Hibs close in on the signing of TWO strikers

[YehButNoBut]

Report below from Hibs Mad, anyone any idea who the 2 strikers are??

Hibs boss Colin Calderwood has admitted today, that he is closing in on the signing of TWO new strikers.
The Hibees currently only have the powerful Akpo Sodje under contract with the club, following the release of Colin Nish, Kurtis Byrne, Valdas Trakys, Darryl Duffy and the out-of-contract Derek Riordan.
Calderwood is still hopeful that he can persuade Riordan to re-sign, but it now looks like the 104 goal hitman has left the club.
Calderwood said:
“I’m waiting for a response from a couple of people we’ve targeted. They are both forwards.
“We have made offers to them and I expect by the end of next week we will have an idea if they are happening or not.
“There are still things to be sorted out. However, we have looked at these players in great detail and I really like what I have seen of them."
Speaking about Riordan, Calderwood added:
“Derek has left and I don’t expect him to return.
“With his feelings for Hibs you never know but I think he feels the time is right to go and earn some serious money.”

http://www.hibernian-mad.co.uk/news/...23/index.shtml

[SteveHFC]

Rooney and O'Connor

[R'Albin]

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Rooney and O'Connor

Is that a guess or do you know something we don't?

[we are hibs]

rooney and le fondre

[SteveHFC]

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Is that a guess or do you know something we don't?

A guess

[Col2]

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Rooney and O'Connor

Not sure about oconnor as CC can't have " looked in great detail" at him as he has hardly played. However would be surprised if Rooney was not one of the two.

[R'Albin]

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A guess

Just get me excited eh?

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rooney and le fondre

Not a chance we are signing le fondre, I don't know where this rumour has come from.

[Judas Iscariot]

Tade & Nade

[Www1875hfc]

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Rooney and O'Connor

I'd settle for that.

[we are hibs]

rooney and tomer hemed

[Kaiser1962]

I wish we would shut up until they're signed.

I have a fear that they will be hi-jacked.

[woodythehibee]

I reckon one will be Gregory Tade from Raith.

Tade and Rooney possibly? I would take that

[scoopyboy]

All quotes these days coming out of Hibs these days are contradictory.

CC says one week that a player gets 48 hours to decide on an offer then we read they might get a wee bit longer.

Now we are lead to believe that we might get an answer from players who have been offered contracts at the end of next week.

I just don't know what to think anymore.

[hibees707070]

Rooney and o'connor

[scoopyboy]

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I wish we would shut up until they're signed.

I have a fear that they will be hi-jacked.

If they were named I would share your sentiments.

However how do you hijack a deal if you don't know who the targets are?

[iwasthere1972]

What's there to think about that takes over a week.

Surely they've seen Easter Road, East Mains and have looked into Rodders eyes.

Sign.

[H18sry]

Tyson and Dyson one to score them and one to clean up afterwards

[ScottB]

Hmmm but according to some on here CC and the Board have been sitting around doing nothing?

Funny that.

[3pm]

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All quotes these days coming out of Hibs these days are contradictory.

CC says one week that a player gets 48 hours to decide on an offer then we read they might get a wee bit longer.

Now we are lead to believe that we might get an answer from players who have been offered contracts at the end of next week.

I just don't know what to think anymore.

What do your sources say about such statements?! U

[scoopyboy]

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What do your sources say about such statements?! U

Nobody knows anything.

Most players appear to be on holiday as pre season for us starts on June 20th, I take it most other Scottish clubs will be the same.

[Andy74]

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All quotes these days coming out of Hibs these days are contradictory.

CC says one week that a player gets 48 hours to decide on an offer then we read they might get a wee bit longer.

Now we are lead to believe that we might get an answer from players who have been offered contracts at the end of next week.

I just don't know what to think anymore.

48 hrs was said about offers being made to current players who's deals were ending. He said he needed to know in that time to plan other targets.

[H18sry]

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rooney and tomer hemed

Playing for Israel today 2 up v Latvia, cannot see us getting an international class striker on our budgets

[we are hibs]

http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php...mid=2117367056

[Beefster]

Whoever they are, they will be Bosmans. We wouldn't make an offer to a contracted player (after agreeing a fee with his club) and then wait weeks for a response so Le Fondre is an absolute no-no.

This announcement is just to take some pressure off the club though. It serves no other purpose to be saying "we've made some offers". The risk is that some supporters get even more panicky if we haven't signed anyone by this time next week.

[Leitherhibs]

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rooney and tomer hemed

That Hemed is being chased by rangers, john brown has been sent to watch him.

Rooney and likely Chris Porter/Gregory Tade (Hopefully not)

[we are hibs]

rooney and tyson rooney and tade tyson and tade

sodje, tade and tyson up front that would be a strong front line

[HibbyAndy]

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Rooney and O'Connor

Those two players would put season ticket sales through the roof IMO.

[Andy74]

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Playing for Israel today 2 up v Latvia, cannot see us getting an international class striker on our budgets

Benji, Stokes, Riordan briefly. We could.

[EskbankHibby]

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Those two players would put season ticket sales through the roof IMO.

Agreed.

Would prefer we avoided Tade, know a good few Raith fans and they feel he has found his level in the 1st division.

[BEEJ]

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48 hrs was said about offers being made to current players who's deals were ending. He said he needed to know in that time to plan other targets.

That's the difference.