Official Site: STEPHEN McGINN COMPLETES MOVE

[Brightside]

Some people are just really miserable. I hope they dont have family pets.

[The Count]

Happy with the signing.Folk seem to forget its not all about the first 11.We need a squad to cover injuries,suspensions and Covid 19.Its a long season and i dont see McGinn as a first pick but he will be handy for cover.Dont panic i am sure a first team pick will be signed soon.

[hibbyfraelibby]

With the UEFA Covid rule saying you must put a team on the park even if you only have 13 players then having options to pad your squad with reasonably proven cheaply in financially challenging times makes sense. He has a good CV, he has attributes we can utilise, he's not a poor player nor is he a world beater but he's a better bet than some in the current environment. Lets see what pans out first before we slate him or the manager.

[jeffers]

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I've not written him off as such. He was decent for St.Mirren a couple of years ago, He probably could 'do a job' but I wish we would come away from signing players that can just 'do a job' that's all. We need to sign boys to come in and fight for a place in our starting 11. You don't get any better signing boys that can 'do a job'. The Mccrorie one excited me as he's a young Scottish player with the potential of making us money, that's the signings we should be making.

Genuine question, but what did you think we signed his brother Paul ? I’m not saying you did but more than one poster said he wasn’t good enough if we wanted to be challenging for 3rd. I don’t believe the money we had earmarked for McCrorie has disappeared, maybe we will still sign another promising youngster with potential for making us money in the future. Like we did with Nisbet.

[calumhibee1]

An improvement on Whittaker and Slivka from last season imo.

[MWHIBBIES]

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I've seen some tripe from you but this pish takes the business, do you just type and hope something coherent comes out?

Just reporting you now. Pathetic. Incapable of any kind of adult discussion.

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😂 If this is your “full support” I dread to think what any less would look like!

He, along with all others gets my full support when playing for us.

[B.H.F.C]

There always ends up being more posts about the negative posts, than there are actual negative posts, on threads like this.

[JimBHibees]

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If he is even 75% the player Paul McGinn is/50% the player John McGinn is this is a good signing

In all seriousness, happy with this. Won't be expensive, good experience and has apparently been very useful for tactical use from the stands in recent games. Very low risk signing.

Agree seems like sensible cover in the squad but no doubt won't stop drama queen style posts. Good experience in an area we are lacking. Always liked him as a player and imo will do a job when needed. Still expect to see another type of midfielder brought in.

[J-C]

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“this pish takes the business” 😬

Bloody autocorrect biscuit, haha

[JXM73]

Stinks of we can't afford any of our targets...

That being said until he's made a **** pass after coming as a sub 5 minutes into his debut I'll give him the benefit of the doubt....

Murphy, McGinn....what next antony stokes...

[MWHIBBIES]

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Agree seems like sensible cover in the squad but no doubt won't stop drama queen style posts. Good experience in an area we are lacking. Always liked him as a player and imo will do a job when needed. Still expect to see another type of midfielder brought in.

Why are we signing cover, though? I don't really get it. Cover is great when your first team is sorted. Ours isn't.

[bigwheel]

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Stinks of we can't afford any of our targets...

That being said until he's made a **** pass after coming as a sub 5 minutes into his debut I'll give him the benefit of the doubt....

Murphy, McGinn....what next antony stokes...

Ever thought of becoming a motivational speaker ?

[Since452]

Paul McGinn was written off by some before he kicked a ball in green and white and has arguably been our most consistent player since January. Give him a chance.

[Smartie]

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Why are we signing cover, though? I don't really get it. Cover is great when your first team is sorted. Ours isn't.

What if adequate cover at the right price becomes available before the first team starter and you know you need both?

[Billy Whizz]

St Mirren fans view on him

https://www.blackandwhitearmy.com/fo...tephen-mcginn/

[Vault Boy]

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When you see the posters who’re reacting in the way you are does it really surprise you?

In what way did I react?

[JimBHibees]

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Slivka and Whittaker were decent on the ball when given plenty time but were absolutely useless when the other team had the ball. Don’t know much about mcginn but hopefully he’s a bit more robust in midfield than Newall.


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From what I remember he is.

[Tarrahib]

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Aye,I hope he is as bad a signing as his 2 brothers were!!

[MWHIBBIES]

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What if adequate cover at the right price becomes available before the first team starter and you know you need both?

Do we need both? If we actually signed a quality player in there we could have Mallan, Newall etc as the cover.

[Brightside]

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Why are we signing cover, though? I don't really get it. Cover is great when your first team is sorted. Ours isn't.

He's not finished. Just relax man.

[JimBHibees]

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Why are we signing cover, though? I don't really get it. Cover is great when your first team is sorted. Ours isn't.

Doesn't mean you can't do both. Fully expect another midfielder in before window. To me good experienced signing who can do a job. Will be a lot more movement down south in next few weeks so still time.

[Smartie]

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Do we need both? If we actually signed a quality player in there we could have Mallan, Newall etc as the cover.

We have plenty of cover for the more attacking midfield positions.

We have very little by way of defensive or all-rounder type players.

Mallan is garbage when deeper and it has distracted a lot of folk from the fact that he’s a handy attacking player.

I felt we were 2 midfielders short - defensive or “box to box” types. I’d be disappointed if McGinn has signed to be a mainstay of the team but I’d be delighted to have solid back-up, and if he forces his way in and stay there - then who knows?

Was Gary Smith not signed on a short term contract to help out in a crisis, then couldn’t be dislodged from the team for years?

[JimBHibees]

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I believe we signed him so that those posters, largely missing since Saturday, could return to this board! Seriously, it's a cheap, short term contract to bring in a popular, experienced guy as back up. Whats not to like? I doubt it will have any impact on our overall signing strategy.
PS, it now looks like history is being rewritten & the signing of Whitty was met with universal acclaim!!

Yep nothing to moan about since Saturday then pile in on this.

[A Hi-Bee]

Good solid player who will do a job if and when required, we need a bigger squad as the season goes on, this is a no brainer win, win for Hibs.
I smell a few jumbos on here spreading horse****.

[J-C]

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He's not finished. Just relax man.

Full panic mode has set in with some on here, they dont know what cover means, wasting money etc etc.

[bigwheel]

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Full panic mode has set in with some on here, they dont know what cover means, wasting money etc etc.

Imagine if we were 2nd bottom rather than 2nd top!

[Billy Whizz]

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Full panic mode has set in with some on here, they dont know what cover means, wasting money etc etc.

Who’s to say he will be cover, if we were to go 3 in the middle, he can play that role, with Gogic central and Newell left
Also gives us some more options/formations

[Since452]

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Good solid player who will do a job if and when required, we need a bigger squad as the season goes on, this is a no brainer win, win for Hibs.
I smell a few jumbos on here spreading horse****.

Absolutely. He's been training with us for a while too so will fit in seamlessly. Like you say, no brainer.

[J-C]

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Imagine if we were 2nd bottom rather than 2nd top!

Whittaker was signed to do the same thing, only problem was his contract length given his age but he deputised fairly well when called upon.

[J-C]

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Who’s to say he will be cover, if we were to go 3 in the middle, he can play that role, with Gogic central and Newell left
Also gives us some more options/formations

We seen how bare we were in the middle against Aberdeen, McGinn would've fitted in nicely there.