Summer transfer thread 2025

[TrinityHFC]

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Seems to be gathering pace, if true he is a huge upgrade on Ekpiteta and O'Hora and he's' better than Miller and Rocky.

As far as I can see there is one recent post on X from a random fan asking if we’d take him back.

[500miles]

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Massive yes for me for Porto.

The market of players who were really good in Scotland (which Porto was), then don’t quite cut it down south, is a good market to shop in IMO.

It was less than a year ago he was a Scotland first choice CB. He can make that position his again with bit of good form. It’s been a while since we had player regularly in the Scotland squad which probably says a lot about his ability when he’s at his best.

He was cutting it though, playing regularly until pretty recently.

Seems a really strange situation.

[Paul1642]

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He was cutting it though, playing regularly until pretty recently.

Seems a really strange situation.

I think fan opinion of him was mixed at best even if he was playing. Your correct though in that he was doing enough to maintain a place.

The situation is pretty strange but if it work out that we get Porto back ill not be complaining.

[supermcginn]

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As far as I can see there is one recent post on X from a random fan asking if we’d take him back.

There's more than that on the private forum I'm informed.

[BILLYHIBS]

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He was cutting it though, playing regularly until pretty recently.

Seems a really strange situation.

Someone posted excerpts from a Watford forum pretty much the same as when he was here the same basic errors not learning developing or improving doing rash stuff stupid tackles etc

Went to PNE with Hecky fell down the pecking order now on the bench

Would be open to him returning in the hope that SDG will get further improvement out of him eradicate the errors and brain farts get him back to fulfilling his undoubted potential will benefit from playing in Europe with a good Hibs team and back into the Scotland set up

Onwards and upwards

[EH21Hibee]

Anyone saying they wouldn’t take Porto back has lost the plot entirely, especially if we lose Rocky which I imagine we are going to

[Pete70]

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Wouldn’t want Porto back yet

Too much indiscipline

Too much baggage on the pitch

Target for refs

We’re quite fine at the moment

Rocky or not

This is kinda where I am. I think we can get better than Porto if Rocky was to leave.

[Paulie Walnuts]

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No to Porteous for me.

Likewise.

He was really poor when he left us with the general consensus being he needed dropped.

Since then he’s went to Watford and been bombed out then been loaned to PNE where he couldn’t get a game whilst massively letting his country down by doing the same sort of crap he done over and over whilst here.

I’ve absolutely no confidence we’d be getting a better player back than the one that left as he doesn’t appear to be able to/want to learn from his mistakes.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Likewise.

He was really poor when he left us with the general consensus being he needed dropped.

Since then he’s went to Watford and been bombed out then been loaned to PNE where he couldn’t get a game whilst massively letting his country down by doing the same sort of crap he done over and over whilst here.

I’ve absolutely no confidence we’d be getting a better player back than the one that left as he doesn’t appear to be able to/want to learn from his mistakes.

Would be the last chance saloon

[cameronw-hfc]

Wouldn't take Porto back. Can be an excellent player, but he more than divides opinion and his excellent games are offset by his downright ridiculous games. I remember the season he left was potentially the worst I've seen it for goals he was directly involved in. Sure there were a few weeks in a row he threw himself to the ground at the slightest touch and missed headers that lead to goals.

If he's more level headed and grown up, maybe, but going by the posts on the Watford forum it seems he's the same player. Most weren't saying he was a terrible footballer, albeit a few did, it was the same things we said. Can be rash, lunges in, brainless moments.

If he comes back he'll get my full support, just not sure it's the best option available

[The Modfather]

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Likewise.

He was really poor when he left us with the general consensus being he needed dropped.

Since then he’s went to Watford and been bombed out then been loaned to PNE where he couldn’t get a game whilst massively letting his country down by doing the same sort of crap he done over and over whilst here.

I’ve absolutely no confidence we’d be getting a better player back than the one that left as he doesn’t appear to be able to/want to learn from his mistakes.

Part of the reason, but by no means the only reason, was he was having to try and plug the glaring holes in a crab midfield in front of him. He wouldn’t have to try and do the midfields job for them this time.

As we saw for long spells for Scotland. A competent manager that knows how to pragmatically and effectively set up a team saw him play some of his best football. I think we would see the same under Gray. Would love to have him back.

[tonyrougier123]

Porteous might not be what we need, don’t think he’s ironed out his flaws bit erratic at times still. Bit too full of himself for this team as well at the moment. A humble Ryan porteous head screwed on focused on hibs yes. Porteous who’s learned nothing from his time in England no. How about someone like Nikola katic instead, solid defender type of player could improve us. That’s the type I’d like us to be associated with. But if it happens with porteous fair enough good hibby and would be welcomed.

[Wilson]

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Porteous might not be what we need, don’t think he’s ironed out his flaws bit erratic at times still. Bit too full of himself for this team as well at the moment. A humble Ryan porteous head screwed on focused on hibs yes. Porteous who’s learned nothing from his time in England no. How about someone like Nikola katic instead, solid defender type of player could improve us. That’s the type I’d like us to be associated with. But if it happens with porteous fair enough good hibby and would be welcomed.

He's on loan at Plymouth from Zurich. Why isn't it happening for Katic there? Perhaps he's not the player he was since he did his knee? I'd be giving him a very thorough medical if we were in for him. Think we have more chance of Porto because of the hibs connection. Gray would get the bestvof him in a good hibs side.

[SickBoy32]

😂😂😂 folk no wanting Porteous back wow

[cameronw-hfc]

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😂😂😂 folk no wanting Porteous back wow

With valid reasons. This isn't a situation where one opinion is right and one is wrong, theres valid reasons to want him back, and valid reasons to be against it.

[tonyrougier123]

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😂😂😂 folk no wanting Porteous back wow

Where is the rumour even coming from?

[bingo70]

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Likewise.

He was really poor when he left us with the general consensus being he needed dropped.

Since then he’s went to Watford and been bombed out then been loaned to PNE where he couldn’t get a game whilst massively letting his country down by doing the same sort of crap he done over and over whilst here.

I’ve absolutely no confidence we’d be getting a better player back than the one that left as he doesn’t appear to be able to/want to learn from his mistakes.

I don’t agree the general consensus when he left was that he needed dropped.

I think he was excellent when he was with us before and I suspect we would be getting a better version of him back as he’s a bit more experienced and a bit more mature now. A spell out the Scottish media limelight would have done him the world of good too.

I’ll be delighted if he comes back.

[djw80!]

Porto was a great player, a little brash at time with tackles but still a great player and regardless of what folk would make you believe he only had 4? red cards in all his games with Hibs, i think DG would work wonders for him.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Where is the rumour even coming from?

Private Board

[Ship of Hope]

Maybe looking at him as a replacement for triantis rather than rocky.. sure he played there previously with us in his last season..?

[Joe6-2]

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Private Board

Anyone read it?

[Hibernian Verse]

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Anyone read it?

It’s only a tenner to sign up!

[J-C]

Gray and his staff are making a big difference with some of the players, especially underperforming ones like Rocky, who still makes mistakes but you have to remember the level we're playing at and the level of players we're expected to get, players like Rocky and Porteous will always make the odd error but they can be very good at this level. If Porteous wants back and he wants to work hard and improve, then I'd be happy with that.

[500miles]

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I think fan opinion of him was mixed at best even if he was playing. Your correct though in that he was doing enough to maintain a place.

The situation is pretty strange but if it work out that we get Porto back ill not be complaining.

Watford certainly didn’t get better without him. Centre half’s are always magnets for criticism. We had the best defence outside the OF for 3 years and all I heard is how Porteous was erratic, Efe was a bombscare and Hanlon was too slow and weak.

[andrew70]

If there’s even a remote possibility we have to sign Porteous instantly improves the first XI.

[Iain G]

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Maybe looking at him as a replacement for triantis rather than rocky.. sure he played there previously with us in his last season..?

He was awful in that midfield role! Unlike Triantis he looked like a centre half playing in the wrong position

[wookie70]

I look at Rocky and Miller. Both had all the attributes you need to be a really good central defender in Scotland. Pace, strength, power and good in the air. What they both lacked was positional awareness and often getting dragged away from where they should be or making errors because they didn't do the simple thing. SDG has almost eradicated that in those two and I see no reason he couldn't improve Porteous too.

[CapitalGreen]

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I look at Rocky and Miller. Both had all the attributes you need to be a really good central defender in Scotland. Pace, strength, power and good in the air. What they both lacked was positional awareness and often getting dragged away from where they should be or making errors because they didn't do the simple thing. SDG has almost eradicated that in those two and I see no reason he couldn't improve Porteous too.

Porteous would arrive as an upgrade on Miller at RCB regardless of whether SDG makes any improvements to his game.

[chasitup]

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Porteous would arrive as an upgrade on Miller at RCB regardless of whether SDG makes any improvements to his game.

I’d rather have Miller if it was a choice of the two.

[Northernhibee]

Lacks discipline and has frankly been bang average for quite a while now.

Big downgrade on Rocky if true.