Hoilett

[SHODAN]

The best player in our squad right now.

Discuss.

[Hillsidehibby]

Nothing to discuss. You’re right.

[blackpoolhibs]

Looks the most comfortable player with the ball at his feet in the squad, uses his body so well to create a yard of space.

Glad we have him. :thumbsup:

[I'm_cabbaged]

The best player in our squad right now.

Discuss.

Think he might have some competition with gayle and Triantis

[JohnM1875]

Nothing to discuss. You’re right.

Yup. Quite clear as well.

Class player.

[Centre Hawf]

Very happy with that performance. Said in the update thread that I thought he was quite professional in the way he carried us up the park. He's clearly lost that little bit of explosiveness or straight line speed to get beyond people as often but he didn't try anything silly and lose possession.

Think he'll be a very important player for us this season.

[Hibees1973]

Don't give a sh*t about his age.

First player on the team sheet every week, fitness permitting.

[tamig]

Very clever and skillful player who’ll be a huge plus for us this season. Top signing.

[HendoDelivered]

Baller

[Squealing pig]

Great start to Hibs career

[Since452]

Great piece of business. Free transfer!

[B.H.F.C]

He’s a good player but was a bit disappointed with his end product today a there were a couple of times where he was in really good positions that never really came to much. Will do well for us though.

[Tambo]

Good experience also, so knows when to keep hold of the ball and when not to, lost possession of the ball a couple times bit that's just natural when trying to beat you opponents with a bit of skill.

Good quality in the two games he's featured in so far so will be a good option to have.

[Shrekko]

He’s a good player but was a bit disappointed with his end product today a there were a couple of times where he was in really good positions that never really came to much. Will do well for us though.

I agree he made a couple of not too great decisions when in good position but on the other hand he must have thrown in at 3/4 crosses that were just begging to be put away.

He’s a cracking footballer that I’m confident will be highly productive over the season.

[BILLYHIBS]

I agree he made a couple of not too great decisions when in good position but on the other hand he must have thrown in at 3/4 crosses that were just begging to be put away.

He’s a cracking footballer that I’m confident will be nightly productive over the season.

Sent over 12 crosses the most by any player in the Premiership this season with 6 finding a Hibs jersey

Did not think he was as effective this week but noticeable he was up against better players that were on him in a flash immediately realising the danger

Exquisite first touch will be a key player for us barring injury

[Clarence]

Sent over 12 crosses the most by any player in the Premiership this season with 6 finding a Hibs jersey

Did not think he was as effective this week but noticeable he was up against better players that were on him in a flash immediately realising the danger

Exquisite first touch will be a key player for us barring injury

Get him and Gayle on at the same time and hopefully a few of those crosses will end up resulting in a goal.

[The Modfather]

In the unlikely event there was an opportunity to move him on this month I’d take it. More so with the change of formation, his position no longer exists in this team as a winger.

File alongside Kwon. Promising start but badly regressed IMO. Give Rudi Hoilett’s minutes to try and let him develop.

[BILLYHIBS]

That dip of the shoulder past the centre back out on the left wing first half was sublime guy had to pay to get back into the ground but yes those instances getting rarer and rarer need to get more out of him

[TrinityHFC]

We have quite the obsession with trying to empty people. Still has a role to play and we don’t have a lot of players with creativity.

[Pretty Boy]

He's here for a year, he won't be here any longer than that so emptying him in January when he has shown flashes of quality would be daft. It's not like getting shot of Kenneh, Doyle Hayes and hopefully the likes of McKirdy who have contributed nothing either ever or for ages.

[Unseen work]

No danger.

Not an effect striker but that’s never been his position

As a 10, winger or a creative player to come off the bench then 100%

There’s genuinely about 15-20 players I’d move on this month ahead of Hoilett

[MacGruber]

Would keep him for cover and good impact sub. He's never going to show up great as a striker.

[CapitalGreen]

Dumping players because they don’t fit into the current formation doesn’t position you well if you need to change shape again in the future.

[The Modfather]

We have quite the obsession with trying to empty people. Still has a role to play and we don’t have a lot of players with creativity.

He’s got 2 goals and 1 assist from 956 minutes of football. A goal contribution (as is the in vogue stat) every 318 minutes. Given we no longer play the position we signed him for I think he’ll become more of a squad filler as the season goes on until we can move him on at the end of the season.

[B.H.F.C]

No danger.

Not an effect striker but that’s never been his position

As a 10, winger or a creative player to come off the bench then 100%

There’s genuinely about 15-20 players I’d move on this month ahead of Hoilett

I don’t think we’ve even seen enough when playing as a 10. He’s a wide player and we don’t play with wingers now. The two bits of quality he showed yesterday were coming in from the wide area in the first half. One when he went past the boy and cut it back for Cadden and the other when he played a brilliant pass for Cadden.

Worth keeping around as an option for the rest of the season and hopefully he can make the odd contribution.

[Tyler Durden]

Kwon and Hoilett still have lots to offer this season. As will Myko IMO.

A few good additions and Bowie coming back will help them.

[Ozyhibby]

Impact sub and no more.


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[Donegal Hibby]

I didn’t think he had a great game against St Johnstone though there was quite a few below par performances … Handy player to have that has quality who we’ll need for the rest of the season.

[A Hi-Bee]

Standing watching at a freezing cold St Johnston, he was no very good, missed some real sitters again, but many of the reserve team were no up to scratch. Better players in key positions required, lets see what the transfer window offers.

[B.H.F.C]

Kwon and Hoilett still have lots to offer this season. As will Myko IMO.

A few good additions and Bowie coming back will help them.

I think Hoilett and Myko can still offer something but really don’t see Kwon offering much. Started reasonably well but he looked well off it in recent appearances, including yesterday.

[Coco Bryce]

Kwon and Hoilett still have lots to offer this season. As will Myko IMO.

A few good additions and Bowie coming back will help them.

Kwon offers zero and don't think he ever will. Whoever identified him for Celtic wants shot. Looks totally lost on a football pitch.

[JimBHibees]

No danger.

Not an effect striker but that’s never been his position

As a 10, winger or a creative player to come off the bench then 100%

There’s genuinely about 15-20 players I’d move on this month ahead of Hoilett

Yes agree he is a quality player. Not been amazing but still able to provide quality like the first goal v Ross county

[JimBHibees]

Kwon offers zero and don't think he ever will. Whoever identified him for Celtic wants shot. Looks totally lost on a football pitch.

Thought he looked good in his early games however no doubt he hasn’t been great though maybe one of these guys who needs to play regularly

[Bostonhibby]

He's here for a year, he won't be here any longer than that so emptying him in January when he has shown flashes of quality would be daft. It's not like getting shot of Kenneh, Doyle Hayes and hopefully the likes of McKirdy who have contributed nothing either ever or for ages.

He's worth a place of the bench ahead of the rest of the bench, Gayle aside between now and the end of his contract easily. It's not his fault he's maybe not what he was, that's why he is at Hibs, no brainer, keep and use properly.

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[21.05.2016]

Hoillet looks decent and a threat when on the ball but so far I haven’t seen very much from Kwon that impresses. He came on against Kilmarnock and I don’t think he found a hibs player once. He looks lost tbh.

[Bostonhibby]

Hoillet looks decent and a threat when on the ball but so far I haven’t seen very much from Kwon that impresses. He came on against Kilmarnock and I don’t think he found a hibs player once. He looks lost tbh.Can't see the point of Kwon. If Rodgers had anything to do with the deal we've been Rodger'd.

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[California-Hibs]

Eh no. We absolutely keep him till the end of the season.

[Tambo]

Probably still got something to offer us till the end of the season, looked a class act the first few months, had missed a few sitters the past few games though.

[HIBS NUTS]

He’s a decent winger, and a very poor centreforward.
We need a decent presence up front, against teams that park the bus.

[Jones28]

I’d keep him for sure, he’s only getting the minutes he’s getting because Myko is injured and Gayle doesn’t have the legs.

As an option off the bench or wide left he’s excellent.

He won’t be here for next season so I’d leave him be.

We need to sign quality, not let it walk out the door.

[blackpoolhibs]

I’d keep him for sure, he’s only getting the minutes he’s getting because Myko is injured and Gayle doesn’t have the legs.

As an option off the bench or wide left he’s excellent.

He won’t be here for next season so I’d leave him be.

We need to sign quality, not let it walk out the door.

Yip, let the real dross go asap, and keep what little quaity we have just now and suppliment it hopefully with some good players loans or perms.

[Albahibs]

Thought he was immense tonight after coming on. Got us up the park on the front foot, and took his goal excellently.

[Unseen work]

He’s a classy classy player

Takes the ball under real pressure and retains it, so important in games like tonight to take us up the pitch.

Him and Gayle again showing their quality and worth tonight.

[Jim44]

Thought he was immense tonight after coming on. Got us up the park on the front foot, and took his goal excellently.

I’ve just given him the thumbs up on the match thread. I think he’s underrated and underplayed.

[Hibee Mac]

Said it earlier in the week about Nicky Cadden, Junior brings real quality to the side which was a big thing we were missing last season.

Done exactly what we needed of him this season, moments of real quality when we need it. Same goes for Gayle.

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[1875Sean]

If Campbell is suspended then he needs to start

[The Modfather]

Think he’s been poor this season, and flattered to deceive when he was one of our better players early in the season. Thought he was excellent tonight though and part of the reason the tide turned in our favour.

[Nicho87]

Came on - calmed us down. Won a few corners, great finish.

[TrinityHFC]

Think he’s been poor this season, and flattered to deceive when he was one of our better players early in the season. Thought he was excellent tonight though and part of the reason the tide turned in our favour.

So did he flatter to deceive or was he one of our better players??

[beensaidbefore]

Get him and Gayle signed up for next season. Maybe a step behind physically, but at least one step ahead mentally.

Get them on board with a coaching role if nothing else.

[JimBHibees]

Quality finish thought his composure helped after he came on

[Centre Hawf]

Has struggled to get going at times but in circumstances like tonight he was calm and experienced enough to know how to get us on the ball and up the park at a time we were toiling to do so.

[Jones28]

He had what Campbell doesn't have last night: the ability to take someone on 1 v 1.

3 or 4 times I think he took the ball and drove their defender back in to their own box. Won corners, got us up the park and the finish was classy AF for his goal.

Shows us what having the technical, skillful players can offer instead of the more workman like style of Campbell.

Thats not to take anything away from Campbell, he was key against Celtic. It just shows what having quality off the bench can offer.

Well worth another years deal I think.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Get him and Gayle signed up for next season. Maybe a step behind physically, but at least one step ahead mentally.

Get them on board with a coaching role if nothing else.

Gayle sounds like he doesn’t even feel like he has it in him to be playing now, so fair play to him for battling through. There’s no way he’ll be playing anywhere next season though imo.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Felt like there was a lot of pressure on him early season as probably the main "bright spark" as we struggled. Since we've brought in Cadden and changed formation he's been used more sparingly but playing a part when he comes on.

Great to have options like that from the bench

[B.H.F.C]

I thought he should have been on earlier. We needed to try and get a foot on the ball rather than just playing off second balls. He did that almost as soon as he came on and it made a big difference.

[Tyler Durden]

Kwon and Hoilett still have lots to offer this season. As will Myko IMO.

A few good additions and Bowie coming back will help them.

Shout out to all the Myko haters :wink:

Kwon redemption arc coming up next maybe.

David Gray has found a way to squeeze performances out of so many squad players that had been written off. Long may it continue.

[yerauldda]

Was so impressed with him and Gayle last night. Their professionalism is incredible and they've bought into Hibs big time. Both ran themselves into the ground last night and were absolutely buzzing with the win.
Such intelligent players. If they still feel they're fit enough then they'd be great squad options for next season. That type of experience is invaluable.

[Thatdayinmay16]

Was so impressed with him and Gayle last night. Their professionalism is incredible and they've bought into Hibs big time. Both ran themselves into the ground last night and were absolutely buzzing with the win.
Such intelligent players. If they still feel they're fit enough then they'd be great squad options for next season. That type of experience is invaluable.

Gayle is such a great player, his movement off the ball and ability to hassle defenders even at the age of 35 is quality. Could see it with Grant Holt at the time but the experience they have absolutely plays a huge part in there all round game.

You can see him and Hoilett have played at the highest level. If the legs allow it, I'd love to see them both get another 12 months.

[gbhibby]

Gayle is such a great player, his movement off the ball and ability to hassle defenders even at the age of 35 is quality. Could see it with Grant Holt at the time but the experience they have absolutely plays a huge part in there all round game.

You can see him and Hoilett have played at the highest level. If the legs allow it, I'd love to see them both get another 12 months.
European football might entice them for another year. Imagine having quality players like that to come of the bench and make an impact.

[badabing67]

The best player in our squad right now.

Discuss.


How about Youan or Jamie McGarth

Club fighting with ‘especially Celtic’ to sign player – Want to avoid being overtaken by Brendan Rodgers’ side - Sport Witness (https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-fighting-with-especially-celtic-to-sign-player-want-to-avoid-being-overtaken-by-brendan-rodgers-side/)

An unexpected signing and a possible rumour about Elle. And you want to discuss an out of contract player. Maybe the best place to discuss this would be the Greggs Summer Transfer window. Just thinking out loud.

[Thatdayinmay16]

European football might entice them for another year. Imagine having quality players like that to come of the bench and make an impact.

Absolutely, they may not have the legs for 90 minutes, but for games which you'll need experienced players to come in and make an impact, I don't think you'll find many better.

I wonder if there could be potentially any other gems like Hoilett/Gayle with expiring contracts down south who could make a difference like they have if they don't fancy another year.

[basehibby]

How about Youan or Jamie McGarth

Club fighting with ‘especially Celtic’ to sign player – Want to avoid being overtaken by Brendan Rodgers’ side - Sport Witness (https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-fighting-with-especially-celtic-to-sign-player-want-to-avoid-being-overtaken-by-brendan-rodgers-side/)

An unexpected signing and a possible rumour about Elle. And you want to discuss an out of contract player. Maybe the best place to discuss this would be the Greggs Summer Transfer window. Just thinking out loud.

I think you're being a bit tough on the poster you're quoting considering they made their comment 5 months ago back in Feb 24 before our great run and when we were struggling for form. At that time I don't think he was wrong , as Hoillet was pretty much the standout performer in a side that was struggling to find any form at all. Changed times!

[hibbie02]

How about Youan or Jamie McGarth

Club fighting with ‘especially Celtic’ to sign player – Want to avoid being overtaken by Brendan Rodgers’ side - Sport Witness (https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-fighting-with-especially-celtic-to-sign-player-want-to-avoid-being-overtaken-by-brendan-rodgers-side/)

An unexpected signing and a possible rumour about Elle. And you want to discuss an out of contract player. Maybe the best place to discuss this would be the Greggs Summer Transfer window. Just thinking out loud.

Errrrrrr. You are quoting a post from last September mate....

[badabing67]

I think you're being a bit tough on the poster you're quoting considering they made their comment 5 months ago back in Feb 24 before our great run and when we were struggling for form. At that time I don't think he was wrong , as Hoillet was pretty much the standout performer in a side that was struggling to find any form at all. Changed times!


Good spot, apologies to Shodan. But I do have a point there is plenty to talk about regarding the up and coming window and it is his shout isn't it?

[Thatdayinmay16]

Good spot, apologies to Shodan. But I do have a point there is plenty to talk about regarding the up and coming window and it is his shout isn't it?

Youan isn't the current best player in our squad though.

[Weir07]

Hoilett and Gayle are great to have in the squad, their quality shows even though they are squarely in the autumn of their careers As for an extension, I suppose it's a question of cost and contribution, probably needs someone more learned than me to make that call!