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BegbieHSC
01-02-2025, 07:13 PM
What on earth has happened to him since leaving Hibs? He’s looks like half the player he was for us.

Only time he seemed animated and ready to do anything was when VAR was doing that penalty VAR check, which he appeared desperate to take.

we definitely made the right call in not approaching Millwall for the loan…

He thought he was too good for Hibs, and put in a transfer request after 3 months playing for us. Just goes to show, grass isn’t always greener.

JohnM1875
01-02-2025, 07:17 PM
He's ****.

Hillsidehibby
01-02-2025, 07:18 PM
Good player. Lost his way.

Hibs4185
01-02-2025, 07:19 PM
His one chance ended up in row z

Jones28
01-02-2025, 07:21 PM
Humpty.

Should’ve stayed with the Hibees

Hibs Go Bragh
01-02-2025, 07:22 PM
What on earth has happened to him since leaving Hibs? He’s looks like half the player he was for us.

Only time he seemed animated and ready to do anything was when VAR was doing that penalty VAR check, which he appeared desperate to take.

we definitely made the right call in not approaching Millwall for the loan…

He thought he was too good for Hibs, and put in a transfer request after 3 months playing for us. Just goes to show, grass isn’t always greener.

Not sure half the player is the right choice of words, he looks about twice the size he was 😂

Nicho87
01-02-2025, 07:23 PM
Good left foot

AFKA5814_Hibs
01-02-2025, 07:25 PM
Would have missed the penalty.

AdidasHibernian
01-02-2025, 07:26 PM
Bowie don't more than home and he is still half fit...

BegbieHSC
01-02-2025, 07:38 PM
Seeing him made me think of Kamberi, who thought he was too good for us, left, and then went to the sheep on loan and was *****.

I’d keep an eye on their playing trajectories if I was Elie Youan…

Carheenlea
01-02-2025, 07:52 PM
Looked out of shape and heavy when he was jogging on to pitch after the substitution.

As soon as his name was announced I felt a bit of foreboding as to what may come, but that changed very quickly and felt quite relaxed that he wasn’t going to be haunting us in any way.

we are hibs
01-02-2025, 07:53 PM
Not our problem anymore.

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marinello59
01-02-2025, 07:55 PM
Seeing him made me think of Kamberi, who thought he was too good for us, left, and then went to the sheep on loan and was *****.

I’d keep an eye on their playing trajectories if I was Elie Youan…

My son made exactly the same comparison when he came on.

The Wireless
01-02-2025, 08:00 PM
Since leaving Hibs and going to the Championship Nisbet has bombed. Ex Hibs defenders. Porto struggles to hold down a regular spot at Watford and Will Fish is on the bench for Cardiff City. Youan will be the next to get splinters up his arse after putting the bank balance before 1st team football. All thinking they are better than Hibs. It’s the way it is now I suppose.

Northernhibee
01-02-2025, 08:03 PM
There had been talk about his attitude before he dropped down the leagues and how he’d fixed it, but in hindsight handing in a transfer request at the first available opportunity in hindsight was a massive red flag.

I think by the end of his career he’ll regret some of the mistakes he’s made.

Onion
01-02-2025, 08:07 PM
Shame. Boo'd onto the park (understandably) and looked like a lost soul.

Likely going to go on and piss his career down the toilet with his poor attitude. It's one of the things fans hate, as most would give their right nut for a chance to play at his level.

If he ever woke up with a new attitude, I'd happily take him back in a moment as there is a football player in there.

zitelli62
01-02-2025, 08:09 PM
I'm going totally against the grain here but him and Bowie up front together would get at least 20 to 30 goals between them but only if nisbet got fit and played in a 2 up front.

Just my opinion though.

IberianHibernian
01-02-2025, 08:16 PM
I think folk are writing him off too soon . He is or at least was an excellent finisher for us even after a very serious injury . Question marks about his attitude from some here but our present team desperately needs a striker like Nisbet of a few years ago and if our coaching team could get the best out of him he`d be a fantastic signing and huge plus for SDG and his team .

h185forever
01-02-2025, 08:19 PM
Shame. Boo'd onto the park (understandably) and looked like a lost soul.

Likely going to go on and piss his career down the toilet with his poor attitude. It's one of the things fans hate, as most would give their right nut for a chance to play at his level.

If he ever woke up with a new attitude, I'd happily take him back in a moment as there is a football player in there.

I’d give both….save them banging off ma knees as I hobble along

Centre Hawf
01-02-2025, 08:21 PM
Hope we put to bed the idea of him ever coming back. The guy struggles to stay motivated for more than 5 minutes at any time unless someone's dangling a move in front of him.

JJP
01-02-2025, 08:22 PM
I thought he was immense in the last few months of his time here before he left for Millwall but he looks miles away from that sort of form at the moment.

supermcginn
01-02-2025, 08:28 PM
Face was tripping him as per usual and he looked miles off the pace. Great decision not to bring him back.

Onion
01-02-2025, 08:31 PM
I thought he was immense in the last few months of his time here before he left for Millwall but he looks miles away from that sort of form at the moment.

Aberdeen cannot score goals, and haven't won in 14 games, yet KN cannot get into the starting 11. Says everything.

Probably at Dunfermline level again.

RyeSloan
01-02-2025, 08:37 PM
I think folk are writing him off too soon . He is or at least was an excellent finisher for us even after a very serious injury . Question marks about his attitude from some here but our present team desperately needs a striker like Nisbet of a few years ago and if our coaching team could get the best out of him he`d be a fantastic signing and huge plus for SDG and his team .

Yeah until something else comes along then he would t be.

Think it’s clear he’s not a character you could put any trust in with regard to how long any positive attitude would hang around for.

Ribs1875
01-02-2025, 09:04 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

Bishop Hibee
01-02-2025, 09:08 PM
Yesterday’s man. Gayle, Bowie and Boyle are far better.

TrinityHFC
01-02-2025, 09:10 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

Not currently he’s not. The Nisbet that we had before? Maybe as long as he was kept away from important penalties.

Allant1981
01-02-2025, 09:10 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

He has only scored about half a dozen goals since he left us, not that it will happen but really hope he isn't in the recruitment teams thoughts

Coco Bryce
01-02-2025, 09:11 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

A striker who can't get a game for a team that can't score goals?

Nah. No thanks.

B.H.F.C
01-02-2025, 09:12 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

You mustn’t have seen him today.

Ribs1875
01-02-2025, 09:16 PM
It was like Scott Allan when he was at Dundee. It wasn't the right system for him to play in nor did he have good players around him. As soon as he came back to us on loan with what we had he flourished.

You don't just lose that ability. I think Nisbet would have scored more with us this season than he has done at Aberdeen.

CentreLine
01-02-2025, 09:16 PM
I'm going totally against the grain here but him and Bowie up front together would get at least 20 to 30 goals between them but only if nisbet got fit and played in a 2 up front.

Just my opinion though.

There are plenty on here will remember when our strike partnership had over thirty goals each by Christmas 1972. What we wouldn’t give to have O’Rourke and Gordon up front now. 😥

greenlex
01-02-2025, 09:20 PM
Wouldn’t be the worst Gayle replacement when he bows out in the summer.

keep the faith
01-02-2025, 09:23 PM
I would have him back to us without any hesitation. He is exactly what we are needing up front.

His attitude is the exact opposite of what's good about this current hibs side. He is the last person we need.

supermcginn
01-02-2025, 09:40 PM
His attitude is the exact opposite of what's good about this current hibs side. He is the last person we need.
Absolutely. Thankfully there's no chance he will be back here, his teammates from when he was here clearly can't stick him, gray included.

Ribs1875
01-02-2025, 10:27 PM
We've had worse attitudes than that. We've had sum horrendous attitudes with the likes of Kane, Riordan, Griffiths, Doherty🤬, Stokes and Nish to name a few.

My opinion is Nisbet and Hibs is a good mix. The style of play would suit him. I think him and Bowie would be great classic striking partnership for one going long and the other coming short.

JohnM1875
01-02-2025, 10:29 PM
We've had worse attitudes than that. We've had sum horrendous attitudes with the likes of Kane, Riordan, Griffiths, Doherty🤬, Stokes and Nish to name a few.

My opinion is Nisbet and Hibs is a good mix. The style of play would suit him. I think him and Bowie would be great classic striking partnership for one going long and the other coming short.

Riordan, Griffiths and Nish had nowhere near as bad an attitude about Hibs as Nisbet did. The **** wanted away after a few months being here. **** him.

SHODAN
01-02-2025, 10:56 PM
His miss at the end was very funny.

Shrekko
01-02-2025, 11:01 PM
He’s one of the most enigmatic players I’ve ever seen. He can go from sublime to ridiculous in the space of 2 seconds.

He took a beautiful touch at one point today and then just passed it to nobody. So typical of him.

It’s the fact he’s so good that makes his so frustrating. I wouldn’t want him back.

JohnM1875
01-02-2025, 11:08 PM
He’s one of the most enigmatic players I’ve ever seen. He can go from sublime to ridiculous in the space of 2 seconds.

He took a beautiful touch at one point today and then just passed it to nobody. So typical of him.

It’s the fact he’s so good that makes his so frustrating. I wouldn’t want him back.

Agree. I never really took to the guy, but I'm not going to pretend he wasn't excellent for us at times. Really good footballer when he's on it.

beensaidbefore
01-02-2025, 11:13 PM
Imagine, just for a moment, the death of his dad's had a little bit of an affect on him?

The guy who's supported you through your football career is gone and your mum is a wreck.

That could surely balls up anyone's career. Let alone a footballer. So let's not be too harsh on the guy. I do t think he was ever the same player after his dad died.

With the right support and guidance he could get back to top form, but maybe he sees his priorities elsewhere these days. Support family etc

sauzee1989
01-02-2025, 11:52 PM
Very good footballer at hibs for the most part but his attitude always been in question which is why the support never really took to him. Wanted out a few months after signing

Unseen work
01-02-2025, 11:53 PM
I think it’s down to how he has been used at Aberdeen

Nisbet needs to feel like the main man

Thelin went through a phase where he was starting a different striker every game and whoever started would be subbed at half time. Aberdeen got known for starting first halves poorly and then winning them in the second

That’s not a conducive environment for strikers imo

Nisbet imo scores goals in this league if he plays every week and his head is in it.

The issue Nisbet has is his head/heart isn’t always in it. We saw two completely different players when he was here at times.

If you give me Nisbet before he left then 100% id take him back.

Baader
02-02-2025, 12:05 AM
Decent player, stinking attitude.

HFC93
02-02-2025, 12:19 AM
Don't agree with or get the booing of him.

JohnM1875
02-02-2025, 12:21 AM
Don't agree or get the booing of him.

We boo'd John McGinn, admittedly that was more of a pantomime boo than the Nisbet one.

neil7908
02-02-2025, 12:39 AM
Decent player, stinking attitude.

Yup. Of all the guys that have left us for big money over the years, he's the one I thought had the least chance of making it at a higher level.

He is a good finisher but pretty limited in other areas, and lots of evidence that he's not the most professional.

J-C
02-02-2025, 05:29 AM
Nisbet is an enigma, lost his way as a youngster and when he knuckled down did well Raith, then Dunfermline and then onto Hibs scoring 68 goals in 137 games for the 3 clubs, got his bigger wage move to Millwall, where he's slipped back into his old half arsed training and playing ways.

Viva_Palmeiras
02-02-2025, 05:47 AM
Good player. Lost his way.

Lost his father too. Grief affects people in different ways.

Bridge hibs
02-02-2025, 05:55 AM
We've had worse attitudes than that. We've had sum horrendous attitudes with the likes of Kane, Riordan, Griffiths, Doherty🤬, Stokes and Nish to name a few.

My opinion is Nisbet and Hibs is a good mix. The style of play would suit him. I think him and Bowie would be great classic striking partnership for one going long and the other coming short.Kane, what horrendous attitude did he have ? A player who played around 250 games for his boyhood club.

HH81
02-02-2025, 06:54 AM
Riordan, Griffiths and Nish had nowhere near as bad an attitude about Hibs as Nisbet did. The **** wanted away after a few months being here. **** him.

Agree. Soon found out at Milwall after a good start and been below average for Aberdeen.

Ribs1875
02-02-2025, 08:33 AM
Riordan, Griffiths and Nish had nowhere near as bad an attitude about Hibs as Nisbet did. The **** wanted away after a few months being here. **** him.

Going by facts, Griffiths had the worst attitude of any player I've seen throughout their career. All them goals scored for us, celtic and Scotland goes out the window as soon as he is caught red handed exchanging nude pictures with 14 year olds.

JimBHibees
02-02-2025, 08:46 AM
Since leaving Hibs and going to the Championship Nisbet has bombed. Ex Hibs defenders. Porto struggles to hold down a regular spot at Watford and Will Fish is on the bench for Cardiff City. Youan will be the next to get splinters up his arse after putting the bank balance before 1st team football. All thinking they are better than Hibs. It’s the way it is now I suppose.

Porto has played a lot for Watford

JimBHibees
02-02-2025, 08:48 AM
Don't agree with or get the booing of him.

Neither did I

hibbydog
02-02-2025, 08:53 AM
Pretty sure he’s a millionaire by now, can’t say I feel sorry for him

we are hibs
02-02-2025, 09:00 AM
There's not a chance Nisbet will be a millionaire. He will have been on a decent wage at Hibs then a better one at Millwall but nothing that would get him close to that kind of money

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Allant1981
02-02-2025, 09:10 AM
Going by facts, Griffiths had the worst attitude of any player I've seen throughout their career. All them goals scored for us, celtic and Scotland goes out the window as soon as he is caught red handed exchanging nude pictures with 14 year olds.

What's that got to do with his attitude as a footballer?

Ribs1875
02-02-2025, 09:47 AM
What's that got to do with his attitude as a footballer?

He used his flashy footballing career as a tool to work hand in hand with his sexual proclivities.

Pretty Boy
02-02-2025, 09:53 AM
He looks heavy. Not sure if it's muscle or a beer gut but he looked like he was lacking mobility.

I know players have to be athletes these days but if it's muscle then it's not lean enough on his frame. If it's fat then that's on him. Either way he looked miles off it and nowhere near a guy who was on red hot form and banging on the door of the Scotland team when he left us.

Natural ability will only take you so far. Without the attitude, temperament and work ethic to go with it you are never going to hit the heights you might think you deserve. Without downplaying the impact of losing his dad the bad attitude existed before that, he acknowledged as much about his time at Partick Thistle himself.

Allant1981
02-02-2025, 10:17 AM
He used his flashy footballing career as a tool to work hand in hand with his sexual proclivities.

You could have just said you don't know if his attitude as a footballer was bad or not, would have been easier, plus, that's not having a bad attitude, that's just being a twat(can't type what I'd like to)

Frazerbob
02-02-2025, 10:23 AM
We've had worse attitudes than that. We've had sum horrendous attitudes with the likes of Kane, Riordan, Griffiths, Doherty🤬, Stokes and Nish to name a few.

My opinion is Nisbet and Hibs is a good mix. The style of play would suit him. I think him and Bowie would be great classic striking partnership for one going long and the other coming short.

Kane? Where did that come from.........

He's here!
02-02-2025, 10:29 AM
Kane? Where did that come from.........

If anything it was the fans' attitude to Kane that was the problem.

Since452
02-02-2025, 10:31 AM
I thought bringing Nisbet back was a no brainer in the summer. Glad I was wrong.

BILLYHIBS
02-02-2025, 10:31 AM
Anyway….if we could get Nisbet at a knock down price I would take him back knock him into shape reckon he he would score a barrowload for us the way we set ourselves up under SDG with the balls coming in from the flanks

If it’s in the past it’s in the past

Bridge hibs
02-02-2025, 10:52 AM
If anything it was the fans' attitude to Kane that was the problem.

My memory must be bad as I always remembered Kane being a solid and versatile player and seemed well liked by the fans, I cant recall any horrendous attitude from him.

sleeping giant
02-02-2025, 10:56 AM
Kane? Where did that come from.........

Mental.

NAE NOOKIE
02-02-2025, 11:04 AM
Anyway….if we could get Nisbet at a knock down price I would take him back knock him into shape reckon he he would score a barrowload for us the way we set ourselves up under SDG with the balls coming in from the flanks

If it’s in the past it’s in the past

In yesterday's game Aberdeen got loads of balls across our box from open play, it was only decent defending inside the box and their inability to get anybody onto the end of them that stopped us losing a goal. Whatever is keeping Nisbet on the bench it's not a lack of balls to attack in the box.

We've all seen him play numerous times and nobody is doubting his ability, including Scotland who at one time thought he was good enough, admittedly for a team bereft of strikers of real quality. That only leaves his attitude, he got the move he was clearly desperate for and has made nothing of it. When a club like Millwall pay 2 million quid for you, or whatever it was, it's not with a view to end up loaning you out 18 months later after dropping you at one point for 'disciplinary' reasons.

Now he's at one of Scotland's top clubs, a club who can't buy a bloody goal, and he's still warming the bench. If he had shown his quality at the Dons there's no doubt they would be looking to buy him and would probably get him for peanuts if they were. That would still give him the opportunity to make a decent career .... looking at the shape he was in and his lack of game time in that team there's no doubt he just doesn't have the self motivation to turn his undoubted talent into the player it should make him.

I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole at this point.

Fergos
02-02-2025, 11:57 AM
My memory must be bad as I always remembered Kane being a solid and versatile player and seemed well liked by the fans, I cant recall any horrendous attitude from him.

Neither can I bud!

Kano was a quality operator at his boyhood team. Saw him at tynie behind the goals, in with the fans.

500miles
02-02-2025, 01:20 PM
If Gray were to sign Nisbet in the belief that he could turn him around, I'd back him. Might be a good fit, especially with this season being a reality check for Kevin.

cubehindthegoal
02-02-2025, 01:27 PM
Neither can I bud!

Kano was a quality operator at his boyhood team. Saw him at tynie behind the goals, in with the fans.

There was nothing wrong with Kano’s attitude. He suffered, as many did, from the fact we had the amazing team of the early 70s dismantling towards the end of the decade, and then moreso in the 80s, while Aberdeen and Dundee Utd rose under their management, with truly international standard Scottish players (as their European exploits attested to) … and we effectively stood still and watched.

BILLYHIBS
02-02-2025, 01:30 PM
My memory must be bad as I always remembered Kane being a solid and versatile player and seemed well liked by the fans, I cant recall any horrendous attitude from him.

Kano had the perfect attitude model professional hated the Hearts which made us like him even more can still see the big smile on his pus arms raised in the air at the School End at Tiny after his back post header

NORTHERNHIBBY
02-02-2025, 01:32 PM
Maybe Nisbet would benefit from a call from Stephen Dobbie.

Bridge hibs
02-02-2025, 01:35 PM
Kano had the perfect attitude model professional hated the Hearts which made us like him even more can still see the big smile on his pus arms raised in the air at the School End at Tiny after his back post headerTotally, come on Ribs1875 if you are going to mention lets hear what Kanes horrendous attitude was 👍

Cooshed Kid
02-02-2025, 01:48 PM
KN seems a lost soul on the pitch just now. He was brilliant for us in his final few months when he returned from that lengthy injury and I hold nothing against him. I was disappointed he was booed. It's fantasy, of course, but if SDG thinks he would be a good fit and KN wanted to return, this supporter would be happy. He knows how to score, he's just off his game. Bowie and the pre-Millwall Nisbet. What a combination.

PHeffernan
02-02-2025, 03:19 PM
KN seems a lost soul on the pitch just now. He was brilliant for us in his final few months when he returned from that lengthy injury and I hold nothing against him. I was disappointed he was booed. It's fantasy, of course, but if SDG thinks he would be a good fit and KN wanted to return, this supporter would be happy. He knows how to score, he's just off his game. Bowie and the pre-Millwall Nisbet. What a combination.

Agreed, I thought Nisbet was nothing short of fantastic after he returned from serious injury in his last season at Hibs.
12 goals in 19 league games from mid December.
All the more impressive given 10 of those 19 games were against Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Aberdeen.

I reckon he will come hard out the blocks next season.
Has only has 16 months left of big money at Millwall and will be looking to win his next lucrative contract wherever that may be. I wouldn't bet against him rising like a pheonix from the flames.

Spike Mandela
02-02-2025, 03:34 PM
Still think a decent manager could get a tune out of a player like Nisbet.

JohnM1875
02-02-2025, 03:38 PM
Still think a decent manager could get a tune out of a player like Nisbet.

Not so sure. I think it’s his own attitude that holds him back. He’s shown how good a player he can be when his heads fully on it.

hibbydog
02-02-2025, 06:08 PM
There's not a chance Nisbet will be a millionaire. He will have been on a decent wage at Hibs then a better one at Millwall but nothing that would get him close to that kind of money

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I’m not so sure, I’m just speculating about his weekly wage at Milwall ? Plus signing on fees. I’m thinking if he’s not a millionaire now then he won’t be a kick in the arse off of it by the time he retires ?

FastEddieFelson
02-02-2025, 06:12 PM
Since leaving Hibs and going to the Championship Nisbet has bombed. Ex Hibs defenders. Porto struggles to hold down a regular spot at Watford and Will Fish is on the bench for Cardiff City. Youan will be the next to get splinters up his arse after putting the bank balance before 1st team football. All thinking they are better than Hibs. It’s the way it is now I suppose.

Porteous is a regular starter for Watford.

Stevie Reid
02-02-2025, 06:18 PM
Kano had the perfect attitude model professional hated the Hearts which made us like him even more can still see the big smile on his pus arms raised in the air at the School End at Tiny after his back post header

Kane was quality and should have had a second spell at Hibs as well. IIRC, when we were toiling under Jim Duffy in the relegation season - and had absolutely no midfield - Kane came back and trained with us and Duffy didn’t offer him a deal. Insanity.

Kano then went onto be a stalwart in St. Johnstone’s midfield for the next four or five years, as they finished in the Euro positions and got to at least one cup final.

Anyway, back on topic - at the start of the season I was absolutely gutted when Nisbet signed for Aberdeen. I’m now absolutely delighted that we didn’t get him back.

Hibiza
02-02-2025, 06:21 PM
Nisbet : prima donna

The Wireless
02-02-2025, 06:22 PM
Porteous is a regular starter for Watford.

Not recently he hasn’t .

Winston Ingram
02-02-2025, 07:47 PM
What on earth has happened to him since leaving Hibs? He’s looks like half the player he was for us.

Only time he seemed animated and ready to do anything was when VAR was doing that penalty VAR check, which he appeared desperate to take.

we definitely made the right call in not approaching Millwall for the loan…

He thought he was too good for Hibs, and put in a transfer request after 3 months playing for us. Just goes to show, grass isn’t always greener.

Half the player he was for us?

Nisbet had a decent 1st 4 months. Was utter dug***** for 2 years and then incredible for the last 4months.

Nisbet only turned it on when there was a move on the cards. It was a banker that he’d fail at Millwall.

He’s got incredible ability but will always be held back by his rank rotten attitude and work rate.

He’ll be lucky to get a loan move to Motherwell next season.

Winston Ingram
02-02-2025, 07:58 PM
Hope we put to bed the idea of him ever coming back. The guy struggles to stay motivated for more than 5 minutes at any time unless someone's dangling a move in front of him.

Totally agree. Baffles me all this ‘he’d get this many goals if he was here’ pish.

He would if he was motivated but the only thing that seems to do that is a big move.

Ribs1875
02-02-2025, 08:05 PM
You could have just said you don't know if his attitude as a footballer was bad or not, would have been easier, plus, that's not having a bad attitude, that's just being a twat(can't type what I'd like to)

For starters, footballers are role models for younger children particularly who look up to them. This guy was well known for his strange behaviour with younger females. He is probably where Bonnie Blue got her inspiration for barely legal from. Then the numerous people in football including our former manager Lennon who dubbed him lazy and came back out of shape after covid despite having access to the facilities at lennox Town. Kicking flares into fans.

Allant1981
02-02-2025, 08:12 PM
For starters, footballers are role models for younger children particularly who look up to them. This guy was well known for his strange behaviour with younger females. He is probably where Bonnie Blue got her inspiration for barely legal from. Then the numerous people in football including our former manager Lennon who dubbed him lazy and came back out of shape after covid despite having access to the facilities at lennox Town. Kicking flares into fans.

What has anything he done at celtic got to do with him and his attitude at hibs? You're clutching at straws now

Bridge hibs
02-02-2025, 08:13 PM
For starters, footballers are role models for younger children particularly who look up to them. This guy was well known for his strange behaviour with younger females. He is probably where Bonnie Blue got her inspiration for barely legal from. Then the numerous people in football including our former manager Lennon who dubbed him lazy and came back out of shape after covid despite having access to the facilities at lennox Town. Kicking flares into fans.So are you going to explain Kanos horrendous attitude ?

basehibby
02-02-2025, 09:29 PM
We all saw the worst and best of Nisbet during his time at Hibs. He handed in a transfer request a ridiculous and insultingly short time after arriving - sulked after it was correctly torn up and chucked in the bin and was subsequently dug meat and poor value for a period of time thereafter. He then picked up a bad injury, was nursed back to full fitness by Hibs and (to his credit) burst back into the team with an excellent run of form that saw Millwall come in for him.

So there you have it - a fully sharp and focused Nisbet can be international class but it seems that he struggles to maintain these levels mentally and physically. If David Gray thinks he can tease those levels of excellence out of Nisbet then who knows? Coud see a move for him in the summer yet. He has had a close enough look at him over time to be able to tell and I'd trust him implicitly on such a decision.

NB - a previous poster was guilty of making a ridiculous comparison to Paul Kane WRT attitude. Kano would have run through walls for Hibs and was a fine servant to the club.

I'm Spartacus
02-02-2025, 10:07 PM
I mind his first game for the Dons, he clearly thought he was the dugs baws, but my goodness, he'll rattle about the lower leagues for the rest of his days.

ian cruise
02-02-2025, 10:09 PM
If Gray were to sign Nisbet in the belief that he could turn him around, I'd back him. Might be a good fit, especially with this season being a reality check for Kevin.

On of Gray's main strengths as a manager seems to be instilling confidence in a player and using them to their strengths. I think he's exactly the type of manager Nisbet needs. Whether we need a player like him is another matter, but I'd be happy to see him return.

ian cruise
02-02-2025, 10:11 PM
Also, what was wrong with Nish attitude? I always thought he did a great job for us considering he wasn't the most skillful of players. Took way more abuse from the fans than he deserved and scored a good amount of goals for Hibs.

Donegal Hibby
02-02-2025, 10:34 PM
On of Gray's main strengths as a manager seems to be instilling confidence in a player and using them to their strengths. I think he's exactly the type of manager Nisbet needs. Whether we need a player like him is another matter, but I'd be happy to see him return.

Always thought he was a really good striker and a better all round striker than Shankland but from the time we signed him it just felt like he wanted to move again ..

good player though it always felt something wasn’t right wither it was his attitude , commitment .. I don’t know. Just on Gray being exactly the type of manager he needs , maybe he is though we have heard a lot about players coming to the club that need to be the right type of character and I don’t think Nisbet falls into that category tbh .

erin go bragh
02-02-2025, 11:17 PM
Since leaving Hibs and going to the Championship Nisbet has bombed. Ex Hibs defenders. Porto struggles to hold down a regular spot at Watford and Will Fish is on the bench for Cardiff City. Youan will be the next to get splinters up his arse after putting the bank balance before 1st team football. All thinking they are better than Hibs. It’s the way it is now I suppose.

Porto has played 76 games for Watford, so hardly struggling for games but agree with your other two.

0762
02-02-2025, 11:44 PM
Nisbet was a shadow of the player that left Easter Road.
Quite sad to see a player who showed so much talent struggling so badly to make impact in a game.
Another player who thought he was bigger than the Club.
So pleased we never brought him back to Easter Road.

JimBHibees
03-02-2025, 06:02 AM
Also, what was wrong with Nish attitude? I always thought he did a great job for us considering he wasn't the most skillful of players. Took way more abuse from the fans than he deserved and scored a good amount of goals for Hibs.

Nothing at all wrong with his attitude he gave his all for the club and is one of the top scorers in the Scottish premier league

BILLYHIBS
03-02-2025, 08:45 AM
We've had worse attitudes than that. We've had sum horrendous attitudes with the likes of Kane, Riordan, Griffiths, Doherty🤬, Stokes and Nish to name a few.

My opinion is Nisbet and Hibs is a good mix. The style of play would suit him. I think him and Bowie would be great classic striking partnership for one going long and the other coming short.

Agree on Doherty wasn’t a fan appreciate it’s all about opinions but Kane , Nish ,Riordan and Griffiths ( in his time here ) were all Hibees and worked their socks off for the club Stokes in his first and second spells was sheer quality and gave us that day of days his third spell was instantly forgettable

A fit and firing Nisbet and Bowie upfront is mouth watering granted but looking unlikely to happen

basehibby
03-02-2025, 09:00 AM
Also, what was wrong with Nish attitude? I always thought he did a great job for us considering he wasn't the most skillful of players. Took way more abuse from the fans than he deserved and scored a good amount of goals for Hibs.

Seconded - there was absolutely nothing wrong with Colin Nish's attitude in a Hibs strip. It used to break my heart some of the bile that was thrown at him but he always gave his all.

BILLYHIBS
03-02-2025, 09:05 AM
Seconded - there was absolutely nothing wrong with Colin Nish's attitude in a Hibs strip. It used to break my heart some of the bile that was thrown at him but he always gave his all.

Yip looked as though he loved it here Nish is pish but scored 25 from 111 appearances ( 84 starts ) including a hat-trick versus Motherwell and a few braces loved our club

Hiber-nation
03-02-2025, 09:15 AM
Seconded - there was absolutely nothing wrong with Colin Nish's attitude in a Hibs strip. It used to break my heart some of the bile that was thrown at him but he always gave his all.

Always remember when him and McBride were subs at Tannadice, "warming up" at half time by standing chatting and booting away any stray ball that came near them.

Scored a good few goals but no doubt he could have worked harder.

Stokesy's on fire
03-02-2025, 10:20 AM
Are we even linked with Nisbet?

jakedance
03-02-2025, 11:37 AM
Weird to me that Nisbet for Hibs is even being debated. He’s been pish at Aberdeen and blew hot and cold on whether he wanted to be at Hibs when we had him. A fit and motivated Nisbet would be great but how likely would we be to see that?

Smartie
03-02-2025, 11:54 AM
Totally agree. Baffles me all this ‘he’d get this many goals if he was here’ pish.

He would if he was motivated but the only thing that seems to do that is a big move.

He might be worth taking on loan when he enters the last six months of that contract at Millwall tbf.

Saint Hibee
03-02-2025, 12:26 PM
I wouldn't want him back at Hibs, but that said, I think he's got the potential to be a very good player and I don't think his attitude was ever as bad as some of the Hibs.net psychologists seem to remember. Yes, he put in a transfer request, but he put in 100% effort in every game. Whatever's gone wrong for him is a real shame.