Summer transfer thread 2025

[Donegal Hibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

We can dream can't we ?

Yeah , suppose a lot folk dream of winning the lottery which is fine though when you start believing its going to happen reality goes out the window and fantasy takes over …Talk of splitting the OF with the financial gulf that exists now is nothing more than pure fantasy stuff.. never going to happen.

[Heisenberg]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fabrizio Romano reporting Shankenstein is staying at Hearts. Shock.

Ah makes sense why the Mulligan thing came from Romano now, must be their agent.

“Decision made as he’s rejecting big money from abroad to stay at Hearts, as player and his camp worked hard to make it happen.“

😂😂😂

[GloryGlory]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Ah makes sense why the Mulligan thing came from Romano now, must be their agent.

“Decision made as he’s rejecting big money from abroad to stay at Hearts, as player and his camp worked hard to make it happen.“

😂😂😂

I hope he's stung them for a long deal at exorbitant wages. Childish, I know, but I can't help it!

[GloryGlory]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Agree entirely.

If Bournemouth offer us a Bevan type and Palace offered us an equivalent and we went with the Palace option and Bournemouth got angry with us for it in the same way some are here, we'd rightly tell them to beat it and that we do everything with Hibs in mind first and foremost.

Or if, big IF I know, we ever get a player that EPL teams want would we let Bournemouth have him at mates' rates instead cashing in on bigger offers from elsewhere?

[flash]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Ah makes sense why the Mulligan thing came from Romano now, must be their agent.

“Decision made as he’s rejecting big money from abroad to stay at Hearts, as player and his camp worked hard to make it happen.“

😂😂😂

Surely even the Jumbos ain't buying that.

[badabing67]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fabrizio Romano reporting Shankenstein is staying at Hearts. Shock.

Understand Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland has agreed to re-sign at the club.Decision made as he’s rejecting big money from abroad to stay at Hearts, as player and his camp worked hard to make it happen

Must be pish baker's out that way, wherever that is.

[500miles]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I find the constant obsession with the idea that we can go a step further and split the old firm close to some yam level of confidence.

We can either progress or stagnate, and this board has told us they want to progress. Our partners should not be making that more difficult.

One player going to an old manager, that might be written off as one of those things, two players is undermining our relationship with BKG.

[Unseen work]

Has Oscar McIntyre left/leaving us or is he injured?

Surprised when his name wasn’t in the squad today

[tamig]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

We can either progress or stagnate, and this board has told us they want to progress. Our partners should not be making that more difficult.

One player going to an old manager, that might be written off as one of those things, two players is undermining our relationship with BKG.

Is stagnation being best of the rest two or three times in a row in your eyes? I think you need a dose of reality. Our owners have always maintained being best of the rest is a target.

[badabing67]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

We can either progress or stagnate, and this board has told us they want to progress. Our partners should not be making that more difficult.

One player going to an old manager, that might be written off as one of those things, two players is undermining our relationship with BKG.

It's almost like we have never sold a player to Rangers. I am pretty sure we have sold more than 2 to them over the years.

[we are hibs]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fabrizio Romano reporting Shankenstein is staying at Hearts. Shock.

We may as well not turn up next season now. The best manager Scotland has ever seen, managing the greatest goalscorer Scotland has ever seen, in the cauldron that is Tynecastle with their world class Jamestown analytics picking up hidden gems such as Jamie McCart and Stuart Findlay.

Sent from my SM-A405FN using Tapatalk

[superfurryhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Is stagnation being best of the rest two or three times in a row in your eyes? I think you need a dose of reality. Our owners have always maintained being best of the rest is a target.

I’m pretty sure there’s more to their aspirations than that. Group stage European football being one of them.

[Cabbage-Patch]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Was the BKG deal all about "getting players from Bournemouth"?

No but it was supposed to be a benefit/perk surely? Does anyone know if Bournemouth have sold any players to other clubs in the same league as Lorient?

[Centre Hawf]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

We can either progress or stagnate, and this board has told us they want to progress. Our partners should not be making that more difficult.

One player going to an old manager, that might be written off as one of those things, two players is undermining our relationship with BKG.

If we finish third again this season then we're progressing. If we reach a cup final we're progressing. If we finish third the year after and win a trophy we're progressing.

Thinking we can jump from a rogue third placed finish to splitting the old firm is fantasy stuff and unrealistic.

[B.H.F.C]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Has Oscar McIntyre left/leaving us or is he injured?

Surprised when his name wasn’t in the squad today

Just a guess on my part but can’t see him having much of a future. 21 this year with Obita and Cadden in front of him on the left hand side.

[JohnM1875]

Guessing we probably shouldn't expect any signings this week seeing as we’re away? Hoilett is a re-signing.

[badabing67]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

No but it was supposed to be a benefit/perk surely? Does anyone know if Bournemouth have sold any players to other clubs in the same league as Lorient?

I don't know off hand, but I am fairly certain that they will be buying and selling players to and from clubs in the same league as Lorient.

[MacGruber]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Guessing we probably shouldn't expect any signings this week seeing as we’re away? Hoilett is a re-signing.

Probably not. Surely be speculation about some forwards soon. Other than Triantis think we only need a striker or 2.
Would be a bit surprised if we never seen any players come in from the wider group too - maybe a youngster as a forward option.

[500miles]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

If we finish third again this season then we're progressing. If we reach a cup final we're progressing. If we finish third the year after and win a trophy we're progressing.

Thinking we can jump from a rogue third placed finish to splitting the old firm is fantasy stuff and unrealistic.

I don’t expect us to achieve second, I believe that we should work towards that level over time and our partners selling to the team directly above us and continually pulling away with their buying power is counter to that.

And if we expect to do anything in cup competitions, we’re likely to come up against one or both of the OF, so it makes that harder as well.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Centre Hawf]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I don’t expect us to achieve second, I believe that we should work towards that level over time and our partners selling to the team directly above us and continually pulling away with their buying power is counter to that.

And if we expect to do anything in cup competitions, we’re likely to come up against one or both of the OF, so it makes that harder as well.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I take your point about longevity and planning ahead for an era where we're competing for second. But until we're in a position to be even consistently competing for third I don't think it's something we should concern ourselves with. If they were selling/sending players to Aberdeen or Hearts I could get the anger. But currently we're looking over our shoulder at Aberdeen/United/Hearts to establish ourselves as the best of the rest first and foremost. If we're to challenge Rangers it wouldn't be for years to come and likely any player Bournemouth give them now will play no part in that.

[sleeping giant]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

We can dream but I also won't be getting myself pissed off about it not happening either. There's a difference in hard expectation and wishful hope.

Absolutely.

I'm a realist but ill still be dreaming of winning the league. Might not take that long for me to be dissapoined though

[IanM]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fabrizio Romano reporting Shankenstein is staying at Hearts. Shock.

Good news if it’s the Shankland of last season the continues to turn up

[Unseen work]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Just a guess on my part but can’t see him having much of a future. 21 this year with Obita and Cadden in front of him on the left hand side.

Yeah you’re likely right, especially with Gillies coming through too

Shame as he seems to have bulked up a hell of a lot and looks a really powerful left wing back, done well on loan by all accounts too

Big step up however

[erin go bragh]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Good news if it’s the Shankland of last season the continues to turn up

8 goals in 42 games, with 4 of them after the bottom six split 😂😂

[MacGruber]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Good news if it’s the Shankland of last season the continues to turn up

3 or 4 year deal for Shankland on top earner wages after his peak. Last season his attitude and professionalism were terrible. Too much was made of his weight earlier and just really fan banter but no doubting he was getting heavier towards the end of last season which is shocking really, and that's the captain. Wonder if he'll retain the captaincy - a guy that quite clearly wanted out to the highest bidder that's came back last resort with no alternatives.

Don't get me wrong, he'll score goals for them. Suspect the best of Lawrence Shankland has already been and gone though.

[where'stheslope]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

8 goals in 42 games, with 4 of them after the bottom six split 😂😂

The 4 after the split was when he started playing as a striker again.
Don't care if I get abuse, but I would have liked him at us rather than them!

[Scouse Hibee]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Ah makes sense why the Mulligan thing came from Romano now, must be their agent.

“Decision made as he’s rejecting big money from abroad to stay at Hearts, as player and his camp worked hard to make it happen.“

😂😂😂

Romano is a sports journalist who always seems to be spot on with his news, he’s not an agent. He always seems to break most of the big Liverpool stories first and is rarely wrong.

[Heisenberg]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Romano is a sports journalist who always seems to be spot on with his news, he’s not an agent. He always seems to break most of the big Liverpool stories first and is rarely wrong.

I know. Mulligan and Shankland share the same agent and the only non old firm Scottish transfers Romano has tweeted about have been these two. I guessed the agent has been onto Romano to get the news out.

[B.H.F.C]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

The 4 after the split was when he started playing as a striker again.
Don't care if I get abuse, but I would have liked him at us rather than them!

I’d no quite go as far as to say I’d rather he was here, but I do think he’ll be used differently (properly) by McInnes and will score a decent number of goals for them next season. Not quite the 30 odd he got before, but he’ll score a decent amount.

[HoboHarry]

Personally can't imagine any of the top six clubs being overly worried about Shankland being on the field for Hearts next season.