Hibs transfer rumours

[AlbertK86]

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Last I heard he was going to Cowdenbeath for a season long loan.

Happy for him to go on loan as long as we can recall him after six months. Would like to see him given a chance IF we are not in a relegation scrap

[Steve20]

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At LB, hopefully. With McPake/Clancy in the centre.

Clancy will be at right back.

[Cocaine&Caviar]

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With a loss of income (Rangers) I just can't see us paying off existing contracts to make way for new signings or even keeping existing players with more players added to the wage list.

We may well have to live with what we have and focus just now on bringing in a GK and CF/ST as Pat has identified these as being our priority areas.

Then relegation fight awaits again IMO.

[Sergio sledge]

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Then relegation fight awaits again IMO.

Every other club will be in a similar position IMHO, we'll just have to hope that our youngsters are more ready to step up than other club's youngsters.

I think we'll maybe only see another 2 or 3 signings, then we'll go with what we've got.

[Gatecrasher]

I also think some of the youngsters will play a big part this year. IMO signing 2 keepers would be a waste when one will be sitting on the bench most of the time and i think we need to start looking towards the players coming through as well as bringing a few through transfers.

[dp00]

Back 2 will defo be mcpake an Hanlon the Clancy and maybe an other

[Hibstrooper]

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Every other club will be in a similar position IMHO, we'll just have to hope that our youngsters are more ready to step up than other club's youngsters.

I think we'll maybe only see another 2 or 3 signings, then we'll go with what we've got.

I'd be surprised with anymore than 3 given that we were already making a loss, season tickets are down and we will take a hit on income with Rangers out the league.

My preference would be a goalie and x2 forwards with a least one of them also being able to operate out wide.

I think we'd be daft to bring in 2 goalies given the cutbacks plus it would hinder the progress of the two younger guys.

[Leishy1995]

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I have no idea why you'd think that, nothing in any of my posts have remotely implied it?

The fact the post I replied to stated the just because someone was in a second tier English team doesn't make them good. Sure you can see where the confusing part came into this.

[phantomscotsman]

has anything been said about Mark Brown yet? Not my first choice but at least it means we have a few options in goal...

[Green Cabbage 7]

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I'd be surprised with anymore than 3 given that we were already making a loss, season tickets are down and we will take a hit on income with Rangers out the league.

My preference would be a goalie and x2 forwards with a least one of them also being able to operate out wide.

I think we'd be daft to bring in 2 goalies given the cutbacks plus it would hinder the progress of the two younger guys.

Thats not what I've heard,i was told of a friend season tickets are up at 11500 due to the final.don't know how he knows mind!

[H18sry]

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Thats not what I've heard,i was told of a friend season tickets are up at 11500 due to the final.don't know how he knows mind!

No chance you will be lucky if there is 8,500 season ticket holders at the moment, RP has gone on record that we are still below last years sales.

[Dashing Bob S]

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No chance you will be lucky if there is 8,500 season ticket holders at the moment, RP has gone on record that we are still below last years sales.

He's also 'gone on record' to discuss his love of sporting integrity above all other considerations.

Petrie plays these games with us every year. I no longer trust a word that comes out his mouth.

[Baldy Foghorn]

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No chance you will be lucky if there is 8,500 season ticket holders at the moment, RP has gone on record that we are still below last years sales.

SL said the same........

[scoopyboy]

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has anything been said about Mark Brown yet? Not my first choice but at least it means we have a few options in goal...

He is training with Hibs at East Mains.

He has been offered a contract.

He has not signed the contract.

[MB62]

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He is training with Hibs at East Mains.

He has been offered a contract.

He has not signed the contract.

Been offered less money than last year?

[phantomscotsman]

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He is training with Hibs at East Mains.

He has been offered a contract.

He has not signed the contract.

Probably waiting to see if he will be No.1 choice if PF gets in a new keeper before he signs or just looking for more cash...

[Andy74]

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No chance you will be lucky if there is 8,500 season ticket holders at the moment, RP has gone on record that we are still below last years sales.

Try 5,000.

[blackpoolhibs]

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The fact the post I replied to stated the just because someone was in a second tier English team doesn't make them good. Sure you can see where the confusing part came into this.

No it didn't, you are just making it up now as you go along????????????

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I'd be surprised with anymore than 3 given that we were already making a loss, season tickets are down and we will take a hit on income with Rangers out the league.

My preference would be a goalie and x2 forwards with a least one of them also being able to operate out wide.

I think we'd be daft to bring in 2 goalies given the cutbacks plus it would hinder the progress of the two younger guys.

One senior keeper, and work with the younger guys to bring them on.

If certain players move on, replace them. And look for 2, possibly 3 attacking players for the beginning of the season.

And actually put our money where our mouth is and give younger guys their chance in the first team.

[Jones28]

If it was up to me (and lets face it, it should be ) then we need 4 new players providing Brown signs a new deal. We need 2 mid-fielders and 2 strikers.

Defence is pretty tight with Clancy, Mcpake, O'Hanlon and Hanlon as Right/Centre backs. We've got 3 Left backs in Kujabi, Booth and Smith.

Wotherspoon needs back in the team IMO, played wide right. Cairney and Claros seem to be in the same mould, although Cairney seems to be a real goal threat. Osbourne was good in the first part of last season, a real scrapper and ball winner. We need another like him - Steve Jennings? Would also like to see us get in another wide right player, Ross Forbes might be a good shout. Sproule, Glabraith and and Booth can all play wide left.

Strikers - Doyle, Caldwell and Handling, a wee bit more experience would see us right, Sutton and someone else.

Brown
Clancy Mcpake Hanlon Kujabi
Wotherspoon Cairney Osbourne Sproule
Doyle newstriker

[GordonHFC]

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SL said the same........

Didn't SL say that 2000 had not renewed which is slightly different. Not renewed does not take into account new/first time applicants.

[SteveHFC]

New GK

Clancy
McPake
New CB
Smith/Booth

New RM
Cairney
Stanton
New LM

Caldwell
Handling

[.Sean.]

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New GK

Clancy
McPake
New CB
Smith/Booth

New RM
Cairney
Stanton
New LM

Caldwell
Handling

No danger.

[Andy74]

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New GK

Clancy
McPake
New CB
Smith/Booth

New RM
Cairney
Stanton
New LM

Caldwell
Handling

It's times like these I'm reminded that the management at Hibs could be a lot worse.

[Andy74]

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One senior keeper, and work with the younger guys to bring them on.

If certain players move on, replace them. And look for 2, possibly 3 attacking players for the beginning of the season.

And actually put our money where our mouth is and give younger guys their chance in the first team.

I think we need two senior keepers. Do we really want to be playing one of the kids when the first choice gets injured?

Hughes got stick for having 3 senior keepers at the time but we were actually down to just Graeme Smith at the end of it as two got injured.

It's a huge, unnnecessary risk to leave yourself without any senior keeper.

I'm all for playing some kids, when they can come in under the right circumstances but goalkeeper and centre half are the areas I think that you can't afford to be reliant upon a kid at any stage.

I also don't really see the obsession with getting kids in - of course good ones are welcome, can make you money eventually and that's lovely. Right now I want a Hibs team that can win a few games, all else is a bit secondary.

[Baldy Foghorn]

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Didn't SL say that 2000 had not renewed which is slightly different. Not renewed does not take into account new/first time applicants.

You are correct Gordon......I wish we could be told the number of season ticket holders we currently have.....

[Andy74]

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You are correct Gordon......I wish we could be told the number of season ticket holders we currently have.....

I think this has been addressed a couple of times - Scott Lindsay confimed at the last forum or meeting that 5,000 was the total tickets sold at the time which included new holders.

I don't know why that many believed that there would have been that many totally new ticket holders who bought just to get a cup final ticket. That never made much sense to me.

[col02]

Massive season for all youngsters at every SPL side apart from maybe Celtic as most squads will be a lot leaner with regards to experienced players. I look towards the likes of Booth, Smith, Wotherspoon, Caldwell and maybe Galbraith at looking at the season ahead as one of opportunity at Hibs. Whether or not they take it is another matter. In all the doom and gloom revolving around the Rangers scenario I genuinely believe this could be a chance for some freshness across the board in the SPL. Taking all that into account I think three more players signed on a permanent basis is as good as we can hope for. Couple decent loan signings too might happen though and would happily welcome back someone like Francomb who offered some versatility.

[Leishy1995]

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No it didn't, you are just making it up now as you go along????????????

I replied to someone who said just because he was in the English championship doesn't make him good enough for us. And then you said the Colin Murdoch and Galbraith post. you've just changed what you're talking about.

[jamieross]

Was just looking at the thread on Alan Maybury and ended up looking to see where he all played before ST J, came across Liam Craigs profile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Craig Says at the bottom hes set for a move to us?

Sorry if ive missed this earlier in the thread but has anyone heard any rumours about this?