Harry Mckirdy

[Bob Box Fish]

Released by Bromley : https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/25150394.ex-carlisle-united-man-harry-mckirdy-released-bromley/

[Trinity Hibee]

Shame for the guy, he’s had a rough couple of years. Never quite saw what made us sign him

[Frazerbob]

I met him a couple of weeks ago in a pub outside Stamford Bridge. Chatted for a wee while and he was a nice guy. He seemed genuinely gutted things didn't work out here, very complimentary about Edinburgh, Hibs etc. His mates thought I was going to batter him for being so crap at Hibs! He was at the Chelsea game despite Bromley having a game that day and him telling me he was fit to play, so maybe not a surprise he's been released. Saw him again that night at the Benn v Eubank fight.

[JohnM1875]

Don’t think I’ve heard a bad word said about him as a person from anyone who’s met him. By all accounts, the players at Hibs really liked him as well.

It can’t be easy going through a health scare like he did. Was hopeful he’d kick on after what seemed like a decent start at Bromley. Shame for the guy.

[The Modfather]

It still rankles that McKirdy was on the bench 12 times this season and got minutes in another 7 games. 19 games we could have given the opportunity to either Landers of Clelland instead.

[HoboHarry]

I can't remember the last time I wanted to see a player defy the odds and come good for Hibs, wasn't to be but I hope it goes well for him in the future.

[Since452]

No a huge surprise. Never looked like a footballer to me.

[Bridge hibs]

No a huge surprise. Never looked like a footballer to me.

Neither did Ally McLeod but he still knew where the ingin bag was

[HIBS NUTS]

It still rankles that McKirdy was on the bench 12 times this season and got minutes in another 7 games. 19 games we could have given the opportunity to either Landers of Clelland instead.
100 percent this, loads of great youngsters desperate for a squad place, or a few minutes, and we played a guy, that coudnt score any goals, pre illness, or afterwards, for 2. 1/2 years.
The fact Bromley have released him says it all.
Nice guy, that was hopeless at our level.

[Bridge hibs]

100 percent this, loads of great youngsters desperate for a squad place, or a few minutes, and we played a guy, that coudnt score any goals, pre illness, or afterwards, for 2. 1/2 years.
The fact Bromley have released him says it all.
Nice guy, that was hopeless at our level.

Bromley released 4 players after finishing 11th, cost cutting and tightening the belt. Hundreds of other players will face the same fate up and down the country. Wish him all the best on his next move, hopefully he can come back to hibs in a coaching capacity when he hangs up his boots.

[Donegal Hibby]

Sorry to hear this as he’s not had the easiest of times … wish him well and hope he bounces back..
Good luck Harry McKirdy .

[Pretty Boy]

It was obvious after about 30 seconds he was nowhere near the level required. A one season wonder. Unfortunately for us his one season coincided with our avant garde recruitment era.

Not his fault, I'd sign for Hibs as well if someone was daft enough to give me the chance. He'll find his level which looking at all but one season of his career is probably National League level. Hopefully he does well wherever he ends up.

[DH1875]

Was he boozing in the pub and at the boxing?

[maturehibby]

Watched the 6-0 drubbing of Aberdeen at ER on you Tube
And what they showed of him was quite impressive .
Was up.there to.score had Campbell not scored and laid the 4th on a plate too
Maybe selective clip but he showed some nice touches .
This was before his illness too

[tamig]

It still rankles that McKirdy was on the bench 12 times this season and got minutes in another 7 games. 19 games we could have given the opportunity to either Landers of Clelland instead.

There’s a time and a place for things. Don’t think this thread is the appropriate place for your comments. You’ve banged this drum many times before, its been discussed many times before and its a bit boring imo. Start a new thread about the lack of opportunities that the young guys have been given this season. I’m sure it will go down a treat.

[cameronw-hfc]

Watched the 6-0 drubbing of Aberdeen at ER on you Tube
And what they showed of him was quite impressive .
Was up.there to.score had Campbell not scored and laid the 4th on a plate too
Maybe selective clip but he showed some nice touches .
This was before his illness too


I don't think before the illness he ever looked that bad, was actually a bit confused why when we struggled he didn't get more of a chance as I seem to remember him getting a small run in the team and doing quite well before picking up a knock in a game at County I think?

After the illness it did look like he was done at this level, if he ever had the ability to play here.

Wish him no ill will. Hope he can get his career back on track, was a very highly rated kid at Villa and seems through some bad decisions and some no fault of his own, his career will not pan out anywhere near where it was first projected to go.

[Paulie Walnuts]

100 percent this, loads of great youngsters desperate for a squad place, or a few minutes, and we played a guy, that coudnt score any goals, pre illness, or afterwards, for 2. 1/2 years.
The fact Bromley have released him says it all.
Nice guy, that was hopeless at our level.

There’s absolutely not lots of great youngsters at Hibs. The youth team has nobody currently that I’d expect to make it here.

Like it or not, McKirdy, if called upon, was a better option than Clelland or Landers. They’d get released from Bromley at their current level as well.

[The Modfather]

There’s a time and a place for things. Don’t think this thread is the appropriate place for your comments. You’ve banged this drum many times before, its been discussed many times before and its a bit boring imo. Start a new thread about the lack of opportunities that the young guys have been given this season. I’m sure it will go down a treat.

A thread about McKirdy isn’t an appropriate place to say that he blocked the pathway for Landers and Clelland this season? It’s not even the harshest criticism on this thread, but the only post you took exception to.

[Alfred E Newman]

There’s absolutely not lots of great youngsters at Hibs. The youth team has nobody currently that I’d expect to make it here.

Like it or not, McKirdy, if called upon, was a better option than Clelland or Landers. They’d get released from Bromley at their current level as well.
When our under eighteen team is top of their league I don't know how you can write all of them off like that. For what it's worth, Harry was arguably the worst footballer I've seen in a Hibs shirt in my 60 odd years watching them.

[Bridge hibs]

A thread about McKirdy isn’t an appropriate place to say that he blocked the pathway for Landers and Clelland this season? It’s not even the harshest criticism on this thread, but the only post you took exception to.

Landers and Cleland are still developing, they have played against players who are still developing, for all the criticism fired at McKirdy he played at a higher level, scored goals at a higher level and played against opponents at a higher level, it made total sense to have McKirdy in the team over those two.

Youth will get a chance when management see them as ready.

[tamig]

A thread about McKirdy isn’t an appropriate place to say that he blocked the pathway for Landers and Clelland this season? It’s not even the harshest criticism on this thread, but the only post you took exception to.

The tone of a thread is normally set by the first few posts and responses. Its pretty clear - to me anyway - it wasn’t a pile on thread. You’ve bored us in the past with the lack of opportunity for youth at senior level. Nobody is good enough. Its for that reason I “took exception” to your post. I wish Harry McKirdy well.

[Billy McKirdy]

Followed his career due to his name and was aware he had decent form coming to us from Swindon so very hopeful he could kick on when he joined us.
He just didn’t quite cut it if truth be told and apart from a cracking goal against Watford in the pre seasons he never looked like succeeding here at all.
I wish you all best Harry my wee English cousin, you just need the right club to continue your career with.

[tamig]

When our under eighteen team is top of their league I don't know how you can write all of them off like that. For what it's worth, Harry was arguably the worst footballer I've seen in a Hibs shirt in my 60 odd years watching them.

We’ve had youth teams jn the past who have dominated their peers. Almost all of those teams have broken up and barely any of the guys have been successful at a high senior level. A dominant under 18 team counts for nothing so far as senior football is concerned - in this country at least.

[Basildon Hibs]

Neither did Ally McLeod but he still knew where the ingin bag was

Aye. But McLeod knew how to put the ball in it ...😉

[Bridge hibs]

Aye. But McLeod knew how to put the ball in it ...😉

As I said

[The Modfather]

The tone of a thread is normally set by the first few posts and responses. Its pretty clear - to me anyway - it wasn’t a pile on thread. You’ve bored us in the past with the lack of opportunity for youth at senior level. Nobody is good enough. Its for that reason I “took exception” to your post. I wish Harry McKirdy well.

There’s no pile on. I gave an opinion, and haven’t made that same point again on this thread.

It feels like you saw an opportunity to play the man not the ball when you saw I was the poster, unless you are going to pull others up on this thread who made harsher criticisms. I’ll bow out of this thread now and not be the cause of it descending into petty squabbles.

[Keith_M]

Maybe he'll make his way back to Swindon. Sometimes players are just suited for certain clubs.

[blackpoolhibs]

There’s no pile on. I gave an opinion, and haven’t made that same point again on this thread.

It feels like you saw an opportunity to play the man not the ball when you saw I was the poster, unless you are going to pull others up on this thread who made harsher criticisms. I’ll bow out of this thread now and not be the cause of it descending into petty squabbles.

FWIW, I agree with you, nothing i saw from Harry made me think there was a player in there for this standard. Sometimes young kids like Riordan, Whittaker, Brown, Thomson, Fletcher get chances that they take and thrive from, but they have to get that chance in the first place.

I've no idea how good any of these youngsters are, yet they are doing wonderfully well at their standard, and Mckirdy was not. He ran about a lot, moaned at the ref a lot, and basically was awful a lot.

I wonder if someone from the Kids could have done similar or even better, but once again we will never know, as they never got the chance.

I understand that managers live and die by their results, but especially with McKirdy, we could all see very early he was never good enough.

And i say this from someone who along with Rocky, were the two players in this current side I wanted to do better for lots of reasons, as they both never had their problems to seek.

Anyway, all the best Harry, i hope you get a break soon.

[Paulie Walnuts]

When our under eighteen team is top of their league I don't know how you can write all of them off like that. For what it's worth, Harry was arguably the worst footballer I've seen in a Hibs shirt in my 60 odd years watching them.

We regularly have under 18 teams challenging for the league. Ethan Laidlaw and Josh O’Connor looked like world beaters at that level. They even looked good in the Champions League at that level. They were never going to make it here though.

There is nobody currently at Hibs who’s even close to being good enough for the first team who isn’t already involved in it.

[greenlex]

We regularly have under 18 teams challenging for the league. Ethan Laidlaw and Josh O’Connor looked like world beaters at that level. They were never going to make it here though.
Doesn’t automatically rule out any other players though. I don’t think you can make a blanket statement like you did. You watched any of the games to form that opinion? Kids won’t easily break through to a team on the run we are on with the strength and depth we now possess. Doesn’t mean they can’t or won’t.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Doesn’t automatically rule out any other players though. I don’t think you can make a blanket statement like you did. You watched any of the games to form that opinion?

I’ve seen a fair amount of the youth players, yes. I said as much about the last batch as well and a couple of posters were apoplectic when I said Megwa, Aiken etc wouldn’t make it here.

The jump is utterly enormous.

[Paul1642]

We regularly have under 18 teams challenging for the league. Ethan Laidlaw and Josh O’Connor looked like world beaters at that level. They were never going to make it here though.

There is nobody currently at Hibs who’s even close to being good enough for the first team who isn’t already involved in it.

Maybe unfair to write off Ethan Laidlaw. A Premiership side saw enough to take a punt on him and although he’s not going to make it Brentford, it’s definitely not too late for him to make it at a club around our level.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Maybe unfair to write off Ethan Laidlaw. A Premiership side saw enough to take a punt on him and although he’s not going to make it Brentford, it’s definitely not too late for him to make it at a club around our level.

It’s not unfair at all. It’s just the way it is.

It’ll be less than 1% of under 20 players who make it to our first team as regulars.

[Paul1642]

We regularly have under 18 teams challenging for the league. Ethan Laidlaw and Josh O’Connor looked like world beaters at that level. They even looked good in the Champions League at that level. They were never going to make it here though.

There is nobody currently at Hibs who’s even close to being good enough for the first team who isn’t already involved in it.

Why are they never going to make it? The stars of tomorrow are playing football somewhere right now and they aren’t all at Real Madrid or Man City’s youth setups.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Why are they never going to make it? The stars of tomorrow are playing football somewhere right now and they aren’t all at Real Madrid or Man City’s youth setups.

Because I’ve seen them and they’re not good enough imo.

[blackpoolhibs]

Because I’ve seen them and they’re not good enough imo.

Bobby williamson said many times he never thought any of the golden generation were ready or good enough for the first team, but he had to blood some of them as there was nobody else.

Sometimes players get a chance and take it, but of course they cant if the dont get that chance, especially in place of someone who's clearly way out of his level.

And it's not as if we are starting them either, sometimes it was 10-15 minutes, and a chance for them to learn.

[WestCoastHibby]

Short version; he had some disappointments and it’s not going well. It’s up to him to get better or make choices.
And it’s totally appropriate on a thread about him that people who helped pay his wages can have an opinion about is ability.
I’d have had Josh Landers any day of the week but he’s quids in now at West Ham