My only gripe with Newell was his consistency which seems to be a lot better, after listening to him being mic'd up I liked what I was hearing. If Gray feels he deserves a new deal and captaincy, then so be it, onwards abd upwards.
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My only gripe with Newell was his consistency which seems to be a lot better, after listening to him being mic'd up I liked what I was hearing. If Gray feels he deserves a new deal and captaincy, then so be it, onwards abd upwards.
There were points last season where, especially when we didn't have the ball, it was only the back 4 and Newell who we've involved in the game.
NMW and Campbell will make a difference to that and hopefully that will see us dominating the middle third a lot more.
Hoping he can lead us to a successful few seasons.
The year is 2027 and the conversation is “Newell will be better with better players beside him”.
That’s a lot of rubbish. Of course there are a huge amount of questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by MWHIBBIES
I think this is a horrendous footballing decision from the club. Really poor.
And we'll still be reading such nonsense. Change the record trolls!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
You'd be a good poster with better posters around you?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeithMike
I’ve never thought consistency was the issue. He largely plays to a similar level. It’s not as bad as some people think but I don’t see the top player that others will tell you he is. He’ll chuck in the occasional brilliant performance though.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
If Newell and Campbell are going to make up two thirds of our midfield I don’t expect to see anything different in there than what we have for most of the last few years.
News isn’t really any surprise though, thought it was nailed on he’d be captain.
Folk aren’t trolling. I just can’t remember many players splitting opinion like Newell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilson
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Originally Posted by LeithMike
Christ knows what you are watching every week but its certainly not Joe Newell anyway. Joe is miles a head of any player currently at the club but cant do everything himself. Glad your supporting the players and club though.
That’s my big concern, that we won’t see any new midfielders come in. Certainly not quality starters, and a Gray midfield looks like Newell, Campbell and alternating between Amos & NMW. With Levitt floating about.Quote:
Originally Posted by B.H.F.C
Were you part of the Ian Gordon recruitment team?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeithMike
Going to be running it back with a Campbell/Newell midfield again this season, yippeeQuote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
I don’t think it’s a surprise. Without offloading any, we were always unlikely to add IMO. Regardless of any opinions on the quality, it’s the one area of the park where we have too many bodies.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
It really is a case of a manager needing to get more out of players rather than just sign their way out of it I think.
Will you have watched him live by then?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
Was chatting with some friends - what do we think Newells top 5 games for Hibs have been?
Here we go :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibees1973
We won't be dominating anyone with Campbell in midfield, his passing is atrocious.Quote:
Originally Posted by 500miles
Luzern at home,Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenCastle
Boyle hat trick at Hampden,
The 0-0 midweek evening derby a couple seasons ago (yeah we didn't win but he completely dominated Baningame that night, who had been touted as the best midfielder outside the old firm that season)
Are three that immediately come to mind for me, theres been plenty more run of the mill games the past few years where I've thought he was excellent and our best player though
The chat that all his passes are sideways or backwards is complete nonsense as well.
A jambo stats guy done a breakdown of how the hearts midfielders compared to the rest of the league for various metrics, and Newell had the 6th most progressive passes of any midfielder in the league, including the old firm.
And there he is....Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
Great news that one of the best players we have is committed to staying.
Speechless, there was I thinking we were finally getting things together.
Newell, Campbell and dominating in the same sentence 😂😂😂Quote:
Originally Posted by 500miles
Go get ‘em Joe.
I’m not a Newell fan, but I get the argument for tying him down.
That said, when combined with the impression people have that Campbell is also going to be playing a big part this season, I do feel pretty deflated. We’ve seen the 2 of them making up a large chunk of our midfield more than enough times to recognise that it won’t be the midfield we will need to compete for 3rd, surely Gray has to have seen that as well.
We have a lot of one paced, relatively immobile midfielders (Campbell is the exception to the immobile part) who all want to play with the ball in front of them (Campbell the only one who will run beyond the ball, and he has serious shortcomings in his game as well), imo we need some grit and drive added to the midfield, and some creativity.
Considering NMW and Amos will be regulars in midfield as well (given they only signed a few months ago), I doubt we’re going to see much of either.
Well done Joe, all the best for the season ahead.
1 0 derby Nissy scored in he was excellentQuote:
Originally Posted by Fergus52
From last season I thought he was was excellent v celtic at ER before the dodgy pen decided the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fergus52
Needs to be more consistent this season. Too often when the onus is on us to break teams down and we are struggling he goes into that mode of sitting deeper playing side to side without urgency. I think he needs to be the one to know when to lift it when we fall into that pattern. I do think he can be a leader though I like what SDG is doing so far.
I can’t understand why this news would upset anyone. Satisfied at worst, delighted for most of us.