Martin Boyle and Australia

[Sproule Three]

Aus squad for WC qualifier in Jordan next week will he announced tomorrow .
Almost guaranteed that Boyle will be selected .
Should Hibs do what Arsenal done with Tierney and request he doesn’t go as we need him to get fully match fit
Obviously he’ll want to go .
Big tournie for Aus next June as they’ve been invited to play in Copa America ( figure that one out) Sure he’ll be desperate to cement his place in squad before then and will be desperate to play .

Too important a player fo us to risk losing agIn but obviously I’m one of the few Hibs fans who really wants him to do well for Australia.
Big dilemma !

[Since452]

Great for him but but the Australia thing hasn't been good for us

[staunchhibby]

Would rather he stayed here to get up to full fitness.

[The 90+2]

Can’t grudge any player an opportunist of playing international football in all honesty, especially when they have a great chance of always making the World Cup.

[hibee-boys]

I thought his form dipped after being selected for the Oz squad. We really need the old Boyler back fit and on form. You'd think he'd not be considered on the back of a few mins football and clearly not being fully match fit. Hope common sense prevails this time round.

[Curried]

If the Boyler feels he’s fit enough to be selected then I wish him all the best if he is selected.

[GreenCastle]

Boyle in Copa America - probably one of the most random sentences ever.

[Billy Whizz]

Celtic stopped Rogic going last month, because of his injuries

[Keyser Sauzee]

Teams shouldn’t stop players going away on international duties

[lucky]

He should stay out of the international game until he’s back playing 90 minutes week in week out for Hibs

[SlickShoes]

He needs games to get up to match fitness, if he is back to normal injury-wise then he should be going and playing.

[Jack Ferrigan]

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He should stay out of the international game until he’s back playing 90 minutes week in week out for Hibs

I agree Lucky. It's common sense to get
a player fit before letting them be
considered for international duty, not
to mention giving The Hibs some service.

[heretoday]

Don't let him go. He works for Hibs and he's just come back form a long spell out.

[JimBHibees]

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He should stay out of the international game until he’s back playing 90 minutes week in week out for Hibs

Agree can't imagine the traveling would benefit his recovery. Should stay here and get nearer being able to start games.

[Man Down Under]

Up to him really, I'd be raging if my work told me I couldn't represent my country because it didn't suit them.

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[Barman Stanton]

Wouldnt be a good move trying to stop any of our players playing international football. That kind of thing could work against you when trying to sign players.

[davhibby]

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Up to him really, I'd be raging if my work told me I couldn't represent my country because it didn't suit them.

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He’s played less than 45 minutes of first team football in 11 months. I’d like to think Australia will be sensible enough to know he’s not ready

[LaMotta]

Given how ***** Scotland are its a joke that he never got a Scotland call up before the Australia call came.

[HoboHarry]

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Don't let him go. He works for Hibs and he's just come back form a long spell out.

What if he wants to go?

[Centre Hawf]

If he wants to go then fine all power to him. I'd prefer he stayed this time round and focussed. But I also don't want him to miss out on the opportunity to play in tournaments either.

[CraigHibee]

Difficult call, boyle is going to be a very important player for us for the next while given our current position

[1620]

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Teams shouldn’t stop players going away on international duties

Yes they should. They pay their wages and if there is any doubt about their fitness the club should have the final say. Boyle was not 100% fit last time he went off to join Australia and look what happened. If ever a player was missed by Hibs during 2019 it has been Boyle. He is at the stage of getting 10 minutes or so each game which means he is nowhere near match fit and that huddy of an Australian manager will over train him and play him if he thinks it will help to get him a result.
The club has every right to protect the investment they have made in Boyle.

[vercol36]

He’s not Australian. So it’s a no from me.

[Green Badger]

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Yes they should. They pay their wages and if there is any doubt about their fitness the club should have the final say. Boyle was not 100% fit last time he went off to join Australia and look what happened. If ever a player was missed by Hibs during 2019 it has been Boyle. He is at the stage of getting 10 minutes or so each game which means he is nowhere near match fit and that huddy of an Australian manager will over train him and play him if he thinks it will help to get him a result.
The club has every right to protect the investment they have made in Boyle.

I agree, if he was fully fit then ok but he's nowhere near that and as his employers I think Hibs have every right to request he does not travel.

[fiolex1]

He has got a bad case of the ****s, seen him in Costco buying 60 toilet rollls

[lord bunberry]

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Given how ***** Scotland are its a joke that he never got a Scotland call up before the Australia call came.

Yip and we wouldn’t be having this discussion right now. When you see some of the players in the current squad, some of which many of us have never heard of it’s unbelievable that Boyle hasn’t had a call up.

[Jim44]

It’s a shame but if he’s not fit enough to play 90 minutes, it’s foolhardy to let him play for Australia. If he got a start at the weekend and came through it well, then it could be on.

[neil7908]

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What if he wants to go?

Explain that he's just back from from a couple of terrible injuries and that although we support his goal of the playing international football, as Hibs pay his wages we need to consider what's best for the club and him.

Plenty of clubs block players from international football. Arsenal have just prevented Tierney from joining up with Scotland.

[Forza Fred]

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Don't let him go. He works for Hibs and he's just come back form a long spell out.

Unfortunately clubs cannot refuse to release a player for an international game.

They can request he not be picked, or pressure the player not to go, but cannot stop him under FIFA regulations.

Australia played hardball recently when then Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy pulled out of an international claiming injury.

Despite Mooy being someone who would walk over broken glass to play for his country, Oz still flew the team doctor over to England to confirm that he was injured.

[LaMotta]

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Yip and we wouldn’t be having this discussion right now. When you see some of the players in the current squad, some of which many of us have never heard of it’s unbelievable that Boyle hasn’t had a call up.

Agreed mate.