It allowed Allan last season and begining of this season so thats just completely made up.
Mallan has never done enough and Ross still tried to play him and give him a chance.
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The original post stated that Mallan and Allan would have offered a different dimension on Saturday. Given the state of our bench, then that is 100% true.
Rather than just admit that Mallan is a better option than the likes of Drey Wright or Magennis, you've used the thread as yet another platform to repeat your lazy imbalanced negative over the top critique of him. Your general analysis is just very poor.
You keep saying that, but its not true. Your problem seems to be more with me than what I'm saying.
Its impossible to know if Mallan would've offered more. If it was anything like his performance in the 2-2 draw with St Johnstone, he would've made it worse. Wright and Magennis did offer nothing, I agree there. Maybe all 3 aren't good enough? Mallan certainly isn't. Allan would've offered something, but I don't blame Hibs for loaning him out.
My analysis isn't lazy or imbalanced. I've given him plenty of good reviews, especially when he first joined. But he just isn't a good enough all round player to play for Hibs consistently. He isn't at the level of Scott Allan at all
A Dynamic midfielder like Joe Newell? He was totally anonymous on Saturday and offered nothing. I’m beginning to the think there’s a touch of the emperor’s new clothes about him. He plays the occasional decent ball but more often than not he slows it down and plays a short pass to Hanlon. Either Mallan or Allan would have been an improvement on him at the weekend. Not that the rest of the midfield was much better though.
And I agree that we should be building the midfield round Allan for next season.
Finally, the rest of the midfield could have benefitted by being more balanced, the threat was always provided by the right hand side of the team and the opposition were well aware of that, we played a succession of right footed players on the left side who have never been comfortable and it has slowed us down and made us predictable more often than not.
A fit Scott Allan in my opinion is a certain upgrade in our midfield, he's not fit though and cant be judged as so. Mallan on the other hand gets better the longer he's away, not my favourite player, and i wouldn't have him in the team.
Saying that, i'd play him before Newell, a player i really don't understand how he gets a game.
I'm not convinced either would have made any difference on Saturday.
Mallan would be lost in the midfield as usual a d Allan could have made a difference of course has circumstances been different and I thought Newell did ok on Saturday getting on the ball and taking it forward with him on a few occasions. He needs movement and options in front of him who move, we wern't doing a lot of that on Saturday.
He is a good player who can look after the ball better than our other midfielders.
I read this a lot, when has turning round in circles with the ball and passing it sideways or backwards looking after the ball well?
All it does is let the opposition get back into their shape, and lets our centre backs launch it forward aimlessly. For some balance, Newell has in the past drove forward and had shots at goal, or put people in, but for way too long in my opinion he has been a passenger.
Newell was playing well before he picked up an injury. Since then he's been blowing hot and cold.
I was a fan before but the sight of seeing him jogging around the park on Sat with 15 mins to go in a SC final done it for me.
He wasn't alone in that respect though.
He had a groin injury not long ago.
It wasn't anything major and i'm not making excuses for him either. We started to pick up results in his absence but he got his place back automatically when he was fit again. I didn't think at the time he should have walked back into the team.
He's had a few injuries this season that seemed minor but seemed to keep him out for a lot longer.
It's genuinely frustrating watching now negative he can be.
I actually think Gogic and Irvine formed a good partnership when Joe was out injured at the start of the year. Wasn't the same after he came back.
What’s not really been addressed on this thread is if Mallan and Allans futures lie elsewhere can Hibs supply sufficient funds to replace like with like.Such as :-
A creative midfielder who can split an opposing defence with a single pass thus creating a goal scoring opportunity.Also taking his ow goal tally into double figures for the season.
Also an industrious midfielder who’s delivery of set pieces is far superior to those of the current midfield.Also taking his goal tally to double figures.
Does anyone have an answer ?
David Wetherspoon type player🤔
Looking forward to seeing Mallan and Allan in Hibs shirts next season.
Interview with Stevie as he went out on loan. States that Ross didn’t want him to go but he felt it was the best for him to get more game time. Similar to Allan I suppose.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.d...m-23454823.amp
I don’t think anyone should hold their breath waiting for Mallan coming back to ER. I suspect his Turkish team will take up their option to buy and get him for a nominal fee.
Happy to see them both back in training today.
Mallan should stay.