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Not really had a chance this season with his niggling injuries. Hopefully a good pre season means he’s raring to go. If we get to this time next year and we’re still in the same boat with him I’d probably be a bit more worried
Think he could be a great player for us
He was nowhere near match fit for the semi final. You can't blame him for that though, the management team shoulder the consequences of that.
He certainly hasn't performed at a level id have hoped when we first signed him but he's not really had a change due to his injuries.
The time to judge him will be this time next season.
I still think (or possibly hope) that he will turn out to be a really good signing.
And I’d already provided an explanation as to why I think he’s shown absolutely nothing.
I am also confident that he’ll be a great player for us. Not through anything he’s shown so far but due to the fact the club tried so hard to secure his signature for some time
We BOUGHT St Mirrens captain, their best player after he had a cruciate injury. He's had a stop start time at Hibs, because he's had a number of muscle injuries, probably attributed to his recovery from that cruciate.
Now Covid, he's not had it easy. To be perfectly honest, i'd never took any notice of him at St Mirren, but he needs a run of games to get fit, get match fit and get confident his body has recovered sufficiently to let him play and express himself without worry.
I dont think now is the time to judge him.
5 pages on a player who hasnt even had a chance to start his Hibs career is pretty special. Imagine once he get fit!
I’m only speaking for myself, but I’d imagine everyone who thinks he’s been a disappointing signing, would still say they can’t wait for him to be fit and doing what he’s capable of.
It’s not his fault he’s been injured.
For me, the club knew he was injured, we don’t have a budget that’s big enough we can spend money on someone who can’t play. Budget should have been used better.
We are on course for an excellent season, but that doesn’t mean everything has been excellent.
Drey Wright has been a poor signing. He might end up doing brilliant. Who knows? Doesn’t mean he’s been a good signing to this point, just because the season has gone well. Same applies to the signing of Magennis.
Well I can’t make you appreciate the difference between a good player and an average one.
In his few appearances so far I’ve seen the way Magennis shows for the ball and the way he receives the ball, and I’m satisfied we’ve got a proper footballer here.
It’s all about him getting in the best shape physically now.
I don’t need you to explain what a good footballer is, thanks very much. I’ve also never said anything disparaging about Magennis ability as a footballer.
He’s not been a good signing. We paid a relatively large amount of money, for Hibs, for someone who’s not contributed anything so far.
I completely disagree. I expect our signings to contribute to the the team. That’s why we should sign them, and that’s what the success or failure of a signing should be judged on.
If he’s good next season, which is entirely possible, I’ll change my opinion on the signing.
I don't think we can say at this stage whether he's been a good or a poor signing.
Hibs will be disappointed that he hasn't had a run of games but I don't think either the club nor the player would be disappointed in how he's played when he has had time on the pitch.
They'll know exactly where is fitness is, and will have set their expectations accordingly. Disappointment would have come if they'd expected him to be terrific right from the word go and the reality was much different.
My thoughts are that they'll have an idea of what he was reasonably capable of and based their expectations on that.
We've signed him on a long contract.
What you are talking about is his form or contribution so far. That is different to whether he is a good signing or not.
There's far more to judging the value of a signing than form, particularly when he has been injured. We are buying his potential, the fact that other teams can't now sign him etc.
I don't think anyone is arguing that he hasn't really contributed, that doesn't mean you have to equate it to a bad signing.