Summer 2019 transfer thread

[The 90+2]

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I think when he was at Aberdeen he wasn’t the fittest and relied purely on scoring goals as he was used to doing it for fun at 20’s.

He then realised you need more than that to be a pro.

He went to Aberdeen from QP where he was unplayable. Better than Robertson.

[Unseen work]

Wonder if this is going to make it a lot harder to deal with players/clubs now?

Tbf Gordon said the money he has invested is for the club to decide what it’s best used for, so not just for the squad if used at all.

Wonder if we will now see a fee paid for Ojo now? He’s made it pretty clear he doesn’t want to be there

[we are hibs]

The way i see it, it signals the day where we no longer haggle over a fiver and miss out on a player. If for example Omeonga does well we are now in a position where it is more likely to become permanent rather than just being another short term loan

[MacGruber]

What I took from the press conference video is that the money, at least part of the money going to the team has already been spent. I don't think it is a case we have extra money from 11 am yesterday. Who we will spend the money on - I think part of the answer is Christian Doidge.
When people say we can now get Ojo or McNulty, I don't think our position changes with them. We would have had that finance in place when the Ojo deal fell through and throughout McNulty transfer.
There's probably a playing budget left for a max 3 players.
Hopefully turns out to be Omeonga, McNulty and a 6 foot 7 tall and wide beast of a defensive midfielder.
Ideally could add in another striker, winger and left back but that would be greedy.

[J-C]

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Agree completely with this. We were gearing up for an exciting first full season under Hecky, and I'm still very much looking forward to that. Allan, Mallan, Omeonga, Horgan, Newell and Boyle feeding Doidge, Flo and Sparky is quite a tasty prospect. Great bonus that we're most of the way there already.

Flo might not be here, I was told he's wanting away, time will tell.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Flo might not be here, I was told he's wanting away, time will tell.

If he wants away......

[neil7908]

Would have thought Shankland was worth a punt but given only Dundee United are in for him maybe that says something!

[AlbertK86]

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What I took from the press conference video is that the money, at least part of the money going to the team has already been spent. I don't think it is a case we have extra money from 11 am yesterday. Who we will spend the money on - I think part of the answer is Christian Doidge.
When people say we can now get Ojo or McNulty, I don't think our position changes with them. We would have had that finance in place when the Ojo deal fell through and throughout McNulty transfer.
There's probably a playing budget left for a max 3 players.
Hopefully turns out to be Omeonga, McNulty and a 6 foot 7 tall and wide beast of a defensive midfielder.
Ideally could add in another striker, winger and left back but that would be greedy.

My thoughts were the money spent on Doidge was from the McGinn add on for promotion.

Can’t see Leeann being held to ransom.

She will be canny in similar manner to Rod but have more ambition in the market I would think.


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[random sub]

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The way i see it, it signals the day where we no longer haggle over a fiver and miss out on a player. If for example Omeonga does well we are now in a position where it is more likely to become permanent rather than just being another short term loan

This. I remember speaking to someone from Motherwell FC sometime afteer we tried to sign Stephen McManus. They suggested he would have easily come to Hibs but we were resolutely holding off giving him the extra £250 a week he wanted and Motherwell stepped in.

[DetroitHibs]

Wonder if SJM is sold for big money in this window, that a decent portion might be available for future transfers.

[Bob Box Fish]

Would like to see us try to sign Omeonga permanently, 750k would be worth a punt.

We have tried and tested him and could potentially get 3 - 4 million in a few years for him.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Was told this morning that Dundee Utd are paying Shankland 4k a week. Desperate to get out the Championship

[BILLYHIBS]

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Would like to see us try to sign Omeonga permanently, 750k would be worth a punt.

We have tried and tested him and could potentially get 3 - 4 million in a few years for him.

Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves here I would have thought 200-250k max if not look elsewhere
Similar to the McNulty situation
Omeonga is a very good player great at nicking the ball from the opposition
but needs to add more of a final product to his play in the final third imho
Saying that if we could add a couple of Marquee signings for established star players STs would go through the roof 😁

[The Leith Dutch]

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What I took from the press conference video is that the money, at least part of the money going to the team has already been spent. I don't think it is a case we have extra money from 11 am yesterday. Who we will spend the money on - I think part of the answer is Christian Doidge.
When people say we can now get Ojo or McNulty, I don't think our position changes with them. We would have had that finance in place when the Ojo deal fell through and throughout McNulty transfer.
There's probably a playing budget left for a max 3 players.
Hopefully turns out to be Omeonga, McNulty and a 6 foot 7 tall and wide beast of a defensive midfielder.
Ideally could add in another striker, winger and left back but that would be greedy.

I think that's probably about right mate.

Transfer fee wise I don't think it changes much at all (and this is kind of why I wasn't obsessed with what we got for McGinn which I know sounds weird).
I reckon the club is in a good position to be able to pay the required transfer fee for any player who's wages we can afford.
This might make it a bit easier, save us haggling over a few quid and probably more importantly maybe allow a little more strength in depth.

The real game changer requires a different type of financial step forward and that's on the wages front.

That's going to require changing our wage structure - say 3-5k pw more for 6 or 7 top earners and the corresponding bump up for the rest of the squad to have a happy dressing room and better players. Maths is back of a cigarette packet for illustrative purposes rather than carefully thought through numbers but it's something like that to ensure (a) we're the premium non OF destination in Scotland and (b) gets us competing with the average League One in England wages.

We're probably in the ballpark of £2 - £2.5 million per year to fund that but the rub is we need to be sustaining that - or at least the bulk of it - through increased revenue.
Not sure how deep RG's pockets are but I'm guessing he's neither rich enough nor dumb enough to be prepared to chuck in that kind of change every year.

That to me feels like what the stated view of Best of the Rest and regular Europe needs to become a reality.

Much as I've generally been a nay sayer about filling in the corners it might be that's what's needed for this.
I think you get c. £400k for every extra 1000 seats you sell across the home games in the league.

[Bob Box Fish]

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Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves here I would have thought 200-250k max if not look elsewhere
Similar to the McNulty situation
Omeonga is a very good player great at nicking the ball from the opposition
but needs to add more of a final product to his play in the final third imho
Saying that if we could add a couple of Marquee signings for established star players STs would go through the roof 😁

Difference for me is Mcnulty is unlikely to get another shot at a big club in England while Omeonga is untried down south so bigger implied investment.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Difference for me is Mcnulty is unlikely to get another shot at a big club in England while Omeonga is untried down south so bigger implied investment.

I want Omeonga back but not at 750k same goes for McNulty better and cheaper elsewhere but hope we can work something out
In Hecky we trust

[Alex Trager]

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Would like to see us try to sign Omeonga permanently, 750k would be worth a punt.

We have tried and tested him and could potentially get 3 - 4 million in a few years for him.

I’m not so sure I see him bringing in that kind of cash. He is a good player but his game lacked a lot at times.

I’d bring him back but certainly not for that kind of money. There will be far superior players out there for that kind of money.

[BILLYHIBS]

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I’m not so sure I see him bringing in that kind of cash. He is a good player but his game lacked a lot at times.

I’d bring him back but certainly not for that kind of money. There will be far superior players out there for that kind of money.

Agree

Hypothetical now but someone like GMS on freedom of contract looking for a decent wage but I suppose we still have a strict wage structure in place which may or may not be subject to change

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[calumhibee1]

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I’m not so sure I see him bringing in that kind of cash. He is a good player but his game lacked a lot at times.

I’d bring him back but certainly not for that kind of money. There will be far superior players out there for that kind of money.

There’s no chance he’ll ever be a 3-4M player imo.

I’m like you, I’d like him back but I wouldn’t break the bank for him.

[Barman Stanton]

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There’s no chance he’ll ever be a 3-4M player imo.

I’m like you, I’d like him back but I wouldn’t break the bank for him.

I disagree with this. Think he has plenty potential to reach that kind of fee. 23 year old who has already played a decent amount of games in Serie A and starts for Belgium U21's.

[LeithMike]

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I’m not so sure I see him bringing in that kind of cash. He is a good player but his game lacked a lot at times.

I’d bring him back but certainly not for that kind of money. There will be far superior players out there for that kind of money.

The guy is still very young. I often think players dont actually improve that much from when they first break through but Omeonga has all the attributes to be a top player. All he needs is game time to grow in experience and confidence
A couple of years playing regularly and I think he'll be worth a lot more than £3-4m.

Like York Hibs says, I think we've seen enough to invest a fair bit of cash in him. He also wants to be here - that counts for a lot too.



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[we are hibs]

I absolutely love Omeonga and think we should make every effort to get him back. I reckon alongside Allan they could forge a great partnership. There were times last season Omeonga was doing the work of others in the midfield and it was taking away from his game. Not to mention being put out wide on a few occasions. Play him in the middle and watch him go

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[BoomtownHibees]

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[Ozyhibby]

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I think that's probably about right mate.

Transfer fee wise I don't think it changes much at all (and this is kind of why I wasn't obsessed with what we got for McGinn which I know sounds weird).
I reckon the club is in a good position to be able to pay the required transfer fee for any player who's wages we can afford.
This might make it a bit easier, save us haggling over a few quid and probably more importantly maybe allow a little more strength in depth.

The real game changer requires a different type of financial step forward and that's on the wages front.

That's going to require changing our wage structure - say 3-5k pw more for 6 or 7 top earners and the corresponding bump up for the rest of the squad to have a happy dressing room and better players. Maths is back of a cigarette packet for illustrative purposes rather than carefully thought through numbers but it's something like that to ensure (a) we're the premium non OF destination in Scotland and (b) gets us competing with the average League One in England wages.

We're probably in the ballpark of £2 - £2.5 million per year to fund that but the rub is we need to be sustaining that - or at least the bulk of it - through increased revenue.
Not sure how deep RG's pockets are but I'm guessing he's neither rich enough nor dumb enough to be prepared to chuck in that kind of change every year.

That to me feels like what the stated view of Best of the Rest and regular Europe needs to become a reality.

Much as I've generally been a nay sayer about filling in the corners it might be that's what's needed for this.
I think you get c. £400k for every extra 1000 seats you sell across the home games in the league.

If that £2.5m could raise us to the level of regular Europa group stage then it would pay for itself.


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[Niffy]

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