I have heard from a good Weegie source that Hibs have made enquiries about Partick Thistle striker Kris Doolan's availability come August.
I have seen him only a couple of times, on TV highlights, and he looks sharp; is it too easy to say ''If he plays for them he can't be up to much...''?
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11-04-2017 03:36 AM #1
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kris doolan for Hibs?
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11-04-2017 04:37 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-04-2017 07:16 AM #3
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Could never see this happening, and to be honest wouldn't be very excited about him signing
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11-04-2017 07:33 AM #4
Dont think it will happen, however, if we are serious about challenging the top 4, we should be looking at cherry picking teams best players around that area, instead of bringing unknowns...
Doolan
Swanson
Kiltie
Moult
Boyce
Players above wont be on alot of money, may not cost alot in fees, but are exactly what we should be looking at! Proven players. Look at Newcastle down south, when they went down last year they bought players who knew that league, Gayle, Murphy, Hayden, Hanley and Clark rather than bring in foreigners.
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11-04-2017 07:35 AM #5
Puts a hell of a shift in and gets 12 - 15 goals a season. Not a great physical presence, but skilful and quick.
On the other hand, he's now 30 and had a reputation for missing sitters when he was younger that he may or may not have grown out of.
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11-04-2017 08:00 AM #7
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Kris Doolan has done well for Partick but I think we can do better. We've signed plenty of players who have done pretty well at small clubs where there is little in the way of expectation and can't cope with playing for Hibs. The likes of Stokes and Hendo are the sort of quality that I expect to see at Easter Road
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11-04-2017 08:53 AM #9
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A legend at Thistle. They adore him.
Difficult to get him to move.
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11-04-2017 09:11 AM #10
There are younger better players we can afford.
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11-04-2017 09:27 AM #11
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I can't help but think that Doolan would be a Paul Cairney type of signing - definitely got flashes of talent but ultimately still the type of player one notch below what we should ultimately be looking to secure. I'd second the sentiments that he misses too many chances, he often features on the 5 mins BBC highlights missing one or two. Sadly, by 30 years old I'd feel that he has developed as much as he can more or less.
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11-04-2017 09:29 AM #12
...we should pick the best player from each 'smaller' spl club, its working for the sheepies so far.
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11-04-2017 09:47 AM #14
Always liked him, IIRC he scored a peach against us at ER about 3-4 seasons ago. However, if we're signing Danny S ( as I believe ) I'd like us to have a mix of some younger players also. Mind you, by NL's record for signing/attempting to sign strikers, KD is a mere stripling!
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11-04-2017 10:34 AM #16
Not seen enough of him.
but I'd like to see younger, hungrier players.
henderson,
stevie mallan,
simon Murray,
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11-04-2017 10:45 AM #17
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We want players who know what they're doing in that league and can still do it.
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11-04-2017 10:50 AM #18
Not for me, I prefer a striker to grapple with defenders rather than score 😀
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11-04-2017 11:22 AM #19
He was on radio last night on sportsound or whatever it is midweek. The guys in the studio were saying that he didn't get a game at the start of the season and Particks results were poor. Once he got back in the team he was banging in the goals and they are now guaranteed top 6 as a result. His own comments were that he needs good delivery into the box and he praised the teammates for providing that. Said he isn't the type to get on the end of high crosses and bury headers.
her or not he would be the striker we need will depend on who else we bring in. If we don't have someone in that can provide the crosses he thrives on then no point signing him. If we do then he's worth a punt.
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When Hibs go down this route we often come unstuck, though.
Colin Nish
Liam Craig
Van Zanten
John Rankin
All players who did great at previous clubs but didn't build on that at Hibs.
This is not a guaranteed route to success for us.
Bringing in 'unknowns' and others who have lost their way a bit can work.Last edited by jacomo; 11-04-2017 at 11:26 AM.
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11-04-2017 11:56 AM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Is playing really well again.
Think his time at Hibs was just a poisonous time for all at the club
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11-04-2017 12:04 PM #23
Craig and Robertson were good in our first season down here. Played especially well against Rangers.
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11-04-2017 01:19 PM #25
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11-04-2017 01:29 PM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Our strikers when we got relegated:
Vine, Collins, Heffernan and Haynes.
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11-04-2017 01:38 PM #27
Strikers are only as good as the service they receive. We need to sort that out first. What is a strikers conversion rate? One in three? One in four? It's little wonder we score so little.
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11-04-2017 01:41 PM #28
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As I recall, Vine had a beard that looked like it was made of bees. Collins I have a hazy memory of missed chances. Heffernan I can only see looking glum and holding onto his cuffs like he had an aversion to rolling his sleeves up and doing some hard work. Haynes has gone completely, which is bizarre because I can still clearly see a picture in my mind of Fulham's Johnny Haynes from a Shoot Annual sometime in the 1960s.
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11-04-2017 05:07 PM #30
There's a young centre back I would rather take from Partick than a 30 y/o striker.
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