Summer 2019 transfer thread

***CapitalGreen*** · 24-07-2019 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Since452

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Don't fancy taking a 19 year old Everton player on loan. Would rather give our own youth players a chance.

I would rather we put the best team on the pitch we can so we achieve our aim of winning as many football games as possible.

**ElginHibbie** · 24-07-2019 08:54 PM

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Don't think he's ever played first team football?

Played a Europa league match but that's his only appearance

I'd take him over Cummings though

***CapitalGreen*** · 24-07-2019 08:56 PM

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Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

Dunno, probably.

**B.H.F.C** · 24-07-2019 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Speedway

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Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

The fee we paid for Doidge would have been. And I don’t think Vela is up here for £800 quid a week.

**Fritz** · 24-07-2019 09:02 PM

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Given that we’ve got ‘the biggest football budget in the history of the known universe - LD’ do folk think that the players we’ve brought in so far would’ve been out of our reach financially as recently as a couple of years ago?

Is that an actual quote? Wow, really surprised Leeann came out and said that.

**Borderhibbie76** · 24-07-2019 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Hibees1973

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So we have been unable to get the only 2 loan signings we wanted from last season, McNulty & Omeonga. And we binned the other 6 or 7 loanees from last season who were either hopeless or pulled a sicky.

What a waste of time and to our resources loanees have been. There has been a zero return on our investment in loan signings from last season. How much has this cost us?

Very disappointed we could not get McNulty & Omeonga over the line for this season, especially McNulty. He potentially could have scored plenty for us.

Thank christ our strategy for this season so far is only one loan signing, think it is the goalie, Maxwell.

Dempster must be scrutinising the people in our ‘recruitment team’. If she is not she bloody well should be. Last year’s strike rate was a very poor one for new players. Even for the decent ones brought in, Mallan and Horgan, for quite a few posters on here the jury is still out on them.

I have always felt progression is bringing in better players than those you already have. Given we now have a new owner who has allegedly injected a 7 figure sum, does our squad look significantly better now compared to last season? Most of them are unproven lower English division players. I can’t get over the feeling that the standard of players we have brought in should be no better than players we are bringing through our development squad. If our development squad are no better than lower English division players what is happening with our youth development.

The only signing I would hang my hat on is Allan. Having 8 out of 9 new signings with little or no knowledge of the SPL is a huge risk.

No one can doubt now that what we have is a Hecky team. He was brought in with the expectation that he had to fit in with our current rigid structure. i.e. our heavily influential recruitment team.

This now begs the question, if our new signings are not up to it and Hibs have a similar season to last.......out of the cups before the semis and a mediocre league campaign, who do we blame.

Hecky or our recruitment team?

So go on who should we have signed that we could afford seeing as u obviously know better than Hecky or our recruitment team???

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**James Stephen** · 24-07-2019 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Aldo

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What have I just read??

Take it you won’t be at ER much this coming season after that post??

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Also, it makes no sense. Mcnulty and Omeonga gabe us a huge return, by helping us rescue our league position.

Therefore I dont see how he can say that we got zero return from our loan signings, they arguably helped define our season.

**Unseen work** · 24-07-2019 09:15 PM

If their is a chance to take Cummings back we should take it. He is a different type of player compared to our current striker and can score out of nothing.

***147lothian*** · 24-07-2019 09:19 PM

I am optimistic about the Everton lad, the markets are such with the money in the English premier league that you can pick up good players on loan that you would never be able to afford in the market, and as Hecky knows the English market well I'll trust his judgement, anyone know how he did last year for the U23's or how close he is from the first team at Everton?

***500miles*** · 24-07-2019 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Unseen work

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If their is a chance to take Cummings back we should take it. He is a different type of player compared to our current striker and can score out of nothing.

Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

**Unseen work** · 24-07-2019 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by 500miles

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Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.

**~~My_Wife_Camille~~** · 24-07-2019 09:34 PM

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I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.

Free kicks against Morton and Raith and a long range screamer against Ayr too. Also thought his goal up at Tannadice was fantastic as was his goal against Aberdeen

***Stuart93*** · 24-07-2019 09:34 PM

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I would disagree, he did score a couple of belters in his time

Hamilton
Rangers - Touch of an angel
Rangers - Season we won Scottish cup from outside the box with left foot
Rangers - Composure and dinked Foderingham
Rangers - Play off where he curled it top corner
Hearts - Header where he flicked it over the keeper

Thats just off the top of my head. Get your point about punishing mistakes aswell though.

Theres not many strikers would get 20 for us, but I think over the course him, Kamberi and Doidge would get a barrel load.

His goal against Aberdeen 2-0 game in the cup was a belter

As was his half volley at Tannadice

Scored plenty great goals

**FilipinoHibs** · 24-07-2019 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by B.H.F.C

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The fee we paid for Doidge would have been. And I don’t think Vela is up here for £800 quid a week.

Vela likely on £4k to £5k a week.

**~~Here’s Lucy!~~** · 24-07-2019 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by SingHibs

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Vela likely on £4k to £5k a week.

£3,500.

**Chefki Kuqi** · 24-07-2019 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by CapitalGreen

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I would rather we put the best team on the pitch we can so we achieve our aim of winning as many football games as possible.

Agreed. We’ve done well to get new players on contract but I think if we can potentially get bigger talents in on loan with a view to competing for a starting role this can only improve our squad.

***MagicSwirlingShip*** · 24-07-2019 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by 500miles

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Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

Sheer revisionism. Lad scored plenty of quality goals, and created plenty himself.

**~~Here’s Lucy!~~** · 24-07-2019 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by 500miles

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Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals.

Nonsense!

Some were absolute peaches.

**~~Marvellous~~** · 24-07-2019 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by 500miles

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Cummings wasn't a scorer of great goals, but he was good at punishing mistakes. I'm not convinced he's got the all round game to notch 20 goals a season in the prem, and for the wages he'd demand, I'd want that as a minimum.

As others have rightly said: this is utter nonsense, like much of what's written about his abilities on here.

**04Sauzee** · 24-07-2019 09:55 PM

Not saying we should have him back but he scored some good goals

https://youtu.be/j3qO-1GEczU

***worcesterhibby*** · 24-07-2019 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

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You posted this the other day as well, what do you know 😏

when it comes to transfers nobody “knows” anything until it’s signed on the dotted line.

***500miles*** · 24-07-2019 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

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Not saying we should have him back but he scored some good goals

https://youtu.be/j3qO-1GEczU

My point, before everyone started losing their mind, was that he doesn't score Riordan or Griffiths type screamers. He is a penalty box striker and comes to life when the defender makes mistakes. That YouTube clip only has 2 goals from outside the penalty area, and the only goals "out of nothing".

**Iain G** · 24-07-2019 10:19 PM

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Don't know anything about Hornby but the posters that do say he is a talented big lad so I'd be up for that. Definitley a striker light just with the 3 we have.

Sounds like we are on the right track then...

**~~The_Horde~~** · 24-07-2019 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by 500miles

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My point, before everyone started losing their mind, was that he doesn't score Riordan or Griffiths type screamers. He is a penalty box striker and comes to life when the defender makes mistakes. That YouTube clip only has 2 goals from outside the penalty area, and the only goals "out of nothing".

People are going mad for McNulty but I don't remember him scoring any screamers or even making a chance for himself.

**Nicho87** · 24-07-2019 10:21 PM

Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

**~~Tobias Funke~~** · 24-07-2019 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Lucy Brown

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Nonsense!

Some were absolute peaches.

Yep, can think of a plenty crackers. One against Rangers from outside the box in particular.

**Iain G** · 24-07-2019 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Nicho87

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Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

And have also signed seven players he did want.

Ojo we pulled out of the deal for so it was our choice to stop pursuing him.

**04Sauzee** · 24-07-2019 10:24 PM

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Maybe last post was a bit OTT with short changed.

however the facts are hecky has missed out on 2 players he openly said he wanted.

3 if you include Ojo.

He said he wanted but I'm sure he said that there was only a slim chance

Did Heckingbottom not say we pulled the plug on the ojo deal