Not for me. Not seen anything from him on the pitch in the last eighteen months to think he's at the level we require any longer.
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Not for me. Not seen anything from him on the pitch in the last eighteen months to think he's at the level we require any longer.
Tbh I have my doubts about him returning now.
A bit like Kenny Miller - would have liked it to happen but with each year that passed it became less and less appealing.
However, there is no doubt that Scott does have leadership qualities - something that many people say we lack on the park. And if we are playing more games we will need a deeper squad.
He’s played 34 times this season for a team that’s 15 points clear of us. He’s got a huge amount of European football experience. He’s a leader on the park and we’ll need a big squad next season if we finish 3rd.
We also have plenty young energetic players, it’s about finding the balance.
The question of the cost is relevant but to suggest people would only want us to sign him because he’s got a skin head and shouts is just nonsense.
People have been saying for weeks McGregor was a leader and what we needed.
Marciano, Lewis, Hanlon, McGregor, Irvine, Boyle, Doidge all have hundreds of games of experience and started on Saturday. None of them are young. Its probably more hungry, young players we need.
If you put Celtics best team around Jackson Irvine, or Alex Gogic they'd still be 15 clear of us. It is very little to do with the current incarnation of Brown. Most Celtic fans want Turnbull and Soro in there instead of him.
As a coach maybes, as a player no...canbae stand players that wear a strip 2 sizes too tight just to look hard especially combined with shorts that are so small your gonnads are put into reverse😉😉😉
Not for me. Not that he isn't still a very good player, but this would be more of a vanity signing for both parties.
The leader effect is vastly overrated IMO. Our form with McGregor and defensive record wasn't better than the begining of the season. I don't think it was a game too far for him, he just didn't have a good game, that happens.
The point is, we don't need more of this leader type. Or x, or y. We need quality footballers and *****ing big wages on a 36 year old Brown would not be a good idea. Irvine, Allan, Gogic, Newall and Magennis is a really good central midfield. When they've all had a pre season I'm quite happy with them.
Fair enough, if that’s your opinion, although even I who have only played team sport at a very low level have seen the value of leadership on the pitch. It’s difficult to define but easy to see the benefits.
As for wages, you don’t know how much Scott would ask for. As has been pointed out elsewhere, KT played for free for a while.
Also, Scott gave a portion of his agreed transfer to us when he left, so despite your views on him, he’s already given Hibs more cash than you or I have.
I love brown and it would be a nostalgic reminder of the teenaged kicks era.
bit I’m afraid his time has gone. If he was interested in a coaching career I’d like to see him involved in our club somewhere though
Yes, but how much leadership do you acutally need? And is it worth it to have, IMO, a liability on the pitch because he is a leader? The fact Gray hasn't featured this season says to me it isn't.
Brown is on big wages at Celtic, much bigger than Thomson would've been on at Boro and Thomson had been free for a while. Hibs couldn't afford to pay Thomson anything.
Thats great. Hes also celebrated a lot more goals against Hibs than you or I. Neither are really relevant.
Totally agree, he was a brilliant player for Hibs and as you rightly said, gave a good chunk of his transfer fee back to the club (I think it was towards youth development), and whereas some people might dismiss that as irrelevant I certainly don't. Although I'm not and have never been a fan of Celtic, he's had a great career, and if he was willing to go to Hibs then I'd take him in an instant, even if it was only for a season.
If he was coming back to play in the kind of team he first broke into then I’d say yes. With good runners all around him, maybe a wee bit naive and needing his experience I think he could still be an excellent player.
Whilst I don’t think we have a bad side it is a bit one paced, it already has a few elder statesmen and a few players permanently “coming back from injury”.
I think he’d be hung out to dry in our team.
So no.
Would be paying a good wage to another player at the end of their career.