New captain

[SHODAN]

Who do we reckon it will be? One of the existing squad or a new signing?

Obita would be my pick but have a feeling it'll be Newell.

[Hibs3-2]

Im sure Gray gave Newell the first captaincy against St Mirren away (great knowledge if so!)

So would imagine it will be him

[jeffers]

Who do we reckon it will be? One of the existing squad or a new signing?

Obita would be my pick but have a feeling it'll be Newell.

Newell ‘til we sign someone better. I’ve been critical of the choice to make him captain but I’m not sure I see anyone else in that squad who stands out as captain material.

[hibsforeurope]

I think/hope our new captain is yet to sign for the club.

[PiemanP]

There’s your issue with this current squad. Zero leaders. We desperately need to sign players with the right winning mentality.

[theonlywayisup]

There’s your issue with this current squad. Zero leaders. We desperately need to sign players with the right winning mentality.

100% correct. Been saying this for ages. We could have signed the best manager in the world, but he'd struggle to do anything good with our current set of players and those who've recently departed the club.


I think/hope our new captain is yet to sign for the club.

Hope so, as I don't think Super Joe is the type of captain I'd like to see at Hibernian FC.

[Jones28]

Give it to Rocky FFS.

[JimBHibees]

I think/hope our new captain is yet to sign for the club.

Agree

[JoeT]

Scott McKenna

[blackpoolhibs]

Scott McKenna

Ive no idea how much he'd want, but i'd be offering him top wages to become our left sided central defender.

At 27 years old, we'd be getting him at his peak.

Doubt he'd come though. :boo hoo:

[Viva_Palmeiras]

There’s your issue with this current squad. Zero leaders. We desperately need to sign players with the right winning mentality.

the trouble with leaders is they aren’t measurable in stat bombs (or are they?) :wink::wink:

[lugz]

If Joe Newell starts the season as captain we’ve failed in the transfer market and will be in for a long season.

[Scottie]

If Joe Newell starts the season as captain we’ve failed in the transfer market and will be in for a long season.
:agree: 'We're doomed doomed I tell ya' if we start with the L'Oreal man as captain. A fantastic barnet but not a lot else in the leading capacity.

[McGruber]

Im sure Gray gave Newell the first captaincy against St Mirren away (great knowledge if so!)

So would imagine it will be him

Also, at a time before Newell was captain Gray was saying that he is captain material. Big fan of Newell's - and IMO rightly so

[MWHIBBIES]

:agree: 'We're doomed doomed I tell ya' if we start with the L'Oreal man as captain. A fantastic barnet but not a lot else in the leading capacity.

Dreadful patter tbh.

[InvertedFullBak]

:agree: 'We're doomed doomed I tell ya' if we start with the L'Oreal man as captain. A fantastic barnet but not a lot else in the leading capacity.

We will be doomed if they give the armband to Newell. He is the main culprit for going awol with the going gets tough.

[MWHIBBIES]

We will be doomed if they give the armband to Newell. He is the main culprit for going awol with the going gets tough.

Is he? Dragged us back into a few matches last season. Others are certainly worse than him.

[BILLYHIBS]

Sorry cannae have a Captain that turns up 1:5

The Boy Band has left the building

Will be interesting to see who SDG goes for

[MWHIBBIES]

While I'm not sure who it will be, if it is Newell and Gray picks him, it should be enough to stop people questioning his character.

[BILLYHIBS]

While I'm not sure who it will be, if it is Newell and Gray picks him, it should be enough to stop people questioning his character.

👍

[CapitalGreen]

While I'm not sure who it will be, if it is Newell and Gray picks him, it should be enough to stop people questioning his character.

Why?

[MWHIBBIES]

Why?

Because no one ever questioned Grays, and he sees Newell every day.

Tbh, I'm not sure about Newell as captain. Some of the grief he gets is utter rubbish, but I'm not quite sure he'd be my choice. Id love a real blood and snotters guy.

[O'Rourke3]

Ive no idea how much he'd want, but i'd be offering him top wages to become our left sided central defender.

At 27 years old, we'd be getting him at his peak.

Doubt he'd come though. :boo hoo:I'd be surprised if he doesn't get a decent Championship ( at the least) offer. He'd be a brilliant signing but he'll get more money in England. Scottish Premiership would keep him in Steve Clarks mind of course where League one probably would not.

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[Unseen work]

Ive no idea how much he'd want, but i'd be offering him top wages to become our left sided central defender.

At 27 years old, we'd be getting him at his peak.

Doubt he'd come though. :boo hoo:

He would honestly have about 100 better options than us

[EdinMike]

Mad to think it wouldn’t be Joe Newell…

[Scouse Hibee]

I’d rather it was Obita than Newell

[CapitalGreen]

Mad to think it wouldn’t be Joe Newell…

Having watched him cover the role for the previous 6 months, why should it be?

[worcesterhibby]

Would be good to have someone new I think. Tell Joe he needs to concentrate on his own game.

[Onion]

If this is the new start we're all hoping it is, it cannot be Newell or Obita or any of the current lot. They're all weak, capitulators who's notable achievement is getting managers fired. If the quality of player we bring in to defence or midfield is decent, hoping there's a captain in among them.

[where'stheslope]

I feel certain that the new Captain will be a new centre half.
Its the one position we need filled with real quality.

[Donegal Hibby]

Compared to some of the other captains we have had in the past , I just don't see one in Newell . Lacks the leadership qualities for one as he goes missing in games far to often.

Need a new one alright.

[RIP]

How many puddings think we are going to sign a whole new squad (and new captain), that these mystery men will see a bottom six SPL club as a brilliant career move and they will all be better players than the squad we have?

Like when has any club achieved that miracle?

Complete insanity.

(Wait till some dumpling says I'm accepting MEDIOCRITY) 🤣

[Hibiza]

If Joe Newell starts the season as captain we’ve failed in the transfer market and will be in for a long season.

10/10

[The Modfather]

How many puddings think we are going to sign a whole new squad (and new captain), that these mystery men will see a bottom six SPL club as a brilliant career move and they will all be better players than the squad we have?

Like when has any club achieved that miracle?

Complete insanity.

(Wait till some dumpling says I'm accepting MEDIOCRITY) 🤣

We did that in the championship with a considerably smaller budget than we work with nowadays.

[Mcbizz1998]

How many puddings think we are going to sign a whole new squad (and new captain), that these mystery men will see a bottom six SPL club as a brilliant career move and they will all be better players than the squad we have?

Like when has any club achieved that miracle?

Complete insanity.

(Wait till some dumpling says I'm accepting MEDIOCRITY) 🤣

Started drinking already? It is Friday I suppose!

[Heisenberg]

How many puddings think we are going to sign a whole new squad (and new captain), that these mystery men will see a bottom six SPL club as a brilliant career move and they will all be better players than the squad we have?

Like when has any club achieved that miracle?

Complete insanity.

(Wait till some dumpling says I'm accepting MEDIOCRITY) 🤣

We don’t need a whole new squad, we just need upgrades in some key areas so the likes of Rocky Bushiri don’t have to start every week.

[nonshinyfinish]

How many puddings

some dumpling

Stop it, I'm starving

[degenerated]

Dreadful patter tbh.Totally agree, that sort of rubbish is best left on twitter.

[InvertedFullBak]

Is he? Dragged us back into a few matches last season. Others are certainly worse than him.


Yep. The definition of the invisible man. Offered very little over the course of yet another season and played his part in getting yet another manager sacked.

[Ship of Hope]

Some of you guys are just not hibs supporters - you may think you are - but you are just not in the sense of what being a supporter is. Imo of course.

[Bostonhibby]

Some of you guys are just not hibs supporters - you may think you are - but you are just not in the sense of what being a supporter is. Imo of course.Thanks for sharing your opinion at this time.



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[MWHIBBIES]

Yep. The definition of the invisible man. Offered very little over the course of yet another season and played his part in getting yet another manager sacked.

He offered quite a bit actually. Excellent goals/assists return from a deep midfield role. He played a lot less of a part in getting managers sacked than guys like Marshall, Fish, Vente etc

Newell has his flaws but "invisible" really is not one of them. Lazy analysis that.

[InvertedFullBak]

He offered quite a bit actually. Excellent goals/assists return from a deep midfield role. He played a lot less of a part in getting managers sacked than guys like Marshall, Fish, Vente etc

Newell has his flaws but "invisible" really is not one of them. Lazy analysis that.

He’s played his part in getting Hecky , Maloney , Johnson and most recently Monty emptied so there’s a reoccurring theme here. Not all his fault I will admit but a huge part of the problem.


I’ll take your word on your basis that he offers quite a lot.

[blackpoolhibs]

Very generous of you, get in touch with the club I'm sure they will be interested in your offer,.

Just sent the club an email saying i will cover the first £20 a week, it's over to them now.

[MWHIBBIES]

He’s played his part in getting Hecky , Maloney , Johnson and most recently Monty emptied so there’s a reoccurring theme here. Not all his fault I will admit but a huge part of the problem.


I’ll take your word on your basis that he offers quite a lot.

Those guys were all very capable of being sacked without Newell. One of our better players most weeks under Johnson and Maloney so not really true on those ones. He actually started last season very well under Johnson so just nonsense to blame him.

Was rubbish under Hecky because Hecky played him out of position.

[supermcginn]

He offered quite a bit actually. Excellent goals/assists return from a deep midfield role. He played a lot less of a part in getting managers sacked than guys like Marshall, Fish, Vente etc

Newell has his flaws but "invisible" really is not one of them. Lazy analysis that.

He's scored 9 goals in total since he joined, if that's excellent then no wonder we are garbage.

[InvertedFullBak]

Those guys were all very capable of being sacked without Newell. One of our better players most weeks under Johnson and Maloney so not really true on those ones. He actually started last season very well under Johnson so just nonsense to blame him.

Was rubbish under Hecky because Hecky played him out of position.

If you read what I said , I highlighted that it wasn’t all his fault which it wasn’t but he was as culpable as quite a few others when it came to handing out blame.

[Unseen work]

I’d be stunned if Newell wasn’t captain come the first game of the season.

[hibby67]

Any reason we need a new captain?

[MWHIBBIES]

He's scored 9 goals in total since he joined, if that's excellent then no wonder we are garbage.

Sigh.

He contributed 13 goals/assists last season. Which for a deeper central midfielder is excellent, yes.

[Alfred E Newman]

I hope it works out for Gray and he has my support but if he is planning on building a side around Joe Newell he is going to struggle. All right on his day but not enough of them for me and certainly not captain material.

[CapitalGreen]

Sigh.

He contributed 13 goals/assists last season. Which for a deeper central midfielder is excellent, yes.

10 g/a last season, no?

3 in one game against Bonnyrigg plus 7 in the league.

Of the 7 in the league, 6 were at set pieces meaning the fact he was playing deep in midfield was irrelevant. He had one pure open play goal contribution in the league last season.

[MWHIBBIES]

10 g/a last season, no?

3 in one game against Bonnyrigg plus 7 in the league.

Of the 7 in the league, 6 were at set pieces meaning the fact he was playing deep in midfield was irrelevant. He had one pure open play goal contribution in the league last season.

When did we play Bonnyrigg last season? That was season before last.

So 10 that season, 13 in the season just finished. Excellent really. Don't care where they came from tbh.

[Just Alf]

Assuming we aren't able to clear out our entire squad for cost reasons (we had 19 players on our books away on loan!). Then I'm guessing there's a good chance Newall will be around and there will be no wholesale influx of star players...

I'm hoping we see some new blood that improves the team all over and can easily see Newall fit into that. Personally I'm hoping any funds are maximising quality of player we get, that's a priority for me rather than maybe a little extra for a 'captain'. Newall can fill that role for now and (if required) captain material signings can be considered in future windows.

[ian cruise]

We don't necessarily need a new captain, the best teams have leaders across the team (our 2016 squad is a great example). Newell seems to be aan exemplary captain off the pitch, so potentially someone to be guiding the squad in general about day to day behaviour, etc. Definitely need more vocal leaders in defence and up front to work alongside Newell on game day and drive the team on, it shouldn't be a one man job.

Oh and if there is a new captain, please not a, keeper. My absolute pet hate.

[andrew70]

We don't necessarily need a new captain, the best teams have leaders across the team (our 2016 squad is a great example). Newell seems to be aan exemplary captain off the pitch, so potentially someone to be guiding the squad in general about day to day behaviour, etc. Definitely need more vocal leaders in defence and up front to work alongside Newell on game day and drive the team on, it shouldn't be a one man job.

Oh and if there is a new captain, please not a, keeper. My absolute pet hate.

If by drink driving you mean exemplary then yes I agree with you.

We need 3 or 4 leaders through the team. We have no one like that.

Newell is one that urgently needs replaced.

[CapitalGreen]

We don't necessarily need a new captain, the best teams have leaders across the team (our 2016 squad is a great example). Newell seems to be aan exemplary captain off the pitch, so potentially someone to be guiding the squad in general about day to day behaviour, etc. Definitely need more vocal leaders in defence and up front to work alongside Newell on game day and drive the team on, it shouldn't be a one man job.

Oh and if there is a new captain, please not a, keeper. My absolute pet hate.

Newell “driving the team on” 🤣🤣

[Nicho87]

I’ll be disappointed if Joe Newell is still a definite starter every week never mind captain