Megwa

[Unseen work]

Back on loan at Airdrie for rest of the season

Feel for the lad

[Hibbyradge]

Back on loan at Airdrie for rest of the season

Feel for the lad

It's a good move for him.

He'll get regular games and he'll develop even further.

He'll have been under no illusions about his standing in the first team and the reason for his temporary recall.

[04Sauzee]

Back on loan at Airdrie for rest of the season

Feel for the lad

Best thing for him, needs game time, they love him there. He has a chance to get Airdrie into the playoffs and then a decent pre-season with Hibs and see where it takes him

[Pretty Boy]

It's the right decision if it's been managed correctly on a personal level.

He was very, very good at Championship level but still a bit raw when he had to make the step up. Now we have Miller and Cadden back he is going to be 3rd in the pecking order. Another few months out playing games and winning MOTM will do him no harm. He's clearly well liked at Airdrie which will do his confidence no harm either.

[PHeffernan]

Back on loan at Airdrie for rest of the season

Feel for the lad

I presume this means Monty and the medical staff must be very confident Cadden is ready to play and won't break down.
I ain't so confident that Cadden won't have niggling injuries for the rest of the season and would have kept the very good Megwa around.

[04Sauzee]

I presume this means Monty and the medical staff must be very confident Cadden is ready to play and won't break down.
I ain't so confident that Cadden won't have niggling injuries for the rest of the season and would have kept the very good Megwa around.
Can the boy we loaned from Bournemouth play right back? Assuming he's going to be fit at some point during his loan spell that is.

[Iain G]

Can the boy we loaned from Bournemouth play right back? Assuming he's going to be fit at some point during his loan spell that is.

Yes! As can Miller and Cadden

[PHeffernan]

Can the boy we loaned from Bournemouth play right back? Assuming he's going to be fit at some point during his loan spell that is.

That's probably the thinking.
A wee steer from the management on when we could hope to see Bevan fit would be good.

[Musselbound]

Seems like he's been messed about a bit but he's probably better off back there playing games for now.

[VoltaireHibs]

Seems like he's been messed about a bit but he's probably better off back there playing games for now.

I don't think he's been messed around, it was more necessity. Going back to Airdrie is ideal for him. He's played at SPL standard now and knows where he needs to be performance-wise. He'll have a good career, either with us or elsewhere I suspect.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Yes! As can Miller and Cadden

what’s the deal with Harbottle?

[BILLYHIBS]

Right footballing decision for the boy and hopefully he is still at an age where he has a lot of growing and filling out to do and the added experience will stand him in good stead come August

[Since452]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

[JimBHibees]

Back on loan at Airdrie for rest of the season

Feel for the lad

Makes sense struggling to understand the rational of not playing him v St Mirren

[JimBHibees]

what’s the deal with Harbottle?

On loan at either Colchester or Gillingham

[JimBHibees]

I don't think he's been messed around, it was more necessity. Going back to Airdrie is ideal for him. He's played at SPL standard now and knows where he needs to be performance-wise. He'll have a good career, either with us or elsewhere I suspect.

Agree with that we needed him at the time and he got some top league experience

[superfurryhibby]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

It was either that, the 17 year old Whittaker or or the hopelessly one footed Stevenson playing out of position on the right.

Megwa is a right back, was playing well in the Championship and was needed. If he had excelled then he would still be in the side. As it was, he looked way out of his depth in all the games he played in.

Hibs did what was best for the club. Megwa had an opportunity. That’s not risking ruining him. This is professional football, not some touchy feely jolly.

[sauzee1989]

Right decision as he’s well off playing for hibs currently just like Whittaker

[VoltaireHibs]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

Plenty things to have a pop at Hibs for, but I don't think recalling Megwa from Airdrie is one of them. It was pure necessity due to Miller being away and Cadden injured.

[B.H.F.C]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

Na, we did what we needed to do at the time. Bet you he wasn’t complaining about getting his chance either.

[Centre Hawf]

Think it was fair to bring him back to have a look when we had no right backs knowing full well we could send him back in the coming weeks. My only real hope is that the laddies momentum hasn't stalled and he just picks up where he left off for Airdrie.

[HFC93]

Plenty things to have a pop at Hibs for, but I don't think recalling Megwa from Airdrie is one of them. It was pure necessity due to Miller being away and Cadden injured.

This. We only had Whittaker available at the time, and it was the sensible thing to do. I know things are not great at the moment, but folk will criticise Hibs for anything they do.

[worcesterhibby]

Megwa will be delighted to be going back to Airdrie and regular football... he would also have been delighted to get his chance to play against Rangers. Great experience for the lad.

[Carheenlea]

Seems like he's been messed about a bit but he's probably better off back there playing games for now.

That was my initial thought but when you think back we were in a bit of a crisis situation with the right back position.

The club felt it was the necessary thing to do at the time and similarly with the return to Airdrie for rest of season.

He did get a trip to Dubai out of it all!

[Sparrows tongue]

The most heartbreaking thing for me is that the lad has to set foot in Airdrie again.

Honest to God - Airdrie. :shocked:

[ancient hibee]

The most heartbreaking thing for me is that the lad has to set foot in Airdrie again.

Honest to God - Airdrie. :shocked:

Don’t think he does if he plays for Airdrie.:greengrin

[Sparrows tongue]

Don’t think he does if he plays for Airdrie.:greengrin

Metaphorically speaking of course! :na na:

[ancient hibee]

Metaphorically speaking of course! :na na:

Yeh you can take the club out of Airdrie but....l

[MWHIBBIES]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

He's a professional footballer being asked to play professional football. How did it risk ruining him? He probably learned more from Rangers game than any other game in his career.

We needed him for that match. Now Cadden is back, we don't need him. Nothing sinister about it imo

[J-C]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

What nonsense, he's been playing very well in the Championship and due to our circumstances we needed him back for cover, unfortunately it was against a pretty decent Rangers team and he probably learned more in that one game than he has this season already. He has rightly gone back on loan to continue his development and the fact that he was recalled and taken to our training camp, showed he was still in the managers thoughts.

[Donegal Hibby]

Shouldn't have been recalled in the first place no matter how much we were struggling. Thrown to the lions against the Huns and risked ruining the lad. Should have left him to continue his development at a lower level.

Did they chase him ? 😳

[Musselbound]

I don't think he's been messed around, it was more necessity. Going back to Airdrie is ideal for him. He's played at SPL standard now and knows where he needs to be performance-wise. He'll have a good career, either with us or elsewhere I suspect.

I understand that as his parent club Hibs needs come first. But I'm not sure his short spell back here will have done much for his confidence.

[Sparrows tongue]

Yeh you can take the club out of Airdrie but....l

:greengrin

How true!

[superfurryhibby]

I understand that as his parent club Hibs needs come first. But I'm not sure his short spell back here will have done much for his confidence.

Well, probably not, he was given an opportunity and was found to be wanting/ not ready. He will be under no illusions about the standard he needs to reach if he wants to play top flight football.

Perhaps it will help spur him on, although I think it’s probably more an ability issues rather than a confidence one.

[PHeffernan]

On loan at either Colchester or Gillingham

It's at the former.
He scored an o.g. at the weekend

[Musselbound]

Well, probably not, he was given an opportunity and was found to be wanting/ not ready. He will be under no illusions about the standard he needs to reach if he wants to play top flight football.

Perhaps it will help spur him on, although I think it’s probably more an ability issues rather than a confidence one.

Time will tell if he's good enough or not but I think fans are generally very quick to judge based on two or three or at best a handful of games. Too early to say he doesn't have the ability when he has done very well as a young player at just one division below.

[Forza Fred]

If we hadn’t recalled him many would have said…’But we don’t have a right back and Megwa is doing great at Airdrie, it makes no sense that we won’t we give him a chance’?

Now the club is getting criticised by some for doing exactly that.

Sometimes I think there are people on here whose main motivation is simply to look for opportunities to criticise the club, and sow division.

[JimBHibees]

If we hadn’t recalled him many would have said…’But we don’t have a right back and Megwa is doing great at Airdrie, it makes no sense that we won’t we give him a chance’?

Now the club is getting criticised by some for doing exactly that.

Sometimes I think there are people on here whose main motivation is simply to look for opportunities to criticise the club, and sow division.

Without doubt.

[Stairway 2 7]

If we hadn’t recalled him many would have said…’But we don’t have a right back and Megwa is doing great at Airdrie, it makes no sense that we won’t we give him a chance’?

Now the club is getting criticised by some for doing exactly that.

Sometimes I think there are people on here whose main motivation is simply to look for opportunities to criticise the club, and sow division.

Spot on