A_A wehatethehibs Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Slots in OK to Aaron Hughes’s place in the squad. Can fill in anywhere across the back 4. Always handy to have a utility man. If it’s not him we’ll be signing some other guy to be the back up / utility man to fill in when needed, why not give a club legend in that place in the squad. He might be keen to get more games somewhere so it could be championship for Gowser. Good luck to him Edited May 7, 2019 by A_A wehatethehibs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Best days gone by. Part of Dundee downward spiral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Certainly won't be overwhelmed if he returns and doubt there is a remote chance it will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Gowser plays with urgency, vitality, spirit and appears to enjoy his football...Craig's the man to drive that out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford donald Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 42 minutes ago, Kiwidoug said: Certainly won't be overwhelmed if he returns and doubt there is a remote chance it will happen. Australia bound,I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 If we didn't have Dikamona as the backup defender, then yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Joins a select club in relegating 2 clubs in the same season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Could do a job up front, potentially. Probably more effective than Wighton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey J J Jr Shabadoo Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 He's meant to be going to Qatar & earning big bucks there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Just watching Sky. Jamie Ness Lewis Macleod Paul Caddis Lionel Ainsworth and Mark O'Hara all released 30 June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Ibrahim Tall said: In place of Hughes/Shaughnessy? Yes. Atleast McGowan gives a shit about the club too, same can’t be said for others. Shaughnessy is a good bit better. Bar the game against Dundee very steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1874Gorgie1874 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 No chance. He’s not the same player he used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Probably better than what we have so why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adayinmay Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Yes. As a squad player he'd be fantastic back up and inspiration for every player young and old. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 If he likes losing, playing punt and chase, playing in a library and getting injured then he should come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 29 minutes ago, Jambo_in_Hamilton said: Probably better than what we have so why not Is the question 'What is my Granny'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Jambo_in_Hamilton said: Probably better than what we have so why not He's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts1975 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Famous 1874 said: Would he improve us? No Good lad and a past great player? Yes Exactly this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Jambo_in_Hamilton said: Probably better than what we have so why not Love to hear the thought process behind this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) I'd usually say naw. But maybe Hearts brings the best out of him. FFS! He's only 29. Edited May 8, 2019 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I'd usually say naw. But maybe Hearts brings the best out of him. FFS! He's only 29. I’d have him back. He knows what is required here, loves the club and can cover a few position. A very handy guy to have about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Demolition Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 He’s better than Hughes and that should be enough! In all seriousness, I think we could do worse than bringing him in as cover. As I said the in the earlier post, I appreciate he wouldn’t be a starter every week but would provide us with decent cover at CB or at RB (I would have him ahead of Brandon and Godinho). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Hans Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Sir Gio said: Just watching Sky. Jamie Ness Lewis Macleod Paul Caddis Lionel Ainsworth and Mark O'Hara all released 30 June McLeod is an interesting one. Very talented player. Started the season well but injury struck again. Probably the reason he's being released. Great signing if he stays fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) If all of our players could play with just 10% of the emotion, and love of the Club, that Ryan McGowan had, we'd be very very lucky, and have a team willing to die for each other. I'd take him back in a heatbeat Edited May 8, 2019 by tian447 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Not as good a CB as Berra, Souttar and Halkett Not as good an RB as Smith. So no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo414 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Homme said: Not as good a CB as Berra, Souttar and Halkett Not as good an RB as Smith. So no thanks. With our injury problems, maybe for rb though. Smiths bound to take an injury next season and I wouldn't be surprised to see Godinho or Brandon in the same situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTimes Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 12 hours ago, Sir Gio said: Just watching Sky. Jamie Ness Lewis Macleod Paul Caddis Lionel Ainsworth and Mark O'Hara all released 30 June If McLeod has got over his injury problems, he's the sort of player we could use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Sort of character we're missing in the dressing room If we give Hughes all these playing extensions when the caravan he is towing is on fire, I don't see why McGowan is worse than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonnicky63 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Why do we always seem to want to backwards; weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Royal Jambo said: McLeod is an interesting one. Very talented player. Started the season well but injury struck again. Probably the reason he's being released. Great signing if he stays fit. 43 games in 4 years, not a great track record. Gamble for whoever takes him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgieshed Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Not for me. Probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think he was that good a player. He certainly gave us some great memories and is a genuinely great guy and hard worker. However I do feel that we had the best of his career previously and he managed to punch above his weight in many games for us. We need to progress and I think it would be a backwards step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, kila said: Sort of character we're missing in the dressing room If we give Hughes all these playing extensions when the caravan he is towing is on fire, I don't see why McGowan is worse than that Hughes has played over 100 internationals and many a high profile European match let alone his Premier League experience. Aaron was not kept on for his depth to the squad but for his knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, Sir Gio said: Hughes has played over 100 internationals and many a high profile European match let alone his Premier League experience. Aaron was not kept on for his depth to the squad but for his knowledge The way this season has gone, I doubt there's been any real benefit to the squad from Hughes 'experience'. Shaughnessy as awful as he was when he joined. Souttar has learned from Berra and Levein. McGowan hates the Hibs, scored in a cup winning final and is a fun character in general. I think what Hearts lack at the moment is the players enjoying themselves - there is so little enthusiasm on the park at times. Not saying I think McGowan should join the squad for real though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, kila said: The way this season has gone, I doubt there's been any real benefit to the squad from Hughes 'experience'. Shaughnessy as awful as he was when he joined. Souttar has learned from Berra and Levein. McGowan hates the Hibs, scored in a cup winning final and is a fun character in general. I think what Hearts lack at the moment is the players enjoying themselves - there is so little enthusiasm on the park at times. Not saying I think McGowan should join the squad for real though. I really disagree on Shaughnessy. No superstar but other than the Dundee match I think he has done ok. Thing is we cant possibly know how good Hughes has been, pretty sure he will have been around players that are in their teenage years as well. The real question is how much does Hughes take out of the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 No I wouldn't take him That ship has sailed as a player, as a coach one day possibly as I think he speaks well about the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, kila said: The way this season has gone, I doubt there's been any real benefit to the squad from Hughes 'experience'. Shaughnessy as awful as he was when he joined. Souttar has learned from Berra and Levein. “The gaffer has been great for me in terms of playing me and giving me lots of opportunities. I’ve also learned so much from playing alongside Christophe Berra. When he first came in I played that whole season in a back three alongside him and Aaron Hughes. That was amazing for my development. The gaffer was a centre-half as well and I am still learning from him as well, so it’s good.” - John Souttar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Darren said: “The gaffer has been great for me in terms of playing me and giving me lots of opportunities. I’ve also learned so much from playing alongside Christophe Berra. When he first came in I played that whole season in a back three alongside him and Aaron Hughes. That was amazing for my development. The gaffer was a centre-half as well and I am still learning from him as well, so it’s good.” - John Souttar He singles out Berra, then just mentions Hughes because he was part of a back 3... and that was last season when Hughes was still capable of playing was it not? No mention of what Hughes does behind the scenes if anything this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japanjambo Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 He's been awful anytime i've seen him playing for Dundee this season. Love the guy to bits, but it's a no from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Lincs Jambo Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just been looking at his Wiki page. He turns 30 in August so definitely not past it, however it seems that the best part of his career was between 2011 and 2014 with highlights being the 5-1, the WC in Brazil and scoring the winning goal in the Chinese cup final. Since then nothing of note and while he may have earned good coin out China and the UAE he’s probably been playing in a generally lower standard of football than when he was with us. If we were to sign him I could only see it as being cover for Michael Smith and if called on he would do a job. Probably the biggest contribution he would make though would be behind the scenes as nobody denies that he totally gets Hearts, hates Hibs and for that alone I don’t think it would be a bad move. As with any player, if we sign him I’ll support him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Has someone mentioned we should get Zeefuik back as well. Ffs its been 7 years since he left he is a cult hero and he earned it but lets move away from ex players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 hours ago, kila said: He singles out Berra, then just mentions Hughes because he was part of a back 3... and that was last season when Hughes was still capable of playing was it not? No mention of what Hughes does behind the scenes if anything this season. It was the first quote I found, I'm fairly certain I've read several others talking about his influence on the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Lots of stuff here from John Souttar on Aaron Hughes' influence.https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4275291/hearts-john-souttar-aaron-hughes-celtic-scottish-cup/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyespana Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 08/05/2019 at 00:42, 1874Gorgie1874 said: No chance. He’s not the same player he used to be. I would rather see us playing the youngsters than sign a player who is past his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmiyaHearts Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 So both teams Ryan played for this season got relegated? He must be over the moon that the season is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonshrew Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 With Halkett coming in, we now have Berra, Souttar, Halkett, Dikamona and Smith who can all play at centre half, as well as any youths in an emergency. Bearing in mind we have a limited number of players we can bring in, with our budget, I think another centre half would be a waste of resources unless we lose Souttar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Signed for Sydney FC on a two-year contract. Good luck to the big man. Legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Peebo said: Signed for Sydney FC on a two-year contract. Good luck to the big man. Legend. Will give me a modest interest in Oz football following his progress. Might even go to watch him in Welly unless it's another hideous 7.30 PM Sunday night kick off in the pissing rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie rd eh11 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Good move for him. I could never want anything but good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midloth_Iain Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 derby matches against his brother Dylan (Western Sydney Warriors) ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavydavy Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 07/05/2019 at 17:08, Hampden Demolition said: I see he’s been released from Bradford. Would you take him back here? Was a dependable player when he was here the first time, knows the club and what it means to play for Hearts. Would be happy if he was brought back as another option. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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