What are your thoughts on the Norwegian link?
In the Scotsman article regarding the possible signing of Runar Hauge they state "it is understood that Hibs were made aware of his availability over the weekend, thanks to chief executive Ben Kensell’s long-standing relationship with the Norwegian club’s academy manager Gregg Broughton, who formerly fulfilled the same role at Norwich and the club have wasted little time in making their move."
Whilst the signings of Runar Hauge and Elias Melkersen have generally been viewed as positives, they are only 20 and 19 respectively with only Hauge having played in the Norwegian top division and both been on loan last season to 2nd division teams. However, they have both played for the Norwegian teams below the full international team. They are obviously ones for the future, but as we know some players don't progress to the next level. Think about players like Ollie Shaw and Alex Harris, plus many others.
I am slightly nervous about this being the product of a long-standing relationship. Is there a chance that this can cloud Hibs judgement when deciding whether to recruit or not. What does this say about our conveyor belt of younger players for our own Scottish players.
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. Let's hope it all works out well.
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28-01-2022 07:20 AM #1
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Norwegian link
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28-01-2022 07:40 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2022 07:45 AM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2022 08:22 AM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But I do agree in this case. Bodø/Glimt's academy seems to be incredibly, almost disproportionately good, so it's a potentially fruitful connection to have.
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28-01-2022 08:28 AM #5
What Does the reindeersBollocks Twitter dude make of it?
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28-01-2022 08:41 AM #6
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A good way of working out if you've got a good deal is what Norwegian press, managers & rivals say about it.
Their gut reaction to Melkersen was they thought Hibs had absolutely stolen him for the fee we paid (they thought he was worth double) and it's all positive about Hauge.
That suggests smart business here, not an old pals act, but it's never a bad thing to ask the question the OP is asking
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28-01-2022 08:49 AM #8
Neither of these guys have kicked a ball for Hibs yet and we’re questioning policy? Teams from Scandinavia regularly beat us in European competition, they always like fitter, better technically and faster than we do. If we can tap in to that then I’m more than happy to do it.
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28-01-2022 08:58 AM #10
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28-01-2022 08:59 AM #11
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Cannot fathom people questioning the signing policy with Maloney only 6 weeks in the door. We’ve not even seen all the new signings play yet. Incredible.
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28-01-2022 09:04 AM #12
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but a decent read on Melkerson.
https://enrgsport.net/2022/01/10/wha...ias-melkersen/
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28-01-2022 09:07 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2022 09:12 AM #14
Perhaps stories like these need to be qualified as links or just discussions. There was a modicum of excitement / interest when something was supposedly in the air with Brighton, but I don't know if that lead to anything with substance or not.
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28-01-2022 09:23 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
"...when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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28-01-2022 09:25 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2022 09:30 AM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Just Stop"...when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
Sir Alex Ferguson
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28-01-2022 09:32 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2022 09:36 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Alex Harris is a fine example and don't forget he didn't upsticks either.
I may be wrong, this is purely an opinion
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28-01-2022 09:37 AM #20
[QUOTE=Jones28;6833820]A pun in hindsight is not a pun
Just Stop......
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28-01-2022 09:43 AM #21
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"...when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
Sir Alex Ferguson
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28-01-2022 09:45 AM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"...when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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28-01-2022 09:54 AM #23
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The link is great but i'm sceptical as to why this Broughton chap would be trying to get shot of a player instead of trying to get him into his clubs first team? If Steve Kean was trying to flog one of our top youngsters to another team there would be an uproar. Just doesn't seem right.
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We've scouted in Scotland for a very long time, and it hasn't exactly been fruitful - we got very very fortunate to have the Golden Generation team but that was nearly 20 years ago, the only other player breaking through worth a mention is Porteous in that time. Several, like Harris, Forster, Handling, Caldwell and numerous others have shown promise but not one of them is playing at a higher level than Hibs. So why shouldn't we take a gamble on bringing young players from abroad?"...when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
Sir Alex Ferguson
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28-01-2022 10:14 AM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Like I say it's just an opinion
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28-01-2022 10:29 AM #27
Yes this guy in Norway has sold us a couple of duds, Ben has fell for it, hibs are mugs, we have done this at the expense of Tait and Mackay, the media have been manipulated to sell the fact that people thought melkerson was a good player, there is definitely a conspiracy here and we are being used. Embarrassing to be a hibs fan right now.
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28-01-2022 10:39 AM #28
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Calvin Charlton, Head of Performance and Recruitment Analysis
Euan Fotheringham, First Team Performance Analyst
Luke Griffin, Recruitment Analyst
and probably also other staff involved too.
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28-01-2022 11:05 AM #30
We need to be picking from as big a pool as possible when we are recruiting, If Ben's links mean we get the inside track on good players who are available on affordable deals ahead of our rivals then that's a good thing. Of course we should be looking at young scottish and English players too, and of course we are, as this window has proved.
Scandinavia has long been someone I wish we looked more often when recruiting. They have similar weather and conditions, high rates of fluency in English amongst the young and their teams produce excellent technical footballers. Yet the Top teams in Norway struggle to get crowds anything like we get at Hibs and although their TV money is better than ours (because almost all matches are on telly) it means we can compete with them financially and the prospect of playing in front of up to 20,000 fans at home and 60,000 away must also be a draw. That coupled with the route into English football, and riches, means that we are an attractive proposition to young Scandinavian talent.
Let's look to recruit the best talent at the best price wherever we can find it !
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