Hibs transfer rumours

[SouthMoroccoStu]

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I know this is from Hibs football rumours page but I would so love this to be true.


16 Jul 2012 11:11:39
Gary Twigg, Dean Shiels & leigh Griffiths will join before the start of the season. Alan Maybury will sign if Pat can move on Sean O'Hanlon.

Would be very happy with this :pfgwa

[Dinkydoo]

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Would be very happy with this :pfgwa

Me too, shame it seems too good to be true though.

[Speedway]

Given that expectations need to be realistic, I'd like to be able to see Hibs line up like this at Elsie Tanner's Dice:

Williams

Clancy
McPake
Hanlon
Maybury

Sproule
Osbourne
Crusher Mc*********
Cairney

Griffiths
Caldwell

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Reality has changed, if folk are going to throw hissy fits if we don't sign another 4 players, then we might as well not bother!

How many times in the last few years have we tried to bring in a ton of players all at once, and how often has it worked? I've got a lot of time for Pat and I think he is going about this the right way; sorting out our obvious problems from last season one by one, we have a much stronger defence already, and we've added some creativity to the midfield. If we don't manage to get much else in in this window then so be it, I'd rather we get the right players in, be that now or January, than quickly add in a load of last minute stop gaps, and with the financial reality what it is, that seems unlikely anyway.

A striker and a winger would probably do as further signings. Perhaps adding Maybury with a last minute 'take it or leave it' deal. I'm happy to have the young guys as back up to Williams, We have Booth, Smith, Hanlon and Kujabi who can all play Left Back, I wonder if Booth could be tasked as a left winger. The young guys and Doyle will do upfront alongside a new man. It's going to be a case of leaning on the youngsters and who we already had alongside the new guys.

Last window we needed players - any players, almost - to make up a team that would give us a fighting chance of staying up. I don't think Pat got the players he really wanted; I think he had to make do with what was available, and some of those, by definition, were players who were less than vital to their own clubs, players whom their own clubs were looking to move on. Not the top of the market, in other words. And even when we got a decent player, the odds were that he wouldn't be very deeply committed to the cause of Hibernian FC. (I'm thinking of Claros, Soares and Doherty here - I don't doubt their ability; I'd just have liked to see them play once in a while.)

Two other thoughts.

First, now that we finally know who's playing where and when, there's a possibility that certain SPL players may become available between now and the end of the window. If I understand the situation correctly, while Hibs are certainly going to be strapped for cash, others may well be a lot more strapped for cash and we MAY be able to take advantage of this. So Pat's caution amy yet pay us a dividend.

Second, I agree totally with you about him. I met him face-to-face last week for the first time, and he impressed me as a man who knows what he's trying to do. The only way young players progress from the youth teams to the reserves to the first team is by playing. Our youngsters ahven't really been given the opportunity to play these last few seasons - most of our multitude of managers have preferred to bring in huddies from the Twilight Zone than give a chance to the kids they've praised so highly to the press. Pat seems to be prepared to do this - maybe we'll find we don't need to sign quite as many new guys as we think?

And Dundee will need SPL-experienced players. Any chance they'd take O'Hanlon and Galbraith? It'd be a huge wrench to lose two such fine professionals, and I know Pat would miss them from the squad, but sacrifices must be made for the long-tern good of the club ....

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I know this is from Hibs football rumours page but I would so love this to be true.

16 Jul 2012 11:11:39 Gary Twigg, Dean Shiels & leigh Griffiths will join before the start of the season. Alan Maybury will sign if Pat can move on Sean O'Hanlon.

If this proves true, I would be delighted.

But unfortunately, I don't think so.

[MyJo]

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I know this is from Hibs football rumours page but I would so love this to be true.


16 Jul 2012 11:11:39
Gary Twigg, Dean Shiels & leigh Griffiths will join before the start of the season. Alan Maybury will sign if Pat can move on Sean O'Hanlon.

Yes please.

_________________williams

Clancy_____mcpake_______hanlon_____maybury

________sheils____Osborne____cairney

Sproule___________Twigg____________griffiths

Subs: antell, stevens, Stevenson, claros, smith, handling, doyle

[Vault Boy]

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Yes please.

_________________williams

Clancy_____mcpake_______hanlon_____maybury

________sheils____Osborne____cairney

Sproule___________Twigg____________griffiths

Subs: antell, stevens, Stevenson, claros, smith, handling, doyle

Now THAT looks like a dangerous team, I'd maybe have Doyle in for Sproule as an inside forward though, he used to play on the wing for Sligo and I think he could be a real asset next season.

[LancsHibs]

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Yes please.

_________________williams

Clancy_____mcpake_______hanlon_____maybury

________sheils____Osborne____cairney

Sproule___________Twigg____________griffiths

Subs: antell, stevens, Stevenson, claros, smith, handling, doyle

Like the look of that, much improved team on what we finished last season with Sill midfield looks a bit light, could do with a hard tackling midfielder

[.Sean.]

We'll still be well short of a good squad if we're going into the season with Sproule, Osbourne and Kujabi in the first 11 IMO.

[S4uzee]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ghs-up-options

Would think we could do better?

[Stevie Reid]

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http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ghs-up-options

Would think we could do better?

Wouldn't mind trying him on trial, looked a real prospect a couple of years ago, and scored a lot of goals.

[SteveHFC]

Ross Forbes is amazing on Football Manager

[AlbertK86]

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Yes please.

_________________williams

Clancy_____mcpake_______hanlon_____maybury

________sheils____Osborne____cairney

Sproule___________Twigg____________griffiths

Subs: antell, stevens, Stevenson, claros, smith, handling, doyle

Yep. Like it but tweak slightly as follows

Back 4 jiggled to Maybury McPake Clancy Hanlon

Doyle swap with Sproule who drops out completely

Caldwell on bench

Stanton on bench instead of Stevenson

If twigg ain't signed Caldwell starts and Booth on bench

[LancsHibs]

I believe Blackpool are looking to loan (or possibly offload) one of their young strikers Craig Sutherland, he's a left sided winger/forward and a Hibs fan. Might well be worth taking a look at Some might remember this lad playing for Spartans before his family moved to America!

[AlbertK86]

Hibs rumours saying Bbc midlands have Adam Rooney signing but cannae see that in a month of Sundays

Update - never mind a month of Sundays cannae see it on BBC Midlands either !!!!!!!

[LancsHibs]

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Hibs rumours saying Bbc midlands have Adam Rooney signing but cannae see that in a month of Sundays

Still has a year left on his contract at Birmingham so would cost ££££, therefore, no chance!! However, if there is any truth in this would be a top signing

[Pretty Boy]

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I believe Blackpool are looking to loan (or possibly offload) one of their young strikers Craig Sutherland, he's a left sided winger/forward and a Hibs fan. Might well be worth taking a look at Some might remember this lad playing for Spartans before his family moved to America!

Good player.

Spartans had to fight hard to get the money they were due for him, Blackpool were very difficult to deal with and used a fair few bullying tactics if what I was told is true.

[Squealing pig]

no doyle in any starting teams?

[Littlest Hobo]

I like the look of Ross Forbes, I hope we can sign him up.

[DC_Hibs]

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scored a lot of goals.

Unless wikipedia is wrong he's scored 6 goals in over 70 games??

The sky link says he allowed his contract to run out which is different from the STV one which confirmed that Motherwell didnt offer him a new deal and he'd hardly played last season. There were no hard feelings on his part as he understood why he was being released.

Even with Jennings leaving from their midfield there was no deal on the table which doesn't fill me with great hope.

We have a stack of midfield players already so we should be looking to sign better quality than what we have there and this boy isn't in my view.
Despite people being impressed with Maybury on Saturday I have the same view about him and Kerr.

Before anyone starts moaning about the type of player we can attract on our wages etc etc, there are definitely better players available within budget - other SPL teams sign them for less - and its up to Fenlon to identify them.....and then the board to sign them.

I don't expect 8 new arrivals on 2k a week or more but the three names I mention fall short of what we need.

Based on the transfer activity of other SPL clubs this pre season - and no Huns - there's a great chance to improve massively from the last two seasons so lets take it.

[Stevie Reid]

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Unless wikipedia is wrong he's scored 6 goals in over 70 games??

The sky link says he allowed his contract to run out which is different from the STV one which confirmed that Motherwell didnt offer him a new deal and he'd hardly played last season. There were no hard feelings on his part as he understood why he was being released.

Even with Jennings leaving from their midfield there was no deal on the table which doesn't fill me with great hope.

We have a stack of midfield players already so we should be looking to sign better quality than what we have there and this boy isn't in my view.
Despite people being impressed with Maybury on Saturday I have the same view about him and Kerr.

Before anyone starts moaning about the type of player we can attract on our wages etc etc, there are definitely better players available within budget - other SPL teams sign them for less - and its up to Fenlon to identify them.....and then the board to sign them.

I don't expect 8 new arrivals on 2k a week or more but the three names I mention fall short of what we need.

Based on the transfer activity of other SPL clubs this pre season - and no Huns - there's a great chance to improve massively from the last two seasons so lets take it.

I should have clarified, I meant that he looked a real prospect and scored a lot of goals in the early part of the season when Motherwell were managed by Jim Gannon. I can count 8 here, incidentally: -

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	League Position[30]	Attendance	Report
1	15 August 2009	St. Johnstone	A	2–2	Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65)	5	5,220	BBC Sport
2	22 August 2009	Kilmarnock	H	3–1	Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68)	3	5,093	BBC Sport
3	29 August 2009	Aberdeen	A	0–0		5	11,320	BBC Sport
4	12 September 2009	Rangers	H	0–0		5	9,355	BBC Sport
5	19 September 2009	Dundee United	A	1–0	Forbes (65)	4	7,196	BBC Sport
6	26 September 2009	Hibernian	H	1–3	Reynolds (35)	6	5,221	BBC Sport
7	3 October 2009	Falkirk	H	1–0	Jutkiewicz (18)	5	4,337	BBC Sport
8	17 October 2009	Celtic	A	0–0		5	58,000	BBC Sport
9	24 October 2009	St. Mirren	A	3–3	Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81)	5	4,327	BBC Sport
10	31 October 2009	Hearts	H	1–0	Forbes (55)	4	4,830	BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League

Main article: UEFA Europa League 2009–10

23 July 2009	SQR	Flamurtari Vlorë	H	8–1	Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72)	4,641	BBC Sport
30 July 2009	TQR	Steaua Bucharest	A	0–3		25,000	BBC Sport
6 August 2009	TQR	Steaua Bucharest	H	1–3	Forbes (17)	4,975	BBC Sport

I'm happy for us to have a look at him, if indeed that's what's happening.

[DC_Hibs]

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I believe Blackpool are looking to loan (or possibly offload) one of their young strikers Craig Sutherland, he's a left sided winger/forward and a Hibs fan. Might well be worth taking a look at Some might remember this lad playing for Spartans before his family moved to America!

16 games for Blackpool and Plymouth and no goals - is he a winger as opposed to centre forward?

Plymouth in bottom league of English football opted not to extend his loan deal beyond the few months and he didn't seem to play anywhere else after that at end of last season.

Not for me thanks.

[IanM]

Gary Twigg - Wikipedia made me chuckle..

In 2011, he was again Rovers' top league goalscorer with 15 goals, helping the club to another title, their 17th. Twigg also played in the Shamrock Rovers team that reached the group stages of the Europa League, the first Irish team ever to do so. The highlight of Twigg's season came when he scored an unprecedented four goals against Barcelona in a fierce contest between the sides which saw Shamrock Rovers win 4-3 in dramatic fashion. It is said that the four goals gave everyone a boner, even the girls.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Twigg

[Part/Time Supporter]

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I should have clarified, I meant that he looked a real prospect and scored a lot of goals in the early part of the season when Motherwell were managed by Jim Gannon: -

In reality, three goals from open play plus two converted penalties. He's done almost nothing in 2.5 years since.

[Stevie Reid]

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In reality, three goals from open play plus two converted penalties. He's done almost nothing in 2.5 years since.

There's 8 goals there, I've edited my post.

Regardless, he looked good back then and is only 23 - IF we are looking at him, I have no problem with it.

[DC_Hibs]

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There's 8 goals there, I've edited my post.

Regardless, he looked good back then and is only 23 - IF we are looking at him, I have no problem with it.

If we were short of numbers in midfield then I might agree.

The (unofficial) news that O'Hanlon has been told he can go might well free up a decent wage to help Fenlon if we can get rid. Hopefully there will be interest in him from down south although we might have to make it worth his whileas seems the norm with Hibs and their clear outs of late. Galbraith leaving would also create some space albeit he'll be on a lower wage.

The 4 signings we've made so far seem promising so it would be good to build on that.

[Stevie Reid]

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If we were short of numbers in midfield then I might agree.

The (unofficial) news that O'Hanlon has been told he can go might well free up a decent wage to help Fenlon if we can get rid. Hopefully there will be interest in him from down south although we might have to make it worth his whileas seems the norm with Hibs and their clear outs of late. Galbraith leaving would also create some space albeit he'll be on a lower wage.

The 4 signings we've made so far seem promising so it would be good to build on that.

I agree that I would, and I'd be far from bothered if nothing were to come of this - similarly, if Fenlon decided that there was something worth pursuing on our terms, I'd be happy to trust his judgement.

[Andy74]

I see Kerr is away training elsewhere, Maybury isn't going on tour and Fenlon may get a couple of trialists in while we are over there.

[Del Boy]

What about getting Scott Robertson who left dundee utd in summer but hasn't got a new club yet? Scores a few goals and better than what we have at the moment.

[bubblesmorrison]

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I believe Blackpool are looking to loan (or possibly offload) one of their young strikers Craig Sutherland, he's a left sided winger/forward and a Hibs fan. Might well be worth taking a look at Some might remember this lad playing for Spartans before his family moved to America!

I remember playing with him at Dunedin decent player think he was at Plymouth before he moved to blackpool duno if he is really a hibs fan?