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The thing is we know as fans what Cummings can do - he scores goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthMoroccoStu
We don’t know what Doidge /Newell/vela do as they are heckingbottoms players.
if there is no money left and we stick with what we have then it’s s long hard season and I’d think the manager will come under big pressure from the stands as season ticket holders will not be happy
The guy that said Andy King was meant to be coming here seems spot on, so it begs the question what happened to the money we were going to use on him? He would surely cost quite a bit?
For those that never seen it. Yesterday morning a new member on the Rangers forum said Andy King was signing on loan for them and will be announced shortly, he was meant to be coming here until rangers expressed their interest. Allegedly he’s mates with King and this was posted before any media had heard about it.
What you all greetin' about?? If we sell Shaw we will be absolutely minted.
He's one of the best young strikers in Europe.
Wait a minute.................Just hold on a minute there Muskie!!!!
Just listened to the interview. What PH says is that we cannot let Oli go until we have a replacement. Asked if we are actively looking for a replacement he said "yes". I get that he said "what we get for Oli"dictates what we can spend on a replacement but it was clear from the interview that it is Hibs that are driving this and Hibs are looking to bring in another striker. If and when that happens Oli will be allowed to leave
Vela, Newell and Jackson are all from the Championship, they'll have been on good wages and I'd guess we've gave them good wages to come here, are they worth these extra wages?
Disappointed they wanted to punt Shaw permanently and have spent far too much money IMHO on a league 2 striker who is as yet totally untried at this level.
If we are done, then this season is looking a bit grim.
If he’s happy to go with what we’ve got it’s going to be a very long and hard season, especially if he perseveres with his 4-5-1 formation every week.
So by the looks of it we’re going to be relying on guys like Murray, Slivka and Whittikar, who previously weren’t first picks.
Allowing Milligan to go looks a mistake.
We don’t have any defensive minded midfielders although Vela looks very handy.
If anything happens to Scott Allan we are f****d
Our big thing last season was the lack of pace and balance. I’m not convinced we’ve resolved that.
Could it be we couldn’t afford to keep Milligan?Quote:
Originally Posted by Unseen work
Agreed. We haven’t improved on last season and are going backwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Unseen work
Don’t disagree with any of that, only thing I’d question is what he said re Shaw. I understood him to say he was going on loan not being sold. I doubt Shaw is on big wages so have to hope if he does go in loan the parent club of his replacement are happy with us only paying part of their wages.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
If we’ve released him and have no money left then I’d suggest that’s probably the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by 90+2
There’s a massive gap in the money that the fans have put in along with everything else and the players we’ve signed imo.
Throw in the fact we wanted MM and Omeonga, didn’t get them and have only signed Middleton on loan since, where’s all the money went that was ear marked for them? Did we expect them to come for free?
Seems to be a strange situation as I’m no sure shaw will be on a massive wage so if he does go what does that leave to actually add some decent quality, in guessing it would be a loan with shaws wages being a token gesture to the parent club. I’d say ok that basis Cummings is defo not coming back to Hibs.
Jason will end up at a club in league one on loan in England.
Hardly his fault if hes no more money to spend...its the Board who need to answer the fans questions on this??Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
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I still think it’s too early to say the new signings are duds, but I did think we’d have money there to spend if we need to. It doesn’t seem like we want shaw to leave on loan and that he is driving it, but we’ll only let him leave if we can bring someone in on a similar wage plus whatever the loan fee would be. Hopefully the new players come good, everyone’s going on about hearts and their signings they’ve signed two CM’s this week yes but what if they get injured the same way everyone’s assuming our players will?
Squad looks okay and if the new players settle in and we win our next 2 games along with positives results after it everyone will have calmed down as that would see us sitting 3rd/4th. Obviously that may not happen and it could be a poor season but id argue it’s more likely we’ll have a “good” season finishing top 4 than not. We’ll be miles off the top 2 and likely a few off Aberdeen as they know how to win games where they play poorly.
Players like Marciano Kamberi Allan Horgan Gray Stevenson etc are all in the top 5 in the league in their positions outwith the old firm and would arguably be the best especially Marciano Allan and Kamberi. Cream rises to the top and when the season settles we’ll look good I hope.
Marciano
Gray Jackson porteous Stevenson
Mallan vela allan
Middleton. Kamberi. Horgan
That as an 11 should be good enough to beat anyone outside Glasgow in the league even challenging the OF on their day at ER.
You still then have a bench of maxwell Hanlon James slivka Murray shaw doidge.
No mention of Boyle Whittaker McGregor mackie in there either.
Could we be stronger? Always
Will we improve as the season goes on? Yes
Was ibrox a shambles? Yes
Is the season over though? Absolutely not we’re 2 games into the league season and are a game against a championship team from the LC quarter final.
Hearts have 10 more first team players than we do, so if they lose a couple due to injury then they will have another couple to step in, we have nothing. The squad is stupidly weak.Quote:
Originally Posted by The young one
The only place are squad is “stupidly weak” is centre midfield and they started the season with Sean Clare and 18 year old at central midfield? But that’s fine if we all go on about the size of hearts squad let’s just throw in Gullan Stirling into our squad and it’s got more bodies? Honestly people are too quick to stick the boot into hibs and praise other teamsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzling Doidge
Squad is weak at left back at present with Stevenson and James injured. Mackie hasnt shown enough so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by The young one
Centre midfield is weak. Lacking defensive midfielders and box to box players.
Attacking options are weak, we have 2 fit wingers, 3 strikers with one potentially leaving. That is stupidly weak.
We have 3 players competent of playing left back how many do you want?? Stevenson is available this weekend mackie is 20/21 and Whittaker is fine that side. We have 3 right backs as well. I would tend to agree with centre mid I think we’re one player short. We have 2 fit pacey wingers I agree but he seems to want to play newell wide as well as fraser Murray so there’s 4 options for 2 wide midfield berths. We have 3 strikers when he only plays with one and one of them is only potentially leaving if WE find a better player than shaw and we will then sanction a loan move. This isn’t fifa you cant just stock pile, if we sign another left back for example what on earth are we going to do with 3/4 full backs when they’re all available which is literally now as the manager has stated Stevenson’s fit to be in considerationQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzling Doidge
Agree with much of what you are saying but the is no doubt we are stupidly short in central midfield. Way short of numbers and a proper variety of different attributes.Quote:
Originally Posted by The young one
We will be playing young boys or defenders in.there for much of the season if we get any injuries at all. Even if we don't we are powder puff.
Defence is fine. Strikers are fine if we replace shaw sufficiently. We are a horgan injury away from being short on the wings.
This is no way to be going into new season imo
Why is Tam McManus tweeting bits about a new striker ‘Cumming’ to Hibs?
Because he likes the attention?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wee Effen Bee
That's the key for me. There's a lack of energy and tenacity in that midfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Marvin
Manchester City rotated central defenders continually last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler Durden
After watching Hibs through thick and thin and had a season ticket for many years it’s so disappointing to be back to the Fenton/Butcher days. We’ve thrown away the momentum and feel good factor and for me I think it may be my last year buying a ST. The fans have turned up in droves and have rallied around the club yet again to get us through the bad times but yet again the club is letting the fans down. The football squad and recruitment despite the massive increase in attendances is just bewildering. How can anyone at the club be happy with the squad we have??
Scott Bain out for two months.
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Originally Posted by 90+2
Que a low ball bid from Celtic for Rocky.
Heckys just came out and said we’re skint too 🙈Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Que our board accepting a low offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
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Originally Posted by SteveHFC
Rocky for Griffiths. :aok: