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Thread: Joe Newell contract
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15-02-2021 04:10 AM #61
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15-02-2021 05:24 AM #62
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15-02-2021 07:37 AM #63
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Doidge is average yet he keeps getting picked to lead the line. 😂
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15-02-2021 07:48 AM #64This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 07:58 AM #65
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I wish we had more bang average players like Doidge. If some Hibs fans can’t see what he brings to the team maybe Yogi was right when he said “fitba folk ken”
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15-02-2021 08:04 AM #66
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15-02-2021 08:29 AM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
He is an above average goal scorer and a quality player. Vital in our season so far.
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15-02-2021 08:30 AM #68
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He's played a bit of a different role this year with Nisbet getting a bigger share of the goals, but last season he scored 19 goals in 39 games for us.
A quick look at prominent Hibs strikers shows Fletcher's best was 14 in 35 games, Kenny Miller got 13 in 38, Garry O'Connor got 20 in 45. Mixu's best was 12, Killen got 16 and Archibald got 15 in 44 total games.
He does a lot more but even on goal scoring he is doing fine overall.
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15-02-2021 08:49 AM #69
Newell would have signed by now if he was going to.
I reckon he will be away back down to England.
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15-02-2021 08:59 AM #70This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 09:07 AM #71
Doidge has been miles from his best this season but even at his current level he's a hugely important player for us.
If he gets back to doing what he's capable of then he's one of the best in the league.
I'm critical of him but it's only because I rate him.
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15-02-2021 09:16 AM #72
Irvine has brought a real difference to the midfield and others have benefited from it. I’m glad our game against Ross County was postponed as it gives him some extra time to recover from the last game.
Really looking forward to seeing how Joe benefits from Irvine in the team. Having a midfield 3 of Irvine, Gogic and Newell, with Cadden and Doig running the flanks sounds pretty solid to me.
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15-02-2021 09:22 AM #73
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It would be interesting to see how many of his goals have come off his shoulder instead of head, his shin instead of foot, off a defender instead of missing the goal. Look I now rate the job he's doing at Hibs as I've said and won't comment any more as its not the right thread but I'll maintain he cannot be classed as a natural goalscorer.
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15-02-2021 09:44 AM #74This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 09:48 AM #75
Only the uglies have scored more than us therefore we must be doing something right. This wouldn't be the case if one half of our strike force was as useless as some make out.
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15-02-2021 10:05 AM #76
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I dont think it matters if anyone is categorised as a natural goal scorer. I'm all for strikers who score 20 goals off their shins etc.
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15-02-2021 10:09 AM #77This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:10 AM #78
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I'm glad the Ross out/Doidge is pish brigade aren't in charge of our football club
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15-02-2021 11:12 AM #79This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:21 AM #81This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:25 AM #82This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Gogic is great for games when we need an enforcer (against Aberdeen or the old firm, or when the pitch is terrible), but I wouldn't be starting him every week.
In most games I'd much rather see a hibs midfield where every player has good technique, can take players on and play defence splitting through balls a la McGeouch-McGinn-Allan. Think with Newell-Irvine-Allan/Murphy we're close to having that again.
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15-02-2021 11:29 AM #83This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:36 AM #84
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It’s Gogic, Irvine and one other for me. Newell has a battle to get back in the team for me, as I don’t think he’s the one to play that bit further forward.
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15-02-2021 11:36 AM #85This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Every team carries a threat against us of some sort, often on the break. Having someone like Gogic in there to win the ball back quickly will stop weaker teams from getting any sort of foothold in the game.
When we play badly as a team he tends to stick out like a sore thumb but I think he's had a cracking few games of late, and he had a few good games at the start of the season when we were playing well too.
At the moment it is looking to me like it is seriously stiff competition for that third midfield place between Murphy, Allan and Newell.
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15-02-2021 11:43 AM #86This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
McCoist 584 games 290 goals, 1 in 2,
Robertson 570 games 229 goals around 1 in 2.5
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15-02-2021 11:47 AM #87This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:55 AM #88This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-02-2021 11:56 AM #89This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Both were excellent poachers who did all their work inside the box, Linekar was another, if you ask them to do more you take away their scoring ability, being the right positions is how they scored so many.
Shearer was a different type, he worked harder and scored many from outside the box.
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15-02-2021 11:58 AM #90
Back to Newell, being reported that we may be struggling to tie down both Newell and Rocky, I must admit that if they were signing I think they'd have done it by now. Maybe both want to be nearer family as it has been a very tough year for everyone.
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