James Collins

[21.05.2016]

get the **** out the club you utterly useless waste of space! offers us absolutely nothing!

[Danderhall Hibs]

His finishing is dreadful but I don't think he's helped by the back 4 launching it forward in his direction but not to him.

Still if we could afford Rooney (Adam) we'd have signed him.

[CallumLaidlaw]

Pointless singling out one player, as we'll end up with about 11 different threads. One for each player.

[BOB MARLEYS DUG]

Would have been better off spending the money on Griff ot Lyle Taylor.

[Northernhibee]

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get the **** out the club you utterly useless waste of space! offers us absolutely nothing!

That's the spirit.

[truehibernian]

Believe it or not Dundee United wanted him pre-season - maybe Jackie Mac will have some sympathy and take him up the road.

He's on a big wage mate, unless someone comes in for him (highly unlikely) or we pay him off (costly), he's here for a bit yet.

Which is putting me off my soon to be expired cheesecake

Awful player, maybe make a better centre half.

[neil7908]

Was excited when he first joined but he looks more and more lost as time goes on. Part of me still thinks there is a player in there though - like Craig he has done well at other teams of a similar level than Hibs so I really do wonder why he looks so lost with us?

I do think it must be tough being a forward in this current Hibs team. Whoever plays looks completely isolated. How many times do we get the ball passed to feet? It always gets hoofed up and invariably he is playing by himself with no support from the midfield.

[wynnie1875]

Why Butcher keeps persisting with him is beyond belief. Offers nothing. Doesn't seem capable of even jumping to try and win a header. And we've got a proven goal scorer sitting on the bench. I couldn't give a ***** if Butcher doesn't like Heffernan. He should be playing his strongest team. We all know Collins will be the first name on the team sheet next week though.

[DarrenSQH]

He is just terrible

[21.05.2016]

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That's the spirit.

Well i'm sorry but there is no point sugar coating it, the guy is utterly useless, apart from his goal against hearts in january he has done absolutely nothing to impress me. What a chance he had today to equalise, Watmore laid it on a plate for him!


I know he wasn't the only bad player for us today but I have said for months that he's useless and today he just confirmed it, he was absolutely rank.

[emerald green]

No point in beating about the bush any more. He's f****** murder. What's the odds though, if he went to another club, he would start banging in the goals?

[bigwheel]

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Why Butcher keeps persisting with him is beyond belief. Offers nothing. Doesn't seem capable of even jumping to try and win a header. And we've got a proven goal scorer sitting on the bench. I couldn't give a ***** if Butcher doesn't like Heffernan. He should be playing his strongest team. We all know Collins will be the first name on the team sheet next week though.

When Butcher picks one up front, he can not start with Heffernan. He can't play that role. Frankly, Collins is the only forward we have who could give it a go...and he even he must hate it. He is clearly very low on confidence and it shows in how he snatches at chances. He gives everything he can for the team though - might not be good enough - but you can't ask any more.

Why the OP picked on Collins I have no idea....

[Davy Mac]

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Was excited when he first joined but he looks more and more lost as time goes on. Part of me still thinks there is a player in there though - like Craig he has done well at other teams of a similar level than Hibs so I really do wonder why he looks so lost with us?

I do think it must be tough being a forward in this current Hibs team. Whoever plays looks completely isolated. How many times do we get the ball passed to feet? It always gets hoofed up and invariably he is playing by himself with no support from the midfield.

But he can't seem to make the ball stick which is what he should be able to do as a striker, also he doesn't play on the shoulder of defenders and he certaintly doesn't run the channels. Also so one paced.

He is not a centre forward and to be fair I don't have an answer for it but like a lot of previous signings they have not been bought to be part of a master plan they were bought cause they had to, affordability and hoping they will fit into the system.

[Pretty Boy]

Keep trying to give him a chance but he's shown nothing.

He works hard but he seems most comfortable about 40 yards away from goal which is no good to anybody. He has zero goal threat and is a shocking finisher, not just the balloon over the bar today, he has missed a load of decent chances this season.

Shame it didn't work out but there must be better available.

[21.05.2016]

I've been saying Collins is murder for months, this is not just based solely on todays performance, as dire as it was.

[Gustavo Fring]

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No point in beating about the bush any more. He's f****** murder. What's the odds though, if he went to another club, he would start banging in the goals?

[dave62]

Collins' confidence is obviously shot, so why Butcher persists in playing him on his own up front when it seems our only attacking tactic is to punt the ball in his general direction beats me.

[erin go bragh]

How he stayed on the park for 90 mins ill never know
Our entire team were honking today . Big big clear out required imho . The unwashed celebrating today was like a prisoner on death row getting a reprieve for a week . Message to all the puddle drinkers ! Your still going down !!


Ggtth

[blackpoolhibs]

He's up there with Scott and fyffe Joe ward and Bobby Thompson, in regards of you just ask yourself why?

[Greenblood70]

He is lacking all the basic abilities required for a decent striker, touch, pace, awareness, cool head when a chance presents itself, he has none of these.


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[Bobby's Cinema]

Put a zero next to Hibs when this mans name is on the team sheet. We have persisted with him and he continues to show us so so little. He cannot be the answer

[Calum68]

Might not be the best but by no means the worst. What chance does he have when we just hoof the ball up the pitch? I think if we played proper football and gave him decent service he'd do a lot better.

Not sure why he was singles out by the OP. Could understand it if the post was about Maybury, Nelson or McGivern

[sesoim]

To be fair to Collins, he had no support as usual - Handling didn't help him at all. The long deep balls from McGivern and Stevenson were pointless as it is clear he is useless in the air, but even if he had won headers Handling and co were never close enough to him for any knockdowns.

I'm fully behind Butcher but I think his tactics have been shocking lately - surely we would have been better off with Heffernan up front and Collins in the deeper position that Handling was occupying. I also think Thomson should have started in the centre and Craig should have played on the left instead of Stevenson. For me, Stevenson and Taewo are too slow and both want to just take the easy option all the time.

But frankly, apart from Harris, Stanton and Forster, I've more or less given up on all of the players playing today.

[Sir David Gray]

He's not good enough for us. I've seen him time and time again this season and he looks extremely average on nearly every time I've seen him.

He doesn't look like a natural goalscorer.

[Weststandwanab]

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He is just terrible

A bit harsh.

But difficult to disagree.

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No point in beating about the bush any more. He's f****** murder. What's the odds though, if he went to another club, he would start banging in the goals?

Probably because he would get ammunition there.

[Bobby's Cinema]

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To be fair to Collins, he had no support as usual - Handling didn't help him at all. The long deep balls from McGivern and Stevenson were pointless as it is clear he is useless in the air, but even if he had won headers Handling and co were never close enough to him for any knockdowns.

I'm fully behind Butcher but I think his tactics have been shocking lately - surely we would have been better off with Heffernan up front and Collins in the deeper position that Handling was occupying. I also think Thomson should have started in the centre and Craig should have played on the left instead of Stevenson. For me, Stevenson and Taewo are too slow and both want to just take the easy option all the time.

But frankly, apart from Harris, Stanton and Forster, I've more or less given up on all of the players playing today.

That's fair. But Collins doesn't appear to have ability to create the slightest opportunity for himself. He struggles badly in this league

[truehibernian]

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That's fair. But Collins doesn't appear to have ability to create the slightest opportunity for himself. He struggles badly in this league

He reminds me very much of Barry Lavety - and Barry was an overated tub of football lard. Similar style, similar technique, similar running style, similar goals tally.......in fact, is it Barry wearing a James Collins fat suit ?

James, yer utter lilian gish - go and just leave in summer - mind your agent will need more tricks up his sleeve than Dynamo

[wynnie1875]

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When Butcher picks one up front, he can not start with Heffernan. He can't play that role. Frankly, Collins is the only forward we have who could give it a go...and he even he must hate it. He is clearly very low on confidence and it shows in how he snatches at chances. He gives everything he can for the team though - might not be good enough - but you can't ask any more.

Why the OP picked on Collins I have no idea....

Okay. Well let's just keep playing this so called football player. He can't jump, slow, can't control a ball, can't hold it up. Centre halves must love playing against him. Heffernan is a far more intelligent footballer, he'd at least give defenders sonething to think about. And he would've buried that chance Collins sent into row z. Giving your all isn't good enough. Give me a lazy goal scorer over a headless chicken everytime.

[sesoim]

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Keep trying to give him a chance but he's shown nothing.

He works hard but he seems most comfortable about 40 yards away from goal which is no good to anybody. He has zero goal threat and is a shocking finisher, not just the balloon over the bar today, he has missed a load of decent chances this season.

Shame it didn't work out but there must be better available.

That's why I think, if we are going to play Collins at all, we should play him behind the main striker. That way he wont have aimless balls pumped up to him, and he can maybe rebuild his confidence by having the main striker role taken away from him. He isn't bad receiving the ball and laying it off, but clearly he is so low in confidence now he isn't getting himself into the goalscoring positions a main striker should be.

It isn't Collins' fault Fenlon wasted so much money on him, and money aside, he is still better than, say Handling, who barely gets near the ball, is soft, falls down a lot and provides absolutely zero goal threat.

[GodisaHibee]

waste of time, space and money