McGeouch

[BOB MARLEYS DUG]

Having a look at the Sunderland fans forum after there game vs Luton yesterday, and clicked onto the McGeouch thread...

“Does the simple things well, that’s it.

Absolute embarrassment as a defensive midfielder how Luton midfielders went passed him at will.

Absolute inability to take a shot no matter how much space he has around the box.

Absolute inability to play a final ball, insists on playing the simple tippy tapping *****.

If we would send him back to ****ing Scotland I’d do it in a shot, he was in the team of the year of something there wasn’t he, surely we could get a swap for someone for him?”


Give him back!!!

Some mixed reviews for those who might be interested to read: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/mcgeouch.1458235/

[tamig]

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Having a look at the Sunderland fans forum after there game vs Luton yesterday, and clicked onto the McGeouch thread...

“Does the simple things well, that’s it.

Absolute embarrassment as a defensive midfielder how Luton midfielders went passed him at will.

Absolute inability to take a shot no matter how much space he has around the box.

Absolute inability to play a final ball, insists on playing the simple tippy tapping *****.

If we would send him back to ****ing Scotland I’d do it in a shot, he was in the team of the year of something there wasn’t he, surely we could get a swap for someone for him?”


Give him back!!!

Some mixed reviews for those who might be interested to read: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/mcgeouch.1458235/

The comment about the shooting is about the only one consistent with his time here.

[Michael]

Weird - some say he was MoTM and some say he was "embarrassing".

I'd happily take him off their hands though.

[hibsfan7]

i would take him back in a minute never forget he is a HIBS LEGEND

[SirDavidsNapper]

Sunderland love turning good players bad. Send him back no problem

[Waxy]

With fans like that no wonder they are where they are. Why would a player put his heart into playing for that?

[basehibby]

A perfect demonstration of how clueless dolts with laptops are not an exclusive feature of Hibs.net but are quite evenly spread among the football following population.

[jeffers]

I’ve not seen a single minute of his games with Sunderland, but maybe their comments are an accurate reflection of his performances for them.

[MWHIBBIES]

Same things often said on here. Folk wanted us to bin him after a few injuries. He's absolutely class and was since his first game at Hibs

[ScottB]

When he was with us, he was alongside McGinn, and, for some of it, Allan. It must be a lot easier to perform well when you’ve got quality beside you, not sure what sort of guys he’s got now, or what system etc but I’m sure it’s entirely possible he may not be doing as well as he did here.

Clearly, he should come home!

[southsider]

Miss him lots. Classy player

[Mibbes Aye]

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Having a look at the Sunderland fans forum after there game vs Luton yesterday, and clicked onto the McGeouch thread...

“Does the simple things well, that’s it.

Absolute embarrassment as a defensive midfielder how Luton midfielders went passed him at will.

Absolute inability to take a shot no matter how much space he has around the box.

Absolute inability to play a final ball, insists on playing the simple tippy tapping *****.

If we would send him back to ****ing Scotland I’d do it in a shot, he was in the team of the year of something there wasn’t he, surely we could get a swap for someone for him?”


Give him back!!!

Some mixed reviews for those who might be interested to read: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/mcgeouch.1458235/

Those comments are hilarious but a wee bit reminiscent of posts on here up until May 2016.

McGeouch isn’t a shot-taker.

McGeouch isn’t the one to play the final ball.

McGeouch isn’t a defensive midfielder.

Correct.

The post that does get it right is the one that says he does the simple things well. Except doing the simple things well is one of the hardest jobs.

He showed, he picked up, he dribbled, he passed and ran. Then showed again. Repeat ad infinitum.

Classy, classy player.

[Smartie]

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With fans like that no wonder they are where they are. Why would a player put his heart into playing for that?

They're exactly the same as us and he managed to perform well enough for Hibs.

There were plenty of Hibs fans who didn't "get" Dylan.

For me he was the player who made us tick, but he was helped by having some superb players around him.

At Sunderland I think they have a few midfield plodders - get a dynamic SJM type in there and they'll see more from Dylan.

Players like him who take the ball from the defence under pressure and move it on are often the difference between an ineffectual hoofball side and a football team.

I'd be firmly om the side of those who believe he's a player but it's not really a surprise that he splits opinion.

In the modern "I want it all and I want it now" there is little appreciation of players who do less than score 30 goals a season, even when the unspectacular guys are very often the difference.

[flash]

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With fans like that no wonder they are where they are. Why would a player put his heart into playing for that?

You read some of the stuff about our players on here?

[Frazerbob]

I was speaking to a Sunderland ST holder on Friday who was telling me he’s the worst player he’s seen in years. He was absolutely scathing. By contrast, he was raving about Chris McGuire.

[Mantis Toboggan]

Based on that Netlix documentary I would take the views of Sunderland fans with a large pinch of salt

[lyonhibs]

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With fans like that no wonder they are where they are. Why would a player put his heart into playing for that?

Have you read some of the comments on here about Hibs players? Every club has "fans like that" in their support.

I'd take McGeouch back in a heartbeat FWIW.

[Waxy]

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You read some of the stuff about our players on here?

Yes. I guess as you can have a few below par players, you can have below par fans.

[3pm]

‘Does the simple things well, that’s it’....they’d maybe still be in the Championship (at worst) if a few of their players over the last few years had done the same thing.

[Waxy]

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Have you read some of the comments on here about Hibs players? Every club has "fans like that" in their support.

I'd take McGeouch back in a heartbeat FWIW.

Yes but it can get to the point when the vast majority of fans turn against the players, manager and the club as a whole.
We witnessed that ourselves as we were relegated a few year ago.

[superfurryhibby]

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Same things often said on here. Folk wanted us to bin him after a few injuries. He's absolutely class and was since his first game at Hibs

There were few doubting his ability, more his commitment. Lennon said as much himself, did he not?

McGeouch had a very good final season, until then he was a source of frustration and people rightly questioned whether he had been a good acquisition based on his long history of injury and the stop- start nature of his Hibs career.

[AgentDaleCooper]

We miss mcgeouch almost as much as we miss mcginn IMO.

[CMac1988]

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When he was with us, he was alongside McGinn, and, for some of it, Allan. It must be a lot easier to perform well when you’ve got quality beside you, not sure what sort of guys he’s got now, or what system etc but I’m sure it’s entirely possible he may not be doing as well as he did here.

Clearly, he should come home!

This x100. We had a very good balance of players that complimented each other. It's why players like Mallan, Slivka and Hyndman, before he left, aren't exactly bad players, they just don't work well together. Possibly the same for Dylan down there. Haven't really seen him play there but those comments are similar to what was said about him on here. He played in a team where him doing the simple things allowed others to do what they done best.

[hibbysam]

The defensive side is something he’s always lacked. Numerous times in the championship we lost goals off the back of running in behind Dylan and him not tracking.

Like said previously Dylan is invaluable if you have a SJM and Scott Allan types beside him but it’s easy to see why he’s be less effective in a poor midfield that Sunderland probably have.

[Speedy]

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There were few doubting his ability, more his commitment. Lennon said as much himself, did he not?

McGeouch had a very good final season, until then he was a source of frustration and people rightly questioned whether he had been a good acquisition based on his long history of injury and the stop- start nature of his Hibs career.

Even going back to the first time Allan was here, it was McGeouch who made us tick.

Those who wanted him punted prior to his last year were quite clearly wrong.

[blackpoolhibs]

Toni Kroos never scores, never creates any goals, but he's been one of the best midfielders in the world.

[makaveli1875]

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Toni Kroos never scores, never creates any goals, but he's been one of the best midfielders in the world.

He's scored 14 for Germany and 37 league goals in 10 seasons in club football

[flash]

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We miss mcgeouch almost as much as we miss mcginn IMO.

Not even remotely.

[Sir David Gray]

I'd happily take him off their hands. Class player.

[Pretty Boy]

His ability to take the ball from the defence and use it smartly is a huge miss for this season. One of those rare players who have the ability to dictate the pace of the game.

We probably miss McGinns drive more but Dylans willingness to show for and take the ball is almost as big a miss. One of those players some fans will never fully appreciate but he's a class act; more fool the Sunderland fans if they can't see it.