View Full Version : Signings that didn’t do as well as expected.
BOB MARLEYS DUG
11-10-2018, 11:45 AM
Liam Craig springs to mind. Edwin De Graaf.
CropleyWasGod
11-10-2018, 11:46 AM
J*e H*rp*r
JeMeSouviens
11-10-2018, 11:47 AM
Terry ****ing Butcher
CallumLaidlaw
11-10-2018, 11:49 AM
Ed De Graf
Tim Clancy
James Collins
Jonathan Johansson
Danny Haynes
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therealgavmac
11-10-2018, 11:53 AM
Owain Tudur Jones....
And before you ask, no he doesn’t
poolman
11-10-2018, 11:55 AM
Alan O'Brien
:shocked:
essexhibee
11-10-2018, 12:00 PM
Owain Tudur Jones....
And before you ask, no he doesn’t
:thumbsup:
Tobias Funke
11-10-2018, 12:08 PM
Owain Tudur Jones....
And before you ask, no he doesn’t
:top marks
Squealing pig
11-10-2018, 12:15 PM
Agogo and sodje
hfc rd
11-10-2018, 12:17 PM
Clayton Donaldson
Paul Heffernan
Danny Swanson
Anthony Stokes (3rd spell)
Stevie Reid
11-10-2018, 12:26 PM
Grant Brebner's second spell.
Smartie
11-10-2018, 12:27 PM
Ian Cameron
Brian Welsh
ian cruise
11-10-2018, 12:28 PM
Garry O'Connor return, I expected him to score for fun, he showed he could in flashes but ultimately it was a disappointing return.
Peevemor
11-10-2018, 12:30 PM
Mark Caughey
Barry Lavety
Paul Wright
Ricky Hill
The Sowumni brothers
jonny
11-10-2018, 12:33 PM
James Collins
SirDavidsNapper
11-10-2018, 12:49 PM
Ricardo Vaz Te
Daydreamer
11-10-2018, 12:50 PM
Jim Blair if anyone can remember him other than the goals against Rangers in the 3-2 win. Thought we had a star after that
Hibiza
11-10-2018, 12:56 PM
Tony Rougier
bigwheel
11-10-2018, 12:59 PM
Tony Rougier
Surprised at that. Thought Rougier did well
For us
Shanksaidno
11-10-2018, 01:10 PM
Lavety and rougier were o k I thought
Bostonhibby
11-10-2018, 01:30 PM
Rowan Vine.
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Scott Allan Key
11-10-2018, 01:30 PM
Ulysses De La Cruz
Adam Le Fondre
Paul Hartley
Paul Cairney
Shefti Kuqi
Danny Swanson
ancient hibee
11-10-2018, 01:58 PM
Brian Welsh
Brian Kerr
and others too numerous to list.
Liberal Hibby
11-10-2018, 02:05 PM
Derek Riordan's 4th spell :wink:
hibeg
11-10-2018, 02:15 PM
Mark Caughey
Barry Lavety
Paul Wright
Ricky Hill
The Sowumni brothers
I wouldn’t include Paul Wright alongside the other huddies. He was good and then got a serious injury in a game. Can’t remember exactly, may have been the jambo thug Neil Berry :confused:
Peevemor
11-10-2018, 02:18 PM
I wouldn’t include Paul Wright alongside the other huddies. He was good and then got a serious injury in a game. Can’t remember exactly, may have been the jambo thug Neil Berry :confused:
I agree, but as a result Hibs got less from him than anticipated.
SirDavidsNapper
11-10-2018, 02:20 PM
Surprised at that. Thought Rougier did well
For us
Same. He could skin players alive then fall over the ball. Never knew what you were going to get.
tamig
11-10-2018, 02:44 PM
Eddie Hurtado. The Tank.
Hiber-nation
11-10-2018, 02:54 PM
Joe Ward and Bobby Torrance.
Smartie
11-10-2018, 02:56 PM
Rowan Vine.
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I expected Vine to be utter pish, and right enough he was absolutely nowhere near as good as that.
Bostonhibby
11-10-2018, 03:02 PM
I expected Vine to be utter pish, and right enough he was absolutely nowhere near as good as that.[emoji4]
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LioNeilMessi
11-10-2018, 03:02 PM
Andrew Shinnie did ok but I thought he’d be a great signing for the Scottish championship.
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R'Albin
11-10-2018, 03:12 PM
Owain Tudur Jones....
And before you ask, no he doesn’t
:top marks
houstonhibbee
11-10-2018, 03:21 PM
Centre forward from Coventry in the 80's - forgot his name🤔
Hiber-nation
11-10-2018, 03:22 PM
Centre forward from Coventry in the 80's - forgot his name🤔
Houchey.
Hibbyradge
11-10-2018, 03:22 PM
Cammy Bell :wink:
houstonhibbee
11-10-2018, 03:29 PM
Houchey.
Played in the LCF defeat to Aberdeen the same year hearts did the double IIRC
ian cruise
11-10-2018, 03:30 PM
Rowan Vine.
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100%. Even after many games if convinced myself he would come good for some reason.
Stevie Reid
11-10-2018, 03:31 PM
Played in the LCF defeat to Aberdeen the same year hearts did the double IIRC
Didn't sign for us until 1989.
hibbydog
11-10-2018, 03:35 PM
Merouane Zemamma
Started brilliantly. His home debut vs Motherwell was sparkling, and I came away thinking we'd do well to keep hold of him for a season.
Ended up just showing it here and there.
Ach weel
Mick O'Rourke
11-10-2018, 03:35 PM
George Best :greengrin
How many times did we all turn up and George didnae :rolleyes:
What wiz he like ! :devil:
IGRIGI
11-10-2018, 03:37 PM
Lyndon Andrews. I expected Latapy V2.
bigwheel
11-10-2018, 03:38 PM
Andrew Shinnie did ok but I thought he’d be a great signing for the Scottish championship.
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I liked Shinnie...put in some good performances towards the end of that season...would have been happy for him to sign..
Bostonhibby
11-10-2018, 03:40 PM
100%. Even after many games if convinced myself he would come good for some reason.He did eventually produce a damned fine beard. His biggest achievement at Hibs.
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EVENTUALLY
11-10-2018, 03:50 PM
Graham Fyfe
Saint Hibee
11-10-2018, 03:56 PM
Paul Hartley
Paul Cairney
Shefti Kuqi
Danny Swanson
I actually think Paul Cairney was a pretty good player for us in an otherwise dire team.
tamig
11-10-2018, 03:57 PM
Lyndon Andrews. I expected Latapy V2.
A 6-2 legend though. Don’t forget, he was a totally different style of player. Think we did ok out of wee Lyndon.
Wilson
11-10-2018, 04:04 PM
Tony Rougier
Agreed. I was expecting big things from him - he always seemed to perform well against us. Thought he was a major signing at the time so his impact as a so-so player was underwhelming.
By no means the worst but that isn't what the thread was asking for.
1van Sprou7e
11-10-2018, 04:07 PM
I actually think Paul Cairney was a pretty good player for us in an otherwise dire team.
That dire team were top of the league in November one year
Juniper Greens
11-10-2018, 04:33 PM
Earl Jean
Sure his debut he looked decent off the bench
Carheenlea
11-10-2018, 04:42 PM
Anthony Stokes. His third spell at the club was a huge disappointment after his cup final heroics where he put in arguably the greatest individual performance seen in a Hibs strip.
steelendhibs
11-10-2018, 04:42 PM
Jay Sinclair and also the Glaswegian Somalia guy we had on loan from Chelsea. Can't remember his name
Carheenlea
11-10-2018, 04:51 PM
Jay Sinclair and also the Glaswegian Somalia guy we had on loan from Chelsea. Can't remember his name
Islam Feruz - yes, that didn’t really work out. Wonder where he plays now? Not a name we hear too much about.
WoreTheGreen
11-10-2018, 04:54 PM
Mark Caughey
Barry Lavety
Paul Wright
Ricky Hill
The Sowumni brothers
Ricky Hill that takes me back we brought him in winter. Auld bought him a sheepskin coat he was frozen and was told we’ll bring you back in the summer which never happened
SirDavidsNapper
11-10-2018, 05:02 PM
Anthony Stokes. His third spell at the club was a huge disappointment after his cup final heroics where he put in arguably the greatest individual performance seen in a Hibs strip.
In saying that he still scored a fair few in his 3rd spell
Mibbes Aye
11-10-2018, 05:11 PM
Jonatan Johannson is probably the epitome, I think there was a common assumption he would score for fun.
Although he wasn't with us for long, I remember thinking Allan Smart would rattle them in as well. He was a consistent scorer in the English leagues.
Peevemor
11-10-2018, 05:11 PM
I agree. A fair proportion of our goals came from free kicks and corners won by Cairney.
I actually think Paul Cairney was a pretty good player for us in an otherwise dire team.
Fabian Yantorno. Was delighted when we signed him but such a let down
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houstonhibbee
11-10-2018, 05:21 PM
Didn't sign for us until 1989.
must have been a different cup final Im thinking of
TelaStella
11-10-2018, 05:22 PM
When we signed Patrick Cregg from Falkirk I thought we might of had a player but he turned out to be completely out the picture after a few months. Alan Gow, Ritchie Towell and especially Shelton Martis all spring to mind as well
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KDY Hibs
11-10-2018, 05:25 PM
Mark Caughey
Barry Lavety
Paul Wright
Ricky Hill
The Sowumni brothers
Barry Lavety is a bit harsh, did he not score in a boxing day draw at Wongadome!
Famous Fiver
11-10-2018, 05:35 PM
Not read my way through all of this thread but if it is not restricted to Hibs, how about the dozen or so players, including iirc Malaury Martin, signed by our Gorgie neighbours in a January and happily wasted FOH donations?
Pleasing.
tamig
11-10-2018, 05:48 PM
must have been a different cup final Im thinking of
Houchy never played in any finals for us.
tamig
11-10-2018, 05:49 PM
Barry Lavety is a bit harsh, did he not score in a boxing day draw at Wongadome!
Scored along with wee Harper in a win at ER against them.
SirDavidsNapper
11-10-2018, 05:49 PM
Barry Lavety is a bit harsh, did he not score in a boxing day draw at Wongadome!
Scored a cracking goal in a 2-1 win at Easter Road. Remember it well...my first derby 😉
lyonhibs
11-10-2018, 05:54 PM
Every single 2011 - 2014 signing, without exception.
StevesFamau5
11-10-2018, 05:56 PM
Pa Kujabi anyone?
The free kick that slowly rolled out for a throw in....
James Collins is the main one for me. Absolutely honking 😷😷
KDY Hibs
11-10-2018, 06:09 PM
Scored a cracking goal in a 2-1 win at Easter Road. Remember it well...my first derby 😉
Must be confused, for some reason I thought he scored in the 2-2 boxing day game, must have been the beer!
heidtheba
11-10-2018, 06:10 PM
Fabian Yantorno - sounded like a proper flair player's name...just didn't get the breaks really.
Alan O'Brien - A faster Sproule? Yes please...
Ray Wilkins - RIP but didn't work out.
Question for our pre-93 attendees here, was Mark McGraw a real prospect before injury? He was coming back from injury when I started going to ER.
jgl07
11-10-2018, 06:16 PM
Clayton Donaldson
Paul Heffernan
Danny Swanson
Anthony Stokes (3rd spell)
I take issue with including Donaldson on that list. Hibs signed him for nothing, he scored a fair number of goals including one hat trick and he was sold on for a profit.
I would have preferred Clayton to have stayed but it was an unsettled time for Hibs.
KDY Hibs
11-10-2018, 06:52 PM
Scored a cracking goal in a 2-1 win at Easter Road. Remember it well...my first derby 😉
And we had a great song for him!
Lemonade
11-10-2018, 07:04 PM
Mark Caughey
Barry Lavety
Paul Wright
Ricky Hill
The Sowumni brothers
Paul Wright was pretty decent and was sacrificed so we could get Keith Wright I’m sure.
Carheenlea
11-10-2018, 07:10 PM
Paul Wright was pretty decent and was sacrificed so we could get Keith Wright I’m sure.
He was badly injured in a derby, surprise surprise. That animal Neil Berry crocked him if I recall correctly.
Lemonade
11-10-2018, 07:13 PM
He was badly injured in a derby, surprise surprise. That animal Neil Berry crocked him if I recall correctly.
I’m sure we sold him for decent money too. 300k or thereabouts.
Stevie Reid
11-10-2018, 07:14 PM
Fabian Yantorno - sounded like a proper flair player's name...just didn't get the breaks really.
Alan O'Brien - A faster Sproule? Yes please...
Ray Wilkins - RIP but didn't work out.
Question for our pre-93 attendees here, was Mark McGraw a real prospect before injury? He was coming back from injury when I started going to ER.
I was pretty young myself, but don't recall him doing anything of note, other than challenge Andy Goram for the ball that he punched out to Mickey Weir (I think)...
Sir David Gray
11-10-2018, 07:15 PM
Every single 2011 - 2014 signing, without exception.
Leigh Griffiths...?
AgentDaleCooper
11-10-2018, 07:17 PM
Every single 2011 - 2014 signing, without exception.
Harsh on ben williams and doyle, plus leigh obviously, though i fully agree with the sentiment
Stevie Reid
11-10-2018, 07:18 PM
Scored a cracking goal in a 2-1 win at Easter Road. Remember it well...my first derby 😉
Love Rob MacLean's commentary on this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FM21SCV35CU
Sir David Gray
11-10-2018, 07:26 PM
Islam Feruz - yes, that didn’t really work out. Wonder where he plays now? Not a name we hear too much about.
He's still with Chelsea.
Carheenlea
11-10-2018, 07:28 PM
I’m sure we sold him for decent money too. 300k or thereabouts.
To St Johnstone - crazy to think of clubs like St Johnstone paying such handsome transfer fees back then!
The Green Sea
11-10-2018, 07:28 PM
Mark McGraw? 10 stone wet through and offered nothing. Made worse by the fact we paid good money for him.
hfc rd
11-10-2018, 07:29 PM
Sean O’Hanlon. I remember a number of MK Dons fans were gutted when we signed him as they were raving about him a lot. Thought we had signed a proper leader at the back that we badly lacked back then but blimey, this guy was terrible!
Barman Stanton
11-10-2018, 07:32 PM
Alan O’Brien. An Irish International from Newcastle. Had to be good huh...
Eyrie
11-10-2018, 08:30 PM
Question for our pre-93 attendees here, was Mark McGraw a real prospect before injury? He was coming back from injury when I started going to ER.
It was regarded as a coup when we got him, but he got that injury before we could find out if he would realise his potential.
HoboHarry
11-10-2018, 08:56 PM
Love Rob MacLean's commentary on this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FM21SCV35CU
That was Dougie Donnelly ya daft git.......
tamig
11-10-2018, 09:00 PM
It was regarded as a coup when we got him, but he got that injury before we could find out if he would realise his potential.
I remember it. Put a good cross in down at the north east corner and the Dunfermline defender crunched into him as he played the ball. The final was a few weeks after that game but the poor guy was out for months and was never the same again.
I remember being really excited when Stephen glass signed, but he never quite became what I hoped, although solidly decent
arpignon didn’t quite get going, especially as the Latapy replacement
danny galbraith (goal at parkhead aside)
Andrew shinnie
Alan o’brien
colin nish (again solid, but not what we hoped for, although did what he’d done at killie)
martin mcintosh
heretoday
11-10-2018, 10:13 PM
Jim Blair and Joe Ward.
eastmainsmsh
11-10-2018, 11:07 PM
Allan smart and freddy arpinon as he was injured looked magic when he did play
Scouse Hibee
12-10-2018, 03:22 AM
Sauzee, never got the hype about him.
Forza Fred
12-10-2018, 03:45 AM
Neal Eardley
Cletus
12-10-2018, 04:22 AM
Surprised Victor Palsson hasn’t had a mention. Def agree Mark McGraw at the time, allegedly beat Liverpool to his signature! Controversial one here...I always felt Zitelli could’ve been a bigger player for us than he was. Only really showed his obvious quality in flashes.
Northernhibee
12-10-2018, 06:34 AM
Sean O’Hanlon. I remember a number of MK Dons fans were gutted when we signed him as they were raving about him a lot. Thought we had signed a proper leader at the back that we badly lacked back then but blimey, this guy was terrible!
He put in one of the best CB performances I’d seen in years vs Aberdeen which made it all the more frustrating.
Northernhibee
12-10-2018, 06:35 AM
Davydas Matchio... Machula...Matthewlavic....
Ah **** it. Matt Kennedy.
Northernhibee
12-10-2018, 06:36 AM
Also if he was to leave tomorrow, Vykintas Slivka. More performances like last weekend and that all changes though. Possibly only because he cane from Juve I was expecting a world beater, and tidy player he is he’s struggled to break through to the first team.
allezsauzee
12-10-2018, 07:51 AM
Also if he was to leave tomorrow, Vykintas Slivka. More performances like last weekend and that all changes though. Possibly only because he cane from Juve I was expecting a world beater, and tidy player he is he’s struggled to break through to the first team.
Yeah I'd agree with this too. There is definitely a player there but he hasn't quite hit the level of expectation that I had yet.
calumhibee1
12-10-2018, 07:52 AM
Surprised Victor Palsson hasn’t had a mention. Def agree Mark McGraw at the time, allegedly beat Liverpool to his signature! Controversial one here...I always felt Zitelli could’ve been a bigger player for us than he was. Only really showed his obvious quality in flashes.
Victor Palsson is a good one. His debut performance was absolutely outstanding. Thought we’d signed a guy who would go on to be a multi million pound player.
He’s actually had a good career since he left us and I’m sure he’s now a regular in the Iceland squads?
Victor Palsson is a good one. His debut performance was absolutely outstanding. Thought we’d signed a guy who would go on to be a multi million pound player.
He’s actually had a good career since he left us and I’m sure he’s now a regular in the Iceland squads?
He plays for FC Zurich in the Swiss superleague and came on as a sub against France the other night.
Northernhibee
12-10-2018, 08:12 AM
David Gray. I expected him to achieve world peace, win a Brit award and win Hibs the Scottish Cup.
He’s only done one of those things.
calumhibee1
12-10-2018, 10:01 AM
He plays for FC Zurich in the Swiss superleague and came on as a sub against France the other night.
So he did. He came on with 20 mins to go, 2-0 up away to France and they drew 2-2 :greengrin
WeeRussell
12-10-2018, 11:35 AM
Grant Holt - had a couple of really good performances in big games for us. However I think most of us expected him to score a lot of goals in the championship when he signed. Ultimately it didn't work out that way, and maybe in part that's the reason the "you don't know about football if you can't see what Holt does by not scoring goals and not being able to run" type comments started to come about.
Nice big guy and played his part. But I think we all expected more.
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