Get Martin Boyle in the team!

[California-Hibs]

What's everyone's opinion regarding this one?

I like him. I think he gives us something different and some much needed pace. I can rarely think of many games Ive seen him in where I've thought 'he's terrible, get him off'.

Is he getting a little bit of a raw deal here?

Could we possibly see him deployed in the right wing back role?

[Penicuik Hibee]

Great pace. Finishing Dreadful. Not an easy one. Maybe an impact sub as we could have done with pace on Saturday

[bod]

was disappointed he wasn't involved on Saturday.
bet his nicknames " jigsaw " = falls apart in the box

[Centre Hawf]

Martin Boyle struggles with finishing. But I think his pace and movement stretches defences and moves their defenders around and allows his strike partner to pop up in positions left vacant thanks to his movement. I honestly think we should start him, I've seen no sign from the rest of our strikers that they can form a partnership together. For me the best "partnership" was Cummings and Boyle, except it was just Cummings grabbing the goals.

[J-C]

Like Djedje he's a wide man turned into a wee bit of a striker, both have bags of pace and together wold frighten the hell out of most defenses, maybe a case to start both in a 4-2-3-1 and lets see what happens, can't be any worse.

[Keith_M]

I've got a feeling that we're now clutching at straws.

What we actually need is at least one player, preferably two, that can score from some of the many chances we're missing, not someone who has no eye for goal.

[The Leith Dutch]

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I've got a feeling that we're now clutching at straws.

What we actually need is at least one player, preferably two, that can score from some of the many chances we're missing, not someone who has no eye for goal.

This.

Last three games Shots (on Target):
QotS 10 (3)
Raith 20 (5)
The Rangers 8 (1)

That's a shot on target every half an hour which isn't good enough.

[Hermit Crab]

To the op. Have you been to any games he's played in this season? If you have thenyou'd realise he's an impact player at best and not a starter.

[Scouse Hibee]

Can't help but think the OP has selective memory or is just throwing a name out through frustration. Boyle hasn't shown much to prove worthy of a start IMO.

[eastterrace]

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I've got a feeling that we're now clutching at straws.

What we actually need is at least one player, preferably two, that can score from some of the many chances we're missing, not someone who has no eye for goal.

this is definitely a clutching at straw one, if he is going to be our savior then we have problems.

[California-Hibs]

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To the op. Have you been to any games he's played in this season? If you have thenyou'd realise he's an impact player at best and not a starter.

Watch Hibs every week they're at home on Hibs TV, also catch every away game that's televised, so I've seen my fair share of him thanks.

Agree with some centaments made above, his movement and ability to stretch defenders allowing others in makes him a valuable asset to have.

Again, I'd start him.

[Smartie]

He's another player whose individual failings are easy to point out yet we've often looked a better team when he has played.

[Hermit Crab]

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He's another player whose individual failings are easy to point out yet we've often looked a better team when he has played.

Really? He came on last week at raith with ten minutes to go, I don't think he even touched the ball. Anonymous.

[Ronniekirk]

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Really? He came on last week at raith with ten minutes to go, I don't think he even touched the ball. Anonymous.

Has scored one good goal ,but missed several really good oppertunities which show he isn't a natural finisher.We haven't been able to utilise his pace to good effect iether so that's why his game time has been limited .Bring back Harris for the playoffs May be a better shout .

[Unseen work]

Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

[Smartie]

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Really? He came on last week at raith with ten minutes to go, I don't think he even touched the ball. Anonymous.

I wasn't at the Raith game but every game he has started I have been impressed with him. He's brought so much to the team with his blinding pace that I am willing to overlook the fact that his finishing has been utterly abysmal.

[J-C]

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I wasn't at the Raith game but every game he has started I have been impressed with him. He's brought so much to the team with his blinding pace that I am willing to overlook the fact that his finishing has been utterly abysmal.

Did we take him on loan because he scores goals, or was he taken becuase of his sheer pace, similar to Djedje. What's the point in having this pace sit on the bench when we as a team are struggling to get behind teams and create.

[Smartie]

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Did we take him on loan because he scores goals, or was he taken becuase of his sheer pace, similar to Djedje. What's the point in having this pace sit on the bench when we as a team are struggling to get behind teams and create.

I don't know what the exact purpose of the loan was.

It is a team game though and all that matters is that the team scores goals and wins games. I think that as a team we have looked more like scoring with Boyle in the team than without him, albeit he doesn't exactly look clinical himself.

A striker can play well without having to touch the ball as long as he drags defenders around and makes space for others.

I think that creating space is something that we are really struggling to do at the moment and that Boyle's pace would help that massively.

There's no point in having good, clinical players if they are crowded out and we can't get the ball to them in positions they can exploit.

[Brightside]

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Did we take him on loan because he scores goals, or was he taken becuase of his sheer pace, similar to Djedje. What's the point in having this pace sit on the bench when we as a team are struggling to get behind teams and create.

DJ has pace?

[eastmainsmsh]

Been offered two year deal

[Brightside]

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Been offered two year deal

Boyle?? I assume Dundee are letting him go.

[eastmainsmsh]

I have been told this however time will tell

[CockneyRebel]

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I have been told this however time will tell

I thought Boyle was only signed with Dundee until the end of this season?

[ancient hibee]

He has no composure.What's the point in having pace if you can't make it pay.One nice cross and one goal since he came are a poor return.

[Greenblood70]

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Can't help but think the OP has selective memory or is just throwing a name out through frustration. Boyle hasn't shown much to prove worthy of a start IMO.

Yep, agree, he flatters to deceive in my opinion. was a bit of a punt and it never really worked out...it happpens, would rather have Harris back than keep Boyle in all honesty.

[Ronniekirk]

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Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

The phrase I used was he isn't a Natural Finisher and that's been Bourne out by the chances he has missed imo .

[Scouse Hibee]

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Wish people would stop saying he's not a natural striker, and he's a winger turned striker.

Boyle has been a striker since he was about 13

Really? You would never know it from his finishing or rather the lack of it.

[Eyrie]

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Been offered two year deal

Seems odd given that he's not a regular starter.

[portyhibernian]

Might not be a popular opinion but I think don't think he's any good at all.

[andrew70]

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Been offered two year deal

If his auld man is to believed (not saying that's your source like) he's also wanted by Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hartley wants to keep him at Dens.

He also suggested that Harris would be leaving ER to go the other way as Dundee would be due compensation apparently, if a permanent move to Hibs happens in the summer.

I know which one I'd prefer.