The Official Hibernian F.C. Transfer Deadline Day Thread ~ Version 2.0 (In 1, Out 5)

[Pedantic_Hibee]

It's a Friday night, you're half jaked, well fed and you've had a 14 year old albino before 11.00 pm yet you're complaining?

Changed days.

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[Mark79]

Unless Petrie's after the whole cast? It was a very successful film...

Maybe the guy on crutches will be next.

There has been a lot of talk on here tonight about tom hanks right enough. Must be code

[One Day Soon]

Fixed.

http://www.hibs.net/images/hibsnet/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by .Sean. http://www.hibs.net/images/hibsnet/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?p=3346875#post3346875)
'Even the empty hotels don't wan't empty beds'


SHUT UP OR R'ABLIN WILL PUT IT IN YOUR HOLE.
Fixed.


That's gonna be one crowded hole. What happens if those ads go Meerkat or Go Compare successful. I swear I'll do time.

[Speedway]

So with 18 minutes left are we giving up on Taiwo, McCourt, any other?

McCourt was never on in the first place. I don't think we're going to land Del Piero either after all.

[nonshinyfinish]

I think it had he is the 9th summer signing. not too shabby.

Aye, but we need deadline day excitement. What's the point in securing all yer signings ahead of the Jim White tug-a-thon?

[Billy Whizz]

I presume we don't have to sign Taiwo tonight as he's a free agent

[Pedantic_Hibee]

Is anyone here going to own up to tearing one right aff over Natalie today?

Rumours abound that HibbyAndy has emaciated himself today over her.

[Hermit Crab]

But God loves a trier.


Trying to get an Assault and buggery charge :wink:

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

We should never forget our history :greengrin

I believe we've arranged a pre-season game with Aston Villa!

[.Sean.]

Hiy! You're supposed to keep that quiet!

That brothery yours has been showing you my texts eh? That laddies as Humpty as Dumpty.

[stokesmessiah]

Ok i am officially getting worried.

[down-the-slope]

http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120831/stephens-leaves-hibernian_2262950_2906046

Seems Stephens was known as 'Big Denz'. Armed with this new found info, I now feel we've made a catastrophic mistake in letting him go. Unless we sign David Luiz to replace him, of course.

As in Denzil (only fools and Horses) Did you never hear this shouted at matches? I think Stack started it

[Cabbage East]

Baws. Nae mair signings then.

[matty_f]

Ok i am officially getting worried.

I'm still at the unofficial stage.

[nonshinyfinish]

Ok i am officially getting worried.

15 minutes left ya radge.

(Ok, I'm worried too.)

[hibee92]

That brothery yours has been showing you my texts eh? That laddies as Humpty as Dumpty.

actually nut haha! he's away out somewhere. great minds i reckon, no his though.

[Speedy]

That was never happening

He's been loyal for years and knows what it means to be a hibee, it wouldn't do any harm to give Tam a game or two.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

And not a single f*** was given by Jim as the cameras cut back to him there. Hero.

[Hermit Crab]

**** this Im away to bed im on the dayshift.

[bigwheel]

He's been loyal for years and knows what it means to be a hibee, it wouldn't do any harm to give Tam a game or two.

Hahahaha. Brilliant

[Vault Boy]

Is it 2 weeks for free transfers or loans after the window has shut? Paddy said that he may look to sign after the deadline.

[hibee92]

I believe we've arranged a pre-season game with Aston Villa!

We're also close to signing Russell Anderson I believe.

[Speedway]

I'm starting to get worried too, down to just the mini-cheddars now although there is still a full net of Babybell that I could absorb.

[nonshinyfinish]

And not a single f*** was given by Jim as the cameras cut back to him there. Hero.

And at least he gets a shave, unlike certain jakey Celtc managers I could mention.

[Aldo]

**** this Im away to bed im on the dayshift.

I've been up all day after being nites last nite. Burst but just want to know

[One Day Soon]

Is anyone here going to own up to tearing one right aff over Natalie today?

Rumours abound that HibbyAndy has emaciated himself today over her.


I'm hearing he's marooned amid a donut of human glue so deep and wide that there's more of him on the floor than there is attached to his bones. The carpet has more human DNA than his residual body does. Without a decent scuba diving outfit he will drown just trying to get out the bedroom door.

[R'Albin]

Fixed.

I can't guarantee that I won't even if he she does stop talking :agree:

[Speedy]

Is it 2 weeks for free transfers or loans after the window has shut? Paddy said that he may look to sign after the deadline.

I don't think a deadline exists for free agents.

[hibIBZ]

steamin and very worried about the next 3 months. a few injuries and we willcould be struggling, come get another in

[nonshinyfinish]

I'm starting to get worried too, down to just the mini-cheddars now although there is still a full net of Babybell that I could absorb.

Where there's a net bag of Babybells, there's hope.

[NorthNorfolkHFC]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

[Dinkydoo]

steamin and very worried about the next 3 months. a few injuries and we willcould be struggling, come get another in

Wrong!






A few injuries and we're ****ed.

[jonty]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of
His mum has :agree:

[Aldo]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

David Murphy anyone... Had we heard of him. Let's give the lad a chance

[hibee92]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

:panic:

[Speedway]

JC has signed Jesus over at Livi.

[nonshinyfinish]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

Definitely pish likesay.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

I'm hearing he's marooned amid a donut of human glue so deep and wide that there's more of him on the floor than there is attached to his bones. The carpet has more human DNA than his residual body does. Without a decent scuba diving outfit he will drown just trying to get out the bedroom door.

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, we can now cut to HibbyAndy's house live and exclusive.............

http://gifs.gifbin.com/042009/1239788892_jizz-in-my-pants.gif

[Hermit Crab]

BBC 5 Live now reporting 2 players (no names ) have joined Sevco (lifted from sickback)

[R'Albin]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

http://laurenoutloud.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/smh.gif

[hibee92]

His mum has :agree:

Bring her in as a scout if she knew him that early :greengrin

[Aldo]

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, we can now cut to HibbyAndy's house live and exclusive.............



Quality dude

[Aldo]

6 minutes and counting

[nonshinyfinish]

http://laurenoutloud.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/smh.gif

Yes.

[Hiber-nation]

great. a fullback nobody has heard of

Yeah, only the 16 international caps :bye:

[Vault Boy]

I don't think a deadline exists for free agents.

You're right, long night. :dummytit:

That rhymed.

[Jonnyboy]

JC has signed Jesus over at Livi.

Wonder if Yogi wept

[Hibee87]

can't beleive this aint been posted. but.........gary twigg :cb

[jonty]

5 mins to go.
has petrie left the building?

c'mon hibs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SqdWTeXWvOg

[Aldo]

5 mins to go.
has petrie left the building?

c'mon hibs

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SqdWTeXWvOg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqdWTeXWvOg)

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[bigwheel]

Yeah, only the 16 international caps :bye:

True....probably becomes our current most capped player....

[Pedantic_Hibee]

You're right, long night. :dummytit:

That rhymed.

Busta Rhymes.

No it doesn't.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

**** this Im away to bed im on the dayshift.

See you on Sunday HC, Strongbow-tastic!

[One Day Soon]

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, we can now cut to HibbyAndy's house live and exclusive.............

http://gifs.gifbin.com/042009/1239788892_jizz-in-my-pants.gif


Yes, but that was back at 5pm. Now he's just one gigantically swollen helmet and a right hand the size of an elephant's ear.

We'll need a canoe to get him safely out of there. And our mate 'Just Juan' will be way out of his league.

[fatbloke]

We're also close to signing Russell Anderson I believe.

:eek::shocked:

[sambajustice]

Thought we had til midnight??

[down-the-slope]

Yesssssssss :greengrin

[.Sean.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-LbvFckptY

[Hibee87]

Hibs hav'nt put up the 'and that concludes our business' not the website, this is proof there is more :)

[R'Albin]

Somehow Ian Dowie is capable of merging 4 football clichés into one sentence.

[stokesmessiah]

Yesssssssss :greengrin

???

[Aldo]

Yesssssssss :greengrin

Is that a yes till midnight or has someone been announced??

[fatbloke]

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They like me must be totally underwhelmed.

[Chuck Rhoades]

:D

[Dinkydoo]

Yesssssssss :greengrin

**** you.

[jonty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbqQOf41Qc&feature=player_detailpage

Somewhere.

[Hibee87]

Slam!!

[One Day Soon]

Is that a yes till midnight or has someone been announced??

Or has he just successfully polished his frog to the latest hotel advert?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Bang! Its shut!

[SouthMoroccoStu]

Do we not have until midnight in Scotland for the transfer window

[Mark79]

What a load of tom kite that was. 4 defenders leave and 1 defender joins? No midfield or striking additions.Bit strange.

Im off to bash the bishop

[Hibbyradge]

Brilliant, I've sat here manfully for 14 hours and all we've got to show for it is a 14 year old albino. Up yours, Petrie :fenlon

It's a Friday night, you're half jaked, well fed and you've had a 14 year old albino before 11.00 pm yet you're complaining?

Changed days.

[I'm_cabbaged]

What a load of tom kite that was. 4 defenders leave and 1 defender joins? No midfield or striking additions.Bit strange.

Im off to bash the bishop

Well, that was a bit of an anti climax.

[GordonHFC]

Fenlon tells everyone that we are still a bit short in numbers, and in particular we needmidfielders/ wingers so what does he do, gets rid of 5 and brings in 1 defender for the shortest period it is possible to do.

PH spent more on his TDD munchies etc than Hibs did in the transfer market. Take it we will still be bringing in free's that no one else wants now. we do not have the numbers to make the top 6.

[bingo70]

Good to see the club doing there bit to attract the fans back.

Probably worth noting taiwo is a free agent so can still sign but even still, to be dragging our heels this later after everything that happened last season is a disgrace and imo shows no lessons have been learned.

I've generally stuck up for the board but enough is enough, I really hope there's someone out there with a long term vision and ambition for the club. The current lot have done great in building the infrastructure and laying the foundations but they clearly have no idea how to build on that and the current tactic of spending less and less every year is only going to take us one way.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

While I'm glad to see the back of O'Hanlon and Stephens, it does leave us wafer thin as a squad.

If now is not the time for our youngsters to shine then it never will be, stand up and be counted laddies, now's the time - carpe diem

P.S the cynical side of me says that Pat Fenlon has made it a bit easier for the usual AGM outcome...

[Saorsa]

http://alexhughescartoons.co.uk/comics/2002-11-08-Damp-Squib.jpg

[AlbertK86]

While I'm glad to see the back of O'Hanlon and Stephens, it does leave us wafer thin as a squad.

If now is not the time for our youngsters to shine then it never will be, stand up and be counted laddies, now's the time - carpe diem

P.S the cynical side of me says that Pat Fenlon has made it a bit easier for the usual AGM outcome...

Our best defensive prospects foster and smith are out on loan now

If a defender gets injured today ... We'll be fine as the ever dependable Kujabi is our only defensive cover !!!!!!!

[Saorsa]

Good to see the club doing there bit to attract the fans back.

Probably worth noting taiwo is a free agent so can still sign but even still, to be dragging our heels this later after everything that happened last season is a disgrace and imo shows no lessons have been learned.

I've generally stuck up for the board but enough is enough, I really hope there's someone out there with a long term vision and ambition for the club. The current lot have done great in building the infrastructure and laying the foundations but they clearly have no idea how to build on that and the current tactic of spending less and less every year is only going to take us one way.and the season before :bitchy:

Once again the 'ambition' of those running this club has shown nae bounds :rolleyes: a whole one loan signing for 6 months, wow, just wow. And once again a transfer windae shuts with us having a squad that is short of any quality in reserve.

[Golden Bear]

While I'm glad to see the back of O'Hanlon and Stephens, it does leave us wafer thin as a squad.

If now is not the time for our youngsters to shine then it never will be, stand up and be counted laddies, now's the time - carpe diem

P.S the cynical side of me says that Pat Fenlon has made it a bit easier for the usual AGM outcome...

An understatement to say the least and PF will be aware of this.

Hopefully he has the answers or we're even more goosed than I already thought we were.

[Aldo]

Sorry but 1 loan signing, 6 months at that, is not good enough IMHO.

I do realise that the building process takes a while and let's be honest, getting rid of the dross, Stephens and O Hanlon is excellent news.

I really do hope that PF has some frees lined up cos if not, and when we get a few suspensions we may struggle.

We should now be planning for the Jan window with for me the priority being signing up Leigh Griffiths on a permanent basis.

If it wasn't for the banter last nite, which can I say was excellent, Fridays transfer deadline day was a massive let down.

Mon Nutsy give us something to cheer about

[bingo70]

and the season before :bitchy:

Once again the 'ambition' of those running this club shown nae bounds :rolleyes: a whole one loan signing for 6 months, wow, just wow. And once again a transfer windae shuts with us having a squad that is short of any quality in reserve.

With the exception of Mcpake i've yet to be convinced about having any quality in the first team never mind in reserve!

There's a few that look promising or may have potential but we're a million miles away from being a good team.......and a reserve left back on loan for 6 months ain't going to change that.

[bingo70]

Sorry but 1 loan signing, 6 months at that, is not good enough IMHO.

I do realise that the building process takes a while and let's be honest, getting rid of the dross, Stephens and O Hanlon is excellent news.

I really do hope that PF has some frees lined up cos if not, and when we get a few suspensions we may struggle.

We should now be planning for the Jan window with for me the priority being signing up Leigh Griffiths on a permanent basis.

If it wasn't for the banter last nite, which can I say was excellent, Fridays transfer deadline day was a massive let down.

Mon Nutsy give us something to cheer about

The majority of free transfers available will have been free transfers all summer so we shouldn't be waiting until September to get them on board

[gbur123ukgb]

Our best defensive prospects foster and smith are out on loan now

If a defender gets injured today ... We'll be fine as the ever dependable Kujabi is our only defensive cover !!!!!!!
It is ok guys this is the summer of change promissed by the chancellor Petrie mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pish comes to mind telling us all to buy season tickets and money would be given to manager mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pish.
Happy with guys who have come in no creativety and also a bit worrying Fenlon saying we need to set up a scouting network a club like hibs should be checking every corner of the globe to find the right players also Falkirk manage to find good young goalscorers often enough.
The question i ask is where are the goals coming from yes spoony doing well the now that wont last forever Claros always plays ball square doyle no going to score more than 7 goals this season i am worried we dont create anything
The time has come for hibs fans to unite and make our voice heard Petrie and cronies out i have had enough broken promises from Petrie.
Your work is done rod now your taxi is at front door gtf

[scoopyboy]

There simply has to be more coming in, we won't get through to January with what weve got.

As much as they were poor surely we wouldn't have got rid of O'Hanlon and Stephens if nobody else was coming in.

A bit of me thinks (or hopes) that we will announce a signing after Parkhead.

There was more than McGivern at EM last night.

[Steve20]

We still need at least 2 or 3 players. Ideally we would bring in a couple more in the next couple of weeks.

I have my doubts, though.

[Brightside]

We still need at least 2 or 3 players. Ideally we would bring in a couple more in the next couple of weeks.

I have my doubts, though.

2 more coming.:wink:

[Dalkeith]

With the exception of Mcpake i've yet to be convinced about having any quality in the first team never mind in reserve!

There's a few that look promising or may have potential but we're a million miles away from being a good team.......and a reserve left back on loan for 6 months ain't going to change that.


Although the quality of some players has increased since last year it looks like by January we will be firefighting again, very light up front and at the back we are 1 injury away from being in serious trouble.

[Golden Bear]

There simply has to be more coming in, we won't get through to January with what weve got.

As much as they were poor surely we wouldn't have got rid of O'Hanlon and Stephens if nobody else was coming in.

A bit of me thinks (or hopes) that we will announce a signing after Parkhead.

There was more than McGivern at EM last night.

:hmmm:

Here is an extract from the Beeb Report on Templeton's transfer to Rangers

The clubs are unclear about whether the deal has gone through because of computer failure at the Scottish Football League.

Only in Scotland!!

[Saorsa]

We still need at least 2 or 3 players. Ideally we would bring in a couple more in the next couple of weeks.

I have my doubts, though.If they're free how about right now rather than a couple of weeks.

[bingo70]

It is ok guys this is the summer of change promissed by the chancellor Petrie mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pish comes to mind telling us all to buy season tickets and money would be given to manager mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pish.
Happy with guys who have come in no creativety and also a bit worrying Fenlon saying we need to set up a scouting network a club like hibs should be checking every corner of the globe to find the right players also Falkirk manage to find good young goalscorers often enough.
The question i ask is where are the goals coming from yes spoony doing well the now that wont last forever Claros always plays ball square doyle no going to score more than 7 goals this season i am worried we dont create anything
The time has come for hibs fans to unite and make our voice heard Petrie and cronies out i have had enough broken promises from Petrie.
Your work is done rod now your taxi is at front door gtf

I don't disagree about the need for change but 'Petrie and his cronies' going isn't enough, it's not just like appointing a manager, we need someone to come forward and want to invest that would replace the current lot.

[Aldo]

The majority of free transfers available will have been free transfers all summer so we shouldn't be waiting until September to get them on board

Totally agree mate. I have been a strong supporter of RP and the board for a long time but sorry this stinks of penny pinching.

I really do hope I am wrong but I cannot see anything happening anytime soon. I also hope I am made to eat my own words!!

[Golden Bear]

I don't disagree about the need for change but 'Petrie and his cronies' going isn't enough, it's not just like appointing a manager, we need someone to come forward and want to invest that would replace the current lot.

:agree:

The crux of the matter whether we like it or not.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Our best defensive prospects foster and smith are out on loan now

If a defender gets injured today ... We'll be fine as the ever dependable Kujabi is our only defensive cover !!!!!!!

No he's not

[Aldo]

No he's not

Agreed. Stevenson can play LB, spoony at RB, Maybury can play RB Clancy at CH, Hanlon can play LB and the new lad can play at CH and LB

Plenty of cover at the mo.

[ScottB]

I don't disagree about the need for change but 'Petrie and his cronies' going isn't enough, it's not just like appointing a manager, we need someone to come forward and want to invest that would replace the current lot.

But it's not an investment, for what you're after you need someone happy to come in and just pour their money down the pan, never seeing it again...

There's no return in Scottish football, that's why most recent club owners have been either rich fans, con men or bampots.

[jdships]

The majority of free transfers available will have been free transfers all summer so we shouldn't be waiting until September to get them on board

Interesting that OUR free transfers , handed out, have been on the LAST DAY :greengrin:wink:

[ScottB]

A disappointing deadline day, but I don't blame Pat. I'm sure he had a list of targets that the Board have then missed out on.

Certainly I'm sure his sole aim yesterday wasn't to sign one left back on loan!

[Saorsa]

A disappointing deadline day, but I don't blame Pat. I'm sure he had a list of targets that the Board have then missed out on.

Certainly I'm sure his sole aim yesterday wasn't to sign one left back on loan!I'd put my shirt on that. Summer of change! Well one thing certainly hasnae changed and as long as these people are here it never will.

[FitbaFolkKen]

Interesting that OUR free transfers , handed out, have been on the LAST DAY :greengrin:wink:

i was going to comment on that, however he does say majority :wink: I do think some clubs will hold out until the last minute to see if a club will take players off their hands without then having to agree a severance package, at least I assume this is why we release players right before the windows shut.

Hopefully our targets are available!

[Gala Foxes]

Delighted that Stephens and O'Hanlon are off - both were poor, more often than not, when in the first team. Stephens doesnt appear to have developed in any way since he arrived 2 years ago. Still can't believe we signed him and let Ewan Moyes go

[Leithenhibby]

I'm hopeful that we can still bring in one or two over the next few days.

Remembering that we have already got - Ryan McGivern, Tim Clancy, James McPake, Paul Cairney, Ben Williams, Leigh Griffiths, Gary Deegan, Alan Maybury and Shefki Kuqi..............

It's not all bad and we have shed some "deadwood" :greengrin

All in all, I'm happier than I was this time last year....

[Kaiser1962]

I don't disagree about the need for change but 'Petrie and his cronies' going isn't enough, it's not just like appointing a manager, we need someone to come forward and want to invest that would replace the current lot.


No.


We WANT someone to come forward and give us many millions of pounds that they are never going to see again. Anybody looking to "invest" (and expect any sort of return) are not going to be coming anywhere near scottish football.

[bingo70]

But it's not an investment, for what you're after you need someone happy to come in and just pour their money down the pan, never seeing it again...

There's no return in Scottish football, that's why most recent club owners have been either rich fans, con men or bampots.


Thats not what i want at all, i think it's what some people want but that's not realistic.

What i want is someone with a longer term plan. Imo after last season the priority shouldn't be clearing the debt, right now it should be focusing on improving the team so we can put bums on seats and when we're in a better position on the park, then get back to addressing the debt.

I also think the club is being run like an amateur set up just now with a bunch of volunteers, there's been too many cut backs and there's not enough fresh ideas or innovitave (sp?) thinking to attract fans back. For one we should have had a sales team, or at least person on calling Season ticket holders that didn't renew, the shop shouldn't be only be open for about 20 minutes a day, it should be easier to buy tickets and the club should be investing in proper scouting network. I also believe there has been cut backs in the youth set up, which i find astounding considering the return we've had on some of our young players that have come through the ranks.

I think the current boards only strategy is to put a blackmailing statement on the website from time to time and to continue cutting costs but where does that end? at some point there has to be a decision to start investing more again to address the slide and that point should have come after the cup final. Right now they're just closing their eyes, crossing there fingers, relying on blind loyalty and hoping for the best and that's not good enough.

[joe breezy]

If I'd won the euromillions when it was 148 million I was going to do it

48 million to Hibs was what I was thinking...I wasnt bothered about owning the club - just winning something and getting a run in Europe

[AlbertK86]

A disappointing deadline day, but I don't blame Pat. I'm sure he had a list of targets that the Board have then missed out on.

Certainly I'm sure his sole aim yesterday wasn't to sign one left back on loan!

100% correct

But let's hope as Scoopyboy says there were more than McGivern at EM last night

I do worry that he wanted players who we either couldn't or wouldn't pay up for or they want zip to do with a team that are not the attraction they once were

The reason we are no longer an attractive proposition is plain and simple .... The board and their failure to get any stability instilled at what was until recently one of Scotland's biggest and attractive clubs

Over to you Mr F and Mr P

[stokesmessiah]

I have always defended the tache and our board because i always thought that they deserved the opportunity to get things right. However, unless we have a bare minimum of 2/3 free agents we are announcing today then i will be disgusted with them. In all honesty even that is going to leave things tight for us, i just dont understand why we take a young player in on loan and let booth go out. Yes it going to be good for him to get game time but leave Maybury in the LB slot and put booth on for the last 20 minutes of games when we are winning and get his confidence back up or even stick him out on the left and let Cairney play through the middle.

We are a couple of injuries away from being in serious trouble and whats even more worrying is we dont have the means to drop someone due to bad form.

[DC_Hibs]

Agreed. Stevenson can play LB, spoony at RB, Maybury can play RB Clancy at CH, Hanlon can play LB and the new lad can play at CH and LB

Plenty of cover at the mo.

Spot on, was amazed some were worried about a lack of defensive cover!! We just got two huddies off the wage bill and signed a 16 times capped player with plenty championship games under his belt who can play in two positions.

Now you just need to stop the panic of those who think the end of the windae is the be all and end all. If as suggsted Taiwo is coming, he can sign today so no rush to conclude yesterday before the deadline. It would have been good to have new boys registered by 5pm for Parkhead but now we have missed that we have 2 weeks to get them in before the next game. I'm pretty confident that Fenlon will address the lack of creativitiy in the midfield by adding a winger in addition to Taiwo. That would be decent backing from the board - once again - in this window and its again up to our manager to make the most of that.

Keep the faith man and put the pampers away.

[JustSimplyHibs]

Agreed. Stevenson can play LB, spoony at RB, Maybury can play RB Clancy at CH, Hanlon can play LB and the new lad can play at CH and LB

Plenty of cover at the mo.

Saving on a couple of grands worth of wages as well, hopefully the savings will be put towards a decent wide man or midfielder in Jan.

The two youngsters will get first team experience at East Fife which is good for their development and hopefully benefit Hibs over the next couple of seasons.

Personally happy with the transfer widows from Hibs this summer, getting rid of the dross - about 14 players, some with very high salaries, players which could have been filled by youth. The signing of 8 or 9 players which we can see have improved the first team.

A couple of decent signings during Jan in the midfield/wide areas that will replace the likes of Sproule and Injury prone Danny will do me.

[DC_Hibs]

[QUOTE=stokesmessiah;3347124] However, unless we have a bare minimum of 2/3 free agents we are announcing today then i will be disgusted with them. /QUOTE]

Why today?

[joe breezy]

I was working on a charity project yesterday and it got me thinking of how Farmer sees Hibs.

We are simply another charity to give money to.

When he gives money to kids charities he could be saving lives.

When he gives money to Hibs everyone moans it's not enough.

I'm not justifying his position, just trying to imagine how he thinks.

I wish we had someone at the top with cash who cared about football but we don't.

We'll always come down the pecking order of charities he can donate to.

[greenlex]

Trying to look for positives here.
I suppose we haven't just signed any old Pish for the sake of as in years gone past.

[Saorsa]

Trying to look for positives here.
I suppose we haven't just signed any old Pish for the sake of as in years gone past.That's a target that can still be achieved though :wink:

[Sprouleflyer]

Thats not what i want at all, i think it's what some people want but that's not realistic.

What i want is someone with a longer term plan. Imo after last season the priority shouldn't be clearing the debt, right now it should be focusing on improving the team so we can put bums on seats and when we're in a better position on the park, then get back to addressing the debt.

I also think the club is being run like an amateur set up just now with a bunch of volunteers, there's been too many cut backs and there's not enough fresh ideas or innovitave (sp?) thinking to attract fans back. For one we should have had a sales team, or at least person on calling Season ticket holders that didn't renew, the shop shouldn't be only be open for about 20 minutes a day, it should be easier to buy tickets and the club should be investing in proper scouting network. I also believe there has been cut backs in the youth set up, which i find astounding considering the return we've had on some of our young players that have come through the ranks.

I think the current boards only strategy is to put a blackmailing statement on the website from time to time and to continue cutting costs but where does that end? at some point there has to be a decision to start investing more again to address the slide and that point should have come after the cup final. Right now they're just closing their eyes, crossing there fingers, relying on blind loyalty and hoping for the best and that's not good enough.

Exactly, get a team on the park that excites the fans and the stadium will fill up, more fans more income! Is that really rocket science?

[stokesmessiah]

[QUOTE=stokesmessiah;3347124] However, unless we have a bare minimum of 2/3 free agents we are announcing today then i will be disgusted with them. /QUOTE]

Why today?

There was a lot of talk about 2/3 players being at EM last night. If they are not announced then we can presume (if they were there) that we have missed out on them and we are now going to be looking for free agents outwith the window. Whilst i read your previous comment about people needing to put their pampers away because we can sign players outwith the window, i found it very childish. After that cup final and the absolute garbage we have watched over the last couple of years the only statement that should of been on our website yesterday was a pic of the tach and PF with 11 new signings. They should of been talking about how glad they are to have concluded our business two weeks ago and we can now focus on the season ahead without deadline day distraction.

The fact that we are hopeful some free agents are going to be signed at some point in the future and you think that is perfectly reasonable is more worrying to me than people being outraged at the business we have or have not concluded.

[Spike Mandela]

:faf::faf::faf: Despite the enormous fun of it for some, Hibs deadline day transfer dealings aren't really worthy of a 50 page mega thread, a welcome addition but I mean a 4 month loan deal, come on, is it really deserving of an all day media watch.:faf::faf::faf:

[nonshinyfinish]

:faf::faf::faf: Despite the enormous fun of it for some, Hibs deadline day transfer dealings aren't really worthy of a 50 page mega thread, a welcome addition but I mean a 4 month loan deal, come on, is it really deserving of an all day media watch.:faf::faf::faf:

I regret nothing.

[Kaiser1962]

Exactly, get a team on the park that excites the fans and the stadium will fill up, more fans more income! Is that really rocket science?

So whats went wrong at Rangers then because, big tax case aside, they were still a busted flush?

Full stadiums, successful team..................bust.

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Can't believe I'm wishing we had a Filipe Morais in the team...

[DC_Hibs]

There was a lot of talk about 2/3 players being at EM last night. If they are not announced then we can presume (if they were there) that we have missed out on them and we are now going to be looking for free agents outwith the window.

Free agents - like Taiwo for example - may have there last night and can be signed whenever and I fully expect another couple to arrive in the next week or so which is in time for our next game.

The majority of clubs do business up until the end of the window and beyond as some players become available who were not previously and players also reconsider previous offers they didnt take up. Its perfectly reasonable to have no concerns as the quality is still available and its not an ideal world where all players are in prior to the first league game. It doesnt happen at most clubs either. We have signed a lot of players already which is good and also got rid of most of the imposters from last season which is doubly good. Our league start suggests we are moving in the right direction altho Tuesday was a major set back.

I'm confident we will be top six if we get a couple of midfielders in, creativity and width is still imperative. After the least two seasons that is a decent improvement.

[bigwheel]

Can't believe I'm wishing we had a Filipe Morais in the team...

You are taking that too far! :-)

[hibsbollah]

:faf::faf::faf: Despite the enormous fun of it for some, Hibs deadline day transfer dealings aren't really worthy of a 50 page mega thread, a welcome addition but I mean a 4 month loan deal, come on, is it really deserving of an all day media watch.:faf::faf::faf:

Its the cleaners who have to mop up the mess in the morning i feel sorry for.

[bingo70]

So whats went wrong at Rangers then because, big tax case aside, they were still a busted flush?

Full stadiums, successful team..................bust.

They didn't pay taxes and overspent on a ridiculous scale.

What we're (or i'm) suggesting is holding off on this crusade to be debt free and addressing the debt in a few more years when we're performing better on the park.

I think there's comparisons that could be had with Dundee Utd, they were consistantly bottom six and a poor side, Eddie Thompson took over and realised investment was needed on the playing side and now although their hand has been forced by him sadly passing away they are paying off there debt when they are in a better position to do so on the park.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

:faf::faf::faf: Despite the enormous fun of it for some, Hibs deadline day transfer dealings aren't really worthy of a 50 page mega thread, a welcome addition but I mean a 4 month loan deal, come on, is it really deserving of an all day media watch.:faf::faf::faf:

Aye and all the baloney on this thread for yet another Irish player :rolleyes:

What a complete and utter waste of time this has been, once again the board has shown no vision or backing, WTF goes on behind closed doors at ER?

Hopeless...

[Kaiser1962]

They didn't pay taxes and overspent on a ridiculous scale.

What we're (or i'm) suggesting is holding off on this crusade to be debt free and addressing the debt in a few more years when we're performing better on the park.

I think there's comparisons that could be had with Dundee Utd, they were consistantly bottom six and a poor side, Eddie Thompson took over and realised investment was needed on the playing side and now although their hand has been forced by him sadly passing away they are paying off there debt when they are in a better position to do so on the park.


They were constantly bottom six when Eddie (who i greatly admired) was in charge. The Goodwillie transfer last August was taken, to all intents and purposes, by the bank.

In Leveins two complete seasons in charge the finished 9th both times, indeed he never finished higher than 9th whilst in charge there yet, arguably, he laid the foundations over his three years there for the upturn in their fortunes since he left. Would we have allowed the manager to remain in situ after three 9th place finishes in a row?

[bingo70]

They were constantly bottom six when Eddie (who i greatly admired) was in charge. The Goodwillie transfer last August was taken, to all intents and purposes, by the bank.

In Leveins two complete seasons in charge the finished 9th both times, indeed he never finished higher than 9th whilst in charge there yet, arguably, he laid the foundations over his three years there for the upturn in their fortunes since he left. Would we have allowed the manager to remain in situ after three 9th place finishes in a row?

If there was signs of progress on the park then yes i think we would, all the managers that have left have done so when we've been heading down the league.

I may be off with my comparisons with Dundee Utd then, but i think my point is still valid, now isn't the time to be making more and more cutbacks, the support can't take too many more kick in the baws and we need a boost badly, if we don't then there's a lot more people will be lost to the club IMO

[BEEJ]

Trying to look for positives here.
I suppose we haven't just signed any old Pish for the sake of as in years gone past.
Does anyone seriously believe that any of our previous Managers signed players simply to up the bodycount in the Easter Road dressing room? :greengrin

Hindsight tells us that many of these signings (and therefore the Managers) turned out to be less than successful at ER - with the result that they are no longer here.

But at the time, each Manager will have believed (wrongly as it turns out) that the players they were bringing in had been identified as filling particular functions in the Hibs team.

I just don't buy this argument that the longer we leave our transfer dealings translates somehow into the new arrivals always being better players. :cb

[Phil D. Rolls]

If I'd won the euromillions when it was 148 million I was going to do it

48 million to Hibs was what I was thinking...I wasnt bothered about owning the club - just winning something and getting a run in Europe

Guarantee that, within two years, someone will have: tanned the windows in your house; bad mouthed you in the street; been interviewed by the EEN saying you aren't a real fan; your plans and vision will be questioned; you will have millions of new "mates".

That's football.

[Kaiser1962]

If there was signs of progress on the park then yes i think we would, all the managers that have left have done so when we've been heading down the league.

I may be off with my comparisons with Dundee Utd then, but i think my point is still valid, now isn't the time to be making more and more cutbacks, the support can't take too many more kick in the baws and we need a boost badly, if we don't then there's a lot more people will be lost to the club IMO


And that is the bit that is subjective :greengrin

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Ricardo Gardner.

[BoltonHibee]

Ricardo Gardner.

What about him?

[Cocaine&Caviar]

"@GarryOConnor_: I can confirm that Celtic failed to get me out on-loan last night. They made 2 attempts 2 sign me a few hours after signing Miku from Getafe"

[Cocaine&Caviar]

What about him?

Sign Him Up

[bingo70]

Does anyone seriously believe that any of our previous Managers signed players simply to up the bodycount in the Easter Road dressing room? :greengrin

Hindsight tells us that many of these signings (and therefore the Managers) turned out to be less than successful at ER - with the result that they are no longer here.

But at the time, each Manager will have believed (wrongly as it turns out) that the players they were bringing in had been identified as filling particular functions in the Hibs team.

I just don't buy this argument that the longer we leave our transfer dealings translates somehow into the new arrivals always being better players. :cb

Yet a lot of these managers have proven elsewhere they can spot a player.

I think a manager alluded to it, not sure if it was JC, Mixu or Yogi but IMO it's looking more and more likely the manager identifies players he wants, the board drag there heels for what ever reason (i'm not sure i can buy into the theory it saves a few weeks wages), lose out on players so the manager gambles on players he's not sure of as he knows the position needs filled and they end up being pish. An example of this could have been Deegan, Fenlon has stated him he'd wanted him since day one at the club and he was well out the picture at Coventry so there's no reason for it to take so long to get him on board, obviously we did but how may other instances out there are there where we didn't get him and someone else nipped in first?

If Fenlon has managed to stand his nerve and not gamble on pish he's not sure of then credit to him but it doesn't get me thinking any better of the club this morning and i still think the club will struggle this season now.

[NAE NOOKIE]

If there are free agents out there that Hibs are looking at, why wait until after the window shuts to sign them? Not sure what benefit there is to waiting .. unless it was to make sure we had guys off the wage bill first.

If PF's statements on the official site are correct then he has pretty well failed to achieve most of what he wanted. I.E. a wide player and another midfielder. Lets hope theres still business to be done.

At the moment ............ Underwhelmed !!!

[BEEJ]

A couple of decent signings during Jan in the midfield/wide areas that will replace the likes of Sproule and Injury prone Danny will do me.
If only the January window was so quiet. :wink:

Claros, Griffiths and now McGivern all scheduled to end their loans in January.

[Frazerbob]

Ricardo Gardner.

On Soccer AM just now.

[BEEJ]

Yet a lot of these managers have proven elsewhere they can spot a player.

I think a manager alluded to it, not sure if it was JC, Mixu or Yogi but IMO it's looking more and more likely the manager identifies players he wants, the board drag there heels for what ever reason (i'm not sure i can buy into the theory it saves a few weeks wages), lose out on players so the manager gambles on players he's not sure of as he knows the position needs filled and they end up being pish. An example of this could have been Deegan, Fenlon has stated him he'd wanted him since day one at the club and he was well out the picture at Coventry so there's no reason for it to take so long to get him on board, obviously we did but how may other instances out there are there where we didn't get him and someone else nipped in first?

If Fenlon has managed to stand his nerve and not gamble on pish he's not sure of then credit to him but it doesn't get me thinking any better of the club this morning and i still think the club will struggle this season now.
:agree: I certainly don't disagree with the view that the club is appalllingly slow at securing new transfers. And the frustration that has been evident on this subject from each one of our recent Managers would suggest that it is the process above them (i.e. at Board level) that slows everything down.

However, the post I was responding to was hinting at this recurring argument on here that the longer we take to secure new players then the better they will inevitably be in the final analysis "because the club has taken it's time to make the right choices".

I don't buy that argument for a minute. Indeed there are recent examples which would undermine it and suggest that later arrivals are just as likely to be the Manager's 5th or 6th choices for their particular position.

[bingo70]

:agree: I certainly don't disagree with the view that the club is appalllingly slow at securing new transfers. And the frustration that has been evident on this subject from each one of our recent Managers would suggest that it is the process above them (i.e. at Board level) that slows everything down.

However, the post I was responding to was hinting at this recurring argument on here that the longer we take to secure new players then the better they will inevitably be in the final analysis "because the club has taken it's time to make the right choices".

I don't buy that argument for a minute. Indeed there are recent examples which would undermine it and suggest that later arrivals are just as likely to be the Manager's 5th or 6th choices for their particular position.

Sorry, to be honest i didn't really understand your last sentance, probably me being daft though.

I totally agree with you, i don't think it's any coincidence we've been doing a lot of business at the end of the window and someone mentioned Dundee Utd are the opposite, boring on transfer window deadline day because they'd signed their targets earlier in the window.

Any player thats available now i think there's a fair chance is only available now because no-one else wanted them.

[edwards]

On Soccer AM just now.

So have we been mentioned with an interest in him.

[stokesmessiah]

So have we been mentioned with an interest in him.

No not in the slightest.

Someone seen him on Soccer AM and thought "oh we should sign him as he is a free agent"

[Cocaine&Caviar]

No not in the slightest.

Someone seen him on Soccer AM and thought "oh we should sign him as he is a free agent"

An example of the quality available.

[offshorehibby]

If there are free agents out there that Hibs are looking at, why wait until after the window shuts to sign them? Not sure what benefit there is to waiting .. unless it was to make sure we had guys off the wage bill first.

If PF's statements on the official site are correct then he has pretty well failed to achieve most of what he wanted. I.E. a wide player and another midfielder. Lets hope theres still business to be done.

At the moment ............ Underwhelmed !!!

Probably because come the 1st of September other players who were no previously available have been released by their clubs giving us a better/bigger choice.

We might have signed 2 free agents yesterday only to find 2/3 better players have suddenly become available. Fingers crossed this is the case.

[Speedway]

Probably because come the 1st of September other players who were no previously available have been released by their clubs giving us a better/bigger choice.

We might have signed 2 free agents yesterday only to find 2/3 better players have suddenly become available. Fingers crossed this is the case.

Is our squad any smaller than Lexo's '91 cup winning squad?

[edwards]

An example of the quality available.

His best years as a left sided midfield player will have past him by, a tad old for that position now and will probably move to left back.

[PatHead]

There are a lot of good players who are still free agents out there. They may be holding out for a better deal. Michael Owen, Craig Gordon and James McFadden immediately spring to mind as the top quality players who are currently unemployed. Just because they don't have a club doesn't mean they are rubbish.

[blackpoolhibs]

Probably because come the 1st of September other players who were no previously available have been released by their clubs giving us a better/bigger choice.

We might have signed 2 free agents yesterday only to find 2/3 better players have suddenly become available. Fingers crossed this is the case.

Yes we could, but we hardly have a great record of doing that.

I'm not confident at all we will get the right quality we clearly need now, and as we all know as we have been told many times, any real quality does not become available in January.

So it looks to me we are very weak in numbers and quality probably for this whole season to come?

[Captain Trips]

Yes we could, but we hardly have a great record of doing that.

I'm not confident at all we will get the right quality we clearly need now, and as we all know as we have been told many times, any real quality does not become available in January.

So it looks to me we are very weak in numbers and quality probably for this whole season to come?

Would you say BH we should be further on than we are after 9 months? Are these just not the issues we have been having for years.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Yes we could, but we hardly have a great record of doing that.

I'm not confident at all we will get the right quality we clearly need now, and as we all know as we have been told many times, any real quality does not become available in January.

So it looks to me we are very weak in numbers and quality probably for this whole season to come?

Take That CD for the drive up to Glasgow Gary?

[bingo70]

Yes we could, but we hardly have a great record of doing that.

I'm not confident at all we will get the right quality we clearly need now, and as we all know as we have been told many times, any real quality does not become available in January.

So it looks to me we are very weak in numbers and quality probably for this whole season to come?


Three loan players with loans due to expire in January out of a squad of 18 outfield players, (15 senior players) is hugely concerning.

You would assume Griffiths loan could be extended but they sold a few players this summer, i'm not sure who they signed to replace them with but if Griffiths keeps playing well up here and Wolves new signings don't work out there's a good chance he'll be recalled.

I'm extremely concerned about this season, player for player in terms of squad we've got to be candidates for relegation and i'm not normally a bed wetter.

[Captain Trips]

Three loan players with loans due to expire in January out of a squad of 18 outfield players, (15 senior players) is hugely concerning.

You would assume Griffiths loan could be extended but they sold a few players this summer, i'm not sure who they signed to replace them with but if Griffiths keeps playing well up here and Wolves new signings don't work out there's a good chance he'll be recalled.

I'm extremely concerned about this season, player for player in terms of squad we've got to be candidates for relegation and i'm not normally a bed wetter.

We havent made enough progress, time for change from top. I feel we are wasting time now and like CC this will all end in tears.

[blackpoolhibs]

Would you say BH we should be further on than we are after 9 months? Are these just ot the issues we have been having for years.

I cant tell league wise yet, after all we are 2nd in the league? Tuesdays result was a ****in joke, you can blame the players or the manager, but between them those characters :rolleyes: with the right attitude because thats why we waited so long to sign them, let us down.

If we finish top 6 then yes progress will have been made, will that happen, who knows?

I looked at this team against St Johnstone and thought we had something, we had a bit of steel and that was shown against the yams and St Mirren, i liked what i saw.

Yet on Tuesday we went right back to the old days, and since then we have released 2 players sent 3 others out on loan and brought 1 player in.

At this moment in time, especially after Tuesdays result i still have my reservations and have my doubts we have enough players of a sufficient quality to make a top 6 finish.

Failure to reach even the top 6 for me is a complete failure, we have failed in the league cup so only have the Scottish cup left for any real glory, and we all know our record in that bloody thing.

So to answer your question, last season i did not see a lot of progress if any, but i'm sitting on the fence at the moment, i need to see more before making up my mind on that?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I'm sure Rod has decided Dundee will be a buffer for the rest of the teams, so, he is keeping his powder dry until next pre-season!

[AlbertK86]

Three loan players with loans due to expire in January out of a squad of 18 outfield players, (15 senior players) is hugely concerning.

You would assume Griffiths loan could be extended but they sold a few players this summer, i'm not sure who they signed to replace them with but if Griffiths keeps playing well up here and Wolves new signings don't work out there's a good chance he'll be recalled.

I'm extremely concerned about this season, player for player in terms of squad we've got to be candidates for relegation and i'm not normally a bed wetter.

And of the fifteen senior players we have the likes of Sproule kujabi and Galbraith still hanging about

[blackpoolhibs]

Take That CD for the drive up to Glasgow Gary?

No pal, its a 'beautiful day' here in sunny pool, and to be honest ' i can make it' but cant be bothered.

'The circus' called Hibs used to be 'all that matters to me' but i'm struggling to 'hold on' and i 'hate it'.

I will be back, 'back for good' but just now 'i'm holding back the tears' and i ask myself 'how did it come to this'?

[ScottB]

Yet despite all this we've had what can, at the worst, be described as a solid start to the season in the league. Hopefully we'll add a couple frees, and give the likes of Stanton a chance.

Yes, we are looking threadbare, but so are most other sides. Not ready to hang myself yet!


As for Griffiths, Wolves knew they'd be losing players and still didn't want him, they've now got £25million in their back pocket, if they need more strikers I really suspect they won't be turning to him regardless of how he does up here. Our focus is now getting him on a pre contract then trying to either extend his loan or buy him for a token fee in January.

[SteveHFC]

No pal, its a 'beautiful day' here in sunny pool, and to be honest ' i can make it' but cant be bothered.

'The circus' called Hibs used to be 'all that matters to me' but i'm struggling to 'hold on' and i 'hate it'.

I will be back, 'back for good' but just now 'i'm holding back the tears' and i ask myself 'how did it come to this'?
:faf:

[ahibby]

I'm sure Rod has decided Dundee will be a buffer for the rest of the teams, so, he is keeping his powder dry until next pre-season!

You could be right but we probably all realise that is a risky strategy. Another poor season from Hibs could frighten more football fans away. We need a bit of quality if they want to increase st sales, and while Griffiths is proving to be that quality, he is only on load until half way through the season. I am underwhelmed at the end of the window and I don't think that thinning the squad which is what has happened will do anything for competition within the few ranks we have. However in the face of adversity you never know the few players we have including three loan players, might just surprise us.

[Famous5forever]

:agree: I certainly don't disagree with the view that the club is appalllingly slow at securing new transfers. And the frustration that has been evident on this subject from each one of our recent Managers would suggest that it is the process above them (i.e. at Board level) that slows everything down.

However, the post I was responding to was hinting at this recurring argument on here that the longer we take to secure new players then the better they will inevitably be in the final analysis "because the club has taken it's time to make the right choices".

I don't buy that argument for a minute. Indeed there are recent examples which would undermine it and suggest that later arrivals are just as likely to be the Manager's 5th or 6th choices for their particular position.

Last min panic buys/recruits brough in on the last day of the window IMO Dont work and i have been saying this for weeks i still have the feeling its Petrie trying to save money but to be the managers 5th or 6th choice as you say is Madness.
Still there is no more excuses for Paddy now 16 players he has brought in now and he has emptied so many i have lost count i do think he will get past the AGM Which is more than the last 2 incumbents did.

[essexhibee]

Robbie fowler anyone..

[LeighLoyal]

So we only got in one guy, a defender, on loan? :confused: Fenlon said three bodies, not too happy. Crying out for some width in that team, crying out!

[Oranje39]

I'm actually quite happy with the dealings so far, we got rid of a LOT of deadwood (except Kubaji) and have brought in players of better quality that left. I'm glad we didn't just bring in players for the sake of it as we have done so in the past.

We will have a difficult game today, a solid performance and we move on. Tuesday night was a setback but we should not forget the progress made in the three games previous. I am no where near a happy clapper but lets get behind the players that are here! GGTTH!

[Pedantic_Hibee]

I got chucked oot of ma own thread last night.....in fact, this blasted website is the only thing that's went down on me lately. Furious. Absolutely furious.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

No pal, its a 'beautiful day' here in sunny pool, and to be honest ' i can make it' but cant be bothered.

'The circus' called Hibs used to be 'all that matters to me' but i'm struggling to 'hold on' and i 'hate it'.

I will be back, 'back for good' but just now 'i'm holding back the tears' and i ask myself 'how did it come to this'?

I'm trying to chart your progress, just not sure how many more hits I can take!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I got chucked oot of ma own thread last night.....in fact, this blasted website is the only thing that's went down on me lately. Furious. Absolutely furious.

Inflatable doll owners ken whats gawn oan!

[Aldo]

I got chucked oot of ma own thread last night.....in fact, this blasted website is the only thing that's went down on me lately. Furious. Absolutely furious.

Wot nae self falatio??

[blackpoolhibs]

I'm trying to chart your progress, just not sure how many more hits I can take!

'Dont say goodbye' 'Hold on' and have a little 'Patience', we have to 'Stay together' and be 'Happy now', or what was to point of staying ' up all night' seeing if we'd signed 'nobody else'. Thats it 'i'm out' :wink:

[Pedantic_Hibee]

Inflatable doll owners ken whats gawn oan!

Nah I dumped mines last week. Had to let her down gently, poor lass is absolutely deflated to be honest........

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

If u ask her nicely you might get a xxxx job!

[BEEJ]

I'm actually quite happy with the dealings so far, we got rid of a LOT of deadwood (except Kubaji) and have brought in players of better quality that left.

I'm glad we didn't just bring in players for the sake of it as we have done so in the past.

Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!! :grr: There's that daft argument again.

Like who, for example?

Name three of the Hibs signings in the last five seasons that you know for a fact, either the club or the Manager at the time brought in "just for the sake of it".

[bingo70]

Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!! :grr: There's that daft argument again.

Like who, for example?

Name three of the Hibs signings in the last five seasons that you know for a fact, either the club or the Manager at the time brought in "just for the sake of it".

One that spring to mind was Trakys, that was a panic signing because he couldn't get anyone else if ever I've seen one.

[BEEJ]

One that spring to mind was Trakys, that was a panic signing because he couldn't get anyone else if ever I've seen one.
Hughes was certainly left scraping the bottom of the barrel where Trakys was concerned. But I have no doubt that his decision to sign the player was based on the assertion that he could fulfil a role in the team.

He was a poor signing from an admittedly limited choice at the time.

But I don't think Hughes ever said to himself, "Ach, I need to fill a first-team shirt, so any male footballer with a pulse will do. Ah, here's one! Only 31 clubs on his CV so far - he'll do nicely!"

Trakys was not brought in "just for the sake of it". He was a poor signing because we were left at the tail end of the window with limited options and in the final analysis the Manager at the time made the wrong decision. We probably should have gone for one of the other free agents available at the stage (I recall a Dutch striker was also under consideration).

[Oranje39]

What I'm saying, there is people who are moaning that not enough has come in but would they have preferred that more players were brought in of less quality? In the last few transfer windows we have brought in far to many wage thieves, again I'm more than happy with Pats dealings this transfer window.

[AlbertK86]

Dundee have signed Albert Kidd who was a free agent ahead of their game against the yams

[BEEJ]

What I'm saying, there is people who are moaning that not enough has come in but would they have preferred that more players were brought in of less quality?

In the last few transfer windows we have brought in far to many wage thieves, again I'm more than happy with Pats dealings this transfer window.
That question is based on the assumption that there are only those two alternatives. Not so.

And the 'wage thieves' brought in over successive seasons have not been acquired:


simply to make up the numbers; or
purely to please a sulking Hibs support, or
for the prime purpose of keeping up the body count in the ER dressing room.


They've just been poor signings, brought in for a specific role in the team which they were subsequently unable to fulfil to the necessary standard.