Newton51 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, jamboinglasgow said: To be fair to Hibs (I feel dirty saying that) a lot clubs seem to thank the selling club for being good to deal these days. wonder if we were in for him. Sounds like they offered a Decent sell on fee as well as initial fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One five Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said: To be fair to Hibs (I feel dirty saying that) a lot clubs seem to thank the selling club for being good to deal these days. You need your mouth washed mate 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Newton51 said: wonder if we were in for him. Sounds like they offered a Decent sell on fee as well as initial fee We were looking (does not mean we were trying to actively sign him at this point)......like it or not Hibs have changed their signing structure since Ross arrived and for the better and he is a player worth looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newton51 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just now, CJGJ said: We were looking (does not mean we were trying to actively sign him at this point)......like it or not Hibs have changed their signing structure since Ross arrived and for the better and he is a player worth looking at Sounds bit like Nisbet from last summer. The fact they signed him before their season had finished suggest they were worried about losing out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Newton51 said: wonder if we were in for him. Sounds like they offered a Decent sell on fee as well as initial fee Imagine we would have looked at him but how serious we were for him I do wonder. Seems to be Hibs doing what they did with McGinn, giving a large sell on fee to balance out not paying as much as they could. Think McGinn is as much as 33% sell on fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Falkirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Black Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, Newton51 said: wonder if we were in for him. Sounds like they offered a Decent sell on fee as well as initial fee Signed this guy because Boyle may well be away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, One five said: You need your mouth washed mate 😂 I have said 20 Wayne Fosters in penance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One five Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just now, jamboinglasgow said: I have said 20 Wayne Fosters in penance. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newton51 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, BigAlim said: Falkirk they have missed out on play offs! Gary holt Will have to sack himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby bombscare Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, milky_26 said: but still has another year at stoke Don't know if we're in for him but he said publicly he wants to go back to PNE. I'd guess he's want to stay in England as long as possible and make the money while he is young enough to. Would be good if we did get him though as he is currently very comfortable in the centre of a back 3 and obviously is good in a back 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, GinRummy said: Do you rate him? I don’t follow too much football other than hearts. I think he's decent, hadn't played a lot before he went to Preston but I think he's one of the main reasons why they've managed 4 clean sheets in their last 4 games. Preston might be looking to sign him permanently as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Barack said: Same folk who don't appear on match threads where we win. A strange coincidence, some might say. Even stranger, none of these people are ever anywhere to be seen on the most fun threads on kickback - the frequent slagging off Hibs ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigAlim Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Newton51 said: I think a 30 year old player with a choice of suitors and no ties to the club would be daft to come to Hearts right now honestly, outside chance of prem football and a decent wage down south or some European football with Aberdeen is a much more appealing prospect than gambling your best years on us unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Does anyone have a good feeling about this transfer window? Hibs signing Mackay/ Aberdeen probably signing Gallagher. We sign a goalie who we know is not very good. We arnt going to do as well as Hobos/Dons/Well or maybe even St Johnstone are we? St Middens manager, Goodwin, has probably got good contacts and he has an "eye" for a player. We will probably sign more players from England lower leagues or Ireland - since Savage should know who is worth signing - but Savage hasnt actually produced anything so far. HUGE transfer window for Savage. We must surely have identified some talent in Scottish Championship or be looking at the lower leagues here????? Maybe not!! I am depressed now - can someone give me any indication that we have a clue on what we are doing???????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveins Battalion Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, lost in space said: Does anyone have a good feeling about this transfer window? Hibs signing Mackay/ Aberdeen probably signing Gallagher. We sign a goalie who we know is not very good. We arnt going to do as well as Hobos/Dons/Well or maybe even St Johnstone are we? St Middens manager, Goodwin, has probably got good contacts and he has an "eye" for a player. We will probably sign more players from England lower leagues or Ireland - since Savage should know who is worth signing - but Savage hasnt actually produced anything so far. HUGE transfer window for Savage. We must surely have identified some talent in Scottish Championship or be looking at the lower leagues here????? Maybe not!! I am depressed now - can someone give me any indication that we have a clue on what we are doing???????????? Haha We are all in the same boat,5 years of signing utter dross has got us here. Nobody knows what we have planned yet,i suspect yet another let down and rebuild in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregzy2k7 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 13 hours ago, GinRummy said: Been mentioned for a couple of transfer windows. Not sure what sort of wage he’d be after. It's got to be him or Dunne for me as no1 target to partner Souttar, I feel like Lindsay would be easier to get for some reason, goodness knows why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, lost in space said: Does anyone have a good feeling about this transfer window? Hibs signing Mackay/ Aberdeen probably signing Gallagher. We sign a goalie who we know is not very good. We arnt going to do as well as Hobos/Dons/Well or maybe even St Johnstone are we? St Middens manager, Goodwin, has probably got good contacts and he has an "eye" for a player. We will probably sign more players from England lower leagues or Ireland - since Savage should know who is worth signing - but Savage hasnt actually produced anything so far. HUGE transfer window for Savage. We must surely have identified some talent in Scottish Championship or be looking at the lower leagues here????? Maybe not!! I am depressed now - can someone give me any indication that we have a clue on what we are doing???????????? The window does not close until the 31st of August so we have just under 4 months to do our business. Plenty of time. One thing you have to remember about Aberdeen is that they will require a large rebuild. They currently have only 11 first team players contracted beyond the summer (including 1 centre back) so they will be needing to make a lot of signings like us (maybe even more.) We have just signed 1 back up goalkeeper, our main targets are not yet known and I doubt Savage is just sitting around twiddling his thumbs. The time to panic is not now, if its getting to August and have signed no one of note and looking way behind the others then we can panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sub goalie Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 This is a massive window for us, I'm hoping with now having Savage onboard that we have a strategy and profile of player we are looking for. When we signed Whelan & Damour, both had played at a higher level than our league so I was excited and thought good quality signings. However, they were clearly here for the pay and had not great interest in developing themselves or their teammates around them. I want our recruitment to focus on players that are younger with the drive to improve themselves as players, essentially using Hearts as a platform. With the pandemic our takings are down so this will most likely effect our budget, with that being said we are in a better position than most others in the league having FOH and benefactors. We need to stop the scattergun approach and try to entice some proven players at our level with a sell on value. Guys like Campbell, McGrath, McCann & Kerr should absolutely be on our radar and would improve our team. We must have one of the worst value for money squads going, sign a player, play them for a few games, decide they're not good enough then they pick up their wages sitting in the stand. This has happened to often to be bad luck, it is complete mismanagement and needs addressed. Fingers crossed that Savage is the man to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 13 hours ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Some of the posters are on from dusk to dawn slagging off the club, but when we win, they are nowhere to be seen. I mean I hate Hibs as much as anyone but their negativity is depressing. I see what you did there 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complete control Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 13 hours ago, Newton51 said: Mackay signed for Hibs now. Feel like they are having a dig in their statement I’d also like to thank Scot Gardiner of Inverness and Allan Preston of IMC Stellar who have both been excellent to deal with in negotiations.” Might be wrong but I can't see the guy getting much game time at Easter rd. He's young and fast but looked average the games I seen. Scored a good breakaway goal but overall play was poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bistokid Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 If we are stuck with RN for next season I'd have expected Ginelly to be announced imminently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveins Battalion Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, complete control said: Might be wrong but I can't see the guy getting much game time at Easter rd. He's young and fast but looked average the games I seen. Scored a good breakaway goal but overall play was poor. I honestly can't remember him,the Inverness fans seem to think he has been poor until the last 2 months where he hit a purple patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feej Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, lost in space said: Does anyone have a good feeling about this transfer window? Hibs signing Mackay/ Aberdeen probably signing Gallagher. We sign a goalie who we know is not very good. We arnt going to do as well as Hobos/Dons/Well or maybe even St Johnstone are we? St Middens manager, Goodwin, has probably got good contacts and he has an "eye" for a player. We will probably sign more players from England lower leagues or Ireland - since Savage should know who is worth signing - but Savage hasnt actually produced anything so far. HUGE transfer window for Savage. We must surely have identified some talent in Scottish Championship or be looking at the lower leagues here????? Maybe not!! I am depressed now - can someone give me any indication that we have a clue on what we are doing???????????? According to forthone we were in for Mackay's as well. I think we may struggle to compete with Hibs and Aberdeen when we're all after the same player as they have more to offer. Edited May 5, 2021 by feej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Jambo Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said: The window does not close until the 31st of August so we have just under 4 months to do our business. Plenty of time. One thing you have to remember about Aberdeen is that they will require a large rebuild. They currently have only 11 first team players contracted beyond the summer (including 1 centre back) so they will be needing to make a lot of signings like us (maybe even more.) We have just signed 1 back up goalkeeper, our main targets are not yet known and I doubt Savage is just sitting around twiddling his thumbs. The time to panic is not now, if its getting to August and have signed no one of note and looking way behind the others then we can panic. Our season finished in April. It starts in mid-July. Managers are forever talking about the importance of pre-season training. We should be looking to use this time to get the majority of players in by mid to late June. If we haven't signed anyone of note by the beginning of August then things really aren't going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juho_Makela_Goal_Machine Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, bistokid said: If we are stuck with RN for next season I'd have expected Ginelly to be announced imminently. You'd think if they had Ginelly signed up they would have announced him before Stewart. Then again, the Hearts PR team never seem to get anything right, bless them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Declan Gallagher reportedly close to signing for Aberdeen, surely we can offer more wages than that mob, they're skint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 10 hours ago, Newton51 said: Dodged a bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Juho_Makela_Goal_Machine said: You'd think if they had Ginelly signed up they would have announced him before Stewart. Then again, the Hearts PR team never seem to get anything right, bless them. They will announce his signing when the season tickets go on sale I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, feej said: According to forthone we were in for Mackay's as well. I think we may struggle to compete with Hibs and Aberdeen when we're all after the same player as they have more to offer. I don't get why either of them would have more money to offer tbh. Hibs tried to make a lot of staff redundant last year, closed their conveyor belt of pish, and generally pay lower wages than we do, and Aberdeen are just on their knees due to Covid and having a new stadium to fund, now should be the time when anyone who know what they're doing at Hearts should be swooping in the beat them to the kill. That said, when Ginelly comes back, and with GMS in the side, Mackay would only be a sub for us and he may not want that so we probably didn't pursue this one too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feej Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, The Old Tolbooth said: I don't get why either of them would have more money to offer tbh. Hibs tried to make a lot of staff redundant last year, closed their conveyor belt of pish, and generally pay lower wages than we do, and Aberdeen are just on their knees due to Covid and having a new stadium to fund, now should be the time when anyone who know what they're doing at Hearts should be swooping in the beat them to the kill. That said, when Ginelly comes back, and with GMS in the side, Mackay would only be a sub for us and he may not want that so we probably didn't pursue this one too much. I wasn't really money, I think it's the fact that they will have European football to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I’m not going to tie myself in knots spending all summer comparing our every move to Hibs and using it as a hammer to beat Hearts with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, feej said: I wasn't really money, I think it's the fact that they will have European football to offer. It could be that right enough, but a couple of trips to Lithuania and the Faroes doesn't excite me as much as Europe used to before it became a money grabbing seeded machine, modern football is crap these days eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tazio said: I’m not going to tie myself in knots spending all summer comparing our every move to Hibs and using it as a hammer to beat Hearts with. Same, plus it has been so many times that signings that look good on paper dont work out in practice. You never really know until months into the season who has had the best transfer window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTS1874 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tazio said: I’m not going to tie myself in knots spending all summer comparing our every move to Hibs and using it as a hammer to beat Hearts with. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, lost in space said: Does anyone have a good feeling about this transfer window? Hibs signing Mackay/ Aberdeen probably signing Gallagher. We sign a goalie who we know is not very good. We arnt going to do as well as Hobos/Dons/Well or maybe even St Johnstone are we? St Middens manager, Goodwin, has probably got good contacts and he has an "eye" for a player. We will probably sign more players from England lower leagues or Ireland - since Savage should know who is worth signing - but Savage hasnt actually produced anything so far. HUGE transfer window for Savage. We must surely have identified some talent in Scottish Championship or be looking at the lower leagues here????? Maybe not!! I am depressed now - can someone give me any indication that we have a clue on what we are doing???????????? Cheer up mate. There’s at least 12 weeks to go before the window closes which is good news. The bad news though is that this thread might not get more bitchy and the same people at the club will be involved in any deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tazio said: I’m not going to tie myself in knots spending all summer comparing our every move to Hibs and using it as a hammer to beat Hearts with. Well said. I don't even know who this guy is that Hibs signed, let alone get concerned by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveins Battalion Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, hmfc_liam06 said: Well said. I don't even know who this guy is that Hibs signed, let alone get concerned by it. Exactly and we have played them a few times this season Madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Gold Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, The Old Tolbooth said: It could be that right enough, but a couple of trips to Lithuania and the Faroes doesn't excite me as much as Europe used to before it became a money grabbing seeded machine, modern football is crap these days eh? If they win the cup or finish 3rd,they are guarenteed group stage football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Lynam Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, hmfc_liam06 said: Well said. I don't even know who this guy is that Hibs signed, let alone get concerned by it. The only person that ever mentioned him on here was @CJGJ. Now everyone is an expert saying we should have signed this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Daddy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Leveins Battalion said: Haha We are all in the same boat,5 years of signing utter dross has got us here. Nobody knows what we have planned yet,i suspect yet another let down and rebuild in January. We do love a rebuild in January... 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feej Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, The Old Tolbooth said: It could be that right enough, but a couple of trips to Lithuania and the Faroes doesn't excite me as much as Europe used to before it became a money grabbing seeded machine, modern football is crap these days eh? Agreed, not a glamorous as before. It'll be a case of wait and see I suppose. Coach Neilson alluded to wanting to get signings done quickly in his interview after the Raith game so you would think they have guys lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Who've Hibs signed? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanHearts Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Would have taken both Gallagher and Mackay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feej Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Des Lynam said: The only person that ever mentioned him on here was @CJGJ. Now everyone is an expert saying we should have signed this guy. I merely mentioned the media report, I can't remember the guy either, never a standout when playing them. I like the lad MacGregor though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveins Battalion Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cruyff said: Who've Hibs signed? 🤔 A young boy from Inverness (Not the wee boy who looked class against us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, HillmanHearts said: Would have taken both Gallagher and Mackay. Don't know much about Gallagher, other than he played in a side that I remember playing with ten defenders every time we played them. If Neilson had signed yet another winger (MacKay) I'd have lost my shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, Leveins Battalion said: A young boy from Inverness (Not the wee boy who looked class against us) Cheers. Nothing to write home about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Maybe worth considering the financial hardship caused by our demotion. Hibs can afford transfer fees where as it might be a bit more difficult for us this window until season tickets are sold etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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