Section Q Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On the tin....... http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/990130355?-43849:821 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Mate of mine who knows him, told me on Saturday that he's already signed, just waiting to announce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyp1874 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Think he will be a good signing! Has a bit to prove but injury free walker definitely improves us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He turns 26 tomorrow, dear god I'm 20 years older the next day. Welcome home wee man. Where's ma Zimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyjamboDerbyshire Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Fun Boaby said: Mate of mine who knows him, told me on Saturday that he's already signed, just waiting to announce it. Hope that's not true, Hearts could be in serious trouble if they've signed someone who is still under contract at another club. He's still got a year to run so they can't even sign him on a pre-contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Overall Happy he’s back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Hope he comes back like the Walker before the Rangers speculation then we will have a hell of a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkirkhmfc1874 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Back with tail between his legs ! Obviously not as good as him or his agent thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communist Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Totally torn on this, if he is the player of 5/6 years ago, great, not the disinterested slow waste of a shirt we had toward the end of his last spell. Time will tell I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 minute ago, AllyjamboDerbyshire said: Hope that's not true, Hearts could be in serious trouble if they've signed someone who is still under contract at another club. He's still got a year to run so they can't even sign him on a pre-contract. He can sign, but we can't register him until everything else is done. Until then, it's just a piece of paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) If we get the player he was before all the Rangers crap got in to his head then great. Edited June 24, 2019 by TexasAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just now, Selkirkhmfc1874 said: Back with tail between his legs ! Obviously not as good as him or his agent thought Something to prove then - hopefully he's hungry and wants to flick the metaphorical vics to his doubters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sac Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Going to have to work hard to win many people over especially on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Oh well. That's one treatment table space filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Meh. Nothing else, just...meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyjamboDerbyshire Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, ri Alban said: He can sign, but we can't register him until everything else is done. Until then, it's just a piece of paper. So explain why it is that the rules state a player can only sign a pre-contract within 6 months of his existing one ending.? Would be a bit of a redundant rule if he could sign with a year still left, but just not register it. It would also disadvantage him in any negotiations he's having with Wigan, surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Demolition Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He will have his work cut out to win back a lot of people after the way he left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambo Badonde Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said: Back with tail between his legs ! Obviously not as good as him or his agent thought Don’t think his ability is or was ever the issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Well hopefully he has matured and learned that the grass is not always greener elsewhere. A fit motivated Jamie Walker would be a terrific addition to the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He has a lot of making up to do. He'll need to hit the ground running or the fans will be on his back very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 If Naismith has any influence on players he will tell Walker that if he plays to his best the biggest team he will play for is Scotland and he should play for Hearts with that in mind. This is his last chance for any kind of pedigree career - and we are the club that can give him the platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Heard about this one a few weeks back from someone in his social circle up here. From what hat he was saying, he was desperate to come back, so that hopefully means he knows himself that he’s got something to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrahim Tall Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 If it’s on our terms I’m happy for us to take the risk on him. It is a risk though, he’s barely kicked ball in 2 years, looked injury prone and didn’t bother his arse for the last 12 months of his previous spell. Based on all that I would hope we aren’t being stupid enough to make him a top earner and guaranteed starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Nugget Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Never thought Craig would deal with his agent again to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Where is he even going to play? If Naismith is returning surely he'll have the attacking midfield role, and Walker is too slow to play on the wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Sometimes 451 Jamie Walker threads just arent enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.T.K Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hairy Nugget said: Never thought Craig would deal with his agent again to be honest! Has he changed his agent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busby1985 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, AllyjamboDerbyshire said: So explain why it is that the rules state a player can only sign a pre-contract within 6 months of his existing one ending.? Would be a bit of a redundant rule if he could sign with a year still left, but just not register it. It would also disadvantage him in any negotiations he's having with Wigan, surely. Kyle Lafferty was in team briefings, at Murray Park, with Rangers before hearts had even agreed to his transfer. He never even had to discuss personal terms by the time Hearts had accepted the bid, was all agreed days/weeks before. The rules aren’t always followed. Not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He can always join in with the Young Team and Singing Section on the days he’s not playing and recovering from knee surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 15 minutes ago, kingantti1874 said: Overall Happy he’s back.. What could possibly go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Not sure if we announced "We are signing this guy from down south...he couldn't get a game for Wigan or Peterborough " that the fans would be jumping for joy. His last period at Hearts where he did not perform was put down to "Head turned by Sevco" but may just have been the effect of injuries and his best is long gone. Maybe he will come back and be a revelation, the creative goalscoring spark we gave been missing. I genuinely hope the latter is the case because on his day, he us a talented player. Getting him on a free in this scenario would represent a bargain. Chances are about 50/50 fotr either outcome I guess. Stringent medical and petformance based contract might mitigate some of the risk. Edited June 24, 2019 by moonraker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gedster Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 If he loses the dreadful couldn't give a toss attitude he had when he left some will give him a chance. Wouldn't go kissing the badge if I were him for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts1975 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I reckon that for everyone that says that walker will have his work cut out walker himself will know that he will be up against it in the sense of proving himself because of what happened toward the end could it just be that the guy was swayed by money, his girl putting pressure on him etc im not saying he didn’t make mistakes in how he dealt with it but if he is willing to come back and try and put things right that’s good enough for me if England didn’t work out for him he won’t be looking at everything else happening but concentrating on his game and that can only be a good thing from a hearts perspective a motivated Jamie walker I would take any day of the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Thomson Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Welcome back Jamie ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Berwick Jambo Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 No complaints from me if he can get back to his best & start scoring goals again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Ibiza Jambo said: No complaints from me if he can get back to his best & start scoring goals again. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Happy to see him back. Good player who let transfer speculation get into his head. Hopefully he’s matured a bit since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, AllyjamboDerbyshire said: Hope that's not true, Hearts could be in serious trouble if they've signed someone who is still under contract at another club. He's still got a year to run so they can't even sign him on a pre-contract. So are we "buying" him, or are Wigan releasing him? undisclosed fee, I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: What could possibly go wrong. Many things but worth the gamble, there aren’t a huge number of effective attacking mids available tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Caine Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I imagine CL will have had some searching questions for him and about his attitude etc. The answers presumably were satisfactory, so if Craig thinks it's worth a punt, then so do I. I think JW must have seriously pissed CL off but it looks like we're back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, ericb said: So are we "buying" him, or are Wigan releasing him? undisclosed fee, I reckon. It says that he’s trying to negotiate his release from Wigan. I would think they’ll just want him off the wage bill. If not it’ll be a nominal fee I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, Ray Gin said: He has a lot of making up to do. He'll need to hit the ground running or the fans will be on his back very quickly. Or maybe just the angry depressing ones that post here, and the ones that don’t attend. welcome back JW. Definitely improves us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Lynam Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He moved for a better wage. Nothing wrong with that. I’m glad he’s back with something to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_A wehatethehibs Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 It’s tee’d up nicely for a Naismith + Walker + one other “Terrible Trio” signing announcement all on the same day. Step forward big Kyle Lafferty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Like many. I wasn't chuffed with the way things ended with Walker. However, I don't quite get the determined rage of some. This seems similar tothe Andy Webster situation, and he did ok when he returned. If Walker's coming back and he's fit and has his head sorted, he improves the middle of our team - simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyjamboDerbyshire Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 30 minutes ago, busby1985 said: Kyle Lafferty was in team briefings, at Murray Park, with Rangers before hearts had even agreed to his transfer. He never even had to discuss personal terms by the time Hearts had accepted the bid, was all agreed days/weeks before. The rules aren’t always followed. Not uncommon. What you describe with Lafferty would surely come under the heading of 'tapping up' which, in this case, I presume Hearts were happy to allow. But you seem to accept that Walker signing before his Wigan contract is terminated comes under 'the rules aren't always followed' which is basically the point I'm making, so if he has signed, then Hearts and Walker will have broken the rules (unless Wigan are happy to allow it with, I presume, a termination of contact agreement basically in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Scenes Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 If he comes back and is a Hearts player, he needs our support The boy made a silly mistake, but also has a family to look after and maybe thought he needed more than he was getting. Lets get round him, and support the laddie. Few years older, few years wiser. This could be a good bit of business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts00 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 There is no doubting he has ability. But he is injury prone and lacks pace. So Levein is making the same mistake again and again and again when it comes to signings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ray Gin said: Where is he even going to play? If Naismith is returning surely he'll have the attacking midfield role, and Walker is too slow to play on the wing. We could play 4231 with Walker,Clare and Naismith behind big Uche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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