Would be very happy with this :pfgwaQuote:
Originally Posted by YehButNo But
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Would be very happy with this :pfgwaQuote:
Originally Posted by YehButNo But
Me too, shame it seems too good to be true though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthMoroccoStu
Given that expectations need to be realistic, I'd like to be able to see Hibs line up like this at Elsie Tanner's Dice:
Williams
Clancy
McPake
Hanlon
Maybury
Sproule
Osbourne
Crusher Mc*********
Cairney
Griffiths
Caldwell
:agree: Last window we needed players - any players, almost - to make up a team that would give us a fighting chance of staying up. I don't think Pat got the players he really wanted; I think he had to make do with what was available, and some of those, by definition, were players who were less than vital to their own clubs, players whom their own clubs were looking to move on. Not the top of the market, in other words. And even when we got a decent player, the odds were that he wouldn't be very deeply committed to the cause of Hibernian FC. (I'm thinking of Claros, Soares and Doherty here - I don't doubt their ability; I'd just have liked to see them play once in a while.)Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottB
Two other thoughts.
First, now that we finally know who's playing where and when, there's a possibility that certain SPL players may become available between now and the end of the window. If I understand the situation correctly, while Hibs are certainly going to be strapped for cash, others may well be a lot more strapped for cash and we MAY be able to take advantage of this. So Pat's caution amy yet pay us a dividend.
Second, I agree totally with you about him. I met him face-to-face last week for the first time, and he impressed me as a man who knows what he's trying to do. The only way young players progress from the youth teams to the reserves to the first team is by playing. Our youngsters ahven't really been given the opportunity to play these last few seasons - most of our multitude of managers have preferred to bring in huddies from the Twilight Zone than give a chance to the kids they've praised so highly to the press. Pat seems to be prepared to do this - maybe we'll find we don't need to sign quite as many new guys as we think?
And Dundee will need SPL-experienced players. Any chance they'd take O'Hanlon and Galbraith? It'd be a huge wrench to lose two such fine professionals, and I know Pat would miss them from the squad, but sacrifices must be made for the long-tern good of the club ....
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Originally Posted by YehButNo But
If this proves true, I would be delighted.
But unfortunately, I don't think so.
Yes please.Quote:
Originally Posted by YehButNo But
_________________williams
Clancy_____mcpake_______hanlon_____maybury
________sheils____Osborne____cairney
Sproule___________Twigg____________griffiths
Subs: antell, stevens, Stevenson, claros, smith, handling, doyle
Now THAT looks like a dangerous team, I'd maybe have Doyle in for Sproule as an inside forward though, he used to play on the wing for Sligo and I think he could be a real asset next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by MyJo
Like the look of that, much improved team on what we finished last season with:thumbsup: Sill midfield looks a bit light, could do with a hard tackling midfielder:aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by MyJo
We'll still be well short of a good squad if we're going into the season with Sproule, Osbourne and Kujabi in the first 11 IMO.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ghs-up-options
Would think we could do better?
Wouldn't mind trying him on trial, looked a real prospect a couple of years ago, and scored a lot of goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by lewis_1875
Ross Forbes is amazing on Football Manager :wink:
Yep. Like it but tweak slightly as followsQuote:
Originally Posted by MyJo
Back 4 jiggled to Maybury McPake Clancy Hanlon
Doyle swap with Sproule who drops out completely
Caldwell on bench
Stanton on bench instead of Stevenson
If twigg ain't signed Caldwell starts and Booth on bench
I believe Blackpool are looking to loan (or possibly offload) one of their young strikers Craig Sutherland, he's a left sided winger/forward and a Hibs fan. Might well be worth taking a look at:agree: Some might remember this lad playing for Spartans before his family moved to America!
Hibs rumours saying Bbc midlands have Adam Rooney signing but cannae see that in a month of Sundays
Update - never mind a month of Sundays cannae see it on BBC Midlands either !!!!!!!
Still has a year left on his contract at Birmingham so would cost ££££, therefore, no chance!! However, if there is any truth in this would be a top signing:aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by stuart7-0
Good player.Quote:
Originally Posted by LancsHibs
Spartans had to fight hard to get the money they were due for him, Blackpool were very difficult to deal with and used a fair few bullying tactics if what I was told is true.
no doyle in any starting teams?
I like the look of Ross Forbes, I hope we can sign him up.
Unless wikipedia is wrong he's scored 6 goals in over 70 games??Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie Reid
The sky link says he allowed his contract to run out which is different from the STV one which confirmed that Motherwell didnt offer him a new deal and he'd hardly played last season. There were no hard feelings on his part as he understood why he was being released.
Even with Jennings leaving from their midfield there was no deal on the table which doesn't fill me with great hope.
We have a stack of midfield players already so we should be looking to sign better quality than what we have there and this boy isn't in my view.
Despite people being impressed with Maybury on Saturday I have the same view about him and Kerr.
Before anyone starts moaning about the type of player we can attract on our wages etc etc, there are definitely better players available within budget - other SPL teams sign them for less - and its up to Fenlon to identify them.....and then the board to sign them.
I don't expect 8 new arrivals on 2k a week or more but the three names I mention fall short of what we need.
Based on the transfer activity of other SPL clubs this pre season - and no Huns - there's a great chance to improve massively from the last two seasons so lets take it.
I should have clarified, I meant that he looked a real prospect and scored a lot of goals in the early part of the season when Motherwell were managed by Jim Gannon. I can count 8 here, incidentally: -Quote:
Originally Posted by DC_Hibs
Match
DayDate Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] League
Position[30]Attendance Report 1 15 August 2009 St. Johnstone A 2–2 Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) 5 5,220 BBC Sport 2 22 August 2009 Kilmarnock H 3–1 Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) 3 5,093 BBC Sport 3 29 August 2009 Aberdeen A 0–0 5 11,320 BBC Sport 4 12 September 2009 Rangers H 0–0 5 9,355 BBC Sport 5 19 September 2009 Dundee United A 1–0 Forbes (65) 4 7,196 BBC Sport 6 26 September 2009 Hibernian H 1–3 Reynolds (35) 6 5,221 BBC Sport 7 3 October 2009 Falkirk H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (18) 5 4,337 BBC Sport 8 17 October 2009 Celtic A 0–0 5 58,000 BBC Sport 9 24 October 2009 St. Mirren A 3–3 Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) 5 4,327 BBC Sport 10 31 October 2009 Hearts H 1–0 Forbes (55) 4 4,830 BBC Sport
UEFA Europa League
Main article: UEFA Europa League 2009–10
23 July 2009 SQR http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lbania.svg.png Flamurtari Vlorė H 8–1 Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) 4,641 BBC Sport 30 July 2009 TQR http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...omania.svg.png Steaua Bucharest A 0–3 25,000 BBC Sport 6 August 2009 TQR http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...omania.svg.png Steaua Bucharest H 1–3 Forbes (17) 4,975 BBC Sport
I'm happy for us to have a look at him, if indeed that's what's happening.
16 games for Blackpool and Plymouth and no goals - is he a winger as opposed to centre forward?Quote:
Originally Posted by LancsHibs
Plymouth in bottom league of English football opted not to extend his loan deal beyond the few months and he didn't seem to play anywhere else after that at end of last season.
Not for me thanks.
Gary Twigg - Wikipedia made me chuckle..
In 2011, he was again Rovers' top league goalscorer with 15 goals, helping the club to another title, their 17th. Twigg also played in the Shamrock Rovers team that reached the group stages of the Europa League, the first Irish team ever to do so. The highlight of Twigg's season came when he scored an unprecedented four goals against Barcelona in a fierce contest between the sides which saw Shamrock Rovers win 4-3 in dramatic fashion. It is said that the four goals gave everyone a boner, even the girls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Twigg
In reality, three goals from open play plus two converted penalties. He's done almost nothing in 2.5 years since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie Reid
There's 8 goals there, I've edited my post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Part/Time Supporter
Regardless, he looked good back then and is only 23 - IF we are looking at him, I have no problem with it.
If we were short of numbers in midfield then I might agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie Reid
The (unofficial) news that O'Hanlon has been told he can go might well free up a decent wage to help Fenlon if we can get rid. Hopefully there will be interest in him from down south although we might have to make it worth his whileas seems the norm with Hibs and their clear outs of late. Galbraith leaving would also create some space albeit he'll be on a lower wage.
The 4 signings we've made so far seem promising so it would be good to build on that.
I agree that I would, and I'd be far from bothered if nothing were to come of this - similarly, if Fenlon decided that there was something worth pursuing on our terms, I'd be happy to trust his judgement.Quote:
Originally Posted by DC_Hibs
I see Kerr is away training elsewhere, Maybury isn't going on tour and Fenlon may get a couple of trialists in while we are over there.
What about getting Scott Robertson who left dundee utd in summer but hasn't got a new club yet? Scores a few goals and better than what we have at the moment.
I remember playing with him at Dunedin decent player think he was at Plymouth before he moved to blackpool duno if he is really a hibs fan?Quote:
Originally Posted by LancsHibs