Ross McCrorie

[Stokesy's on fire]

When they signed him it looked like they had got the better of us...watching him today he is in the OJO cattegory utterly hopless player offered nothing but silly fouls. We dodged another bullet thanks to Aberdeen.

[Since90+2]

When they signed him it looked like they had got the better of us...watching him today he is in the OJO cattegory utterly hopless player offered nothing but silly fouls. We dodged another bullet thanks to Aberdeen.

Nah he's a good player.

He didn't play well today but there are obvious problems at Aberdeen. Last time they beat us at Easter Road he strolled the game and we barely laid a glove on them.

Lewis Ferguson is another who never played well today but is also an excellent talent.

[The 90+2]

He was poor today but he’s potentially a great player.

[Suburban Hibby]

Totally agree- and Lewis Ferguson never kicked a ball- we were excellent

[Since452]

Good player. Owned by Hibs superior midfield today.

[Wilson]

When they signed him it looked like they had got the better of us...watching him today he is in the OJO cattegory utterly hopless player offered nothing but silly fouls. We dodged another bullet thanks to Aberdeen.

The recruitment team wanted him and their record is good just now so I'm sure he'd have done a job. He made his choice though and it hopefully proves to be the wrong one.

[Bridge hibs]

The laddie is a good player, he played for the wrong team today

[Stokesy's on fire]

The recruitment team wanted OJO...

[Mikey_1875]

Shown enough over the season for me to prove he is a good player. However in Irvine I think we now have a player who fills that gap and maybe even more. Be great if we can hold on to him.

[Wilson]

The recruitment team wanted OJO...

Well... they can't all be winners! :)

[superfurryhibby]

He was gash. I’m not interested enough to say how he’s played over the season but today he was a donkey. Gled wi never signed him. Gash.

[Smartie]

Very good player.

Had a bad afternoon.

Makes poor career decisions.

[truehibernian]

Nah he's a good player.

He didn't play well today but there are obvious problems at Aberdeen. Last time they beat us at Easter Road he strolled the game and we barely laid a glove on them.

Is he a 'Rolls Royce' of a footballer as McInnes and Miller lauded him as ? Not for me, looks a very average player who has been overrated due to him being at The Rangers (when they were poor) and Gerrard giving him praise.............praise which still saw him allow the player to leave without a ripple of complaint from their fans.

Cadden and Irvine made him look like a Corsa today :aok:

[Pretty Boy]

I think it's hard to judge a player playing in a totally different team with a totally different style.

We all know how good McGeouch was here but he's never really performed at Aberdeen. Who's to say Ojo or McRorie wouldn't perform to a different standard in a more football orientated system?

I'm not sure we can say with any confidence we dodged a bullet. McRorie was excellent at ER earlier in the season, I'd have loved to have seen him at Hibs. As it is we have recruited well in midfield, that's the beauty of not having only a solitary target, and I'm not sure we need him at the moment. If Newell moves on in the summer I'd happily take a player of McRorie's ability to replace him.

[Brunswickbill]

Likes a dive. Early in first half tried it on just outside the penalty box in the middle of the goal, But that’s part of Aberdeen’s game plan.

[Billy Whizz]

The recruitment team wanted OJO...

I’m not sure they did, think Hecky did though

[SouthMoroccoStu]

But who’s to say we couldn’t have made a star out of Ojo
Look whats happened to McGeough at Aberdeen
Anti football at it’s finest

[CMurdoch]

McCrorie & Ferguson are both good players.
However, you play as well as you are allowed by the opposition. Your ability to play is also dependant on the balance and quality of the players in your team.
Previously McCrorie & Ferguson played against a Hibs midfield containing the likes of Newell, Allan, Mallan, Hallberg etc. All good players but not athletic and robust enough to stop the Aberdeen guys. This time they faced Irvine, Cadden & Gogic running all over the place, challenging and fighting for the ball.
At the same time their own team had nothing up front but the inexperienced Hornby and an ailing defence containing Ash Taylor. Basically pissing in the wind.

[Since452]

But who’s to say we couldn’t have made a star out of Ojo
Look whats happened to McGeough at Aberdeen
Anti football at it’s finest

Mcgeough must regret leaving us from a purely football point of view. Better bank balance but from Scotland player to he-haw.

[Northernhibee]

If you're a young, talented footballer who has aspirations to play at a higher level I have no idea why you'd pick Aberdeen over Hibs. You may make a small amount extra there, but they have a knack for making talented young footballers look like hacking hoofball thugs.

If you look at McGinn, Nisbet, Cummings, Boyle, McGeouch, Doig, Hanlon, Porteous, Stevenson, other McGinn - they've all received or been heavily linked with decent moves down south or international recognition. Certainly Aberdeen usually have some players in the international scene but you're far more likely to be able to show what you can do at Hibs.

If Josh Doig was at Aberdeen he wouldn't be in the first team until he bulked up and learned how to hack effectively.

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

McCrorie's a good player. Today we bossed the midfield and he didnt impress. There have been many games when our best players have had a poor game, doesn't make them a bad player. Totally different to Ojo imo, who really didnt look very good at all during his time at Aberdeen.

[supermcginn]

When they signed him it looked like they had got the better of us...watching him today he is in the OJO cattegory utterly hopless player offered nothing but silly fouls. We dodged another bullet thanks to Aberdeen.

He's a good player. No Shame in admitting that.

[AlbertK86]

Good player but Irvine is a level above him


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[Unseen work]

Speaking to a lot of Aberdeen fans they think he’s regressed a lot under McInnes and maybe still feeling the effects from Covid.

Its may be down to poor form but they say it’s night and day as before he was good on the ball, drove the team forward and dominated the midfield....not so much of late.

[JimBHibees]

He was gash. I’m not interested enough to say how he’s played over the season but today he was a donkey. Gled wi never signed him. Gash.

Where I am. Athletic player very little football in him. Irvine 4 times the player

[Billy Whizz]

Where I am. Athletic player very little football in him. Irvine 4 times the player

Jim, 100% agree with this. Seems a nice laddie who gives 100%, but doesn’t have the technical skills required for the top level
There’s no way Stevie G would let a top talent away for a nominal fee

[Andy74]

Where I am. Athletic player very little football in him. Irvine 4 times the player

Yeah good player but not the Rolls Royce that he was being branded after a couple of early games. Think he’d still be at Rangers if that was remotely true.

[oneone73]

Jim, 100% agree with this. Seems a nice laddie who gives 100%, but doesn’t have the technical skills required for the top level
There’s no way Stevie G would let a top talent away for a nominal fee

He did with Jamie Murphy

[Billy Whizz]

He did with Jamie Murphy

He had 2 other players in front of him

[Hibee Mac]

Speaking to a lot of Aberdeen fans they think he’s regressed a lot under McInnes and maybe still feeling the effects from Covid.

Its may be down to poor form but they say it’s night and day as before he was good on the ball, drove the team forward and dominated the midfield....not so much of late.Could it just be down to a bounce in form when he joined as he was finally getting to play week in week out?

To me he looks like one of these utility player types, lots of energy, a bit of graft, not much quality. Is he really a midfielder too? He played RB at Portsmouth I think.

He looked good against us at ER start of the season but bear in mind we were without Gogic and he was playing against Stevie Mallan. Our midfield tonight is night and day compared to then.

[JimBHibees]

He had 2 other players in front of him

And was much older

[Stanton Spence]

I've been reading the AFC chat this past couple of days (ano ano) but was a bit shocked with their opinions on the mcrorie thread. According to most after a really good start he's went backwards and a lot saying he's not tough enough to play the holding role in midfield and not technically good enough to be a playmaker type in the midfield. I must say I was gutted when we lost out on him and actually think he's got a future but maybe I've bought into the hype as well?

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[RyeSloan]

Just seems that whoever Aberdeen sign they all morph into workhorses that are drilled to stifle and kill a games rather than express themselves.

As for McCrorrie...he certainly didn’t look half the player from the last time we played them but as others have said we didn’t give him the freedom of the pitch this time.

[HendoDelivered]

McCrorie is a good player hand has massive potential. Would take him at Hibs in a heart beat.

[Jim44]

Very good player.

Had a bad afternoon.

Makes poor career decisions.

Maybe his agent made the poor decision. I heard he was less than a whisker from signing for us but tough ****, Ross.

[BILLYHIBS]

Forget McCrorie we need to get Irvine signed up before the Sheep come sniffing

[hibbysam]

Forget McCrorie we need to get Irvine signed up before the Sheep come sniffing

If we can’t afford him there’s absolutely zero chance of them affording him. The Cosgrove fee has went in to the daily running of the club as they are skint. Push for third and hopefully we will be in a better place to tie Irvine, Newell and Rocky up on longer deals.

[CMurdoch]

Forget McCrorie we need to get Irvine signed up before the Sheep come sniffing

Irvine not attractive enough for the Old Firm
No point in him going to Aberdeen instead of Hibs given he is here and we now have the better team.

Not good enough for the EPL
English Div 1 salary cap means they can't out pay us.

That leaves English Championship teams as the danger for his signature.

[matty_f]

Yeah good player but not the Rolls Royce that he was being branded after a couple of early games. Think he’d still be at Rangers if that was remotely true.

The Rolls Royce comment came from McInnes after their last win at Easter Road. McCrory had been criticised for chasing the money and McInnes’ comments were very much a not-very-subtle GIRUY to Hibs.

[mjhibby]

If we finish third I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t stay. Remember he’s been out the game a long time and looks like he loves it here. I’m sure he’ll get a very decent offer from hibs. Players do chase the money as it’s a short career but being happy at a club is not far behind as reason for signing. Looks just like the player we needed and him and Boyle have a great understanding. No coincidence boyler is on fire since he came on although I know there’s been other factors.

[BlackSheep]

I think he could’ve been their best player yesterday, and that says a lot. Would still welcome him him with open arms at hibs. I couldn’t believe his pace over a couple of bursts down the left against McGinn....

[Since452]

Decent player. Hornby on the other hand is dug*****

[bigwheel]

Decent player. Hornby on the other hand is dug*****

Way too early to judge Hornby..he’s hardly played any football, and just getting up to speed. His movement in front of McGregor and subtle heel flick when Conor McLennan fresh aired in front of goal in the first half, suggests to me there’s a decent player in there...


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[superfurryhibby]

Interesting to see an outbreak of objectivity on Hibs .Net regarding evaluating a player. It’s just a pity that we can’t extend that to our own after a defeat. I suppose that’s the difference when we are emotionally invested in something and when we don’t care much.

I’ve seen McCrorie play twice, both times v Hibs. Have people really watched enough of Aberdeen to know more about him than what they’ve seen in those games? One decent performance and one gash.

[JimBHibees]

Is he a 'Rolls Royce' of a footballer as McInnes and Miller lauded him as ? Not for me, looks a very average player who has been overrated due to him being at The Rangers (when they were poor) and Gerrard giving him praise.............praise which still saw him allow the player to leave without a ripple of complaint from their fans.

Cadden and Irvine made him look like a Corsa today :aok:

Pretty much an excellent summary I think. Certainly not a rolls Royce. Quite reckless with tackles in some of the highlights I have seen this season

[hibsfan7]

Well if he is their rolls royce then we have our own aston martin in martin boyle

[hibstag]

I think it's hard to judge a player playing in a totally different team with a totally different style.

We all know how good McGeouch was here but he's never really performed at Aberdeen. Who's to say Ojo or McRorie wouldn't perform to a different standard in a more football orientated system?

I'm not sure we can say with any confidence we dodged a bullet. McRorie was excellent at ER earlier in the season, I'd have loved to have seen him at Hibs. As it is we have recruited well in midfield, that's the beauty of not having only a solitary target, and I'm not sure we need him at the moment. If Newell moves on in the summer I'd happily take a player of McRorie's ability to replace him.

I agree with you on this another example is Ryan Christie. Athletic hatchet man in the dons midfield. Now he is arguably celtic best midfielder and first name on the Scotland team sheet .

[Jdawg]

Mcgeough must regret leaving us from a purely football point of view. Better bank balance but from Scotland player to he-haw.

I didn’t even realise he was playing until he was subbed off. Mind you when the ball gets launched forward he won’t have much effect on the game.

[hibbysam]

I agree with you on this another example is Ryan Christie. Athletic hatchet man in the dons midfield. Now he is arguably celtic best midfielder and first name on the Scotland team sheet .

Think Christie is far from Celtics best midfielder. There’s probably an argument that he’s one of their worst just now.

[The Spaceman]

McCrorie is a very good footballer. He was kept quiet yesterday but I have no doubt in my mind he would be a core starter had he come to us. Delighted with our handling of him and Aberdeen yesterday though.

[Percy Vere]

Just had a peek in the Aberdeen forum.
Looks to be in meltdown.
What a shower of ignorant foul mouthed yobs.
Littered with c word etc which we see very little of in here.
Berating Mcinnes and their team. Fair enough.
But the style of bad mouthing is just bad.

[easty]

I agree with you on this another example is Ryan Christie. Athletic hatchet man in the dons midfield. Now he is arguably celtic best midfielder and first name on the Scotland team sheet .

Christie was never a hatchet man in the Aberdeen team.

[easty]

McCrorie would have been a better signing than Magennis, based on what we’ve seen of them for each team this season anyway.

I never bought into the hype with McCrorie in the first place though. Rangers wouldn’t have let him go if he was half as good as some people made out at the start of the season.

[tamig]

Christie was never a hatchet man in the Aberdeen team.

He took his turn on the rotational fouling merrygoround whenever they played us. He was fairly handy at carrying out the game plan.

[Stokesy's on fire]

Just had a peek in the Aberdeen forum.
Looks to be in meltdown.
What a shower of ignorant foul mouthed yobs.
Littered with c word etc which we see very little of in here.
Berating Mcinnes and their team. Fair enough.
But the style of bad mouthing is just bad.


They are very very bitter. Its the follow follow of the North

[BegbieHSC]

Irvine made him look like a school boy! If we can get Irvine on the long-term, that’d be significantly better than if we had signed McCrorie.

[The 90+2]

Irvine made him look like a school boy! If we can get Irvine on the long-term, that’d be significantly better than if we had signed McCrorie.


Irvine has a big year coming up with the WC next year. He will need to be a lot more settled than this season and hopefully, with Boyle here and the Milligan link we can persuade him to sign a 2 year or even 1.5 years with contract expiring after the WC when he will be in the window.