Toyosi Olusanya - Hibs linked

[04Sauzee]

Probably nothing in it but read a report by Not The Old Firm linking Toyosi Olusanya with Hibs, also linking him with Aberdeen, Hearts & Eintracht Frankfurt 👀

https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/transfers/european-giants-scout-st-mirrens-toyosi-olusanya-with-aberdeen-hearts-and-hibs-interested/

[Heisenberg]

I’m not believing for a second Frankfurt were there scouting him 😂 His agent must be at it with that shout.

[04Sauzee]

I’m not believing for a second Frankfurt were there scouting him 😂 His agent must be at it with that shout.

I did find it more than a little bizarre, 4th in the Bundesliga and a squad value of £288m

[500miles]

Think there was a rumour going about that we had him on a pre contract around the same time as McGrath.

[Mcbizz1998]

He looks a handful. Would be a good one to get on another pre-contract. Would expect we will be an attractive move for him if we shore up 3rd.

[badabing67]

I'd prefer we got Bobby Wales from Killie on a pre-contract but I not sure if we could get him

[04Sauzee]

I'd prefer we got Bobby Wales from Killie on a pre-contract but I not sure if we could get him

Couple of decent young strikers in the league, Wales and the boy Kirk at St Johnstone. The boy at Hearts isn't bad either 😬

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Looks like a busy player with a decent turn of speed. Same height as Dwight Gayle at 5ft 9.

[badabing67]

Couple of decent young strikers in the league, Wales and the boy Kirk at St Johnstone. The boy at Hearts isn't bad either 😬


The boy Kirk was released by Hearts.

[Northernhibee]

I’d be very happy with that. Causes a bit of chaos with his strength and work rate.

[Centre Hawf]

I'd prefer we got Bobby Wales from Killie on a pre-contract but I not sure if we could get him

With Gayle probably calling it a day and Mykola more than likely not staying beyond his loan there's scope to go and get 2 strikers at least. Wales and Olusanya would be a half decent pair to come in for different reasons. Wales is still raw and wouldn't make a huge impact season one, but could grow into a half decent player with time. Whereas Olusanya you'd look at to come in and make an impact with Bowie now.

The only issue with Wales would be that we'd likely need to pay a Development fee that would probably make it a tougher ask.

[Keith_M]

Rumours going round that Rangers might be interested as well.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Rumours going round that Rangers might be interested as well.

They really are struggling if that’s the case.

[Keith_M]

They really are struggling if that’s the case.


Yeah, it does seem a strange one with all the massive investment they've been going on about.

[Donegal Hibby]

He would be a decent signing… strong , works hard , pacy and can play a few positions . A Gray type player possibly. I can see why Aberdeen are linked with him after this game when their defender had a nightmare …

https://www.skysports.com/scottish-premiership-highlights/video/36629/13296579/aberdeen-0-3-st-mirren-scottish-premireship-highlights

[Unseen work]

Unsure on him.

He causes loads of problems with his pace, strength and directness.

Where he really struggles is his final ball/finish. 8 goals this season is good going though

[badabing67]

Unsure on him.

He causes loads of problems with his pace, strength and directness.

Where he really struggles is his final ball/finish. 8 goals this season is good going though


Nizzy is on 7 and he has been poor for most of the season

[04Sauzee]

Unsure on him.

He causes loads of problems with his pace, strength and directness.

Where he really struggles is his final ball/finish. 8 goals this season is good going though

12 goals in 35 appearances across all competitions

[MacGruber]

Yeah why not, going to need a bigger squad next season with all the European group games 😏

[Ozyhibby]

Nizzy is on 7 and he has been poor for most of the season

He’s been good recently once he got a run of games.


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[JohnM1875]

I think he’s a dreadful footballer and hope we’d be looking for better, even as backup. Appreciate a lot of folk on here rate him though.

[GloryGlory]

Is it just me or is anyone else a bit wary when they hear that a soon-to-be out of contract player at the likes of St Mirren is being linked with signing a pre contract with "Hibs, Hearts or Aberdeen"? I know we're all shopping in more or less the same market place but that doesn't mean the three clubs are always looking at the exact same players all the time. It's more like lazy journos doing a bit of space filling in the papers.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I think he’s a dreadful footballer and hope we’d be looking for better, even as backup. Appreciate a lot of folk on here rate him though.

Likewise. He’s had a decent season this season but his record prior to this season is absolutely woeful. Also think his general all round play looks absolutely pish.

Far more chance of him reverting to type and being crap than repeating a decent season imo. He’s kind of already done that, had a very bright couple of months at the start of the season and since then has scored 4 in his last 22 league games with 1 assist.

[04Sauzee]

I think he’s a dreadful footballer and hope we’d be looking for better, even as backup. Appreciate a lot of folk on here rate him though.

I posted the link as not sure if anyone had read it previously. He's got pace to burn but misses loads of chances. I could see why we would look at someone like this but would think we could do better.

[Donegal Hibby]

I think he’s a dreadful footballer and hope we’d be looking for better, even as backup. Appreciate a lot of folk on here rate him though.

I think with Myko going and probably Gayle potentially going too he’d be a decent backup as he can play across the front and has strength and pace , imagine that would be good to have coming on in the last 20 minutes when rival defences are tiring. I think he’d be a handy squad player to have .

[number9dream]

I’d consider Richard Taylor from St Mirren as a Rocky replacement, although maybe not so important if we have Ekpiteta and Miller stays on. Not sure about Olusanya…

[Hibernian Verse]

I’d consider Richard Taylor from St Mirren as a Rocky replacement, although maybe not so important if we have Ekpiteta and Miller stays on. Not sure about Olusanya…

No way. He is brutal.

[Gmack7]

Is it just me or is anyone else a bit wary when they hear that a soon-to-be out of contract player at the likes of St Mirren is being linked with signing a pre contract with "Hibs, Hearts or Aberdeen"? I know we're all shopping in more or less the same market place but that doesn't mean the three clubs are always looking at the exact same players all the time. It's more like lazy journos doing a bit of space filling in the papers.
If Hertz are interested we should push the boat out and sign him ASAP, he must have been identified by the super computer they have sole access to , get it done hibs

[Nicho87]

I’d consider Richard Taylor from St Mirren as a Rocky replacement, although maybe not so important if we have Ekpiteta and Miller stays on. Not sure about Olusanya…

Absolutely no way. Watch a re-run of the recent st Mirren cup game against hearts if you want to torture yourself. I blame him for the hearts equaliser comes from him not working hard. Passing awful, massive pass from me.

I’d take olusanya as a squad player though.

[HoboHarry]

Absolutely no way. Watch a re-run of the recent st Mirren cup game against hearts if you want to torture yourself. I blame him for the hearts equaliser comes from him not working hard. Passing awful, massive pass from me.

I’d take olusanya as a squad player though.
I'm willing to be a nice bottle of wine that there isn't a single player on Malky's/SDG's list that would be regarded as a squad player, every one of them will be an upgrade in order to move the team forward, not keep it where it currently is.

[Hiber-nation]

I’d consider Richard Taylor from St Mirren as a Rocky replacement, although maybe not so important if we have Ekpiteta and Miller stays on. Not sure about Olusanya…

I thought he was decent based on a few glimpses until that Hearts game. Gave the ball away about 7 times in a row and didn't defend properly at all.

[Nutmegged]

I quite like Olusanya for St Mirren, and he'll likely move to a far bigger club than them be it up here or down south in the summer, but I genuinely can't see him doing much anywhere else, I think he's got the time and patience of the St Mirren crowd to put up with all his bad points, his game is very basic and they play to the strenghts he has and it's helped make him look good, I don't see us, Aberdeen or hearts make those exceptions, maybe he'll get a chance with a biggish English League One club that'll be happy to play to his strengths, maybe a Charlton, Bolton or a Huddersfield.

[PHeffernan]

I'm willing to be a nice bottle of wine that there isn't a single player on Malky's/SDG's list that would be regarded as a squad player, every one of them will be an upgrade in order to move the team forward, not keep it where it currently is.

Agreed, like last summer, every permanent summer signings must count.
Fair to say Mackay is 10 from 10 too date with only Bowie costing a fee

Smith - Good
Iredale - A1
Ekpiteta - Good
O'Hora - Good
B Cadden - A1
Manneh - Expect him to be good
McGrath - Good
Bowie - Good
Gayle - Good
Hoilett - Good

[Donegal Hibby]

Agreed, like last summer, every permanent summer signings must count.
Fair to say Mackay is 10 from 10 too date with only Bowie costing a fee

Smith - Good
Iredale - A1
Ekpiteta - Good
O'Hora - Good
B Cadden - A1
Manneh - Expect him to be good
McGrath - Good
Bowie - Good
Gayle - Good
Hoilett - Good

There’s 3 in there who i would have considered as squad players when we signed them .

[1875Sean]

The boy Kirk was released by Hearts.

Sure St Johnstone signed him for a fee

[04Sauzee]

Sure St Johnstone signed him for a fee

They did

https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/makenzie-kirk-signs-for-saints

[PHeffernan]

There’s 3 in there who i would have considered as squad players when we signed them .

What 3?
Smith and Iredale are better than I thought they would be which was down to my ignorance and Nicky Cadden is even better than i thought despite having seen him play before.

[Donegal Hibby]

What 3?
Smith and Iredale are better than I thought they would be which was down to my ignorance and Nicky Cadden is even better than i thought despite having seen him play before.

Smith was originally taken in as a backup to Bursik , Gayle and Hoilett to bolster the squad too IMO . 3 good players who have all contributed.

[Nicho87]

I'm willing to be a nice bottle of wine that there isn't a single player on Malky's/SDG's list that would be regarded as a squad player, every one of them will be an upgrade in order to move the team forward, not keep it where it currently is.

No one is ever signed and advertised as a squad player

But every single club has and will continue to have them

FACT

🥴

[HoboHarry]

No one is ever signed and advertised as a squad player

But every single club has and will continue to have them

FACT

🥴

You said in your post you'd take him as a squad player which pretty clearly implies you don't think he's good enough to be a starter. MM and SDG won't be looking at a single player that fits that criteria.

[Nicho87]

You said in your post you'd take him as a squad player which pretty clearly implies you don't think he's good enough to be a starter. MM and SDG won't be looking at a single player that fits that criteria.

I don’t think he’s good enough to start in our current squad no

But a club / board will not sign 24 first team players as you describe

I don’t think any club in the world has such a thing

In fact it’s ludicrous to suggest / think otherwise

[MacGruber]

Agreed, like last summer, every permanent summer signings must count.
Fair to say Mackay is 10 from 10 too date with only Bowie costing a fee

Smith - Good
Iredale - A1
Ekpiteta - Good
O'Hora - Good
B Cadden - A1
Manneh - Expect him to be good
McGrath - Good
Bowie - Good
Gayle - Good
Hoilett - Good

Agree. Smith pushing A1, Ekpiteta looking like he was just coming on to a game before injury and Bowie likely to keep improving following the injury lay off

Makes you realise how much rubbish was spouted on here (from me included) about the recruitment team and these signings when we had the bad start. They've proven a lot of people wrong.

[Springbank]

I've rated Olusanya a long time

If we sign him, I expect a lot of comments by September from folk saying "I was a bit meh at first but this boy is a player"

[PHeffernan]

Probably nothing in it but read a report by Not The Old Firm linking Toyosi Olusanya with Hibs, also linking him with Aberdeen, Hearts & Eintracht Frankfurt ��

https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/transfers/european-giants-scout-st-mirrens-toyosi-olusanya-with-aberdeen-hearts-and-hibs-interested/

These guys never know anymore than the more informed folk who post on this forum. They are just blatantly dressing up a guess for clicks and they blew it when they included Eintracht Frankfurt in their made up story.

Olusanya is powerful and has blistering pace but he's a wasteful finisher and at 27 that is unlikely to significantly improve.
I watched him absolutely rip Hearts backline in the first half of the recent cup game but his finishing was woeful.
Could see him going to a mid to third quarter English 3rd tier team and earning more money than at St Mirren but I can't see him being consistent enough for the 3rd, 4th or 5th biggest teams in Scotland and as for Eintracht Frankfurt being interested, that was one slaver to far.

[Cat Stanton]

Probably nothing in it but read a report by Not The Old Firm linking Toyosi Olusanya with Hibs, also linking him with Aberdeen, Hearts & Eintracht Frankfurt 👀

https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/transfers/european-giants-scout-st-mirrens-toyosi-olusanya-with-aberdeen-hearts-and-hibs-interested/


This is linking him with The Rangers: https://www.footballinsider247.com/rangers-well-placed-to-sign-cyriel-dessers-replacement-from-scots-rivals/

Seems unlikely to me, I have to say...

[Springbank]

This is linking him with The Rangers: https://www.footballinsider247.com/rangers-well-placed-to-sign-cyriel-dessers-replacement-from-scots-rivals/

Seems unlikely to me, I have to say...

In fairness, Robinson played Olusanya as a one man strike force at Ibrox in a 4-5-1 and he terrorised 3 Rangers defenders that day

As "auditions for the role" go, he couldn't have done any more in terms of a Live Showreel for the Rangers board

[GloryGlory]

This is linking him with The Rangers: https://www.footballinsider247.com/rangers-well-placed-to-sign-cyriel-dessers-replacement-from-scots-rivals/

Seems unlikely to me, I have to say...

Dunno. The Rangers are financially up a certain creek, even if the proposed takeover goes through. Maybe they are having to cut their cloth and shop in the same market as Hibs, Hearts and Aberdeen?

[PHeffernan]

This is linking him with The Rangers: https://www.footballinsider247.com/rangers-well-placed-to-sign-cyriel-dessers-replacement-from-scots-rivals/

Seems unlikely to me, I have to say...

Another bunch of online slavers, football insider 24/7 my arse.
Dessers is a far better striker than Olusanya and Rangers ain't signing the latter.