Summer transfer thread 2025

[pogo]

Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

[Springbank]

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Is it that difficult.

Get him on a 4 year deal. Triantis to continue to improve with us. Gets into the Australian or Greek World Cup squad and plays a couple of games.

Back with us for another year, if we are lucky. Then sell him for around £4m+, slice for Sunderland and we get the profit.

Know it could go t*ts up and he gets injured early doors, but this could happen to any player.

Surely that's how much of us feel and maybe a rough outline of what MacKay is thinking.

I'm on this train 100%

When are you ever going to have had 18 months across 2 loans to assess a player, see him get international call ups, make Team of the Season AND his club will sell?

This is the one to push the boat out for

[S4uzee]

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Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

I’d be astonished if true

[CapitalGreen]

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Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

Given his performances at Parkhead I’d be surprised.

[pogo]

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Given his performances at Parkhead I’d be surprised.

That's what I thought, but he and his mate seemed quite sure of it. Hopefully just the afternoon pints talking!

[EGL2000]

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Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

No way he's going to Celtic. Not good enough on the ball for them. They will be aiming for higher quality as well.

[Gordy M]

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No way he's going to Celtic. Not good enough on the ball for them. They will be aiming for higher quality as well.

So would be happy to swap Liam Scales for Rocky?

[Wilson]

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Is it that difficult.

Get him on a 4 year deal. Triantis to continue to improve with us. Gets into the Australian or Greek World Cup squad and plays a couple of games.

Back with us for another year, if we are lucky. Then sell him for around £4m+, slice for Sunderland and we get the profit.

Know it could go t*ts up and he gets injured early doors, but this could happen to any player.

Surely that's how much of us feel and maybe a rough outline of what MacKay is thinking.

Get him on a 4 year deal.

Year 1: hibs struggle to balance Europe and the league. Finish outside top four. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 2: hibs perform better in the league. Perhaps finish third or 4th without the burden of European football. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 3: hibs perform poorly in Europe (natch). Similar struggles in league. Clubs aware player wants away. Make offers in and around 1m to test our resolve before player goes into final year of contract.

You do hypothetical. So do I. Mine is more realistic.

I'm happy if we pay 1.5m. But you are buying him for the years of his contract. You are not buying a guaranteed profit.

[Centre Hawf]

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Is it that difficult.

Get him on a 4 year deal. Triantis to continue to improve with us. Gets into the Australian or Greek World Cup squad and plays a couple of games.

Back with us for another year, if we are lucky. Then sell him for around £4m+, slice for Sunderland and we get the profit.

Know it could go t*ts up and he gets injured early doors, but this could happen to any player.

Surely that's how much of us feel and maybe a rough outline of what MacKay is thinking.

I don’t disagree. It’s entirely possible and currently looks like a great opportunity.

My initial point is that it’s not a guarantee and can’t be the sole reason to do it. If he does nothing we would have to be prepared to write off £1.5m. That’s a lot of money at any time, let alone for a team that has lost millions on terrible recruitment the last 3/4 years alone.

[Hibees1973]

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Get him on a 4 year deal.

Year 1: hibs struggle to balance Europe and the league. Finish outside top four. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 2: hibs perform better in the league. Perhaps finish third or 4th without the burden of European football. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 3: hibs perform poorly in Europe (natch). Similar struggles in league. Clubs aware player wants away. Make offers in and around 1m to test our resolve before player goes into final year of contract.

You do hypothetical. So do I. Mine is more realistic.

I'm happy if we pay 1.5m. But you are buying him for the years of his contract. You are not buying a guaranteed profit.

OK then, let's not bother.

Overlook a player who has already adjusted to Scottish Football at our club and appears to be coveted by many other clubs. And one who was one of the four players nominated for player of the year in Scotland.

[Donegal Hibby]

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No way he's going to Celtic. Not good enough on the ball for them. They will be aiming for higher quality as well.

He was probably the most improved and consistent defenders in the league last season . I wouldn’t rate Scales ahead of him either and it wouldn’t be the first time that Celtic take a player coming out of contract/ free agent from another team in our league for their squad . Hopefully there’s nothing in it though.

[AlbertK86]

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Get him on a 4 year deal.

Year 1: hibs struggle to balance Europe and the league. Finish outside top four. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 2: hibs perform better in the league. Perhaps finish third or 4th without the burden of European football. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 3: hibs perform poorly in Europe (natch). Similar struggles in league. Clubs aware player wants away. Make offers in and around 1m to test our resolve before player goes into final year of contract.

You do hypothetical. So do I. Mine is more realistic.

I'm happy if we pay 1.5m. But you are buying him for the years of his contract. You are not buying a guaranteed profit.

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[Unseen work]

Rocky to Celtic wouldn’t actually surprise me massively as a Carter Vickers back up

Scales is someone everyone thought had no chance

Trusty they spent a fortune on and doesn’t seem great. Nawrocky (maybe a future nickname if Rocky goes to Celtic?) hardly gets a sniff.

But whenever Carter Vickers is missing they look considerably weaker and really miss his strength and overall athleticism

[04Sauzee]

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Rocky to Celtic wouldn’t actually surprise me massively as a Carter Vickers back up

Scales is someone everyone thought had no chance

Trusty they spent a fortune on and doesn’t seem great. Nawrocky (maybe a future nickname if Rocky goes to Celtic?) hardly gets a sniff.

But whenever Carter Vickers is missing they look considerably weaker and really miss his strength and overall athleticism

There is rumoured interest in Carter Vickers

[jeffers]

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OK then, let's not bother.

Overlook a player who has already adjusted to Scottish Football at our club and appears to be coveted by many other clubs. And one who was one of the four players nominated for player of the year in Scotland.

Tbf that’s not what was said, the poster was advocating that we sign Triantis, it was the guaranteed profit he disagreed with. I absolutely want us to sign him and break our transfer record in doing so (as that is what it will take.) If we do and he progresses as we all hope/expect then yes we could expect to make a big profit on him. It’s not a guarantee though.

[badabing67]

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We didn't sign Boyle for free - it was a swap deal with Alex Harris!

I meant the deal with Al-Faisaly

[Hibees1973]

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Tbf that’s not what was said, the poster was advocating that we sign Triantis, it was the guaranteed profit he disagreed with. I absolutely want us to sign him and break our transfer record in doing so (as that is what it will take.) If we do and he progresses as we all hope/expect then yes we could expect to make a big profit on him. It’s not a guarantee though.

Is anyone here aware of any kind of guarantee in football when signing players. I certainly never said guarantee in my scenario.

I'm fully aware that signing Triantis constitutes a risk. If it's £1.5m, I expect it will probably have international caps/Hibs appearances/etc built in. Plus we have an owner who has already written off £7m on the last accounts (albeit a fair chunk of it was his responsibility recruiting poor players and inept managers).

Triantis was at the heart of everything good which Hibs did in the last 6 months last season. Two thirds of his fee can be garnered from the money obtained for Vente.

The new signings model for the last year seems to have worked. So if Hibs are interested in signing Triantis, whatever the fee, I back them. If we sign him for £1.5m and he gets injured in his first game, is out for a year or so and never recaptures his form. That's football.

It's all a risk.

[badabing67]

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So would be happy to swap Liam Scales for Rocky?

No chance

[sauzee1989]

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Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

Absolute nonsense

[gbhibby]

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Is anyone here aware of any kind of guarantee in football when signing players. I certainly never said guarantee in my scenario.

I'm fully aware that signing Triantis constitutes a risk. If it's £1.5m, I expect it will probably have international caps/Hibs appearances/etc built in. Plus we have an owner who has already written off £7m on the last accounts (albeit a fair chunk of it was his responsibility recruiting poor players and inept managers).

Triantis was at the heart of everything good which Hibs did in the last 6 months last season. Two thirds of his fee can be garnered from the money obtained for Vente.

The new signings model for the last year seems to have worked. So if Hibs are interested in signing Triantis, whatever the fee, I back them. If we sign him for £1.5m and he gets injured in his first game, is out for a year or so and never recaptures his form. That's football.

It's all a risk.

There have been a number of current players on social media Andy Halliday being one who have been praising Triantis's performances so if he is impressing other pros that says a lot. If he adds a few more goals to his game we have a gem if we can get him

[tamig]

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Totally understand both Centre Hawf and MacGruber, and while I don’t completely disagree I also feel now if the time to speculate. I think we won’t be looking at bringing in as many player this summer as we have in the last few seasons so why not push the boat out a little further…? Does anyone know what our cumulative spend in each of the past few summers has been and on how many players?

Just catching up on today’s stuff. I’m surprised to see a few people suggesting we can’t or shouldn’t be stretching to 1.5m for Triantis. Its a no brainer for me. And we’ll make a healthy profit on that as well. No doubts. And I’m sure the Board will fully back the manager to make it happen. He’d be an incredible signing - but we’d maybe only get one season of him as a permanent Hibs player.

[tamig]

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I agree. But my initial point was in relation to discussing how we’d make our money back on £1.5m for Triantis.

Did you watch Triantis last season? How can you not think we won’t make our money back - and then some - on him? You’ve mentioned the likes of Vente and Melkersen. Triantis can’t be compared in any way to those signings.

[B.H.F.C]

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There have been a number of current players on social media Andy Halliday being one who have been praising Triantis's performances so if he is impressing other pros that says a lot. If he adds a few more goals to his game we have a gem if we can get him

Attacking contribution was actually pretty good last season, three goals and six assists for someone who is predominantly a defensive midfielder is decent. Especially when none of the assists are coming from taking set pieces. Definitely has the ability to improve though. That’s why I’m desperate to get him back, you’re talking about someone who we know can play as it is but who still has so much room to improve.

[gbhibby]

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Attacking contribution was actually pretty good last season, three goals and six assists for someone who is predominantly a defensive midfielder is decent. Especially when none of the assists are coming from taking set pieces. Definitely has the ability to improve though. That’s why I’m desperate to get him back, you’re talking about someone who we know can play as it is but who still has so much room to improve.

Watching the analysis on Sportscene and other shows, highlighted that he doesn't always play the easy sideways pass and will try to pass through the lines so adding something different. Wouldn't be offering a sell on clause as part of the deal as he has been developed at our team. A Celtic fan I know said that their 10 million midfielder is a poor man's Triantis.

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Attacking contribution was actually pretty good last season, three goals and six assists for someone who is predominantly a defensive midfielder is decent. Especially when none of the assists are coming from taking set pieces. Definitely has the ability to improve though. That’s why I’m desperate to get him back, you’re talking about someone who we know can play as it is but who still has so much room to improve.

There should be an assist of the season award and for me it would have been Triantis' ball through the middle to tee up Campbell's 1st v Celtic when I and everyone else was screaming for him to play it wide to Nicky Cadden. Obita's low hook to Boyle at Ibrox is runner up.

[B.H.F.C]

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There should be an assist of the season award and for me it would have been Triantis' ball through the middle to tee up Campbell's 1st v Celtic when I and everyone else was screaming for him to play it wide to Nicky Cadden. Obita's low hook to Boyle at Ibrox is runner up.

Triantis’ pass for Bowie at Tannadice the best one for me.

Nicky Cadden might no be happy with this conversation right enough.

[badabing67]

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There should be an assist of the season award and for me it would have been Triantis' ball through the middle to tee up Campbell's 1st v Celtic when I and everyone else was screaming for him to play it wide to Nicky Cadden. Obita's low hook to Boyle at Ibrox is runner up.

His through ball to Boyle at Pittodrie wasn't bad either

[Hibs90]

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Got a call from my Celtic supporting stepfather earlier, saying he'd heard they're interested in Rocky! Anyone else heard anything about this?

That's not true

[Centre Hawf]

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Did you watch Triantis last season? How can you not think we won’t make our money back - and then some - on him? You’ve mentioned the likes of Vente and Melkersen. Triantis can’t be compared in any way to those signings.

I think we certainly can make our money back, he's a fantastic player. But lets flip the thinking on it for just a second, he's now available for lets say an asking price of £1.5m after a standout break through season here. He's 22 so is a fantastic age for a lot of these clubs to take a punt on now, and as others have said there's a World Cup next summer to inflate his value potentially.

Why are we so sure that there will be a massive line of clubs waiting to take him from us for double that price in 12/24 months, if they perhaps aren't already there in this window?

As others have said it's a risk and the club will have to weigh up how much risk it's willing to take on. If the club are absolutely certain that at the very least they can get him tied down on a 5 year deal and have a great player for Hibs for 5 years and maybe beyond to help us reach our goals in that time then that's probably worth £1.5m on its own. But if the club are looking at it with the end goal of being flipping him for profit then there's a lot to consider and weigh up.

[EGL2000]

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I think we certainly can make our money back, he's a fantastic player. But lets flip the thinking on it for just a second, he's now available for lets say an asking price of £1.5m after a standout break through season here. He's 22 so is a fantastic age for a lot of these clubs to take a punt on now, and as others have said there's a World Cup next summer to inflate his value potentially.

Why are we so sure that there will be a massive line of clubs waiting to take him from us for double that price in 12/24 months, if they perhaps aren't already there in this window?

As others have said it's a risk and the club will have to weigh up how much risk it's willing to take on. If the club are absolutely certain that at the very least they can get him tied down on a 5 year deal and have a great player for Hibs for 5 years and maybe beyond to help us reach our goals in that time then that's probably worth £1.5m on its own. But if the club are looking at it with the end goal of being flipping him for profit then there's a lot to consider and weigh up.

I think to realistically get to the next level and be the dominant 3rd placed team we need to start paying fees of this level. We can't keep walking away when it gets above 1 million. You can obviously still get quality for less but it's considerably harder. I also know that spending more doesn't guarantee success but I think in the Triantis case it's about as safe as a transfer can get for us.