Ross County v Hibernian (away)

[BILLYHIBS]

He comes on just to run about. Just drop him altogether and give one of our own a chance.

He is one of our own we paid €349k for him contracted until 31/5/2025



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[Bostonhibby]

I met Malkay before the game last night and he assured me that everything is coming together and is happy with the progress of our club.Allisbarry then, the process must be working for the golden parallelogram, or whatever the latest impressive sounding but ultimately meaningless buzzword is.

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[Aldo]

I met Malkay before the game last night and he assured me that everything is coming together and is happy with the progress of our club.

He can GTF too.

Absolute ****ing charlatan.

[HIBS NUTS]

I generally say possitive comments on Hibs.
But not today .
Mckirdy is one of the worst players, I’ve seen play for Hibs.
Im sorry that he had a Health scare, and hope he continues to be fit and well, but surely, most fans can see that he offers, absolutely nothing going forward.

[Chorley Hibee]

He can GTF too.

Absolute ****ing charlatan.

"Happy with the progress"

Charlatan is too kind a word.

[Since90+2]

I generally say possitive comments on Hibs.
But not today .
Mckirdy is one of the worst players, I’ve seen play for Hibs.
Im sorry that he had a Health scare, and hope he continues to be fit and well, but surely, most fans can see that he offers, absolutely nothing going forward.

Agreed. He's terrible, I literally can't ever remember him having an even above average performance.

[Jones28]

Anyone else at a loss at the commentator! He’s so out of touch it’s unreal. Saying hibs unlucky last night and calling players pet names like ‘H’ for mckirdy and Millsy for miller. Made me cringe if the performance wasn’t bad enough

He’s the clubs media guy so it makes sense for him not to slaughter players he works with on a day-to-day basis.

[flash]

Having just watched the highlights after missing part of the game last night we have played a lot worse than that on numerous occasions in recent times.

We definitely lack composure in forward areas and our finishing is nothing short of awful.

We aren't going to suddenly turn a massive corner or anything dramatic like that but if we can just stay calm when we get into good positions then I think better results will come

[Donegal Hibby]

I thought the first chance we had maybe Hoilett should have tried to play it to Myko …

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13245222/ross-county-0-0-hibernian-scottish-premiership-highlights

[Dmas]

I generally say possitive comments on Hibs.
But not today .
Mckirdy is one of the worst players, I’ve seen play for Hibs.
Im sorry that he had a Health scare, and hope he continues to be fit and well, but surely, most fans can see that he offers, absolutely nothing going forward.

Him getting on before Rudi last night had me ragin, like you it’s nice to see him well I want no harm to the guy but he should never be playing for us, not good enough runs around like a lost boy, him coming on is a man short I’ve no idea how he keeps getting these chances

[Crab apple]

I thought the first chance we had maybe Hoilett should have tried to play it to Myko …

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13245222/ross-county-0-0-hibernian-scottish-premiership-highlights

Hoilet I think is our best player but he seemed off it last night. It looked like he was being asked to play a central role behind Myko when I think he is more effective out wider.

[Donegal Hibby]

Hoilet I think is our best player but he seemed off it last night. It looked like he was being asked to play a central role behind Myko when I think he is more effective out wider.

I think he’s more effective out wide too and I’d also say Rudi as well.. IMO both Kwon and Triantis have improved our midfield though we are lacking a good quality midfielder that’s creative who can play as a 10 , would make a big difference to the team in general.

[blackpoolhibs]

I think he’s more effective out wide too and I’d also say Rudi as well.. IMO both Kwon and Triantis have improved our midfield though we are lacking a good quality midfielder that’s creative who can play as a 10 , would make a big difference to the team in general.

Come on, i'm convinced now you never watch us.

Improved us. :faf:

[easty]

I think he’s more effective out wide too and I’d also say Rudi as well.. IMO both Kwon and Triantis have improved our midfield though we are lacking a good quality midfielder that’s creative who can play as a 10 , would make a big difference to the team in general.

How?

We had a midfield last season who created nothing and didn't stop us shipping goals, and we're still like that. Where's the improvement? What are they doing that we weren't doing before?

[truehibernian]

Scott Allan nailed it pre-match saying we don’t have any creative midfielders offering regular goals and assists and have poor decision makers in that area - that’s been the case for four seasons and that’s damning on both past and the present manager, in tandem with recruitment. It’s shocking we’ve neglected creative midfielders being brought to the club, but have persisted with bland, safe, slow, defensive types.

[JimBHibees]

He can GTF too.

Absolute ****ing charlatan.

Why?

[NC1875]

Scott Allan nailed it pre-match saying we don’t have any creative midfielders offering regular goals and assists and have poor decision makers in that area - that’s been the case for four seasons and that’s damning on both past and the present manager, in tandem with recruitment. It’s shocking we’ve neglected creative midfielders being brought to the club, but have persisted with bland, safe, slow, defensive types.

We wasted the whole transfer window chasing Luke McCowan when it was clear as day he was never coming. How we didn’t have another option lined up, even on loan is mental.

No creativity whatsoever in that midfield and it shows. Ironically, Scott Allan was about the last good player we had in there.

[JimBHibees]

I thought the first chance we had maybe Hoilett should have tried to play it to Myko …

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13245222/ross-county-0-0-hibernian-scottish-premiership-highlights

Was certainly a very poor effort

[B.H.F.C]

We wasted the whole transfer window chasing Luke McCowan when it was clear as day he was never coming. How we didn’t have another option lined up, even on loan is mental.

No creativity whatsoever in that midfield and it shows. Ironically, Scott Allan was about the last good player we had in there.

The reasoning behind it was ridiculous. I know it’s been done to death, but last night showed just how desperate we are are for someone in that area. We signed Hoilett who came in to the team playing wide and looked good. Now we’re trying to get him to solve a problem centrally because we decided that Luke McCowan was the only player in the world that we could get to fill that position.

[Real Emerald]

We wasted the whole transfer window chasing Luke McCowan when it was clear as day he was never coming. How we didn’t have another option lined up, even on loan is mental.

No creativity whatsoever in that midfield and it shows. Ironically, Scott Allan was about the last good player we had in there.

I may be cynical but the whole Luke McCowan thing was a big smokescreen that was never going to happen but made to look like we were willing to splash big money. The inability to sign a creative midfielder in about 4 or 5 years is a dereliction of duty by the Hibs board and recruitment team.

[Smartie]

We wasted the whole transfer window chasing Luke McCowan when it was clear as day he was never coming. How we didn’t have another option lined up, even on loan is mental.

No creativity whatsoever in that midfield and it shows. Ironically, Scott Allan was about the last good player we had in there.

Scott Allan is exactly what this team lacks.

Peak Scott Allan, the one we had in the Championship - imo transforms this team into something very different indeed.

[Callum_62]

I may be cynical but the whole Luke McCowan thing was a big smokescreen that was never going to happen but made to look like we were willing to splash big money. The inability to sign a creative midfielder in about 4 or 5 years is a dereliction of duty by the Hibs board and recruitment team.Don't think that's right

Joe savage interview on open goal they were interested too but heard Celtic were monitoring, not sure if they make a move- it was never certain Celtic were going to go for him and McCowan was always moving that window

In the end he thought it was going to be too expensive and they were fairly covered in midfield

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[flash]

I may be cynical but the whole Luke McCowan thing was a big smokescreen that was never going to happen but made to look like we were willing to splash big money. The inability to sign a creative midfielder in about 4 or 5 years is a dereliction of duty by the Hibs board and recruitment team.

Not just cynical but also plain wrong.

If Celtic had managed to acquire the Polish boy who was playing in MLS we would have got McCowan.

[Aldo]

Why?

Part of the problem for me

[Unseen work]

I met Malkay before the game last night and he assured me that everything is coming together and is happy with the progress of our club.

In fairness I prefer our director of football being positive and reassuring to fans, protecting the management and players whilst in discussion with a fan before the game rather than throwing them all under the bus

[HarpOnHibee]

We make it far too easy for opposition teams to stifle us when we try to string together an attack. We're too slow, we make too many unnecessary passes just for the sake of "passing fitbaw". Opposition teams have cottoned on to this and take the time we waste to get plenty of players behind the ball, resulting in our attacks breaking down and limiting us to pop shots from distance. Last night was a perfect example of this where our only 2 shots on target came from distance. Ross County are particularly good at stifling teams who waste too much time making needless additional passes. The lack of efficiency in our play is alarming and if this isn't being addressed on the training field, then questions seriously need to be asked.

[JimBHibees]

In fairness I prefer our director of football being positive and reassuring to fans, protecting the management and players whilst in discussion with a fan before the game rather than throwing them all under the bus

For sure

[JimBHibees]

Part of the problem for me

Has he been here long enough to suggest that?

[21May16]

Has he been here long enough to suggest that?

Yes. He appointed the head coach. Someone with absolutely no experience of managing a team, even a youth team and he thought it would be okay to appoint a couple of assistant head coaches with 6 months experience in total in that position and thought that would be the best solution to an already fragile squad of players getting gradually worse season after season.

He's brought players to the club on long term deals that aren't as good as players they replaced or even worse can't get in this team and he is the root of the goalkeeping catastrophe that is Bursik, a player let go by Stoke and who had played no top team football for 18 months and decided to loan him for a year with a view to him being our number one.

If you could fill in with any positives since his appointment it might seem less one sided balance wise.

[JimBHibees]

Yes. He appointed the head coach. He's brought players to the club on long term deals that aren't as good as players they replaced or even worse can't get in this team and he is the root of the goalkeeping catastrophe that is Bursik, a player let go by Stoke and who had played no top team football for 18 months and decided to loan him for a year with a view to him being our number one.

If you could fill in with any positives since his appointment it might seem less one sided balance wise.

How do you know he brought all these players in?

[21May16]

How do you know he brought all these players in?

He's in charge of recruitment. Has the final say (not SDG) on who comes into the club and passes on to BK to sign off. Obviously with a wee recommendation from his boss Ian here or there (back to Bursik).

[Paulie Walnuts]

How do you know he brought all these players in?

“As Sporting Director, Mackay will lead and oversee Hibernian FC’s entire football operation, encompassing all departments from recruitment through to the Academy”

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/14/malky-mackay-appointed-sporting-director/#

Hibs told us.

[Aldo]

Has he been here long enough to suggest that?

Yes. His failure to deliver McCowan or even a back up during the 4 week window. We’ve a million quid sitting in bank though.

I just don’t see the point of him tbh or Marshall

[Hibs Go Bragh]

Yes. He appointed the head coach. Someone with absolutely no experience of managing a team, even a youth team and he thought it would be okay to appoint a couple of assistant head coaches with 6 months experience in total in that position and thought that would be the best solution to an already fragile squad of players getting gradually worse season after season.

He's brought players to the club on long term deals that aren't as good as players they replaced or even worse can't get in this team and he is the root of the goalkeeping catastrophe that is Bursik, a player let go by Stoke and who had played no top team football for 18 months and decided to loan him for a year with a view to him being our number one.

If you could fill in with any positives since his appointment it might seem less one sided balance wise.

Glad others are now starting to highlight Mackay in all of this.

If SDG is allowed to be judged and sacked after 11 or 12 games then the same should apply to Mackay.

As well as everything you've said he's also told a whole load of players they are not wanted and then very publicly called out the ones who refused to move on in the summer. We've no idea who or whether Gray has to rely on these players or how popular they are within the squad but we all know what happened when Butcher did similar.

He's failing miserably at his job and should be the first person to leave the club.

[JimBHibees]

He's in charge of recruitment. Has the final say (not SDG) on who comes into the club and passes on to BK to sign off. Obviously with a wee recommendation from his boss Ian here or there (back to Bursik).

Is he in charge of recruitment

[truehibernian]

The manager, and only the manager, should have the final say on a signing - end of ! The recruitment team source players to the manager’s requirements, but for me, in any sporting side, it’s who’s coaching then that must have the final say and sign off.

[Lancs Harp]

The manager, and only the manager, should have the final say on a signing - end of ! The recruitment team source players to the manager’s requirements, but for me, in any sporting side, it’s who’s coaching then that must have the final say and sign off.

A say in the matter, of course. but the days of a manager having the final say in signings are long long gone.

[21May16]

The manager, and only the manager, should have the final say on a signing - end of ! The recruitment team source players to the manager’s requirements, but for me, in any sporting side, it’s who’s coaching then that must have the final say and sign off.

That’s simply not happening and hasn’t with any of the permanent summer signings.

[Scotty Leither]

“As Sporting Director, Mackay will lead and oversee Hibernian FC’s entire football operation, encompassing all departments from recruitment through to the Academy”

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/14/malky-mackay-appointed-sporting-director/#

Hibs told us.

Which is why no manager of any pedigree will come near us and also why we get “projects” on the park (see the GK) and in the dugout like Maloney and Montgomery and, sad to say David Gray too.

They probably can’t believe they got appointed.

Never before have Hibs needed a really strong character as manager; however you’ll not get one while the Golden quadrant of best mates are making the key decisions.

[One Day Soon]

Not just cynical but also plain wrong.

If Celtic had managed to acquire the Polish boy who was playing in MLS we would have got McCowan.

Oh, you mean Celtic had a contingency plan called McCowan for when their first choice target didn’t happen?

[blackpoolhibs]

SDG can have the final say all he wants, but if the options given to him are all sheite but one less sheite than the others, he's still going to sign a sheite player.:rolleyes:

[JimBHibees]

That’s simply not happening and hasn’t with any of the permanent summer signings.

You know this how

[flash]

Oh, you mean Celtic had a contingency plan called McCowan for when their first choice target didn’t happen?

They did. That's not the point I was replying to though.

[DH1875]

SDG can have the final say all he wants, but if the options given to him are all sheite but one less sheite than the others, he's still going to sign a sheite player.:rolleyes:

Not necessarily though. I'm not a football manager but like to think I can see if a player is a good player or not. Any manager should have a list of players in his mind for the level they are playing at. Take Mitov the Aberdeen keeper. Everyone knew he was a good keeper at St Johnstone and was available in the summer, did we even try to sign him? If I'm the manager I'm like we should try sign this guy, not wait till some random keeper signs that I've never heard off.

[Blaster]

Not necessarily though. I'm not a football manager but like to think I can see if a player is a good player or not. Any manager should have a list of players in his mind for the level they are playing at. Take Mitov the Aberdeen keeper. Everyone knew he was a good keeper at St Johnstone and was available in the summer, did we even try to sign him? If I'm the manager I'm like we should try sign this guy, not wait till some random keeper signs that I've never heard off.

We did try and sign him. Chose Aberdeen over us. Both clubs met the release clause

[JohnM1875]

We did try and sign him. Chose Aberdeen over us. Both clubs met the release clause

Are you sure about that? Haven't seen it confirmed anywhere and if it was true surely it’d be all over the papers as another one who chose Aberdeen over Hibs.

[Blaster]

Are you sure about that? Haven't seen it confirmed anywhere and if it was true surely it’d be all over the papers as another one who chose Aberdeen over Hibs.

Yeah. Not sure if it got to the stage of offering him terms as he wanted to go to Aberdeen. But we were definitely interested.

[blackpoolhibs]

Not necessarily though. I'm not a football manager but like to think I can see if a player is a good player or not. Any manager should have a list of players in his mind for the level they are playing at. Take Mitov the Aberdeen keeper. Everyone knew he was a good keeper at St Johnstone and was available in the summer, did we even try to sign him? If I'm the manager I'm like we should try sign this guy, not wait till some random keeper signs that I've never heard off.

SDG says i want a keeper, McKay gives him the option of 2-3-4 players then try's to get the one SDG wants.

The first one says sod off i'm going to Aberdeen, so it's on to the 2nd choice then 3rd then 4th.