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Thread: Leigh Griffiths to Aberdeen
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08-04-2021 09:21 AM #241
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08-04-2021 09:25 AM #242
I’m in two minds about this.
Great player who’s still got a couple of top years in him.
Guaranteed goals
Focal point of the attack and brings badly needed quality
Low risk. We know what he can do
We rarely get a chance to sign someone of this quality so we should take advantage of his allegiance
Unlikely to be 100% motivated
Best years are behind him
He’s seen it all before
Better that we invest in someone younger with more potential
Hmmm. Confused. The acid test would be whether I’d be happy to see him line up against us in an Aberdeen shirt. Absolutely not.
Bring him back on a 2/3 year deal if it fits within our wage structure
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08-04-2021 09:32 AM #243This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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08-04-2021 09:38 AM #244
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I suspect Nisbet will move on in the summer. Doidge, Leigh and A.N. Other (the next Nisbet) would do me fine😎😂
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08-04-2021 09:41 AM #245
A striking line up of of Doidge, Griffiths, A.N Other (Sheilds from QOTS?) and Gullane is promising.
Is Shanley still on the scene?
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08-04-2021 09:48 AM #246This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If there was currently a Shankland at Ayr or a Nisbet at Dunfermline on the scene then I’d agree that’s when a decision needs to be made. As it is, I don’t see any obvious better options than Griffiths on a free transfer.Last edited by calumhibee1; 08-04-2021 at 09:59 AM.
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08-04-2021 10:10 AM #247This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But...here’s a Hypothetical choice. Keep Nisbet or get Griffiths?
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08-04-2021 10:18 AM #248
Putting aside the sentimental and partisan factors, I don’t think Griffiths at £5k plus per week is a gamble Hibs would be willing to take. I can’t see him going back down to England so it’s no stretch of the imagination to assume that Aberdeen, with Scott Brown there, are his most likely option.
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08-04-2021 10:22 AM #249
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Hope we sign him!
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08-04-2021 10:23 AM #250
Not for me.
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08-04-2021 10:30 AM #251
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I'd accept us selling Nisbet and getting Griffiths this summer.
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08-04-2021 10:35 AM #252This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Celtic will only trigger the extension so as they can get a fee for Leigh but seeing as he will not be wanting to go down south, no one up here has money for a fee for him, so Celtic will look to get him off the wage bill and use his money elsewhere. Remember he only cost Celtic around £1.5m so they've had their monies worth out of him.Last edited by J-C; 08-04-2021 at 10:37 AM.
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08-04-2021 10:42 AM #253
I think Griffiths would be a great signing. He’s an excellent player, of course there is a risk that he doesn’t hit the heights he did previously, but the reward if he does makes it a chance worth taking.
He gives us something different to Doidge and Nisbet, and if he knew he was the main man for us, I’m certain that he’d deliver.
I get the point about looking for an up and coming player with sell on value, but i think you need a balance and off you can underpin the potential of some players with experience and quality of others (as Leigh would bring) then it’s a great mix.
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08-04-2021 10:46 AM #254
At this point, we should just sign him to give closure to all the nonsense, patter, and excited emojis we've been reading on here for the last 8/9 years.
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08-04-2021 10:55 AM #255
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08-04-2021 11:09 AM #258This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Danger sign for me with Griffiths, that no poster has mentioned yet, is that he should have been trying to the max this season to win the £1 million contract extention but he still couldn't motivate himself and that has to be a worry.
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08-04-2021 11:09 AM #259
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If you could get Griffiths, you’d have to take the chance for me.
Hibs seem to have been quite inventive with transfers over the last few years, I’m sure we could work something out to incentivise him at the same time as looking after ourselves if we ran in to any problems with him.
If he was playing week in, week out he’d score plenty. Whether he would be or not is obviously the gamble.
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08-04-2021 11:22 AM #260This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I reckon a 2 year contract at £4k a week with starting appearance bonus of £1k per game.
Year 2 of contract triggered by starting 65% of league games in Year 1.
In essence a £200k gamble.Last edited by CMurdoch; 08-04-2021 at 11:24 AM.
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08-04-2021 11:26 AM #261This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteFollow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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08-04-2021 11:30 AM #262This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The challenge is keeping him fit and getting him to the starting line every week.
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08-04-2021 11:31 AM #263
A fit Leigh Griffiths would score goals for fun in this present Hibs team, I'd have him back in a heartbeat for next as I think we'll be even better.
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08-04-2021 11:33 AM #264
Would definitely improve our squad so it’s a big yes from me.
I also think it’s a strong possibility he’ll be with us next season. Can’t see him going to another club in Scotland.
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08-04-2021 11:34 AM #265
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I’m still on the fence but if we could get him within our wage structure it’s probably a no brainier. If i was an Aberdeen fan I’d be worried about his attitude/motivation if he signed for them. I’d say if there’s one club who could get him mentally in the mood it’s us.
I’d still want to keep KN though, i think we’re still to see the best of him. I’d guess it’s Porto who will be moving on in the summer.
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08-04-2021 11:41 AM #266
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Some of the folk turning their nose up at the chance of signing LG are mad.
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08-04-2021 11:44 AM #267
I think we’ve reached the point that it makes sense for him to join us.
It always looking likely.
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08-04-2021 11:48 AM #268
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08-04-2021 11:49 AM #269
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We should change this thread to Leigh Griffiths to Hibs.
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08-04-2021 11:54 AM #270
I've no reason to believe that Hibs are even considering him, but I tend to think it would work out at Hibs.
I'm convinced that playing for us, in a decent side and in European competition would be a real motivator for Leigh.
As much as I like Nisbet and Doidge, I tend to think the Griffiths would be quite a step up from either of them (at present, anyway).
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