Zemmama to Boro (Merged)

[kentao]

He's just left Edinburgh Waverly after buying a return ticket to Darlington.



Make of it what you wish.

[scott7_0(Prague)]

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He's just left Edinburgh Waverly after buying a return ticket to Darlington.



Make of it what you wish.

PMSL.....

[Purehibee_MYB]

I wish he was going to see someone about his over-confidence...Spends far too long on the ball recently

[spike220]

oh my goodness Zemmama has gone on a trip to Darlington!

To be honest his best days are behind him I feel.

[johncrobertson@]

Reports say he is wanted by Middlesborough on loan. Newsnow Hibernian

[bighairyfaeleith]

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I wish he was going to see someone about his over-confidence...Spends far too long on the ball recently

aye we dinnae want players that are comfortable with a football now do we

[scott7_0(Prague)]

Bye Bye Zumma!

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc...4229-28065393/

BORO have made a formal approach for Morocco international Merouane Zemmama.

The club are keen to take the 27-year-old Hibs midfielder on loan until the end of the season.

Zemmama, who has seven full Moroccan caps, has just returned to full fitness following a cruciate ligament injury.

At 5ft 7ins, he’s a busy playmaker, who was originally signed for Hibs by Mowbray in 2006, so the Boro boss knows all about the qualities he can bring to the squad.

Zemmama’s Hibs contract is due to run out at the end of the season, which suggests this could be a big opportunity for him if the Scottish club agree to him coming to Teesside.

Zemmama has played 88 games for Hibs in the four-and-a-half years of his contract there, and scored 11 goals.

He has missed a couple of lengthy playing spells through injuries, which have reduced the number of games he has played.

In addition he was allowed to return to Morocco and play for Al Shaab throughout the whole of the 2008-09 season because of personal issues when his wife was refused permission to come to Britain.

Discussions between Boro and Hibs are still at an early stage, but it is assumed that Mowbray still has a good relationship with his former club.

The Boro boss is keen to bring in two or three players if possible before the transfer deadline on Monday.

But he must still try to move on at least one of his financial big-hitters before the deadline in order to release funds for new signings

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[lapsedhibee]

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He's just left Edinburgh Waverly after buying a return ticket to Darlington.

Make of it what you wish.

Time Rod or Scott got proper disciplinary clauses written in to players' contracts:
(1) No going up George St after a game
(2) If you must break (1) then certainly no displays of enjoying yourself there
(3) Absolutely no visiting Darlington or any other northern railway town
etc

[H18sry]

They can have him if they give us Boyd in return

[PeterboroHibee]

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Reports say he is wanted by Middlesborough on loan. Newsnow Hibernian

That would be ridiculous by Hibs. If he signs a precontract with Boro then we should hang on to him until the end of the season unless they offer either some cash or a player.

[Betty Boop]

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Bye Bye Zumma!

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc...4229-28065393/

Gutted if this happens. The only exciting player we have left at Easter Road, sad times indeed.

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Middlesbrough's training ground is in Darlington!

[lucky]

He has been poor since coming back from injury. But why would we let him go loan? If they want him then buy him. I would keep him as he will get better

[Craig_in_Prague]

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Gutted if this happens. The only exciting player we have left at Easter Road, sad times indeed.

Yep,
It seems we're doing everything we can to send us down.

Benched our only real goal threat, our best keeper vanished, Nish, Rankin, McBride all starters again, now we're letting our only playmaker leave.

You couldn't make it up. Seriously.

[soproni1]

On Sky Sports Transfer centre as well now

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...704258,00.html

[Jim44]

I can't believe that, given our circumstances, Calderwood and Petrie would allow one of our few potential playmakers to go on loan to another club. If true, it's an indication that there will be no serious attempt to avoid the drop.

[hibee_girl]

Only Hibs would let one of their most creative players leave when we're in a relegation battle!

[bighairyfaeleith]

I reckon there must be someone coming to us in return.

[Craig_in_Prague]

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I reckon there must be someone coming to us in return.

Aye, and he's called the 1st Division.

[greenlex]

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Only Hibs would let one of their most creative players leave when we're in a relegation battle!

I know he was injured and has been coming back from it but he hasnt created for a while. No one in our midfield has. Good luck to him His time here is just about over.

[Stevie Reid]

This would send many over the edge, and see hundreds never return to ER IMHO.

[hibee_girl]

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I know he was injured and has been coming back from it but he hasnt created for a while. No one in our midfield has. Good luck to him His time here is just about over.

I know he hasn't but he's the only one in the midfield who is most likely to do so

[PaulSmith]

You couldn't make it up eh. Relegation looms and we sell Bamba, look like giving Zemamma away on loan and all we now need is Riordan to move on.

[LancashireHibby]

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I know he was injured and has been coming back from it but he hasnt created for a while. No one in our midfield has. Good luck to him His time here is just about over.

Completely agree. And far from being over-confident, I'd suggest he's got virtually zero faith in himself, as was seen last night and on Saturday where he tried to beat the same man three times instead of only going past him the once and then passing/shooting, particularly when he had a clear view of goal at Motherwell but carried on inside instead of having a go at goal. Let's hope we've got a Plan B, though.

[flash]

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This would send many over the edge, and see hundreds never return to ER IMHO.

Really? i would have driven him down there. It's like watching a 12 year old laddie who has never played in a structured match before.

[Edinburgh Green]

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I reckon there must be someone coming to us in return.

Willo Flood?

[Billy Whizz]

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Willo Flood?

I thought he was injured. I would prefer Scott McDonald or Barry Robson, but unlikely.

[Perspective]

Zemmama needs time to play himself fit and the team isn't exactly set up just now to make the most of his talents. We don't have time to bring him up to speed.

If we had him under contract, fair enough, but he'll leave at the end of the season anyway.

If it's £200k and/or a player in return on loan I think, reluctantly, I'd have to take it.

[hibsbollah]

I really dont want to believe this.

[johncrobertson@]

The problem at present is that we have too may players not contributing to the team overall. Thought he was great in the past when he had good players around him. Not sure the way he is playing at present that he is what we need. We need someone who can get around the back of defences at pace - his pace has gone!

It all depends on who replaces him!