Hibs release 4 players

**~~Gustavo Fring~~** · 07-01-2014 10:03 PM

HIBS boss Terry Butcher has started his Easter Road clearout by telling Kevin Thomson, Rowan Vine, Tim Clancy and Tom Taiwo they are free to go

according to daily express

***Chuck Rhoades*** · 07-01-2014 10:05 PM

Fantastic if true IMO. Deadwood gone and a decent part of the budget freed up?

***PatHead*** · 07-01-2014 10:07 PM

Hope so, good luck to them all. Hope they are not signing for Hearts.

**Swedish hibee** · 07-01-2014 10:07 PM

I'd keep Kevin.

**~~nribs~~** · 07-01-2014 10:08 PM

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Fantastic if true IMO. Deadwood gone and a decent part of the budget freed up?

Only freed up if they agree to go? 4 possible contractés to pay up. Looks like we could see some movement in the next week.

***Chuck Rhoades*** · 07-01-2014 10:08 PM

It means one thing - signings.

Short of cover at CM now. Billy McKay anyone?

***Simkin911*** · 07-01-2014 10:10 PM

I'd keep Thomson too although it's hard to see him starting regularly in the current set up.

**~~Gustavo Fring~~** · 07-01-2014 10:11 PM

it says killie and motherwell are both after clancy

***Jonnyboy*** · 07-01-2014 10:13 PM

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it says killie and motherwell are both after clancy

Hope their treatment table passed its MOT

**Sir David Gray** · 07-01-2014 10:13 PM

Not surprised that any of those mentioned are being told they are free to go.

Taiwo has only played about half an hour of football since Butcher came in and hasn't featured at all in our last 7 matches so I'm guessing Butcher just doesn't fancy him. Thomson is the same in terms of the number of minutes on the pitch under Butcher and hasn't played at all for the last few weeks although I understand he has also been carrying an injury.

Clancy is a decent player but he has ongoing injury problems and hasn't played any football for a very long time.

Vine is just not good enough.

I'll trust Butcher to make the best decisions for the club, whatever they may be.

***Leithenhibby*** · 07-01-2014 10:14 PM

That's good news as far as I'm concerned......

There is not one moment that I can say those 4 did something that would make me want them to stay.

**Wotherspiniesta** · 07-01-2014 10:14 PM

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I'd keep Kevin.

Same here. Thomson is still a class player IMO. The other 3 can leave.

**CapitalHibs** · 07-01-2014 10:14 PM

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I'd keep Kevin.

Maybe we'll get Claros back

**StarMan10** · 07-01-2014 10:14 PM

Not read the article but telling players they are free to go, and releasing players are two different things.

***J-C*** · 07-01-2014 10:15 PM

I like Thomson as he has a bit of class but if TB is going to play 2 up top, then there's no room for KT in midfield, a 4-2-3-1 system suits him better and Tb seems to like 2 front men.

***Hermit Crab*** · 07-01-2014 10:16 PM

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Fantastic if true IMO. Deadwood gone and a decent part of the budget freed up?

Agree. Starting his rebuild

**MWHIBBIES** · 07-01-2014 10:18 PM

Thomson and Taiwo both good players, neither should have a problem finding another club. Vine awful, Clancy okay but always crocked.

**~~Gustavo Fring~~** · 07-01-2014 10:18 PM

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Not read the article but telling players they are free to go, and releasing players are two different things.

The new manager is keen to strengthen his squad in this window but also knows he has to play his part by cutting the current wage bill.
Butcher wants to add at least three or four players this month as he bids to bolster his squad and cement their place in the top six.
Scotland cap Thomson, Vine, Clancy and Taiwo are all in the last six months of their contracts and have been told they won’t get extensions.

The quartet, all signed by former boss Pat Fenlon, have rarely featured since Butcher came in from Inverness in November.
Midfielder Thomson, 29, is in his second spell with Hibs, while fellow midfielder Taiwo, 23, arrived from Carlisle last year.

Former QPR striker Vine, 31, has struggled to find his feet at Easter Road since his summer switch from St Johnstone.

Clancy, 29, is unlikely to be short of options, with former clubs Motherwell and Kilmarnock both interested, as are Derry City.

**londonhibby** · 07-01-2014 10:23 PM

Now it's just down to which ones will try to find another club and which ones will hang on for the easy wages.

Not done deals yet by any means.

***Jim44*** · 07-01-2014 10:23 PM

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Thomson and Taiwo both good players, neither should have a problem finding another club. Vine awful, Clancy okay but always crocked.

I think I read somewhere that Dundee United are looking at KT.

***silverhibee*** · 07-01-2014 10:24 PM

Happy with Butchers decision to offload these players.

***Jonnyboy*** · 07-01-2014 10:30 PM

From the article

"Former QPR striker Vine, 31, has struggled to find his feet at Easter Road since his summer switch from St Johnstone"

Cannae see them for that beard

**macca70** · 07-01-2014 10:37 PM

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Same here. Thomson is still a class player IMO. The other 3 can leave.

Any coincidence that our upturn has happened as a result of Butcher leaving KT out the team?

Butcher has turned us around in such a short time with what is Fenlons squad so I'm happy to trust Butcher and his management team with all incomings/outgoings they feel necessary.

***Bishop Hibee*** · 07-01-2014 10:42 PM

Excellent. Butcher obviously rates Stanton ahead of Thomson and Taiwo. Neither of these players offers enough going forward for the type of game we are playing under Butcher. If even 3 out of the 4 players leave then we should see at least 1 player joining in the transfer window.

**Baldy** · 07-01-2014 10:43 PM

Delighted with those 4 going .. add them to McPake and that would be around £12-15k a week in wages freed up for 3 real quality players

The people saying Thomson is a quality player who could play for any number of teams .. please tell me where these teams were when he had to end up training at East Mains and playing for us for free