turned down Scott Allan bid

[Bay Area Hibees]

Great to read we turned down 250k offer from Dundee United.

[Callum_62]

I wouldnt say its "great, " id say it wouldve been insanity to accept anywhere near that amount

When was the last time we had someone actually woth money though?!

[Geo_1875]

They got £2m for Armstrong and GMS. GMS had already signed a pre contract with Celtc so was probably worth £200k. They want to replace a £1.8m player so offer Hibs £280k. Should have gone round and put their windows in.

[EdinMike]

What a miserable bid... He's worth 5 times that, and more !

[emerald green]

£250K is not a serious offer. Posturing by DU. A total joke. They can GTF.

[Winston Ingram]

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Great to read we turned down 250k offer from Dundee United.

There would have been a bloody riot if we accepted that

[Bayern Bru]

United fans were not happy last night at decision to sell GMS and Armstrong, were criticising current and former players for congratulating the two on their move etc. Wonder if the derisory bids were to try and placate the United fans.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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What a miserable bid... He's worth 5 times that, and more !

I'm glad we never sold him but, do you honestly believe this, read similar a few times last night too.

[bigwheel]

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I'm glad we never sold him but, do you honestly believe this, read similar a few times last night too.

Of course he is - 18 months left , no need to sell , and a share issue commencing. - Why would we accept anything less ?

[Pedantic_Hibee]

Anything less than £1m and I would have square go'd Dempster in the Easter Road car park.

[Pete]

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United fans were not happy last night at decision to sell GMS and Armstrong, were criticising current and former players for congratulating the two on their move etc. Wonder if the derisory bids were to try and placate the United fans.

Blah blah it's the modern game they deserve to earn big money etc...but stuff like this can't continue if the league is to survive and prosper.

Fans of smaller teams have been taken for granted for too long and in this modern age of limitless options they will all just gradually find something else to worry about.

Sorry Ronnie, this is the exact opposite of "good for Scottish football".

[Mikey]

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Anything less than £1m and I would have square go'd Dempster in the Easter Road car park.

She'd kick the **** out of you and nick your fish and chips crisps

[Jack]

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Anything less than £1m and I would have square go'd Dempster in the Easter Road car park.

I think she would win that ;-)

[Pete]

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Of course he is - 18 months left , no need to sell , and a share issue commencing. - Why would we accept anything less ?

The "no need to sell" part is the key.

From now on it's top dollar or do one. We should be in the position of choosing not to sell to our rivals either, even if it means taking a hit or upsetting people.

[EdinMike]

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I'm glad we never sold him but, do you honestly believe this, read similar a few times last night too.

In this day and age, yes.

£1.1 million and you have a deal !

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Of course he is - 18 months left , no need to sell , and a share issue commencing. - Why would we accept anything less ?

IMHO somewhere halfway between the value in the OP and 5 times that would have seen him on his way, its a moot point now though thankfully enough.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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In this day and age, yes.

£1.1 million and you have a deal !

Not 5 times £250K or more anymore? :-)

[EdinMike]

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Not 5 times £250K or more anymore? :-)

I'm being reasonable

[bingo70]

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IMHO somewhere halfway between the value in the OP and 5 times that would have seen him on his way, its a moot point now though thankfully enough.

He's not worth what someone was willing to pay.

You would need to calculate how much failing to get promotion would cost us along with the ill feeling from the fans it would bring.

£1.5-2M would be needed to cover that imo

[Onion]

Glad Hibs held off, Allan is quality and worth decent money.

Jan signings show drive to try get out of this league. Competition for places in team at long last. Could not be more different to end of last season, when it looked like no one wanted to play.

[Brightside]

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Of course he is - 18 months left , no need to sell , and a share issue commencing. - Why would we accept anything less ?

I reckon if they had offered over 500k there would have been a big conversation to have.

[SouthMoroccoStu]

Great decision from the club

Knowing the blood money Utd were getting from celtic, accepting a bid of £250k would have been crazy

Loved the excitement of the Utd fans when kenny Miller (the sun) reported we'd got fyvie

The amount of them that thought this meant their deal for Allan was back on.

There will be a lot of very unhappy Arabs this morning and I can't blame them

There club sold them out last night and replaced with nothing

[Borderhibbie76]

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Great decision from the club

Knowing the blood money Utd were getting from celtic, accepting a bid of £250k would have been crazy

Loved the excitement of the Utd fans when kenny Miller (the sun) reported we'd got fyvie

The amount of them that thought this meant their deal for Allan was back on.

There will be a lot of very unhappy Arabs this morning and I can't blame them

There club sold them out last night and replaced with nothing

Cheeky tho their bid for Allan was...i have sympathy for them...we Hibs fans more than most know exactly how it feels to be sold down the river by a board. Makes me all the more grateful for this new found Hibs that wants to strengthen the team above all else...long may it continue. ..onwards and upwards :)

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Great decision from the club

Knowing the blood money Utd were getting from celtic, accepting a bid of £250k would have been crazy

Loved the excitement of the Utd fans when kenny Miller (the sun) reported we'd got fyvie

The amount of them that thought this meant their deal for Allan was back on.

There will be a lot of very unhappy Arabs this morning and I can't blame them

There club sold them out last night and replaced with nothing

they done what we used to do.

What a difference we're seeing - early moves in the window, quality coming in, players who're worth money not being sold to the first bidder.

Long live Dempster and Stubbs.

[21.05.2016]

Would have been absolute suicide for hibs to have sold him last night but I reckon Utd were mostly just trying to appease their fans.

[MB62]

The fact Celtc signed another two midfield players for £2m must be good news for us in our effort to keep Dylan McGeouch.

[Piqué]

Not so long ago United valued Allan at £2m when they sold him to West Brom. They can't have actually believed they could get him back for only a tenth of that a couple of years later.

[Spike Mandela]

If we want him to sign an extension here I think promotion is essential this year.

If Dundee Utd fans reflect though, they are challenging for second in the league, in the league cup final, still in the Scottish cup and now cash rich. Pretty good position to be in.

[PeterboroHibee]

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Cheeky tho their bid for Allan was...i have sympathy for them...we Hibs fans more than most know exactly how it feels to be sold down the river by a board. Makes me all the more grateful for this new found Hibs that wants to strengthen the team above all else...long may it continue. ..onwards and upwards :)

Id have more sympathy for them if they hadnt essentially tried to do the same thing to us.

[GreenOnions]

The thing about Scott Allan for me is that he's one of the main reasons I've been watching Hibs with a smile on my face this season. IMHO he's real quality but it's the way he tries to play the game and the way he thinks on the pitch that I really enjoy.

I accept that not all his passes come off but, as many have pointed out, he's there to try the most difficult of passes at the top end of the pitch. He's still only 23 and has played less than 70 first team games in total. He is only going to get better.

I know the accountants might see things differently but I'd side with the marketing people on this one and suggest that we keep Scott as long as he's happy here - even if that means him running down his contract in 18 months' time.