Summer 2019 transfer thread

[Aldo]

Cummings wasn't/is NOT at Tynecastle today. Fact.

Cheers Jase!


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[Stuart93]

Do I need a username change already :bsod:

Yes. Give us a good one

[theonlywayisup]

Do I need a username change already :bsod:

Venerable Vela

[04Sauzee]

Newcastle splashing the cash, are they expecting monet from somewhere?

[Borderhibbie76]

I'm going to come in for stick but I'm not to bothered by Omeonga. He was a tidy player no doubt but I don't know if he was worth the wait to get on loan or potential value if we were to buy outright. This could be a breakout season for Campbell who from what I've seen is raw but has great potential. Only way to get better is to play and I hope him and Murray can come and make a impact on the first teamAgree with this too...dont think Omeonga was as brilliant as some make out tbh...I feel the same about McNulty too tbh

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[we are hibs]

I’m pretty sure that people have said that you can’t fit Mallan and any other midfielder mentioned in to the same team at some point on here. :greengrin

Because Mallan can't or won't put the hard yards in when it matters. No way on earth you can play him in a central 2 and if you are playing him in a 3 he still needs someone to do the donkey work for him.

[HFC93]

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I knew our tv deal was bad but that graphic is still an eye opener.

[Hibby70]

Newcastle splashing the cash, are they expecting monet from somewhere?

Certainly get that impression (sorry)

[Hermit Crab]

Lee Erwin signs for Ross County.

[BILLYHIBS]

Do I need a username change already :bsod:

Dirty Doidge

[007]

Dirty Doidge

Doidgey Geezer

[Hibs90]

:greengrin

[BILLYHIBS]

:greengrin

👍🏾

[BILLYHIBS]

Newcastle splashing the cash, are they expecting monet from somewhere?

Probably from the Huns 😂

[Stuart93]

:greengrin

Hahaha 👏🏼

[flash]

I’m pretty sure that people have said that you can’t fit Mallan and any other midfielder mentioned in to the same team at some point on here. :greengrin

They have. Luckily for us the manager knows they are talking pish.

[Heisenberg]

McNultys latest tweet hinting that either him or Meyler could be leaving Reading? Not many other rumours about so this will have to do.

Tweeted a picture captioned “Last Supper” with DM.

[AllyT]

Newcastle splashing the cash, are they expecting monet from somewhere?

Prefer Rembrandt to be honest

[HoboHarry]

Prefer Rembrandt to be honest
I'm going to reflect on how much Pollock(s) your are talking while I Munch on a sandwich......

[ancient hibee]

Well if we were Toulouse tonight there will be no painting the town red.

[GloryGlory]

Well if we were Toulouse tonight there will be no painting the town red.

It will be a long Lautrec home for the fans. :greengrin

[HoboHarry]

It will be a long Lautrec home for the fans. :greengrin
It will seem to go quicker of you don't Dali.....

[One Day Soon]

Because we dont control the media licensing regulations. Quite simple. Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands etc control their broadcast media. We dont so we are ignored.

Can you explain how controlling media licensing regulations would bring more money into Scottish football?

[The Pointer]

Hirst Mallan now Doidge.

[GloryGlory]

It will seem to go quicker of you don't Dali.....

No pain, no Gainsborough.

[rotherhamrob]

Mo pain, no Gainsborough.

Any more of this Raphael sh*** and you'll all be getting lifted by a constable and put in the back of his Picasso.
Right, I'm of for a munch before the match starts.

[Speedway]

Eminterested to know when all these puns are going to get the brush off.

That will be a pallette off.

[Eyrie]

It's Eschertain that someone with no imagine will be along to complain about the puns.



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[Frank Moon]

It's Eschertain that someone with no imagine will be along to complain about the puns.



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It will fall on deaf ear!

[SHODAN]

A kid behind me in the West Upper keeps shouting "JASON", does that mean Cummings is here?

[Just Jimmy]

A kid behind me in the West Upper keeps shouting "JASON", does that mean Cummings is here?no it means he's trying to get the attention of someone called Jason.

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[SHODAN]

no it means he's trying to get the attention of someone called Jason.

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Gutted.

[Juice-Terry]

McNultys latest tweet hinting that either him or Meyler could be leaving Reading? Not many other rumours about so this will have to do.

Tweeted a picture captioned “Last Supper” with DM.

Most likely McNulty to Charlton.

[Heisenberg]

Most likely McNulty to Charlton.

Sunderland have apparently beaten Charlton to the signing of a striker. Could well be them.

[hhibs]

How have we missed out big time? Was he wanting back? Could we afford him?

Omeonga.

As I said,he is a very good player and will get better IMHO,what is difficult to understand,it is my opinion.
!As for affording him .possibly and wanting to come back possibly ,it is probable Hibs did not push too cover these points hard enough,In my opinion .

He will go for big money in the future and have an excellent career IMO.

[GGTTH07]

McNulty to Sunderland

[hhibs]

McNulty to Sunderland


Does Jack Ross have an original thought in his head when it comes to recruiting players !

[Billy Whizz]

McNulty to Sunderland

He can say he doesn’t want to go to Sunderland

[04Sauzee]

McNulty to Sunderland

Good signing for Sunderland, wouldn't have been my choice of clubs. Hope he does well there

[BlackSheep]

Good signing for Sunderland, wouldn't have been my choice of clubs. Hope he does well there

This isn’t official.

[04Sauzee]

This isn’t official.

Ah OK thought that was posters posting it was done

[hibsbollah]

Jack Ruddy Wolves to Ross County is an unbelievable signing for the Staggies. Really top keeper, amazed.

[JimBHibees]

Jack Ruddy Wolves to Ross County is an unbelievable signing for the Staggies. Really top keeper, amazed.

Not John Ruddy who played for England and Motherwell. Scottish goalie with similar name.

[hibsbollah]

Not John Ruddy who played for England and Motherwell. Scottish goalie with similar name.

:doh:
I was right to be amazed, clearly :faf:

[JimBHibees]

:doh:
I was right to be amazed, clearly :faf:

:greengrin

[hibsbollah]

:greengrin

It's a bit naughty for Wolves to have two J Ruddys on their books both playing keeper concurrently, to be fair. It's almost as if they were waiting for an idiot like me to come along...

[Vault Boy]

It's a bit naughty for Wolves to have two J Ruddys on their books both playing keeper concurrently, to be fair. It's almost as if they were waiting for an idiot like me to come along...

To be fair, John Ruddy played for Motherwell before his move to Norwich!

[Franck Stanton]

IF McNulty is signing with Sunderland anyone think we will now turn out attention to Cummings? Could do a lot worse imo

[04Sauzee]

IF McNulty is signing with Sunderland anyone think we will now turn out attention to Cummings? Could do a lot worse imo

I wouldn't say no to him but only if we weren't spending silly money. I'm not convinced he's a Heckingbottom type of player

[Franck Stanton]

I wouldn't say no to him but only if we weren't spending silly money. I'm not convinced he's a Heckingbottom type of player
Agree 're spending silly money, just hope we are at least enquiring about him.If Forest want silly money, then we move on.

[neil7908]

Agree 're spending silly money, just hope we are at least enquiring about him.If Forest want silly money, then we move on.

Where is he going to play though? We've gone 4-3-3 in every pre season game (I think) with only one proper forward starting.

So if Jase comes in, for him to play we'd be leaving Kamberi, Doidge and Shaw on the bench i.e. 4 players fighting for 1 spot, with 3 of them likely to be among our highest earners.

Cover in midfield for Vela and possibly another wide player should be where our money is going if we have any left.

[smithy_hibees]

Where is he going to play though? We've gone 4-3-3 in every pre season game (I think) with only one proper forward starting.

So if Jase comes in, for him to play we'd be leaving Kamberi, Doidge and Shaw on the bench i.e. 4 players fighting for 1 spot, with 3 of them likely to be among our highest earners.

Cover in midfield for Vela and possibly another wide player should be where our money is going if we have any left.

Murray is our cover wide plus Boyle, Daryl and Newell. Think your spot on needing cover Vela wise though as Campbell for me isn't ready step up if Vera is out

[Dmas]

Murray is our cover wide plus Boyle, Daryl and Newell. Think your spot on needing cover Vela wise though as Campbell for me isn't ready step up if Vera is out

Ben Stirling also an option

[MacGruber]

Ben Stirling also an option

I think we are heavily reliant on Vela staying fit. Big ask for Campbell or Stirling to be playing that role v Hearts, old firm etc. No cover wide right either for Boyle and we must be a striker short. An injury to Doidge or Kamberi doesn't leave us with many options.

[smithy_hibees]

Ben Stirling also an option

Again like Campbell who's played alot more than Ben, I think both need time, think next year could be the year to push on, could hamper their own development being thrown in week on week this season..

[Since452]

I wonder what kind of wage Milligan was getting. He eluded to that being the reason he was moved on. Must have been one of, if not the highest earner at the club. Fwiw i think he's exactly what we need in the squad right now.

[SMAXXA]

Again like Campbell who's played alot more than Ben, I think both need time, think next year could be the year to push on, could hamper their own development being thrown in week on week this season..

I’m not sure about that I think we have been a bit reluctant to to play younger lads to see what they are made off last few years. Tail end of last season we seen Mackie and even later Murray who’s been touted for a few years now. It’s not too big a risk imo if they don’t make the grade now nothing lost, I’d look at Motherwell as a good example of the benefits of throwing young guys in and hearts do so also. Shaw has had a chance and Allen was more a lack of options rather than thinking he had a future imo.

Just my view on it no saying I’m right. Would Campbell have got the chance if we had more senior pros signed and available maybe not and he seems to have relished it.

Only need to look at the success of the golden generation to see what can happen if you take a punt on the kids

[Blaster]

I think we are heavily reliant on Vela staying fit. Big ask for Campbell or Stirling to be playing that role v Hearts, old firm etc. No cover wide right either for Boyle and we must be a striker short. An injury to Doidge or Kamberi doesn't leave us with many options.

I agree. Looked light in there once he went off.

[GGTTH07]

IF McNulty is signing with Sunderland anyone think we will now turn out attention to Cummings? Could do a lot worse imo
Himself and his agent Trying to get himself a move to Heartts, Levein originally not keen but I think that will happen

[SMAXXA]

Himself and his agent Trying to get himself a move to Heartts, Levein originally not keen but I think that will happen

Can’t see that

[GGTTH07]

Can’t see that

Maybe not but they are 100% trying for a move to them

[SMAXXA]

Maybe not but they are 100% trying for a move to them

Hearts have their quota of attacking players they won’t sign any more

[hibbyfraelibby]

Agree 're spending silly money, just hope we are at least enquiring about him.If Forest want silly money, then we move on.

If we buy him from Forest for silly money does that mean our sell on clause will raise us a rediculous amount...from ourselves?

[vercol36]

Himself and his agent Trying to get himself a move to Heartts, Levein originally not keen but I think that will happen

🤣

[California-Hibs]

Himself and his agent Trying to get himself a move to Heartts, Levein originally not keen but I think that will happen

Behave.

[J-C]

Himself and his agent Trying to get himself a move to Heartts, Levein originally not keen but I think that will happen

Not what his his dad told me a couple of days ago, want to stay down south and has a few Div 1 clubs interested.

[GGTTH07]

Not what his his dad told me a couple of days ago, want to stay down south and has a few Div 1 clubs interested.
Hopefully he does just passing on what I got told from a person close to him!

[Hibernian32]

Not what his his dad told me a couple of days ago, want to stay down south and has a few Div 1 clubs interested.

Find out in about 2 and half weeks when the English window closes

[AlbertK86]

I think we are heavily reliant on Vela staying fit. Big ask for Campbell or Stirling to be playing that role v Hearts, old firm etc. No cover wide right either for Boyle and we must be a striker short. An injury to Doidge or Kamberi doesn't leave us with many options.

Horgan has and is regularly playing on the right.

More than capable of covering both flanks as is Fraser Murray


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[MagicSwirlingShip]

I’m not sure about that I think we have been a bit reluctant to to play younger lads to see what they are made off last few years. Tail end of last season we seen Mackie and even later Murray who’s been touted for a few years now. It’s not too big a risk imo if they don’t make the grade now nothing lost, I’d look at Motherwell as a good example of the benefits of throwing young guys in and hearts do so also. Shaw has had a chance and Allen was more a lack of options rather than thinking he had a future imo.

Just my view on it no saying I’m right. Would Campbell have got the chance if we had more senior pros signed and available maybe not and he seems to have relished it.

Only need to look at the success of the golden generation to see what can happen if you take a punt on the kids

I’m with you on this 100%. We will only find out if these boys have the temperament for first team football at this level by putting them in.

Hopefully they get a chance to show what they can do.

[MacGruber]

[QUOTE=AlbertK86;5856501]Horgan has and is regularly playing on the right.

More than capable of covering both flanks as is Fraser Murray

They have, but neither are right wingers. We can always fill holes by putting players in where it isn't there natural position. Stevenson playing right back, Whittaker CDM. Because they have played there before doesn't make it ideal. Horgan will do better on the right against the lesser calibre teams than hard games in the spl. He might even do well on the right in the hard games (celtic, Hearts, The Rangers) but would no doubt do even better on the left.

I just think there is natural cover in every position except right wing and defensive midfield (without relying on the youth).

We have 3 strikers so there is a bit of cover there but still think we are one short for options


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[The 90+2]

Find out in about 2 and half weeks when the English window closes

Not the lower leagues.

[J-C]

Hopefully he does just passing on what I got told from a person close to him!

I've known his dad for 20+ years, he told me about Jason moving for £500k to Forest before anyone else knew, he has no reason to BS me, if he does stay up here fair enough but he was talking about staying down south.

[AlbertK86]

[QUOTE=AlbertK86;5856501]Horgan has and is regularly playing on the right.

More than capable of covering both flanks as is Fraser Murray

They have, but neither are right wingers. We can always fill holes by putting players in where it isn't there natural position. Stevenson playing right back, Whittaker CDM. Because they have played there before doesn't make it ideal. Horgan will do better on the right against the lesser calibre teams than hard games in the spl. He might even do well on the right in the hard games (celtic, Hearts, The Rangers) but would no doubt do even better on the left.

I just think there is natural cover in every position except right wing and defensive midfield (without relying on the youth).

We have 3 strikers so there is a bit of cover there but still think we are one short for options


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Don’t get me wrong I would take another pacy winger if we had room in the squad.

Think probably need to move somebody on first as per Hecky”s unless circumstances change.

Still think he will look for one more central mid cover for Vela as not convinced Slivka can do that role.



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[Heisenberg]

McNulty being reported as going to Sunderland now. Maybe Hecky was telling the truth after all.

[The 90+2]

I've known his dad for 20+ years, he told me about Jason moving for £500k to Forest before anyone else knew, he has no reason to BS me, if he does stay up here fair enough but he was talking about staying down south.

Being reported he’s on Scotland talking to St Johnstone.

[SHODAN]

It would be really disappointing if there is indeed no further transfer activity as things stand.

[Heisenberg]

Cummings needs to be seriously questioning his agent. Pushed for a move. Failed everywhere after leaving Hibs. Back up the road to St Johnstone. He’ll have some extra cash but his career has gone nowhere.

[Billy Whizz]

Cummings needs to be seriously questioning his agent. Pushed for a move. Failed everywhere after leaving Hibs. Back up the road to St Johnstone. He’ll have some extra cash but his career has gone nowhere.

Maybe just wants to go somewhere, that’s he’ll play most weeks
Think this should be the most important thing for him now

[ThatDayInMay]

McNulty away to Sunderland. Heckingbottom most certainly ‘telling the truth’. No more business for us unless Kamberi/Shaw/Slivka leave or an attractive proposition occurs.

[04Sauzee]

McNulty away to Sunderland. Heckingbottom most certainly ‘telling the truth’. No more business for us unless Kamberi/Shaw/Slivka leave or an attractive proposition occurs.

Had he signed i had read they weren't sure who it was going to be McNulty or Tyler Walker. Walker would be a decent signing BTW

[04Sauzee]

Supposed picture of Jack Ross with their new signing

[007]

So 11 out, 7 in with Murray making the step up plus Mackie, Campbell and maybe 1 or 2 others getting some game time.

[GloryGlory]

Supposed picture of Jack Ross with their new signing

That's definitive! :greengrin

[04Sauzee]

That's definitive! :greengrin

To be fair it's better than the Brandon Barker car reflection last season :greengrin:greengrin

[1van Sprou7e]

To be fair it's better than the Brandon Barker car reflection last season :greengrin:greengrin

Hahaha thanks for reminding me about that

[SHODAN]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

[Heisenberg]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

Because we chucked the last of our budget at Vela?

[SquashedFrogg]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

Because there are other strikers who exist?

[Since452]

Cummings needs to be seriously questioning his agent. Pushed for a move. Failed everywhere after leaving Hibs. Back up the road to St Johnstone. He’ll have some extra cash but his career has gone nowhere.

I thought he'd end up at St Mirren. They're in desperate need of a striker

[1van Sprou7e]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

Because he comes with plenty of baggage

There's a reason he barely played after a while at Luton

He's just not good enough to justify his behaviour

[04Sauzee]

Rotherham have signed Jamie Lyndsay from Ross County for an undisclosed fee

[Lee Marvin]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

Because we won't be playing 2 up top for the majority of the season and Hecky doesn't rate him.

[we are hibs]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

Because we can do better than Cummings

[cabbageandribs1875]

jack ross reads this forum to see who hibs are interested in...........FACT

[Hibeesmad]

JC was in edinburgh Saturday night on the sesh at 3am. Nottingham Forest not started pre season yet?

[blaird03]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

because we would go backwards that dumb idiot in the dressing room

[HoboHarry]

Because we chucked the last of our budget at Vela?
Doubt that, we will sign a couple more before the window closes....

[JimBHibees]

because we would go backwards that dumb idiot in the dressing room

How many derby goals did he score? :greengrin

[Daydreamer]

Like the way Hecky is going. Not many loan signings and hopefully the development squad players breaking through this season.

[GreenCastle]

As long as Cummings doesn't end up at Hearts or Aberdeen.

Would have taken him back.

Sunderland makes sense for McNulty - more money - not far from family.

I except to see McNulty back at Hibs one day though.

[LeithMike]

Cummings needs to be seriously questioning his agent. Pushed for a move. Failed everywhere after leaving Hibs. Back up the road to St Johnstone. He’ll have some extra cash but his career has gone nowhere.Maybe needs to question himself first. The agent cant make him do something he doesn't want to.

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[SquashedFrogg]

Like the way Hecky is going. Not many loan signings and hopefully the development squad players breaking through this season.

Me too. He also said that he was looking to build something across more than one transfer window. I like this approach.

[500miles]

I'd rather keep Kamberi than sign McNulty.
I'd rather keep Shaw than sign Cummings to sit on the bench.

[BoyledEgg]

I'd rather keep Kamberi than sign McNulty.
I'd rather keep Shaw than sign Cummings to sit on the bench.

I’d rather having Cummings sitting on the bench than Shaw

[Alex Trager]

because we would go backwards that dumb idiot in the dressing room

Haha away you go. He brings a lot of camaraderie to the dressing room.

[HoboHarry]

I’d rather having Cummings sitting on the bench than Shaw
How much per week would we have to pay him to sit on the bench and why would he want to do that?

[worcesterhibby]

Doubt that, we will sign a couple more before the window closes....

A defensive midfielder and a forward on loan from England :agree:

[BlackSheep]

A defensive midfielder and a forward on loan from England :agree:

Any inside info or just opinion?

[MikeyS]

JC was in edinburgh Saturday night on the sesh at 3am. Nottingham Forest not started pre season yet?

With Scott Allan when I saw them around 1am. We mustn't have started pre season yet either! 🤔

[Lago]

Doubt that, we will sign a couple more before the window closes....

You an ITK now ? 🙄

[HoboHarry]

You an ITK now ? 🙄
Never once claimed to be ITK nor will I ever do. Just the nature of the business and years of observing.

[Coco Bryce]

Cummings going on loan to St Johnstone I heard the other day :confused:

[04Sauzee]

A defensive midfielder and a forward on loan from England :agree:

You posted this the other day as well, what do you know 😏

[hibbyfraelibby]

Cummings is better than St Johnstone, why aren't we in for him?

...because we are better than Cummings

[Greencore]

Laffery has his contract cancelled.
Probably back to hearts.

[Here’s Lucy!]

Laffery has his contract cancelled.
Probably back to hearts.

My guess would be Motherwell.

[1van Sprou7e]

Laffery has his contract cancelled.
Probably back to hearts.

Remember when Lennon tried to sign him, what a bizarre concept that is now

[SMAXXA]

My guess would be Motherwell.

I’d say abroad

[04Sauzee]

Laffery has his contract cancelled.
Probably back to hearts.

Was there not talk of a Cypriot team after him?

[truehibernian]

I’d say abroad

Anywhere but Hibs is dandy with me :agree: further away the better :aok:

I think Stevie May could be an excellent signing to be honest. Can't see it but he could re-ignite his career with us.

[Nicho87]

Would love Cummings back here

[Aldo]

Anywhere but Hibs is dandy with me :agree: further away the better :aok:

I think Stevie May could be an excellent signing to be honest. Can't see it but he could re-ignite his career with us.

If he could rediscover his accies and St Johnstone for then definitely!

Totally agree regarding Laugherty!


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[Since452]

Laffery has his contract cancelled.
Probably back to hearts.

Massive upgrade on Ikpeazu if he goes back there

[RossScott1991]

Can’t help but feel Shaw going to St Johnstone on loan and Cummings to us on loan would be a better solution.

I really want to see Shaw play most weeks in proper men’s football to see how he can do for his own development.

[04Sauzee]

Can’t help but feel Shaw going to St Johnstone on loan and Cummings to us on loan would be a better solution.

I really want to see Shaw play most weeks in proper men’s football to see how he can do for his own development.

Wonder if St Johnstone would think it's a better solution?

[BoyledEgg]

How much per week would we have to pay him to sit on the bench and why would he want to do that?

I don’t know, but I’d have Cummings over Shaw any day.

[CRAZYHIBBY]

Cummings over shaw for me... not seen much of doige. We are short in the striking department and cummings scores goals

[Captain Trips]

Anywhere but Hibs is dandy with me :agree: further away the better :aok:

I think Stevie May could be an excellent signing to be honest. Can't see it but he could re-ignite his career with us.

I thought that as well with May however just looked at last season stats it is saying played 32 scored 2?

[Here’s Lucy!]

Was there not talk of a Cypriot team after him?

There was, yes.

[Scouse Hibee]

Anywhere but Hibs is dandy with me :agree: further away the better :aok:

I think Stevie May could be an excellent signing to be honest. Can't see it but he could re-ignite his career with us.


His recent record is worse than Shaw's, I would rather we kept Shaw than sign Stevie May.

[ancient hibee]

I
Anywhere but Hibs is dandy with me :agree: further away the better :aok:

I think Stevie May could be an excellent signing to be honest. Can't see it but he could re-ignite his career with us.

Lafferty would get far more goals for us than May.

[RossScott1991]

Wonder if St Johnstone would think it's a better solution?

Ssssshhh don’t tell them haha

[truehibernian]

I

Lafferty would get far more goals for us than May.

May is an intelligent player and industrious AH - Lafferty is a clown on and off the pitch and wouldn't want him anywhere near our club for a variety of reasons.

[Torto7]

Is this May chat some sort of 4d chess wind-up thing that I'm not getting. He's a busted flush and has been for years.

For what it's worth my Evertonian mate seems to think we're one of a handful of clubs to ask about Hornby on loan. No decision has been taken by the club/player yet.

[Tobias Funke]

Is this May chat some sort of 4d chess wind-up thing that I'm not getting. He's a busted flush and has been for years.

For what it's worth my Evertonian mate seems to think we're one of a handful of clubs to ask about Hornby on loan. No decision has been taken by the club/player yet.

Holtby would be an excellent addition imo.

[Torto7]

Holtby would be an excellent addition imo.

Yeah he looks a real talent. The boy that told me never talks about Scottish football so he wasn't at the wind up. Maybe Shaw out on loan and Hornby in?

[Scouse Hibee]

Is this May chat some sort of 4d chess wind-up thing that I'm not getting. He's a busted flush and has been for years.

For what it's worth my Evertonian mate seems to think we're one of a handful of clubs to ask about Hornby on loan. No decision has been taken by the club/player yet.


I would prefer someone with a bit more experience than a 19 year old on loan given our lack of depth in the striking department currently.

[Torto7]

I would prefer someone with a bit more experience than a 19 year old on loan given our lack of depth in the striking department currently.

Normally I'd agree but Hornby is a very talented and physically massive 19 year old tbf.

[Robbo6-2]

Seen Hornby for Scotland under 21s and he was best player on pitch. Weird that he has never been out on loan before.

Would defo take him

[Heisenberg]

See McNulty is meant to be a loan to Sunderland. Must be covering all of his wages if Reading have allowed that instead of a permanent transfer.

With us going one striker in most games so far I don’t think there would be much room for McNulty to play every week. Would be good to get another striker for depth though.

[we are hibs]

Holtby would be an excellent addition imo.

:greengrin

[SouthMoroccoStu]

Tam McManus on Twitter

“Hearing Mark McNulty signing for Sunderland on loan big miss for Hibs tried everything to get him back to Easter Road :(“

[Borderhibbie76]

Tam McManus on Twitter

“Hearing Mark McNulty signing for Sunderland on loan big miss for Hibs tried everything to get him back to Easter Road :(“Tam McManus is a blether...tries to act like hes in the know when he actually knows sweet nothing

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[Bob Box Fish]

I wonder if we have already started ring fencing funds for the indoor pitch looking at our pre-season transfer activity. We should have a hefty bank balance after last season and nearly 12.5k season tickets sold for this year.

Missed arguably our top three targets in McNulty, Omeonga and Ojo.

Time will tell when the accounts get released / window closes.

[04Sauzee]

Tam McManus on Twitter

“Hearing Mark McNulty signing for Sunderland on loan big miss for Hibs tried everything to get him back to Easter Road :(“

What he doesn't know he makes up and he doesn't know very much

[JimBHibees]

Tam McManus on Twitter

“Hearing Mark McNulty signing for Sunderland on loan big miss for Hibs tried everything to get him back to Easter Road :(“

I agree think he will be a miss.

[Torto7]

I wonder if we have already started ring fencing funds for the indoor pitch looking at our pre-season transfer activity. We should have a hefty bank balance after last season and nearly 12.5k season tickets sold for this year.

Missed arguably our top three targets in McNulty, Omeonga and Ojo.

Time will tell when the accounts get released / window closes.

I want to know what happened to the fee we agreed to pay for Ojo. I can't imagine it was all used as a signing on fee for Vela. I still think we'll bring players in tbh.

[SquashedFrogg]

I wonder if we have already started ring fencing funds for the indoor pitch looking at our pre-season transfer activity. We should have a hefty bank balance after last season and nearly 12.5k season tickets sold for this year.

Missed arguably our top three targets in McNulty, Omeonga and Ojo.

Time will tell when the accounts get released / window closes.

We couldn't afford 2 of them. The other is a knob.

[AugustaHibs]

Sunderland have confirmed they’ve signed mcnulty Ona one year loan deal.

[Brooster]

Stevie May? He is garbage.

[Allant1981]

Tam McManus is a blether...tries to act like hes in the know when he actually knows sweet nothing

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Except this time mcnulty has actually signed for sunderland

[bingo70]

Tam McManus is a blether...tries to act like hes in the know when he actually knows sweet nothing

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First in the media to speak about the American takeover and the first to break the news about neil Lennon.

I don’t know why he gets such a hard time on here, comes across well as a pundit IMO.

[SquashedFrogg]

Tam McManus is a blether...tries to act like hes in the know when he actually knows sweet nothing

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Canny knock Tam. Defo has good info on a lot of transfers 👍

[Since452]

Don't get the hype with McNulty. Started off well but think he got around 2 goals in last 10 games and a good few of his goals were pens

[CapitalGreen]

I want to know what happened to the fee we agreed to pay for Ojo. I can't imagine it was all used as a signing on fee for Vela. I still think we'll bring players in tbh.

What do you mean what happened to the fee? It’l be where it was when we tried to sign Ojo on a free, sitting in the bank ready to use if any attractive transfer opportunities present themselves.

[Leitherhibs]

Is this May chat some sort of 4d chess wind-up thing that I'm not getting. He's a busted flush and has been for years.

For what it's worth my Evertonian mate seems to think we're one of a handful of clubs to ask about Hornby on loan. No decision has been taken by the club/player yet.

I shared this a month or so back, definitely enquired about him and can’t see him getting first team game time this season..

[Captain Trips]

I shared this a month or so back, definitely enquired about him and can’t see him getting first team game time this season..

He appears to be going to St Johnstone.

[bingo70]

Don't get the hype with McNulty. Started off well but think he got around 2 goals in last 10 games and a good few of his goals were pens

Latterly he was playing up front on his own and had next to no chances created for him.

We were relying on him to create and score his own chances while being outnumbered and isolated up there on top on his own.

Create chances for McNulty and play him in a two up front formation he’ll score goals.

[Leitherhibs]

He appears to be going to St Johnstone.

I meant Hornby not May mate, thankfully.

[truehibernian]

Stevie May? He is garbage.

I think that's a harsh assessment Brooster. I think he made the wrong move going to Aberdeen - look at Greg Stewart for example. Both good players, attack minded, the club and style just didn't fit and they never clicked.

Played the right way in a footballing side I think he'd be invigorated.

[SquashedFrogg]

I think that's a harsh assessment Brooster. I think he made the wrong move going to Aberdeen - look at Greg Stewart for example. Both good players, attack minded, the club and style just didn't fit and they never clicked.

Played the right way in a footballing side I think he'd be invigorated.

Totally where I'm at. Bad injury at Preston and then signs for hoofball fc.

Still goals in the lad at the right place.

[The_Horde]

Totally where I'm at. Bad injury at Preston and then signs for hoofball fc.

Still goals in the lad at the right place.

The lads a decent technical player but he's never gonna be prolific again. His pace and power is long gone and that was his main attribute.

[Stuart93]

I’d be severely underwhelmed if we signed stevie may

[jacomo]

Totally where I'm at. Bad injury at Preston and then signs for hoofball fc.

Still goals in the lad at the right place.


Are there?

I really liked Stevie May at St Johnstone but he seems a shadow of his former self.

[The 90+2]

Are there?

I really liked Stevie May at St Johnstone but he seems a shadow of his former self.

He wasn’t played correctly at Aberdeen. If he can re-discover his form we would have dynamite.

[SquashedFrogg]

Are there?

I really liked Stevie May at St Johnstone but he seems a shadow of his former self.

Ok. Maybe just a big physical, robust team. I just wouldn't write him off. Still only 26.

[Nicho87]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

[Heisenberg]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

The key point here is neither of their clubs were open to the players going to Hibs, as we couldn’t pay what they wanted. Pretty simple really. No one has been short changed. We just couldn’t afford the players.

[SquashedFrogg]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

McNulty is on 11k pw basic at Reading. Reading wanted big chunk (nearly all) of this from loan club.

In what way have we been short changed?

[Blaster]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

Wasn’t solely their choice. It was up to their clubs

[Hibee Mac]

I think the McNulty and Omeonga situations are just prime examples of why loans are good for short term solutions but not in the long run as if they do well they become a lot harder to bring back unless you have a fancy Kamberi style pre arranged clause in there.

I'd like a few loans in for cover but nothing more, it looks like Hecky is building a team here rather than plugging holes so I'm all for that.

[Stuart93]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

Do you get bored of posting anti-board pish like this without really giving it much thought?

[JimBHibees]

First in the media to speak about the American takeover and the first to break the news about neil Lennon.

I don’t know why he gets such a hard time on here, comes across well as a pundit IMO.

Agree like him and also very pro Hibs.

[flash]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think
Omeonga was desperate to get back to Belgium beside his family.

[CapitalGreen]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

Did McNulty say how much of a wage cut he would be willing to take to come back to Hibs?

Were Genoa open to Omeonga returning to the club?

[HoboHarry]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think
Bollocks. :doh:

[Winston Ingram]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

😂

[Scouse Hibee]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think


Obviously not before you post.

[Hibees1973]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

[SquashedFrogg]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

Lost for words. Genuinely.

[HoboHarry]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

Away back to yer Leonard Cohen records.....

[Tug Wilson]

I think that we are still a central midfielder short. My opinion is that we wanted both Vela and Ojo. Only got Vela. We move on.

Suspect that the recruitment team are assessing a replacement (permanent or loan) for Ojo so we have cover.

With regard to Omeonga and McNulty it looks like the club did all it sensibly could to get them back.

Fans short changed? Definitely bollocks, but some on here will desperately grasp at anything they can to have a go at the club. Especially as we played well and got a good win last night. Really spoilt their agenda of Heckingbottom doesn't know what he is doing, we have signed English lower league rubbish and we are headed for relegation.

[007]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

Who pulled a sicky?

[MWHIBBIES]

McNulty and Omenonga both indicated they were open to coming back to hibs.
Hecky said he would like to have them both back.
Fans short changed again I think

Oh **** OFF

Transfers are not that simple

Omeonga is a Belgian under 21 international with Serie A experience, he was literally never coming back to Hibs

McNulty has years left on a big contract, chances of getting him was extremely slim

[Tug Wilson]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

Are you predicting failure or just wishing for it?

[CapitalGreen]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

You say our loanees has zero return on investment?
How much did the loan players cost us?

- Bogdan helped us have 6 Europeans ties, our longest run in a long time which would have generated significant income.
- McNulty and Omeonga helped move us up the league from 8th to 5th which is worth £300,000 in prize money plus the extra income of playing Celtic, Aberdeen and Hearts at home post split.

[Scouse Hibee]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

You have confused the hell out of me with his post as you seem to contradict yourself about loan signings, unhappy we never got the two but then thank christ we only have one!

The very fact we had the policy of bringing in loan signings was that it allowed us to bring in players better than we already had as was shown through the success of McNulty and Omeonga. We have now tried to change that policy by signing players permanently rather than on loan and that seems to make you unhappy also?

Not sure what would make you happy to be honest.

[tamig]

May is an intelligent player and industrious AH - Lafferty is a clown on and off the pitch and wouldn't want him anywhere near our club for a variety of reasons.

Lafferty was surprisingly excellent for hertz. I wouldn’t want a character like him anywhere near us though. He had his chance once upon a time.

[Just Jimmy]

we've got who we wanted, Scott Allan.

Everyone else I wasn't fussed about and I'm not fussed about who we've brought it. they'll turn out to be brilliant, mediocre or pish but we'll see. I'd have taken both MM and SO back but I'm not gutted they aren't either.

We'll find out in time and I'm fed up with all the hand wringing.

move on.

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[Captain Trips]

Did McNulty say how much of a wage cut he would be willing to take to come back to Hibs?

Were Genoa open to Omeonga returning to the club?

£5 less

[tamig]

Murray is our cover wide plus Boyle, Daryl and Newell. Think your spot on needing cover Vela wise though as Campbell for me isn't ready step up if Vera is out

Murray is a central midfielder. He’s not cover for out wide. He was excellent feeding Horgan last night and is very highly rated by Hecky.

[SHODAN]

It's disappointing that we haven't signed neither McNulty nor Omeonga but their parent clubs more than likely recieved offers we couldn't compete with. We have instead spent a considerable sum of money on Doidge and Vela, who look good on first impressions.

I doubt our transfer business is done and we will still sign a striker and a midfielder to round out the squad.

[HibbyAndy]

It's disappointing that we haven't signed neither McNulty nor Omeonga but their parent clubs more than likely recieved offers we couldn't compete with. We have instead spent a considerable sum of money on Doidge and Vela, who look good on first impressions.

I doubt our transfer business is done and we will still sign a striker and a midfielder to round out the squad.



What did we pay for Vela ?

[bingo70]

It's disappointing that we haven't signed neither McNulty nor Omeonga but their parent clubs more than likely recieved offers we couldn't compete with. We have instead spent a considerable sum of money on Doidge and Vela, who look good on first impressions.

I doubt our transfer business is done and we will still sign a striker and a midfielder to round out the squad.

FWIW I don’t think it’s disappointing in the slightest we didn’t sign McNulty.

He’s a good player in a front 2 but I don’t think he fits that well into the system we’re going to play.

Good luck to him but I’m a bit reassured we aren’t doubling what would have been a decent wedge of our budget on a player that wasn’t suited to the system we will be playing.

I liked Omeonga but I’m not really arsed he’s not coming back.

Good luck to both players though.

[Aldo]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

What have I just read?? [emoji23]

Take it you won’t be at ER much this coming season after that post?? [emoji848]


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[Bob Box Fish]

What did we pay for Vela ?

Contract was up was it not?

[The Spaceman]

I am happy with our current squad and think we are ready to go.

Another striker would be nice, but the three we have are all good options and we are more set up to only play with one.

We have not been short-changed in failing to land McNulty or Omeonga. Both of their new clubs have always been and will always be able to afford more than Hibs. Thats life. Good luck to them both and we move on.

[tamig]

I would prefer someone with a bit more experience than a 19 year old on loan given our lack of depth in the striking department currently.

Red specs on there? 😀

[HibbyAndy]

Contract was up was it not?

That's what i thought

[horseflesh]

What did we pay for Vela ?

A very hefty wage I’ll gues

[southsider]

Any news on the Everton kid ?

[mayo hibee]

Personally not too concerned about McNulty, don't think he suits Heckingbottom's playing setup, we need stronger forward players than him to play as a lone central striker. Hopefully we can find a better option before the window closes - would have no issues with that being a loan.

I am a little bit disappointed about Omeonga though - while it was always a long shot that we'd get him back I think he could have been a great option alongside Vela and behind Allan. Again, hopefully we can find someone similar before the window closes as I think we are still one midfielder short.

[Scouse Hibee]

Red specs on there? 😀


No not at all, if he joins he will be playing in green not blue and I would hope he would be successful. Never been one to let my allegiance sway my opinion on a players ability, just his inexperience that concerns me not his parent club.

[Carheenlea]

Had hoped to secure one or the other of McNulty or Omeonga, so a bit disappointed to see both secure new clubs for this season.

[McD]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?


9 new signings? By my count (and Hibs’ btw, according to the main site), we’ve made 7 signings. Are you in the know about the next couple of players in the door?

You have always felt progression is bringing in better players than you already have? Well haud me back, why didn’t you share this pearl of wisdom with all the previous Hibs managers :greengrin
you don’t mention losing some of players though, how should we have went about replacing Cummings, or SJM?

[MacGruber]

Genuinely thought after a long drawn out summer we would have got both Omeonga and McNulty. Gutted we missed them both, they would both improve the team.

Moving on now - if Cummings is on the verge of a loan deal at St Johnstone would love to see us hijack it. If we can get him we should be all over it (in my opinion, appreciate he splits the camp)

[bingo70]

Genuinely thought after a long drawn out summer we would have got both Omeonga and McNulty. Gutted we missed them both, they would both improve the team.

Moving on now - if Cummings is on the verge of a loan deal at St Johnstone would love to see us hijack it. If we can get him we should be all over it (in my opinion, appreciate he splits the camp)

Seems to be talk of Hornby from Everton. Given a choice i’d rather get him than Cummings.

[MacGruber]

Seems to be talk of Hornby from Everton. Given a choice i’d rather get him than Cummings.

Don't know anything about Hornby but the posters that do say he is a talented big lad so I'd be up for that. Definitley a striker light just with the 3 we have.

[Scouse Hibee]

Seems to be talk of Hornby from Everton. Given a choice i’d rather get him than Cummings.


Where has this rumour come from?

[Since452]

Don't fancy taking a 19 year old Everton player on loan. Would rather give our own youth players a chance.

[Gaffer1875]

Don't fancy taking a 19 year old Everton player on loan. Would rather give our own youth players a chance.

Tend to agree but this particular Everton youth player looks special.


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[supermcginn]

Don't fancy taking a 19 year old Everton player on loan. Would rather give our own youth players a chance.

He's streets ahead of our youngsters. Quality talent

[bingo70]

Where has this rumour come from?

Not sure, seem to be a few posters on here mentioning him, don’t think it’s being reported in the media.

Think someone at Everton may have said he’s going out on loan and it’s probably gone from there.

[Scouse Hibee]

He's streets ahead of our youngsters. Quality talent


He may well be, just spoke to a Blue mate, said Hornby had a stinker tonight against Wigan. Had a superb season last season for their U23 double cup winning team acccording to same mate.

[Since452]

Tend to agree but this particular Everton youth player looks special.


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Don't think he's ever played first team football?

[eastmainsmsh]

id love to see cummings back at easter road holds up ball well great link up play and goals

[Speedway]

Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

[Lancs Harp]

Princess street is shut tomorrow for the open top bus celebration tour between 5pm and midnight. It might extend into friday and indeed the entire weekend depending on how many of their billion fans turn out. Apparently Hearts have been rewarded by representing Britain in next years Eurovision song contest. We can only doff our caps.

[bingo70]

He may well be, just spoke to a Blue mate, said Hornby had a stinker tonight against Wigan.

I just looked at the Everton forum and it looks like he played for their under 23’s last night?

It’s worth remembering that if we do sign another striker it’ll likely to be as an option to come off the bench. With that being the case it’s going to be someone a bit raw and not expecting to play 40 games a season. A youngster with a point to prove but needing to get drip fed first team football would be my bet.

[CapitalGreen]

Don't fancy taking a 19 year old Everton player on loan. Would rather give our own youth players a chance.

I would rather we put the best team on the pitch we can so we achieve our aim of winning as many football games as possible.

[ElginHibbie]

Don't think he's ever played first team football?

Played a Europa league match but that's his only appearance

I'd take him over Cummings though

[CapitalGreen]

Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

Dunno, probably.

[B.H.F.C]

Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

The fee we paid for Doidge would have been. And I don’t think Vela is up here for £800 quid a week.

[Fritz]

Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

Is that an actual quote? Wow, really surprised Leeann came out and said that.

[Borderhibbie76]

So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?So go on who should we have signed that we could afford seeing as u obviously know better than Hecky or our recruitment team???

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[James Stephen]

What have I just read?? [emoji23]

Take it you won’t be at ER much this coming season after that post?? [emoji848]


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Also, it makes no sense. Mcnulty and Omeonga gabe us a huge return, by helping us rescue our league position.

Therefore I dont see how he can say that we got zero return from our loan signings, they arguably helped define our season.

[Unseen work]

If their is a chance to take Cummings back we should take it. He is a different type of player compared to our current striker and can score out of nothing.

[147lothian]

I am optimistic about the Everton lad, the markets are such with the money in the English premier league that you can pick up good players on loan that you would never be able to afford in the market, and as Hecky knows the English market well I'll trust his judgement, anyone know how he did last year for the U23's or how close he is from the first team at Everton?

[500miles]

If their is a chance to take Cummings back we should take it. He is a different type of player compared to our current striker and can score out of nothing.

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

[Unseen work]

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.

[My_Wife_Camille]

I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.
Free kicks against Morton and Raith and a long range screamer against Ayr too. Also thought his goal up at Tannadice was fantastic as was his goal against Aberdeen

[Stuart93]

I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.

His goal against Aberdeen 2-0 game in the cup was a belter

As was his half volley at Tannadice

Scored plenty great goals

[FilipinoHibs]

The fee we paid for Doidge would have been. And I don’t think Vela is up here for £800 quid a week.

Vela likely on £4k to £5k a week.

[Here’s Lucy!]

Vela likely on £4k to £5k a week.

£3,500.

[Chefki Kuqi]

I would rather we put the best team on the pitch we can so we achieve our aim of winning as many football games as possible.


Agreed. We’ve done well to get new players on contract but I think if we can potentially get bigger talents in on loan with a view to competing for a starting role this can only improve our squad.

[MagicSwirlingShip]

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

Sheer revisionism. Lad scored plenty of quality goals, and created plenty himself.

[Here’s Lucy!]

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals.

Nonsense!

Some were absolute peaches.

[Marvellous]

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

As others have rightly said: this is utter nonsense, like much of what's written about his abilities on here.

[04Sauzee]

Not saying we should have him back but he scored some good goals

https://youtu.be/j3qO-1GEczU

[worcesterhibby]

You posted this the other day as well, what do you know 😏

when it comes to transfers nobody “knows” anything until it’s signed on the dotted line.

[500miles]

Not saying we should have him back but he scored some good goals

https://youtu.be/j3qO-1GEczU

My point, before everyone started losing their mind, was that he doesn't score Riordan or Griffiths type screamers. He is a penalty box striker and comes to life when the defender makes mistakes. That YouTube clip only has 2 goals from outside the penalty area, and the only goals "out of nothing".

[Iain G]

Don't know anything about Hornby but the posters that do say he is a talented big lad so I'd be up for that. Definitley a striker light just with the 3 we have.

Sounds like we are on the right track then...

[The_Horde]

My point, before everyone started losing their mind, was that he doesn't score Riordan or Griffiths type screamers. He is a penalty box striker and comes to life when the defender makes mistakes. That YouTube clip only has 2 goals from outside the penalty area, and the only goals "out of nothing".

People are going mad for McNulty but I don't remember him scoring any screamers or even making a chance for himself.

[Nicho87]

Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

[Tobias Funke]

Nonsense!

Some were absolute peaches.

Yep, can think of a plenty crackers. One against Rangers from outside the box in particular.

[Iain G]

Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

And have also signed seven players he did want.

Ojo we pulled out of the deal for so it was our choice to stop pursuing him.

[04Sauzee]

Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

He said he wanted but I'm sure he said that there was only a slim chance

Did Heckingbottom not say we pulled the plug on the ojo deal

[jgl07]

Seems to be talk of Hornby from Everton. Given a choice i’d rather get him than Cummings.

If Hornby comes will he be given the 00 squad number?

[Iain G]

If Hornby comes will he be given the 00 squad number?

How do we gauge how good he is?