AllyMax Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, dennyc said: Or Wullie P for Hibs if we are being nostalgic. That Graham - Pettigrew double act was some partnership given they were not good enough going by some folks criteria. And let's add Vic Davidson. Was Wullie P not also rejected by Alloa or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 12 hours ago, Stevie73 said: Spoke to a taxi driver today, says he dropped 3 Japanese guy ‘s off at the Moorings, staying there apparently, one was interpreter, seemingly guys are here as trialists ?? Only one was the player, so trialist. And he’s not a defensive midfielder… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Onthefringes said: Only one was the player, so trialist. And he’s not a defensive midfielder… Where does he play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 3 hours ago, MelvinBragg said: Where does he play? I’m loathe to say, winger. He’s not been described as ‘across the front 3’ we have a penchant for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudmfc Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 8:57 PM, Yorkyred said: So given that we should be signing players of the same level, or better than Hibs would deem as good enough for them right ? To do that we would need to be offering the same wages or better right? How do we do that ? I would rather you did not just keep everything to two throw away lines and actually came up with a detailed explanation of your thought processes. You want a team of better quality players, how do we fund that ? Do we start building up debt again ? Do we look at a smaller squad ? Do we cut back in other areas such as youth and put that money into the first team budget ? What other ideas do you have ? It’s easy to just keep throwing insults around every time someone questions your posts, I could do the same but it achieves nothing. I’m actually genuinely interested in your thoughts. He was good enough for hibs 30 times last year and did he not extend his contract another year,mibee this new guy just doesnt fancy him,or mibee mcginn doesnt fancy new manager,i think its decent bit of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winning by Name Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 8 hours ago, MelvinBragg said: Where does he play? Tokyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coatsy Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Just looking at the stats Blair Spittal has played more first team games in his career than our whole midfield from last year has played. Hopefully will bring something that we lacked experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosemite sam Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 The way the manager rolled the dice every week, and changed the midfield virtually every game, he might be lucky to get some games here. Assuming his number comes up on the dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuwell2 Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Arthur Gnahoua, anyone heard that he’s reported to have signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stuwell2 said: Arthur Gnahoua, anyone heard that he’s reported to have signed? Looking at his stats and, I don't mean it badly, he's unlikely to improve at the age of 29, it would be a no from me. But like you say, reading some reports that he's signed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Info?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Stats not very impressive. Finally I’m writing off a player before we even sign him. Now I feel like I belong here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Looks like he was decent enough in League 2 as a winger but struggled to do well in League 1. Rule of thumb for me is league 1 generally a step up on salaries etc that we pay. Many league 1 players would step right into our team. League 2. It's more of a lucky bag, few make a positive impact. Many don't KVV & Woolery pivoted from both Lg1 to 2.. Suspect it's that type of level. Higher pedigree than likes of Amaluzor . Personally I'd be happy to scrap the search for wingers , rely on wingbacks for forward play and give more game time to the likes of Tierney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Gnahoua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Red top rumour that highly rated Bailey Rice is attracting interest from the gruesome twosome and Manchester City. I think this has been on the go for several months. He wasn't in the list of lads who stepped up to the professional ranks. No doubt the club is trying to retain him but the lure of big names may turn his and his parents heads. I think the club will be due some compensation although it'll be minimal; we can negotiate with add ons etc. Not a great situation losing top rated youngsters before they make the breakthrough but thats life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwulliewullie Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: Red top rumour that highly rated Bailey Rice is attracting interest from the gruesome twosome and Manchester City. I think this has been on the go for several months. He wasn't in the list of lads who stepped up to the professional ranks. No doubt the club is trying to retain him but the lure of big names may turn his and his parents heads. I think the club will be due some compensation although it'll be minimal; we can negotiate with add ons etc. Not a great situation losing top rated youngsters before they make the breakthrough but thats life. From my admittedly limited understanding of how this works today... I think this whole system needs to be revised and updated... as it acts as a massive disincentive for smaller clubs to develop players (thereby eventually resulting in fewer clubs having academies... a smaller pool of potential players... who because they develop at different speeds / stages, some may be lost to the game). The bigger clubs can hoover up high potential boys and take a chance on paying the limited compensation when they're teenagers, and the smaller clubs lose out on potentially much larger transfer fees later on... not to mention the chance to see brilliant young players in the first team for a season or two. There could be a sliding scale of much more significant compensation, e.g. 10 appearances in a top tier league = £1m... 30 appearances in a top tier league = £5m... 5 appearances in the Champions League = £1m... etc. The top players will still end up at the richer clubs, but at least there'll be a better incentive for clubs like ours to have great academies, and with the dough spread a bit more widely, it might even result in a more level playing field. It's just so depressing to see our youth internationals leaving before they've even signed a pro contract, and we get a relatively paltry sum for the trouble of developing them for a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Grew Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 hours ago, Stuwell2 said: Arthur Gnahoua, anyone heard that he’s reported to have signed? Was with Robinson at Morecambe. More likely end up at St. Mirren. 2CF7826E-89A4-4218-B8FF-8E9C874D6050.webp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellwell91 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said: Red top rumour that highly rated Bailey Rice is attracting interest from the gruesome twosome and Manchester City. I think this has been on the go for several months. He wasn't in the list of lads who stepped up to the professional ranks. No doubt the club is trying to retain him but the lure of big names may turn his and his parents heads. I think the club will be due some compensation although it'll be minimal; we can negotiate with add ons etc. Not a great situation losing top rated youngsters before they make the breakthrough but thats life. Somebody needs to remind him of how Paul Slane’s career path panned out when he left at 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, wellwell91 said: Somebody needs to remind him of how Paul Slane’s career path panned out when he left at 17. It's certainly no coincidence that the youngsters who have moved on with their careers are the ones who racked up a decent amount of first team appearances for us first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, weeyin said: It's certainly no coincidence that the youngsters who have moved on with their careers are the ones who racked up a decent amount of first team appearances for us first. It’s hard to beat experience which is why I am expecting to see the likes of Shields, Woolery, Slattery and KVV performances to improve and be more consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coatsy Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, texanwellfan said: It’s hard to beat experience which is why I am expecting to see the likes of Shields, Woolery, Slattery and KVV performances to improve and be more consistent. Our forwards are some of the most experienced players in the squad already only Slattery out of the 4 quoted could be described as inexperienced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleeastdave Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Coatsy said: Our forwards are some of the most experienced players in the squad already only Slattery out of the 4 quoted could be described as inexperienced Where does GI Joe fit in this category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, middleeastdave said: Where does GI Joe fit in this category? Is there a category for hopeless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, Coatsy said: Our forwards are some of the most experienced players in the squad already only Slattery out of the 4 quoted could be described as inexperienced I was really specifically meaning experience of the Scottish premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, middleeastdave said: Where does GI Joe fit in this category? 125 1st team league games and 35 goals in the last 5 years that's decent experience compared to some we have signed in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuwell2 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: I was really specifically meaning experience of the Scottish premier league. With the amount of time you have been here and the number of posts you’ve made, you should know to be very specific and not the slightest vague - tut, tut, tut. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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