Summer 2021-22 transfer thread

[badabing67]

Anyone got a link for updates on the Accrington game

[Oscar T Grouch]

Anyone got a link for updates on the Accrington game

Just one update on Hibs twitter at half time. Game finished 1-0 to Stanley. Match summary on fishy site now

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/hibs-fall-to-first-pre-season-defeat

[Ozyhibby]

Just one update on Hibs twitter at half time. Game finished 1-0 to Stanley. Match summary on fishy site now

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/hibs-fall-to-first-pre-season-defeat

Ross out.


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[BegbieHSC]

Just one update on Hibs twitter at half time. Game finished 1-0 to Stanley. Match summary on fishy site now

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/hibs-fall-to-first-pre-season-defeat

Jeezo.

[badabing67]

Just one update on Hibs twitter at half time. Game finished 1-0 to Stanley. Match summary on fishy site now

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/hibs-fall-to-first-pre-season-defeat


Cheers M8

[Hibernian Verse]

Doig and Hallberg joined the squad but still no Doidge.

[easty]

Apparently we're back in for Thomas Robert again.

I’ve said it before on here, I think this guys just got an agent who’s constantly making stuff up to make it look like he’s a talent.

Young French guy, with no links to Scotland, knocks back bigger teams in France and England to sign for Airdrie? I’m not having it. Then every now and then we get a story saying we’re after him, or Celtc are after him, now Burnley. He’s at Airdrie, and apparently isn’t looking a stand out at that level. If a bigger team wanted him, he’d not be hard to get.

[J-C]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

[MrRobot]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

Given the team that was out was basically our reserves up until 60 minutes i don’t think it’s really something to be worried about.

[Andy74]

Given the team that was out was basically our reserves up until 60 minutes i don’t think it’s really something to be worried about.

Every year someone gets upset about training ground games. Results are totally irrelevant. All about getting some game minutes up and trying out some stuff.

[Greenworld]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.Just a training match as part of pre season fitness would not worry to much .


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[Smartie]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

The starting line-up didn't look like it had much about it going forward, so I'm not all that surprised or concerned at this stage tbh.

It might highlight that we're a bit short of depth though and a fairly moderate injury crisis could turn us from being a good side into a very weak one (it wouldn't be the most ridiculous set of circumstances that would see Doidge and Nisbet or Hanlon and Porteous having to miss the same game.)

[J-C]

Given the team that was out was basically our reserves up until 60 minutes i don’t think it’s really something to be worried about.

10 players on the bench were not reserves and they scored with 5 to go, nothing to worry about but still a poor result.

[CapitalGreen]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

They finished top half of League 1.

[Peevemor]

Brilliant! People analysing a training match that they didn't see. :rolleyes:

[Stuart93]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

Couldn’t agree less

The results in these closed door bounce games don’t matter a jot.

[Brightside]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

hahaha you have got to be joking. Its a bounce game, and that starting 11 wont be starting for us anytime soon. All these games - especially down there about nothing more than working on fitness and sharpness. Ignore all results.

[MrRobot]

hahaha you have got to be joking. Its a bounce game, and that starting 11 wont be starting for us anytime soon. All these games - especially down there about nothing more than working on fitness and sharpness. Ignore all results.

:agree:

i also suspect that some of that starting 11 will be moved on from Hibs before the start of the season.

[Unseen work]

People surely aren’t being serious.

It’s 10 days into pre season and a bounce game behind closed doors for fitness.

Absolutley nothing to worry about.

Gave some players valuable minutes to prove themselves or get minutes under their belt from injuries.

There’s also no chance we’ll ever play that starting line up and making all the subs which disrupts the game massively.

We have a good squad and will prove it.

[HendoDelivered]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[bingo70]

Going by the rumours and screenshots across Twitter just now I wonder if Griffiths new contract at Celtic could be short lived.

Don’t want to post any more than that as not sure what the rules are on this kind of thing but sure if you want to have a look you’ll see what I’m talking about.

[CMurdoch]

Efe Ambrose is only 32 and out of contract.
Could he do a job for us?
Was at the top of his game when he left Hibs 30 months ago but looked lethargic at Livingston.

[badabing67]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.



Looked like they were playing on a field with a slope, looked really uneven as well

[J-C]

Can't multi reply on my phone, I didn't put a smiley on my post as it was meant as tongue in cheek, obviously with the number of replies it wasn't noticed. If you look at twitter there's loads not happy with the result, I thought I was being humorous, no one seemed to notice the sarcasm in the post, been working so no chance to post earlier before all the replies.😁

[Stuart93]

Going by the rumours and screenshots across Twitter just now I wonder if Griffiths new contract at Celtic could be short lived.

Don’t want to post any more than that as not sure what the rules are on this kind of thing but sure if you want to have a look you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Aye just seen that, think you could be right

If it is true I don’t see him getting a deal here either

[CMurdoch]

Going by the rumours and screenshots across Twitter just now I wonder if Griffiths new contract at Celtic could be short lived.

Don’t want to post any more than that as not sure what the rules are on this kind of thing but sure if you want to have a look you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Spoke to my son who reckons it has probably been edited/doctored so probably bogus.

[Gmack7]

Aye just seen that, think you could be right

If it is true I don’t see him getting a deal here either

Whsts "allegedly" happened, a lot of us old fossils don't do twitter, it takes me all my time to work this forum

[MWHIBBIES]

Whsts "allegedly" happened, a lot of us old fossils don't do twitter, it takes me all my time to work this forum

Texting 16 year olds, asking for pics

[MyJo]

Whsts "allegedly" happened, a lot of us old fossils don't do twitter, it takes me all my time to work this forum

Asking a 16 year old girl on Instagram for photos

[Peevemor]

Texting 16 year olds, asking for pics


Asking a 16 year old girl on Instagram for photos

Yeah, because it's not as if anyone would know who he was... :rolleyes:

[J-C]

Asking a 16 year old girl on Instagram for photos

Just been looking at them, could easily be doctored, nothing in the messages that says ger age except a guy comes on and says it's his wee cuz and she's only 16. If it's true, hell be lucky to find a new club if Celtic boot him.

[Brightside]

Going by the rumours and screenshots across Twitter just now I wonder if Griffiths new contract at Celtic could be short lived.

Don’t want to post any more than that as not sure what the rules are on this kind of thing but sure if you want to have a look you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Just read that.... :rolleyes:

[Bangkok Hibby]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

Wow, already????

[MWHIBBIES]

Yeah, because it's not as if anyone would know who he was... :rolleyes:

Pardon?

[Peevemor]

Pardon?

Just that I find it hard to believe that anyone in the public eye would be stupid enough to get involved in stuff like this.

[matty_f]

Every year someone gets upset about training ground games. Results are totally irrelevant. All about getting some game minutes up and trying out some stuff.

It’s actually laughable, eh?

[Gmack7]

Texting 16 year olds, asking for pics

FFS, What an idiot(if true)

[SaulGoodman]

Just that I find it hard to believe that anyone in the public eye would be stupid enough to get involved in stuff like this.

I mean he’s no the brightest bulb is he?

[MWHIBBIES]

Just that I find it hard to believe that anyone in the public eye would be stupid enough to get involved in stuff like this.

No offence, but have you missed the dozens of famous people being in trouble for things like this, and much worse, over the past few years?

Now, I'm not saying this is true, I honestly couldn't give a **** about who some daft Celtic player is texting, but he has proven before he is thick as a donkeys dick, so I doubt being caught will have crossed his mind.

[calumhibee1]

There’s absolutely no chance Griffiths is getting sacked if the screenshots going around are the full extent of it.

[J-C]

Wow, already????

Look at my reply after.

[04Sauzee]

It’s actually laughable, eh?

And tiresome 🥴

[Billy Whizz]

There’s absolutely no chance Griffiths is getting sacked if the screenshots going around are the full extent of it.

You’d have thought part of the conditions of his extension, would be to stay off social media

[Smartie]

You’d have thought part of the conditions of his extension, would be to stay off social media

He's a few stops past the last chance saloon as well.

I'd be surprised if anyone at Celtic will be in any way prepared to listen to any protestations.

[mal]

Friendly or not that is a poor result, Stanley are bottom end of div1 and wont be any further along fitness wise to us.

Nope. Top half, just 7 points off the playoffs.

[J-C]

Nope. Top half, just 7 points off the playoffs.

Jeez folks I replied already, the post was tongue in cheek sarcasm due to the eejits all over Twitter moaning like mad, obviously I thought it was funnier than most on here. Next time I'll put a smiley at the end so you see it wasn't serious. 😁

[Peevemor]

No offence, but have you missed the dozens of famous people being in trouble for things like this, and much worse, over the past few years?

Now, I'm not saying this is true, I honestly couldn't give a **** about who some daft Celtic player is texting, but he has proven before he is thick as a donkeys dick, so I doubt being caught will have crossed his mind.I'm aware of all that, but I still find it hard to believe that people are stupid enough. That's the only point I was making.

[King Cosell]

Efe Ambrose is only 32 and out of contract.
Could he do a job for us?
Was at the top of his game when he left Hibs 30 months ago but looked lethargic at Livingston.

No

[CapitalGreen]

Jeez folks I replied already, the post was tongue in cheek sarcasm due to the eejits all over Twitter moaning like mad, obviously I thought it was funnier than most on here. Next time I'll put a smiley at the end so you see it wasn't serious. 😁

Nobody’s buying it mate.

[Wilson]

Efe Ambrose is only 32 and out of contract.
Could he do a job for us?
Was at the top of his game when he left Hibs 30 months ago but looked lethargic at Livingston.

Lethargic at Livingston sounds like a low budget sequel to Down and out in Beverley Hills.

Rated the big man when we had him but I think we've moved on.

[Hibiza]

When was the last time we had a marquee signing that lived up to expectation? I'm with you, I think we should keep doing what we've been doing.

Would it be Stokes? He had one good game (the one that mattered most) but was anonymous most of the season.Franck , Latas , Zitelli while ago right enough.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Look at my reply after.

Nah that doesn't wash.

[CMurdoch]

Lethargic at Livingston sounds like a low budget sequel to Down and out in Beverley Hills.

Rated the big man when we had him but I think we've moved on.

Efe's next move, Sleepless in Seattle

[Smartie]

Efe's next move, Sleepless in Seattle

Kebabs in Kilmarnock probably.

[Callum_62]

Chris Maguire signing for Lincoln

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[Lago]

I mean he’s no the brightest bulb is he?
And that is exactly the problem

[Stokesy's on fire]

Franck , Latas , Zitelli while ago right enough.

That was by far the best Hibs team in my lifetime

[CMurdoch]

You’d have thought part of the conditions of his extension, would be to stay off social media

Along with not eating Munster Munch, Burgers or Fries

What other conditions is Leigh signed up for?

[Blurhibee]

Along with not eating Munster Munch, Burgers or Fries

What other conditions is Leigh signed up for?

It was not his account it’s a fake one

[Since452]

The same people complaining that we drew that game will be the same ones touching themselves if we draw with Arsenal. Pre season results do not matter.

[Bridge hibs]

The same people complaining that we drew that game will be the same ones touching themselves if we draw with Arsenal. Pre season results do not matter.Drew what game ?

[Since452]

Drew what game ?

Lost I ment

[CMurdoch]

It was not his account it’s a fake one

I get that but wondered what the conditions are on his new Cellik contract e.g. is he allowed to eat Monster Munch?

[Blurhibee]

I get that but wondered what the conditions are on his new Cellik contract e.g. is he allowed to eat Monster Munch?
🤣🤣

[Alex Trager]

It was not his account it’s a fake one

Is this true?

[BoomtownHibees]

It was not his account it’s a fake one

It wasn’t a fake account

[Stuart93]

I’m guessing we’ve gave up on McCart would’ve thought if we’d put in another bid we’d have heard something by now

[SMAXXA]

I’m guessing we’ve gave up on McCart would’ve thought if we’d put in another bid we’d have heard something by now

These things take time

[Stuart93]

These things take time

I suppose no news may be good news

[ian cruise]

I’m guessing we’ve gave up on McCart would’ve thought if we’d put in another bid we’d have heard something by now

Need to wait until we've sold all the tickets for the Arsenal game so we can afford what St Johnstone are looking for :wink:

[Blurhibee]

It wasn’t a fake account

I should have said there is a lot of accounts that has Leigh’s name to it and that one is not him.

[Blurhibee]

Is this true?

Yes mate it’s not his account

[Blurhibee]

What I will say to is if it had come from him it would have been all over the papers this morning 🤔

[.Sean.]

I should have said there is a lot of accounts that has Leigh’s name to it and that one is not him.
The screenshots floating about have the blue tick next to his name at the top I’m sure?

[CentreLine]

What I will say to is if it had come from him it would have been all over the papers this morning 🤔

A lot of us fell for the doctored the Rangers video and jumped to the understandable but wrong conclusion. I’m with you and think we have to wait and see on these things. Sadly it’s become clear there are people out there prepared to stoop very low to attack individuals or establishments.

[blackpoolhibs]

I’m guessing we’ve gave up on McCart would’ve thought if we’d put in another bid we’d have heard something by now


I suppose no news may be good news

17 minutes is all it took to change your opinion from thinking the club had given up signing him, to we might still be after him.

[BoomtownHibees]

I should have said there is a lot of accounts that has Leigh’s name to it and that one is not him.

The account is verified

[Jim44]

The account is verified

Verified as not his or his?

[The Count]

A lot of us fell for the doctored the Rangers video and jumped to the understandable but wrong conclusion. I’m with you and think we have to wait and see on these things. Sadly it’s become clear there are people out there prepared to stoop very low to attack individuals or establishments.

From what i have heard yes the players were not singing the bigoted Sweet Caroline but in the sponsors lounge they were so not totally innocent i would suggest.

[Stuart93]

17 minutes is all it took to change your opinion from thinking the club had given up signing him, to we might still be after him.

Thought SMAXXA may have had heard different which is why my “opinion” changed so quickly, not that it really matters though.

It wasn’t an opinion either, it was an assumption

[04Sauzee]

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore admits he shouldn't speak about players from other clubs - but hailed Jamie McCart as 'tremendous'.

The St Johnstone centre back is attracting plenty of interest from down south while Hibs had an opener offer of around £200k rejected for him

[04Sauzee]

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore admits he shouldn't speak about players from other clubs - but hailed Jamie McCart as 'tremendous'.

The St Johnstone centre back is attracting plenty of interest from down south while Hibs had an opener offer of around £200k rejected for him

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/jamie-mccart-transfer-latest-sheffield-20988683.amp?__twitter_impression=true

[147lothian]

The account is verified

Where is it verified?

[Heisenberg]

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore admits he shouldn't speak about players from other clubs - but hailed Jamie McCart as 'tremendous'.

The St Johnstone centre back is attracting plenty of interest from down south while Hibs had an opener offer of around £200k rejected for him

If there’s top end League One/bottom half Championship teams after him we’ve probably no chance, unfortunately.

[nonshinyfinish]

Verified as not his or his?

Verified as his. The account in the screenshots (leighg09) is the account that Instagram have verified as being him and therefore given a blue tick.

That doesn't mean that the screenshots couldn't have been doctored to include that account name/blue tick, but if undoctored then it is his verified account.

[Sioux]

Jeez folks I replied already, the post was tongue in cheek sarcasm due to the eejits all over Twitter moaning like mad, obviously I thought it was funnier than most on here. Next time I'll put a smiley at the end so you see it wasn't serious. 😁

Backtrack of the year so far!

[Berwickhibby]

From what i have heard yes the players were not singing the bigoted Sweet Caroline but in the sponsors lounge they were so not totally innocent i would suggest.

Only the Huns could ruin a great song....which imho is not a bigoted song

[Since452]

I couldn't care less what a Celtic player has of hasn't done but it isn't hard these days to photoshop things to make it look like it's something else.

[500miles]

It certainly looks like Griffiths did message the 16 year-old. However, she didn't have her age on her profile, and the photo he responded to in the first place was what you would call "mature content".

Embarrasing, but I don't see anything coming of it.

[AugustaHibs]

It certainly looks like Griffiths did message the 16 year-old. However, she didn't have her age on her profile, and the photo he responded to in the first place was what you would call "mature content".

Embarrasing, but I don't see anything coming of it.

He’s still a creep regardless if her age is on her profile. Thank **** we didn’t sign him.

Loved him as a footballer and the fact he’s a Hibby but he really is an odious human being

[we are hibs]

Jim Goodwin saying we were in for that Durmus before he went to Poland

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[Paloschi]

Jim Goodwin saying we were in for that Durmus before he went to Poland

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If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

[JeMeSouviens]

Only the Huns could ruin a great song....which imho is not a bigoted song

Course it's not, neither was Simply the Best. You can make anything bigoted if you throw in a few FTPs. :rolleyes:

[Stuart93]

If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

I was actually impressed with Durmus every time I seen him.

We need to cast our net further

[Smartie]

I was actually impressed with Durmus every time I seen him.

We need to cast our net further

He had a couple of very good performances against us so it wouldn't have been a great surprise for me if we'd been after him, and I would have been happy enough.

Same position as McKay though so I'd expect it would have been one or the other for us and we've got McKay.

[Stuart93]

He had a couple of very good performances against us so it wouldn't have been a great surprise for me if we'd been after him, and I would have been happy enough.

Same position as McKay though so I'd expect it would have been one or the other for us and we've got McKay.

Aye I remember thinking he looked a player. I’m happier with Mackay though, young laddie with big potential

[MrRobot]

If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

in what sense, that we didn’t get him or yet another st mirren player?

[04Sauzee]

More on Odoffin

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/hakeem-odoffin-transfer-latest-hibs-20990664.amp?__twitter_impression=true

[147lothian]

Anything else been said about Odoffin? He would be a fantastic signing imo, but as he still has a year left on his contract I can't see it happening at the moment, I can see Hamilton putting a big price tag on him, maybe in the winter window or when his contract runs out but then again he will probably have other suiters.

[snedzuk]

He’s still a creep regardless if her age is on her profile. Thank **** we didn’t sign him.

Loved him as a footballer and the fact he’s a Hibby but he really is an odious human being

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/leigh-griffiths-offers-replace-stolen-presents-1517725

[MWHIBBIES]

If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

Yeah, a massive joke. Aiming to sign the best players of other teams in the league. Embarrassing transfer policy, we'll never get good players doing that. Gogic, McGinn etc.

[147lothian]

More on Odoffin

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/hakeem-odoffin-transfer-latest-hibs-20990664.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Answers my question

[AugustaHibs]

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/leigh-griffiths-offers-replace-stolen-presents-1517725

Sure for every ‘good’ news article I could find 3 or 4 ‘bad’ ones.

[Tambo]

Celtic could be priced out of a move for Aaron Hickey as Bologna want £8m for the former Hearts left-back - more than double what the Scottish Premiership club had earmarked for the 19-year-old who has had one season in Serie A

[FilipinoHibs]

17 minutes is all it took to change your opinion from thinking the club had given up signing him, to we might still be after him.

The summer signing window is a roller coaster for most fans. Now I just wait to see we have sold and signed. The speculation is not good for your health.

[Greenworld]

Anything else been said about Odoffin? He would be a fantastic signing imo, but as he still has a year left on his contract I can't see it happening at the moment, I can see Hamilton putting a big price tag on him, maybe in the winter window or when his contract runs out but then again he will probably have other suiters.Looked a class above other players always wondered what he was doing there . Would be a good squad addition .


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[BoomtownHibees]

Where is it verified?

It’s a verified account (blue tick) on Instagram that is in the screenshots

[sleeping giant]

If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

Thats a very strange take on it.

[Paloschi]

Yeah, a massive joke. Aiming to sign the best players of other teams in the league. Embarrassing transfer policy, we'll never get good players doing that. Gogic, McGinn etc.

Durmus is not St Mirrens best player, not even close. Why are we focusing on St Mirren and their players? Is that the level we aspire to be?

[Callum_62]

Durmus is not St Mirrens best player, not even close. Why are we focusing on St Mirren and their players? Is that the level we aspire to be?Yes.

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[Paloschi]

Thats a very strange take on it.

Not strange. I am sure a lot of other Hibs fans will be concerned at the tunnel vision from Jack Ross and the scouting team. I think it is becoming just a bit silly regarding signing St Mirren players. We might even end up in their league position?

[04Sauzee]

Durmus is not St Mirrens best player, not even close. Why are we focusing on St Mirren and their players? Is that the level we aspire to be?

I don't think we are just focusing on St Mirren players. We have been linked with double cup winner McCart, Hamilton's best player last season in Odoffin. We were keeping tabs on Campbell from Motherwell. We have signed a young talented player from ICT. I'm sure we look at other players at other Scottish clubs but they just don't like to talk about us as much as Jim Goodwin does.

[MWHIBBIES]

Durmus is not St Mirrens best player, not even close. Why are we focusing on St Mirren and their players? Is that the level we aspire to be?

No, finishing 3rd is the level we want to be. Which we achieved, just a few months ago.

[Paloschi]

I don't think we are just focusing on St Mirren players. We have been linked with double cup winner McCart, Hamilton's best player last season in Odoffin. We were keeping tabs on Campbell from Motherwell. We have signed a young talented player from ICT. I'm sure we look at other players at other Scottish clubs but they just don't like to talk about us as much as Jim Goodwin does.

I get your point. I am not saying we are exclusively going for St Mirren players but a large focus has been on their players. I wouldn’t say DH and Durmus are their best players or improve Hibs.

I would like us to cast the net wider than bottom six clubs in our division and I don’t think Campbell was ever a realistic option due to demand down south. McCart may be another one we lose out on.

[Paloschi]

No, finishing 3rd is the level we want to be. Which we achieved, just a few months ago.

Well if finishing 3rd is all we aspire to be then we may as well pack up and go home because we achieved that. I want Hibs to win domestic trophies, challenge the old firm and push further on in Europe. With our size of club there are good players out there that can improve us. It feels like we are going down the Cregg and Van Zanten routes of recruitment.

[blackpoolhibs]

Thought SMAXXA may have had heard different which is why my “opinion” changed so quickly, not that it really matters though.

It wasn’t an opinion either, it was an assumption

I dont know why you would assume we had given up trying to sign him, just because you had not heard anything on it for a couple of days

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

I'm going to get a ST for St Mirren - cut out the middle man.

:duck:

[mal]

I get your point. I am not saying we are exclusively going for St Mirren players but a large focus has been on their players. I wouldn’t say DH and Durmus are their best players or improve Hibs.

I would like us to cast the net wider than bottom six clubs in our division and I don’t think Campbell was ever a realistic option due to demand down south. McCart may be another one we lose out on.

Like Murphy from Rangers or Macey from Arsenal? Yep, we never make that type of signing, which is why those players aren't Hibs players now...

[Greenbeard]

Anything else been said about Odoffin? He would be a fantastic signing imo, but as he still has a year left on his contract I can't see it happening at the moment, I can see Hamilton putting a big price tag on him, maybe in the winter window or when his contract runs out but then again he will probably have other suiters.
Burton's Albion?

[Stuart93]

I dont know why you would assume we had given up trying to sign him, just because you had not heard anything on it for a couple of days

Because it was all over the media that we were submitting a 2nd bid but that was about a week ago and it’s all went pretty quiet since as well as other teams having since been noted as having an interest with more spending power than us

Quite straight forward as to why I made that assumption then another poster advised why that assumption might not be correct which I accepted.

A bit confused as to why that then prompted your initial response but fair enough.

[MWHIBBIES]

Well if finishing 3rd is all we aspire to be then we may as well pack up and go home because we achieved that. I want Hibs to win domestic trophies, challenge the old firm and push further on in Europe. With our size of club there are good players out there that can improve us. It feels like we are going down the Cregg and Van Zanten routes of recruitment.

No, we're going down the McGinn and McGinn route.

We've also achieved domestic trophy wins. Same as 3rd place, its about consistently doing that.

Try to wait before you've watched a footballer before judging them.

[SHODAN]

If true then we are a bloody joke 😂

The hyperbole on here sometimes is quite something.

[MyJo]

I get your point. I am not saying we are exclusively going for St Mirren players but a large focus has been on their players. I wouldn’t say DH and Durmus are their best players or improve Hibs.

I would like us to cast the net wider than bottom six clubs in our division and I don’t think Campbell was ever a realistic option due to demand down south. McCart may be another one we lose out on.

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

[H18 SFR]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

This type of well balanced contribution is what is needed around here. Well said.

[BegbieHSC]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

This. Plus our potentially most valuable asset in Doig was released from the academy recently of a club which played in the Championship last year.

[weecounty hibby]

This type of well balanced contribution is what is needed around here. Well said.
It's never going to catch on.

[leith lynx]

Burton's Albion?
Would imagine he would be tailor made for them....

[Potty78]

If only St Mirren had a decent striker we could sign. Even if Nisbet stays we defo need a third one in as an option off the bench.

[Vault Boy]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

Very good post.

[Paloschi]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

So that is almost 25% of signings from one club plus we were apparently looking at Durmus.

I disagree about Paul McGinn being one of our best. Consistent yes but in my honest opinion he is quite average. I like his attitude and determination but he isn’t one of our best players.

Point taken regarding Gogic and Nisbet however both of them were stand out players at their clubs and indeed leagues and were worth signing. The likes of Drey Wright for instance was far from St Johnstone’s stand outs but we signed him. I liken this to Durmus and Doyle Hayes. Happy to be proved wrong by the latter.

All just my opinion.

[Hibiza]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

Good post .

[CapitalGreen]

So that is almost 25% of signings from one club plus we were apparently looking at Durmus.

I disagree about Paul McGinn being one of our best. Consistent yes but in my honest opinion he is quite average. I like his attitude and determination but he isn’t one of our best players.

Point taken regarding Gogic and Nisbet however both of them were stand out players at their clubs and indeed leagues and were worth signing. The likes of Drey Wright for instance was far from St Johnstone’s stand outs but we signed him. I liken this to Durmus and Doyle Hayes. Happy to be proved wrong by the latter.

All just my opinion.

I didn’t see much of St Mirren last season, is Doyle-Hayes no good?

[hibee316]

Well if finishing 3rd is all we aspire to be then we may as well pack up and go home because we achieved that. I want Hibs to win domestic trophies, challenge the old firm and push further on in Europe. With our size of club there are good players out there that can improve us. It feels like we are going down the Cregg and Van Zanten routes of recruitment.


We are cherry-picking the best players from a very competitive league.

In the 25 years I've followed Hibs, this is the most structured and well organised signing policy we've had.

There is obviously room for improvement, and going by what Ron has said, we might possibly see better players coming in in future years, but I think your assessment of the situation is well wide of the mark!

What your saying seems more Fantasy Football or Football Manager than reality. IMO of course :)

[Callum_62]

We are cherry-picking the best players from a very competitive league.

In the 25 years I've followed Hibs, this is the most structured and well organised signing policy we've had.

There is obviously room for improvement, and going by what Ron has said, we might possibly see better players coming in in future years, but I think your assessment of the situation is well wide of the mark!

What your saying seems more Fantasy Football or Football Manager than reality. IMO of course :)To Madeira surely

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[The Harp Awakes]

So that is almost 25% of signings from one club plus we were apparently looking at Durmus.

I disagree about Paul McGinn being one of our best. Consistent yes but in my honest opinion he is quite average. I like his attitude and determination but he isn’t one of our best players.

Point taken regarding Gogic and Nisbet however both of them were stand out players at their clubs and indeed leagues and were worth signing. The likes of Drey Wright for instance was far from St Johnstone’s stand outs but we signed him. I liken this to Durmus and Doyle Hayes. Happy to be proved wrong by the latter.

All just my opinion.

I agree with you to a certain extent. If we want to retain our 3rd place finish and win a trophy this season, our squad needs to improve. That's on the basis that the overall standard of league opposition will be better than last year; Hearts are back in the league and Aberdeen are unlikely to be as bad as they were.

Over recent seasons I think it's fair to say our recruitment has been generally good, although there have been some failures. In the main, we are signing players from lesser clubs/leagues and there is always a chance that some of them will be incapable of improving their game to play at a higher level. For that reason there we will always have recruitment failures.

Of the 2 players we have signed this season Daniel MacKay and Doyle Hayes, it's too early to tell if they will improve our team. I disagree with you on Durmus. I've watched him closely over the last few seasons and to me he looks decent and just the type of player who would improve at Hibs.

I think what we are missing though is 1 or 2 marquee signings; players who would immediately galvanise the support. Griffiths is an example but it looks like that boat has sailed. These types of players are hard to find of course, particularly given our wage structure. If we focus 100% on players from the likes of St Mirren, Hamilton and Inverness though, it's understandable that many of our supporters will be a bit 'meh'. In that respect I understand your frustration.

[Betty Boop]

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/leigh-griffiths-offers-replace-stolen-presents-1517725

What has that got to do with him messaging a 16 year old lassie ?

[Lago]

So that is almost 25% of signings from one club plus we were apparently looking at Durmus.

I disagree about Paul McGinn being one of our best. Consistent yes but in my honest opinion he is quite average. I like his attitude and determination but he isn’t one of our best players.

Point taken regarding Gogic and Nisbet however both of them were stand out players at their clubs and indeed leagues and were worth signing. The likes of Drey Wright for instance was far from St Johnstone’s stand outs but we signed him. I liken this to Durmus and Doyle Hayes. Happy to be proved wrong by the latter.

All just my opinion.
You do Paul McGinn a dis service, he was far and away better than "just average".

[Smartie]

I agree with you to a certain extent. If we want to retain our 3rd place finish and win a trophy this season, our squad needs to improve. That's on the basis that the overall standard of league opposition will be better than last year; Hearts are back in the league and Aberdeen are unlikely to be as bad as they were.

Over recent seasons I think it's fair to say our recruitment has been generally good, although there have been some failures. In the main, we are signing players from lesser clubs/leagues and there is always a chance that some of them will be incapable of improving their game to play at a higher level. For that reason there we will always have recruitment failures.

Of the 2 players we have signed this season Daniel MacKay and Doyle Hayes, it's too early to tell if they will improve our team. I disagree with you on Durmus. I've watched him closely over the last few seasons and to me he looks decent and just the type of player who would improve at Hibs.

I think what we are missing though is 1 or 2 marquee signings; players who would immediately galvanise the support. Griffiths is an example but it looks like that boat has sailed. These types of players are hard to find of course, particularly given our wage structure. If we focus 100% on players from the likes of St Mirren, Hamilton and Inverness though, it's understandable that many of our supporters will be a bit 'meh'. In that respect I understand your frustration.

Was Nisbet not a marquee signing? After Shankland he was the next one to show big promise, scoring goals at a lower level and had been linked with big moves.

Murphy? Signing a player from Rangers who'd have been on a decent whack of dosh is a reasonably big signing.

Hibs and marquee signings suggest Alan O'Brien and the like to me, therefore I'm more than happy to see us continuing to improve our squad with players from smaller Scottish clubs who have earned a move to a club like Hibs and appear to be on an upward trajectory.

[CapitalGreen]

I think what we are missing though is 1 or 2 marquee signings; players who would immediately galvanise the support. Griffiths is an example but it looks like that boat has sailed. These types of players are hard to find of course, particularly given our wage structure. If we focus 100% on players from the likes of St Mirren, Hamilton and Inverness though, it's understandable that many of our supporters will be a bit 'meh'. In that respect I understand your frustration.

What does this even mean? We have just had our best league finish in 16 years without a support in the grounds.

In recent years we have spent summers pursuing players that the support were clamouring for us to sign/re-sign who have ultimately turned out to be fairly disappointing. The likes of Stokes, Whittaker and McLaren signings could all reasonably be described as marquee signings.

[Haymaker]

To Madeira surely

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That would be a great signing! :hyper

[The Harp Awakes]

What does this even mean? We have just had our best league finish in 16 years without a support in the grounds.

In recent years we have spent summers pursuing players that the support were clamouring for us to sign/re-sign who have ultimately turned out to be fairly disappointing. The likes of Stokes, Whittaker and McLaren signings could all reasonably be described as marquee signings.

What I mean are players who have proven ability at our current level or above, and who do not just have potential. I would actually include Stokes in that category in the past. A player who played at a high level in England, who we signed 3 times, who we made money on and who basically won us a Cup single handedly. Presently Graham Shinnie or a player in that mould, would be a hugely successful signing with supporters, would almost certainly improve us.

As I said, these players are extremely hard to get and our recruitment policy has been generally successful in recent years, so it's difficult to criticise the club in that regard. However, to galvanise our support base and sell more season tickets, I think we need a big signing or 2, particularly if we lose key players in the transfer window.

[The Harp Awakes]

Was Nisbet not a marquee signing? After Shankland he was the next one to show big promise, scoring goals at a lower level and had been linked with big moves.

Murphy? Signing a player from Rangers who'd have been on a decent whack of dosh is a reasonably big signing.

Hibs and marquee signings suggest Alan O'Brien and the like to me, therefore I'm more than happy to see us continuing to improve our squad with players from smaller Scottish clubs who have earned a move to a club like Hibs and appear to be on an upward trajectory.

I think Nisbet was a very good acquisition, and had bags of potential but he was unproven in a higher quality league. Shankland was in a similar category, but clearly both have what it takes. Murphy is more the type of player I am referring to, albeit he joined us after having a career threatening injury, so there was always a doubt whether he could bounce back from that.

Alan O'Brien, now there's a blast from the past. I'm not sure I would ever refer to him as a marquee signing, but he was certainly a huge disappointment.

[Hibiza]

Perhaps the good old days of surprise / big signings are gone ?

[JohnMcM]

Four out of 17 players signed under JR played for St Mirren.

One of them was one of our best and most consistent performers last season, One is very highly rated but has been recovering from a serious injury and a year out of the game almost, one was signed short-term purely as a back-up and then went out on loan in the next window and the fourth only played for them for around 6 months and hasn't kicked a ball for us yet.

We signed Gogic from a bottom six club and Nisbet from a Championship club. Both of which were key players for us in finishing third last season.

We're also doing this amid the backdrop of Brexit meaning non-UK based players are going to be a lot harder to sign and get work permits for so our focus need to be on players already here and we aren't in a financial position to compete with English teams above League One

You are Mr Sensible from the Mr Men series and I claim my £10 reward.:greengrin

[HFC93]

I can remember folk moaning about us signing players from English League 1&2 sides. Now they're moaning about us signing players from smaller Scottish teams. I'm not who they're expecting Hibs to sign.

[madhatter]

So, is signing Odoffin looking more likely than McCart? Or are we after both?

[Greencore]

Seen on twitter we are in talks with Shankland.

Seen it on a few Facebook pages, not sure if there's any truth in it.

[hibee316]

Seen on twitter we are in talks with Shankland.

Seen it on a few Facebook pages, not sure if there's any truth in it.

Would be a brilliant signing.

[hibee316]

I can remember folk moaning about us signing players from English League 1&2 sides. Now they're moaning about us signing players from smaller Scottish teams. I'm not who they're expecting Hibs to sign.

To be fair, it seems like just 1 guy.

[berwickhibee]

Shankland discussing his future and options today on the BBC.

[Vault Boy]

Shankland discussing his future and options today on the BBC.

Am I right in saying he's been offered a new deal? (Hence the chat about his future)

[J-C]

Seen on twitter we are in talks with Shankland.

Seen it on a few Facebook pages, not sure if there's any truth in it.

Either way regards Nisbet going or not we need another decent striker in, Gullan still has a lot to prove and even though he works very hard Doidge can go on barren spells without scoring, good move by Hibs.

[calumhibee1]

Seen on twitter we are in talks with Shankland.

Seen it on a few Facebook pages, not sure if there's any truth in it.

Hope so. Would he an outstanding signing imo.

[Greencore]

Honestly think with the right service he would be a 15+ goal scorer for us (Shankland) he will be on too high wages for us IMO if you believe what Dundee United are paying him.

[Callum_62]

From what i read it seems he has opened talks on extending his deal at Utd

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[Billy Whizz]

From what i read it seems he has opened talks on extending his deal at Utd

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Think he said he’s looking at all options

[Iggy Pope]

The same people complaining that we drew that game will be the same ones touching themselves if we draw with Arsenal. Pre season results do not matter.


Drew what game ?


Lost I ment

****. Gave myself a quick touch thinking everything was all right. Thanks ****.

[snedzuk]

What has that got to do with him messaging a 16 year old lassie ?

Hardly 'odious'

[Stuart93]

From what i read it seems he has opened talks on extending his deal at Utd

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According to the sun twitter he’s in no rush to decide on his dundee utd future...sounds like he’s waiting for something to come in

[Iggy Pope]

Hardly 'odious'

:agree:
Amongst the most over used and thrown away adjectives used on Hibs.net.

[AugustaHibs]

Hardly 'odious'

Racism, messaging bairns, choring from shops, been accused numerous times of assault.

If he wasn’t a footballer he’d be in saughton

[GordonHFC]

So, is signing Odoffin looking more likely than McCart? Or are we after both?

Won't be both.

[JohnM1875]

Racism, messaging bairns, choring from shops, been accused numerous times of assault.

If he wasn’t a footballer he’d be in saughton

Without a doubt. Hibs fan or not the guy is a bit of a weapon.

[Paloschi]

We are cherry-picking the best players from a very competitive league.

In the 25 years I've followed Hibs, this is the most structured and well organised signing policy we've had.

There is obviously room for improvement, and going by what Ron has said, we might possibly see better players coming in in future years, but I think your assessment of the situation is well wide of the mark!

What your saying seems more Fantasy Football or Football Manager than reality. IMO of course :)

Sorry, you’ve lost me with cherry picking the leagues best players. Sounds Hearts esque! Let’s not kid ourselves that the likes of Durmus are one of the best players in the league.

I disagree, our recruitment could and should be better. In recent years, especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo. Obviously we have also made some really good signings in that time too. Doidge, Nisbet and Newell being the stand outs for me. Gogic also looks good.

Anyway, agree to disagree and regardless let’s have a good season!

[Souter96Mac]

Won't be both.

I'm not sure, although they can both play centre back, they aren't very similar. Odoffin sounds more capable on the right and as CDM, whilst McCart is more on the left.

May depend if Porto was to go maybe

[04Sauzee]

Won't be both.

Not sure why it wouldn't be both?

[hibee316]

Sorry, you’ve lost me with cherry picking the leagues best players. Sounds Hearts esque! Let’s not kid ourselves that the likes of Durmus are one of the best players in the league.

I disagree, our recruitment could and should be better. In recent years, especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo. Obviously we have also made some really good signings in that time too. Doidge, Nisbet and Newell being the stand outs for me. Gogic also looks good.

Anyway, agree to disagree and regardless let’s have a good season!

I will change "best" to "most promising". And it won't be every player we bring in either.

We have never in my lifetime paid money for promising players before. IMO it's the way forward for us.

We will honestly have players who don't work out, but since we've got the new scouting in place I think we've had a lot more hit than miss than in any time I've supported Hibs.

I dont think our signings have been unimaginative at all and these are players who will take us forward, but the proof will be in the pudding come the end of the season.

Yup, agree to disagree and bring on the new season!

[BSEJVT]

S

"especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo"

Lennon's signing policy at ER was absolutely disastrous and was all about feeding the Neil Lennon short term results narrative rather than building anything for the future.

It was a complete revolving door policy and did not serve the club well at all

I feel sorry for both Hecky & Ross who have had to rebuild a squad since Lennon's mismanagement

Ask Celtc how they feel about Lennon's imaginative signing policies

[Just_Jimmy]

"especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo"

Lennon's signing policy at ER was absolutely disastrous and was all about feeding the Neil Lennon short term results narrative rather than building anything for the future.

It was a complete revolving door policy and did not serve the club well at all

I feel sorry for both Hecky & Ross who have had to rebuild a squad since Lennon's mismanagement

Ask Celtc how they feel about Lennon's imaginative signing policiesexactly.

we had a superb policy under Stubbs who build a squad from nothing that won the Scottish cup.

Lennon managed to take that and by time he left it was unrecognisable.



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[Since452]

"especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo"

Lennon's signing policy at ER was absolutely disastrous and was all about feeding the Neil Lennon short term results narrative rather than building anything for the future.

It was a complete revolving door policy and did not serve the club well at all

I feel sorry for both Hecky & Ross who have had to rebuild a squad since Lennon's mismanagement

Ask Celtc how they feel about Lennon's imaginative signing policies

Completely agree

[CMurdoch]

"especially since Lennon left it has been unimaginative imo"

Lennon's signing policy at ER was absolutely disastrous and was all about feeding the Neil Lennon short term results narrative rather than building anything for the future.

It was a complete revolving door policy and did not serve the club well at all

I feel sorry for both Hecky & Ross who have had to rebuild a squad since Lennon's mismanagement

Ask Celtc how they feel about Lennon's imaginative signing policies

Correct
Efe and Rocky apart there was a lot money wasted because he did what he wanted.
Short term signing is for rich clubs not those with our budget.

[J-C]

I would love Hibs to be signing players from a higher level but the reality is we're just coming through a pandemic and monies will still be tight unless we sell some our top assets. Cherry picking 2-3 of the better players from teams just below us is fairly common, some work and some don't but as they outlay is less its always worth a wee punt. As long as when we do have the funds I'd like to see us going for that better quality.

[Just_Jimmy]

I would love Hibs to be signing players from a higher level but the reality is we're just coming through a pandemic and monies will still be tight unless we sell some our top assets. Cherry picking 2-3 of the better players from teams just below us is fairly common, some work and some don't but as they outlay is less its always worth a wee punt. As long as when we do have the funds I'd like to see us going for that better quality.it's the cycle of football, bigger clubs takes smaller or poorer clubs best players

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[MyJo]

I would love Hibs to be signing players from a higher level but the reality is we're just coming through a pandemic and monies will still be tight unless we sell some our top assets. Cherry picking 2-3 of the better players from teams just below us is fairly common, some work and some don't but as they outlay is less its always worth a wee punt. As long as when we do have the funds I'd like to see us going for that better quality.

Its what Celtic and Rangers have been doing for years. Using their financial advantage to pick up stand-out or promising players from smaller teams in the league to pad out their squads with a few going on to develop into quality players at that level and often sold on to bigger clubs in the food chain for a decent profit.

We are now following a similar model by picking up players from clubs we have a financial advantage over (ie St Mirren, Hamilton, Dunfermline, ICT) and putting them together in a higher quality squad overall, hoping they will rise to the challenge and develop into the quality of player we want but can't afford to sign ready-made.

[MrRobot]

Griffiths being investigated by the police and club over the messages now.

[JohnM1875]

Griffiths being investigated by the police and club over the messages now.

And sent home from Celtic training camp apparently.

[Lee Marvin]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7368025/leigh-griffiths-celtic-instagram-police/

Think he is finished, tbh

[Jones28]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7368025/leigh-griffiths-celtic-instagram-police/

Think he is finished, tbh

If it’s found that he didn’t know her age and she didn’t disclose it so he couldn’t have known does that not just mean he’s a complete dick rather than something worse?

[easty]

If he didn’t know what age she was...what’s he done wrong? I mean, 16 year olds nowadays don’t look like they did when I was that age. I don’t think it’s hard to believe that he’s just been unfortunate.

“If” he didn’t know her age, obviously.

[GordonHFC]

If he didn’t know what age she was...what’s he done wrong? I mean, 16 year olds nowadays don’t look like they did when I was that age. I don’t think it’s hard to believe that he’s just been unfortunate.

“If” he didn’t know her age, obviously.

Ignorance is no defence in law

[Jim44]

If he didn’t know what age she was...what’s he done wrong? I mean, 16 year olds nowadays don’t look like they did when I was that age. I don’t think it’s hard to believe that he’s just been unfortunate.

“If” he didn’t know her age, obviously.


Ignorance is no defence in law

Let’s not attack the idiot but, by the same token, don’t try to defend him. My only comment is, I’m glad he’s Celtic’s problem.

[madhatter]

If he didn’t know what age she was...what’s he done wrong? I mean, 16 year olds nowadays don’t look like they did when I was that age. I don’t think it’s hard to believe that he’s just been unfortunate.

“If” he didn’t know her age, obviously.

Regardless of criminality, from a footballing career perspective it is awful timing even if it were merely a foolish mistake without knowing her age. Celtic will likely be considering whether he is worth the effort. Other clubs will be less keen as well.

Could be fighting for his career at the very least if this has any truth to it. Why does football talent regularly come with idiocy in Scotland?

[AugustaHibs]

If he didn’t know what age she was...what’s he done wrong? I mean, 16 year olds nowadays don’t look like they did when I was that age. I don’t think it’s hard to believe that he’s just been unfortunate.

“If” he didn’t know her age, obviously.

She’s still a child

[easty]

Ignorance is no defence in law

It is here though.

I’ve seen the girls Instagram page. I wouldn’t have believed she was that age. There’s a photo of her captioned “girls night” with her sitting drinking a glass of what looks like wine.

Griffiths has asked for more photos after she put one up of her in her bra and pants.

I’m sure in person she would seem like a child, and if Griffiths had been seeing the girl, I don’t think you could plead ignorance. He hasn’t been though. I don’t think you can punish someone for what’s gone on here.

[easty]

She’s still a child

But he didn’t know that.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

But he didn’t know that.

That was rix claim as well and he's taken pelters on here. Clearly dick led

[bigwheel]

Let’s not attack the idiot but, by the same token, don’t try to defend him. My only comment is, I’m glad he’s Celtic’s problem.

Me too….at best immature and lacking good values ..glad he is not at our club

[Andy74]

That was rix claim as well and he's taken pelters on here. Clearly dick led

A bit different chatting online to Rix who had sex with an underage girl.

It isn’t great behaviour but there’s probably nothing that’s made Griffiths even think about asking for an age here.

[easty]

That was rix claim as well and he's taken pelters on here. Clearly dick led

Wasn’t Rix a family friend of the girl?

Not the same at all.

[bigwheel]

Wasn’t Rix a family friend of the girl?

Not the same at all.

Don’t think so. Met at a club I think

[easty]

Don’t think so. Met at a club I think

I’m maybe thinking of Thomson.

[Magpie]

I just saw that Marciano saved a penalty for Feyenoord today, well done him.

[Callum_62]

I just saw that Marciano saved a penalty for Feyenoord today, well done him.Bout time he saved a pen

He was hopeless at them, apparently

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[bigwheel]

Bout time he saved a pen

He was hopeless at them, apparently

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Saved a few …can recall at least 3 or 4 .

[PatHead]

Don’t think so. Met at a club I think

You are wrong. Rix was a family friend and groomed the girl over a period of time.

[Berwickhibby]

Don’t think so. Met at a club I think

Nope… he knew the girl … you don’t go to prison for USI

[bigwheel]

You are wrong. Rix was a family friend and groomed the girl over a period of time.

Have you got anywhere I can read about that…as I recall hearing him talk about it on some radio interview and the story at the time was they met in a club…he had no reason to expect she was as young as she was, and they arranged to meet up again….


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[Andy74]

Have you got anywhere I can read about that…as I recall hearing him talk about it on some radio interview and the story at the time was they met in a club…he had no reason to expect she was as young as she was, and they arranged to meet up again….


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They met at some street football thing I think and then met a number of times following it. He says she lied about her age.

[TelaStella]

Sorry, you’ve lost me with cherry picking the leagues best players. Sounds Hearts esque!…

The way in which some have portrait it does remind me a bit of hearts early 2010’s and the way they conducted their signings of that time. Right or wrongly, it did work out quite well for them.


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[Peevemor]

The way in which some have portrait it does remind me a bit of hearts early 2010’s and the way they conducted their signings of that time. Right or wrongly, it did work out quite well for them.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI would say more like the 90s, with the likes of Cameron, McCann, Fulton & Weir.

[hibee316]

The way in which some have portrait it does remind me a bit of hearts early 2010’s and the way they conducted their signings of that time. Right or wrongly, it did work out quite well for them.


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Well, previously we have been cherry picking players from worse leagues. Still taking players from smaller clubs, just Ron is allowing us to spend cash on what look like better quality players.

[J-C]

Nope… he knew the girl … you don’t go to prison for USI

Did he not end up marrying the girl?

[bigwheel]

Did he not end up marrying the girl?

Nah. Think he is still with his wife from the same time ….

[TelaStella]

I would say more like the 90s, with the likes of Cameron, McCann, Fulton & Weir.

Yeah, just like those days too.


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[TelaStella]

Well, previously we have been cherry picking players from worse leagues. Still taking players from smaller clubs, just Ron is allowing us to spend cash on what look like better quality players.

Exactly.


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[BILLYHIBS]

Sergio Ramos joins PSG on a two year deal


SSN

[Silversand]

Sergio Ramos joins PSG on a two year deal


SSNAnother Hibs rumour quashed [emoji3064]

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[Lago]

:hibees
Sergio Ramos joins PSG on a two year deal


SSN
Transfer news hurrah 👏

[MyJo]

Sergio Ramos joins PSG on a two year deal


SSN

Why are you posting this on the nonce watch thread :greengrin

[04Sauzee]

Dundee Utd sign Trevor Carson on a 2 year deal .

[Del Boy]

Dundee Utd sign Trevor Carson on a 2 year deal .

Imagine Siegrist is leaving Utd then, good replacement

[Souter96Mac]

Imagine Siegrist is leaving Utd then, good replacement

Completely forgot about him. Wonder where he'll end up

[Dazzjw1875]

Thought we would've heard a bit more about the 2 players were after especially after bidding for one of them.. maybe waiting until back up the road

[SMAXXA]

Thought we would've heard a bit more about the 2 players were after especially after bidding for one of them.. maybe waiting until back up the road

Aye that will be it, we take the war chest with us packed next to the training kit 😂

[Greenworld]

Its strange set of affairs for all the interest in some of our players no bids.
No wonder in coming players are slow.
It must be a nightmare waiting by the email for a offer
.

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[Andy74]

Thought we would've heard a bit more about the 2 players were after especially after bidding for one of them.. maybe waiting until back up the road

If only they’d gone somewhere with phones and internet we could have avoided this delay.

[RyeSloan]

If only they’d gone somewhere with phones and internet we could have avoided this delay.

Never the same since the death of the fax machine!

[Dazzjw1875]

Never the same since the death of the fax machine!

Yup emails and Internet Killed the transfer game!! 🤣

[JimBHibees]

If only they’d gone somewhere with phones and internet we could have avoided this delay.

:top marks :greengrin

[JXM73]

Reading the bbc gossip thing celtic are interested in so many random players, going to take months to piece together a team... rangers on the other hand might lose players... morelos, kent and kamara.

hee haw on hibs players in or out today...

[Callum_62]

It's quiter than I expected. Both in and out

Hopefully we can get some movement soon

1sr league game is only 3 weeks away

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[chippy]

It's quiter than I expected. Both in and out

Hopefully we can get some movement soon

1sr league game is only 3 weeks away

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Clubs worried perhaps re massive rise in infections and perhaps a reversal of opening up. Low capacity crowds until all adults vaccinated?

[Brightside]

It's quiter than I expected. Both in and out

Hopefully we can get some movement soon

1sr league game is only 3 weeks away

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If we can get to the window closing with no OUTS i would be delighted.

[Lago]

Just waiting for that club statement, Jack Ross is happy with the current squad 🙄

[Nicho87]

Must admit I’m a bit concerned there isn’t a little bit more activity in terms of a few going and few rumours

Quiet

[flash]

Must admit I’m a bit concerned there isn’t a little bit more activity in terms of a few going and few rumours

Quiet

There is activity. It's a good thing that we don't know about it.

[CmoantheHibs]

There is activity. It's a good thing that we don't know about it.
That sounds ominous :greengrin:greengrin

[keep the faith]

There is activity. It's a good thing that we don't know about it.

Totally. The way we operate over the last few windows, there are no leaks or advance news over who we are after. It makes transfer threads like this a little dull, but I'm all for it.

[flash]

That sounds ominous :greengrin:greengrin

Aye but you know what I mean.:greengrin

[CmoantheHibs]

Aye but you know what I mean.:greengrin
Yes and I actually like when it just comes out the blue. It’s probably beneficial to some posters health too.:greengrin

[CMurdoch]

Reading the bbc gossip thing celtic are interested in so many random players, going to take months to piece together a team... rangers on the other hand might lose players... morelos, kent and kamara.

hee haw on hibs players in or out today...

The difference between the two is the Rangers players who might leave all have 2 years left on their contracts and the Celtic ones have a year or less.
Celtic must be praying every night for an English club that wants to pay big money for their stars despite the weak bargaining position.
Rangers title as soon as Celtic lose their 2 star players.

[Mr. Wonderful]

Must admit I’m a bit concerned there isn’t a little bit more activity in terms of a few going and few rumours

Quiet

Don't need to rush. We just need a few bits of quality, can afford to take our time with it.

[badabing67]

Totally. The way we operate over the last few windows, there are no leaks or advance news over who we are after. It makes transfer threads like this a little dull, but I'm all for it.

Agree JDH and Daniel Mackay came out the blue I didn't see any prior links until they were getting medicals. Hakeen Odoffin link is likely to have been leaked by Hamilton to try to increase potential fee they can get for him.

[GordonHFC]

Must admit I’m a bit concerned there isn’t a little bit more activity in terms of a few going and few rumours

Quiet

People going will only happen if someone else wants them. Will take time.

[SMAXXA]

Just waiting for that club statement, Jack Ross is happy with the current squad 🙄

Pretty negative way to see things and miles away from the truth of the matter

[jacomo]

The difference between the two is the Rangers players who might leave all have 2 years left on their contracts and the Celtic ones have a year or less.
Celtic must be praying every night for an English club that wants to pay big money for their stars despite the weak bargaining position.
Rangers title as soon as Celtic lose their 2 star players.


The Rangers need cash as well… one of their directors said they needed £20m to balance the books this summer.

If Morelos was actually attracting bids close to their supposed ‘valuation’, he’d be off like a shot.

Knowing their luck, they will get into the CL group stage and get the money that way.

[easty]

The Rangers need cash as well… one of their directors said they needed £20m to balance the books this summer.


We’ve been hearing this for years now.

[hibee-boys]

Can’t see us investing in any further players until those who are not staying are moved on.

[Stuart93]

Can’t see us investing in any further players until those who are not staying are moved on.

Why’s that? Sure we were/are prepared to invest in both McCart & Odoffin

[badabing67]

What time does the Stoke game K.O

[Dibben]

Think it was 12 or 12:30

[badabing67]

Think it was 12 or 12:30

Finished 1-1 Scottie scoring for us

[Smartie]

Must admit I’m a bit concerned there isn’t a little bit more activity in terms of a few going and few rumours

Quiet

I think I'd be more concerned about the lack of rumours regarding transfers in if there had been any concrete activity regarding departures or even strong rumours.

As it stands our squad is pretty strong and doesn't need much more than a few tweaks.

That gets blown apart if a couple of our more important players leave, as it has been rumoured that they will.

[CMurdoch]

The Rangers need cash as well… one of their directors said they needed £20m to balance the books this summer.

If Morelos was actually attracting bids close to their supposed ‘valuation’, he’d be off like a shot.

Knowing their luck, they will get into the CL group stage and get the money that way.

Their long runs in Europe the last 2 years saved their ass.

As for Morelos it will be a new contract or a sale.
It's been strange seeing them wasting money on a contract for Defoe if they are cash strapped although he may be Morelos mentor. Other than the incident with Porteous last season he appears to have reigned his madness in and the red card tap has been turned off.

Kent is their guy with the x factor. They couldn't replace him and is the one English teams could come hunting for with big bags of money.
They could easily get £15 million for him alone which would put a big dent in their debt but could risk the European performances.

[RyeSloan]

Their long runs in Europe the last 2 years saved their ass.

As for Morelos it will be a new contract or a sale.
It's been strange seeing them wasting money on a contract for Defoe if they are cash strapped although he may be Morelos mentor. Other than the incident with Porteous he appears to have reigned his madness in and the red cards tap has been turned off.

Kent is their guy with the x factor. They couldn't replace him and is the one English teams could come hunting for with big bags of money.
They could get £15 million for him alone.

Was surprised when they managed to land him on a perm as he clearly had ability to change games. I’ll also be surprised if someone down south doesn’t bid for him as he could clearly do a good job there for a lot of teams.

[Smartie]

Their long runs in Europe the last 2 years saved their ass.

As for Morelos it will be a new contract or a sale.
It's been strange seeing them wasting money on a contract for Defoe if they are cash strapped although he may be Morelos mentor. Other than the incident with Porteous last season he appears to have reigned his madness in and the red card tap has been turned off.

Kent is their guy with the x factor. They couldn't replace him and is the one English teams could come hunting for with big bags of money.
They could easily ^get £15 million for him alone which would put a big dent in their debt but could risk the European performances.

I think Kent is their best player as well, by some distance, and I was surprised they managed to get him. I do reckon the deal they struck with Liverpool to get him in the first place will be riddled with clauses though, so I'd expect much of any profit to find it's way back there.

It was fashionable a while back to point out stats relating to Kent's end product, stats which at the time weren't brilliant. He's the one that pulls defences all over the place though, getting defenders into the wrong positions so other players can capitalise and get the more impressive stats.

He'd be a huge loss to them, so I'd love it if they were to lose him.

[Greenworld]

Their long runs in Europe the last 2 years saved their ass.

As for Morelos it will be a new contract or a sale.
It's been strange seeing them wasting money on a contract for Defoe if they are cash strapped although he may be Morelos mentor. Other than the incident with Porteous last season he appears to have reigned his madness in and the red card tap has been turned off.

Kent is their guy with the x factor. They couldn't replace him and is the one English teams could come hunting for with big bags of money.
They could easily get £15 million for him alone which would put a big dent in their debt but could risk the European performances.I think there debt is kicking on for 35 million ...the 20 million is due now by all accounts ..close bros mentioned

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[CMurdoch]

Was surprised when they managed to land him on a perm as he clearly had ability to change games. I’ll also be surprised if someone down south doesn’t bid for him as he could clearly do a good job there for a lot of teams.

Great player to watch.
He found a consistently high performance level last season and that's what big teams are looking for before they spend the big bucks.
Liverpool tagged lots of extras onto the sale so will no doubt take a big chunk of any profit on resale.

[King Cosell]

If we reach the group stages of the Conference League we're guaranteed 3 million euros/£2,5million with 5 days of transfer window left.

After that it's 500,000 euros/£425,000 for a group stage win, 166,000 euros/£142,000 for a draw.

[PatHead]

I think there debt is kicking on for 35 million ...the 20 million is due now by all accounts ..close bros mentioned

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I seem to recollect they recently have a share issue? If so, does anyone know how it went and was it to raise capital?