Originally Posted by
The Sea-gull
Dean Shiels would be a good signing, he seems to have got better since he left us based on his performances last season and getting a regular game has helped him but to get the best out of him he would need decent players around him and we would need to play the right sort of system. You never know, if he was there to provide a bit of creativity, it would allow Osbourne/Stevenson/Claros (I've not given up on him yet!) to sit in front of the defence and do want they are good at without them having to create.
Perhaps a 4-2-3-1 formation with DS in the centre or on the right of the forward three would work well.
Part of me thinks we will struggle to get DS as other teams may offer more money and at 27 this is a big contract for him. On the other hand, twice he was available last season and twice he went to Killie when you may have thought he would have had better offers in England. Maybe nobody decent down there wanted him. Unless the lure of playing for his dad was worth more than money to him.
Don't get the excitement over Cairney's signing and the potential pairing of him and DS. I am guessing that not many Hibs fans know anything about Cairney and have we not learnt from recent times not to get too excited about players we know next to nothing about. Lets just see how he gets on before getting too excited about him. The jury is still out on Fenlon's ability to sign good players too. McPake apart, I can't think of anyone he has signed that has made an impact.
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