A hibs.net ideal summer window

[hibee92]

Did one of these in January

Who do you want in? And out?

BE REALISTIC

[seanraff07]

Out:

One of the keepers(undecided which one yet)
Gow
Benji
Cregg
Stevenson
Hogg

In:

Hart
Arfield
a DM player
a CB

[PeterboroHibee]

Out -

2 keepers (Smith and undecided)
McCormack
Hogg
Stevenson
Benji
Gow

and probably Zemmama and Bamba getting moves.

In -

RB
LB
2x CBs
CM (someone whos going to really boss the midfield)
LM
Maybe a striker

We only have one true full back at the club (who is always injured tbf), it has to be addressed. Even if only one of each are brought in, you can still cover occasionaly with the players we have (eg Murray and Wotherspoon) but its the most important area in my opinion.

[Liam89]

Out:

One of the keepers(also undecided which one)
Gow
Benji
Mccormack
Stevenson
Hogg

In:
Richard Keogh
Michael Hart
Scott Arfield
Garry O'Connor
Zander Diamond

[Gatecrasher]

Out:

maka
benji
gow
bamba
cregg

in:
rb
cb
mc

don't know who though

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Out:

Maka
Smith
McCormack
McCann (on loan)
Stevenson (on loan)
Bamba (sold)
Cregg
Gow
Benji

In:

Right Back (Hart? Gray?)
Dominant Centre Back
Mulgrew (Murray into Dm)
Natural left winger
Target man striker (Kyle/GoC)

Also, Griffiths if one of Stokes or Deeks if moved on, seems a great fit to the club.

[rennie_hfc]

Out:

Maka
Thicot
Cregg
McCormack
Gow
Stevenson

Bamba, Benji and Zemamma will probably leave aswell although I don't want them to.

In:
Stewart (unsure)
O'Connor
Stevie Smith
Right back
Russel Anderson
Arfield

[eastmainsmsh]

ins

Alan Combe
stevie smith
mikey stewart
christian dailly please dinny laugh his experience is superb he is premiership class / was great for scotland look at davy weir

lee trundle
sean thornton
michael hart
zander diamond
michael duberry

[Sloppy]

out:
smith
cregg
gow
benji
mccormack


in:
mulgrew
hart
o'connor
jody morris
2 new centre halfs

[18/03/07]

out
Maka
Cregg
Benji
Hogg(it hurts but time to go)
Gow(i know he is only on loan but gtf)

in
S.Artfield
R.Anderson
G.O'conner
Tauill(killie)

Don't want
Kyle
Mulgrew
Diamond

[Aldo]

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Out:

Maka
Thicot
Cregg
McCormack
Gow
Stevenson

Bamba, Benji and Zemamma will probably leave aswell although I don't want them to.

In:
Stewart (unsure)
O'Connor
Stevie Smith Nae chance..off to Championship
Right back
Russel Anderson Signed new contract a Derby a few weeks ago
Arfield

the above along with the boy Keogh, Hart for RB and Possibly another DM MF in the shape of Paul Hartley (Been told about this earlier in week and may or may not happen)... He wants to move back to Scotland (apparantly as he misses his family)......Dont shot the messenger.

I would take those players to replace the missing ones. Would be excellent replacements IMHO.

[rennie_hfc]

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the above along with the boy Keogh, Hart for RB and Possibly another DM MF in the shape of Paul Hartley (Been told about this earlier in week and may or may not happen)... He wants to move back to Scotland (apparantly as he misses his family)......Dont shot the messenger.

I would take those players to replace the missing ones. Would be excellent replacements IMHO.

Didn't know Anderson had signed up at derby. That Keogh guy sounds like a decent player and still pretty young. Imagine having hartley and stewart centre mid ha

[MoscowHibs]

OOT:
Maka
Cregg
McCormack
Gow
Stevenson
Benji ( Sadly )
Smith

IN:
Hart or McLean-Falkirk
Griffiths
Gardyne
GOC
Good CH
Arfield

[MrSmith]

I'd rather we kept Maka and Brown instead of Smith and Stack!

[yekimevol]

out
stack
smith
cregg
stevenson
gow

Maybes
nish (scored 5 very important goals but before them it was not a good season for him)
mccormack (if he was to be counted as a center back and not a right back)

in
kyle
dorman
2 center backs
2 big defencive midfielders
3 wide midfielders
one other big striker if colin was to leave

[sauzee=legend]

David murphy on loan for left back?

[Andy74]

I'd be pleased enough if we got:

Keogh or Hart
Duberry
Dailly
Arfield
Kyle

[HibeeMcGinn1]

Most people on here want to get rid of 1 or 2 keepers but with yogi having goalkeeping school in mind I dont think hel get rid of any (possibly maka on loan). Gow is a good player and with a pre-season with the squad I think hed settle in well. I think Bamba will be away as with Zouma but hopefully not. Id love to see GoC back but its the wages that will stop it I think. David Gray from Man Utd and a no nonsence centre half aswell please tache.

[seanraff07]

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David murphy on loan for left back?

If he can recover from injury, definitely yes.

[Bad Martini]

Out....ah, better no say it

In......anyone who is actually a "real" goalkeeper; the dictionary definition doth state:
"In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal."

Quite simple isn't it?

Let's have NAE MAIR forwards, and if we ARE in the business offloading, adios Benji and Gow.

As ah sais, these things onlllyy ever lead to arguments tho so, am bailing

[Sandy]

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Most people on here want to get rid of 1 or 2 keepers but with yogi having goalkeeping school in mind I dont think hel get rid of any (possibly maka on loan). Gow is a good player and with a pre-season with the squad I think hed settle in well. I think Bamba will be away as with Zouma but hopefully not. Id love to see GoC back but its the wages that will stop it I think. David Gray from Man Utd and a no nonsence centre half aswell please tache.

Maka's contract is up in the summer.

[Franck is God]

Realistic departures and arrivals that would please me this summer or at least wouldn't disappoint me.

Outs

Stack (I don't rate him at all - sorry)
Stevenson (not fulfilled early potential but hope he does somewhere else)
Cregg (had a year)
Currie (has talent but might need to start at a lower level)
Bamba (would like him to stay but see him going)

Arrivals

Stevie Smith (free from Rangers)
Paul Caddis (Sellick)
Michael Stewart (unlikely but would happily have him back)
Scott Arfield
Alan Gow



Would leave our squad looking like this.

GK - Maka, Brown, Smith, Flyn
DF - McCann, Caddis, Hogg, McCormack, Thicot, Hanlon, Murray, Smith, Booth, Moyes
MF - Zemmama, Wotherspoon, McBride, Stewart, Arfield, Rankin, Miller, Galbraith, Welsh
ST - Stokes, Riordan, Nish, Benji, Gow, Byrne

More than strong enough to push for third in my opinion.

[Allant1981]

Out
Maka
Smith
Hogg
Cregg
Rankin
McCormack
McCann
Gow
Benji
Zemmama - only because he is always injured
Nish
Byrne - on loan to someone half decent

In
new RB
new LB - possibly murphy if we could afford the wages
New CH x2 only 1 if we keep Bamba
New LM - New CM - a miller type player
New Striker maybe x2 - one who can hold the ball up for stokes or deek

[allezsauzee]

I think the calls for Hogg to be binned are frankly ridiculous. He's had a thankless task in trying to keep the defence together. Wotherspoon is not a natural defender, Bamba is extremely unpredictable and the team is full of players that dont do much defensively. I think if we gave a Thicot a run in the team at RB he'd be solid with Wotherspoon pushed further up. Hoggy could then concentrate on his partnership with Hanlon. I would also like to see us keep Smith in goals. I think he's a good keeper, if we get rid of a keeper every time he has a couple of 'iffy' games then we'll never have anyone on goals for any length of time. Even Roughie, Goram and Leighton had a few bad games.

[Franck is God]

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I think the calls for Hogg to be binned are frankly ridiculous. He's had a thankless task in trying to keep the defence together. Wotherspoon is not a natural defender, Bamba is extremely unpredictable and the team is full of players that dont do much defensively. I think if we gave a Thicot a run in the team at RB he'd be solid with Wotherspoon pushed further up. Hoggy could then concentrate on his partnership with Hanlon. I would also like to see us keep Smith in goals. I think he's a good keeper, if we get rid of a keeper every time he has a couple of 'iffy' games then we'll never have anyone on goals for any length of time. Even Roughie, Goram and Leighton had a few bad games.

Agree with all of that apart from Thicot at right back, perhaps in an emergency he's good to have but the guy is a centre half or at a stretch a defensive midfielder.

Also anyone hoping for 10+ players to leave will be very disappointed, maybe a few 'squad' players might leave but only if they are out of contract and Yogi decides they are not part of his future plans, they are unlikely to be a big loss. Of contracted players I only expect Bamba to go.

[West Upper]

Out
Maka
Stack
Gow
Cregg
Benji
Stevenson - On Loan
Byrne - On Loan
McCormack - On Loan

In
Arfield
Gardyne
Hart
O'Connor
McArthur

[Holmesdale Hibs]

Out

Maka
Cregg
McCormack
McCann - on loan
Benji
Byrne - on loan
Stevenson

In

Russel Anderson
Steven Caldwell
Andy Dorman
GoC/Nacho Novo
Zander Diamond

[3pm]

I'd bin the 4 out of contract / loan expired - Makalamby, Cregg, Benji and Gow.

I think Hogg has been here too long. Some of the abuse he gets is OTT but I think he needs a change. I'd tell McCormack and Stevenson they are no longer required.

If Barnsley come calling with £200k for Nish, he can leave. Similarly, if there was a decent fee offered for Zemmama, he can go to - here too long and the inconsistency is still there.

One of the GK's need to go as well. I'd punt Stack.

In - I expect at least 6.

[Hibs On Tour]

Some good thoughts there...

Out:

Bamba - be surprised if he's still here come next season
Smith
Maka
Benji
Byrne - loan
Stevenson
McCormack
Cregg
Currie - loan

In:
LB - why not Murphy? Doesn't seem to be getting game down there - 100% good enough for us and frees up Murray for Midfield
CH - this boy Keogh we're rumoured to be in for sounds good - partnered with perhaps Hanlon/Thicot/even Hogg [*if* he gets some form back]
RB - 100% def need someone in for this position with McCann as deputy
CM - tackler, calm head, simple pass - could be Murray if freed up?
STK - *if* we keep hold of our existing forwards I don't see an enormous need for more, although possibly a Killen-type target man?

Need to keep despite any interest:
Stokes
Riordan
Wotherspoon

Make or break season for:
Hogg
Zemamma
possibly McCann
Gow [realise he was only here on loan - you know what I mean]
Galbraith

Anyone not mentioned I'd be looking to keep.

[Ronaldo9]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news for all those who want McCormack binned, he's apparently been offered a new 1 year contract