season but couldnt find any other stats or news for him.
Good amount of games this season so lets hope if there was an issue it wont be a factor for him now and we can get 50 games out him this season ;)

[Scooter]

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http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20...262950_2071502

Seems like they coordinated his signing with the new kit, which is now officially launched...can be pre-ordered from Friday.

there was a club meeting last night when the pic of the strip came out i happened to text someone at the meeting about the pic and hey presto the club announce it officially

i know how the dutch press got it and its a quite funny.

Edwin went round the club yesterday, ticket office, club shop etc etc and introduced him self to everyone. not one player had ever done that, well not atleast in the last 5 years

[brydekirk]

welcome to edinburghs finnest, edwin.

[M8UDB]

Looking forward to seeing him play, exactly what we need in the midfield a big guy for a change Get the right back sorted now and roll on next season!!

[Phil D. Rolls]

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I hope not. Ian Murray is our natural captain and hopefully he will get the armband next season.

I think Murray is too quiet to be captain. We lacked real leadership when things went tits up last season.

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Looks a good quality player.
Surprised nobody has picked up on the "86 games in 4 years" part, has he had injury problems because if he was captain you would think he'd be an automatic pick which would equate to double that amount of games??

I must say that was a concern of mine:

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_de_Graaf)
It looks like if you allow for limited appearances in his first season, as a callow youth, and a tough spell when he was in Rotterdam, his appearances average a bit better. That said I would want to see a higher average than 21.5 games a season during the last four years. Was this due to a major injury like a leg break, or was it a succession of recurring injuries?

[YehButNoBut]

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Looking forward to seeing him play, exactly what we need in the midfield a big guy for a change Get the right back sorted now and roll on next season!!

There has been a lot of hints on here that Michael Hart will be signing on 1st July, heres hoping.

[holyrood hibbie]

He looks like the sort of player we've missed, tall, strong and forign. Now he does look very good in the youtube videos.

Just one we side note, can anyone imagen Yogi or Rice trying to learn dutch? They can hardly speak English.

[YehButNoBut]

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He looks like the sort of player we've missed, tall, strong and forign. Now he does look very good in the youtube videos.

Just one we side note, can anyone imagen Yogi or Rice trying to learn dutch? They can hardly speak English.

Fortunately the majority of Dutch speak very good English.

[Speedway]

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What they saying on the Breda forums about it?

Kan niet geloven dat ze hem gepakt. Ik had het uit een goede bron dat ze had ondertekend Craig Bryson

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Defo looks like him. I got into trouble for posting them. Glad it didn't mess anything up

So that was the boy in the burgundy sweater.

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Intersesting that when we sign a player and people criticise him here immediately on this board they are pillioried and told "FFS at least wait till we've seen him play."

Surely the same applies with excessive praise of new signings. The signs are good but let's see the boy play first before getting carried away.

Agree with that but what it fair enough to say is that the fact that Yogi knows enough to have spotted the boy (as I believe it was him) and Rod's gone and done the business despite competition and managed to keep everyone out of the loop, even on here; is very impressive and deserves credit immediately.

[Phil D. Rolls]

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Kan niet geloven dat ze hem gepakt. Ik had het uit een goede bron dat ze had ondertekend Craig Bryson

Ik heb Tynecastle stadion seen en ik heb seen alles. Ik in de stadion winkel was en mijn telefon heb bel! Surprise groot, Vladimir Romanov sprak "kom in Tynecastle, Nederlandse, ik heb in lucht bulb gebrokken, u van Phillips is, nee?"

[matty_f]

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He looks like the sort of player we've missed, tall, strong and forign. Now he does look very good in the youtube videos.

Just one we side note, can anyone imagen Yogi or Rice trying to learn dutch? They can hardly speak English.

You should teach them.

[NOLA]

Surely he's too tall to be Hibs Class?

[Speedway]

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Looks like the club forgot this in all the excitement!

Has Rod completed another shrewd swoop by taking unsold seats from the old East and using them for the dug outs this season?

[aberhibsfc]

Checked out a few Youtube videos, some showing him rattling in the goals, some just general play. One thing for sure he looked a real powerhouse/dynamo. Looks like he covers some amount of ground and at a fair rate.

[JimBHibees]

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there was a club meeting last night when the pic of the strip came out i happened to text someone at the meeting about the pic and hey presto the club announce it officially

i know how the dutch press got it and its a quite funny.

Edwin went round the club yesterday, ticket office, club shop etc etc and introduced him self to everyone. not one player had ever done that, well not atleast in the last 5 years

What a class thing to do. Well done Edwin.

[CallumLaidlaw]

he looks fast AND strong. If he's still got all that, I have no doubt he'll be a success at us!

[Sandy]

A bit of a physical presence in the midfield and also a goal threat, can only be good for us.

[greenlex]

If Michael Hart signs that will explain the grin on Yogis face when I chinned him about a big midfielder and a right back last week. He gave nothing away. Didn't say anything just grinned.

[Jack]

Ali Baba,15/06/2010 15:28:23 in the Scotsman

Looks like a good solid signing, well done the Hibees.

NAC Breda qualified for the Europa last season but got stuffed by Villarreal at the final qualification stage. Edwin de Graaf scored 4 in that competition, including the consolation away goal at Villarreal.

I read that and thought, that’s familiar ...

This is me Yesterday 02:42 PM

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Looks like a good solid signing, well done the Hibees.

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NAC Breda qualified for the Europa last season but got stuffed by Villarreal at the final qualification stage. Edwin de Graaf scored 4 in that competition, including the consolation away goal at Villarreal.

Who is Ali Baba?

Its not me! Just interested.

[Phil D. Rolls]

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I read that and thought, that’s familiar ...

This is me Yesterday 02:42 PM


Who is Ali Baba?

Its not me! Just interested.

I am Ali Baba.

[Woody1985]

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Looks a good quality player.
Surprised nobody has picked up on the "86 games in 4 years" part, has he had injury problems because if he was captain you would think he'd be an automatic pick which would equate to double that amount of games??

I was going to post this yesterday but I didn't want to as I was biased and we'd been ribbing driver about 100 games in 4 years.

[hibsbollah]

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I was going to post this yesterday but I didn't want to as I was biased and we'd been ribbing driver about 100 games in 4 years.

'Fans Fury as Hibs Sign Sicknote' doesnt have the same enthusiastic tone though

Maybe he was just doing 'unseen work' at the time...

[therealgavmac]

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You should teach them.

[therealgavmac]

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I am Ali Baba.

I'm Ali Baba - and so's me wife!

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[CapitalHibs]

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I was going to post this yesterday but I didn't want to as I was biased and we'd been ribbing driver about 100 games in 4 years.

There was something about De Graaf being signed by Feyenoord and only getting 4 first team games for them.

[Phil D. Rolls]

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There was something about De Graaf being signed by Feyenoord and only getting 4 first team games for them.

He was loaned out to Roosendaal, I take it he had a spell languishing in the reserves at De Kuip first.

[ionahibby]

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Yogi mentioned De Graafs 'leadership qualities' on the official website. I think he'll be given the armband.

Would be surprised if yogi dropped hogg as captain tbh, might be proved wrong though.

[Velma Dinkley]

I found this from Feb 12 2009....

NAC Breda’s right-sided attacking midfielder Edwin de Graaf has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a foot injury.

The 28-year-old played his last game on January 17, 2009, in the 1-1 draw with FC Utrecht, but picked up the injury a couple of days later in training. De Graaf is due for an operation today and is expected to be out for several months.

De Graaf has been affected by injury during the past couple of seasons, he played just 12 times last season due to a succession of injuries and played the same number of times during 2008/2009.

[hibsbollah]

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I found this from Feb 12 2009....

NAC Breda’s right-sided attacking midfielder Edwin de Graaf has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a foot injury.

The 28-year-old played his last game on January 17, 2009, in the 1-1 draw with FC Utrecht, but picked up the injury a couple of days later in training. De Graaf is due for an operation today and is expected to be out for several months.

De Graaf has been affected by injury during the past couple of seasons, he played just 12 times last season due to a succession of injuries and played the same number of times during 2008/2009.

You see? another Chris Killen