Players leaving in the summer

[C_hendo04]

I don’t know if for players like Nisbet, Boyle, Porteous and Doig if their performances today were based on the pressure of a cup final or because they’re instead focusing on summer moves, but are we better keeping players that look like they don’t want to be here anymore or allow them to move on to fund a whole team rebuild

[Iain G]

I don’t know if for players like Nisbet, Boyle, Porteous and Doig if their performances today were based on the pressure of a cup final or because they’re instead focusing on summer moves, but are we better keeping players that look like they don’t want to be here anymore or allow them to move on to fund a whole team rebuild

Based on today we will be left with one goalkeeper, David Gray, Lewis and Daz then 🤣

[madhatter]

If offers are reasonable then sell. Problem at Hibs is we, and the media, build them up too much - helps us get more money (maybe) but also makes us think we have a great team when it is likely average.

Porteous is the next Maldini, Doig is the next Robertson or Tierney, and Nisbet...you get the picture.

In truth, they are alright. Boyle won the SC on the bench and the rest haven't won anything meaningful in senior football (as far as I'm aware).

[IberianHibernian]

I don’t know if for players like Nisbet, Boyle, Porteous and Doig if their performances today were based on the pressure of a cup final or because they’re instead focusing on summer moves, but are we better keeping players that look like they don’t want to be here anymore or allow them to move on to fund a whole team rebuildMaybe not a positive but after today how many clubs would be interested in the 4 players you mention ?

[C_hendo04]

Maybe not a positive but after today how many clubs would be interested in the 4 players you mention ?

Apparently Doig has already wrapped up his move to Watford for £4m and on a wage of £20k a week, the fact that Boyle has a buyout clause of £500k is apparently interesting a number of Chinese teams who are interested in him as he is an Australian international which normally has no trouble selling shirts over there and since Australia “technically” counts as Asia the wage cap won’t affecthim, and for Nisbet and Porteous I’m sure a couple of championship team will probably reignite their interest.

[Unseen work]

Apparently Doig has already wrapped up his move to Watford for £4m and on a wage of £20k a week, the fact that Boyle has a buyout clause of £500k is apparently interesting a number of Chinese teams who are interested in him as he is an Australian international which normally has no trouble selling shirts over there and since Australia “technically” counts as Asia the wage cap won’t affecthim, and for Nisbet and Porteous I’m sure a couple of championship team will probably reignite their interest.

Where is this Doig being sold for 4 million and 20k a week coming from?

[IberianHibernian]

I actually thought Doig was okay today ( apart from at goal ) . Strangely , I thought our three best outfield players were the ones who were substituted - Newell , Doig and Gogic .

[CentreLine]

I actually thought Doig was okay today ( apart from at goal ) . Strangely , I thought our three best outfield players were the ones who were substituted - Newell , Doig and Gogic .

Thought Doig was really unfortunate to be in that position at the goal. That should have been Hanlon in there, where was he?

[C_hendo04]

Where is this Doig being sold for 4 million and 20k a week coming from?

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/josh-doig-hibs-transfer-latest-20641256

Can’t remember exactly where I read the 20k a week

[wookie70]

Thought Doig was really unfortunate to be in that position at the goal. That should have been Hanlon in there, where was he?

Doig was marking him so maybe he said that to Hanlon. It was a good ball from Spoony and Doig was in the best position to defend it. He failed big style but then Rooney has done very well with that type of ball all season. I'd rather Stevenson had played and although I think Rooney would still have won the ball he wouldn't have ended up with essentially a free header. Far more than Doig to blame for the goal though.

I'd bite your hand off if someone offered 4M for Doig at this stage. He looks very good going forward but the end product has been poor for months. He will get better though and seems to have enough potential for a club down south to take a punt on him

[Sammy7nil]

£4 million for Doig is fantasy 😳😂

There is not one player I would be sad to see leave. Not to suggest there are not more than a few I would keep. The simple things is none are a standout that could not be replaced by players from Killie Motherwell Dun Utd etc

[Jim44]

£4 million for Doig is fantasy 😳😂

There is not one player I would be sad to see leave. Not to suggest there are not more than a few I would keep. The simple things is none are a standout that could not be replaced by players from Killie Motherwell Dun Utd etc

Despite their pathetic performances today, I disagree that we could ship out our key players and replace them with players from teams, well below us in the league. Who are these standout players from the teams you mention?

[MWHIBBIES]

Thought Doig was really unfortunate to be in that position at the goal. That should have been Hanlon in there, where was he?

No chance. Rooney is their right back. That is Doigs fault.

[Sammy7nil]

Despite their pathetic performances today, I disagree that we could ship out our key players and replace them with players from teams, well below us in the league. Who are these standout players from the teams you mention?

I could pick 11 players from teams out with the top six that could match our first 11 you have 120 players to pick from many of them internationals.

FFS St j have just beat us for the fourth time without conceding a goal. We are not world beaters.

[H18 SFR]

I’d like to see us cash in on Porteous and Nisbet, keep Doig one more year and keep Boyle the length of his contract.

[B.H.F.C]

It might be a bit irrational, but I’d happily accept a good offer for any of them after yesterday. To turn up to a cup final and apply themselves the way they did, I don’t care about seeing any of them in a Hibs top ever again.

[Percy Vere]

Thought Doig was really unfortunate to be in that position at the goal. That should have been Hanlon in there, where was he?

Good point

[MWHIBBIES]

Good point

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

[Percy Vere]

It might be a bit irrational, but I’d happily accept a good offer for any of them after yesterday. To turn up to a cup final and apply themselves the way they did, I don’t care about seeing any of them in a Hibs top ever again.

Just a tad irrational mate!
The more I think about it the more I think they were asked to play a formation that was just never going to work. Not to say they couldn’t have performed better but square leg round hole etc.
I’d like to see Porteous away and though I think Nisbet has quality I don’t think he’s committed to Hibs, so should go as well.
Keep Boyle. And if we can get close to £4m for Doig, good luck to him.

[superfurryhibby]

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

Of course it was Doig’s man. Anyone failing to understand that either knows nothing about football or is taking the piss.

Football fundamentals. The kind of thing you teach primary school kids.

[Percy Vere]

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

There was a complete height mismatch Hanlion should have been aware of the back post situation and been there with Doig. They had two and three players in Boyle the whole match. Rooney was always going to be a back post threat.

[Heisenberg]

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

Doig takes some blame but the attempts to stop the cross were worse for me.

[superfurryhibby]

There was a complete height mismatch Hamlin should have been aware of the back post situation and been there with Doig. They had two and three players in Boyle the whole match. Rooney was always going to be a back post threat.

Doig is 6ft plus, not 5 ft7. His defending was pathetic. Nowt to do with Hanlon.

[MWHIBBIES]

There was a complete height mismatch Hanlion should have been aware of the back post situation and been there with Doig. They had two and three players in Boyle the whole match. Rooney was always going to be a back post threat.

Hanlon is shorter than Doig?

Zero to do with Hanlon. Doig is 1 inch shorter than Rooney. He just ****ed it, simple as.

[Unseen work]

I might be wrong but Doig can’t be far off or is already the same height as Hanlon?

Doig is very tall for a wing back but unfortunately is still scrawny.

Rooney is a unit and was coming onto the ball whereas Doig was flat footed, there was no always going to be one winner.

I wouldn’t even put a huge amount of blame of Doig as they clearly saw it as a mismatch which they exploited.

I’m more angry at Boyle’s attempt of the tackle and then Gogic completely selling himself, albeit he was covering someone else’s mistake and was still 10 yards away from the ball.

[Smartie]

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

I don’t think he “blew it”. Rooney getting a run on it beats every LB I’ve seen play for Hibs with the possible exception of Ulrik Laursen.

Any issues with the goal from a Hibs point of view come from the events leading cross coming in in the first place.

[B.H.F.C]

Just a tad irrational mate!
The more I think about it the more I think they were asked to play a formation that was just never going to work. Not to say they couldn’t have performed better but square leg round hole etc.
I’d like to see Porteous away and though I think Nisbet has quality I don’t think he’s committed to Hibs, so should go as well.
Keep Boyle. And if we can get close to £4m for Doig, good luck to him.

Can talk about tactics and so on. But there are some fundamental things you need to do in a game of football that we showed no desire to do. We didn’t compete for second balls, we didn’t show the same desire to keep the ball out the net that they did, our midfielders didn’t want to pass the ball forward. Their striker threw Hanlon and Porteous about. Kicked them, fouled them and basically worked his balls off for his team. Can our two say they did similar? I know we all want to see quality on the ball but you have to do all those other simple things first and we weren’t interested in doing them IMO.

I’m critical of Ross but the attitude of the players was absolutely stinking IMO.

[BoomtownHibees]

I don’t think he “blew it”. Rooney getting a run on it beats every LB I’ve seen play for Hibs with the possible exception of Ulrik Laursen.

Any issues with the goal from a Hibs point of view come from the events leading cross coming in in the first place.

Agreed, not sure what else Doig could have done really. Once a cross like that is allowed to come in to your box you’re in trouble, no matter who is at left back

[superfurryhibby]

I might be wrong but Doig can’t be far off or is already the same height as Hanlon?

Doig is very tall for a wing back but unfortunately is still scrawny.

Rooney is a unit and was coming onto the ball whereas Doig was flat footed, there was no always going to be one winner.

I wouldn’t even put a huge amount of blame of Doig as they clearly saw it as a mismatch which they exploited.

I’m more angry at Boyle’s attempt of the tackle and then Gogic completely selling himself, albeit he was covering someone else’s mistake and was still 10 yards away from the ball.

Hanlon is 5’11. Doig is 6’1.

Lewy Stevenson is 5’7 and he would have defended the goal better, because he knows how to defend. Doig was like a wee laddie lost yesterday and he defended like one. He’s young, inexperienced and still gas a lot to learn. Understandable given his age, but he was woeful at the goal and for most of the match.

[B.H.F.C]

Doig takes some blame but the attempts to stop the cross were worse for me.

Once the cross come in I don’t think Doidge can do much with the way the boy had the run on him. Events on the other side were a far bigger issue.

[MWHIBBIES]

Hanlon is 5’11. Doig is 6’1.

Lewy Stevenson is 5’7 and he would have defended the goal better, because he knows how to defend. Doig was like a wee laddie lost yesterday and he defended like one. He’s young, inexperienced and still gas a lot to learn. Understandable given his age, but he was woeful at the goal and for most of the match.

Yep.

Lewis would've at least competed for it and put the guy off. Lewis would've been prepared for it.

[we are hibs]

Hanlon is 5’11. Doig is 6’1.

Lewy Stevenson is 5’7 and he would have defended the goal better, because he knows how to defend. Doig was like a wee laddie lost yesterday and he defended like one. He’s young, inexperienced and still gas a lot to learn. Understandable given his age, but he was woeful at the goal and for most of the match.

Stevenson lost a similar goal at the back post v Glasgow in the cup last season. Guy had a run on him and beat him before Stevenson could even get sorted. Doig wasnt the main reason that goal was conceded it was Boyle's horrific attempt at a 50/50 where he half pulled out of it.

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[Iain G]

Stevenson lost a similar goal at the back post v Glasgow in the cup last season. Guy had a run on him and beat him before Stevenson could even get sorted. Doig wasnt the main reason that goal was conceded it was Boyle's horrific attempt at a 50/50 where he half pulled out of it.

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Also throw in Gogic and his star jump to nowhere...

[Stuart93]

Also throw in Gogic and his star jump to nowhere...

That was embarrassing eh. Wotherspoon only has a right foot so it should’ve been clear he was going to cut back in

Gogic was nearly off the pitch the time he was crossing it. Schoolboy stuff.

[wookie70]

Once the cross come in I don’t think Doidge can do much with the way the boy had the run on him. Events on the other side were a far bigger issue.

Doidge couldn't but Doig got caught under the ball as he had a poor starting position and then never really did anything to stop Rooney powering home the header. It was a rookie error and one he will learn from. I was far more concerned with Doig's forward play. He was completely ineffective going forward and that has been the case for the last wee while. Early days for him though and he will work it out and has a great future. I'd have started Lewis and Rooney was one of the main reasons for that.

[CentreLine]

Its a terrible point. In what planet does a centre back have to go out and defend the opposition right back? That is 100% Doigs man. He blew it.

No further than the left hand side of the six yard box. Hanlon is our left central defender is he not. Where exactly was he when all this was happening? Caught flapping and marking nobody, in no-man’s land, under the ball.