Jojo Wollacott

[Centre Hawf]

I think today finally put to bed any prospect of him being our number one next season or even number two. The guy looks totally hopeless with the ball at his feet. Looked like even his teammates were losing the rag with his passing.

File under failed transfers recently with the rest of them.

[WestCoastHibby]

And think of the player we let go to Raith Dabrowski , Absolute blinder he played recently on the Friday night

[Northernhibee]

Awful.

[Unseen work]

Always feel sorry for goalkeepers chucked in after not playing a minute for months.

Really struggled with the ball at his feet though

[JimBHibees]

I think today finally put to bed any prospect of him being our number one next season or even number two. The guy looks totally hopeless with the ball at his feet. Looked like even his teammates were losing the rag with his passing.

File under failed transfers recently with the rest of them.

Why was he starting?

[Stanton Spence]

No wonder we persevered with Marshall

[Pretty Boy]

I don't have any issues with starting him.

We know what we have with Marshall and in the same vein we know what we probably won't have next season. Wollacott and Johnson are a bit more of an unknown quantity. I'd play him again next week to see if it was just ring rust today then start Johnson in the last 2. Let them both stake their claim to be here next year and challenge a new keeper for the gloves.

On today's showing Wollacott has a lot to prove.

[Gatecrasher]

It was such a bizzare signing to begin with, we let go a good young keeper and another waiting on his turn yet we bring him in? I'm not sure our recruitment guys know what they are doing.

[Northernhibee]

It was such a bizzare signing to begin with, we let go a good young keeper and another waiting on his turn yet we bring him in? I'm not sure our recruitment guys know what they are doing.

I’m 100% certain our recruitment team don’t have a scooby as to what we’re actually need. Plenty evidence to suggest it.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Rabbit caught in the headlights, was terrible today

[Chorley Hibee]

I’m 100% certain our recruitment team don’t have a scooby as to what we’re actually need. Plenty evidence to suggest it.

They are ****ing clueless.

Strap yourself in for another conveyor belt of ***** in the summer too.

[HIBS NUTS]

I’ve watched him a lot in reserve football, and he’s not very good.
Don’t expect him to suddenly get better .
Laidlaw of Ross county, ex hibs, is NOW miles better.

[Dazzjw1875]

I was actually shocked at how bad he was.. everytime he got the ball passed back to him looks like he shat it.. 100% another who should be moved on.

[SeanWilson]

And think of the player we let go to Raith Dabrowski , Absolute blinder he played recently on the Friday night

He’s been their MOM most games this season, btw!

[Northernhibee]

I was actually shocked at how bad he was.. everytime he got the ball passed back to him looks like he shat it.. 100% another who should be moved on.

We don’t seem to consider character enough when it comes to signing. I don’t often use the phrase “worst ever”, but Delferierre’s performance in the opening game of the season was genuinely the worst ever I’ve seen in a Hibs shirt (worse than Kujabi in 2012). We were sat right in front of him and literally any time he got the ball with an opposition player near him he seemed to panic and blooter it in any direction he was facing. Total panic set in.

Thought it might have been opening game of the season nerves but he fell apart like a cheap suit against Ross County when he came on too.


There’s just so little gumption and composure amongst a lot of our signings.

[eastmainsmsh]

And think of the player we let go to Raith Dabrowski , Absolute blinder he played recently on the Friday night

A very good keeper Dabrowski would take him back with Marshall as back up Gk /Coach

[Crab apple]

I was actually shocked at how bad he was.. everytime he got the ball passed back to him looks like he shat it.. 100% another who should be moved on.

No way is it just rustiness with him. He's a truly awful keeper and he shouldn't even be used as back up.

[California-Hibs]

Simply just an awful goalkeeper for the standard that's required. New number 1 signed for next season is ANOTHER must.

It's not knee jerk either. The guy showed THROUGHOUT the game that he wasn't great with the ball at his feet at all.

[Chorley Hibee]

We don’t seem to consider character enough when it comes to signing. I don’t often use the phrase “worst ever”, but Delferierre’s performance in the opening game of the season was genuinely the worst ever I’ve seen in a Hibs shirt (worse than Kujabi in 2012). We were sat right in front of him and literally any time he got the ball with an opposition player near him he seemed to panic and blooter it in any direction he was facing. Total panic set in.

Thought it might have been opening game of the season nerves but he fell apart like a cheap suit against Ross County when he came on too.


There’s just so little gumption and composure amongst a lot of our signings.

Because we have a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals signing players based on meaningless statistics, at the expense of the qualities actually required in a player.

It's costing us a huge amount of money too.

[Bridge hibs]

Simply just an awful goalkeeper for the standard that's required. New number 1 signed for next season is ANOTHER must.

It's not knee jerk either. The guy showed THROUGHOUT the game that he wasn't great with the ball at his feet at all.

Did you need the words in caps ? I think we would GET THE ****ING JIST 😁

[Hibees1973]

Yet another masterstroke by our recruitment team.

Over the last 3 years the list must be over 40 duff signings who have been either shipped out, loaned out or still picking up a wage and we cannot move them on.

It really is disgraceful and all under the watch of Kensell & Ian Gordon.

[HibbyAndy]

Woeful , Distribution is pathetic

[Northernhibee]

Because we have a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals signing players based on meaningless statistics, at the expense of the qualities actually required in a player.

It's costing us a huge amount of money too.

Alarm bells should have been ringing far louder when Ian Gordon was made head of recruitment.

Rich people playing real life Football Manager.

[Centre Hawf]

No way is it just rustiness with him. He's a truly awful keeper and he shouldn't even be used as back up.

Have to agree, even in his early appearances he looked ropey and he's never gotten better and today was easily his worst performance. I was absolutely gobsmacked at how woeful he looked every time the ball came near him. There is absolutely no way we can go into next season with him as one of our options.

[IberianHibernian]

Hope he gets more games to prove himself . Can`t remember much about his record before we signed him but thought he had played at quite a high level . He looked good in our pre season matches and was unlucky to get injured as soon as he got a chance . Will have been signed to compete with Marshall then become our number 1 this season . His contract doesn`t finish this summer so hopefully he`ll get a chance to impress so he can prove himself for next season or for other clubs to take an interest .

[Pretty Boy]

He was very poor today but I think people do underestimate how long it takes a keeper to get up to speed when they aren't playing regularly. It's not that different from an outfield player needing games to bed back in.

Look at someone line Bogdan. There were all kinds of alarm bells being sounded about him in his first few games then he had that game away in Greece and it all just clicked for him. At a far lower level but speaking personally I remember sitting out the game for a few months in my late teens after being released from a pro club and totally falling out of love with football. I was cajoled into going back to a then East of Scotland side and I was ****ing awful for a few weeks. I was rusty, confidence was shot and I was a nervous wreck every time I went on the park. It took a lot of faith from other people to stick it out for those few weeks until it all sort of fell back into place.

I don't think he's the answer as a number 1 next year but I think we are as well letting him see out this season now and see if he shows anything at all. We aren't going to learn anything new about Marshall now.

[hibsbollah]

He was very poor today but I think people do underestimate how long it takes a keeper to get up to speed when they aren't playing regularly. It's not that different from an outfield player needing games to bed back in.

Look at someone line Bogdan. There were all kinds of alarm bells being sounded about him in his first few games then he had that game away in Greece and it all just clicked for him. At a far lower level but speaking personally I remember sitting out the game for a few months in my late teens after being released from a pro club and totally falling out of love with football. I was cajoled into going back to a then East of Scotland side and I was ****ing awful for a few weeks. I was rusty, confidence was shot and I was a nervous wreck every time I went on the park. It took a lot of faith from other people to stick it out for those few weeks until it all sort of fell back into place.

I don't think he's the answer as a number 1 next year but I think we are as well letting him see out this season now and see if he shows anything at all. We aren't going to learn anything new about Marshall now.

Sensible and accurate post. Im hoping the majority of those at the last few games see it from your point of view and cut him a break.

[Ricky Bobby]

Just back from todays game. Evident that Wollacott is not a competent keeper. Not in his handling or with his feet.
Particularly gauling when there was a better quality keeper up the other end, that we let go.

[1875Sean]

Shouldn’t get anywhere near the first team again, play Johnson now until the end of the season

[IberianHibernian]

I’ve watched him a lot in reserve football, and he’s not very good.
Don’t expect him to suddenly get better .
Laidlaw of Ross county, ex hibs, is NOW miles better.How many games has he played in for the devt team ? A couple after injuries I`m guessing . So maybe not fully fit and playin behind a defence he hardly knows .

[Crab apple]

How many games has he played in for the devt team ? A couple after injuries I`m guessing . So maybe not fully fit and playin behind a defence he hardly knows .

He had a thigh issue earlier this season but I think he is fit as he has been on the first team bench for every game since the start of February. During that time he also played the full 90 minutes at Pittodrie where he conceded two goals. He also played 45 minutes against Livi and didn’t concede.

[HIBS NUTS]

How many games has he played in for the devt team ? A couple after injuries I`m guessing . So maybe not fully fit and playin behind a defence he hardly knows .

I’ve seen him in friendlies ,development games, I’ve actually watched him in a closed doors game on a morning, at no point did I think he would be our number one.
He obviously isn’t very good, as he would be playing regularly in front of a very average, keeper in marshal.
If you think he’s good ,based on your knowledge, then great.

[HIBS NUTS]

I also seem to remember him at Easter road doing a superman impression and totally missing a cross that led to a goal.
And a mess up in the friendly in Blackpool.
Might be wrong with that .😳

[Lancs Harp]

Hes 27 years old. Hes been a first choice keeper for 1 season, at Swindon, in his entire career. Why would he be good enough to be our number 1? Which clearly he isnt.

[truehibernian]

For me any goalkeeper in this day and age of coaching, they should all be able to master controlling the ball and kicking under no pressure - it’s utterly basic footballing skills no matter what position you play - it’s baffling that not only today, but across leagues, keepers cannot play basic football - that’s a failure in coaching across the board. When I played our coach made our keeper play centre half so they could both play and get the feel of outfield play but also master the ball with feet.

[Big90inOz]

It looked like today was the first time ever he had to receive a pass on the ground. Sheer panic everytime, wanted forever to a: control the ball and b: to decide what to do with it.
Another one we need to get rid off

[Forza Fred]

It looked like today was the first time ever he had to receive a pass on the ground. Sheer panic everytime, wanted forever to a: control the ball and b: to decide what to do with it.
Another one we need to get rid off

Agreed.

Makes me wonder what our goalkeeping coach has done with him, if anything, given he presumably sees him in training every day, and JoJo’s shortcomings with his feet would be presumably blatantly obvious.

His footwork was almost unbelievably bad for a professional goalie these days, but surely working with him for 9 months it could have and most certainly should have been improved?

On that performance, Jo Jo shouldn’t have much of a future at Easter Road, although he’s probably another one on a decent length contract.

[Ronniekirk]

Agreed.

Makes me wonder what our goalkeeping coach has done with him, if anything, given he presumably sees him in training every day, and JoJo’s shortcomings with his feet would be presumably blatantly obvious.

His footwork was almost unbelievably bad for a professional goalie these days, but surely working with him for 9 months it could have and most certainly should have been improved?

On that performance, Jo Jo shouldn’t have much of a future at Easter Road, although he’s probably another one on a decent length contract.
He is tied up and on yesterdays showing will be hard to move on Yet another glaring recruitment error that we are stuck with No wonder we have a bloated squad

[MWHIBBIES]

Not surprising considering how little he has played. Even Bogdan was poor when first playing. Should still play rest of matches. I have more faith in him making a big save than grandad Marshall tbh.

[1875Sean]

Not surprising considering how little he has played. Even Bogdan was poor when first playing. Should still play rest of matches. I have more faith in him making a big save than grandad Marshall tbh.

Based on what?

[MWHIBBIES]

Based on what?

Marshall being dog **** for 2 years

[1875Sean]

Marshall being dog **** for 2 years

Compared to Wollacott Marsh looks like a world beater

[MWHIBBIES]

Compared to Wollacott Marsh looks like a world beater

He doesn't, no.

[easty]

Wolacott might well be tatties, but he’s barely had a chance.

You need a run of games to get ‘match fit’ and he’s never had that here. The mistakes obviously don’t do him any favours.

If he’s getting dropped I’d hope it’s to give Johnson a go, as reverting to Marshall for the rest of the season is pointless in my opinion.

[green with envy]

He doesn't, no.

Yes he does.I was also up yesterday and that goalkeeper performance was as bad as I've seen.

[Groathillgrump]

Compared to Wollacott Marsh looks like a world beater


He doesn't, no.

Oh yes he does.

Wollacott has been rank anytime I've seen him. The alarm bells were already ringing after the pre-season friendly with Edinburgh City.

[HNA11]

Can we cease the petty squabbles on this thread please.

Message each other privately or better still do what has been suggested to you multiple times and stick each other on ignore.

[Famousfivehh]

Looked totally out his depth yesterday. As said on this thread, just another stinker of a signing we are stuck with.

[blackpoolhibs]

It's a sad state of affairs when we find a keeper worse than the one that needs replaced.

[Exuberance1875]

Should never have been signed in the first place barely got a game for Charlton, not good enough to play for us.

Much rather play one of the younger players - waste of a signing and a wage.

[easty]

It's a sad state of affairs when we find a keeper worse than the one that needs replaced.

We’ve done the same with the manager.

[B.H.F.C]

Should never have been signed in the first place barely got a game for Charlton, not good enough to play for us.

Much rather play one of the younger players - waste of a signing and a wage.

I think we paid a fee and gave him a three year deal as well! Some of our transfer business is utter madness.

[brianmc]

It's mad that a professional goalkeeper, born 4 years after the 'pass back' law was changed, can't play the ball out his box and find a teammate.

He's literally had his whole life to practise this FFS.

He's poor at crosses, unconvincing as a shot stopper and woeful at kicking.

Get rid ASAP.

[B.H.F.C]

It's mad that a professional goalkeeper, born 4 years after the 'pass back' law was changed, can't play the ball out his box and find a teammate.

He's literally had his whole life to practise this FFS.

He's poor at crosses, unconvincing as a shot stopper and woeful at kicking.

Get rid ASAP.

His distribution yesterday was absolutely terrible. And it’s meant to be a strength.

[Gettin' Auld]

How many games has he played in for the devt team ? A couple after injuries I`m guessing . So maybe not fully fit and playin behind a defence he hardly knows .
He knows the colour of our strips, so passing to a guy in the other teams strip was never going to end well.

[MKHIBEE]

It's mad that a professional goalkeeper, born 4 years after the 'pass back' law was changed, can't play the ball out his box and find a teammate.

He's literally had his whole life to practise this FFS.

He's poorw at crosses, unconvincing as a shot stopper and woeful at kicking.

Get rid ASAP.

Apart from that, why do you want rid?