MattTheTank Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zorba said: Hibs had a buy back clause on Boyle. Was for the same amount they sold him for which made up of 2/3 separate payments. So was maybe £1m a year for the duration of his contract. Seen as he's been away for a year, Hibs would have to pay the £1m they received and the £2m due would cover the rest required to buy him back. Boyle was due for a 50% pay cut after relegation on his £20k pw, so if that American lad Mueller was on £10k pw then would be reasonable to think Hibs be paying Boyle that and he's not any worse off coming back to them. Also not sure if it's Saudi or another Arab country I'm thinking of, but on £20k pw he would be paying around 65% of that on taxes. Here it's 50%? Saudi is tax free no? Link to comment
Hoofball Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, Dandys1983 said: McCrorie worst position is RB keep him away from there?, he was awful anytime I've seen him there and is a midfielder and a bloody good one at that! but for me him and Barron are my first 2 names on the team sheet followed by Stewart & Scales, I'd say every other name isn't guaranteed a start, certainly more depth than I've seen for a while? Maybe his worst but he wasn’t terrible and with only one RB currently at the club McCrorie is back up. Link to comment
Helmet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, sooth_stander said: 22 players, 2 for every position........ We must have about eighty midfielders now; one right back who hasn't looked great defensivly, one left back who has still to prove his credentials, one left sided centre half who can't play v Celtic. Looks a tad lop sided to me, and the majority of these new players are totally unproven at our level. We've 5 midfielders now including the new signing? 6 if we count Milne. McCrorie and Milne can both play in defensive areas as well and potentially Barron could be used in the AM slot. Seems about right to me. Link to comment
Weir on the wing Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Barron for Scales plus cash doesn’t quite seem as poor a deal as it sounded before the season began. Not saying this will or should happen, more of a comment on how impressive Scales looks so far. 1 Link to comment
Zander1903 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Weir on the wing said: Barron for Scales plus cash doesn’t quite seem as poor a deal as it sounded before the season began. Not saying this will or should happen, more of a comment on how impressive Scales looks so far. as much as i dont want him to go to the arse cheeks if we can get Scales full time im not against this now not short of players in this position & if we can get a quality defender in his place im not going to too upset about it Link to comment
Weir on the wing Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, Zander1903 said: as much as i dont want him to go to the arse cheeks if we can get Scales full time im not against this now not short of players in this position & if we can get a quality defender in his place im not going to too upset about it Thing is, Barron wouldn’t get a look in at the Celtic first team just now. They’d probably put him back out on loan…even to us (given that we’re their feeder club ?) Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Ernie McCracken said: We planning on signing any proven midfielders or are we going for potential all the way? See, this lad is potentially good. 1 Link to comment
Rico1903 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Two more signings please Dave. Right back and LCB. Link to comment
Helmet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Rico1903 said: Two more signings please Dave. Right back and LCB. I can see us bringing 2 in for those positions but really need to move a few out to do it imo. Bates and Ramirez or Watkins. Edit to add it won't necessarily be easy to move them on so we might have to be patient on the rebuild being completed. Link to comment
AyrshireSheep Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, Helmet said: I can see us bringing 2 in for those positions but really need to move a few out to do it imo. Bates and Ramirez or Watkins. Edit to add it won't necessarily be easy to move them on so we might have to be patient on the rebuild being completed. Can't see Ramirez going now since the MLS window is shut. He'll hang on and head back stateside at the end of the season. In terms of players leaving i think we'll see McLennan, Watkins and Bates all leave permanently. Polvara will go out on loan. Somewhere like an Inverness or the likes wouldn't be a bad shout for him. I know Goodwin said Duncan will stay until Jan but i think he may be loaned out now. Is he going to get sufficient minutes when he's behind Besuijen, Hayes, Roberts, Morris, Duk etc? Can't see it. If we can bin Watkins, Bates and McLennan i tgink we'll sign another left sided centre half and perhaps another loanee full back. Right sided preferably but fuck knows how long Coulson is out for. Goodwin didn't seem to chipper when asked about it. That may force him to look for a left back. Link to comment
ThomohawkKid Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Mind last night when young Leighton seemed an unnecessary signing… what a debut!! Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, ThomohawkKid said: Mind last night when young Leighton seemed an unnecessary signing… what a debut!! Waste of money last night. 1 Link to comment
Tord31 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 It's funny how there is plenty chat about how we fit the team together but in reality there is so few weeks in the year where we are missing no players. Now missing Coulson, Mackenzie, Morris, Roberts and Barron which is on the excessive side but you'd expect 2-3 to miss every game Link to comment
Bournemouth Gee Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Fingers crossed with Coulson... Link to comment
Tord31 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 So weve played 6 games and McCrorie has ended up in defence in 4 of them. I think we need to hurry up and either sign a defender, blood young Milne or give Bates another chance. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 49 minutes ago, Tord31 said: It's funny how there is plenty chat about how we fit the team together but in reality there is so few weeks in the year where we are missing no players. Now missing Coulson, Mackenzie, Morris, Roberts and Barron which is on the excessive side but you'd expect 2-3 to miss every game Aye. 2 left backs, 2 wingers and a central midfielder. Exactly the positions some folk thought we had too many players Link to comment
TerryMcDermott Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said: Fingers crossed with Coulson... Nooooooo looking good. Gutted. Link to comment
TerryMcDermott Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 11 hours ago, AyrshireSheep said: Well we can finally but any lingering pish about Boyle to bed. Confirmed by both Hibs and the Saudi's he's heading back. He’s odds on to get a few against us then. He loves a goal against his boyhood team. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I see Goodwin brining up the 22 players thing again in his comments and saying we'll probably move a couple on. We are on 25. The obvious candidates to go would seem like Bates, McLennan and Watkins. Outside shouts for Lewis, Ramirez, Polvara (loan) and Duncan (loan) Link to comment
CCB III Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Bournemouth Gee said: Fingers crossed with Coulson... Was a really nasty tackle from that talentless oaf. Another ref might've said that's a red Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, Tord31 said: I see Goodwin brining up the 22 players thing again in his comments and saying we'll probably move a couple on. We are on 25. The obvious candidates to go would seem like Bates, McLennan and Watkins. Outside shouts for Lewis, Ramirez, Polvara (loan) and Duncan (loan) Bates & McLennan not getting in the match 20. And Watkins barely played in the League Cup & no minutes in the last 2 league games. Only Bates would need replaced. To finish off the squad ideally we need a left centre half & an out & out “no10” maybe and then we have all bases covered? Link to comment
Rico1903 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Bates & McLennan not getting in the match 20. And Watkins barely played in the League Cup & no minutes in the last 2 league games. Only Bates would need replaced. To finish off the squad ideally we need a left centre half & an out & out “no10” maybe and then we have all bases covered? I’d prefer to have a right back as competition/cover for Richardson. Not McCrorie. 1 Link to comment
RabidGiraffe Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Tord31 said: I see Goodwin brining up the 22 players thing again in his comments and saying we'll probably move a couple on. We are on 25. The obvious candidates to go would seem like Bates, McLennan and Watkins. Outside shouts for Lewis, Ramirez, Polvara (loan) and Duncan (loan) I'm amazed McLennan is still here. Watkins can go too without any fanfare but we'll need another defender in when Bates moves. Lewis will stay until next summer at least Ramirez will stay until the next US window, maybe even until his contract ends I wasn't convinced before that Polvara would head out on load, but Clarkson's arrival and excellent first impression makes it more likely Duncan will stay, especially if Roberts and/or Morris aren't fit/ready. May well go out on loan in January if he's not getting much game time Harvey will go out on loan Shirt numbers 6 & 7 are still both available, if anyone fancies reading anything into that Link to comment
BonnieDon Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Watkins, Bates, McLennan and Polvara the mostly to leave. Obviously too early to tell however could this potentially be one of the best transfer windows we've had in the last 30 years? Link to comment
Crashnyploshnit Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Polvara should be loaned out. Watkins, Bates and McLennan should be binned. Link to comment
Zeus Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 McLennan will come good. At Elgin City Link to comment
Tord31 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 9 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Bates & McLennan not getting in the match 20. And Watkins barely played in the League Cup & no minutes in the last 2 league games. Only Bates would need replaced. To finish off the squad ideally we need a left centre half & an out & out “no10” maybe and then we have all bases covered? 8 hours ago, Rico1903 said: I’d prefer to have a right back as competition/cover for Richardson. Not McCrorie. I know everyone on here hates a squad player but i'd say it would ideally be a defender that plays everywhere across the back and can fill in everywhere. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 9 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Bates & McLennan not getting in the match 20. And Watkins barely played in the League Cup & no minutes in the last 2 league games. Only Bates would need replaced. To finish off the squad ideally we need a left centre half & an out & out “no10” maybe and then we have all bases covered? I think he's decided that Besuijen will be his '10'. Hiding in plain sight, he was wearing that number all along. Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said: I think he's decided that Besuijen will be his '10'. Hiding in plain sight, he was wearing that number all along. Aye, quite possibly. Link to comment
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