Simon Murray

Well deserved MotM.
Energy, desire, work rate, pace and power. Aye, he's no more than a SPFL player - he's no Lewandowski- but hats off to him. 19 goals this season in that side.

To the Hibs fan who shouted rubbish at him from the wee section opened behind the goals about him being rotten you deserved him biting back at you, pal. As he clearly could be heard shouting back- if he was rubbish, he still scored easily. Probably went too far in calling you a fat @*ck but you probably couldn't complain 🤔🤣

Few fans round us applauded his MotM award. Clear winner.

Would be a big upgrade on any of our strikers bar Maolida

Everything we currently don’t have

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You’ve got to wonder… if he’s managed 18 goals in a terrible County team and looks a nightmare to play against… how many extra points might we have picked up this season with him in a central striker’s role?

Our goal return this season has been decent, Maolida’s return exceptional in a short timeframe, but our decent haul has been achieved largely in spite of out of form strikers rather than thanks to them.

I still remember loads on here saying he was not good enough for hibs.

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Guaranteed if his name was Simeone Murario and we signed him for £500k the same people would be buzzing about him.

We have a snobbishness about proven SPFL players that I will never understand.

He’s the Duracell bunny! He never stops! Absolute nightmare to play against.

I have nothing but admiration for the lad, how can you not?

He always had very good movement. I think he would have done well in the 2nd half of that Lennon season with Allan, McGinn and McGeouch feeding him. It's hard to argue he was a better option that Kamberi and MacLaren at the time though.

He certainly looks a better all round player now and his energy would be welcome. Our defence made Jordan White look like ****ing Pele in the 2nd half though so how much you can read into today is anyone's guess.

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He always had very good movement. I think he would have done well in the 2nd half of that Lennon season with Allan, McGinn and McGeouch feeding him. It's hard to argue he was a better option that Kamberi and MacLaren at the time though.

He certainly looks a better all round player now and his energy would be welcome. Our defence made Jordan White look like ****ing Pele in the 2nd half though so how much you can read into today is anyone's guess.

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He looked like he lost his confidence with us. At the start, he was banging then in during the early League Cup games and scored a couple of big goals for us against Hearts and Rangers. He didn’t really look like he clicked with Stokes all that well and he wasn’t playing well by the time he went out on loan.

When he returned from loan and played games the summer he returned, his head was down something rotten. He didn’t look at all happy and he needs to be that spirited, energetic, chasing lost causes type to be at his best.

Fair play to him for battling back to form.

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That was 7 years ago. Do you not think he has improved in that time? Thats half his career ago.

Recently had a diagnosis of autism for his child and speaking out - good to see this kind of activism in players.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...n-sensory-area

He’s a good egg and honest pro.

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He always had very good movement. I think he would have done well in the 2nd half of that Lennon season with Allan, McGinn and McGeouch feeding him. It's hard to argue he was a better option that Kamberi and MacLaren at the time though.

He certainly looks a better all round player now and his energy would be welcome. Our defence made Jordan White look like ****ing Pele in the 2nd half though so how much you can read into today is anyone's guess.

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Kamberi…… I shudder when I hear his name. A big useless caaaaant!

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That was 7 years ago. Do you not think he has improved in that time? Thats half his career ago.

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It was a myth he wasn’t good enough anyway. Lennon just lost it with the strikers and thankfully it payed off at the time,i really rated Murray,daft as a brush but had strength and power was more intelligent on the field than credit was given to him. Should have been retained for me,but budgets need trimmed to wheel and deal I suppose.

Forget anything to do with quality, the effort he put in to that game today was phenomenal. He was a threat because he put in a proper shift and got himself in to dangerous positions off the back of that. We’ve got players that like to pretend they do that but, really, they generally need everything to be going nicely for them to look good rather than make it happen.

His levels of fitness put our players to shame today. Impressive performance.

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His levels of fitness put our players to shame today. Impressive performance.

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We had a corner in the second half and seeing our players trying to run back was an absolute embarrassment. They were all over the place for a good couple of minutes as they weren’t fit enough to get back in to their shape.

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We had a corner in the second half and seeing our players trying to run back was an absolute embarrassment. They were all over the place for a good couple of minutes as they weren’t fit enough to get back in to their shape.

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Second half we could have hooked any of them- blowing out their proverbials

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That was 7 years ago. Do you not think he has improved in that time? Thats half his career ago.

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Yet he’s still banging in goals v Hearts, The Rangers and Hibs 7 years later 👍

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It was a myth he wasn’t good enough anyway. Lennon just lost it with the strikers and thankfully it payed off at the time,i really rated Murray,daft as a brush but had strength and power was more intelligent on the field than credit was given to him. Should have been retained for me,but budgets need trimmed to wheel and deal I suppose.

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Don't think it was. He started extremely well, but had fallen off a cliff form wise and was replaced with 2 guys who made a massive impact.

Reality is, if he had been playing for us this season, he wouldn't have looked nearly as good. We have a habit of making players that should perform well look progressively worse instead. Then we say they're rubbish and not "Hibs class". Only for them to then come back and haunt us within another team in the league with a substantially smaller budget that knows how to get the best out of key players regardless of how poor their overall squad is.

Simon Murray is as good as most of the forwards we have just now but his work rate, passion and determination far outstrips any of them.

He is the type of player we’re missing.

I said when dodge was sold that we no longer had a striker to ruffle up defenders or make them defend through a physical presence.

We should be seriously weighing up bringing him in. If the clear out is as big as it should be we will need players like that. He knows the club and has a ready made platform knowing what he’s coming into.

Girls don’t like boys girls like Simon Murray.

Worth re-signing him for that alone.

Gogic

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Sportsound saying he was outstanding yesterday. Had a great season.

Really liked him on his time here and was a bit peed off that we got rid.

Said yesterday that he has more hunger and desire to do well for his team than our whole squad together.

If we had even 2 players with that attitude we wouldn’t be where we are.

His work rate was always incredible. Ran his socks off in a Hibs shirt.

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Really liked him on his time here and was a bit peed off that we got rid.

Said yesterday that he has more hunger and desire to do well for his team than our whole squad together.

If we had even 2 players with that attitude we wouldn’t be where we are.

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He may not be the silkiest of players but looks like he would run through a brick wall for his team, shame we cant say the same for our bunch of snowflakes

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Me too. I remember being really surprised and disappointed that we let him go. And I've not actually felt like about many players who've left in the last 5+ years.

[Outwith the obvious ones, that is. Like Scott Brown and McGinn, who we all knew would move on but that we would get a decent fee for.]

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Kamberi…… I shudder when I hear his name. A big useless caaaaant!

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Been a lot worse players than him at Easter Road.

my main memory of him was of him getting called offside more often than he got a shot away...but if he sorted out that one aspect of his game (which in 7 years he must have done!), he'd have been some player for us.

Would stroll into this Hibs team

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Girls don’t like boys girls like Simon Murray.

Worth re-signing him for that alone.

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I’m with you on that. :greengrin

I’ d be for telling our scouts a decent song is the top attribute any new signing could bring to the club.

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Would stroll into this Hibs team

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That probably says a lot about the current crop of absolute s*** we currently have. Benny Brazil would stroll into this team.

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That probably says a lot about the current crop of absolute s*** we currently have. Benny Brazil would stroll into this team.

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We should look out our boots.,:greengrin

I remember asking one of the boys who he was when we played Montrose in the Scottish in 2015, he was a standout that day, but had already signed for Utd at that point.

Was really pleased when we signed him after we went up, and in the first half of that season he scored a good few goals, including a couple of huge ones.

Was sad to see him moved on so soon, but hard to argue that it wasn’t good business at the time. However, I’d love to see him back again. So many good attributes for an SPL striker.

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I remember asking one of the boys who he was when we played Montrose in the Scottish in 2015, he was a standout that day, but had already signed for Utd at that point.

Was really pleased when we signed him after we went up, and in the first half of that season he scored a good few goals, including a couple of huge ones.

Was sad to see him moved on so soon, but hard to argue that it wasn’t good business at the time. However, I’d love to see him back again. So many good attributes for an SPL striker.

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14 goals and 6 assists in 28 appearances. I know quite a few of the goals were in the league cup group stage but it’s still a better contribution than most strikers we sign will manage. His record for Ross County hasn’t been too dissimilar this season in that he got a really good start in the league cup. But 12 league goals so far is good going for a team in their position. Thought he was outstanding yesterday.

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14 goals and 6 assists in 28 appearances. I know quite a few of the goals were in the league cup group stage but it’s still a better contribution than most strikers we sign will manage. His record for Ross County hasn’t been too dissimilar this season in that he got a really good start in the league cup. But 12 league goals so far is good going for a team in their position. Thought he was outstanding yesterday.

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Yes, everyone remembers that MacLaren and Kamberi came in and scored 17 between them from January of that season, but we were already in 4th when they arrived and Stokes and Murray had scored 25 between them before they both moved on in January.

His return for County this season is superb as you say, and he still looks like he’s improving at 32.

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Could we do any worse? Honestly this current crop of Hibs players is the worst I can remember in terms of those who I like the most. Collectively, they are just so unlikeable.

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Yes, everyone remembers that MacLaren and Kamberi came in and scored 17 between them from January of that season, but we were already in 4th when they arrived and Stokes and Murray had scored 25 between them before they both moved on in January.

His return for County this season is superb as you say, and he still looks like he’s improving at 32.

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They were both benched for Shaw before the end tbf.

Crazy to let him go at time huffy kamberi showed his colours when went to huns and mclaren went off it

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Could we do any worse? Honestly this current crop of Hibs players is the worst I can remember in terms of those who I like the most. Collectively, they are just so unlikeable.

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You only have to go back a couple of years to find a less likeable Hibs team, on my opinion.

Under Maloney, with Mueller, Jasper, Melkerson, Henderson and Scott all playing regularly.

When you actually think about the squad back then, Maloney was up the creek without a paddle.

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Crazy to let him go at time huffy kamberi showed his colours when went to huns and mclaren went off it

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It was a stroke of genius that led to our best run of form in years. Kamberi and Maclaren were big upgrades at that time

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It was a stroke of genius that led to our best run of form in years. Kamberi and Maclaren were big upgrades at that time

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And Murray would be a massive upgrade on vente and le fondre for me. Vente might come good I hope so cause he cost a pretty penny. Not to say either are complete wastes of a jersey either, I rated Murray highly and still do. But the gamble did pay off in the short term with macca and kamberi.

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You only have to go back a couple of years to find a less likeable Hibs team, on my opinion.

Under Maloney, with Mueller, Jasper, Melkerson, Henderson and Scott all playing regularly.

When you actually think about the squad back then, Maloney was up the creek without a paddle.

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Agree think Maloney was treated very badly. A bit like Monty would actually have given Shaun a preseason and summer window. You either stick with a manager and give them a proper chance or you don’t imo. Completely get that isn’t a common view at present

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And Murray would be a massive upgrade on vente and le fondre for me. Vente might come good I hope so cause he cost a pretty penny. Not to say either are complete wastes of a jersey either, I rated Murray highly and still do. But the gamble did pay off in the short term with macca and kamberi.

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Did Scott Allan also join in that window?

I understand from a mate who has a son at Queens Park that Murray is up near to Inverness for family reasons so unlikely to be back down any time soon.

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I understand from a mate who has a son at Queens Park that Murray is up near to Inverness for family reasons so unlikely to be back down any time soon.

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Rumour up here is that he's keen to move to or near his hometown of Dundee with it being 50/50 on that being Dens or Tannadice. I'm told Arabs wanted him in January as a back-up striker but couldn't get him.

What he gives is work-rate and effort in abundance, qualities lacking in a number of our players. At 31 or 32 he's still got pace and an eye for goal and I'd take him as an off-the-bench / back-up option at Hibs.

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Agree think Maloney was treated very badly. A bit like Monty would actually have given Shaun a preseason and summer window. You either stick with a manager and give them a proper chance or you don’t imo. Completely get that isn’t a common view at present

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I didn’t see anything from Maloney at all, I’m afraid.

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Rumour up here is that he's keen to move to or near his hometown of Dundee with it being 50/50 on that being Dens or Tannadice. I'm told Arabs wanted him in January as a back-up striker but couldn't get him.

What he gives is work-rate and effort in abundance, qualities lacking in a number of our players. At 31 or 32 he's still got pace and an eye for goal and I'd take him as an off-the-bench / back-up option at Hibs.

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Don't think he'd be any sort of back up and he'd start in our current team ahead of our 700k striker. No question.

SM runs his socks off in matches and his physical conditioning is superb. Hibs should approach him IMHO.

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Rumour up here is that he's keen to move to or near his hometown of Dundee with it being 50/50 on that being Dens or Tannadice. I'm told Arabs wanted him in January as a back-up striker but couldn't get him.

What he gives is work-rate and effort in abundance, qualities lacking in a number of our players. At 31 or 32 he's still got pace and an eye for goal and I'd take him as an off-the-bench / back-up option at Hibs.

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If Murray ends up at either of the Dundee clubs we will live to regret it. He is an obvious and actually achievable signing for us to make, something Hibs never seem to be interested in.

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Bain went to Celtic, We took Allan, and Dundee took Murray. Incredible business at the time. 6 goals in 22 games wasn't terrible but he wasn't good enough back then and rightly moved on to make way for better players. Hes had a good year this year but in the time hes been away he hasn't done anything of note. Typical ''we should've kept him'' when another bang average player comes back to us and plays well

He is clearly playing well for county but I hope we aiming higher than Simon Murray if we want to progress

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Where I am too. Decent player having a more then decent season, but not one I think one we should be chasing after, nor do I think we will be.

And that’s before getting to the fact .net usually collectively ****s itself at the thought of signing someone who’s already been at us and/or is over the age of 30.

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To be fair, he is a better player now.

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To be fair, he is a better player now.

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Yep - he wasn't good enough when we got rid

He done well at QP but last season was his best by miles

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Had a better MPG than Miovski last season.

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Had a better MPG than Miovski last season.

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And this is why we need to ditch the ego when it comes to signings. Lots on here would be astonished and delighted if we signed Miovski and yet it’s Murray that would likely be written off as a cheap option.

Murray would be a great addition to this squad.

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And this is why we need to ditch the ego when it comes to signings. Lots on here would be astonished and delighted if we signed Miovski and yet it’s Murray that would likely be written off as a cheap option.

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He only has a better minutes per goal than Miovski because he was playing in the League cup group stage while Miovski was playing in the European group stage.

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He only has a better minutes per goal than Miovski because he was playing in the League cup group stage while Miovski was playing in the European group stage.

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Yep.

Simon Murray had 6 goals in 4 league cup games before Miovski/Aberdeen had even had a game.

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He only has a better minutes per goal than Miovski because he was playing in the League cup group stage while Miovski was playing in the European group stage.

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Well, we're in the League Cup and not Europe this season so he sounds ideal!

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He only has a better minutes per goal than Miovski because he was playing in the League cup group stage while Miovski was playing in the European group stage.

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Does he have a better MPG than Vente?

Yes, get him in

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Yes think they would be a good pair upfront together

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I think we’d be better cutting out losses on him and finding a new club for him tbh, he offers very little.

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Vente looked like an absolute predator in his 1st few games then Monty came in and destroyed his confidence playing him too deep. Saw enough in this initial spell to justify sticking with him. New season new manager with hopefully better players around him I'm confident he score plenty next season.

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One really good season after a few ok seasons, I hope we are aiming for better

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Vente looked like an absolute predator in his 1st few games then Monty came in and destroyed his confidence playing him too deep. Saw enough in this initial spell to justify sticking with him. New season new manager with hopefully better players around him I'm confident he score plenty next season.

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Definitely this, I'm hoping the same. I'd be happy to add Simon Murray as an option as well.

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I would as well, fans being sniffy about him are out of touch with reality as to where we are as a club.

Also be nice to sign a player for once that I (and I suspect most fans) have even heard of.

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I would as well, fans being sniffy about him are out of touch with reality as to where we are as a club.

Also be nice to sign a player for once that I (and I suspect most fans) have even heard of.

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Don't think folk are really being sniffy. It's just that he's 32 and last season was realistically his only good season in the top flight. A bit like Van Veen, had one good season.

Stats (and I know it doesn't work like that) would suggest he's more likely to have a **** season next than another class one like he did this year, he scored 2 goals in 14 games in 22/23 season for example.

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Don't think folk are really being sniffy. It's just that he's 32 and last season was realistically his only good season in the top flight. A bit like Van Veen, had one good season.

Stats (and I know it doesn't work like that) would suggest he's more likely to have a **** season next than another class one like he did this year, he scored 2 goals in 14 games in 22/23 season for example.

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While they're totally different footballers Simon Murray reminds me of Pat McGinlay in these respects:

Both are late developers
With great attitudes
They've improved as the years went on
And likely to sustain a good level
Because they know & appreciate how hard they worked to get there & how short the glory days career is

I'd sign him

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Don't think folk are really being sniffy. It's just that he's 32 and last season was realistically his only good season in the top flight. A bit like Van Veen, had one good season.

Stats (and I know it doesn't work like that) would suggest he's more likely to have a **** season next than another class one like he did this year, he scored 2 goals in 14 games in 22/23 season for example.

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He brings an incredible work ethic and doesn’t give defenders a moment’s peace. Simon woukd be a good addition to the squad. Brings a different option

He’d be a fantastic addition, energy and drive and goals. We need a physical presence up top too though, too often Vente drops deep and that’s not his game - he needs a foul up top and staying in and around that opposition penalty box where he’s effective.

Is there any rumours about Simon Murray or is this just a wish list?

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Vente looked like an absolute predator in his 1st few games then Monty came in and destroyed his confidence playing him too deep. Saw enough in this initial spell to justify sticking with him. New season new manager with hopefully better players around him I'm confident he score plenty next season.

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Would get shot of Vente personally

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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/5023828/ryan-jack-simon-murray-dundee-fc-transfers/

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Wish list

Alan Nixon claiming we are after him

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Alan Nixon claiming we are after him

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File that under no happening then

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He did get Bursik correct to be fair.

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He did get Bursik correct to be fair.

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A broken clock……….

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Alan Nixon claiming we are after him

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That's bold! Pimping himself like that! Is Alan Nixon any good?

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That's bold! Pimping himself like that! Is Alan Nixon any good?

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Daily record sport page saying we're after him . Would be a good addition to the squad and every chance he could play his way into an automatic starter.

Several media outlets running with the story now Record, Sun, Herald etc. Please make it happen Hibs! think would be an excellent signing and no reason why he couldn’t actually be a fairly regular starter!

We already know all about Murray from the last time he was here. Works hard and is pacy but technically poor. Not useful in a team which has lots of the ball and trying to break down a deep, stubborn defence.

I wouldn't be against him coming in as a cheap squad player but it would have to be on that basis. I think he will be offered more money and more playing time elsewhere.

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We already know all about Murray from the last time he was here. Works hard and is pacy but technically poor. Not useful in a team which has lots of the ball and trying to break down a deep, stubborn defence.

I wouldn't be against him coming in as a cheap squad player but it would have to be on that basis. I think he will be offered more money and more playing time elsewhere.

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The current Simon Murray is double the player he was when he was here first time. His first touch is absolutely fine, his work rate is immense and it’s an insult to him to even suggest that no matter how he performs he is being brought in a a squad filler. He would be a massive improvement on the strikers we currently have available.

Most of us would like tried and trusted players to come in - I’m just not sure how you get much better than SM based on his form last season. We absolutely got run ragged by the guy the last time he was an opponent.

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The current Simon Murray is double the player he was when he was here first time. His first touch is absolutely fine, his work rate is immense and it’s an insult to him to even suggest that no matter how he performs he is being brought in a a squad filler. He would be a massive improvement on the strikers we currently have available.

Most of us would like tried and trusted players to come in - I’m just not sure how you get much better than SM based on his form last season. We absolutely got run ragged by the guy the last time he was an opponent.

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Vente looked like an absolute predator in his 1st few games then Monty came in and destroyed his confidence playing him too deep. Saw enough in this initial spell to justify sticking with him. New season new manager with hopefully better players around him I'm confident he score plenty next season.

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Totally agree with this. Vente was excellent to begin with but Monty just didn't use him in the same way. He's worth another shot this season.
Reckon adding Simon Murray would be a great addition. Proven SPFL player who works hard... exactly what we need!

I loved Murray when he was first with us - still my avatar! Plus he’s got a great song. Scored a belter against Hearts. I think he’d be a great option and would come back to us with lots of experience and development versus the raw player that left us for South Africa.

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Taking a punt at a few years younger is what we are prone to doing. Perhaps we just pay a fee for the right man, right now?

It isn't for me to say if Murray is that man. But if Gray and Malky thought so then I'd buy it. We've had too many projects and prospects on the go at the one time. We need a couple ready to go.

I think the big appeal of Murray is we know exactly what we’re getting. Honest pro who puts himself about and scores goals and causes defenders sleepless nights.

We didn’t really know if the likes of Melkersen, Vente, McKirdy and the like would work but took a punt on them and they all flopped.


Having a player that we will get what we see is a big appeal IMO.

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Originally Posted by Northernhibee

I think the big appeal of Murray is we know exactly what we’re getting. Honest pro who puts himself about and scores goals and causes defenders sleepless nights.

We didn’t really know if the likes of Melkersen, Vente, McKirdy and the like would work but took a punt on them and they all flopped.


Having a player that we will get what we see is a big appeal IMO.

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How do you know we will get what we see?

He’d be moving from a team that plays predominantly counter attacking football to a team which plays possession based football. Has he improved on the areas of his game that saw him replaced last time he was here?

10x the player that vente was last season. If Simon Murray had a fancy foreign name and we were being linked after the season he had everyone would be buzzing.

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10x the player that vente was last season. If Simon Murray had a fancy foreign name and we were being linked after the season he had everyone would be buzzing.

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Not if he'd played here before, started well, lost all ability to control a ball and been benched for Oli Shaw. Obviously this was years ago, and he's improved, but he isn't some answer to all our problems

He was better than Vente last season. Sure. Thats not a high bar, though.

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Not if he'd played here before, started well, lost all ability to control a ball and been benched for Oli Shaw. Obviously this was years ago, and he's improved, but he isn't some world class player.

He was better than Vente last season. That doesn't make him Pele.

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Yip , he litterly fell off a cliff . Couldn’t control a ball. I hope we resign him
. He will bring a different dimension to the squad. Be a great addition. I don’t expect him to repeat his goal scoring of last season

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10x the player that vente was last season. If Simon Murray had a fancy foreign name and we were being linked after the season he had everyone would be buzzing

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