Kmcalpin Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Overall I'm happy at the result of the transfer window but am very concerned about our strikers. As it stands, we are unable to field 2 first pick strikers for 90 minutes. It looks like Bowman will be out for 5/6 weeks minimum and its not beyond the bounds of possibility that either Ciftci or Main could get injured or suspended. I know though that we lost out on one at the death today and these things do happen. Maybe Robbo can procure a free agent now that the window has slammed shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSmith Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Joe Mason? Wolves meant to be signing Afobe but it fell thro! (Tho apparently has been resurrected last minute!) Just been confirmed that Afobe has joined Wolves on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Should never have sold Fisher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullane Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 So what exactly would the risk be in signing Stokes til the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 So what exactly would the risk be in signing Stokes til the end of the season? Squad unrest. The majority of the Hibs players seemingly couldnt stand him despite being a club legend. Terrific player on his day but there is no chance he will end up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 So what exactly would the risk be in signing Stokes til the end of the season? The amount of comps we'd need to give out to his extended family??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something else Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 So what exactly would the risk be in signing Stokes til the end of the season? We don't want his type at our club. Am absolute waster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Disappointing the striker fell through. Main seems to be able to hit the net, Ciftci should hopefully come on to a game and Bowman done well early part of season. So would be good to get supply back fit(Cadden and Frear). Would all allow Tanner to play the 'Trequartista' role again. Not overly concerned, as keeper and back line, on paper anyway,looks good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 So what exactly would the risk be in signing Stokes til the end of the season? Hes an utter scumbag from a scumbag family, a liability and a waste of talent. Ill post my true feelings later! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Would all allow Tanner to play the 'Trequartista' role again. That's plenty. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think its now becoming clear that our midfield needs a revamp in the summer. On paper we're not short of bodies but the mix seems to be wrong. We're badly short of width, especially with Frear being out, and of pace especially in the middle. I had hoped for example, that our seemingly defensive and combative midfield would have kept Hibs at bay last night but that certainly wasn't the case. I was particulalrly interested this month to see if a midfielder or two would move out given comments on these forums a few weeks ago but this simply hasn't happened. Still we're only a short way along the path of rebuilding and its only natural that more changes will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullane Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hes an utter scumbag from a scumbag family, a liability and a waste of talent. Ill post my true feelings later! My post on Stokes was largely tongue in cheek, but seeing as you seem to be in the know - what exactly has Stokes done to get him sacked by Hibs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 My post on Stokes was largely tongue in cheek, but seeing as you seem to be in the know - what exactly has Stokes done to get him sacked by Hibs? From what I heard apparently he has a gambling problem and owed the Hibs players a load of dough that was causing problems in the dressing room. No idea if thats the reason hes been binned or not but is probably one of the contributing factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think its now becoming clear that our midfield needs a revamp in the summer. On paper we're not short of bodies but the mix seems to be wrong. We're badly short of width, especially with Frear being out, and of pace especially in the middle. Yeah, the one thing that I find surprising still is that given Robinson's preferred approach of getting the ball wide and getting crosses into the box, we don't seem to have a lot of viable options in wide areas, especially on the left-hand side. Perhaps a symptom of the system we've been playing, in that our wide players are receiving the ball too far back to be as effective in attack, but I'd certainly like to see more of our players attempting to get in behind the full-backs and get the ball across, much like Rose did in the County match that led to the own goal (incidentally by completely crossing over to the opposite side of the pitch from where he was playing). As you say though, we're only starting along the rebuilding path. A long way still to go. It certainly feels like we're generally more solid than last season defensively, which has obviously been the priority. Fingers crossed Robinson is able to build more in the summer and add to our attacking options with a base upon which to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think its now becoming clear that our midfield needs a revamp in the summer. On paper we're not short of bodies but the mix seems to be wrong. We're badly short of width, especially with Frear being out, and of pace especially in the middle. I had hoped for example, that our seemingly defensive and combative midfield would have kept Hibs at bay last night but that certainly wasn't the case. I was particulalrly interested this month to see if a midfielder or two would move out given comments on these forums a few weeks ago but this simply hasn't happened. Still we're only a short way along the path of rebuilding and its only natural that more changes will follow. Combative midfield keeping Hibs at bay? They certainly never got the free run that many on here seem to think they did... Just watched the after match interview & Mr Robinson sums the game up perfectly for me and likely many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dossertillidie Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 From what I heard apparently he has a gambling problem and owed the Hibs players a load of dough that was causing problems in the dressing room. No idea if thats the reason hes been binned or not but is probably one of the contributing factors. Heard the same problems from a player at Celtic, shame . Guy needs help. Waste of a talent if that curtails his career 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 My preferred starting 11 for the majority of games would be; Carson Aldred Hartley Kipre Cadden Frear Campbell McHugh Tanner Nadir Main Big fan of what Robinson has done for us so far, in many respects he's worked miracles. Even if you look at the sellable assets we have in the team now you can see that we're in a far far better place than we have been in recent years. Unfortunately his propensity to try and shitfest games until the 60th is in my opinion not only flawed but pretty brutal to watch. His reliance on this tactic is in my opinion costing us points here and there and I do have concern about his blinkered approach. Still overall very pleased with the work he has done so far, we've been to a cup final and are in the mix for a top 6 place- anyone who would have turned that down at the start of the season would be mental. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Heard the same problems from a player at Celtic, shame . Guy needs help. Waste of a talent if that curtails his career Very much so, he has to allow himself to be helped though unfortunately. Past experience would suggest that this isn't likely. Still his bird is absolutely stunning, so he always has that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 From what I heard apparently he has a gambling problem and owed the Hibs players a load of dough that was causing problems in the dressing room. No idea if thats the reason hes been binned or not but is probably one of the contributing factors. Rumour gathering pace in the 'Big Smoke' - that he got caught doing "Charlie" on Hivs Winter training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezz Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Rumour gathering pace in the 'Big Smoke' - that he got caught doing "Charlie" on Hivs Winter training camp. Heard a few rumours of this sort from the Hibees in my work. Some local ladies being caught in players rooms etc also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 What an absolute rascal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Very much so, he has to allow himself to be helped though unfortunately. Past experience would suggest that this isn't likely. Still his bird is absolutely stunning, so he always has that. well till his money runs out then we will see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Rumour gathering pace in the 'Big Smoke' - that he got caught doing "Charlie" on Hivs Winter training camp. He got binned for repeatedly getting pished and breaking curfew on their winter camp. The last night he was minced and went into 2 of the young players rooms and let the fire extinguishers off, wrecking the rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermarv Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 My preferred starting 11 for the majority of games would be; Carson Aldred Hartley Kipre Cadden Frear Campbell McHugh Tanner Nadir Main Big fan of what Robinson has done for us so far, in many respects he's worked miracles. Even if you look at the sellable assets we have in the team now you can see that we're in a far far better place than we have been in recent years. Unfortunately his propensity to try and shitfest games until the 60th is in my opinion not only flawed but pretty brutal to watch. His reliance on this tactic is in my opinion costing us points here and there and I do have concern about his blinkered approach. Still overall very pleased with the work he has done so far, we've been to a cup final and are in the mix for a top 6 place- anyone who would have turned that down at the start of the season would be mental. Dropping Tait your off your nut, what do Cadden and Frear do that Tait doesnt, he probably has our most assists this season and is up and down all game and can defend far better than both and can get stuck in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dropping Tait your off your nut, what do Cadden and Frear do that Tait doesnt, he probably has our most assists this season and is up and down all game and can defend far better than both and can get stuck in. Whos this Tait you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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