Summer 2019 transfer thread

[Torto7]

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I can easily believe Aberdeen can offer more than us. The stats and wages don’t lie

Over a whole squad, yes they will be able to pay more. We can and should compete for an individual player however, especially one our manager clearly wanted . We're now in a position where people have a stick to beat the club with. The Sun talking about us being blown out of the water etc. I stick to my opinion that it's an own goal.

[Unseen work]

He agreed a deal to join us in May.

We then cough up an extra 125k as him and his agent make a meal of the situation.

He rejects Aberdeen last night, they offer even more money today and he signs.

Doesnt appear to be very loyal and will jump ship whenever the money is.

Id be more disappointed if as a club we chucked all the money at him so he signs, when it doesn’t appear he particularly wants to be here anyway.

We will get another centre mid.

[hhibs]

[QUOTE=Stuart93;5841482]Or other clubs have more money? What’re people not understanding about this? ABERDEEN HAVE MORE MONEY THAN US AND CAN THEREFORE OFFER MORE MONEY[/QU



In some cases,not all ,for a top target we could and should be able to match,you clearly have very lilmited view on how budgets can be allocated

And just another point, do not bloody shout at me !

[Bob Box Fish]

On a positive note we have Steven Whittaker to cover us until we find an alternative

Whittaker, Mallan and Allan surely a song in there somewhere ?

[Ardenttwo]

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Or other clubs have more money? What’re people not understanding about this? ABERDEEN HAVE MORE MONEY THAN US AND CAN THEREFORE OFFER MORE MONEY

Not what their manager said yesterday. On Grampian news last night he said that money would be tight this season with a new stadium and training ground to pay for

[Stuart93]

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Not what their manager said yesterday. On Grampian news last night he said that money would be tight this season with a new stadium and training ground to pay for

He’s not going to come out and say he has loads of money to spend is he?

[BoomtownHibees]

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On a positive note we have Steven Whittaker to cover us until we find an alternative

That’s the spirit

[Macaroon]

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I'll probably take flak for this but this is piss poor from Hibs and it's a massive PR blow imo. I don't buy for a second we couldn't match what they're offering if we wanted to. I've thought for years that our wage structure is far too rigid.

Assuming we could, what's to say that Hecky/the recruitment team actually valued him that highly? We have a budget of our own, other positions to buy for and ultimately we will have put a monetary value on Ojo's signature. If another team value his ability and qualities higher than us then so be it, I'd prefer we let that happen than overpay for him to prove a point.

[Since452]

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He agreed a deal to join us in May.

We then cough up an extra 125k as him and his agent make a meal of the situation.

He rejects Aberdeen last night, they offer even more money today and he signs.

Doesnt appear to be very loyal and will jump ship whenever the money is.

Id be more disappointed if as a club we chucked all the money at him so he signs, when it doesn’t appear he particularly wants to be here anyway.

We will get another centre mid.

Spot on

[Hibs90]

2 year deal announced tomorrow. Money talks. You can have the best infrastructure in the world but if a player is getting offered more then they are going to take the money everytime.

Until we can start matching them wage wise then we will never compete. Tragic.

[Torto7]

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Assuming we could, what's to say that Hecky/the recruitment team actually valued him that highly? We have a budget of our own, other positions to buy for and ultimately we will have put a monetary value on Ojo's signature. If another team value his ability and qualities higher than us then so be it, I'd prefer we let that happen than overpay for him to prove a point.

I have no proof maybe that's the case but what we do know is we wanted him and we've lost out on him to a direct rival. We've had a lot of positive news recently and I would have liked it to continue whilst sending a direct message to one of our rivals. Missed opportunity in my opinion.

[Hibernian Verse]

I'm reading a lot about how Aberdeen is a ****hole but not sure what the basis of this is. I lived there for 5 years and it's just as affluent as Edinburgh with plenty nice areas.

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[RMQ1967]

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He agreed a deal to join us in May.

We then cough up an extra 125k as him and his agent make a meal of the situation.

He rejects Aberdeen last night, they offer even more money today and he signs.

Doesnt appear to be very loyal and will jump ship whenever the money is.

Id be more disappointed if as a club we chucked all the money at him so he signs, when it doesn’t appear he particularly wants to be here anyway.

We will get another centre mid.

Agree with all of this. Settle on what we're prepared to pay & don't be dragged into a budding war.

The sheep have had to pay silly money for a 4th division player. Let's wait for the right player at the right price.

[04Sauzee]

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He agreed a deal to join us in May.

We then cough up an extra 125k as him and his agent make a meal of the situation.

He rejects Aberdeen last night, they offer even more money today and he signs.

Doesnt appear to be very loyal and will jump ship whenever the money is.

Id be more disappointed if as a club we chucked all the money at him so he signs, when it doesn’t appear he particularly wants to be here anyway.

We will get another centre mid.

100%. Great Post

[Stevie Reid]

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Agree with all of this. Settle on what we're prepared to pay & don't be dragged into a budding war.

The sheep have had to pay silly money for a 4th division player. Let's wait for the right player at the right price.

Indeed, and we still have decent money to spend on an alternative.

[Heisenberg]

Heckingbottom said today that we are in a similar position with other players as we are with Ojo. Just got to wait and see if any of them decide to sign up.

Ojo, on paper, looked like what we needed. We’ve really got no clue how good he is. Let’s hope he ends up being pish and we can laugh heartily at Aberdeen chucking cash at him.

[bigwheel]

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I'm reading a lot about how Aberdeen is a ****hole but not sure what the basis of this is. I lived there for 5 years and it's just as affluent as Edinburgh with plenty nice areas.

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Agreed ...That’s just narrow minded edinburgh views....social Media nonsense

[chippy]

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Agree with all of this. Settle on what we're prepared to pay & don't be dragged into a budding war.

The sheep have had to pay silly money for a 4th division player. Let's wait for the right player at the right price.

I get this but unless we have another target or two lined up Aberdeen have played a blinder. Clearly we had invested a lot of time and energy on this guy but it’s certainly putting a dampener on our season preparations and season ticket sales unless of course we can do better

[Bob Box Fish]

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Heckingbottom said today that we are in a similar position with other players as we are with Ojo. Just got to wait and see if any of them decide to sign up.

Ojo, on paper, looked like what we needed. We’ve really got no clue how good he is. Let’s hope he ends up being pish and we can laugh heartily at Aberdeen chucking cash at him.

I took it that he meant he wanted Ojo but it was out of his hands and was referring to similar situations with McNulty / Omeonga ?

[MyJo]

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He agreed a deal to join us in May.

We then cough up an extra 125k as him and his agent make a meal of the situation.

He rejects Aberdeen last night, they offer even more money today and he signs.

Doesnt appear to be very loyal and will jump ship whenever the money is.

Id be more disappointed if as a club we chucked all the money at him so he signs, when it doesn’t appear he particularly wants to be here anyway.

We will get another centre mid.

The guy has shown himself to be nothing but a mercenary if he ends up signing for Aberdeen.

Happy to sign for us and terms agreed as a free agent and we have even stuck with him and coughed up more money due to him and his agent making a balls up of the relegation clause in his contract only to turn around and sign for Aberdeen who probably didn’t know or care he existed until two weeks ago thanks to us.

[Robbo6-2]

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I get this but unless we have another target or two lined up Aberdeen have played a blinder. Clearly we had invested a lot of time and energy on this guy but it’s certainly putting a dampener on our season preparations and season ticket sales unless of course we can do better

I dont think losing out on a S****horpe player is going to have a massive effect on season ticket sales. Being abit dramatic

[Callum_62]

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The guy has shown himself to be nothing but a mercenary if he ends up signing for Aberdeen.

Happy to sign for us and terms agreed as a free agent and we have even stuck with him and coughed up more money due to him and his agent making a balls up of the relegation clause in his contract only to turn around and sign for Aberdeen who probably didn’t know or care he existed until two weeks ago thanks to us.

Not really. It might be cash, it might be european football, likely its a mix

He was our player to lose I'm afraid and it appears we have done just that

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[sean04]

who even cares about this guy? Decent player maybe? Relegated from league 1 last year and no league 1 sides take him? Surely if this guy was a stand out in league 1 then would've had a lot of suitors from top end league 1 or even lower end championship. We move on

[Heisenberg]

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I took it that he meant he wanted Ojo but it was out of his hands and was referring to similar situations with McNulty / Omeonga ?

Aye maybe true, I took it to mean that we had offers in for other players and were waiting for answers. Just need to wait and see, I’m sure we’ve got plenty other options.

[Fife-Hibee]

Hope he turns out to be ****ing mince 😡

[givescotlandfreedom]

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I'm reading a lot about how Aberdeen is a ****hole but not sure what the basis of this is. I lived there for 5 years and it's just as affluent as Edinburgh with plenty nice areas.

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I did too. Unless grey is your thing it really is a dump.

[RMQ1967]

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I get this but unless we have another target or two lined up Aberdeen have played a blinder. Clearly we had invested a lot of time and energy on this guy but it’s certainly putting a dampener on our season preparations and season ticket sales unless of course we can do better

It depends on your perspective. I don't believe throwing silly money at a 28yo 4th division player is playing a blinder.

If we had got him on a free last month that would have been a decent result - still a risk but probably one worth taking.

The press will try to stir it up but it's no dampener to me & I've no interest in their petty headlines. Ultimately the sheep have paid way over the odds & well done to Hibs for stepping away from it.

[Callum_62]

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who even cares about this guy? Decent player maybe? Relegated from league 1 last year and no league 1 sides take him? Surely if this guy was a stand out in league 1 then would've had a lot of suitors from top end league 1 or even lower end championship. We move on

Our manager cared to be trying to sign him for 2 months

That's probably why the fans are reacting to us apparently losing him

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[Bishop Hibee]

Still plenty time in the window to bring players in. I’d imagine our recruitment team has a number of potential targets in every position.

[Ronniekirk]

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2 year deal announced tomorrow. Money talks. You can have the best infrastructure in the world but if a player is getting offered more then they are going to take the money everytime.

Until we can start matching them wage wise then we will never compete. Tragic.

The infrastructure issue bugs me now in as much as I thought we were now concentrating on the first team and improving it We already have one of the best facilities in the league
What we need now is a team on the pitch capable of getting into top four and investment in that’
If we spend more on indoor training facility that deflects from the above and doesn’t produce better players Its scouts who identify young talent and then coaches that can develop them that counts


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